My site runs apache 2.0.x, and port80software.com's app correctly shows this... BUT in a BIG GREEN advertisement box below this information I see:
Note:
No matter what the above results show, this company may be running Microsoft IIS and protecting its Web server identity with ServerMask.
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I'm sure that that my site's information wasn't even added to the stats when I submitted it...
And with their graphs showing Microsoft IIS at 53.8% and Apache at 15.4% ??? you really have to wonder about their morals, scruples or their methodology. Sigh...
I am stuck out in the woods with no hope for DSL, with cable-modem connectivity 1-2 months out.:-(
I am currently using my _OLD_ 486 DX50 as my dial-on-demand (thank you pppd) firewall box for my local network at home. It is running a semi-old kernel - v2.4.18, a semi-recent iptables and a very new openssh.
It runs 100% of the time all the time. Hard to believe that this little box is still going!
If I hadn't recently taken it offline for testing of what I thought was a bad serial card, (turned out to be a bad EXTERNAL modem ), it would still be running from Sun Jul 28 19:39:08 EDT 2002 when the kernel was last updated.
It still remember when I was running OS/2 on it! LOL
I totally resent this and actually worry about my liability.
Do I now have to trademark my own email address or something and then include a disclaimer in my email saying "This email address is my trademark, you are not allowed to add me to your address book in any way"?
Regarding the liability issue you mention, you might consider gpg signing every message you send so that messages not gpg signed by you can be refuted and proven to not be actually FROM: you.
Btw, I also resent outlook-using people putting my email address in their address books.:(
IDG: How about just the idea of having an open source browser, the Opera Web browser for instance.! Is that beneficial to users or developers
Ummm, Opera may be the "fastest browser on earth" but it is news to me to find out that it is also OPEN SOURCE... Are either of these people (Marc or Matt) up on what is currently going on in the browser market??? Have either of these people ever even seen Opera?
And BTW, why are there so many exclamation points in that text? I am used to question marks thanks to documents converted from ms word to html, but exclamation marks are a new on to me..
http://www.teamware.net/Resource.phx/twoffice/in de x.htx
Not OSS, but since you said that non-OSS was OK I thouhgt I post it. Nice, Fast, very sharp-looking product. And it runs on a Linux server, with either windows clients, or a web interface. Too bad there is no Linux client though.
(I am in no way affiliated with them... Just evaluated their software a little while back)
I was a starband customer for about 1 year. I say "about" 1 year since just before my year contract was up, they forced an upgrade to their new and improved model-360 modem.
The service was "ok". I don't think I EVER got to their advertized up OR down speeds, but the service was OK. With the 1-2 SECOND latency, it was definitely NOT for gaming, nor was it all that good for remote ssh logins (my primary mission). Other than that, it was decent for 'surfing', especially with my local squid cache server.
Their forced 'upgrade' came with what I considered to be an unacceptable condition. The condition was that now, I could NOT use my little 486 Linux firewall to connect to the Internet any longer. I would have to use a machine running microsoft windows 98/nt/xp/2k, and load some of their proprietary software to talk to the USB-only connection to the satellite modem. In the past, I was able to remove the USB daughterboard from the model-180 modem, which activated the standard ethernet port which then interfaced quite well to my linux firewall.
I told them that forcing me to use an insecure, unstable, proprietary operating system to act as my primary connection to the Internet was unacceptable, and to cancel my contract.
I made sure to tell them exactly WHY I was cancelling, and asked the rep to relay my reasons to the people higher in the food chain at Starband.
Not sure how far it got, or if it made any difference, but I feel a little better knowing that I spoke my mind so they know exactly why I am no longer a customer.
YMMV (especially if using a microsoft box as your firewall is acceptable to you)
As previously stated, SquidGuard on top of Squid Cache is a probable good solution. SquidGuard is HIGHLY configurable for rule-sets, and Squid is a fantastic web-caching proxy server.
I have recently configured such a web-filtering beast at a private middle school that requires web filtering for students. I am VERY happy with the speed of Squid and the configurability of SquidGuard.
FYI, I simply created two lists "adult" and "student", and configured SquidGuard to pass ALL adult user requests on through unchecked, but check for and block 'bad stuff' when a student is making an attempt.
Client is happy, I am happy (and paid). Chalk another one up for censorship!
Kidding aside, this is a middle school and the children's Internet/computer access is monitored by staff/faculty members as well. Squid & SquidGuard are an added assitance. YMMV
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Followed by the ServerMask ad...
Sigh...
