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  1. Re:I'd say more than 35% on Spam Volume Jumps 35% In November · · Score: 1
    It's worth while to say that senders need to also follow some best practices such as:
    • Ensure sending mail servers have valid mx or a record for the sending IP address
    • Sending IP of mail server should have a valid reverse dns record (PTR) and should match the A record for the IP.
    • The information in the HELO/EHLO portion of the smtp session should be a valid hostname and should resolve to the sending IP address or PTR.
    • SMTP Authentication for outbound
    • Published SPF records for the sending domain. http://www.openspf.org/
    • Domain Keys
    • plus more that I can't think of at the moment.

    RFC 2505, while out of date contains some good information: http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2505.html
    Of course putting all of these into effect wouldn't fix the problem with spammers but if companies would put more focus into researching and having the facts then we could decrease a lot. Working in the email industry, the most common thing I see slowing down spam fighting is a global adoption of new protocols and getting them implemented (which I am sure applies in places well beyond email).
  2. Re:CNN on Linux Multimedia Hacks · · Score: 1
    this is pretty easy.....

    1. install mplayer
    2. install mplayer plugin
    3. enjoy cnn videos.

    this is the simple version....you might need to compile mplayer with different codecs for it to work....i use gentoo so its as easy as emerging mplayerplug-in for me

  3. Whoa! freaked me out on Can Cell Phones Damage Our Eyes? · · Score: 1
    I was sitting here reading the story as my vision faded out....

    "Oh man I used my cell phone earlier....shit I am going blind.........

    Wait a minute....what did I just read?"

    So I read the story again....

    "shit i cant see...wtf"

    Just then i realize that smoking pot doesn't go too well with reading health stories.

  4. Re:Easy Solution! on China Signs Anti-Spam Pact · · Score: 1

    might as well block all html messages as well since spammers are embedding hidden messages within tables and other misc html stuff to get through spam filters.

  5. Re:Ports vertical? on Mac mini in a Volkswagen · · Score: 1

    that would really depend on whether or not the car is a show car or daily driver. for a car that was just going for the cool car i think the ports are in an ideal location, right to the side of the drivers elbow.

  6. Re:Anything but Fedora on Best Configuration for Linux Gaming? · · Score: 1

    you probably experienced the same problem that i did with sim city 3000. it appears as if the game was compiled with a different major version of glibc then the modern distros are shipping with.

  7. online bookmarks/profile on Portable Firefox and Thunderbird · · Score: 1
    one thing i think would be awesome is if someone would create a site and plugin for firefox to pull keep my bookmarks and settings that way when i use firefox i always have the same config as any other computer.

    it gets difficult maintaining four+ computers between home and work. I know many would say use cvs or some other revision control but it would be interesting to have a plugin and whatever so firefox would pull the stuff automatically.

  8. rice it up - +15hp NOS sticker on Embedded Gentoo? · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    i am sure though once the thing is done compiling the speed will be much faster than any other distro because you compiled everything from scratch.

    this post is meant to be sarcastic.

  9. back in the days of Windows NT on Fun With Passwords? · · Score: 1
    i had mine set to NT1sh1ty!

    and then at one point i worked with a guy that was always hacking my windows workstation. His name was mikey so i set my password to mikeysucks and he used l0phtcrack one day to crack the sam file ......probably the most funny thing when l0pht spit out the password for him.

  10. Re:*Sigh* Where are you BeOS? on Syllable - The Little OS with a Big Future? · · Score: 4, Interesting

    there are many different Beos opertating systems that have tried to pick up where Be left off. I just installed BeOS Max last week and love it. I have my tv tuner card working with firefox and some other stuff. I never thought an OS would run as good on the lil pentium 200 with 256 Mb of ram.

  11. its a sad sad day for some on Behind The Coolest Gadgets - Linux or Windows? · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    the windowsfordevices site loaded for me while the linux timed out.......gentoo using newbs might flock and go back to using windows. then again that might not be too bad

  12. neither appear good for websites on Behind The Coolest Gadgets - Linux or Windows? · · Score: 2, Interesting
    if the sites are hosted on the corrosponding OS then they are both showing a lot of hurt right now.

    fucking slashdotters :)

  13. Re:rm on Top Ten Linux Configuration Tools? · · Score: 1

    dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda

  14. flame time on Is the Linux Desktop Getting Heavier and Slower? · · Score: 1
    "For the time being, I am settled with XFce on my Gentoo but I always welcome more carefully-written code."

    just figured since gentoo was included in the heading that many people would have many comments to flame this guy on.

