Yup. I was one of the early adopters of the A5000. Pile of donkey doo. I had an entire team of Sun engineers out after escalating up to the VP level trying to get my setup working reliably. Not to mention that they won't even fit in a normal sized rack without taking the side panels off, and they are about a mile long (makes it a PAIN to use in a caged datacenter environment - you can't get around the equipment.)
Ahhh! NO!!! Do NOT NOT NOT put everything on one circuit. First, computers with switching power supplies (almost 100% are) are NON-linear in power usage. They draw LARGE spikes of current sporadically. Second, if you blow a circuit, EVERYTHING YOU HAVE goes down. BAD BAD BAD! Third, if you run dual power supplies on your equipment, a power problem / spike on the circuit will affect both power supplies, not even counting that 50% of the benefit of dual power supplies is so that you have power redundancy.
As others have statued, make sure you have a true "online" ups, but ALSO make sure that you don't run over 50% power utilization on the UPS either due to the non-linear nature of switching power supplies.
Of course the BEST power stability solution is to use all 48VDC equipment like Telco's do. When was the last time your phone went down due to telco hardware failure? Note that most Major hardware vendors have 48VDC versions of their equipment (Sun, Cisco, etc.)
If you can't handle technical criticism, you shouldn't be writing a book. If you can't GIVE good constructive criticism, you shouldn't be EDITING a book either. ORA normally does peer reviews to catch this stuff. Possibly they gave this book to the wrong peers to review? Maybe the editor didn't have time to do a good job? Who knows... To bad though, T1's can be a bear to troubleshoot, especially when you are dealing with the typical telco who ALWAYS claims that it's your hardware problem... Even when it's not.
You know, looking at your pro-spam postings, it's clear that you are a spammer, work for a spammer, are supported by a spammer, have sexual relations with a spammer, or something to that effect. Either that or you are a pathetic troll.
Well, etracks IS stupid as hell. They continue to try and spam me even though I reject all connections from them with a "550 Fuck off and die" SMTP error. You would THINK that they would understand that I don't want email from them...
Except that your analogy fails. Public school teachers have to put up with MASSIVE amounts of bullshit just to teach. They also are forced to put in large amounts of unpaid overtime (typically called ajunct duties - things like supervising dances, clubs, etc.) That said, the good teachers are at public schools because they DO make more, but are also forced to teach according to fucked up regulations that private schools don't need to. It's the administrators (and larger class sizes) that have fucked up our schools - NOT the teachers (there are exceptions of course...)
So does this make Win boot completely in text mode for remote management? I thought not. There have been alternative shells for YEARS. I was even using alternatives back in the Windows 3.1 days. What this doesn't do is allow Windows to have a text-based system for configuration / management. That you will never have as it is completly against MS's design phylosophy.
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Look, there IS another option.
Without knowing the details of what GPLe'd application is involved, it's hard to give good advise, but you may be able to talk to the authors of the code to re-issue the code under an additional license. Maybe the authors would be willing to release the code under the BSD, LGPL, apache, or other license in exchange for a few bucks...
Of course if this is really old GPL with hundreds of authors this becomes difficult. You would need approval from all the contributers.
sending a warning to the admin does NOTHING. This is why we blackhole all of china. China will have to get things cleaned up if they want this policy reversed. Other countries are in the same boat (china is just making the most noise...)
I don't block people, I block SERVERS. Yeah, alot of the spam originates from the US since most US companies have secured their servers. Since I have not received ONE valid email from chinese servers, I block ALL of them (by IP, not name.) I also block Japan, Korea, India, etc. Ditto with Europe.
There is NO excuse for running open relays. None. If you can't secure it, you shouldn't be running it. Frankly, It would be nice to create laws banning open relays, proxies, etc. as WELL as spam.
What may end up happening is people accept mail from local servers automatically (servers covered by local laws), and challenge all non-local mail (the whitelist - respond with password to be let through if you never emailed me before / TDMA like.)
In a world-wide internet, laws can't be 100% effective, but they can help.
The problem isn't technological, it's social. This is why laws are needed.
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Um, The FCC places limits on power for the unlicensed 2.4M band. Frankly, you don't need more power, just (highly) directional antennas and repeaters.
Heaven forbid that Red Hat Liux users would want to upgrade any of their software. They may destabilize the whole operating system! This would make RH look bad.
Yes, your argument IS that stupid. If I want to upgrade my Palm, Tivo, PC, Mac, Dishwasher, toilet, install Dr. Sholls insoles in my goddamn shoes, it my right. If my feet smell, it's MY problem, and Nike shouldn't care!!! It doesn't make Nike look bad...
