the legit smtp servers would eventually update, just make the pop3 (pop4?) server ask the (e)smtp server if it did actually send it, or if it was sent by some twat with an MTA running on their own computer, or from zombied spam relays. this would cut down on spam, and it could be slowly implemented, if it was backward compatible.
all it would take is a new port on smtp server's being open, and the pop3/4 server sending the smtp server an MD5 checksum of the email, and the smtp server replying with yes or no.
simple concept, probably a pain in the arse to make companies comply.
and if you owned a domain, you would know that every email that was sent to a pop4 server would definately not be from your domain, unless it was supposed to be. linux.org (i think it was them) had this problem a few months ago when some twatty spammers were using the linux.org domain for spamming - this would stop that.
but this could be the end for OSS. its obvious that its microsofts intention to force its operating system upon us all. if they can trick apple into licensing the gui code off them all those years ago, they can convice the courts (if they even get there) that they're doing it to protect us all.
bastard bush administration. they should have followed the anti-trust lawsuit that was started by the clinton administration.
something that occured to me this morning, while compiling gaim on slackware.
slackware (like all distro's, except apparently gentoo) doesn't install everything where it expects to be. maybe, if all distro's just put packages in the standard place, that would help.
The Internet may be the next big advertising medium (it's gotta pay for itself somehow), BUT MY PC IS NOT!
The internet is paying for itself, thats what ISP's and ecommerce is for. There's other, less frowned upon methods of making money on the internet and if you cant, go stack shelves at the supermarket or something else equally honest (even a lawyer;) ).
we dont need one official distro. we need a standard base for the distro's to base themselves on. that way people still get to choose a distro, but the distro's would be more similar. Mandrake could still work on simplifying stuff, slackware could still be unix like, gentoo could still be for die-hards, etc. is anybody working on this at the moment? what is Linux Standard Base - is that what im talking about?
free email? you get a tiny inbox, and a crappy web interface (you can only open one email at a time because of javascript, err)
you can pay to upload more than 1 meg, but that might be smaller now
you can pay for a decent sized inbox
you can only use outlook or the website to read your emails (unless you use hotwayd from hotwayd.sf.net)
ive used it for years, and its crap, but its too much hassle for me to move (mainly because of msn messenger (the service))
not suprisingly, they are getting a stranglehold on the email market, and then sqeezing everything out of their service, until you pay for the better upgraded service (bigger inbox, bigger attatchments, etc).
this kinda ties in with that story yesterday about the.mobile domain.
also, the kernel now has an option (at compile time) to remove kernel featues for embedded systems:
load all symbols for debuging/kksymoops (NEW)
enable futex support (NEW)
Enable eventpoll support (NEW)
no-op I/O schduler (NEW)
Anticipatory I/O sheduler (NEW)
Deadline I/O scheduler (NEW)
Optimize for size (NEW)
hmmm, im not so sure about this any more. i cant help thinking that microsoft is going to some way, use this to implement a 'microsoft tax' on email or something like that.
maybe im just paranoid, but i just cant see microsoft doing good.
mod me as flamebait if that makes you happy, im just suspicious.
not that im against AOL working to fight spam, but does this mean we're all going to stop getting those unsolicited coffee-mats from AOL - thats just snail-mail spam
yesterday, i reinstalled everything on my computer (slackware and windows - then all the programs), because i wanted my partitions to be more accurately sized for how i use them - anyway:
i installed windows xp first (so i didn't have to reinstall the bootloader again at the end). I had to piss about with the hardware quite a bit (the c-media snd card was being gay). i played with hardware profiles, which was also being gay. its the restrictiveness of windows that makes it hard for me to use (and probably other people too). in linux, i can just edit a configuration file, any GUI on top of that (eg. swat for samba) just edits the config file for me - not hides the settings away in some 'registry'.
by the way - a simple kernel compile (that i was going to do anyway) fixed the sound card in linux
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the legit smtp servers would eventually update, just make the pop3 (pop4?) server ask the (e)smtp server if it did actually send it, or if it was sent by some twat with an MTA running on their own computer, or from zombied spam relays. this would cut down on spam, and it could be slowly implemented, if it was backward compatible.
all it would take is a new port on smtp server's being open, and the pop3/4 server sending the smtp server an MD5 checksum of the email, and the smtp server replying with yes or no.
simple concept, probably a pain in the arse to make companies comply.
and if you owned a domain, you would know that every email that was sent to a pop4 server would definately not be from your domain, unless it was supposed to be. linux.org (i think it was them) had this problem a few months ago when some twatty spammers were using the linux.org domain for spamming - this would stop that.
would this work or am i just dreaming?
but this could be the end for OSS. its obvious that its microsofts intention to force its operating system upon us all. if they can trick apple into licensing the gui code off them all those years ago, they can convice the courts (if they even get there) that they're doing it to protect us all.
bastard bush administration. they should have followed the anti-trust lawsuit that was started by the clinton administration.
the only people stupid enough to buy this crap would have their hand on the mouse, not the keyboard.
you mean you can make the computer do stuff by typing? wow, isn't technology cumming along great?
