Yup, tcp,ip fingerprinting for OS detection, and banner for which server. You can verify this by messing around with tcpdump/netcat and getting them to determine the OS/server on your ip.
However, I don't think they use polling for uptime. A reboot would only last 60 secs, and they poll very infrequently (sub-daily). All reboots would thus remain undetected. A second piece of evidence for this is the fact that they've been monitoring my host (www.var.cx aka ion.var.cx) for only 5 days, yet know it's uptime is 36 days.
Hmm, I just noticed they failed to detect the OS (linux). Guess my isp's up to some funny stuff again...
On a slightly related note, does anybody know how netcraft determines uptime? I'd think it was tcp sequence numbers or something, since I can't find anything interesting in my http headers... Or are they sending some http request I haven't thought of.... Anybody?
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I'm not sure how about what you can with IE and some nasty activeX, but netscape definately doesn't do this. It can, if you set all it's preferences to do this, give your email address as the password for anon-ftp, but there's a checkbox in the prefs to turn this on/off. Of course, if you aren't using outlook/netscape mail (wich you shouldn't be:-) ), there's no reason to give the programs your email addy, and your quite safe....
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Because your browser doesn't give a site your email address. At least, I sincerely hope for your sake yours doesn't...
NT is definately not a microkernel. The devel started as a microkernel, but it didn't end up as one.. I wouldn't know about win2000, but I assume if it was a microkernel we'd have heard some more discussion on the topic by now...
There is a difference between a microkernel and a modular kernel... I don't know if microkernels are unfeasible, but there are no major OS's atm that have them. (No, NT is _not_ a microkernel).
If this option (yes, it will be an _option_) get's used enough, it might be thouroughly entertaining... As you can't run infected apps anymore, only script virusses will work... Maybe there is a future for that.bat virus from '90 (or something near that) I have here...
The idea of open source is not that everybody reads all sourcecode they run. The idea is everybody (that can) looks at some source they use once in a while (usually when fixing/improving something), and then would notice if something was wrong. While the percentage of users doing this has certainly dropped with linux/BSD's new-found popularity, there are still enough capable people out there who do this.
I've really had it with all this 'domain names are a public resource' shit, they are not. It's not like there's one namespace where domainnames go. The full identification for a domain name technically would have to include which rootservers you are using, so domainnames are a service offered by the owner of those. (Of course, they could still 'sell' them if they wanted).
But there is _not_ only one DNS namespace, DNS entries are not public resources.
I don't know what the idea behind it all is in the USA, but here in europe the idea is generally to make it impossible to prove you voted for someone. Thatway, you cannot be bribed/coerced into voting for someone you don't want to vote for. Of course, when you have mail-in ballots, that idea's out of the window anyway...
I think pgp only supports up to 2048 bits keys, 2^2048 seems a bit too much...
The 2048 bit encryption is for the asymetric (public/private) keypair. I haven't seen any software supporting more than 512bits for symmetric encryption... (See the sci.crypt faq for more info.)
Not necessary at all. Since there aren't infinite monkeys in nature, we can assume this is about hypothetical monkeys. And it's perfectly possible that All, or All - n of these monkeys have the ability to play the game perfectly. (IE, they've calculated all possibilities recursively from the opening position). It is then quite that K only wins a finite number of matches.
Hmm, if K wins a finite number of matches, he won't win any. If he wins n, his chances of winning are n/infinity (you know, infinity, the really big numbery thingy), in other words, zero. (or undef, if you're that kind of person). So, he can't win any matches because his chance of winning is zero.
Doesn't work if you're one of those people who choose to fsck up half the files from the rpm, because you think you can make it work better. (And often can..)
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That's just a way to display it easily for those puny humans. An ip is a number between 0 and 4294967296 (inclusive)
Yes. But your chances of getting your changes merged are small. :-). Actually, it might just be non-Free...
