You already have. That setting disables opening new windows onLoad or onUnload. onUnload is what's being used when you see new windows open as you close a different one.
He can also configure a mail server at Andover (or any of his friends' servers) to always accept mail from him and use it to relay his mail (hopefully spammers don't find out what that network is and do the same).
Not a problem. Just use SMTP AUTH. He'll can authenticate to his off-site server (at Andover or wherever) and will be able to send mail with no problem, yet any unauthorized person will not.
So once it goes up on the Debian mirrors as "stable", what happens the first time we apt-get update && apt-get upgrade? I assume (hope) that won't automatically dist-upgrade without warning.
Yes, I'm still using potato at home except for a few things I've upgraded myself. What can I say, I'm lazy.
I hate to be redundant here, but since I just finished posting this URL as a follow-up to another post I just read, I drop it here as well, as it will probably take anyone a while to find it otherwise. This page has all the gritty details of what he's got running:
JWZ has some interesting stuff written about this sort of thing. He's got Linux-based internet terminals at the club he runs in San Francisco. The information he's got on the web are for Linux systems, of course, but some of the basic concepts should be applicable to Windows-based game stations as well.
On the other hand, you'd be surprised at just how much spam is delivered to security@ I thought they'd be smart enough to avoid obvious admin addresses until I started seeing it come in.
The problem is when they step out of the box you gave them...
Exactly. As you say, the web designer gets control over the area within the browser window, but mouse pointers and scrollbars are outside of that area (even if they're only affected within the window in question). Messing with parts of the application (scrollbars) or OS (mouse pointer) itself is messing with my interface and they have no right to do it. Or rather, they can do it all they want, I'll either not visit their site or, if the site's content is compelling enough, simply disable their ability to do so.
(4) Opera, Mozilla, Galeon, Konq, Lynx, &c. will no longer be able to get you anywhere interesting on the web.
I think your definition of "interesting" differs greatly from mine. I get the most enjoyment out of reading web sites that would have nothing to do with this abomination. Therefore, I have trouble feeling terribly concerned about being denied access.
I feel the same way about web "designers" that use CSS to change my mouse pointer. Thankfully, Mozilla lets me override that with a couple lines in userContent.css. I'm also glad that, unlike IE, scrollbar colors/styles can't be changed in Mozilla (as far as I know... I have yet to see it).
Anyone have any ideas how they'll do this, by the way? The article states that Users don't have to download any software to set the process in motion.
ActiveX, most likely, which means that using Mozilla, I don't have to worry about it:)
I don't have a URL handy, but I seem to recall a couple years ago there was a web site that would let you select an IE toolbar theme from a list, click a button, and it would replace your standard browser toolbar. A friend of mine replaced his background bitmap with a picture of fish or something asinine like that.
If this is all they're doing, I'm surprised no one has thought of this before.
Opera reported over a million downloads of its Linux version, with strong interest from Asia and Eastern Europe.
"Of course I have a girlfriend. She lives in Canada, you wouldn't know her..."
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But to think that someone at home on the couch, watching a kewl iPod commercial on TV, says to themselves "Man. That iPod sure looks cool. Too bad I need a Mac to use it. Wait! I'll just buy one! Just to listen to 100's of hours of mp3s!" is a bit of a stretch.
Strange, but true. Really. My girlfriend works at an Apple store that's located in a really upscale mall and she's frankly amazed at the number of people who do exactly that.
Well your WLAN-enabled device has to tell your access point it's MAC-address, has is not?
Well yes, of course. But if that MAC address is not on the AP's allow list, how will they be allowed network access?
Forgive me if there is a simple answer to this, in preparation for the laptop I'm about to buy, I've just started looking into wireless networking and I'm not yet familiar with all the details involved.
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I know about WEP not being perfect, but it's better than nothing. In my case the short range is an advantage as well. The only people remotely close to my house are two neighbors and I know neither of them would attempt to connect to or sniff my network, mainly because of their complete lack of computer knowledge. Anyone wandering around with a laptop would be noticed pretty quickly.
MAC address filtering though... How can it be bypassed? (other than randomly guessing one of the addresses on the allow list, extremely unlikely as that is)
I used to feel the same way until I realized that encryption doesn't keep others from using your network; MAC address filtering does that. What encrytpion does is prevents anyone who happens by with a laptop from sniffing your traffic, including all your clear text POP3 and FTP passwords.
Needless to say, I have decided that 128 bit encryption is a must (along with MAC address filtering, of course). I'm glad I didn't buy my access point yet.
Many mail servers will reject connections directly from a dialup to port 25. MAPS provides their DUL (Dial-Up List) for just this purpose. It's a list of known dialup or otherwise dynamic IP address ranges, and it works similar to the RBL in that connecting addresses are checked against this list before being accepted.
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Edit | Preferences | Navigator | Tabbed Browsing. Under 'Open tabs instead of windows for' check 'Windows opened by the web page'.
I think that'll do it, but I don't know a page offhand to try it out on.
Try CTRL+Page Up and CTRL+Page Down. I think you'll be happy.
You already have. That setting disables opening new windows onLoad or onUnload. onUnload is what's being used when you see new windows open as you close a different one.
He can also configure a mail server at Andover (or any of his friends' servers) to always accept mail from him and use it to relay his mail (hopefully spammers don't find out what that network is and do the same).
