[plug] Fwd: Re: Computerworld article June 11, 1999

[HILL Walter]

		It's a pity that she appears to know nothing about the
doctrine of the separation of powers.

		And, no I don't condone Public Servants spending office
hours performing activities not related to their terms of employment.

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				-----Original Message-----
				From:	Bret Busby
[SMTP:bret at clearsol.iinet.net.au]
				Sent:	Thursday, June 17, 1999 10:37 AM
				To:	plug at linux.org.au
				Subject:	[plug] Fwd: Re:
Computerworld article June 11, 1999


			For any ISP's on the mailing list, and anyone else
interested in the 
			Internet Oppression Bill, the following relates to
the article on the 
			front page of the ComputerWorld, June 11, 1999,
regarding Bernadette 
			Taylor's web site at http://www.bernadette.net

			John Costello is the Editor of ComputerWorld.

			This is a massively long message, but the web site
appears to be 
			inaccessible in WA, so the content of the web site
that appears to be 
			appropriate, is included. I have only the content as
sent to me by 
			John Costello. I include all the material that has
passed between me 
			and John Costello, about the web site.

			Bret Busby

			>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

			On 6/17/99, 5:51:11 AM, "John Costello"
<John_Costello at idg.com.au> wrote 
			regarding Re: Computerworld article June 11, 1999:


			> Bret,
			> Here's the list!
			> Regards,
			> John

			> THE BERNADETTE LIST
			>                             AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT
VIEWING PORN



			> What I have created is a list of all the
Australian Govt proxies that 
			have
			> accessed my website. A single proxy represents the
point
			> at which a section of Govt accesses the Internet
(just like your ISP 
			has a
			> proxy and you all dial into it to get to the net)
... so there
			> can be any number of individuals using the same
proxy. What my list 
			does
			> initially is demostrate that people are accessing
adult
			> natured web material from their Govt PCs during
office hours. Now that 
			said
			>  I do have the full detailed server logs which
show
			> exactly what these people are viewing.

			> The list represents the inadequacy of filtering
and monitoring systems 
			as
			> used by the Govt. If they can still access my
adult
			> website from a Govt PC during office hours then
the list shows that 
			proxy
			> filters and supervision do not work ... yet they
expect
			> ISPs to do it right the first time or pay a fine
(where they are still
			> failing). There is nothing illegal about them
accessing my site of
			> course ... but what do you think about them
looking at porn during 
			working
			> hours at YOUR expense while telling you that for
the
			> sake of your children you can't see what you wish
to?

			> The proxy/domain list below is here as reference
for the benefit of 
			both
			> webmasters and Govt IT people. I would call on
other
			> webmasters to forward me any details of access by
these and any other
			> gov.au proxies on their system. Now that I have
made
			> Senator Alston's office aware of this matter I'm
almost certain he'll 
			want
			> to ensure his integrity and insist upon leading
Australia
			> by example. I'll be closely monitoring my site
(and those co-operating 
			with
			>  me) to see whether viewing porn decreases during
			> working hours, stays the same or gets worse.
Here's the first list.



			>                                             THE
LIST

			> This information may change as the proxies are
modified. I'm still
			> completeing the table so bear with me. The most
amazing thing
			> about this table is that the worst offender is the
State of Tasmania 
			...
			> Senator Harradine's State ... Australian's will
know the
			> significance of that!