Once I buy a product, it's mine. If I upgrade it and fuck it up, it's my fault. If the mfr. gets pissy, then it's time to find a new product.
Richard Morrell is not the god of all firewall products. Maybe I know what I need in a firewall better than he does. Maybe MY business needs exceed the artificial limitations that his product has. Maybe I want to add IDS capability - THAT certainly belongs in a firewall. Maybe transparent filtering proxy. That belongs there too. Maybe better NAT support. Whatever.
Look where Linux would be if Linus refused to incorporate patches written by others, and didn't release source. Hmm. Probably a pile of crap. It's one thing to be strong willed, and another to be an arrogant asshole.
Yes, adding some services random service like samba, etc. isn't very smart, but forewarn the user. Educate. Do NOT put artificial restrictions and limitations in the product, as that reduces the utility greatly.
Except one flaw in your logic. The ARTIST is getting screwed. They are NOT getting more money. The people really makeing the bucks are the labels and RIAA.
Best Buy, Walmart, and Target got into trouble selling discounted CD's. The record companies got pissed, as they want prices to stay high. In retaliation, they withheld co-marketing dollars which is a big deal to stores. That's the money that helps pay for advertising, instore signage, display cases, etc. BB sued. I don't recall the outcome, but BB won one part, but may have been overturned in a later appeal. Anyone know? I believe this was what caused prices to drop from the $19 to $14, but it doesn't surprise me that they are raising prices again.
You don't/dev/null it, you "550" error it during the connection attempt before the body of the email is sent. This requires the sender to "eat it", and saves you bandwidth.
The problem is that DC does NOT CARE if the source list is clean. DC customers with money (like amazon) will use it to spam. Bottom line is that I blackhole the netblock of all relays that send me unsolicited email. If a legit company decides to use DC's system to contact me, they won't get through. Oh well, no skin off my nose. This type of system won't be used for any critical communications such as order confirmation, customer support, etc. It will only be used for newsletter / marketing type stuff - nothing I NEED.
Well, if you are a GOOD list admin, you will run a VERP like system, or include a tag that tells people what email address you used to send the message, and the problem is a non-issue.
Well, if you bounce spam back by redirecting, here's what happens. First, you use twice the bandwidth, as you are sending out everything you receive instead of a simple error code. Second, since the spam probably came from an open relay, it will just resend the same spam back to you AGAIN.
Best thing is just to blacklist the sender at the MTA level.
Amazon got into my MTA reject file because some idiot signed be up to get notified on anything to do with "Buffy, the vampire bitch". No amount of emails or phone calls to support would stop it. Screw them. I still get connection attempts from them. Apparently their lame-ass spaminator software doesn't remove bad email addresses after getting "550" error codes.
So have you found sites that actually use auto-popup's for any legit purpose? I haven't. So far I have not found a single site where auto popup's are needed.
No. Sun is selling HARDWARE. Sun has been resisting Linux because Linux allows you to use just about ANY hardware. Solaris only runs on Sparc (Yes, I Do know about Solaris x86. It's such a pile of crap that nobody uses it, therefore it might as well not exist.) Sun is worried that if all their software partners ported to Linux that they would lose sales. They are right to be worried.
BTW, I DO like sun hardware, but depending on the needs of the application, I run various OS's on various hardware. If all the software that is Sun only would run on Linux, this would reduce the need for sun hardware quite a bit.
BTW, Solaris is for the most part free. They do require you to buy a copy of the media for something like $90 (which I did, for both sparc and x86) but you can install it on as many systems as you like.
Solaris is better that Linux for some tasks, but not many. Linux is pretty rock solid and has pretty decent performance. Don't forget the BSD's either, which seem to make better firewalls, proxies, etc. due to network performance and other issues.
Speaking of AOL, my father in law has it. Whenever I send him new baby pics, f-ing AOL zips them. Now he has a zip file and can't figure out what to do with it. Trying to walk him through installing winzip is non-trivial.
"becoming" the way? What rock have you been hiding under? RPM's have been around for YEARS, and are used by most people for years as well. THere have been graphical installers for rpm since, what RH 6.0? Source compilation for common apps isn't needed by most people, and hasn't for a long time. rpmfind.net is your friend.
What IS a major problem in Linux is library dependancy hell. As an example: try installing the latest "unstable" Galeon on RH 7.2. Good luck. I'm not sure what the solution is here, but the APT system can usually handle dependancies MUCH better in an automated way.
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Of course a few extra dots with a sharpie marker fixes that...
