[Windows SIG] Experimental News Headlines

[DJ Brown]

Hello Jack: 

    <<I had planned to see you at the Windows sig. House 
    full of in-laws. I'm hesitating on the trade of my TX 
    PDA. Still thinking about it.>> 

I missed you and was worried that the whole possibility might disappear
because I'm very interested and willing to deal since the T|X retails for a
bit more than the Nokia these days. 

In-Laws? I can't imagine a better reason to miss a meeting, even if it
wasn't as much fun. If they're at all interested, they'll be welcome at any
time. 

Looking forward to meeting you whatever your decision, 


DJ


-----Original Message-----
From: windows-bounces at ccaustin.org [mailto:windows-bounces at ccaustin.org] On
Behalf Of Jack Pool
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 11:48 PM
To: windows at www.CCAustin.org
Subject: Re: [Windows SIG] Experimental News Headlines

DJ Brown wrote:
>
>
>   News from the Trenches: Sun, 2007-10-21
>
>
>     /RealPlayer Attack Circulating/
>
> Real is releasing a patch for RealPlayer media players to plug a 
> security hole discovered Friday. Symantec Corp. researchers discovered 
> software that attacked a critical unpatched vulnerability in 
> RealNetworks Inc.'s media player.
>
> . Affected: RealPlayer 10.5 and RealPlayer 11
>
> . Users of RealOne Player, RealOne Player v2, and RealPlayer 10 should 
> upgrade to the 10.5 version of the product or the RealPlayer 11 beta 
> code and should install the patch
>
> . The attack exploits a flaw in an ActiveX browser helper object
>
> . Must be using the Internet Explorer browser for this particular 
> attack to work
>
> . only works on Windows systems. Linux, Mac and RealPlayer 8 users are 
> not affected.
>
> . The exploit itself is embedded in advertisements that were being 
> served by 247realmedia.com
>
> . Workaround without the patch: turn off ActiveScripting within IE
>
> . Technical users: set the kill bit on Class identifier (CLSID)
> FDC7A535-4070-4B92-A0EA-D9994BCC0DC5 to disable the ActiveX control
>
> Source: http://www.pcworld.com/
> <http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,138706-c,streamingmedia/article.htm
> l>
>
> http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,138706-c,streamingmedia/article.html
>
>
>     /Tests reveal Comcast meddles with P2P network connections/
>
> Independent testing performed by the AP has revealed
>
> . Comcast actively interferes with peer-to-peer traffic going to and 
> from its high-speed internet subscribers
>
> . impersonating users' machines and sending fake disconnect signals.
>
> . Traffic shaping - the act of throttling a given piece of Internet 
> traffic based on its type, like BitTorrent or VOIP - is becoming 
> increasingly common
>
> . ISPs are interested in preserving quality of service
>
> . Comcast is one of the first companies that actively impersonate 
> individual connections.
>
> . Most providers will simply slow down some traffic in favor of 
> others, or block a protocol's port number to prevent it from functioning.
>
> . Affects users across many different networks, including e-Donkey, 
> Gnutella, and BitTorrent.
>
> . In the case of BitTorrent, the technology only kicks in when a 
> user's client has a complete copy of the file and is uploading it to 
> other users - not while downloading.
>
> Source: http://www.dailytech.com/
> <http://www.dailytech.com/Comcast+Screws+with+FileSharing+Traffic/arti
> cle9337.htm>
>
> http://www.dailytech.com/Comcast+Screws+with+FileSharing+Traffic/artic
> le9337.htm
>
>
>
>     /Opinion piece: /
>
> ISPs are using the SPAM excuse to control the rest of their traffic. 
> Using deep packet "inspection" to find out what is on their networks 
> and deciding how to shape the traffic flow to THEIR business model.
> Net Neutrality is a myth in this scenario and perhaps the fight has 
> already been lost due to "Traffic Shaping," an option that is
> (largely) already in our subscriber contracts.
>
> Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/
> <http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=1573>
>
> http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=1573
>
>
>     /Consumer Affairs: /
>
> More consumer impacts - Net Neutrality issues with Comcast
>
> Illustrates need for 'net neutrality' legislation, activists allege.
>
> Source: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/ 
> <http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/10/comcast_blocking.html>
>
> http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/10/comcast_blocking.html
>
>
>     /ArsTechnica /
>
> And the Tech Folks weigh in too.
>
> Source: http://arstechnica.com/
> <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071019-evidence-mounts-that-co
> mcast-is-targeting-bittorrent-traffic.html>
>
>
> http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071019-evidence-mounts-that-com
> cast-is-targeting-bittorrent-traffic.html
>
>
>     /Torrent Freak /
>
> One way to avoid ISP blocking/throttling: encrypted traffic. A HowTo 
> article.
>
> Source: http://torrentfreak.com/
> <http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-encrypt-BitTorrent-traffic/>
>
> http://torrentfreak.com/how-to-encrypt-BitTorrent-traffic/
>
> *Feedback request: *
>
>   1.
>       Would you like to see more of this?
>   2.
>       Is it useful to you?
>   3.
>       Perhaps a file of headlines posted on a website for download?
>   4.
>       I should try to be more even-handed in choosing future opinion
>       items?
>
> DJ
>
>
Please keep them coming.
I had planned to see you at the Windows sig. House full of in-laws. I'm
hesitating on the trade of my TX PDA. Still thinking about it.

Jack

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