a rather big cable ISP in switzerland did this a couple of weeks ago.
it caused a bit of a ripple through the hostmaster-community, but it seems after a couple of days, almost everyone managed to fix their reverse entries... now, if more big isp's would do it, making them unpopular for a day within the rest of the admin community, it probably would lead to better maintained PTRs and then everyone could go and implement that:-)
i got hit by the change too, because at a client's site we use two outgoing mail servers (more or less redundant) that both claim to be "smtp.clientsname.com", but obviously one of them isn't really.
anyway, i think it could well become a standard setup to check forward vs reverse resolution.
i don't think either yahoo mail or hotmail are widely used by spammers to actually *send* e-mail.. rather we just see forged reply-addresses from these services, or even existing reply-drop-boxes.
i guess it wouldn't harm their plan too much to add yahoo's or hotmail's outgoing mailservers to their whitelist.
thanks for the suggestions.. i usually stick to linux workstations, but i do have windows installed for graphics apps and games, so hints to tweak the system and install stuff properly are very welcome...
just a question.. how can i "redirect" the temp directory? i sometimes tried to make those link-thingies windows has, but obviously they don't behave the same way in windows than softlink in linux do.. i had applications compain that the target path (temp = link to other directory on other partition) was not a directory. and indeed, if you examine them closely, they just seem to be regular files with a string pointing to the target..
After reading (and agreeing to) all the comments pointing out that this pre-installation totally misses any targeted audience, I think at the end of the day this might be just a strategy to inflate the number of "sold units" of lindows.
You know, much in the same way as it is argued that the real installed user base for Windows machines is actually lower, since OEM sales of boxen that are later re-formatted and Redhatized are also counted as Windows installations in industry statistics. So, every drive sold marks one unit of Lindows out there, whether it's DOA or not.
I run a small IT consulting business, and my goal is to use as much open source software as possible (because of open, not because of free:-))
I use GnuCash for my accounting, and apart from some minor annoyances, I like it very much. I evaluated some other packages, among them SQL Ledger. while the latter really looks nice feature-wise (part lists, production, everything customizable, multi-user), I still went with GnuCash because I like the interface better - after you get used to it, that ist. but that's the rub with all the accounting software i've tried so far.
I don't use the invoice/business features of GnuCash though, I rather book that stuff manually, which can be just as fast, if you use the autocompletion feature to your advantage... just my 0.02 euro-cents...
I am sure glad you aren't my network admin. And why are you blocking.exe files? What if someone needs to send me a.exe file? This does happen you know, and for legitimate reasons. I am sick and tired of admins telling me what I can and cannot do on the Internet. I want the freedom to use my Internet the way I want, stop telling me what kind of files I can transfer.
As an admin who also blocks.exe,.pif,.js and similar attachments (the sender gets a notification e-mail) I have to disagree with your point of view. IMHO you cannot just do on the Internet what you want, and you cannot freely just send stuff the way you like it. It's the same with snail mails. Certain dangerous goods are not allowed on regular mail, wich regular packaging. Why shouldn't the same apply with e-mail? Send dangerous goods, wrap them up carefully, say, inside a zip-file, accompanied by a checksum, or even an agreed-upon password, and the recipient can be pretty sure that the.exe in the.zip is legit.
If you just send.exe files to someone, how can he be sure you're you and the file is trustworthy? Could easily be a worm re-sending an old message you sent to that person with an attachment of a similar kind before, just this time with some unwanted payload.
You're right though about the problem where one draws the line. With me,.exe files in.zip files are fine - until the worms will do that to. Then we'll have to up the ante again. Adaption to changing environments is a survival trait:-)
"We wanted to be as open as possible about this," he said. "In the United States, customers have been contacted directly via e-mail, and we've notified the reseller channel."
The mail read: "lease aly the atch to the roduct as soon as ossible"
IceWM here. i was a gnome user before, but i'm a bit of a speed (as in velocity, not the drug) junky these days, and oh boy, it's fast. my preferred rig now is IceWM, the gnomish galeon, and pine in a term.
i guess that would be blocked right at the dead-tree-spam-outlets, as i doubt that any company would send out 20'000 copies of their catalogue to 20'000 people from the same neighbourhood who allegedly signed up for them within just a couple of minutes - unless the process there is highly automated too.
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any pointers about how to send an *executable* attachment?
