If you were smart enough to sniff a password, there could very well be someone smarter trying to detect you sniffing passwords. Not possible you say? Then you definitely would get caught sniffing password.
Just because people have the ability to not watch the ads using a PVR doesn't actually change anything, at least in my mind.
Most people I know DO NOT WATCH ADS, and none of them have a PVR. We simply change the channel, go do something else, or stare blankly into space. Using a PVR simply gives people who already did not watch ads a way to avoid "changing the channel, doing something else or staring blankly into space". They aren't going to watch the ads either way.
Yes, the advertising indsustry / television industry will probably argue this, and increase rates for us end-users, probably nothing can be done about it either. But they're wrong.
Can someone please do something, like get an injunction against them or *something*?! I don't know crap all about US law (or really any other countries laws), but there got to be *SOME* way the courts can *quickly* stop SCO from charging license fee for software that hasn't even been proven to be theirs yet!
How does the law expcet a regular "user" to stand up to a company like this in a lawsuit? Its next-to-impossible.
If one user is forced into paying the license fee, because they are not able to fight SCO in court, does that form a precedent, which could make it easier to win any/all other lawsuits SCO currently has going on for or against them?
Well, considering the patch they speak of is *probably* the specific RPC-DCOM patch, its nowhere even near 30 - 40 MB. Its 897 KB. Less than a meg.
I'm not 100% sure the worm *only* downloads that patch, perhaps someone else can verify/disprove that, but it certinaly sounds like it from what I've read so far.
Also, keep in mind that that once a host is "cleared" by this worm it should theoretically use less bandwidth over time than one with the original worm that continues to look for vulnerable hosts. Maybe I've got the timelines incorrect on that though.
Why would the "fix" worm be this much worse than the original? They do essentially the same thing, use the same exploit, transmit themselves the same way. The only different I can see is that the "fixer" reboots your PC once, whereas the original could continuosly reboot you PC. Why is the press making it sound (at least in this case) that this worm is worse than the original?!
Perhaps its the worms attempt to download the patch from MS thats causing all the headaches, but the patch *IS* rather small, so I'm not very convinved on that point.
The Evolution Connector for Exchange uses Outlook Web Access (OWA), not MAPI. So no, Outlook would need something similar to access the OGo Server if Evolution uses the Connector (i.e. the OGo server perhaps uses OWA compatible access?).
Funny thing: Evolution Connector is not free, yet the Outlook connector for OGo server is?? Just seems like a funny juxtiposition.
Disclaimer: I did not read the OGo site, or anything else. I might be talking completely out of my ass here!
This does not have to remove ip level filtering, if we all used good network design principles. The perimeter firewall can use OE. The "DMZ" behind that firewall can see the unencrypted traffic, and this is where your webservers should be. The network devices behind the perimeter firewall can then use ip level filtering. Ideally there should be another firewall behind the perimeter firewall as well, to filter packets inbound to the internal networks. Yah, I know this is only applies to ideal setups, and not all the broadband users out there.
The United States of America needs to think long and hard on what it is doing about these so-called mal-adjusted teenagers. This article, while not containing all the facts of the story, does give us an idea of what is going on.
1.) the fact that so many people own guns (and are actually allowed to carry them concealed in some states?!) allows teenagers much greater access to these weapons. Its simple numbers here people. Perhaps something should be done about this sad state, like outlawing firearm ownership by private citizens. The facts are that it is *not* necessary for any private citizen to own something that has been designed *SOLELY* for killing. A gun has absolutely no other use. Absolutely no one in the U.S. *needs* a gun to provide food for themselves/family, so why the hell do they own them?! To kill people. Most people would say that as "protecting myself/family", but lets be blunt. Owning a gun is simply your way of saying "if someone gets in my way, im going to kill them". Now theres a nice attitude for the laws of a country to be fostering. Fuck the N.R.A.
