I see that they run with a 60 second DNS refresh - is this forward thinking by them in case they have to change the servers IP, or add more servers? That way, they don't have hours, or days of stale data hanging around.
Also, does the virus target by IP address, or does it do a full DNS lookup? If it's just IP, it will be easy for them to change the www record, and the servers address. 60 seconds later, everyone apart from the virus will be able to access the site.
Fair play to SCO - their site is still up, and serving pages. Must be running that excellent Linux operating system. They should get involved with that - maybe they could update their "Unix" with some of it's ideas? Hell, it's open source, so they could just cut and paste.
Seriously, what's the betting that the author reads Slashdot? High.
I have been in Russia, and Kazakhstan in what we all might consider bad cars. However, they took much, much more punishment than any European car could. Straight into big potholes in gravel tracks at about 40-50 mph, really motoring. For some pics, of the roads (if you can find them), check out my pics page. Oh, and you can see a pic of me next to a large weed-bush that grows everywhere in.kz:)
No mod points today, but if every Slashdot reader in the US posted (not faxed/emailed) a letter like that to their congressman/woman, I think it would be a good thing.
Think my Windows box will be upset when it knows how much I hate it?"
Why do you still use Windows then? Why do people say they hate Windows/Hotmail/whatever, and carry on using it? The amount of Slashdot users that use Hotmail, and bitch about the mailbox size, or the amount of spam they get is amazing. Never heard of Yahoo? 6Mb free, and excellent anti-spam filters.
If I don't like something, I don't use it, full stop. There are times when people have wanted to chat to me on MSN, but I refuse to use it, as it's a messaging protocol owned by a company that could at any time lock 3rd party users out. There are times when there is software for Windows that would make my life easy, but I don't use it.
Grow a spine, don't use something you hate, and stand up for what you believe in, even if it's not the easiest option. If everyone took the easiest options in history, heaven knows what kind of dumbed down world we'd live in.
Yes, it's really Smart and Biggar.
There is a nice search box on their ColdFusion powered site - I am having a good look around their site, and searching for more information on this case - I hope other Slashdotters will do the same, should they feel the need for more information too.
Im tired of all this.blah hidden config files which has no standard formats except tabs. how about using something more structured. like XML
Why? No reason on earth. foo = bar. Why make it more complicated?
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No, we sometimes sign petitions at petitiononline.com
Also, does the virus target by IP address, or does it do a full DNS lookup? If it's just IP, it will be easy for them to change the www record, and the servers address. 60 seconds later, everyone apart from the virus will be able to access the site.
You can still join in though! Just keep checking SCOs homepage regularly to make sure it's still up.
Seriously, what's the betting that the author reads Slashdot? High.
It's Kazakhstan and Moscow July 2002 that I'm talking about, but I see everyone is looking at the "Russian girls section".
I have been in Russia, and Kazakhstan in what we all might consider bad cars. However, they took much, much more punishment than any European car could. Straight into big potholes in gravel tracks at about 40-50 mph, really motoring. For some pics, of the roads (if you can find them), check out my pics page. Oh, and you can see a pic of me next to a large weed-bush that grows everywhere in .kz :)
And register another funky Microsoft sounding domain, and run the website from the modded Xbox...
Or of course you cuold encrypt to your public key, if you have one setup.
That's some weirdly flat incoming bandwidth, don't you all think? What could it be? Some P2P thing?
Phew - that was close. Thanks man - I could have had a catastrophe on my hands tomorrow.
It looks just the same as Cygwin. What is/are the differences?
No mod points today, but if every Slashdot reader in the US posted (not faxed/emailed) a letter like that to their congressman/woman, I think it would be a good thing.
Well written.
I think you mean when the claims are found incorrect?
A gob can mean a mouth in English English. It sounds awful when you read it like that. Took a while before I realised you mean a lump, or a blob.. :)
I think it's the shiny outfits that do it for them.
Marriage is a wonderful institution - but who wants to live in an instition? Groucho Marx
Why do you still use Windows then? Why do people say they hate Windows/Hotmail/whatever, and carry on using it? The amount of Slashdot users that use Hotmail, and bitch about the mailbox size, or the amount of spam they get is amazing. Never heard of Yahoo? 6Mb free, and excellent anti-spam filters.
If I don't like something, I don't use it, full stop. There are times when people have wanted to chat to me on MSN, but I refuse to use it, as it's a messaging protocol owned by a company that could at any time lock 3rd party users out. There are times when there is software for Windows that would make my life easy, but I don't use it.
Grow a spine, don't use something you hate, and stand up for what you believe in, even if it's not the easiest option. If everyone took the easiest options in history, heaven knows what kind of dumbed down world we'd live in.
I don't think Slashdot is the right place to be discussing your sexual desires, do you?
I now.
A local mirror will be very helpful to me - I shall take your advice.
Yes, it's really Smart and Biggar.
There is a nice search box on their ColdFusion powered site - I am having a good look around their site, and searching for more information on this case - I hope other Slashdotters will do the same, should they feel the need for more information too.
Grr. It's not there, it's they're.
Im tired of all this .blah hidden config files which has no standard formats except tabs. how about using something more structured. like XML
Why? No reason on earth. foo = bar. Why make it more complicated?
Or just do what I do - Start, Run, cmdecho my_password | regedit /users
I'm still confused. How do you know they are females?