On 26 Aug 2004, at 15:18, Stefano Mazzocchi wrote:
I completely agree with Vadim.
if you don't like to download stuff from "playboy.com" don't. How hard is that?
IIUC, the technical issue people are referring to is that the download page (and the dropdown list of servers to download from) won't appear at all because the string "playboy" features in it. Does this happen? Well: http://blogs.cocoondev.org/stevenn/archives/000513.html (10/2002)
It's OT, but why it is blocked? Because of "petting-zoo"? It's getting ridiculous.
(I do wonder if they are able to read this discussion, BTW).
So, *if* we find this to be a valid concern, we might ask PB to provide another hostname for it.
I do hope however no other mirror has a hostname featuring strings like "private", or "hustler", or "penthouse" or any other so-called dubious
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=penthouse An apartment or dwelling situated on the roof of a building.
.. screw such firewalls ... if you are coming to AC2004, how you are going to reserve a room in the hotel?
:-)
Vadim
name in it (in which I have elaborated about my known list of adult magazines, I assume I haven't read them all), and many other words which such censoring software might recognize as NSFW.
All in all, this thread is becoming highly amusing. :-)
BTW, I'm still +1 on keeping the cluestick in our hands, and leave the situation like Erik installed it.
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