What cracks me up is that is this isn't even an function in VBScript. I know, sad but true, I use VBScript on a daily basis:( Oh well it was part and parsel with the job!
We do have supposed "unlimited" dialup accounts in the UK. I use a single channel 64k ISDN dialup (can't find an ISP that can give me 128k though:( ). Even these dialup accounts have restrictions, I know that BT has a 120 hours/month usage allowance and they are very strict about it. Most other ISPs I know that do have "unlimited" access packages do similar things.
OK the article made some valid points, I can't argue there. And I don't think anyone can argue that SPAM is a real pain in the arse.
As part of my job is sys admin for our main mail servers I need to look at options that limit the amound of SPAM and crap that comes into our systems everyday. I prefectly understand why MAPS blackholed the web services of Media3 and I think it was fairly well explained by MAPS in their press release:
"The proprietors of these websites send massive amounts of unsolicted mail from an account with an ISP, then when that account is shut down for violating that ISP's terms of service, they just move on to another ISP. In these cases the only way to get them to stop sending the unwanted email is for the company hosting the advertised site to get involved. If they don't, there is no incentive for the unsolicited email to stop, and then we are forced to protect our own mail servers from the onslaught of that unwanted email."
If the owners of these websites were doing the spamming off the servers that host their website they are bound to have the plug pulled on both their website and their mail. But because they are abusing another ISPs services for just their email they aren't having anything done to them.
Now what MAPS did by blocking whole Class C netblocks is probably a bit of overkill, but I am sorry if I had the choice of having to enter about 10 - 20 IPs in a list or entering just one entery I would opt for the one.
I would just like to query the author of the story and any other sys admins who thinks what MAPS has done is wrong, with what should we do to stop the SPAM affectively? The only suggestion I have seen is to use somehting like sneakemail.com. but that is only viable for end users and not for network administration. So instead of saying something is crap, why don't you work out a better way of ridding the world of SPAM?
As much as I would love a 100mbit connection at home so I could run mail, web, ftp and other useful stuff from home, how will we provide enough IP addresses for people to go around?
I read a report rcently, not sure where from, that said that the ERIN (sp?) are no longer giving out IP address for IP based virtual servers. Doesn't this mean a shortage of IP addresse.
OK so you could have a firewall to do address translation but that still requires 1 IP if not 2 - 1 for the router and 1 for the firewall box. But how many systems have problems with people sitting behind firewalls and not giving out a direct IP for that machine.
Ex: I work as a web developer, the company I work for out source quite a bit of work to a company. I communicate with the programmer via ICQ. Occasionally as the need arises we have tried to get voice to voice going. Simple enough you may say, but try connecting to machines both sitting behind proxy without an IP using something simple like buddyPhone! At least one side needs to have an external IP address to form the connection!
In the UK it is already required for any sales within the UK online have to charge with VAT, the UK eqvilent (sp? - sorry it is Sunday and I can't be bother checkig my spelling) of Sales Tax
I agree. I find that I can produce a quick page in Dreamweaver which I will later go in and sort out the code. I have been designing websites for years using text editors and would have until recently that I would use nothing else but know as I work as a web designer I don't have the time to hard code stuff completely. I choice Dreamweaver to get the shell for what I am doing and then edit it by hand.
One problem I have had with Dreamweaver is when I tried to edit a separate JavaScript file. It copmpletely rearranged the code for me which messed up the script. I will always use a text editer for all my JS files
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What cracks me up is that is this isn't even an function in VBScript. I know, sad but true, I use VBScript on a daily basis :( Oh well it was part and parsel with the job!
We do have supposed "unlimited" dialup accounts in the UK. I use a single channel 64k ISDN dialup (can't find an ISP that can give me 128k though :( ). Even these dialup accounts have restrictions, I know that BT has a 120 hours/month usage allowance and they are very strict about it. Most other ISPs I know that do have "unlimited" access packages do similar things.
Well at least that is one feature I like in XP. I have the facility to rollback installations of programs using their system recovery feature.
OK the article made some valid points, I can't argue there. And I don't think anyone can argue that SPAM is a real pain in the arse.
As part of my job is sys admin for our main mail servers I need to look at options that limit the amound of SPAM and crap that comes into our systems everyday. I prefectly understand why MAPS blackholed the web services of Media3 and I think it was fairly well explained by MAPS in their press release:
If the owners of these websites were doing the spamming off the servers that host their website they are bound to have the plug pulled on both their website and their mail. But because they are abusing another ISPs services for just their email they aren't having anything done to them.
Now what MAPS did by blocking whole Class C netblocks is probably a bit of overkill, but I am sorry if I had the choice of having to enter about 10 - 20 IPs in a list or entering just one entery I would opt for the one.
I would just like to query the author of the story and any other sys admins who thinks what MAPS has done is wrong, with what should we do to stop the SPAM affectively? The only suggestion I have seen is to use somehting like sneakemail.com. but that is only viable for end users and not for network administration. So instead of saying something is crap, why don't you work out a better way of ridding the world of SPAM?
Graham
I know there is a website that monitors the uptime, etc of the major ISP in the UK but off the top of my head I can't think where it is.
Also I noticed that http://www.netcraft.com/ were doing some sort of monitoring of sites when you search to see what a site is running.
Graham
As much as I would love a 100mbit connection at home so I could run mail, web, ftp and other useful stuff from home, how will we provide enough IP addresses for people to go around?
I read a report rcently, not sure where from, that said that the ERIN (sp?) are no longer giving out IP address for IP based virtual servers. Doesn't this mean a shortage of IP addresse.
OK so you could have a firewall to do address translation but that still requires 1 IP if not 2 - 1 for the router and 1 for the firewall box. But how many systems have problems with people sitting behind firewalls and not giving out a direct IP for that machine.
Ex: I work as a web developer, the company I work for out source quite a bit of work to a company. I communicate with the programmer via ICQ. Occasionally as the need arises we have tried to get voice to voice going. Simple enough you may say, but try connecting to machines both sitting behind proxy without an IP using something simple like buddyPhone! At least one side needs to have an external IP address to form the connection!
In the UK it is already required for any sales within the UK online have to charge with VAT, the UK eqvilent (sp? - sorry it is Sunday and I can't be bother checkig my spelling) of Sales Tax
Maybe by the shear number of people correcting that mistake /. may do something about it ;-)
Graham
... or has this site been remoted, /.ed, or what?
I tried to look at it just now (Sept 2nd, 18:43 GMT) without success! Oh well will try again later.
Graham
I agree. I find that I can produce a quick page in Dreamweaver which I will later go in and sort out the code. I have been designing websites for years using text editors and would have until recently that I would use nothing else but know as I work as a web designer I don't have the time to hard code stuff completely. I choice Dreamweaver to get the shell for what I am doing and then edit it by hand.
One problem I have had with Dreamweaver is when I tried to edit a separate JavaScript file. It copmpletely rearranged the code for me which messed up the script. I will always use a text editer for all my JS files