Date: 10/29/1998 02:17 pm (Thursday)
From: Mary Lynn Wagner
To: OFDOMAIN.TFS("epoler@interaccess.com", "karenpdo@gate.net",
"lynchm@johnmarshall.edu"), TFS("MIME :karenpdo@gate.net")
CC: OFDOMAIN.TFS("BHill@bowditch.com", "law-lib@ucdavis.edu"),
Subject: RE: LAW FIRM LIBRARIANS -- INTERNET SCREENING -Reply
Karen-
There is a new software out on the market that filters advertisments
from your screen. It's called @guard and is supposed to be pretty good.
The web site address is www.atguard.com.
@Guard (pronounced "at guard") is the only Internet utility that not
only blocks annoying ads and cookies, it puts a personal firewall on
your PC. @Guard is supposed to
* Increased performance*Speeds the downloading of Web pages. The
@Guard utility blocks banner ads and reduces download time as much
as 500%!
* Improved privacy*Selectively block cookies. You decide whether to
allow a site to track data about you and your web use.
*Greater protection*Use the personal firewall feature to
decide who gets access to your PC, and when. Restrict access
by IP address, network port, time period, or by application.
Mary Lynn Wagner
Keating, Muething & Klekamp
1800 Provident Tower
One East Fourth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
513/579-6902 ph
513-579-6457 fx
>>> "karenpdo@gate.net" 10/29/98 10:40am >>>
It's for web sites? - WHat about those annoying "click here" ads that pop
up on the
search engine screens? - I'd love to find a filter that elimates *all ads.
Karen Mahnk
At 05:01 PM 10/28/1998 -0500, Mike Lynch wrote:
>Crude screening by searching for words (like "breast") is not advisable,
>however, I believe the "Cyberpatrol" software is put out and updated by
a
>group that actually looks at individual websites so that the incidental use
>of sexual words won't trigger exclusion. (You'd get the Starr report);
but
>the purely prurient sites (adult material) are kept away from your
immature
>employees. Cyberpatrol.com
>Michael J. Lynch
>Law Library Director (404) 872-3593 ext. 108
>John Marshall Law School
>1422 West Peachtree St. N.W. FAX (404) 873-3802
>Atlanta, GA 30309
> lynchm@johnmarshall.edu
>
>
>> ----------
>> From: Ellen M. Poler[SMTP:epoler@interaccess.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 3:04 PM
>> To: Karen Mahnk
>> Cc: Hill, Byron C.; 'law-lib@ucdavis.edu'
>> Subject: Re: LAW FIRM LIBRARIANS -- INTERNET SCREENING
>>
>> Karen:
>>
>> I agree with you.
>>
>> Something that often strikes me: "Bad" material doesn't come up in
most
>> searches. You really have to go looking for it. I recall only once
>> hitting an "undesirable" site when doing a search that had no sexual
>> content whatsoever.
>>
>> There are plenty of objectionable sites.
>>
>> As a parent, and as a lawyer, I'm a first amendment absolutist; I
>> decided a long time ago that the value of "free inquiry" was much
more
>> important for my children than restricting their Internet access. (Of
>> course, once, a few years ago, before the Web, there was an
academic
>> disclipine case at the University of Michigan; a male student wrote a
>> story that used a female student's name, in violation of the code of
>> conduct. I was curious what he wrote, because it involved the use of
the
>> name of one of the first English-language novels, and I had one heck
of
>> a time finding what he wrote -- my children had to show me how!)
>>
>> Most of the objectionable material I have seen is pretty boring to me.
>>
>> Also, if many people use other search engines for their first pass at
>> finding things, they're not going to find undesirable sites by clicking
>> on "travel" or "law." There is no doubt that objectionable material is
>> there, and if you search for "sex," I suppose you'll get the bad with
>> the good.
>>
>> > I believe filtering is a bad idea for several reasons:
>> > First, filtering devices are far from accurate - &
>> > W/i the legal field there is often a need for a wide range of
>> > information depending upon the particular client/case.
>> > Filters have been known to limit such searches as "breast" which
>> > would cause some difficulty in searching for data re: breast cancer.
>>
>> I guess some people really are that simplistic.
>> > By the same token, many undesirable sites have made adjustments
to
>> > circumvent such filters ie.(whitehouse.com).
>> > Filters may be helpful to some extent on the children's computer but
>> > for obtaining any/all info avail. on the`net - for complete
>> > researching,
>> > it's a bad idea, IMHO.
>> > Karen Mahnk
>> >
>> >
>>
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>> > Karen Mahnk, Research Librarian (305)545-1889 FAX:
>> > (305)545-1972
>> > State of Florida Public Defender, karenpdo@pop.gate.net
>> > 11th Judicial Circuit
>> > 1320 NW 14th Street, Suite 313
>> > Miami, Fl.,33125
>> >
>> >
>>
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>> >
>> > At 08:22 AM 10/28/1998 -0500, Hill, Byron C. wrote:
>> > >
>> > >A colleague reports that her firm will shortly be making Internet
>> > access
>> > >available to all attorneys, paralegals, librarians and
>> > administrators.
>> > >However, they are considering the inclusion of a filtering device
>> > that will
>> > >block access to "inappropriate" sites (pornographic, entertainment,
>> > sports,
>> > >shopping, etc.). Has your firm considered or implemented such a
>> > device?
>> > >Individual sites may be "unblocked" upon request to Information
>> > Services.
>> > >Thoughts? Comments?
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>>
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>> ~~
>> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> > Karen Mahnk, Research Librarian (305)545-1889 FAX
>> > (305)545-1972
>> > State of Florida Public Defender,
>> > karenpdo@pop.gate.net
>> > 11th Judicial Circuit
>> > 1320 NW 14th Street, Suite 313
>> > Miami, Fl.,33125
>> >
>> >
>>
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>> ~~
>> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> --
>>
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>> Ellen M. Poler epoler@interaccess.com
>> McBreen, McBreen & Kopko 312-332-6405 X 240
>> 20 North Wacker Drive FAX: 312-332-2657
>> Chicago IL 60606
>>
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>
>
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Mary Lynn Wagner
Keating, Muething & Klekamp, P.L.L.
Tel: 513-579-6400
Fax: 513-579-6457
Internet Address: mwagner@kmklaw.com
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