Hopefully the approval of the standard will reel in the multiple competing vendor solutions that have been out there. From Cisco's LEAP to TKIP (Aka WEP2), most still would not encrypt things like the MAC address or ESSID. For companies who are actually security-minded and wouldn't deploy wireless without a truely secure standard, this should be their open door to some real mobility.
Now if only I can convince my employer so I can use Trillian to get me through those boring meetings.:)
Ok - so I run a web forum as a hobby. I get some donations from members that help pay for it but mostly I foot the bill. Occasionally, I like to e-mail all of my subscribers about a cool event or cool new happening - so now I have to pay some amount that, even a fraction of a penny, would amount to almost a month of hosting charges.
For companies with web presences it makes sense. Even if you use the idea that your ISP would pay a lot of the charge, we all know most ISPs will gladly hike fees in response to it.
But I don't know what the answer IS. Sure - it seems cool, but there were days in college where I couldn't afford a stupid stamp, and especially wouldn't have paid a price for each e-mail I sent. It really seems like it's a purely revenue-generating scheme masquerading as a spam answer.
That the RIAA is spending millions or tens of millions or more of their "hard earned" money to combat piracy, but yet they see fit to increase the price of downloaded songs from iTunes, Napster, etc. At $.99 songs were a bargain, but why the hell would I go out to download an album that I can buy on a CD for the same price???
Are widely regarded as rugged, tough suits. However, I understand they lack many of the safeguards that their American counterparts have. Anyone know if this is true or my bad recollection? I saw a show on the Discovery channel some time ago that compared the Russian and American space programs. It spoke of how the American program uses multiple redundant systems, while the russians favor rugged, proven gear. It also spoke of how the russians bettered their space program by launching many rockets, knowing their failure rate would be high, but learning from those failures. In comparison the American program launched fewer and did lots of R&D between them.
Personally I would want to be on the rocket that had a lower percentage of failure and thus would want the American space suit, but perhaps I'm biased.;)
For any users of spamassassin's 2.x branch (2.63 is current as of this writing), we all know how dated its signatures are right now. When the 2.6 branch was first released, I got zero spam and 100% ham for the first few weeks. Now that 3.x is being integrated as an ASF and being apache-ized, updates have been slow and 3.x is still awaiting deployment.
Point being - I was darn surprised to see SA at the top of his charts.
Now - if only mimedefang would easily use another spam-checker....
For the rest of us, gnoppix is the best bet.
On a side note - what's the real benefit for gnoppix / knoppix outside of a kiosk or classroom environment?
I've been a loyal user of netaddress since '97 or so - I can't even remember, but it's been a long time. When they switched to a pay-only service (remember the "Always free!" moniker so many dot-bombs used back then?) I gladly paid to keep my address.
Now it seems every service but netaddress is expanding their size - funny, my renewal is up with them soon, and their tech support says that their 10MB for $50 a year is worth it because of the awesome tech support they give.
Do we really need awesome tech support on an e-mail account???
I've been a Trillian user since its inception. I donated via paypal to cerulean back in the day when you got a personal reply from their founders, and back before it was obligatory (to get the pro version). I use it for the same reason I use Linix, Open Office, and GIMP - because I'm not locked into a company's adware and (incorrectly or not) feel like I get more choice in how I use these apps.
Of course, if everyone gave the finger to all closed IM protocols and used Jabber, we'd never have these problems.
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Hopefully the approval of the standard will reel in the multiple competing vendor solutions that have been out there. From Cisco's LEAP to TKIP (Aka WEP2), most still would not encrypt things like the MAC address or ESSID. For companies who are actually security-minded and wouldn't deploy wireless without a truely secure standard, this should be their open door to some real mobility.
:)
Now if only I can convince my employer so I can use Trillian to get me through those boring meetings.
Yep - I did RTFA. Didn't understand the concept, but I now do thanks to your insightful replies. :)
Ok - so I run a web forum as a hobby. I get some donations from members that help pay for it but mostly I foot the bill. Occasionally, I like to e-mail all of my subscribers about a cool event or cool new happening - so now I have to pay some amount that, even a fraction of a penny, would amount to almost a month of hosting charges.
For companies with web presences it makes sense. Even if you use the idea that your ISP would pay a lot of the charge, we all know most ISPs will gladly hike fees in response to it.
But I don't know what the answer IS. Sure - it seems cool, but there were days in college where I couldn't afford a stupid stamp, and especially wouldn't have paid a price for each e-mail I sent. It really seems like it's a purely revenue-generating scheme masquerading as a spam answer.
That the RIAA is spending millions or tens of millions or more of their "hard earned" money to combat piracy, but yet they see fit to increase the price of downloaded songs from iTunes, Napster, etc. At $.99 songs were a bargain, but why the hell would I go out to download an album that I can buy on a CD for the same price???
Are widely regarded as rugged, tough suits. However, I understand they lack many of the safeguards that their American counterparts have. Anyone know if this is true or my bad recollection? I saw a show on the Discovery channel some time ago that compared the Russian and American space programs. It spoke of how the American program uses multiple redundant systems, while the russians favor rugged, proven gear. It also spoke of how the russians bettered their space program by launching many rockets, knowing their failure rate would be high, but learning from those failures. In comparison the American program launched fewer and did lots of R&D between them.
;)
Personally I would want to be on the rocket that had a lower percentage of failure and thus would want the American space suit, but perhaps I'm biased.
Instead of asking places to be spared, can we ask for places to be obliterated?
I won't say which places, of course. I'll be nice. (unless you ask nicely)
For any users of spamassassin's 2.x branch (2.63 is current as of this writing), we all know how dated its signatures are right now. When the 2.6 branch was first released, I got zero spam and 100% ham for the first few weeks. Now that 3.x is being integrated as an ASF and being apache-ized, updates have been slow and 3.x is still awaiting deployment.
Point being - I was darn surprised to see SA at the top of his charts.
Now - if only mimedefang would easily use another spam-checker....
I'll buy that for a dollar.
I've used gnoppix for the past few months in our teaching lab with great results. A perfect distro load each boot time.
For the rest of us, gnoppix is the best bet. On a side note - what's the real benefit for gnoppix / knoppix outside of a kiosk or classroom environment?
I've been a loyal user of netaddress since '97 or so - I can't even remember, but it's been a long time. When they switched to a pay-only service (remember the "Always free!" moniker so many dot-bombs used back then?) I gladly paid to keep my address.
Now it seems every service but netaddress is expanding their size - funny, my renewal is up with them soon, and their tech support says that their 10MB for $50 a year is worth it because of the awesome tech support they give.
Do we really need awesome tech support on an e-mail account???
I've been a Trillian user since its inception. I donated via paypal to cerulean back in the day when you got a personal reply from their founders, and back before it was obligatory (to get the pro version). I use it for the same reason I use Linix, Open Office, and GIMP - because I'm not locked into a company's adware and (incorrectly or not) feel like I get more choice in how I use these apps. Of course, if everyone gave the finger to all closed IM protocols and used Jabber, we'd never have these problems.