Nope, I don't run systat... I'm not _that_ stupid... :-)
Yup, tcp,ip fingerprinting for OS detection, and banner for which server. You can verify this by messing around with tcpdump/netcat and getting them to determine the OS/server on your ip.
However, I don't think they use polling for uptime. A reboot would only last 60 secs, and they poll very infrequently (sub-daily). All reboots would thus remain undetected. A second piece of evidence for this is the fact that they've been monitoring my host (www.var.cx aka ion.var.cx) for only 5 days, yet know it's uptime is 36 days.
Hmm, I just noticed they failed to detect the OS (linux). Guess my isp's up to some funny stuff again...
On a slightly related note, does anybody know how netcraft determines uptime? I'd think it was tcp sequence numbers or something, since I can't find anything interesting in my http headers... Or are they sending some http request I haven't thought of.... Anybody?
I'm not sure how about what you can with IE and some nasty activeX, but netscape definately doesn't do this. It can, if you set all it's preferences to do this, give your email address as the password for anon-ftp, but there's a checkbox in the prefs to turn this on/off. Of course, if you aren't using outlook/netscape mail (wich you shouldn't be :-) ), there's no reason to give the programs your email addy, and your quite safe....
Because your browser doesn't give a site your email address. At least, I sincerely hope for your sake yours doesn't...
Micro is a structural choice, not a description of size..
NT is definately not a microkernel. The devel started as a microkernel, but it didn't end up as one.. I wouldn't know about win2000, but I assume if it was a microkernel we'd have heard some more discussion on the topic by now...
There is a difference between a microkernel and a modular kernel... I don't know if microkernels are unfeasible, but there are no major OS's atm that have them. (No, NT is _not_ a microkernel).
where can I download the diff from their previous child to this one?
If this option (yes, it will be an _option_) get's used enough, it might be thouroughly entertaining... As you can't run infected apps anymore, only script virusses will work... Maybe there is a future for that .bat virus from '90 (or something near that) I have here...
The idea of open source is not that everybody reads all sourcecode they run. The idea is everybody (that can) looks at some source they use once in a while (usually when fixing/improving something), and then would notice if something was wrong. While the percentage of users doing this has certainly dropped with linux/BSD's new-found popularity, there are still enough capable people out there who do this.
you do _not_ need a copy of windows to run wine. You _can_ use your windows install, but you don't have to.
I think I read somewhere that there's enough ipv6 address for every atom in the earths crust...
Don't feel like doing the math right now, you'll have to check it yourself...
I've really had it with all this 'domain names are a public resource' shit, they are not. It's not like there's one namespace where domainnames go. The full identification for a domain name technically would have to include which rootservers you are using, so domainnames are a service offered by the owner of those. (Of course, they could still 'sell' them if they wanted).
But there is _not_ only one DNS namespace, DNS entries are not public resources.
you'd have to force people discard the receipts before they can show it to anybody. Then it'd work yes...
I don't know what the idea behind it all is in the USA, but here in europe the idea is generally to make it impossible to prove you voted for someone. Thatway, you cannot be bribed/coerced into voting for someone you don't want to vote for. Of course, when you have mail-in ballots, that idea's out of the window anyway...
Without the images. And the google cache will expire in time...
Not necessary at all. Since there aren't infinite monkeys in nature, we can assume this is about hypothetical monkeys. And it's perfectly possible that All, or All - n of these monkeys have the ability to play the game perfectly. (IE, they've calculated all possibilities recursively from the opening position). It is then quite that K only wins a finite number of matches.
Hmm, if K wins a finite number of matches, he won't win any. If he wins n, his chances of winning are n/infinity (you know, infinity, the really big numbery thingy), in other words, zero. (or undef, if you're that kind of person). So, he can't win any matches because his chance of winning is zero.
Yes, gpl-ing software does not limit the authors rights in any way. (except the right to sue people who copy your software :-) ).
Doesn't work if you're one of those people who choose to fsck up half the files from the rpm, because you think you can make it work better. (And often can..)