I really don't use Linux for game playing. I use Linux to work in. Without the open source from Red Hat it whould have been a 16bit world and that really sucked because I do some graphics work in Linux, not much mind you but a little.
Since I never use Red Hat for gaming I just never looked. It was nice to be able to boot to Linux with 24bit options and screen sizes of up to 1280 x 1024.
With all that testing, did anybody consider compatibility? I run Red Hat and Windows on the same boot system so I need compatible hardware that will run in both environments and the Radeon 8500 does just that.
A few nanoseconds in a game is well and good but if you plan on running two or more operating systems on a single machine you might check into that aspect of your video card.
Contacting the postmaster@ does not always meet with success. You omitted your IP address so an informed response is rather unlikely. AOL runs their internal block list you can be listed for reasons like changing your server configuration without notifying them about said changes.
With 30 Million subscribers AOL receives a deluge of spam and must act to protect the integrity of their systems and subscriber base. As far as I am aware AOL does not subscribe to any outside filters reasons being the lack of control over such filters.
With so much on the line AOL most likely feels they must be proactive instead of reactive. The Comcast fiasco was about server configuration "Comcast must register their e-mail server configurations to communicate with AOL"
This decision will be made when we investigate any potential client.
I also maintain a database, sort of, for a long list of spammers. This will be tapped because this list is unavailable to people that would abuse the inboxes we are trying to keep as usable.
We are also setting up an alternative system where an individual that runs his/her own mail server but oes only a informational news letter gets a pass on the payment schedule. This isn't about money, it has to be made available to everybody, and some people just can't afford to pay a large sum or even a small sum of money every month or every quarter.
We are considering a small, unobtrusive ad at the bottom in small text, "White listing provided by The Carrot and the Stick", linked to our site.
Unfortunately, this is not about stopping spam. This is about keeping email a usable tool of communication. Steve Linford (spamhaus), SPEWS, MAPS, etc... are about stopping spam. We are not even going to try to compete with these folks because we feel they are doing a service to the online community.
What is left with all the various black list are folks that can no longer use their email through no fault of their own except making an uninformed decision as to who their provider is.
The way this works is the owner of each individual mail server must apply to be white listed. This will mean the ISP can get white listed and if a customer spam through their listing they must deal with it quickly or their IP is delisted. If they fail to do anything, their IP could be placed on the black list temporarily to prevent the spam run.
This also means if a colo'ed customer is sending spam they will be delisted and possibly black listed without affecting the user base of the ISP itself. The ISP will of course be expected to act quickly to educate and/or terminate this customer.
We feel this is the best approach to keeping email a usable tool for communication.
The Carrot and the Stick is not a black list. Instead, it is a white list of businesses, bulk emailers and Service Providers that abide by industry standards.
We will be working with and not against the people that came before us. If you are listed in SPEWS then you must first clean your house before we will list you in the white list. After your delisted you can be listed on the white list. Some will not get the point and some will.
A white list usually supercedes all black list depending on the comfort level administrators have in our ability to spot spammers before they get white listed.
The zone transfers for the white list will have security and limitations for accessing it. It is after all a list of mail servers that people will accept email from and spammers could use this to send spam. Sign up for the Service Provider and spam through the white listed mail server.
We figured this one out early and to prevent this we are considering limiting zone file transfers to either specified IP addresses and/or ID and password. This way we know each time the zone file is transferred and by whom. We can also revoke the transfer at will if it ever becomes needed.
No. You and everybody on the list signed up to be on it. This is called Confirmed (Hopefully it was confirmed or it will eventually be abused) OPT-IN.
This is not spam.
I agree, George Dubya does cheapen the term.
Essentially that is what spam is. We can beat around the bush with different thresholds of volume and/or content but it all comes down to whether or not it is solicited.
This is the definition of spam in its basest form.
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I really don't use Linux for game playing. I use Linux to work in. Without the open source from Red Hat it whould have been a 16bit world and that really sucked because I do some graphics work in Linux, not much mind you but a little.
Since I never use Red Hat for gaming I just never looked. It was nice to be able to boot to Linux with 24bit options and screen sizes of up to 1280 x 1024.
