Who says I don't? If you want to talk about Internet tradition, than you'll surely recognize the extremely common practice of having to use the SMTP of the provider you're connected to. I mean for Christ's sake, Sendmail is configured that way by default! Now if you want to talk about GUI e-mail clients, not mutt or pine, give me one example, one damned example of an e-mail client that acts as its own SMTP. Come on. Give me an example! You can't can you? I've been dealing with this spam problem for a very long time. The DUl is a damned good list. You should always use the SMTP server of the provider you're connected to, or POP-before-auth SMTP of another host if you have such a host at your command. Therefore no legit mail should ever EVER come from a host on the DUL.
Let's switch this a bit. Give me an example of when legit mail should come from a host that could be in the DUL. Let's say you want to use Pine on your Linux box to send me a message. Ok, no problem. Configure Sendmail to direct all non-local SMTP traffic to your ISP's SMTP server. problem solved. Too much hassle? You use you Linux laptop at different locations on differnet networks? Convince your ISP to utilize POP-before-auth. The only other solution is to use an SMTP server that accepts traffic from your current location. If we didn't use lists such as DUL, than how else would we filter out all the non-legit e-mail (spam) that comes from those neworks, like uu.net and popsite.net? Well, in short, we can't unless we filter by content of messages. Now if you want to rant about accidentally deleting legit mail... You're fighting the wrong battle. Join akt.comp.sendmail or read the sendmail FAQs. It's enlightening.
Sorry, but you're wrong. Do you think a bank robber can sue a bank who puts a dye pack in his bag of money to render the money useless? Do you think that people who put razor bars around their stereo equipment can be sued by the theif who loses a finger?
You used a very poor example. The H-card crackers aren't stealing anything as far as I'm concerned. They are listening to something that is braodcast to them. They aren't breaking into a bank or running over an ATM for its cash. You sending me data. If you don't want me to do anything with that data, don't send it to me!
Maybe you should read up on you PPC Linux history. LinuxPPC was out long before the developer reference releases. Yes that's right, the misconception about misceptions that your flaunting is incorrect. The early history of PPC Linuxes is pretty easy to follow. 1) MkLinux, made by Apple and since turned over to the community. Runs on older Nubus machines thanks to the Mach kernel. Also runs on newer models. Doesn't run the latest kernels. Requires the Mach to function at all. Therefore can not be called Linux as we classify it. 2) LinuxPPC. Came out when Mk was still at DR 2.1 (or maybe a wee bit earlier). Ran _real_ kernels. This was back in the Fall of '97. Check your history before you try to sway the tide of misconceptions with more misconceptions.
Get off their backs. Those guys do one hell of a good job! They support most of the PPC Linux developement projects! The donate hardware to people like BenH. They host the official PPC Linux Reference Project for all PPC Linux distros to base their distro off of (a common set of underlying components like glibc, etc...). They do a great job. There are others out there that make PPC Linux variants. YellowDog Linux is one of them. They make good stuff too. They just hired former Apple's Linux Technology Manager, Kevyn Shortell, to help them get ready for the 2.0 release of YDL. Back to LPPC, you can't knock them for what they do. Sure they may not have the fanciest name in the world. They were the first true Linux for PowerPC machines (we really can't call Mk a true Linux environment as much as I enjoy it on my old Macs). Since they were the first, I can fully understand why they would want to incorporate "PPC" into their distro name. LinuxPPC just makes sense. Linux for PPC. Until other competitors came along that also made PPC distros, it just made sense. You can't really knock them for their name or what they do.
All the documentaries I've seen said that even though Marconi was granted the patents before Tesla, they were revoked a few years after Tesla died because Tesla's work was prior art. He might not have actually built a radio in the sense that we know it, but he did show the theory and build actual equipment that could do just what it was supposed to: transmit electricity via the air.
The subject says it all. Not all FTP sites of major players allow passive FTP. Most do but not all. How will you explain to a user trying to download a firmware update for something that he has to go home to do it because your firewall won't let him out? That might work at a large company, but at a place where people pay for 'Net access like a University, that doesn't fly.
