Toss my proxy idea, I think Paul has explained the MIMESweeper connection adequately. I'm satisfied that they're within their rights for a patent holder. I've always been a little queasy about software patents; I wish there was some shorter-term, more flexible form of protection for software and that the USPTO weren't such morons at analyzing this stuff. I remember hearing 20-something years ago about someone getting a patent for using XOR to blink a cursor. My degree is actually in Public Policy (University of Pennsylvania, '83) and my senior thesis was on intellectual property protection for software. I dismissed patents as impractical even though they had just begun issuiing software patents. I think the first one was in 81 or 82. Larry Seltzer eWEEK.com Security Center Editor http://security.eweek.com/ <http://security.eweek.com/> <http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/> http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/ <http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/Contributing> Contributing Editor, PC Magazine [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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