Consequences: Everyone has a quiet weekend. SCO Execs drink Budweiser and watch the Superbowl. Global media considers that the virus author "has won". Anti-virus company Execs do not return journalists' calls on "What was all that fuss?"
The SCO execs are all Mormon I thought, they'll have to settle for a dixie cup of lemonade, that is if they're not at church.
... "I installed the software on Red Hat Linux 9, with help from one of Proofpoint's systems engineers. She talked me through getting the Linux system configured properly, getting sendmail set up, and installing and configuring the Protection Server, which includes the MySQL database server for storing quarantined e-mail."
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IT consultant Logan Harbaugh is the author of two books on networking. Contact him at [snipped]
First of all, SPEWS didn't just list servers (or IP addresses of servers) that spam. They listed IP blocks of ISP's that were negligent in terminating spammers' websites, domains, providing spam support services, direct spam sources, etc. Only after repeatedly ignoring complaints to abuse@ISP did network segments get included on the SPEWS zones. If SPEWS failed so miserably then why is it that tier-1 providers were falling all over themselves (at least on n.a.n-a.e) to have their listings removed as soon as they were published?
Secondly, SPEWS did not block anything. They only (publicly) published a list which folks were free to (or not to) use. Last time I checked publishing information is a constitutionally protected activity still. It was the network and system administrator's (such as myself) that decided whether to use the lists (or published zones of the SPEWS list), or not too. As far as I see nobody was forced to use SPEWS.
A common misconception is that the Internet is a public resource. Rather, some recognize it as a collection of private networks, private property rights prevail. If I decide to ingres filter e-mail accounts that begin with the letter 'Z' on Tuesday, and you don't like it then go pound sand. My server, my rules.
First I'd like to state that Aleph1 did a terrific job, and also the community should thank Security Focus, and Alfred Huger for their support of BT over the last couple years. Without their support it's hard to know where BT would be today.
Secondly I think it would be interesting if Slashdot could do an interview with Scott Chasin, aka Doc Holiday, the original founder of BugTraq. There are some of us who still remember when BT started and are interested in reliving the motivations behind it's inception.
Lastly, I'd like to say that certain comments made at Blackhat this year were quite inappropriate, (regarding BugTraq). It's unfortunate what damage (unnamed) small-minded members of the community can have -- for a service that has been free, useful, and especially today, increasingly important.
Remember what Richard Stallman says: "The `free' in `free software' refers to freedom, and not price".
If paying for bandwidth is an issue, it's reasonable (IMHO) to pay a small fee. I'd much rather do this than see another Linux-based business fall.
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"The new plant will be located in Dresden, adjacent to Fab 30 and will be called Fab 36. It will be the first AMD 300mm manufacturing facility."
I don't believe it for a second folks. I've seen enough episodes of Hogan's Heroes to know that it's really a secret munitions dump.
Solution 2: Take www.sco.com out of the DNS.
Consequences: Everyone has a quiet weekend. SCO Execs drink Budweiser and watch the Superbowl. Global media considers that the virus author "has won". Anti-virus company Execs do not return journalists' calls on "What was all that fuss?"
The SCO execs are all Mormon I thought, they'll have to settle for a dixie cup of lemonade, that is if they're not at church.
... "I installed the software on Red Hat Linux 9, with help from one of Proofpoint's systems engineers. She talked me through getting the Linux system configured properly, getting sendmail set up, and installing and configuring the Protection Server, which includes the MySQL database server for storing quarantined e-mail."
... ]
Ok, which one of you helped him with the book?[
IT consultant Logan Harbaugh is the author of two books on networking. Contact him at [snipped]
The "War Driver" was caught naked from the waist down driving the wrong way down a one-way street
Driving the wrong way down a one-way street?
HOW SICK CAN YOU GET?
First of all, SPEWS didn't just list servers (or IP addresses of servers) that spam. They listed IP blocks of ISP's that were negligent in terminating spammers' websites, domains, providing spam support services, direct spam sources, etc. Only after repeatedly ignoring complaints to abuse@ISP did network segments get included on the SPEWS zones. If SPEWS failed so miserably then why is it that tier-1 providers were falling all over themselves (at least on n.a.n-a.e) to have their listings removed as soon as they were published?
Secondly, SPEWS did not block anything. They only (publicly) published a list which folks were free to (or not to) use. Last time I checked publishing information is a constitutionally protected activity still. It was the network and system administrator's (such as myself) that decided whether to use the lists (or published zones of the SPEWS list), or not too. As far as I see nobody was forced to use SPEWS.
A common misconception is that the Internet is a public resource. Rather, some recognize it as a collection of private networks, private property rights prevail. If I decide to ingres filter e-mail accounts that begin with the letter 'Z' on Tuesday, and you don't like it then go pound sand. My server, my rules.
-m
No, but they're mormon, so they're probably doing lots of LDS.
Ok, the joke is over.
First I'd like to state that Aleph1 did a terrific job, and also the community should thank Security Focus, and Alfred Huger for their support of BT over the last couple years. Without their support it's hard to know where BT would be today.
Secondly I think it would be interesting if Slashdot could do an interview with Scott Chasin, aka Doc Holiday, the original founder of BugTraq. There are some of us who still remember when BT started and are interested in reliving the motivations behind it's inception.
Lastly, I'd like to say that certain comments made at Blackhat this year were quite inappropriate, (regarding BugTraq). It's unfortunate what damage (unnamed) small-minded members of the community can have -- for a service that has been free, useful, and especially today, increasingly important.
Remember what Richard Stallman says: "The `free' in `free software' refers to freedom, and not price". If paying for bandwidth is an issue, it's reasonable (IMHO) to pay a small fee. I'd much rather do this than see another Linux-based business fall.