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FairUCE - the Smart Email Proxy
Jestrzcap writes "This just posted on Freshmeat: FairUCE (which stands for 'Fair use of Unsolicited Commercial Email') is an SMTP proxy, running between multiple instances of Postfix, that verifies email by attempting to verify the sender through lookups (a user customized challenge/response). It claims to be able to 'stop a vast majority of spam' without the need for content filters, and 'virtually eliminates spoofed addresses, phishing, and even many viruses with a few cached DNS look-ups and a couple of if/then statements'."
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He's probably a genie. Unfortunately, we don't know what kind. He may be the kind that only gives you one wish, in which case your wish was for him to be happy. Good karma for the afterlife, but it'll be a while before you find out for sure.
It could also be the kind of genie that only helps when you really need it. In that case, just wait until some disaster befalls you, and then summon the genie to save you. Have you wished for anything out loud since he disappeared? If it's a multiple wish non-emergency genie, that might do the trick. But be careful what you wish for, since you don't know how many chances you'll get. Of course, it could also be the kind of genie that picks the wish itself instead of taking requests, if that's it then something good will happen to you eventually, but we won't know until it does.
As for what to do with the cheese, you may want to consult a psychic. Get several opinions from unrelated ones, there's a lot of fake psychics out there. Take good care of the cheese, but don't seal it airtight or freeze it or anything that would harm a toddler if one were trapped inside it.
Gather as much information as possible before taking action, but don't let the cheese get moldy or dirty.
When seeking further advice, you should figure out the approximate apparent age of the guy (does it match his story, or does he look younger than expected?), and unusual features (such as damage that may have been caused by a fatal injury), or writing or symbols on his clothes. What kind of clothing was he wearing, is it what you'd expect to see here, today or from some past time and place? Did you feel and unusual warm or cold gusts of wind in his presence? Where exactly did you meet him, does the location have any interesting history? If something like this happens again, pick up a video camera while you're out and collect photographic evidence of the visitor, but ask permission first.
Ok, funny it is. But...+5 interesting ? Someone forgot to take their medicine ?