I've been a believer that we need more than one SMTP address. The username version should be limited to username@domain.local however, since you don't want to expose your usernames to the planet through email addresses. Then also have a first.last@domain.tld for Internet usage. If there are conflicts on the latter, I've been a fan of asking the user what they want.
Email addresses are somewhat personal, even if they're work/university email addresses.
I didn't like my email address at work, so I asked to change it. Standards, be damned!
Most frequently you're going to be talking to a repeater, so it depends somewhat on where you are in relation to the repeater. Having said that 5-10 watts is a lot of power compared to a cell phone.
Please people, tell your Washington representatives and senators that the term is stupid and sounds like it came from a 1980's GI Joe cartoon. Lets come up with something else other than using "cyber" and "warrior" to describe a technical, professional, information security job function.
The primary issue here is the ability for one person to send emails out to large distribtion lists. Exchange (and I'm sure others) have the ability to prevent average users from sending company wide or otherwise very large numbers of emails out. Let only certain people at certain roles in the company to send out company wide emails. Reply-All to a distribution list which you have no access won't get you very far...
Ed Skoudis (of http://www.CounterHack.net and other fame) had recently proposed at a SANS conference I went to that everyone should go with passphrases, rather than passwords. I have to agree. Why not remember "MyGoldenRetrieverIsUberCool" rather than "AB12CD!@%asd3asd"?
Either one requires you to know how to type, and a passphrase will more likely be albe to be typed without being a contortionist.
Do you realize what your saying has a direct comparison to the MS, Open Source battle? Its like saying:
Since Microsoft own's over 90% of the operating sytsem market let's give up. Its no use changing it.
Why develop FreeBSD, Linux or any other software at all? Who cares? Lets get over our little dream of changing the software landscape by providing key, stable and secure software and just follow Microsoft. It will be easier.
If it is wrong, work to change it. If enough people acknowledge the misuse it is bound to change. The English language evolves in this way, through the use of the words in language. How do you think hacker became to have the meaning it does today. I'm not sure of the real etymology of the word, but I'm sure it ended up being used incorrectly in some book or magazine and has been tainted ever since.
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I've been a believer that we need more than one SMTP address. The username version should be limited to username@domain.local however, since you don't want to expose your usernames to the planet through email addresses. Then also have a first.last@domain.tld for Internet usage. If there are conflicts on the latter, I've been a fan of asking the user what they want.
Email addresses are somewhat personal, even if they're work/university email addresses.
I didn't like my email address at work, so I asked to change it. Standards, be damned!
You might try to find a local ham radio club and ask what their experiences in the area are, and specifically where you're going to be hiking.
Most frequently you're going to be talking to a repeater, so it depends somewhat on where you are in relation to the repeater. Having said that 5-10 watts is a lot of power compared to a cell phone.
KA0ZRW - now in WA
Please people, tell your Washington representatives and senators that the term is stupid and sounds like it came from a 1980's GI Joe cartoon. Lets come up with something else other than using "cyber" and "warrior" to describe a technical, professional, information security job function.
The primary issue here is the ability for one person to send emails out to large distribtion lists. Exchange (and I'm sure others) have the ability to prevent average users from sending company wide or otherwise very large numbers of emails out. Let only certain people at certain roles in the company to send out company wide emails. Reply-All to a distribution list which you have no access won't get you very far...
Ed Skoudis (of http://www.CounterHack.net and other fame) had recently proposed at a SANS conference I went to that everyone should go with passphrases, rather than passwords. I have to agree. Why not remember "MyGoldenRetrieverIsUberCool" rather than "AB12CD!@%asd3asd"?
Either one requires you to know how to type, and a passphrase will more likely be albe to be typed without being a contortionist.
Do you realize what your saying has a direct comparison to the MS, Open Source battle? Its like saying:
Since Microsoft own's over 90% of the operating sytsem market let's give up. Its no use changing it.
Why develop FreeBSD, Linux or any other software at all? Who cares? Lets get over our little dream of changing the software landscape by providing key, stable and secure software and just follow Microsoft. It will be easier.
If it is wrong, work to change it. If enough people acknowledge the misuse it is bound to change. The English language evolves in this way, through the use of the words in language. How do you think hacker became to have the meaning it does today. I'm not sure of the real etymology of the word, but I'm sure it ended up being used incorrectly in some book or magazine and has been tainted ever since.
--Chris
Just trying to make a point...