I dont care what any study says on that. ive smoked plenty of pot to know that i wouldn't be safe driving if i was high on it.
hahahaha, heehehehehehe, hahaha, there's a tree, hee hee hee, CRASH!
you get the idea.
you ever hallucinated on the stuff? i have, and i nearly got run over because of it.
something that occured to me this morning, while compiling gaim on slackware. slackware (like all distro's, except apparently gentoo) doesn't install everything where it expects to be. maybe, if all distro's just put packages in the standard place, that would help.
i missed out a / in my second tag, ah well
The Internet may be the next big advertising medium (it's gotta pay for itself somehow), BUT MY PC IS NOT!
;) ).
The internet is paying for itself, thats what ISP's and ecommerce is for. There's other, less frowned upon methods of making money on the internet and if you cant, go stack shelves at the supermarket or something else equally honest (even a lawyer
or using symbolic links to put things in the right place. it shouldn't take that long for the distro makers to put symbolic links to the right place.
we dont need one official distro. we need a standard base for the distro's to base themselves on. that way people still get to choose a distro, but the distro's would be more similar. Mandrake could still work on simplifying stuff, slackware could still be unix like, gentoo could still be for die-hards, etc. is anybody working on this at the moment? what is Linux Standard Base - is that what im talking about?
Your post just made me think - the latest version of microsoft office for mac's written for the new freeBSD core of mac?
Are you using devfs?
if someone took down hotmail. Imagine that for PR! buy our products that even we cant protect ourselves with.
free email? you get a tiny inbox, and a crappy web interface (you can only open one email at a time because of javascript, err)
you can pay to upload more than 1 meg, but that might be smaller now
you can pay for a decent sized inbox
you can only use outlook or the website to read your emails (unless you use hotwayd from hotwayd.sf.net)
ive used it for years, and its crap, but its too much hassle for me to move (mainly because of msn messenger (the service))
not suprisingly, they are getting a stranglehold on the email market, and then sqeezing everything out of their service, until you pay for the better upgraded service (bigger inbox, bigger attatchments, etc).
typical microsoft really (ahhhh MSDOS 4.0)
this kinda ties in with that story yesterday about the .mobile domain.
also, the kernel now has an option (at compile time) to remove kernel featues for embedded systems:
load all symbols for debuging/kksymoops (NEW)
enable futex support (NEW)
Enable eventpoll support (NEW)
no-op I/O schduler (NEW)
Anticipatory I/O sheduler (NEW)
Deadline I/O scheduler (NEW)
Optimize for size (NEW)
(OT, but fuck it)
i got a new graphics card recently (nvidia gforce 5200) - here's my framerates
5503 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1100.600 FPS
6459 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1291.800 FPS
6247 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1249.400 FPS
6345 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1269.000 FPS
1291.600 FPS, compared to the 0.3 FPS i estimate that i used to get with my voodoo on tux racer.
IIRC, the G5 can outperform a comparable x86 processor in one area - floating point operations.
For rendering, floating point operations are probably the most important thing for a rendering farm.
(disclaimer: i did say IIRC)
hmmm, im not so sure about this any more. i cant help thinking that microsoft is going to some way, use this to implement a 'microsoft tax' on email or something like that.
maybe im just paranoid, but i just cant see microsoft doing good.
mod me as flamebait if that makes you happy, im just suspicious.
you can also make nepalm substitute from AOL CD's (dont mod me funny, im not joking) *laughs manically*
not that im against AOL working to fight spam, but does this mean we're all going to stop getting those unsolicited coffee-mats from AOL - thats just snail-mail spam
yesterday, i reinstalled everything on my computer (slackware and windows - then all the programs), because i wanted my partitions to be more accurately sized for how i use them - anyway:
i installed windows xp first (so i didn't have to reinstall the bootloader again at the end). I had to piss about with the hardware quite a bit (the c-media snd card was being gay). i played with hardware profiles, which was also being gay. its the restrictiveness of windows that makes it hard for me to use (and probably other people too). in linux, i can just edit a configuration file, any GUI on top of that (eg. swat for samba) just edits the config file for me - not hides the settings away in some 'registry'.
by the way - a simple kernel compile (that i was going to do anyway) fixed the sound card in linux
yes - "embrace and extend" or whatever
i agree - any publicity is good publicity, especially if the news going to cover SCO losing the cases as well as they covered them starting them
it'll go back up by the end of the day - thats the point of insider trading
years of decades eh?
[insert witty comment here]
Newbies cant read other peoples code?
you do know there's a # button next to your enter key (well its next to backspace on my keyboard0
if the code is to be shared (or is large) it should be commented. its easier to notice bugs if you have comments too.