Or maybe some spammers? When are they going to put this much effort into rounding up the spammers? It seems like that would be a good use of our money. At a time when their image could not be any lower, this kind of transparent, industry-sponsored police action does not help. Now if they could do something about the blatant, illegal drug sales and fraud perpetuated by the spam gangs, that would be a positive contribution to society.
It's not free, but with a Microsoft MSDN Universal subscription (US$2800), you can get access to practically all of Microsoft's non-consumer software products. This includes all office applications software (Office Enterprise, Office Developer, Project, Visio, etc.), development Software (VS.Net, VB6, etc.), platform software (Windows workstation, Windows servers, DOS, Virtual PC, etc.), and server software (SQL Server, everything server). It's a pretty good deal, especially if you have a business reason to work with Microsoft's software.
Do they limit customers to sending a maximum of 1,000 messages a day through their e-mail servers, or do they limit their customers from sending 1,000 outgoing e-mail messages a day through port 25 on their Internet connection? Big difference.
Re:Aw crap... end run around RBLs?
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Razor does not use blocklists. Razor is a database of message signatures. The more messages received with the same signature, the more spammy the message likely is. Using a distributed network should not affect the effectiveness of Razor, but other factors totally unrelated to where the message comes from will.
dul.dnsbl.sorbs.net is the list to use to block dynamic IP addresses, though I recommend the complete ball of wax at dnsbl.sorbs.net that blocks dynamic IP addresses, open HTTP proxies, other open proxies, open relays, senders to spam traps, etc.
This is not going to stop your friends from receiving your e-mail unless you are running your own e-mail server. Most people send their outgoing e-mail to their ISP's e-mail server, but this program will likely run its own SMTP server. You're Internet connection's IP address will be blocklisted, but this should not affect your ISP's e-mail server.
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It would be nice if your approach worked, unfortunately, they can send themselves a message every few minutes to check that their program is actually working effectively.
Their installation and control panel programs are quite easy to use. The extensions that they make to Gnome & KDE (adding shortcuts to installed programs) make those environments easier to use.
The Apple iPod (mini) comes with its own form of Ctrl-Alt-Del keys, and the software has some serious bugs, becuase I've had to reboot my mini several times after it's frozen. I'm not overly impressed with the quality of the software in the iPod (mini). If I didn't know any better, I'd think that Microsoft might have written it.
"PostgreSQL is released under the BSD licence" "Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its documentation for any purpose, without fee, and without a written agreement is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph and the following two paragraphs appear in all copies."
Yes, true, but I think it's possible to throw away the stuff that is most definitely spam (SpamAssassin score of 10+), leaving just the very likely spam messages (SpamAssassin score from 5 to 10) for you to check occasionally in your Spam folder. Personally, I throw away anything that's 6+ and move the 4-6 stuff into a Spam folder for end-of-the-day review.
Seriously though, the thing that OpenOffice lacks when compared to Microsoft Office Professional, other than 100% file format compatibility, is a decent database front-end. Personally, I would like to see one of the larger computer companies throw its support behind making Rekall a decent alternative to "Access as a front-end." As such, they would need to make sure that it works well with Postgres and MySQL, since those are the two most important open source databases. They should also make sure that it works with Oracle, SQL Server, and DB2, since those are the most important proprietary databases.
I disagree; I think that Access is a very useful front-end when combined with a decent back-end like SQL Server. But I think that IBM should throw a little money at Rekall and Postgres to try to turn them into a decent alternative to Access and SQL Server.
So it sounds like someone posted 600MB of the 40GB that is the source code for Windows 2000 or Windows XP. I wonder how long before they release the rest of it?
The article mentions one specific spyware removal program, but I think that there is a lot more of these trojan horse type programs out there. Most of the spyware/adware/malware programs are trojan horses anyway: they promise to do something for the user like show pretty wallpaper or synchronize the Windows time clock, but they have these nasty side effects. The only difference with this program they mention is that it purports to remove spyware when it includes it. I have seen other similar programs on my clients' computers, like one that supposedly checks to make sure that there is no porn on the users' hard disks, but in reality is bundles a bunch of spyware/malware programs with it.
You can let Slashdot show your e-mail address. Didn't really increase the spam I'm getting though, because I already posted to usenet and had several e-mail addresses posted on my Web site.
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Or maybe some spammers? When are they going to put this much effort into rounding up the spammers? It seems like that would be a good use of our money. At a time when their image could not be any lower, this kind of transparent, industry-sponsored police action does not help. Now if they could do something about the blatant, illegal drug sales and fraud perpetuated by the spam gangs, that would be a positive contribution to society.