2.) many parents now-a-days are not nearly responsible enough to be raising children. the pressure of the work day, both parents working a job, only one parent around, or just general irresponsiblity on the parents behalf leads to many opportunites for children to get in trouble. i almost wish that people had to take a phsych exam before being liscenced to have children. we need exams to drive a car, and i consider caring for a child a much more important responsiblity. lets put a monetary tax on having children as well, just like the need to pay insurance for a car. so either way, if the parents dont pass an exam or dont have enuf money, they cannot have children.
3.) there are already systems in place for anoymously tipping the authorities off to illegal activites, so why the need for profiling and a special school-kids specific program? just call the police! if parents would teach children responsibility, instead of relying on T.V. to take care of them, there would be many fewer problems like Columbine.
4.) and lastly, what about the school administration? Im sure if asked why they cant do more, we would hear all sorts of things, probably along the lines "We aren't trained for this kind of thing", or "There aren't enough staff to keep an eye on the schools population" or some such bullshit. If the administration of any school cared a single fuck about the children attending their school, they would have spotted the shooters at Columbine as "disturbed" or "troubled" or some such. The attitudes of teachers and administrators today is pathetic. I've witenessed it first hand, here in Canada, and I can only imagine its as bad or worse in the U.S.. Theres is absolutely no respsonsiblity in place for the administration to protect children that are ostracized, or to help children that are depressed. This new W.A.V.E. program imagines that fellow classmates will the notice the "changes" in children, since they have the most exposure to that child. As far as I know, teachers are required to be at school, with these "disturbed" children as well. Since the teachers are there as much as the fellow students, why are they not able to do anything? Simple. The dont fucking care. Take the case of student being "picked on". He/she is an outcast, very few, if any friends in the school. Constantly being harassed. What does the administration do. Absolutely nothing. Not a thing. Even if the harrasers is reported, very little is done to them. In many cases that I can think of the harrasers are immune. They are the socially popular and powerful people. Sports team players. Cheerleaders, etc. Instead of a slap on the wrist for harrasment, and expulsion for being "mal-adjusted" (depressed, quiet, a computer gamer or whatever else), lets do the right thing and come down hard on expulsion. If it can be proved that someone has harrased another student, no matter who they are, on the very first offence, expel them, and if possible, cahrge them with a criminal offence. By not doing so, we only re-enforce a disgusting attitude of "If I dont get caught, its acceptable". This is the sort of attitude that fosters prejudice, racism, and intolerance. Instead of a zero-tolerance attitude toward kids bringing guns to school (not that thats a bad idea!), implement a zero-tolerance attitude toward the intolerant kids. The first time they utter a racial slur, hit them with everything possible. As soon as they are caught harrasing another student, arrest them and charge them. The administration has to step up to bat on this one. They have to learn to once again take responsiblity for what happens in their schools, instead of blaming it on non-issues like computer gaming, or implementing useless and draconian measures like phsych-profiling. Teach the teachers and administration to care again, and give them the power to do something about it, and schools would be an almost healthy place to be.
Finally, I think its a combination of all 4 of the above points that leads to such tragedies as Columbine. The internet, computer gaming, T.V., and whatever else the powers that be have decided to blame have nothing to do with the issue whatsoever. I know, I've been there, and been on the receiving end of peoples intolerant attitudes. I also play violent computer games, watch quite a bit of TV (violent and otherwise), use the internet constantly, love computers, was always fairly introspective, and didnt have many friends in high school. I never once considered taking a gun to school, or even a knife. I was taught by *responsible* parents that violence is not a solution to anything. But without that support and care from my parents, I can easily imagine how I may have turned out. Here in Canada it is far less likely to find a gun in a private citizens home, so I would have been hard pressed to actually shoot someone even if I wanted to. On the other hand, the school administration did nothing about it. I could have been harrased not 2 feet from a techer, and not a thing was said or done. So, if some fellow student had pushed me too far and I had shot him, I would have been charged and put in jail. The harraser, on the other hand would have gotten off scot-free (assuming he lived of course). Aint that ironic?
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If you were smart enough to sniff a password, there could very well be someone smarter trying to detect you sniffing passwords. Not possible you say? Then you definitely would get caught sniffing password.
Theres *always* someone smarter than you. Always.
