[c-nsp] Download manager hell and latest Windows VPN Client?

[Gert Doering]

Hi,

On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 10:04:02AM +0100, Nick Hilliard wrote:
> On 24/09/2009 08:38, Gert Doering wrote:
> >Fill in a web form once, claim "yes, I'm no terrorist!", and then the
> >FTP servers put you into a "he's no terrorist, may download crypto
> >software" group...
> >
> >This is really "Internet 0.9" knowledge.
> 
> You're ignoring the possibility that people change over time.  What if a 
> person was a regular joe soap on the day that they filled out this web 
> form, but had become a terrorist within a short period of time?  How would 
> your single form proposal cope with this, pray tell?  Filling in the 
> terrorism / nuclear arms shipment / bioweapons form each time is designed 
> precisely to deal with smart alecs who think that they can get around arms 
> embargoes like this.

Well.  You sound very serious, but I'm *sure* that you're making fun of me.

(Of course, terrorists would never lie regarding the "I'm no terrorist!"
statement).

gert
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