  15. compact engine my ass on The Bugatti Veyron · · Score: 1
    "How do you fit 1,000 horsepower into a compact engine?"

    Its a freaking 16 cylinder engine. Not sure that I would call that compact my friend.

  16. cant emerge a chief architect on Daniel Robbins Resigns As Chief Gentoo Architect · · Score: 5, Funny
    linucks root # emerge chief_architect
    Calculating dependencies
    emerge: there are no masked or unmasked ebuilds to satisfy "chief_architect".

    !!! Error calculating dependencies. Please correct.
    linucks root #

  17. automatic transmission? on Delorean Time Machine Replica Up For Auction · · Score: 1

    I thought that the transmission in the DeLorean in the movie was a manual tranny. Correct me if I am wrong.

  18. the need for speed on Many Internet Users Happy With Dial-Up · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I guess these people never feel the need to download a full cd via bittorrent in under five minutes. For all the BellSouth users that have DSL. BellSouth has just rolled out DSL Xtreme which is 3mbit downstream. I just upgraded for 5 bucks more a month. Well worth it for downloading the pr0n at twice the speed.

  19. text of page since it is awfully slow on Apple's Rumored PowerPod · · Score: 2, Informative

    Apple today announced the PowerPod, the world's smallest portable video and music player with integrated video and digital camera. The device can hold over 1,000 songs or 100 movies and will be available in the summer of 2004 for $699 from the Apple Store and Apple Authorized Resellers throughout the U.S. The PowerPod is a half-inch thick, encased in an ultra-portable lightweight durable body and is available in 20, 40 and 60GB models.

    The PowerPod features a hi-resolution 5 x 3.5-inch touch-screen LCD and a 1.2 megapixel integrated digital camera, users can record and view movies while on the go or perform wireless video messaging while connected via a WiFi network. The dual external speakers can be used for audio playback for movies or for private listening with an external headphone jack. It also features an integrated microphone for video conferencing.

    With a 400Mhz RISC processor the USB 2.0 and FireWire handheld runs on the new Mac OS Portable OS. Basically, a stripped down version with PDA and Video functionality intended primarily for Video recording and playback, instant messaging, web browsing, email and address book.

  20. haha...and now slashdot is gonna take it down on Google Traffic Takes Down Web Site · · Score: 0, Redundant

    nuff' said

  21. slashdot killed the sky on Walking Through SkyOS 5.0 Beta · · Score: 1

    i wonder if the web server is running skyos. back to the drawing board.

  22. wonderful interface, poor hardware on Sun Opens Cobalt Code · · Score: 4, Interesting
    I really wish the cobalt stuff would have lasted. The interface is great and I was able to learn a lot of linux from using the interface and wondering how it worked out.

    The hardware on the other hand was really shitty and ended failing no matter what version cobalt raq/qube you had. I have a cobalt raq that doesn't work and also a cobalt qube 3 that has some misc. hardware issue. I hope someone can work the source and make a good UI for a generic platform.

  23. crumpler or laptrap on Recommendations For A Good Laptop Bag? · · Score: 0
    I have both a crumpler mcbains lovechild crumpler ebags link and shawn jackson laptrap bag ebags laptrap link

    I use the laptrap for carrying my 15" toshiba and accessories but use the crumpler when I just want to carry the laptop with no accessories. I would recommend a crumpler bag over any of them. The wide selection of bags that they have are great and made tough. Ebags has a wide selection to choose from of bags. Hope this helps.

  24. Re:General question on NVIDIA Releases New Linux Drivers · · Score: 0
    I think you mentioned a good name when you mentioned matrox. I will give nvidia a high five also for what you are wanting to do.

    One thing about matrox is they have been more toward the video special type of applications and multiple monitor support. Its not uncommon to use 16 total, unique displays in a linux box using matrox video cards. Try that with nvidia. Matrox for gaming isn't up to par like nvidia would be.

    If you want a awesome and stable 2d setup then go with matrox, as their drivers for linux are great. The 3d side is sufficient if you are wanting to bust out a game of quake3 or something but I wouldn't be looking for much more from what my experience. The gaming side of matrox is still lagging and that is why you don't see that many reviews for new matrox stuff; mainly because ati and nvidia are advertising and producing for the group that drives hardware: gamers.

  25. Re:ATI and NVIDIA on NVIDIA Releases New Linux Drivers · · Score: 0
    I am not really one to down a project but gatos sucks anyway. The support for my 7500 was poor and it is a few years old and the install of gatos is more complicated then it should be.

    I still say that if you are looking for a tv tuner card that *works* under linux go with a wintv card and use the bttv driver. It works like a charm and captures just fine which the 7500 never would do for me under linux.