You should probably turn off each unused port. This could easily be done remotely if the device it managable (who would want to buy one that isn't nowadays?). Either use the command line, snmpset OperStatus on that port to off, or pick up a GUI tool that does it for you. Good luck!
PS==> You could always put signs above the ports that are not supposed to be used that says something like "DO NOT under ANY circumstances use this port!". Then you just hook up good ole 110v to the other end and wait for the fireworks!:-)
Haven't you ever heard of the MAPS DUL list? That's exactly what it's supposed to be used for. It's a list of _dial-up_ IPs that ISPs can voluntarily list their dial-up IPs in. UU.net does it, but not all are listed yet. Legit mail should _never_ come from a dynamic dial-up IP. NEVER. Period. It should be routed through the SMTP server of the provider. If you have a static IP with one of those providers then you should be in a different IP block that doesn't have said restriction. Any ISP worth their salt should do that. We do. I redirect port 25 at the border for all subnets not matching out static DSL customers or our DMZ. You should really look into using the DUL list. It's worth it. It should never filter legit traffic unless the ISP ignorantly hasn't isolated the static DSL customers from the dynamic customers and only listed the dynamic in the DUL.
I run a public Linux/Open Source mirror server. It hosted at a university with lot's of I1 and I2 bandwidth and the mirror is quite large and soon to be larger. It gets the crap pounded out of it and runs flawlessly. It's an old 7500/100 with a G3 card in it. That card is a 300 overclocked to 380Mhz. That card costs next to nothing now. The machine very reliable. I build all my servers on PPC Linux boxes. If it's a first generation PowerPC (61xx, 71xx, or 81xx), which means it has a Nubus slot instead of PCI, it has to run MkLinux. Mk has been turned over to the public to maintain. David Gatewood is one of those maintainers (last I checked) as does a helluva good job. It will be a little unfamilar to you because of it micro kernel layout but it still works well. You would be best off picking up a PCI based machine. You probably already have one, but you could always nab one from eBay. Look for a 75xx, 76xx, 82xx, 73xx, 85xx, 95xx, 86xx, or 96xx in that order. Get yourself a copy of Guru from Newer Technologies (yes they are out of business but this tool is the best in the world for this and is still available). That will help you find which is best for you. Just like with any Linux, secure the hell out of it. I highly recommend LinuxPPC but I'm a bit biased. Yellowdog Linux should also be good. I would not use Debian PPC, Suse, or NetBSD unless you really really really want to. My opinion again. That machine won't really need to be fast, but I recommend sticking a G3 card in it up front. I also highly recommend using the XLR8 MachCarrier ZIF card. It puts a ZIF socket on a daughter card (what all those PCI Macs stick their processors on is a daughter card) so you can upgrade it easily and with what is available on the market in mass. Buy from OWC too. Here's a specials page. Well, that's a lot of info and ideas for you. I do this every day so if you would like more insight or tips, fix my email address and drop me a line. Good luck!
...even this correction is wrong. Xerox powers-that-used-to-be hated the mouse and the GUI with windows. They thought it would flop and nixed it. After Apple toured their facilities they hired those people that invented it out from under Xerox. At that time, Xerox didn't have clauses that said whatever was invented by their employees was owned by Xerox blah blah blah.
Can you tell me why that's offtopic? It's a story about what it sounds like and that's what I thought it sounded like. Do you mark down everyone that expresses an opinion that doesn't exactly match your own?
They aren't the same as the Pismo. The board is similar to the Cube board, in shape and size. It also incorporated some UMA-2 features but not all. You can stick PC133 RAM in the later G4s (sawtooth and later) and bump the bus up to 133 automagically.
