If an attachment is executable, drop it on the floor. (Be nice and replace it with a message explaining that the executable attachment was stripped and, if this is the 1-in-a-million legitimate occurance the attachment should be retrieved from the sender via FTP or HTTP.) "Executable" means anything with an executable extension (e.g., "vbs") or which starts with a Windows executable prefix.
I don't know about your users, but my users view "christmas.exe" and all of those other dodgy flash/whatever things as "legit occurances" and will complain if it 'strips' them. I suspect that the majority of 'home users' feel the same way.
I'm not knocking the idea, I think it's the greatest thing since sliced bread, but not too many 'users' will spring for it.
Friendly google? That sounds almost malicious in nature..
Now behave son, or the friendly google will get you.
PS: [O/T but..] This code-red thing here in the office is driving me nuts, everyone is running around saying "oh no.. oh no.. oh no..". Come on people, it wasn't an issue 19 days ago, why is it an issue now that CNN have written dire warnings of doom and gloom.
The smallest amount of bandwidth you can buy direct from SC is 45Mb/s. Not too many Mom and Pop ISP's will buy that much at once. That leaves you with:
Yes, but neither NZT or Worldcom are AUSTRALIAN companies. The post I followed up on was an Australian poster commenting on the route which his traffic chooses, if the Australian ISP wants to use the SC cable, they will be buying the bandwidth from Optus, as opposed to Telstra Wholesale.
Actually, given the demise of the parents and 2.4 kids style family, it reminds me of some sort of failed marriage/remarriage. In any case, it's a weird way to phrase things and not really relevant.
I guess that is the crux of the matter.. let us talk about juristiction for a bit then.
If I make information X available over the internet, to a place where it is illegal, I am probably safe in my own country as they won't extradite me in any case. But if I head over there, I would expect to be beaten for 'breaking the law'.
There aren't a lot of precidents for 'internet crime' yet, it will be interesting to see how it all unfolds.
One of the benefits of this is that the number of 'crackpot voters' is watered down by the sane people.
Admittedly, I keep getting fined for not voting, but even so, I think something like this is worth while just because it can keep parties like One-nation down.
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*twitch* Do you even know what a MAC address is, or what the consequences of changing it are?
Aussie aussie aussie!
Yes.
Dear God, what are they teaching kids these days.
I don't know about your users, but my users view "christmas.exe" and all of those other dodgy flash/whatever things as "legit occurances" and will complain if it 'strips' them. I suspect that the majority of 'home users' feel the same way.
I'm not knocking the idea, I think it's the greatest thing since sliced bread, but not too many 'users' will spring for it.
Welcome to the real world.
Doesn't anyone else remember the big flame war about irony? :P
Now behave son, or the friendly google will get you.
PS: [O/T but..] This code-red thing here in the office is driving me nuts, everyone is running around saying "oh no.. oh no.. oh no..". Come on people, it wasn't an issue 19 days ago, why is it an issue now that CNN have written dire warnings of doom and gloom.
No, you are both wrong, irony is like 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife. Or at least like a traffic jam, when your already late.
Damn, where is that irony nazi again.
The smallest amount of bandwidth you can buy direct from SC is 45Mb/s. Not too many Mom and Pop ISP's will buy that much at once. That leaves you with:
OzEmail & UUNet
Optus@Home & Optus C/W
Telstra Bigpond & Telstra
All of the 'big' ISPs have their own cable, otherwise they buy bandwidth from Telstra or Optus. [which is why so much money is made from wholesale]
Yes, but neither NZT or Worldcom are AUSTRALIAN companies. The post I followed up on was an Australian poster commenting on the route which his traffic chooses, if the Australian ISP wants to use the SC cable, they will be buying the bandwidth from Optus, as opposed to Telstra Wholesale.
Actually, given the demise of the parents and 2.4 kids style family, it reminds me of some sort of failed marriage/remarriage. In any case, it's a weird way to phrase things and not really relevant.
Didn't the warrant they got explicitly say they were ALLOWED to put a device into his computer? Sounds just like the sort of thing they need.
I'm guessing that they are referring to the Southern Cross cut which was done at the same time, and which has a lot more capacity. [GB/s]
It depends on your ISP, the southern cross link is owned by Optus, the rest are owned by Telstra [with a few exceptions].
America lost a truck load of soldiers in vietnam.. and I don't think the US actually stormed any cities in Desert Storm.
LAME
If I make information X available over the internet, to a place where it is illegal, I am probably safe in my own country as they won't extradite me in any case. But if I head over there, I would expect to be beaten for 'breaking the law'.
There aren't a lot of precidents for 'internet crime' yet, it will be interesting to see how it all unfolds.
Mental note: Learn Yiddish.
Oh come on, there is a limit to this. What if my boss asked me to kill someone, and I did it. Who would be responsible, me or the 'corporation'.
Yes, but they don't have the right to make it available in the US. [ie: Over the internet]
He was selling it over the internet and in person at DefCon.
One of the benefits of this is that the number of 'crackpot voters' is watered down by the sane people. Admittedly, I keep getting fined for not voting, but even so, I think something like this is worth while just because it can keep parties like One-nation down.
Yes, but the point was that the executive took CONVENIENCE over BUG FIXES to problems that she was having.
Look Sir, Droids!
[Laugh until dead]