NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #16/NN_1992_16.iso/spool/comp/security/misc/829

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Newsgroups: comp.security.misc
Subject: Pleasure.com mystery solved.
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Date: 27 Jul 92 13:51:25 -0500
Organization: Carnegie Mellon Computer Club
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To settle the stories and quench the rumor mongers, "pleasure.com" was
a test site that we had set up as a demonstration to determine the "market
demand" for an adult service on the commercial internet.  It was only set
up for a short period of time, and there were a number of users connecting
to it.  But since it was a test and not expected to remain online forever,
we did not bother registering the domain name - and we were under no obligation
to do so because it was through the commercial Internet and therefor not
under the auspices of the NIC and the NSF.

We were NOT "storing up passwords" as some users have suggested.  Rather,
since *WE* are just as concerned about security as other people apparently
are, we set up our system so that it would FTP TO the users home site and
place files there, rather than allowing them to connect freely to our
machines using FTP.  Users who are not happy with doing this are not being
forced to transfer files this way.  They're not being forced to transfer
files at all.

Because of the original individuals negative comments and paranoia with the
connections (rather than approaching us first), we will probably choose
another REGISTERED domain name in the future.

Any further comments can be addressed to this account.

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