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my dns server's been up for 592 days so far... course thats literally *ALL* its doing. DNS. load avg of 0, constantly
still, 592. im hoping to break 1000!
Just because people have the ability to not watch the ads using a PVR doesn't actually change anything, at least in my mind.
Most people I know DO NOT WATCH ADS, and none of them have a PVR. We simply change the channel, go do something else, or stare blankly into space. Using a PVR simply gives people who already did not watch ads a way to avoid "changing the channel, doing something else or staring blankly into space". They aren't going to watch the ads either way.
Yes, the advertising indsustry / television industry will probably argue this, and increase rates for us end-users, probably nothing can be done about it either. But they're wrong.
Can someone please do something, like get an injunction against them or *something*?! I don't know crap all about US law (or really any other countries laws), but there got to be *SOME* way the courts can *quickly* stop SCO from charging license fee for software that hasn't even been proven to be theirs yet!
How does the law expcet a regular "user" to stand up to a company like this in a lawsuit? Its next-to-impossible.
If one user is forced into paying the license fee, because they are not able to fight SCO in court, does that form a precedent, which could make it easier to win any/all other lawsuits SCO currently has going on for or against them?
Well, considering the patch they speak of is *probably* the specific RPC-DCOM patch, its nowhere even near 30 - 40 MB. Its 897 KB. Less than a meg.
I'm not 100% sure the worm *only* downloads that patch, perhaps someone else can verify/disprove that, but it certinaly sounds like it from what I've read so far.
Also, keep in mind that that once a host is "cleared" by this worm it should theoretically use less bandwidth over time than one with the original worm that continues to look for vulnerable hosts. Maybe I've got the timelines incorrect on that though.
Why would the "fix" worm be this much worse than the original? They do essentially the same thing, use the same exploit, transmit themselves the same way. The only different I can see is that the "fixer" reboots your PC once, whereas the original could continuosly reboot you PC. Why is the press making it sound (at least in this case) that this worm is worse than the original?!
Perhaps its the worms attempt to download the patch from MS thats causing all the headaches, but the patch *IS* rather small, so I'm not very convinved on that point.
Am I being paranoid, or overreacting or what?
Try reading the post before you reply in such a fashion.
The Evolution Connector for Exchange uses Outlook Web Access (OWA), not MAPI. So no, Outlook would need something similar to access the OGo Server if Evolution uses the Connector (i.e. the OGo server perhaps uses OWA compatible access?).
Funny thing: Evolution Connector is not free, yet the Outlook connector for OGo server is?? Just seems like a funny juxtiposition.
Disclaimer: I did not read the OGo site, or anything else. I might be talking completely out of my ass here!
This does not have to remove ip level filtering, if we all used good network design principles. The perimeter firewall can use OE. The "DMZ" behind that firewall can see the unencrypted traffic, and this is where your webservers should be. The network devices behind the perimeter firewall can then use ip level filtering. Ideally there should be another firewall behind the perimeter firewall as well, to filter packets inbound to the internal networks. Yah, I know this is only applies to ideal setups, and not all the broadband users out there.
if they release one of these in polished aluminum / silver / steel / not black, i'd consider purchasing one.
The United States of America needs to think long and hard on what it is doing about these so-called mal-adjusted teenagers. This article, while not containing all the facts of the story, does give us an idea of what is going on.
1.) the fact that so many people own guns (and are actually allowed to carry them concealed in some states?!) allows teenagers much greater access to these weapons. Its simple numbers here people. Perhaps something should be done about this sad state, like outlawing firearm ownership by private citizens. The facts are that it is *not* necessary for any private citizen to own something that has been designed *SOLELY* for killing. A gun has absolutely no other use. Absolutely no one in the U.S. *needs* a gun to provide food for themselves/family, so why the hell do they own them?! To kill people. Most people would say that as "protecting myself/family", but lets be blunt. Owning a gun is simply your way of saying "if someone gets in my way, im going to kill them". Now theres a nice attitude for the laws of a country to be fostering. Fuck the N.R.A.
