I agree with my parent poster. I evaluated a Barracuda box not too long ago and found that it would be a considerable waste of money. If you have the know how to manage an email server, then you should have no problem setting up an open source based mail filter yourself.
Google around a bit and you should have no problems finding dozens of tutorials for setting up an entirely open source based mail filter running on your choice of *nix.
It sounds like either they knew what they were talking about or they were spoon fed relevant tidbits by the prosecution to help support their case. I read most of the article and I'm sure Mr. Ritz was doing something nefarious along the way, but requesting a zone transfer in of itself is not something which should be punishable by law. The uses stated above are not necessarily all of the intended uses. I for one, have used zone transfer requests repeatedly in the past to replicate a new client's existing DNS zone on my company's DNS server before requesting they make a nameserver change at their registrar. I wonder if the defense bothered with the analogy that a zone transfer request is similar to looking up a phone number, but instead of just one, you want all phone numbers listed for a person. If a person doesn't want you to have all of their numbers, they simply don't list them. It is not difficult to simply deny any zone transfer requests. You have to configure your DNS server to either allow or deny transfer requests and its really not that hard (unless 2-3 lines of configuration is an overwhelming task for Sierra's network admins).
Ouch, I think that site just caused a brainsplosion from which I'll never recover. Somebody please mod that out before we all turn into blabbering idiots for just looking at the ineffable inanity that is the time cube.
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I agree with my parent poster. I evaluated a Barracuda box not too long ago and found that it would be a considerable waste of money. If you have the know how to manage an email server, then you should have no problem setting up an open source based mail filter yourself.
Google around a bit and you should have no problems finding dozens of tutorials for setting up an entirely open source based mail filter running on your choice of *nix.
http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ#Q._How_do_I_get_CHDK_onto_my_camera.27s_SD_memory_card.3F That entry and the one right after it pretty much explain everything you need to do. I think that took an entire 15 seconds to locate.
It sounds like either they knew what they were talking about or they were spoon fed relevant tidbits by the prosecution to help support their case. I read most of the article and I'm sure Mr. Ritz was doing something nefarious along the way, but requesting a zone transfer in of itself is not something which should be punishable by law. The uses stated above are not necessarily all of the intended uses. I for one, have used zone transfer requests repeatedly in the past to replicate a new client's existing DNS zone on my company's DNS server before requesting they make a nameserver change at their registrar. I wonder if the defense bothered with the analogy that a zone transfer request is similar to looking up a phone number, but instead of just one, you want all phone numbers listed for a person. If a person doesn't want you to have all of their numbers, they simply don't list them. It is not difficult to simply deny any zone transfer requests. You have to configure your DNS server to either allow or deny transfer requests and its really not that hard (unless 2-3 lines of configuration is an overwhelming task for Sierra's network admins).
Ouch, I think that site just caused a brainsplosion from which I'll never recover. Somebody please mod that out before we all turn into blabbering idiots for just looking at the ineffable inanity that is the time cube.