The problem is that there really are still people out there who are using lists, such as SORBS, as absolute arbiters in what is, or is not, from a spam source.
Thankfully, this number is shrinking daily as they realize just how broken some of these lists have been as a matter of policy.
And before anyone starts to give me any guff about being soft on spam -
I've been known to nuke accounts, and not bother asking questions. I chased down the Empire Towers group and helped put an end to them. I spent 18 months cleaning up the -very- tarnished reputation of a now bought out web host almost 10 years ago, and have the scars to prove it. I hunted a spammer down and ratted him out to his own mother in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
The news regarding Ralsky had me drop a shot in celebration.
Believe me - I -detest- spam. At the same time, the methods utilized by SORBS were ineffective, and most legitimate hosts and providers stopped using them years ago.
Selective DNSRBL systems, as a practical method, WORK. Blocking residential cable from sending email? Hella good idea, for example. Blocking known dial-up ranges, as well. Blocking webhosts in an attempt to get their customer base to force them into canceling contracts that may cost the web host hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars? Nuh-uh.
When 'collateral damage' was useful, losses MIGHT have hit 10k. Now? Talking millions? Businesses will buy a new IP block and move the affected customers, and call it a day. Especially if they're blocked not because a customer has been an idiot, per se, but because the customer was hacked and used as a bot.
Actually, there are some Really, Really good reasons for certain individuals to be 'on-call'. However, the result of on-call actions should have the commensurate benefit of having additional time off to recover from those over night sessions.
If THAT happened more often, people would be far more willing to do on-call.
Hi. Welcome to San Antonio (Or Austin. Or Dallas. Or Houston...)
Our options are: TWC, MAYBE Grande Cable (if you're far enough into the sticks), DSL (if you're close enough) or UVerse (If they've passed your place).
So, umm, yeah.
Go fuck yourself. You live in pretty much the only major metro where you have a choice. Congrats. Want the other 295mil Americans to crowd into Seattle?
Anand has been around, reviewing hardware, for close to 10 years now. He is, rightfully so, considered an expert in hardware usage, performance tuning and over systems construction.
And you know that, how? Most transplant surgeries -start- in the mid-100k range. Where the hell do you get your 'data' that that sort of thing is "only" $10k?
Continuing, it is illegal in most states to not have auto insurance. If you are driving un-insured, you're an asshat and part of the problem.
Second, and more personally, my hospital bill from being run over by a pickup truck was over $30,000. I required 2 operations to put one of my legs back together, and spent 4 days in the trauma center. That's also not counting the post-release physical therapy and checkup appointments. Thanks to insurance, I was out my $500 deductible and a couple $10 copays, -total-.
3. I have a dental bill for $1200 that I'm responsible for all of $90 thanks to the piddling amount per month that I'm paying for Dental insurance.
In essence - you're either a complete tool and a moron, or you're 21 and still think you're indestructible.
Of course, there are all sorts of 'hosted' email products where you don't even have to look at Zimbra - you can pay someone else to worry about the server side headaches - and thousands of businesses are doing exactly that - IT should be about enabling companies to focus on their 'core' business, not about hacking a configuration file in order to get mail working properly for the new guy that is insisting on using his iPhone 3g v2...
If a business is using OSS to any reasonable extent, migrating from Linux to Windows, with the migration consisting of thousands of machines, they'll pay for developer time.
Migration costs for any enterprise of size are substantial.
I agree that the mom and pops, and really small (10mil/yr in gross revenue) businesses are likely not going to.
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The -smart- people are doing precisely that.
The problem is that there really are still people out there who are using lists, such as SORBS, as absolute arbiters in what is, or is not, from a spam source.
Thankfully, this number is shrinking daily as they realize just how broken some of these lists have been as a matter of policy.
And before anyone starts to give me any guff about being soft on spam -
I've been known to nuke accounts, and not bother asking questions. I chased down the Empire Towers group and helped put an end to them. I spent 18 months cleaning up the -very- tarnished reputation of a now bought out web host almost 10 years ago, and have the scars to prove it. I hunted a spammer down and ratted him out to his own mother in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
The news regarding Ralsky had me drop a shot in celebration.
Believe me - I -detest- spam. At the same time, the methods utilized by SORBS were ineffective, and most legitimate hosts and providers stopped using them years ago.
Selective DNSRBL systems, as a practical method, WORK. Blocking residential cable from sending email? Hella good idea, for example. Blocking known dial-up ranges, as well. Blocking webhosts in an attempt to get their customer base to force them into canceling contracts that may cost the web host hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars? Nuh-uh.
When 'collateral damage' was useful, losses MIGHT have hit 10k. Now? Talking millions? Businesses will buy a new IP block and move the affected customers, and call it a day. Especially if they're blocked not because a customer has been an idiot, per se, but because the customer was hacked and used as a bot.