So, tell me again how jet planes sound different in the middle of the night as opposed to, say, at 10 am?
hi
:-)
a rather big cable ISP in switzerland did this a couple of weeks ago.
it caused a bit of a ripple through the hostmaster-community, but it seems after a couple of days, almost everyone managed to fix their reverse entries... now, if more big isp's would do it, making them unpopular for a day within the rest of the admin community, it probably would lead to better maintained PTRs and then everyone could go and implement that
i got hit by the change too, because at a client's site we use two outgoing mail servers (more or less redundant) that both claim to be "smtp.clientsname.com", but obviously one of them isn't really.
anyway, i think it could well become a standard setup to check forward vs reverse resolution.
yo
i don't think either yahoo mail or hotmail are widely used by spammers to actually *send* e-mail.. rather we just see forged reply-addresses from these services, or even existing reply-drop-boxes.
i guess it wouldn't harm their plan too much to add yahoo's or hotmail's outgoing mailservers to their whitelist.
or did i get that wrong?
heh, i think we need a "+5 correct" mod then, since the two are not necessarily up the same road :-)
yo zambuka
thanks for the suggestions.. i usually stick to linux workstations, but i do have windows installed for graphics apps and games, so hints to tweak the system and install stuff properly are very welcome...
just a question.. how can i "redirect" the temp directory? i sometimes tried to make those link-thingies windows has, but obviously they don't behave the same way in windows than softlink in linux do.. i had applications compain that the target path (temp = link to other directory on other partition) was not a directory. and indeed, if you examine them closely, they just seem to be regular files with a string pointing to the target..
how do you do it?
thanks
stray
yo...
this is quite a good explanation:
Is it harmful to breathe 100-percent oxygen?
After reading (and agreeing to) all the comments pointing out that this pre-installation totally misses any targeted audience, I think at the end of the day this might be just a strategy to inflate the number of "sold units" of lindows.
You know, much in the same way as it is argued that the real installed user base for Windows machines is actually lower, since OEM sales of boxen that are later re-formatted and Redhatized are also counted as Windows installations in industry statistics. So, every drive sold marks one unit of Lindows out there, whether it's DOA or not.
don't most people block zone transfers to non-authorized outsiders?
the guy shows up at these url's from the article plus sites found by readers and mentioned in posts above... so far:
- Ipswitch
- Plesk
- SCO
- Arsys
- Ecora
have any more to share?
There obviously was an older, not edited picture on sco's site, as can be seen in alta vista's image search results.
:-)
It seems they photoshopped it later.. go figure, heh
yo
:-)
So I guess they're just using their mainframes to advertise penis enlargement pills
No go, that would be business related then
So, the servers had neither personal nor business data on it. So what's left? The server must have been empty then, good riddance.
I run a small IT consulting business, and my goal is to use as much open source software as possible (because of open, not because of free :-))
.. just my 0.02 euro-cents ...
I use GnuCash for my accounting, and apart from some minor annoyances, I like it very much. I evaluated some other packages, among them SQL Ledger. while the latter really looks nice feature-wise (part lists, production, everything customizable, multi-user), I still went with GnuCash because I like the interface better - after you get used to it, that ist. but that's the rub with all the accounting software i've tried so far.
I don't use the invoice/business features of GnuCash though, I rather book that stuff manually, which can be just as fast, if you use the autocompletion feature to your advantage.
The only ppl i spoke to that think this is a great game are the kind of ppl you can sell a dog turd, with a SW sticker on for $ 500
Can you please get me in touch with those people? I might have some business proposals for them..
As an admin who also blocks
If you just send
You're right though about the problem where one draws the line. With me,
Yes, it's called the "Dollor" (see grandparent), its symbol is Ø. It's value is tied to the Altairian Dollar.
> joining a tiddly winks club
you can do that online, too.. at http://www.antwon.com/tiddlywinks/membership.html you can become a "Big Winker" for "a one-time donation of $100".
sad, indeed.
All telescopes are tuned to Mars [..]
not to pick nits, but can you "tune" a telescope to mars? is that what they do with radio telescopes?
well, the rest of the world can do it, can't they?
The mail read: "lease aly the atch to the roduct as soon as ossible"
> they will no longer need us humans as
> chemical batteries
i hate that bit so much. why can't they just use something easier and more efficient to handle to get their enenergy, say, bacteria?
i guess i just don't like plots where integral parts of it have to be explained by "it has to be that way, or there wouldn't be a story for a movie".
IceWM here. i was a gnome user before, but i'm a bit of a speed (as in velocity, not the drug) junky these days, and oh boy, it's fast. my preferred rig now is IceWM, the gnomish galeon, and pine in a term.
i guess that would be blocked right at the dead-tree-spam-outlets, as i doubt that any company would send out 20'000 copies of their catalogue to 20'000 people from the same neighbourhood who allegedly signed up for them within just a couple of minutes - unless the process there is highly automated too.
> As I read this - and INAL
"I not a linguist" ?