* Posts by John

3 publicly visible posts • joined 25 Jun 2007

Beer set to hit four quid a pint

John

In Spain I pay..

8 Euros for 24 bottles of San Miguel :-D

I'm back in England for Christmas, my wallet is crying already..

ISPs turn blind eye to million-machine malware monster

John

Another side..

Bad communication works both ways. I work for a hosting provider and sometimes deal with abuse issues. Getting a follow up to questions is next to impossible. Half of the notifications sent out are automatic and you can't ask for more information or anything, for that matter. Although the case mentioned can not be defended, give some ISPs a chance to help.

Google gestures German pullout on privacy principles

John

benefits outway the risk

I can personally see a positive side to it. All too often fraudsters are using these free e-mail services to sign up for products or goods using other peoples contact information. Yahoo, hotmail, gmail, etc etc. There is little chance of ever being able to track these people down at the moment.