I've been busy lately and haven't had time for a detailed analysis. Can you tell me if the software with shiny stickers run any better than software with plain ole stickers? Can I backport the shiny stickers or do I still have to upgrade?
I think you've missed the aesthetic aspect entirely. It's a clothespin with a beacon. I think it makes you MUCH more attractive than a plain ol clothespin without a beacon.
I was amazed how bright that sucker is in my Plantronics 640 when it strobed as I walked through a dark hallway.
Upwards of 80% of our network traffic is mail. Of that, 70 - 80% of that is inbound spam, trojans and viruses. If we could eliminate them entirely from outside our network, we wouldn't require so much bandwidth and bandwidth is a major portion of our fixed operating costs. Office space is cheap compared to bandwidth.
Its not just the total number of received messages that affect cost. Delivery rate causes problems with network availability. Because of distributed attacks and mail bombs, we have to be able to scale well above our average consumption or risk losing connectivity. I don't mind losing a single service nearly as much as I mind losing a network.
You want a dollar figure? It depends on the incident. No two spams are exactly the same. Your figure of $1 per GB is misleading because it assumes that the traffic is distributed over a entire billing cycle. What happens if that 1GB is delivered over a period of 1 minute? Ever seen a clogged pipe?
We spend most of our time building the next generation of services to combat misuse of our resources so that our clients can get that occasional letter from Grandma.
Most of the bartering that I do involves non-profit organizations that have little that I would want.
These arrangements amount to "I really need your help, here's some shit that I don't use in trade" and this is followed by other useless offerings in return for more help.
When I do commercial work, I don't barter (or haven't yet). Perhaps if someone offered something of real value, I'd do it, but not before.
He's a great guy now because he came out from the NSA and didn't see his shadow. If he had seen it, he'd have gone back inside for six more weeks of winter.
"12-Cell battery with Subwoofer for incredible sound"
I guess so you can hear the batteries being sucked dry. Or maybe so they can scream with that last gasp of current. My batteries don't even have speakers.
And who pays for this scheme? With SPF, its just adding a domain record. If the receiving MTA wishes, 'dig domain.com txt'. The output is parsed and acted upon by local rules. The cost of implimentation is negligible and it is up to each domain holder to use or ignore SPF at smtp time. If they choose to not participate, they don't publish the txt record defining SPF.
With your method, you've defined an entire infrastructure that would at some point solicit fees for continued operation.
NAI believes these's peoples' use of the term "sniffer"
dialates their trademark.
Dialates? I think you mean "dilates" as in "embiggens"? So saying "sniffer" reinforces their trademark? I guess I should either stop promoting them or send them a bill. Unless of course, you mean "dilute".
When Verisgn does its job, you don't have to interact with them at all and you avoid the hassles and delays that cause other users to dump them. When things don't work, Verisign is nearly impossible to deal with.
I had to wait for 12 months to recover a domain that they kept losing fax authorization to modify. I had to wait for over two years for an expired domain to be released from the registry.
Neither of these domains were critical, so it was just a matter of convenience, but geez, why can't they just answer the phones and fix problems as they occur?
With postal as well as email, it is your responsibility to ensure that you have provided a change of address to all of your contacts.
When a account is suspended for non payment as was the case here, access credentials may be revoked, and just like a impounded vehicle, the user is responsible for recovery or forfeiture of property.
You do not own the mailbox. Until you set up your own mail server, you never will.
I have many thousands of accounts under my direct control. Occasionally, I discover a user who has not been billed for some time. When this occurs, I look to see if that user is still active. If they are, I begin collection procedures. If they agree to pay, I set a due date. If that date lapses with no payment, I suspend access until they pay or I get tired of calling and delete the account. After the account is deleted, all spooled mail is lost forever. I do not delete the mailbox immediately upon suspension because extenuating circumstances do occur. A user may have be ill or simply unavailable for contact at the time of my call. The vast majority however are deadbeats and I simply waste my time.
Unless by mutual agreement, I have no obligation to provide ANY service to a former client. New mail to closed accounts will begin bouncing until another user requests the same userid (it happens frequently). Once the userid has been reassigned, it is up to the new user (tenant) to provide disposition of all mail. I, like a landlord, do not browse the contents of the mailbox to verify proper delivery. For all I know, the next tenant is handling it for you.
She was finally billed for 16 months of service already received. She didn't pay. Yes, the ISP screwed up. Yes, I may have handled it differently. However, she could have avoided all of her troubles by simply paying the bill on time every month as she agreed to, when she opened the account. Her failure to notify the ISP of an error amounts to theft of services and should be handled as such.
Absolutely! You have no duty to them; they aren't your client. Pointing out their mistakes will just annoy them. If you waste your time showing them your discovery, they'll likely get the problem fixed by the current vendor and the vendor may make claims against you for criminal trespass or label you as a security threat using your own warning as proof that you snoop. At that point, all you've done is given free consulting time to your competition. Move on. Plenty more customers down the pike.
I wouldn't be surprised if they tried, but I did this over 10 years ago with 3/8" Lexan and parts from an AST 286 for a visible computer in a training lab. It's such an obvious use that I'm sure it was done before me as well.
BTW: FCC requirements only apply to assembled units, not parts.
We're an OpenSRS reseller and NetworkSolutions has begun sending our customers letters of renewal asking for a "discounted" rate of $25 per year. I have to tell my customers to not send any money.
It doesn't seem to matter which registrar you use.
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I agree.. the article clearly didn't shout "press release". I could tell by the lack of capital letters.
I've been busy lately and haven't had time for a detailed analysis. Can you tell me if the software with shiny stickers run any better than software with plain ole stickers? Can I backport the shiny stickers or do I still have to upgrade?
