RE: [SAtalk] AT&T PATENTS ANTI-ANTISPAM TECHNOLOGY

2003-11-19 Thread Scott Harris
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kai MacTane Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 12:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SAtalk] AT&T PATENTS ANTI-ANTISPAM TECHNOLOGY At 11/19/03 10:42 AM , Steve Thomas wrote: >I read

Re: [SAtalk] AT&T PATENTS ANTI-ANTISPAM TECHNOLOGY

2003-11-19 Thread Kai MacTane
At 11/19/03 10:42 AM , Steve Thomas wrote: I read this on TheRegister.com yesterday. The only reasonal explaination is that they wanted to make sure that the concept was never put into practice and they never really intended to use the technique themselves. I hope... Well, the article does stat

Re: [SAtalk] AT&T PATENTS ANTI-ANTISPAM TECHNOLOGY

2003-11-19 Thread Charles Gregory
On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, Martin McWhorter wrote: > >filters." AT&T says it is re-evaluating the patent and has not decided how > >it will use the technology. > >SOURCE: News.com; AUTHOR: Paul Festa, CNET > >http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-5108918.html > Here is a suggestion: Sue spammers that use techn

Re: [SAtalk] AT&T PATENTS ANTI-ANTISPAM TECHNOLOGY

2003-11-19 Thread Steve Thomas
On Wed, Nov 19, 2003 at 10:12:51AM -0800, Harold Hallikainen is rumored to have said: > > AT&T PATENTS ANTI-ANTISPAM TECHNOLOGY > ... I read this on TheRegister.com yesterday. The only reasonal explaination is that they wanted to make sure that the concept was never put into practice and they ne

Re: [SAtalk] AT&T PATENTS ANTI-ANTISPAM TECHNOLOGY

2003-11-19 Thread Martin McWhorter
filters." AT&T says it is re-evaluating the patent and has not decided how it will use the technology. SOURCE: News.com; AUTHOR: Paul Festa, CNET http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-5108918.html Here is a suggestion: Sue spammers that use technology to bypass filters for patent infringement. --

[SAtalk] AT&T PATENTS ANTI-ANTISPAM TECHNOLOGY

2003-11-19 Thread Harold Hallikainen
AT&T PATENTS ANTI-ANTISPAM TECHNOLOGY Critics ponder why AT&T would patent a technology that thwarts antispam filters. The technology operates as a "system and method for counteracting message filtering," according to its patent awarded on Nov 4. "Why is AT&T inventing and patenting a method for e