On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 11:49:18 -0500, david gunnells wrote:
> compromising others' privacy. The thing that gets me, is that most ISPs > should have the technical know-how and means to comply w/ electronic > wiretap court orders w/o having to install a crappy winblows-based > packet-sniffing setup like the one being thrown together for millions of > (wasted tax payers') dollars... That's almost certainly correct. But it isn't the job of Big Brudder to know this. They rely on the advice of "consultants" to find out how to intercept email. And almost certainly those 'consultants" will have a vested interest in developing and selling some expensive software to their biggest customer, the gummint! They haven't heard of the old saying: "Never ask the barber whether you need a shave." <G> Let's face it. The gummints main job is to spend the taxpayers money, isn't it? And by buying expensive software they are at least keeping some software gurus employed. Greg Mayman -- Arachne V1.71;UE01, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/