I think you've missed the aesthetic aspect entirely. It's a clothespin with a beacon. I think it makes you MUCH more attractive than a plain ol clothespin without a beacon.
I was amazed how bright that sucker is in my Plantronics 640 when it strobed as I walked through a dark hallway.
Upwards of 80% of our network traffic is mail. Of that, 70 - 80% of that is inbound spam, trojans and viruses. If we could eliminate them entirely from outside our network, we wouldn't require so much bandwidth and bandwidth is a major portion of our fixed operating costs. Office space is cheap compared to bandwidth.
Its not just the total number of received messages that affect cost. Delivery rate causes problems with network availability. Because of distributed attacks and mail bombs, we have to be able to scale well above our average consumption or risk losing connectivity. I don't mind losing a single service nearly as much as I mind losing a network.
You want a dollar figure? It depends on the incident. No two spams are exactly the same. Your figure of $1 per GB is misleading because it assumes that the traffic is distributed over a entire billing cycle. What happens if that 1GB is delivered over a period of 1 minute? Ever seen a clogged pipe?
We spend most of our time building the next generation of services to combat misuse of our resources so that our clients can get that occasional letter from Grandma.
Ok, Mr. Judgemental.
Most of the bartering that I do involves non-profit organizations that have little that I would want.
These arrangements amount to "I really need your help, here's some shit that I don't use in trade" and this is followed by other useless offerings in return for more help.
When I do commercial work, I don't barter (or haven't yet). Perhaps if someone offered something of real value, I'd do it, but not before.
usually only gets you more requests for free help.
The retailers do it too.
He's a great guy now because he came out from the NSA and didn't see his shadow. If he had seen it, he'd have gone back inside for six more weeks of winter.
Just ask Phil. I think he worked for the NSA.
"12-Cell battery with Subwoofer for incredible sound"
I guess so you can hear the batteries being sucked dry. Or maybe so they can scream with that last gasp of current. My batteries don't even have speakers.
Good point, thanks.
Interesting?
And who pays for this scheme? With SPF, its just adding a domain record. If the receiving MTA wishes, 'dig domain.com txt'. The output is parsed and acted upon by local rules. The cost of implimentation is negligible and it is up to each domain holder to use or ignore SPF at smtp time. If they choose to not participate, they don't publish the txt record defining SPF.
With your method, you've defined an entire infrastructure that would at some point solicit fees for continued operation.
I overclocked for two years on Ritalin.
I'm not sure that's legal in Kalifornia.
They can also answer if you are eligible for rehire. That tells a lot about the employee's relationship at the time of termination.
And in a colocation situation, I'd hold your equipment pending settlement.
When Verisgn does its job, you don't have to interact with them at all and you avoid the hassles and delays that cause other users to dump them. When things don't work, Verisign is nearly impossible to deal with.
I had to wait for 12 months to recover a domain that they kept losing fax authorization to modify. I had to wait for over two years for an expired domain to be released from the registry.
Neither of these domains were critical, so it was just a matter of convenience, but geez, why can't they just answer the phones and fix problems as they occur?
They suck.
He probably just wants to save research money for his patent application.
" These stinking isp's need to learn that this common carrier crap is way behind us. They are responsible for everything. Including my fat ass!"
Can I bill you by the pound?
With postal as well as email, it is your responsibility to ensure that you have provided a change of address to all of your contacts.
When a account is suspended for non payment as was the case here, access credentials may be revoked, and just like a impounded vehicle, the user is responsible for recovery or forfeiture of property.
You do not own the mailbox. Until you set up your own mail server, you never will.
I have many thousands of accounts under my direct control. Occasionally, I discover a user who has not been billed for some time. When this occurs, I look to see if that user is still active. If they are, I begin collection procedures. If they agree to pay, I set a due date. If that date lapses with no payment, I suspend access until they pay or I get tired of calling and delete the account. After the account is deleted, all spooled mail is lost forever. I do not delete the mailbox immediately upon suspension because extenuating circumstances do occur. A user may have be ill or simply unavailable for contact at the time of my call. The vast majority however are deadbeats and I simply waste my time.
Unless by mutual agreement, I have no obligation to provide ANY service to a former client. New mail to closed accounts will begin bouncing until another user requests the same userid (it happens frequently). Once the userid has been reassigned, it is up to the new user (tenant) to provide disposition of all mail. I, like a landlord, do not browse the contents of the mailbox to verify proper delivery. For all I know, the next tenant is handling it for you.
She was finally billed for 16 months of service already received. She didn't pay. Yes, the ISP screwed up. Yes, I may have handled it differently. However, she could have avoided all of her troubles by simply paying the bill on time every month as she agreed to, when she opened the account. Her failure to notify the ISP of an error amounts to theft of services and should be handled as such.
Absolutely! You have no duty to them; they aren't your client. Pointing out their mistakes will just annoy them. If you waste your time showing them your discovery, they'll likely get the problem fixed by the current vendor and the vendor may make claims against you for criminal trespass or label you as a security threat using your own warning as proof that you snoop. At that point, all you've done is given free consulting time to your competition. Move on. Plenty more customers down the pike.
I wouldn't be surprised if they tried, but I did this over 10 years ago with 3/8" Lexan and parts from an AST 286 for a visible computer in a training lab. It's such an obvious use that I'm sure it was done before me as well. BTW: FCC requirements only apply to assembled units, not parts.
I think it's PETAbyte, but you can only get that from vegetables.
Since I'm still mulling a career of not raising cattle, cotton or corn, I guess I could agree to not work at Intel for pocket money.
We're an OpenSRS reseller and NetworkSolutions has begun sending our customers letters of renewal asking for a "discounted" rate of $25 per year. I have to tell my customers to not send any money. It doesn't seem to matter which registrar you use.