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AOL: One billion viruses blocked
News America Online says it's blocked more than one billion virus-infected emails since launching a screening programme in April 2003. During the peak of the Sobig.F outbreak in August 2003, AOL hit its own peak -- for viruses blocked in a single day...
[May 17, 2004, 9:15]
Error 9407/Blocked account, will Skype ever join the 21st Century?
Blog I see since the new Skype CEO and COO have been installed in Skype still nothing has been done about the blocked account or error 9407 which is one and the same despite all their assurances that we are paying more attention to our customer needs...
[July 20, 2008, 18:03]
Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant Now Blocked By Mozzila
Blog A plug in for firefox that Microsoft released some months ago, has been blocked by Mozzila. I was issued a warning that stated the plugin caused security and stability issues. I remember thinking how great it was that MS had done 'something' for...
[October 18, 2009, 1:44]
eBay customers blocked from Google's Checkout
News eBay has blocked customers from using Google's recently launched online payments service, Checkout. Other payment services blocked by the Internet auctioneer include e-gold, fastcash.com and Rupay.com.
[July 10, 2006, 16:30]
US attempt to extradite 'DrinkorDie pirate' blocked
News The Australian magistrate blocked the move, ruling in part that the extradition attempt did not provide enough information about specific instances of Griffiths' alleged copyright infringement. An Australian judge on Wednesday rejected an attempt...
[March 26, 2004, 7:05]
Shoppers blocked from buying across EU borders
News The European Commission has called for more progress to be made on simplifying cross-border online shopping, after its research found that 6 out of 10 shoppers who tried to make purchases from another country had the transaction blocked.
[October 23, 2009, 17:59]
Napster buyout blocked
News A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the $9m (£5.8m) sale of Napster to German media giant Bertelsmann, a decision likely to force the onetime file-swapping powerhouse out of business. The surprise decision isn't likely to have much effect on the...
[September 4, 2002, 7:36]
eBay customers blocked from Google's Checkout
Talkback ebay made a wanky choice here but it wont affect their customer base!
[July 14, 2006, 17:37]
Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant Now Blocked By Mozzila
Blog Comment It's not just you Roger, I got the same message yesterday. I find it refreshing to see some of the buggy and security-challenged software being flagged.jw
[October 18, 2009, 7:14]
eBay customers blocked from Google's Checkout
Talkback Ebay/Paypal/Microsoft/Hitler same differnce
[July 21, 2006, 16:08]
Visa cards blocked after details stolen
News Some affected customers have had their cards blocked and are now unable to take advantage of the Visa slogan "Anytime, anywhere, anyway". Late last week 2,000 card holders in the Netherlands found their cards blocked.
[June 13, 2003, 13:57]
Google blocked from asking Whois
Talkback Why isn't the original source of this information accurately reported in this article. The information in this article was originated at http://www.webmasterworld.com, and should be noted in the article.
[January 29, 2004, 19:14]
Google blocked from asking Whois
News Domain name registrar Network Solutions has a message for Google: don't mess with our Whois. The issue cropped up about two weeks ago, when Google quietly launched a service allowing visitors to look up data on domain name owners from public...
[January 28, 2004, 9:05]
Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant Now Blocked By Mozzila
Blog Comment Yeah I just had it about hour ago but not just .net frame work 1.1 also the windows presentation foundation plugin, has being disabled for my protection it says.
[October 18, 2009, 18:12]
Google blocked from asking Whois
Talkback I suspect that Verisign is more interested in keeping their customer's names private than those customers are. Whois data has been often used to get the names of existing registrants in order to offer them the same kinds of services that Network...
[January 30, 2004, 16:56]
Wikipedia blocked in China -- again
Blog From the Reporters Without Borders Internet Freedom desk. Numbers of Chinese Internet-users are reporting that they can no longer connect to either the Chinese or English versions of the collaborative encyclopaedia Wikipedia.
[November 17, 2006, 16:38]
Hacktivists launch virtual demo while streets blocked
News A group of demonstrators in the UK are organising a "virtual sit-in" against the trade group Free Trade Area of Americas (FTAA) in protest of its promotion of economic globalisation and defiance of its attempts to hamper street protests.
[April 20, 2001, 16:38]
Caught in the SPAM Trap: A Periodic Report on Blocked Email
White Papers In a three-year continuing study of email sent to constituents by nonprofits, advocacy organizations and political groups, Mindshare Interactive Campaigns, LLC has identified keys that can dramatically increase email deliverability by reducing the...
[December 14, 2006, 0:00]
Best of the blocked: Which e-mail attachments are on your hit list?
White Papers If you're tired of seeing your e-mail server buried in an avalanche of recreational attachments, take a look at one tech's growing zero-tolerance block list. Movies, music, and the never-ending assortment of other extracurricular attachments are...
[May 23, 2006, 1:00]
Check Point Multi-Layer Security: Attack Prevention Safeguards and Attacks Blocked
White Papers Check Point gateways, including VPN-1, FireWall-1, InterSpect, and Connectra, with SmartDefense, Application Intelligence and Web Intelligence protection enabled block many attacks and provide numerous attack prevention safeguards.
[August 4, 2005, 6:00]
