my parrents got some dcma thing from comcast and now they want to put some blocking things on my computer. im sure i could undo the applications effects from the root account, but is there anything i can do to stop such applications from being installed or make them not function properly?

I bet this kind of software doesn't run on MacOS X.
The only kind of Software you'd have to fear is a blocking Software on your Proxy-Server, Router, or Firewall.

probably not, but she will try, and probably put a bunch of windows files in my system folder to try and get it working, it has happened before

change ur password

dmca from comcast? damn...

partition ur disk, install tiger on the new one, change the desktop pic and the dock a bit and shell try to install it on there

Quit filesharing. Seriously. You probably know this, but you got the DMCA notice from Comcast because they know you are filesharing. Your mother wants to install blocking software to prevent you from doing it some more. If you don't want the blocking software, agree to stop on your own. You might as well: whether or not she can install it, if you continue filesharing Comcast will know it and you'll get something nastier than a note telling you to stop.

If you won't stop filesharing, at least do so in a smarter manner. Though that's going to be a lot harder now that you've attracted their attention once. Sucks eh?

I agree with Cliffton. This is the only way to shut them up.

i am just doing it now at myschool, (worse idea) and at unprotected wireless places

soundless, did u ot listen to mr. franke's speech!! you can easily get arrested because everything done on wireless networks there are monitored

psh. mr franke

dude, he was serious

i am aware that i can be fined or arested for stealing crap anywere

okay

he has a fcuking oink accnt, he cant just stop! theyre just pissed because ur using a lot of bandwidth

pwnt

wow

i has oink.

pfft comcast.

I download at least 5gb of stuff per week and I've never gotten anything saying I need to stop.

sounds like you need to move away from comcast's monopolizing grip.

at&t ftw!

although I'm quite jealous of comcast's 12mbps connection against my 8mbps connection.