It's not free, but with a Microsoft MSDN Universal subscription (US$2800), you can get access to practically all of Microsoft's non-consumer software products. This includes all office applications software (Office Enterprise, Office Developer, Project, Visio, etc.), development Software (VS.Net, VB6, etc.), platform software (Windows workstation, Windows servers, DOS, Virtual PC, etc.), and server software (SQL Server, everything server). It's a pretty good deal, especially if you have a business reason to work with Microsoft's software.
Do they limit customers to sending a maximum of 1,000 messages a day through their e-mail servers, or do they limit their customers from sending 1,000 outgoing e-mail messages a day through port 25 on their Internet connection? Big difference.
Razor does not use blocklists. Razor is a database of message signatures. The more messages received with the same signature, the more spammy the message likely is. Using a distributed network should not affect the effectiveness of Razor, but other factors totally unrelated to where the message comes from will.
dul.dnsbl.sorbs.net is the list to use to block dynamic IP addresses, though I recommend the complete ball of wax at dnsbl.sorbs.net that blocks dynamic IP addresses, open HTTP proxies, other open proxies, open relays, senders to spam traps, etc.
This is not going to stop your friends from receiving your e-mail unless you are running your own e-mail server. Most people send their outgoing e-mail to their ISP's e-mail server, but this program will likely run its own SMTP server. You're Internet connection's IP address will be blocklisted, but this should not affect your ISP's e-mail server.
It would be nice if your approach worked, unfortunately, they can send themselves a message every few minutes to check that their program is actually working effectively.
The cartridges may last for 30 years, but they're not likely to be producing compatible drives in FIVE years. Just my hunch!
Their installation and control panel programs are quite easy to use. The extensions that they make to Gnome & KDE (adding shortcuts to installed programs) make those environments easier to use.
One way to drastically cut down on fatalities is to make the automakers put stronger roofs in their vehicles. Detroit News Special Report about 7,000 people killed and injured annually by roof cave-ins.
Did you try putting a .txt or a .bin extension on it? That usually works for me.
Most of the recent viruses are thought to have a specific purpose: to create zombie machines that can be sold to spammers for them to exploit.
The Apple iPod (mini) comes with its own form of Ctrl-Alt-Del keys, and the software has some serious bugs, becuase I've had to reboot my mini several times after it's frozen. I'm not overly impressed with the quality of the software in the iPod (mini). If I didn't know any better, I'd think that Microsoft might have written it.
"PostgreSQL is released under the BSD licence"
"Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its documentation for any purpose, without fee, and without a written agreement is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph and the following two paragraphs appear in all copies."
Yes, true, but I think it's possible to throw away the stuff that is most definitely spam (SpamAssassin score of 10+), leaving just the very likely spam messages (SpamAssassin score from 5 to 10) for you to check occasionally in your Spam folder. Personally, I throw away anything that's 6+ and move the 4-6 stuff into a Spam folder for end-of-the-day review.
It's about time that someone took this stance and let's hope that others do as well. The free-ride double-standard is over.
It's hard to believe that a single approach like this is better than SpamAssassin. I wonder hot is compares?
Seriously though, the thing that OpenOffice lacks when compared to Microsoft Office Professional, other than 100% file format compatibility, is a decent database front-end. Personally, I would like to see one of the larger computer companies throw its support behind making Rekall a decent alternative to "Access as a front-end." As such, they would need to make sure that it works well with Postgres and MySQL, since those are the two most important open source databases. They should also make sure that it works with Oracle, SQL Server, and DB2, since those are the most important proprietary databases.
Make about as much sense as sponsoring an office productivity package (Microsoft Office) that competes with Lotus SmartSuite and Lotus Notes.
I disagree; I think that Access is a very useful front-end when combined with a decent back-end like SQL Server. But I think that IBM should throw a little money at Rekall and Postgres to try to turn them into a decent alternative to Access and SQL Server.
So it sounds like someone posted 600MB of the 40GB that is the source code for Windows 2000 or Windows XP. I wonder how long before they release the rest of it?
Bill Joy deserves to be on this list.
The article mentions one specific spyware removal program, but I think that there is a lot more of these trojan horse type programs out there. Most of the spyware/adware/malware programs are trojan horses anyway: they promise to do something for the user like show pretty wallpaper or synchronize the Windows time clock, but they have these nasty side effects. The only difference with this program they mention is that it purports to remove spyware when it includes it. I have seen other similar programs on my clients' computers, like one that supposedly checks to make sure that there is no porn on the users' hard disks, but in reality is bundles a bunch of spyware/malware programs with it.
You can let Slashdot show your e-mail address. Didn't really increase the spam I'm getting though, because I already posted to usenet and had several e-mail addresses posted on my Web site.