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Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server?

From russotto@grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew Russotto)
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.comm, comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server?
Date 2012-03-26 00:01 +0000
Organization DiS(L)organized
Message-ID <jkobkl$ej2$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References <0001HW.CB8EA322035EC53FB01029BF@news.eternal-september.org> <HelpfulHarry-2403121214560001@203-118-187-238.dsl.dyn.ihug.co.nz> <jkjesm$2ur$1@dont-email.me> <HelpfulHarry-2403121650150001@203-118-187-101.dsl.dyn.ihug.co.nz>

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In article <HelpfulHarry-2403121650150001@203-118-187-101.dsl.dyn.ihug.co.nz>,
Helpful Harry <HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com> wrote:
>In article <jkjesm$2ur$1@dont-email.me>, russotto@grace.speakeasy.net
>(Matthew Russotto) wrote:
>> In article <HelpfulHarry-2403121214560001@203-118-187-238.dsl.dyn.ihug.co.nz>,
>> Helpful Harry <HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com> wrote:
>> >In article <0001HW.CB9230D7003FA71FB02919BF@news.eternal-september.org>,
>> >newsgroups wrote:
>> >> > 
>> >> > Incidentally, although it's been snipped here, you appeared to be
>> >> > trying to use a proxy to access the BBC web site. Just wondering why?
>> >> 
>> >> One may not like Brit TV, but I like to watch some of the
>documentaries and 
>> >> such archived there. Once in a while they have a decent (American!) film 
>> >> available. These aren't available unless you're using a proxy or such...
>> >
>> >Doing that is actually illegal and break the terms of the agreement for
>> >using the website. 
>> 
>> Meh.  I didn't agree to any such terms. 
>
>You did agree by continuing to use the website. Whether you actually read
>the Terms & Conditions or whether you personally think they're right is
>irrelevant.

Doesn't sound like it meets the basic requirements of contract law.  I
could state on my website that by clicking in the links you agreed to
pay me $100 per clicked link, but that wouldn't make it so.

>> As for illegal, that's a tough one; you'd probably have to take the 
>> exhaustion case all the way to the Supreme Court.
>
>Being on a dial-up connection, I haven't checked that website, but like
>others it probably states in the text that it is only for UK residents,
>and if so then there's no question about it at all - it *IS* illegal

Really?  Simply stating something in text makes it binding in law?
That's an interesting theory. 
-- 
The problem with socialism is there's always 
someone with less ability and more need.

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How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? DaveC <invalid@invalid.net> - 2012-03-20 21:12 -0700
  Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2012-03-21 01:20 -0500
    Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? DaveC <invalid@invalid.net> - 2012-03-22 13:14 -0700
      Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2012-03-22 17:57 -0400
        Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? DaveC <invalid@invalid.net> - 2012-03-22 17:12 -0700
          Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2012-03-22 22:51 -0700
      Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-03-23 13:11 +1200
        Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? Sparky <see@thesig.net> - 2012-03-22 18:53 -0700
          Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? David Stone <no.email@domain.invalid> - 2012-03-23 09:02 -0400
            Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? DaveC <invalid@invalid.net> - 2012-03-23 13:53 -0700
              Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-03-24 12:14 +1200
                Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? russotto@grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew Russotto) - 2012-03-24 03:26 +0000
                Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-03-24 16:50 +1200
                Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2012-03-24 08:34 -0400
                Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? Paul Sture <paul@sture.ch> - 2012-03-26 11:36 +0200
                Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2012-03-26 20:31 -0400
                Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2012-03-27 08:03 -0400
                Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? russotto@grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew Russotto) - 2012-03-26 00:01 +0000
                Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2012-03-24 08:30 -0400
            Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? DaveC <invalid@invalid.net> - 2012-03-23 13:54 -0700
      Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? David Sankey <David.Sankey@stfc.ac.uk> - 2012-03-23 15:52 +0000
    Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? DaveC <invalid@invalid.net> - 2012-03-22 19:03 -0700
      Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? DaveC <invalid@invalid.net> - 2012-03-22 19:06 -0700
      Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2012-03-23 20:02 +1300
        Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? DaveC <invalid@invalid.net> - 2012-03-23 00:42 -0700
      Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2012-03-23 14:55 -0400
        Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? DaveC <invalid@invalid.net> - 2012-03-23 14:02 -0700
          Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2012-03-24 08:29 -0400
            Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? DaveC <invalid@invalid.net> - 2012-03-24 09:04 -0700
              Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2012-03-24 12:27 -0400
                Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? DaveC <invalid@invalid.net> - 2012-03-24 10:34 -0700
                Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2012-03-24 15:10 -0400
                Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? DaveC <invalid@invalid.net> - 2012-03-24 15:18 -0700
                Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2012-03-24 18:47 -0400
        Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? Paul Sture <paul@sture.ch> - 2012-03-24 13:05 +0100
  Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? David Sankey <David.Sankey@stfc.ac.uk> - 2012-03-23 15:58 +0000
    Re: How to configure Snow Leopard to use proxy server? DaveC <invalid@invalid.net> - 2012-03-23 14:04 -0700

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