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Bumps in the road with Netcasts

Article Abstract:

Intel plans to broadcast online the live performances of 300 eclectic bands in mid-Jul 1998. Numerous technical challenges confront broadcast of the four-day music festival from 20 New York City clubs. Plans call for coordinating a microphone that captures vocals and softer instruments with an Intel-supplied microphone designed for instruments such as drums and guitars. Online broadcast preparation will mix the feeds and prepare them for a PC, which encodes the sound and translates it into digital bits. Two dual-Pentium II 333 MHz then complete the process by receiving the signals and distributing them over the Internet. Home users probably will require a minimum 166 MHz microprocessor with MMX technology to enjoy the performances, while dial-up modems remain unreliable in this setting. A similar Intel-sponsored event in 1997 drew 125,000 computer users, compared to 25,000 who attended in person.

Semiconductors and related devices, Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing, Microprocessor Chips, Specialized Telecom Services, Semiconductor industry, Innovations, CPUs (Central processing units), Intel Corp., INTC, Internet services, Internet access

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Hunting the elusive spammer

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Spam will continue to capitalize on the Internet's growth, for the time being. Computers that route e-mail over the Internet may solve some of the problems in the next few months. New computer tools will prevent users who send unsolicited e-mail messages from creating fake return addresses currently available on the Sendmail mail-delivery program. America Online (AOL), with its 26 million daily e-mail messages, is a favorite target. AOL customers can shield themselves from software programs by not publishing their names in the member directory, said Matt Korn, senior VP in charge of network operations. Spam represents 30% of AOL's e-mail that arrives from the Internet, according to a company estimate. This junk e-mail not only clogs computers, it also forces recipients to assume a portion of the cost.

Electronic Mail Services, Safety and security measures, Internet/Web technology

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Interview with the spammer

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Unsolicited e-mail, or spam, is an unwelcome irritation endured by many Internet users, but few stop to consider the spammer's perspective. According to Patrick Tuminaro Jr, interviewed over the telephone about his spam offer of a $34.95 Internet marketing guide, people who receive junk e-mail sometimes seem emotionally unbalanced. Tuminaro has been threatened, and he says that staying in business for any length of time is difficult because carriers are inclined to pull spammers' phone lines. In fact, complaining to a spammer's provider via e-mail is a good way for a resister to fight back. How to track spam by decoding an e-mail message is explained.

Column, Internet/Web overview

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