From owner-freebsd-advocacy Wed Oct 31 9:28: 3 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from pelissero.org (dyn142-37.sftm-212-159.plus.net [212.159.37.142]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9453C37B405; Wed, 31 Oct 2001 09:27:37 -0800 (PST) Received: (from wcp@localhost) by pelissero.org (8.11.6/8.9.3) id f9VHQrU35353; Wed, 31 Oct 2001 17:26:53 GMT (envelope-from wcp) From: "Walter C. Pelissero" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <15328.13403.591620.246277@hyde.lpds.sublink.org> Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 17:26:51 +0000 To: Brett Glass Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NatWest? no thanks In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20011031091956.042b8ca0@localhost> References: <15327.61513.532144.65792@hyde.lpds.sublink.org> <4.3.2.7.2.20011031091956.042b8ca0@localhost> X-Mailer: VM 6.92 under 21.1 (patch 14) "Cuyahoga Valley" XEmacs Lucid Reply-To: walter@pelissero.org X-Attribution: WP Sender: owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Brett Glass writes: > Install an ad-blocking proxy such as WebWasher (http://www.webwasher.com/). > Most of these can be set to replace your browser's user agent string with > whatever you specify. Are suggesting that I should disguise myself to access a service I pay for? Sounds like freedom of choice is all right as long as you practice it undercover. I know there are plenty of http filters (not necessarily expensive ones) that would let me sneak through the fascist bank's compatibility checks. I could even use Internet Explorer from within a VMWare emulator. That's not the point. I just dont' want to support an obvious political discrimination not supported by any practical or technical fact. BTW, how would an http filter serve you when you visit, say, a download page that chooses the right link to follow according to the OS you are running? Or are suggesting to configure Netscape to switch proxy only when I have to access my bank? -- walter pelissero http://www.pelissero.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message