So, yeah. Rock on with your bad selves.
"Such a shutdown could slow or disrupt anti-spam efforts for large numbers of mail hosts worldwide. "
You're kidding, right?
They have done more to give legitimate anti-spam efforts a black eye than ANY legislative attempts to 'solve' the problem ever could.
I -used- to believe that 'collateral damage' was a legitimate 'tactic' in the fight against spammers. I've grown up since then.
Actually, there are some Really, Really good reasons for certain individuals to be 'on-call'. However, the result of on-call actions should have the commensurate benefit of having additional time off to recover from those over night sessions.
If THAT happened more often, people would be far more willing to do on-call.
SRSLY.
Which is why the '12th' book will actually be books 12, 13 and 14.
Srsly.
Raph Koster of Ultima Online fame, for example.
I forget which MUD he was originally behind, tho... that was a good 15 years ago now. lol
Now, if only he weren't DEAD.
Hrmm, I don't see any sort of limits even in the fine print on my plan.
Narf.
DOCSIS 3.0 does pretty much -precisely- that, at a per home passed cost of between 20 and 100 (depending on the source you read).
So, umm, yeah. In this case, it actually DOES work that way.
Amazing.
Hi. Welcome to San Antonio (Or Austin. Or Dallas. Or Houston...)
Our options are: TWC, MAYBE Grande Cable (if you're far enough into the sticks), DSL (if you're close enough) or UVerse (If they've passed your place).
So, umm, yeah.
Go fuck yourself. You live in pretty much the only major metro where you have a choice. Congrats. Want the other 295mil Americans to crowd into Seattle?
Exactly.
Give me a rate at a nickle, or a dime, or hell, even a quarter a gig, and I'd be fine.
50GB/mo? At a quarter? $12.50.
Fuck, make it $.50/GB. $25/mo. Regardless - true metered would be 'acceptable'. Caps are nothing but money grubbing bullshit.
And yes. I'm drunk. Bite me.
Uuuh.
Get her name right, moron.
MEGAN Fox.
MEGAN.
"some geek"?
Anand has been around, reviewing hardware, for close to 10 years now. He is, rightfully so, considered an expert in hardware usage, performance tuning and over systems construction.
There are others out there with similar cachet.
He is far, FAR from just being "some geek".
That's because there are no 'sane' solutions to it.
Overpopulation really only has one solution. And we're too moral to actually consider it.
And I find that that's a good thing.
Sounds like you might have a malpractice case there.
Probably not worth pursing, but all the same...
And you know that, how?
Most transplant surgeries -start- in the mid-100k range. Where the hell do you get your 'data' that that sort of thing is "only" $10k?
Continuing, it is illegal in most states to not have auto insurance. If you are driving un-insured, you're an asshat and part of the problem.
Second, and more personally, my hospital bill from being run over by a pickup truck was over $30,000. I required 2 operations to put one of my legs back together, and spent 4 days in the trauma center. That's also not counting the post-release physical therapy and checkup appointments. Thanks to insurance, I was out my $500 deductible and a couple $10 copays, -total-.
3. I have a dental bill for $1200 that I'm responsible for all of $90 thanks to the piddling amount per month that I'm paying for Dental insurance.
In essence - you're either a complete tool and a moron, or you're 21 and still think you're indestructible.
In either event - you're an idiot.
Of course, there are all sorts of 'hosted' email products where you don't even have to look at Zimbra - you can pay someone else to worry about the server side headaches - and thousands of businesses are doing exactly that - IT should be about enabling companies to focus on their 'core' business, not about hacking a configuration file in order to get mail working properly for the new guy that is insisting on using his iPhone 3g v2...
Because it will hurt more, you twit!
Having grown up in Charles, I can pretty much guarantee we're talking Charles and Prince Georges Counties, MD in the above example.
If a business is using OSS to any reasonable extent, migrating from Linux to Windows, with the migration consisting of thousands of machines, they'll pay for developer time.
Migration costs for any enterprise of size are substantial.
I agree that the mom and pops, and really small (10mil/yr in gross revenue) businesses are likely not going to.
Wow.
That sounds frightfully familiar to what we had to do at Salisbury back in the mid-90's....
It's an MMO.
Shit like that is going to happen, and it seems that WAR has gone to the extreme in the other direction.
Throwing the bath out with the bathwater...
Nope, I survived it as well, and have doubled my salary since then.
Right now, I'm working on doing some of the above (the saving/investing being the primary one) as well as jettisoning debt related to my recent move.
It helps that I work for a company on solid financial footing, too :)
Where do you think the US GOT the idea from IN THE FIRST PLACE!?
It's the bullshit 'they do things better over there!' argument.
"some"
How about 1. unfortunately.
The 17th needs to go, and for much the same reason as the 18th. All its done is encourage criminal activity and limit freedom.