In my 2 bedroom apartmenrt I have 17 computers, 3 routers (more if you count the chassis's that have control modules in them), 1 12+2 port concentrator hub, and 8 port 10/100 switch, a 12+2 port hub, two 24 port hubs, a 24 port 10/100 hub, a 12+1 port switch, 1 4 port hub, 1 8+1 port hub, 1 84 port Asante hub, multiple chassis come of which can have up to 200 ports each, 3 printers, a scanner, 3 DAT drives, and not nearly enough monitors. Hell I ran fiber to my living room couch! I also have a buttload of computer books, some of which have "Hacking" in the title the the kick ass book "Hacking Exposed". Does that mean I'm a hacker? I have a CDRW. Does that mean I'm guilty of software piracy just by its possesion? I have Quake 1, 2, 3, Unreal, Unreal Tournament, and Starcraft. Does the possesion of those items mean I'm guilty of training for mass murder and the strategic planning of horrific crimes? What about all the networking hardware I have? I must be guilty of something there. I must be reselling Internet access to the town at large. That would mean I'm guilty of tax evasion! Oh yeah, I have a VCR and X10 camera. I must be into making kiddie pron too. Oh and with the CDRW I can create copies in quantity. Let's see, what else have I got? Oh, I have two lava lamps. I must be a born-again-hippie so I must be a drug addict. Wait, since I have two lava lamps I must be a dealer too! I have tools, a soldering iron, and some Motorola parts books, including "FAST and LS TTL Data". I must be a bomb maker too. I have beer in the fridge and hard stuff in the cubboard above the sink. That must mean I buy for minors. I have VHS pronos. Hell I even have a few pronos on CD. I also have the largest pron collection in the MidWest (nothing better to do here). Couple that with the kiddie pron I apparently make, the alcohol, computers (which I must have stolen cause who would ever legitimately own that many?), networking hardware, CDRW, printers, and my bomb making skills and you come to one conclusion: "Law enforcement officers are idiots!" I'm serioud. I contract with an ISP that had a couple of machines hacked days after being put on the network. On one of the machines I had more than enough evidence to identify the person that broke in. I mean hell he used that box for weeks as his personal box (the box was put on the network to have some services moved to it but I was never told about it's existence and the machine was forgotten about for a month or so.). He had IRC session coming off of it. He did personal web surfing from it. He even broke into more machines from it. Once I noticed the machine was up I started logging all network I/O from that machine and knew exactly who the person was within a few hours. The Law was contacted and we told them exactly what we had. "Hell I can barely use an ATM. What the hell am I supposed to do about this?" was the response. I give up.
Remove the PC100 RAM that came with the Cube and put in PC133 sticks in it. That will help a lot. Also look for a faster hard drive. The ones that are in them are usually Maxtors, which aren't terrible, just not that great.
"I'm sorry. With this voting system, you can only vote for Microsoft Certified Politicians (MCP). Your vote for Ralph Nader will automagically be changed to Joe Blow, MCP because we know you really meant to do that. Thank you for voting Microsoft!"
"How would you like to vote today, as if we actually gave a damn and didn't plan on fixing the whole thing?"
"Dammit Hillary! This thing blue screens everytime I try to vote for Nader!"
"We're sorry. Microsoft Voting System 1.0 will not let you have more than one item to vote for at this time. To gain this ability, please purchase a subscription to Microsoft Voting System 2004+, which will work for that year and that year only."
To be honest, I'm actually glad this happened. NSI has either been raped so many times or sold my personal information so many times (the later of course) that 80% of the mail I get including bills is for that bogus company name I made up. 80%! Now I hope this doesn't get construed to mean all bots like legit web crawlers but harvesting personal information from websites and databases is the first step in sending unsolicited commercial e-mail and shouldn't be allowed.