Not a problem. Just use SMTP AUTH. He'll can authenticate to his off-site server (at Andover or wherever) and will be able to send mail with no problem, yet any unauthorized person will not.
They don't have to. Real laws enforce themselves.
So once it goes up on the Debian mirrors as "stable", what happens the first time we apt-get update && apt-get upgrade? I assume (hope) that won't automatically dist-upgrade without warning.
Yes, I'm still using potato at home except for a few things I've upgraded myself. What can I say, I'm lazy.
I hate to be redundant here, but since I just finished posting this URL as a follow-up to another post I just read, I drop it here as well, as it will probably take anyone a while to find it otherwise. This page has all the gritty details of what he's got running:
http://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/src/kiosk/
JWZ has some interesting stuff written about this sort of thing. He's got Linux-based internet terminals at the club he runs in San Francisco. The information he's got on the web are for Linux systems, of course, but some of the basic concepts should be applicable to Windows-based game stations as well.
http://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/src/kiosk/
Alt.* groups are also not archived by Google
Are you sure about that?
Where am I? Where's my car? Can you tell me how to get to the nearest dealer ...
It sounds like a dealer is about the last thing you need. You've probably spent too much money at one already, if you can't find your car or yourself.
"Hi, I'm in south central LA. Can you direct me to the nearest crack house?"
On the other hand, you'd be surprised at just how much spam is delivered to security@ I thought they'd be smart enough to avoid obvious admin addresses until I started seeing it come in.
Actually, we seem to agree.
The problem is when they step out of the box you gave them...
Exactly. As you say, the web designer gets control over the area within the browser window, but mouse pointers and scrollbars are outside of that area (even if they're only affected within the window in question). Messing with parts of the application (scrollbars) or OS (mouse pointer) itself is messing with my interface and they have no right to do it. Or rather, they can do it all they want, I'll either not visit their site or, if the site's content is compelling enough, simply disable their ability to do so.
(4) Opera, Mozilla, Galeon, Konq, Lynx, &c. will no longer be able to get you anywhere interesting on the web.
I think your definition of "interesting" differs greatly from mine. I get the most enjoyment out of reading web sites that would have nothing to do with this abomination. Therefore, I have trouble feeling terribly concerned about being denied access.
Mee too </aol>
I feel the same way about web "designers" that use CSS to change my mouse pointer. Thankfully, Mozilla lets me override that with a couple lines in userContent.css. I'm also glad that, unlike IE, scrollbar colors/styles can't be changed in Mozilla (as far as I know... I have yet to see it).
Anyone have any ideas how they'll do this, by the way? The article states that Users don't have to download any software to set the process in motion.
ActiveX, most likely, which means that using Mozilla, I don't have to worry about it :)
I don't have a URL handy, but I seem to recall a couple years ago there was a web site that would let you select an IE toolbar theme from a list, click a button, and it would replace your standard browser toolbar. A friend of mine replaced his background bitmap with a picture of fish or something asinine like that.
If this is all they're doing, I'm surprised no one has thought of this before.
Opera reported over a million downloads of its Linux version, with strong interest from Asia and Eastern Europe.
"Of course I have a girlfriend. She lives in Canada, you wouldn't know her..."
But to think that someone at home on the couch, watching a kewl iPod commercial on TV, says to themselves "Man. That iPod sure looks cool. Too bad I need a Mac to use it. Wait! I'll just buy one! Just to listen to 100's of hours of mp3s!" is a bit of a stretch.
Strange, but true. Really. My girlfriend works at an Apple store that's located in a really upscale mall and she's frankly amazed at the number of people who do exactly that.
*shrug More money than sense, I guess.
Eh, just turn the bills over to a bill collector, and let them "Deal" with it.
It's not that easy. The spammer can just dispute the charge with their credit card company. It's difficult to make a charge stick without a signature.
Beer wants to be free :)
Well your WLAN-enabled device has to tell your access point it's MAC-address, has is not?
Well yes, of course. But if that MAC address is not on the AP's allow list, how will they be allowed network access?
Forgive me if there is a simple answer to this, in preparation for the laptop I'm about to buy, I've just started looking into wireless networking and I'm not yet familiar with all the details involved.
I know about WEP not being perfect, but it's better than nothing. In my case the short range is an advantage as well. The only people remotely close to my house are two neighbors and I know neither of them would attempt to connect to or sniff my network, mainly because of their complete lack of computer knowledge. Anyone wandering around with a laptop would be noticed pretty quickly.
MAC address filtering though... How can it be bypassed? (other than randomly guessing one of the addresses on the allow list, extremely unlikely as that is)
I used to feel the same way until I realized that encryption doesn't keep others from using your network; MAC address filtering does that. What encrytpion does is prevents anyone who happens by with a laptop from sniffing your traffic, including all your clear text POP3 and FTP passwords.
And realize, there are lots of people going around looking for wireless networks to connect to.
Needless to say, I have decided that 128 bit encryption is a must (along with MAC address filtering, of course). I'm glad I didn't buy my access point yet.
Slashdot is just a discussion forum. It contributes no code...
You're right of course, they sure don't contribute open source code.
For what it's worth, I'll probably pitch in my $20 or so.
Many mail servers will reject connections directly from a dialup to port 25. MAPS provides their DUL (Dial-Up List) for just this purpose. It's a list of known dialup or otherwise dynamic IP address ranges, and it works similar to the RBL in that connecting addresses are checked against this list before being accepted.
Works great, thanks! :)