Yup. I was one of the early adopters of the A5000. Pile of donkey doo. I had an entire team of Sun engineers out after escalating up to the VP level trying to get my setup working reliably. Not to mention that they won't even fit in a normal sized rack without taking the side panels off, and they are about a mile long (makes it a PAIN to use in a caged datacenter environment - you can't get around the equipment.)
Ahhh! NO!!! Do NOT NOT NOT put everything on one circuit. First, computers with switching power supplies (almost 100% are) are NON-linear in power usage. They draw LARGE spikes of current sporadically. Second, if you blow a circuit, EVERYTHING YOU HAVE goes down. BAD BAD BAD! Third, if you run dual power supplies on your equipment, a power problem / spike on the circuit will affect both power supplies, not even counting that 50% of the benefit of dual power supplies is so that you have power redundancy.
As others have statued, make sure you have a true "online" ups, but ALSO make sure that you don't run over 50% power utilization on the UPS either due to the non-linear nature of switching power supplies.
Of course the BEST power stability solution is to use all 48VDC equipment like Telco's do. When was the last time your phone went down due to telco hardware failure? Note that most Major hardware vendors have 48VDC versions of their equipment (Sun, Cisco, etc.)
If you can't handle technical criticism, you shouldn't be writing a book. If you can't GIVE good constructive criticism, you shouldn't be EDITING a book either. ORA normally does peer reviews to catch this stuff. Possibly they gave this book to the wrong peers to review? Maybe the editor didn't have time to do a good job? Who knows... To bad though, T1's can be a bear to troubleshoot, especially when you are dealing with the typical telco who ALWAYS claims that it's your hardware problem... Even when it's not.
You know, looking at your pro-spam postings, it's clear that you are a spammer, work for a spammer, are supported by a spammer, have sexual relations with a spammer, or something to that effect. Either that or you are a pathetic troll.
Just wait until 50% of the business start spamming and you get a few million spams a day. Will it STILL be "not a big deal?"
Really, this "just hit delete" ignorant attitude is getting old.
I just say "hang on a sec" and put them on endless hold. They get the message. If you waste my time, I'll make sure I waste yours.
Well, etracks IS stupid as hell. They continue to try and spam me even though I reject all connections from them with a "550 Fuck off and die" SMTP error. You would THINK that they would understand that I don't want email from them...
Except that your analogy fails. Public school teachers have to put up with MASSIVE amounts of bullshit just to teach. They also are forced to put in large amounts of unpaid overtime (typically called ajunct duties - things like supervising dances, clubs, etc.) That said, the good teachers are at public schools because they DO make more, but are also forced to teach according to fucked up regulations that private schools don't need to. It's the administrators (and larger class sizes) that have fucked up our schools - NOT the teachers (there are exceptions of course...)
So does this make Win boot completely in text mode for remote management? I thought not. There have been alternative shells for YEARS. I was even using alternatives back in the Windows 3.1 days. What this doesn't do is allow Windows to have a text-based system for configuration / management. That you will never have as it is completly against MS's design phylosophy.
Look, there IS another option.
Without knowing the details of what GPLe'd application is involved, it's hard to give good advise, but you may be able to talk to the authors of the code to re-issue the code under an additional license. Maybe the authors would be willing to release the code under the BSD, LGPL, apache, or other license in exchange for a few bucks...
Of course if this is really old GPL with hundreds of authors this becomes difficult. You would need approval from all the contributers.
sending a warning to the admin does NOTHING. This is why we blackhole all of china. China will have to get things cleaned up if they want this policy reversed. Other countries are in the same boat (china is just making the most noise...)
I don't block people, I block SERVERS. Yeah, alot of the spam originates from the US since most US companies have secured their servers. Since I have not received ONE valid email from chinese servers, I block ALL of them (by IP, not name.) I also block Japan, Korea, India, etc. Ditto with Europe.
There is NO excuse for running open relays. None. If you can't secure it, you shouldn't be running it. Frankly, It would be nice to create laws banning open relays, proxies, etc. as WELL as spam.
What may end up happening is people accept mail from local servers automatically (servers covered by local laws), and challenge all non-local mail (the whitelist - respond with password to be let through if you never emailed me before / TDMA like.)
In a world-wide internet, laws can't be 100% effective, but they can help.
The problem isn't technological, it's social. This is why laws are needed.
Um, The FCC places limits on power for the unlicensed 2.4M band. Frankly, you don't need more power, just (highly) directional antennas and repeaters.
Heaven forbid that Red Hat Liux users would want to upgrade any of their software. They may destabilize the whole operating system! This would make RH look bad.
