CU-SeeMe is kind of like any other new technology...anything that can be
used for good can also be used for evil.
There is really no "safe reflector" as far as nudity is concerned. ANYONE
at ANYTIME can get onto any of the public reflectors and expose themselves.
The same holds true for a D/C, or a direct connection. Don't d/c with
anyone you don't know and trust, or you may be shocked at what you see.
The only safe reflector is one which is made private by the way it is
installed or configured. It used to be that a reflector could be setup with
a conference number other than zero, and unless you knew the conference
number, you couldn't gain access. The new White Pine reflectors seem to
display all of the conferences in a list, so the conference number alone
isn't enough to guarantee privacy.
The new feature on the White Pine reflectors that should be used for this is
the password. When you connect to the reflector, not only do you have to
specify the correct conference number, but also the correct password, or you
will not be allowed to connect.
Since you want to use CU for educational purposes, you might want to contact
the "Global Schoolhouse" and see if they have any private reflectors that
you could use. There is a link to their page on my "CU related links" section.
Bill Woodland (wcw@bga.com)
Squeek on Undernet IRC
Channel Manager #CU-SeeMe
PC only. See no MAC, Hear no MAC, Speak no MAC.
NEW URL: http://cu-seeme.cornell.edu/~WCW