For your perusal: Microsoft plugs up critical holes in Windows RIAA cracks down on Internet2 file-swapping Phishing twist relies on bogus blogs Spammers latch on to pope's death Rules aimed at digital misdeeds lack bite Loophole found in Internet domain name registration process Italian smut virus scammer jailed for 14 months Ethernet forum plots death of SONET? Cisco Security Advisory: Crafted ICMP Messages Can Cause Denial of Service Netcraft: Rackspace Most Reliable Hosting Company Site during March ClaraNet Agrees to Buy VIA.Net Works MCI board seeking a higher bid? LexisNexis Finds 59 Possible Data Theft Cases From the "most-obvious-conflict-of-interest" dept -- Ridge Says RFID Boosts Security Tech job cuts hit 5-quarter high From the "made-me-laugh" dept -- Linux report stirs hornets’ nest Shutting Down the Highway to Internet Hell Articles & links via: http://spaces.msn.com/members/fergdawg/ - ferg -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawg@netzero.net or fergdawg@sbcglobal.net ferg's tech blog: http://spaces.msn.com/members/fergdawg/