And with their graphs showing Microsoft IIS at 53.8% and Apache at 15.4% ??? you really have to wonder about their morals, scruples or their methodology. Sigh...
I am stuck out in the woods with no hope for DSL, with cable-modem connectivity 1-2 months out. :-(
I am currently using my _OLD_ 486 DX50 as my dial-on-demand (thank you pppd) firewall box for my local network at home. It is running a semi-old kernel - v2.4.18, a semi-recent iptables and a very new openssh.
It runs 100% of the time all the time. Hard to believe that this little box is still going!
If I hadn't recently taken it offline for testing of what I thought was a bad serial card, (turned out to be a bad EXTERNAL modem ), it would still be running from Sun Jul 28 19:39:08 EDT 2002 when the kernel was last updated.
It still remember when I was running OS/2 on it! LOL
Regarding the liability issue you mention, you might consider gpg signing every message you send so that messages not gpg signed by you can be refuted and proven to not be actually FROM: you.
Btw, I also resent outlook-using people putting my email address in their address books. :(
What if I live in Ca., but the company hosting my domain/email happens to reside in another state? eg: co-located server etc?
Ummm, Opera may be the "fastest browser on earth" but it is news to me to find out that it is also OPEN SOURCE... Are either of these people (Marc or Matt) up on what is currently going on in the browser market??? Have either of these people ever even seen Opera?
And BTW, why are there so many exclamation points in that text? I am used to question marks thanks to documents converted from ms word to html, but exclamation marks are a new on to me..
Take a look at Teamware Office:
n de x.htx
http://www.teamware.net/Resource.phx/twoffice/i
Not OSS, but since you said that non-OSS was OK I thouhgt I post it. Nice, Fast, very sharp-looking product. And it runs on a Linux server, with either windows clients, or a web interface. Too bad there is no Linux client though.
(I am in no way affiliated with them... Just evaluated their software a little while back)
I was a starband customer for about 1 year. I say "about" 1 year since just before my year contract was up, they forced an upgrade to their new and improved model-360 modem.
The service was "ok". I don't think I EVER got to their advertized up OR down speeds, but the service was OK. With the 1-2 SECOND latency, it was definitely NOT for gaming, nor was it all that good for remote ssh logins (my primary mission). Other than that, it was decent for 'surfing', especially with my local squid cache server.
Their forced 'upgrade' came with what I considered to be an unacceptable condition. The condition was that now, I could NOT use my little 486 Linux firewall to connect to the Internet any longer. I would have to use a machine running microsoft windows 98/nt/xp/2k, and load some of their proprietary software to talk to the USB-only connection to the satellite modem. In the past, I was able to remove the USB daughterboard from the model-180 modem, which activated the standard ethernet port which then interfaced quite well to my linux firewall.
I told them that forcing me to use an insecure, unstable, proprietary operating system to act as my primary connection to the Internet was unacceptable, and to cancel my contract.
I made sure to tell them exactly WHY I was cancelling, and asked the rep to relay my reasons to the people higher in the food chain at Starband.
Not sure how far it got, or if it made any difference, but I feel a little better knowing that I spoke my mind so they know exactly why I am no longer a customer.
YMMV (especially if using a microsoft box as your firewall is acceptable to you)
"Security is not a product, it is a process"
What are they going to do on February 28th, put a check in the box marked "Security" as if they are finished.
March rolls around and they go back to "Marketing" again?
No thank you...
Check out Teamware Office. They have a Linux Server version, but the clients are still win-only. Still a nice price and a very nice product.
Teamware Office for Linux for 25 users (#139263)
Price US$ 350.00
http://www.teamware.com
Single white male seeking Female Linux-Powered Humaniod Companion.
hey... It can get cold over her in New England during those long Winter nights!
I have recently configured such a web-filtering beast at a private middle school that requires web filtering for students. I am VERY happy with the speed of Squid and the configurability of SquidGuard.
FYI, I simply created two lists "adult" and "student", and configured SquidGuard to pass ALL adult user requests on through unchecked, but check for and block 'bad stuff' when a student is making an attempt.
Client is happy, I am happy (and paid). Chalk another one up for censorship!
Kidding aside, this is a middle school and the children's Internet/computer access is monitored by staff/faculty members as well. Squid & SquidGuard are an added assitance. YMMV
All your Hotmail are belong to us.
Now when are they going to put a chip in TV sets that automatically blocks commercials?
This would come in especially handy when recording shows. No more wasted tape to fast-forward through, more 'useful' information per tape, etc..
Keep your V-chip, but I'd pay extra for a C-chip...