Re: [WebDNA] webdna.us is blocked by Lightspeed Systems
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texte = 1152 Yes, of course, the US is notoriously uptight about sexual content. How = many kids go home and violently kill all kinds of things on their Xbox = most every night? God forbid they stumble upon a woman's bare = bellybutton on a web site while at school. That would be an unspeakable = horror and absolutely taboo in the puritan sense. lol. Lawyers. I = wonder if they block the Louvre web site. I can scarcely utter the = carnal horrors that can be seen there. MD > On Apr 19, 2017, at 2:24 PM, Donovan Brooke
wrote: >=20 > If I were you, I=E2=80=99d take that video off the website=E2=80=A6 = The U.S. has a bat stuck up their when it comes to = certain things like that=E2=80=A6 I=E2=80=99m not kidding. >=20 > We are not as enlightened as people from Denmark or Sweden = apparently=E2=80=A6 (even though that could be Melania Trump doing that = dance for all we know). >=20 > The other thing is that it appears the talk list posts have been = associated with the domain=E2=80=A6 could be some =E2=80=9Ccontent=E2=80=9D= in there too.=20 >=20 > Donovan >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > On Apr 19, 2017, at 3:39 PM, christophe.billiottet@webdna.us wrote: >=20 >> Here is probably the reason why your school is frightened: >>=20 >> http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D300 >>=20 >> I must confess it is indeed a highly disturbing content :-) :-) >>=20 >> sincerely, >>=20 >> - chris >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>> On Apr 19, 2017, at 22:33, Stephen Braun = wrote: >>>=20 >>> F.Y.I. >>> The school district that I work for has blocked access to the = webdna.us website. >>> The content filter provider is Lightspeed Systems. >>> If Lightspeed is blocking webdna for me, it must also be blocking it = for others. >>> I just thought that you should know. >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> My school district IT Dept. has told me this: >>>=20 >>> On 2/9/2017 The Web domain "webdna.us" was categorized as "Security" = by our content filter provider (Lightspeed Systems).=20 >>>=20 >>> A Security categorization is defined by Lightspeed as follows: "The = root security category contains sites that do not clearly fall into one = of the subcategories or may fall into multiple categories. This category = may also contain sites that are not in themselves bad but contain = information that poses a potential security risk" >>>=20 >>> Categorizations can occur automatically by search algorithms or as = in this case, manually by a human having viewed the offending content, = and / or verifying the potential of said content through the Terms of = Use agreement on a particular website.=20 >>>=20 >>> The categorization of "webdna.us" has been manually reviewed almost = daily by the staff at Lightspeed, and the Security categorization has = been upheld.=20 >>>=20 >>> It is the corporate policy of Lightspeed systems that they will not = respond directly to a request for additional information on an = individual categorization, other than a request to review the = categorization.=20 >>>=20 >>> In order to allow access to webdna.us websites, we would have to = override the categorization of the entire domain, thus allowing whatever = Security (risk) content is available on that domain to be accessed by = students.=20 >>>=20 >>> As it is our responsibility as caretakers of the local Network, as = well as a requirement under CIPA (Children`s Internet Protection Act) to = provide our best assurance that inappropriate content is restricted from = our district network, we will not be overriding this categorization to = access to "webdna.us".=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> Thank you, >>>=20 >>> Stephen F Braun >>> sbraun1@twcny.rr.com >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> --------------------------------------------------------- This = message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . = To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: = http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us Bug Reporting: = support@webdna.us >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us --------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us .
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1152 Yes, of course, the US is notoriously uptight about sexual content. How = many kids go home and violently kill all kinds of things on their Xbox = most every night? God forbid they stumble upon a woman's bare = bellybutton on a web site while at school. That would be an unspeakable = horror and absolutely taboo in the puritan sense. lol. Lawyers. I = wonder if they block the Louvre web site. I can scarcely utter the = carnal horrors that can be seen there. MD > On Apr 19, 2017, at 2:24 PM, Donovan Brooke wrote: >=20 > If I were you, I=E2=80=99d take that video off the website=E2=80=A6 = The U.S. has a bat stuck up their when it comes to = certain things like that=E2=80=A6 I=E2=80=99m not kidding. >=20 > We are not as enlightened as people from Denmark or Sweden = apparently=E2=80=A6 (even though that could be Melania Trump doing that = dance for all we know). >=20 > The other thing is that it appears the Talk List posts have been = associated with the domain=E2=80=A6 could be some =E2=80=9Ccontent=E2=80=9D= in there too.=20 >=20 > Donovan >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > On Apr 19, 2017, at 3:39 PM, christophe.billiottet@webdna.us wrote: >=20 >> Here is probably the reason why your school is frightened: >>=20 >> http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D300 >>=20 >> I must confess it is indeed a highly disturbing content :-) :-) >>=20 >> sincerely, >>=20 >> - chris >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>> On Apr 19, 2017, at 22:33, Stephen Braun = wrote: >>>=20 >>> F.Y.I. >>> The school district that I work for has blocked access to the = webdna.us website. >>> The content filter provider is Lightspeed Systems. >>> If Lightspeed is blocking webdna for me, it must also be blocking it = for others. >>> I just thought that you should know. >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> My school district IT Dept. has told me this: >>>=20 >>> On 2/9/2017 The Web domain "webdna.us" was categorized as "Security" = by our content filter provider (Lightspeed Systems).=20 >>>=20 >>> A Security categorization is defined by Lightspeed as follows: "The = root security category contains sites that do not clearly fall into one = of the subcategories or may fall into multiple categories. This category = may also contain sites that are not in themselves bad but contain = information that poses a potential security risk" >>>=20 >>> Categorizations can occur automatically by search algorithms or as = in this case, manually by a human having viewed the offending content, = and / or verifying the potential of said content through the Terms of = Use agreement on a particular website.=20 >>>=20 >>> The categorization of "webdna.us" has been manually reviewed almost = daily by the staff at Lightspeed, and the Security categorization has = been upheld.=20 >>>=20 >>> It is the corporate policy of Lightspeed systems that they will not = respond directly to a request for additional information on an = individual categorization, other than a request to review the = categorization.=20 >>>=20 >>> In order to allow access to webdna.us websites, we would have to = override the categorization of the entire domain, thus allowing whatever = Security (risk) content is available on that domain to be accessed by = students.=20 >>>=20 >>> As it is our responsibility as caretakers of the local Network, as = well as a requirement under CIPA (Children`s Internet Protection Act) to = provide our best assurance that inappropriate content is restricted from = our district network, we will not be overriding this categorization to = access to "webdna.us".=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> Thank you, >>>=20 >>> Stephen F Braun >>> sbraun1@twcny.rr.com >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> --------------------------------------------------------- This = message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . = To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: = http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us Bug Reporting: = support@webdna.us >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us --------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us .
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