Honestly, I'm right-handed and I keep my left hand at the left side of my keyboard the whole time. It never leaves there unless it's stuffing food in my mouth. All the contextual menus (right-click in M$ world) is completely accessible by pressing the Control key while clicking the mouse. Easy huh? If I have a file or directory that I want to copy to a different place on the same drive I hold down the Option key while dragging it to it's new loocation (which will also let you navigate through your drive without letting up on the mouse button). Shift-clicking, Apple-Tab (alt-tab), Esc, Apple-letterKey for the assorted normal key commands, they are all right there. With one mouse button and my left hand placed on the left side of my keyboard I can do all of that stuff. Lefty mousers still have all the modifier keys on the right side so they get most of the same benefit. It's amazing simple. The Apple and Option keys also do hundreds of other little tricks and tasks at certain times. Master those or learn a few common ones and you're on you hit the super-ease-of-use mark quickly.
Now one quick mention on ergonomics. 2-3 buttons mice are actually less ergonomically friendly. Think about it. When you start getting quick with 2+ buttons mice you don't use your pointer finger for all the keys. You'll use your middle finger (or ring finger for the people with smaller hands). You pointer finger is still up in the air or at least barely touching the mouse, ready for the next click. What that means is you are no longer resting your hand on the back of your mouse. You're now having to pull upwards on your hand, causing stress at the wrist (your wrist moves better downwards than upwards, assuming your palm is down). A one button mouse uses just one finger to click, allowing the rest of you hand to sit at rest. Apple's optical mouse (Pro Mouse) makes the whole front surface of the mouse a big button, allowing you ro press down whereever you feel more comfortable. It actually makes sense. Now that aside, I would love a good mouse with 2-3 buttons for Quake and UT!:-)
These people have no balls. They're too young! I mean come on now, how big were your balls when you were 12? I'm an exception, needing a sling to carry them while my back muscles got stronger, but still...
I think I'm going to patent oil, natural gas, and lightning! Everyone can pay me for their sources of power. If lightning strikes your house blowing up your favorite Sparc, it's not my fault. You were illegally infringing on my patent! Don't give me any crap about Bejamin Franklin showing prior use. He's my 2nd cousion 11 times removed. We're just keeping it in the family.;-)
I have a 108 year-old Grandmother that can show prior use of the colorblindness genes! I bet the people at ColorMax can't top that (although they may be able to acquire the patent on blindness from excessive and compulsive masturbation).
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Let's switch this a bit. Give me an example of when legit mail should come from a host that could be in the DUL. Let's say you want to use Pine on your Linux box to send me a message. Ok, no problem. Configure Sendmail to direct all non-local SMTP traffic to your ISP's SMTP server. problem solved. Too much hassle? You use you Linux laptop at different locations on differnet networks? Convince your ISP to utilize POP-before-auth. The only other solution is to use an SMTP server that accepts traffic from your current location. If we didn't use lists such as DUL, than how else would we filter out all the non-legit e-mail (spam) that comes from those neworks, like uu.net and popsite.net? Well, in short, we can't unless we filter by content of messages. Now if you want to rant about accidentally deleting legit mail... You're fighting the wrong battle. Join akt.comp.sendmail or read the sendmail FAQs. It's enlightening.
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You used a very poor example. The H-card crackers aren't stealing anything as far as I'm concerned. They are listening to something that is braodcast to them. They aren't breaking into a bank or running over an ATM for its cash. You sending me data. If you don't want me to do anything with that data, don't send it to me!
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Now one quick mention on ergonomics. 2-3 buttons mice are actually less ergonomically friendly. Think about it. When you start getting quick with 2+ buttons mice you don't use your pointer finger for all the keys. You'll use your middle finger (or ring finger for the people with smaller hands). You pointer finger is still up in the air or at least barely touching the mouse, ready for the next click. What that means is you are no longer resting your hand on the back of your mouse. You're now having to pull upwards on your hand, causing stress at the wrist (your wrist moves better downwards than upwards, assuming your palm is down). A one button mouse uses just one finger to click, allowing the rest of you hand to sit at rest. Apple's optical mouse (Pro Mouse) makes the whole front surface of the mouse a big button, allowing you ro press down whereever you feel more comfortable. It actually makes sense. Now that aside, I would love a good mouse with 2-3 buttons for Quake and UT! :-)
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