Date: Fri, 4 Jul 1997 13:37:15 -0700 From: Brian Milburn To: Bernhard van Staveren Subject: Re: CYBERsitter On 07/04/97 10:24pm you wrote... >L.S. > > This mail is about the CYBERsitter product. I'd like you to read this >mail in its entirety. > > I am a 20 year old, part-time and self-employed man, living in the >Netherlands. I have heard from friends that the CYBERsitter software scans >the harddisk for signs of visits to the p3ac3f1re site. Excuse me for >writing with numbers but my understanding is that your mail daemon blocks >certain words in the mail itself. correct > I have a few things to say: > > 1) Scanning ones harddisk is a breach of privacy, and hence unlawful > in the Netherlands. goodness gracoius > 2) It can compromise network security, because nobody "knows" the > CYBERsitter scans the harddisk. Who is going to guarantee us it > only looks for certain sites? Why not make a list of all installed > software and send that to the solidoak people? Who would care? > 3) I have advised the majority of my customers NOT to use CYBERsitter > or I have advised them to install one of my utilities which blocks > the CYBERsitters call to look for files that indicate visits > to certain sites. Intelligent move! > 4) I am currently busy writing my own blocking software; it does NOT, > I repeat NOT use any blacklists. Parents can control what their kid > can see, or not see. This is the way I see blocking software. The > parent has to pay active attention to the blocking itself, the > software, will however by default block the solidoak site, and filter > out all CYBERsitter related material. Sounds cool! > 5) I'd like a constructive reply to this mail, not the usual > "GO AWAY" things, I am treating you with respect and I think > it's not too much asked to get some back. Here you go! ____________________________________________ Brian Milburn Solid Oak Software,Inc. - Santa Barbara, CA bmilburn@solidoak.com - CIS: 74774,551 http://www.solidoak.com - CIS: "GO SOLIDOAK"