Yes, your argument IS that stupid. If I want to upgrade my Palm, Tivo, PC, Mac, Dishwasher, toilet, install Dr. Sholls insoles in my goddamn shoes, it my right. If my feet smell, it's MY problem, and Nike shouldn't care!!! It doesn't make Nike look bad...
Once I buy a product, it's mine. If I upgrade it and fuck it up, it's my fault. If the mfr. gets pissy, then it's time to find a new product.
Richard Morrell is not the god of all firewall products. Maybe I know what I need in a firewall better than he does. Maybe MY business needs exceed the artificial limitations that his product has. Maybe I want to add IDS capability - THAT certainly belongs in a firewall. Maybe transparent filtering proxy. That belongs there too. Maybe better NAT support. Whatever.
Look where Linux would be if Linus refused to incorporate patches written by others, and didn't release source. Hmm. Probably a pile of crap. It's one thing to be strong willed, and another to be an arrogant asshole.
Yes, adding some services random service like samba, etc. isn't very smart, but forewarn the user. Educate. Do NOT put artificial restrictions and limitations in the product, as that reduces the utility greatly.
Except one flaw in your logic. The ARTIST is getting screwed. They are NOT getting more money. The people really makeing the bucks are the labels and RIAA.
Best Buy, Walmart, and Target got into trouble selling discounted CD's. The record companies got pissed, as they want prices to stay high. In retaliation, they withheld co-marketing dollars which is a big deal to stores. That's the money that helps pay for advertising, instore signage, display cases, etc. BB sued. I don't recall the outcome, but BB won one part, but may have been overturned in a later appeal. Anyone know? I believe this was what caused prices to drop from the $19 to $14, but it doesn't surprise me that they are raising prices again.
You don't /dev/null it, you "550" error it during the connection attempt before the body of the email is sent. This requires the sender to "eat it", and saves you bandwidth.
The problem is that DC does NOT CARE if the source list is clean. DC customers with money (like amazon) will use it to spam. Bottom line is that I blackhole the netblock of all relays that send me unsolicited email. If a legit company decides to use DC's system to contact me, they won't get through. Oh well, no skin off my nose. This type of system won't be used for any critical communications such as order confirmation, customer support, etc. It will only be used for newsletter / marketing type stuff - nothing I NEED.
Well, if you are a GOOD list admin, you will run a VERP like system, or include a tag that tells people what email address you used to send the message, and the problem is a non-issue.
Well, if you bounce spam back by redirecting, here's what happens. First, you use twice the bandwidth, as you are sending out everything you receive instead of a simple error code. Second, since the spam probably came from an open relay, it will just resend the same spam back to you AGAIN.
Best thing is just to blacklist the sender at the MTA level.
Amazon got into my MTA reject file because some idiot signed be up to get notified on anything to do with "Buffy, the vampire bitch". No amount of emails or phone calls to support would stop it. Screw them. I still get connection attempts from them. Apparently their lame-ass spaminator software doesn't remove bad email addresses after getting "550" error codes.
So have you found sites that actually use auto-popup's for any legit purpose? I haven't. So far I have not found a single site where auto popup's are needed.
No. Sun is selling HARDWARE. Sun has been resisting Linux because Linux allows you to use just about ANY hardware. Solaris only runs on Sparc (Yes, I Do know about Solaris x86. It's such a pile of crap that nobody uses it, therefore it might as well not exist.) Sun is worried that if all their software partners ported to Linux that they would lose sales. They are right to be worried.
BTW, I DO like sun hardware, but depending on the needs of the application, I run various OS's on various hardware. If all the software that is Sun only would run on Linux, this would reduce the need for sun hardware quite a bit.
BTW, Solaris is for the most part free. They do require you to buy a copy of the media for something like $90 (which I did, for both sparc and x86) but you can install it on as many systems as you like.
Solaris is better that Linux for some tasks, but not many. Linux is pretty rock solid and has pretty decent performance. Don't forget the BSD's either, which seem to make better firewalls, proxies, etc. due to network performance and other issues.
Speaking of AOL, my father in law has it. Whenever I send him new baby pics, f-ing AOL zips them. Now he has a zip file and can't figure out what to do with it. Trying to walk him through installing winzip is non-trivial.
"becoming" the way? What rock have you been hiding under? RPM's have been around for YEARS, and are used by most people for years as well. THere have been graphical installers for rpm since, what RH 6.0? Source compilation for common apps isn't needed by most people, and hasn't for a long time. rpmfind.net is your friend.
What IS a major problem in Linux is library dependancy hell. As an example: try installing the latest "unstable" Galeon on RH 7.2. Good luck. I'm not sure what the solution is here, but the APT system can usually handle dependancies MUCH better in an automated way.