What games do you play on your Linux box?
I offered an alternative to M$ in charge of the "Trusted" email program. M$ != Trusted IMHO.
The anti-spam community is comeing together to create a white list of companies that abide by Best Practices.
The site is up, the zone files are up.
My radeon driver came with Red Hat 8 so while ATI might not support linux Red Hat did.
With all that testing, did anybody consider compatibility? I run Red Hat and Windows on the same boot system so I need compatible hardware that will run in both environments and the Radeon 8500 does just that.
A few nanoseconds in a game is well and good but if you plan on running two or more operating systems on a single machine you might check into that aspect of your video card.
Just a thought.
Contacting the postmaster@ does not always meet with success. You omitted your IP address so an informed response is rather unlikely. AOL runs their internal block list you can be listed for reasons like changing your server configuration without notifying them about said changes.
With 30 Million subscribers AOL receives a deluge of spam and must act to protect the integrity of their systems and subscriber base. As far as I am aware AOL does not subscribe to any outside filters reasons being the lack of control over such filters.
With so much on the line AOL most likely feels they must be proactive instead of reactive. The Comcast fiasco was about server configuration "Comcast must register their e-mail server configurations to communicate with AOL"
This decision will be made when we investigate any potential client.
I also maintain a database, sort of, for a long list of spammers. This will be tapped because this list is unavailable to people that would abuse the inboxes we are trying to keep as usable.
We are also setting up an alternative system where an individual that runs his/her own mail server but oes only a informational news letter gets a pass on the payment schedule. This isn't about money, it has to be made available to everybody, and some people just can't afford to pay a large sum or even a small sum of money every month or every quarter.
We are considering a small, unobtrusive ad at the bottom in small text, "White listing provided by The Carrot and the Stick", linked to our site.
Unfortunately, this is not about stopping spam. This is about keeping email a usable tool of communication. Steve Linford (spamhaus), SPEWS, MAPS, etc... are about stopping spam. We are not even going to try to compete with these folks because we feel they are doing a service to the online community.
What is left with all the various black list are folks that can no longer use their email through no fault of their own except making an uninformed decision as to who their provider is.
The way this works is the owner of each individual mail server must apply to be white listed. This will mean the ISP can get white listed and if a customer spam through their listing they must deal with it quickly or their IP is delisted. If they fail to do anything, their IP could be placed on the black list temporarily to prevent the spam run.
This also means if a colo'ed customer is sending spam they will be delisted and possibly black listed without affecting the user base of the ISP itself. The ISP will of course be expected to act quickly to educate and/or terminate this customer.
We feel this is the best approach to keeping email a usable tool for communication.
The Carrot and the Stick is not a black list. Instead, it is a white list of businesses, bulk emailers and Service Providers that abide by industry standards.
We will be working with and not against the people that came before us. If you are listed in SPEWS then you must first clean your house before we will list you in the white list. After your delisted you can be listed on the white list. Some will not get the point and some will.
A white list usually supercedes all black list depending on the comfort level administrators have in our ability to spot spammers before they get white listed.
The zone transfers for the white list will have security and limitations for accessing it. It is after all a list of mail servers that people will accept email from and spammers could use this to send spam. Sign up for the Service Provider and spam through the white listed mail server.
We figured this one out early and to prevent this we are considering limiting zone file transfers to either specified IP addresses and/or ID and password. This way we know each time the zone file is transferred and by whom. We can also revoke the transfer at will if it ever becomes needed.
No. You and everybody on the list signed up to be on it. This is called Confirmed (Hopefully it was confirmed or it will eventually be abused) OPT-IN. This is not spam. I agree, George Dubya does cheapen the term.
The issue is one of consent and we feel this is the best way to address that issue.
The content and volume don't mean anything if you abide by the wishes of your intended recipient. If they have not asked for it then don't send it.
Others may or may not see things the same. We are putting our reputations on the line with every client wish vouch for.
This has to be done by rules we can live with.
Essentially that is what spam is. We can beat around the bush with different thresholds of volume and/or content but it all comes down to whether or not it is solicited.
This is the definition of spam in its basest form.
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