Hi folks- Doug Winship asks: > Does anyone know anything about blkbox.com ? I've gotten several > unwelcome messages, fortunately sent only to me rather than the list, > today. > > What I've found so far is that the "host administrator" (and everything > else) is one Mark K. Newman <[log in to unmask]> and it looks like > he may be getting his Internet access through Rice U. in Houston > NS.SESQUI.NET . Since Rice is a private university, this wouldn't > be illegal under state law, but the blatantly commercial, and frankly > rather wierd, nature of the items has me concerned. The domain name > blkbox.com also makes me a bit nervous. > > Does anyone know anything more? I just got a double mailing from the RISKS digest -or so it would appear. This is not material that the esteemed moderator, who has just announced the summer slowdown, would ever let through (unless enclosed in another story of computer risks): > Received: (from VTBIT.CC.VT.EDU for <@VTBIT.CC.VT.EDU:[log in to unmask] > Received: (from MAILBIT@VTBIT for MAILER@NCCIBM1 via NJE) > (UCLA/Mail V1.500 M-RSCS2133-2133-172); Mon, 13 Jun 94 04:49:32 EDT > Received: from VTBIT.CC.VT.EDU (NJE origin LISTBIT@VTBIT) by VTBIT.CC.VT.EDU > (LMail V1.1d/1.7f) with BSMTP id 8826; Sun, 12 Jun 1994 20:33:34 -0400 > Date: Sun, 12 Jun 1994 19:28:47 -0500 > Reply-To: [log in to unmask] > Sender: Risks List <[log in to unmask]> > From: xanim <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Call For Participation > Comments: To: [log in to unmask] > To: Multiple recipients of list RISKS <[log in to unmask]> > > Below is a Call For Participation in a general brain base being > established with the cooperation of numerous individuals involved in > specialized activities. We would be very pleased to have further > representation from your specialty. > > Accord Services, Inc., with The Longevity Foundation, is > establishing an Internet-based archive to record the knowledge > (perceptions, attitudes, insights) of participating individuals. > This resource will be used in conjunction with specialized > software to coordinate creative problem solving for the persons > themselves as well as to provide innovative solutions for problems > involving differing groups of people. All thinking men and women > are urged to join in this intelligent activity for the purpose of > improving life on Earth. . .100 lines of new-age vagueness deleted. . > We must get people thinking together productively, not fighting > destructively. I hope that I have gotten it over to you. Please > send me your four topics through e-mail ([log in to unmask]). > > Xanim Just what the world needed. I too am curious as to how this is happening. -George Buckner, co-owner [log in to unmask]