DU computer geeks...DIEBOLD

[serryjw]

A friend sent me this link. I have no idea what I am reading but it doesn't sound good. Can you translate for all of us that are computer challenged!
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/7a358db2-a8a9-11da-aeeb-0000779e2340.html

Sorry, Link must have been in my cashe.try again!
http://www.bradblog.com/archives/00002458.htm

[Viva_La_Revolution]

1. check your link...

I got an article about the AOLHell e-mail scam

[Dunvegan]

3. Are you referencing the Financial Times article?

...or a scam e-mail about AOL?

[Dunvegan]

2. If you send mail to/from AOL and don't subscribe your email will be slower

...to arrive than someone that pays for the service.

However, this is aimed at bulk e-mailers: companies that send out large batches of mail as promotional communications, or for organizations (non-profit, political, etc.) that also have periodical batch mailings.

Doesn't seem to say anything about taxing individuals and their e-mails.

And, this looks like it's a charge only for entities that want to send bulk e-mails to AOL subscribers. Not a tax on the AOL members, but those that are sending 100s/1000s of e-mails out to AOL members.

Examples: Candidates sending out e-mail updates. Companies that get your e-mail address and send you promotions. Non-profits that use e-mail for fund drives. Etc.

They didn't go into much detail about pricing or delay placed on non-subscription e-mails, and I haven't been following this particular tax proposal, but looks like if you don't buy into AOL proposed service (at worse) your e-pamphlet could end up filtered out by the spam filter before it ever sees an AOL subscriber's inbox. Or, could be bulk e-mails sent to AOL members are just snail-mail slow (delayed.)

If you're not an entity sending bulk e-mails to AOL subscribers, this doesn't directly affect you.

At least, not yet.

If AOL puts this into place, could be others may follow.

[passy]

4. Well my post just disappeared so I'll be brief

It talks about some Diebold machines having an infrared port allowing them to be accessed wirelessly by a mobile phone, a PDA or a laptop.

[Stevepol]

5. I believe this has been discussed already on the blackboxvoting.org site.

It's just another avenue for hacking the vote.