2.) many parents now-a-days are not nearly responsible enough to be raising children. the pressure of the work day, both parents working a job, only one parent around, or just general irresponsiblity on the parents behalf leads to many opportunites for children to get in trouble. i almost wish that people had to take a phsych exam before being liscenced to have children. we need exams to drive a car, and i consider caring for a child a much more important responsiblity. lets put a monetary tax on having children as well, just like the need to pay insurance for a car. so either way, if the parents dont pass an exam or dont have enuf money, they cannot have children.
3.) there are already systems in place for anoymously tipping the authorities off to illegal activites, so why the need for profiling and a special school-kids specific program? just call the police! if parents would teach children responsibility, instead of relying on T.V. to take care of them, there would be many fewer problems like Columbine.
4.) and lastly, what about the school administration? Im sure if asked why they cant do more, we would hear all sorts of things, probably along the lines "We aren't trained for this kind of thing", or "There aren't enough staff to keep an eye on the schools population" or some such bullshit. If the administration of any school cared a single fuck about the children attending their school, they would have spotted the shooters at Columbine as "disturbed" or "troubled" or some such. The attitudes of teachers and administrators today is pathetic. I've witenessed it first hand, here in Canada, and I can only imagine its as bad or worse in the U.S.. Theres is absolutely no respsonsiblity in place for the administration to protect children that are ostracized, or to help children that are depressed. This new W.A.V.E. program imagines that fellow classmates will the notice the "changes" in children, since they have the most exposure to that child. As far as I know, teachers are required to be at school, with these "disturbed" children as well. Since the teachers are there as much as the fellow students, why are they not able to do anything? Simple. The dont fucking care. Take the case of student being "picked on". He/she is an outcast, very few, if any friends in the school. Constantly being harassed. What does the administration do. Absolutely nothing. Not a thing. Even if the harrasers is reported, very little is done to them. In many cases that I can think of the harrasers are immune. They are the socially popular and powerful people. Sports team players. Cheerleaders, etc. Instead of a slap on the wrist for harrasment, and expulsion for being "mal-adjusted" (depressed, quiet, a computer gamer or whatever else), lets do the right thing and come down hard on expulsion. If it can be proved that someone has harrased another student, no matter who they are, on the very first offence, expel them, and if possible, cahrge them with a criminal offence. By not doing so, we only re-enforce a disgusting attitude of "If I dont get caught, its acceptable". This is the sort of attitude that fosters prejudice, racism, and intolerance. Instead of a zero-tolerance attitude toward kids bringing guns to school (not that thats a bad idea!), implement a zero-tolerance attitude toward the intolerant kids. The first time they utter a racial slur, hit them with everything possible. As soon as they are caught harrasing another student, arrest them and charge them. The administration has to step up to bat on this one. They have to learn to once again take responsiblity for what happens in their schools, instead of blaming it on non-issues like computer gaming, or implementing useless and draconian measures like phsych-profiling. Teach the teachers and administration to care again, and give them the power to do something about it, and schools would be an almost healthy place to be.
Finally, I think its a combination of all 4 of the above points that leads to such tragedies as Columbine. The internet, computer gaming, T.V., and whatever else the powers that be have decided to blame have nothing to do with the issue whatsoever. I know, I've been there, and been on the receiving end of peoples intolerant attitudes. I also play violent computer games, watch quite a bit of TV (violent and otherwise), use the internet constantly, love computers, was always fairly introspective, and didnt have many friends in high school. I never once considered taking a gun to school, or even a knife. I was taught by *responsible* parents that violence is not a solution to anything. But without that support and care from my parents, I can easily imagine how I may have turned out. Here in Canada it is far less likely to find a gun in a private citizens home, so I would have been hard pressed to actually shoot someone even if I wanted to. On the other hand, the school administration did nothing about it. I could have been harrased not 2 feet from a techer, and not a thing was said or done. So, if some fellow student had pushed me too far and I had shot him, I would have been charged and put in jail. The harraser, on the other hand would have gotten off scot-free (assuming he lived of course). Aint that ironic?