Subject: Re: (exotica) more snooping from RealAudio (off topic)
Ron wrote:
> Remember the hubbub with BJ about net security? She was righter than I'd
> care to admit.
Uh...let's not go there again...
> I now have firewall software on all of my PC's, and every time I fire up a
> 'puter, I get a warning that RealAudio on my system is trying to "phone
> home." Hmmmmm...... I also get a report every time someone on the outside
> is sniffing my ports, an lemme tell ya it happens several times a day. Not
> that I have anything interesting to see - It's just eerie to know you are
> being snooped.
This is indeed true and a word of warning to anyone who lets any
piece of software do a default install... Realplayer by default installs
a feature allowing info on your connection to be sent back to
"assure quality" etc. Netscape tries to do the same but I think it has
the decency to ask first. Don't use the Microsoft equivalents (though
they're still installed - against my will!) but I can't see why they'd
behave any differently. Still I can't help but think this is a lot of hype
and many of us still remember the non event that was Y2K! If you're
nervous, load up Zonealarm and if you want total control, set it so it
prompts you on every byte that goes up or down the line. Its like
anything else in life, common sense will usually keep you out of
trouble.
> It so happens that a standard install of Microsoft Windows 95/8/2k/NT will
> leave you wide-open to the world, especially if you do any kind of
> drive/printer sharing - but there are simple (and free) things you can do to
> keep the sharing active, but not create the digital equivalent of your pants
> around your ankles on main street.
Like you maybe have a choice to NOT load up the whole Microsoft
package! I mentioned this before but without NT and special (non
default) formatting of an NTFS partition (not possible with 95 or 98)
there is no obvious protection offered up within the operating system
itself. It's one thing if you have dial up access, another with a cable
modem and yet another if you operate a web server as each has
different issues. I've yet to be convinced this is a necessity for a
dial-up access user since there is no owned IP address or
consistant pattern of use so vulnerability is much less. I think the
ZoneAlarm software is among the least intrusive as it will tell you
what's going on, will create a file to log activity, and is easily
uninstallable if you decide it isn't necessary. It's free and easy to
find via any search engine.
I think this all began last time with a discussion on Napster?
Brian Karasick
Physical Planner
McGill University
Montreal, Canada
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Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 15:07:35 EDT
From: LTepedino@aol.com
Subject: Re: (exotica) Big List o' Music/blaxplo
While Alan Tew did write the music used for People's Court the actual version used in People's Court is held by music library KPM (it appears on KPM CD album #238.
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Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 03:14:40 -0400
From: "Peter Risser" <risser@cinci.rr.com>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Coffy/Jazz
> How ANYONE could say ANYTHING negative about COFFY, concerning themselves
> or anything, needs to get the blades out and just get it over with
>
> Jesus fucking christ
> No one to talk to, no one to relate to, TIRED SHIT
> I'm sick of it, sooooooooooooooo later y'all
Uh.
I listen to a lot of jazz too.
I stand by what I said. I think most of the Coffy soundtrack is lame. I
think it does have a few good points, but a few good points does not make a
"classic" album. In *MY* opinion, and it's mine and no-one else's, a
classic album has almost ALL good cuts, such as Superfly, Trouble Man and
Black Caesar. You'd have a hard time arguing that's not what I think,
because it is.
Quite frankly, if a person is so sensative to opinions that disagree with
their own, they may as well take the blades out and just get it over with,
cuz frankly, everywhere I go, people's got opinions. I can't seem to steer
clear of 'em.
Anyway. I was disenchanted with Coffy, had my ass whooped seriously by
Mandingo's Savage Rite, was pleasantly pleased by Barbarella, was very
disappointed with Death Wish, think Trouble Man is possibly the best thing
Marvin Gaye has ever done, think Don Tiki is the balls, Martin Denny is
cool, Les Baxter is fine and Arthur Lyman and Dimitri from Paris are
overrated. I like slushies over slush puppies, enjoy a good game of
Canasta, like to watch Scooby Doo and think Boston's first album is a
classic.
Anyone who doesn't agree, should dispatch themselves immediately, so's I
don't have to look at your filthy face ever again. ;)
Seeya!
Peter
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Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 12:21:15 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ben Waugh <sophisticatedsavage@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Coffy/Jazz
Xanax.
- --- Jack Diamond <jack@jackdiamond.com> wrote:
>
> You guys are so fucked up
>
> BUT 'YOU GUYS", (gals included) have no idea
>
> You wanna buy into the bullshit
>
> Jesus fucking christ
> No one to talk to, no one to relate to, TIRED SHIT
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Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 13:58:45 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ben Waugh <sophisticatedsavage@yahoo.com>
Subject: (exotica) Blue Christmas ?
I am assuming Miles Davis's Blue Christmas has been
released on CDR - does anyone know which? It's not on
the big costly "Complete Columbia Recordings" (which I
think was the label that released the vinyl sampler
"Jingle Bell Jazz"). Or who the vocalist on the song
