Return-Path: <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id gB72WBX13551; Fri, 6 Dec 2002 21:32:11 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 21:32:11 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0212062129190.14439-100000@shagrat.silicongoblin.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Steve Linberg" <steve@silicongoblin.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:2687] Re: Internet censorship X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Status: O Content-Length: 1089 Lines: 24 On Wed, 4 Dec 2002, Carol Morris wrote: > A little off topic, but one of my favorite "censorship stories" in > working with adult learners is: I was signing up a student for a free > Hotmail account. His last name contained the letters "anal". Hotmail > would not accept his name. I had to explain why. He was forced to change > the correct spelling of his last name to meet the requirements. Seems > ridiculous! I had to write something like this for LiteracyLink and other systems I worked on. You have to disallow the obvious four-letter words from being parts of usernames, but there's a big gray area where it's not as clear. You can't disallow "ass" for similar reasons: "Cassandra", and so forth. You can't really win - you've got to do SOMETHING to stop people from naming themselves m****f****er, but ultimately you can't thwart someone really determined to just squiggle around your rules and still be obnoxious. :) -- Steve Linberg, Chief Goblin Silicon Goblin Technologies http://silicongoblin.com Be kind. Remember, everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
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