I have heard many contradictin gstories about the next "real" FF 1-player game. I've heard that XII, coming out in 2003, is the next standard 1-player game. Does anyone know the facts about the forthcoming games?
What about re-programming the mag strip?
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You still need to reprogram the magnetic strip of a similar card for everything to work (assuming magnetic and not bar code cards).
The stereotypical "pickpocket" they mention ain't likely to have tools like that.
Accompanying the message that says "Sorry, your message was rejected" is another line saying "If you wish for the recipient to receive this file, please use a compression program and send the file in a ZIP or TAR format."
I'm talking attachment filters here as a 1st line of defense - and yes, you are correct to a point -
The difference is that there's a LOT more effort involved in unzipping/deballing an archive and actually executing something from an untrusted source, than having it exectued automatically for you by an overzealous mail client.
Unfortunately, the problem of educating users goes way beyond what I want to get into right now.;)
Normally, I use "allow" filters - only allowing certain extentions greatly narrows down the number of things coming into your network. I'll only allow GIF, JPG, PDF, DOC, ZIP, TAR, etc.
Once someone can figure out how to execute a JPG, I'll worry.
Oh, and make sure to block outgoing POP access, too, if you can - people can still get personal accounts/virii into your corporate Outlook that way.
And keep those virus definitions up to date, too, people.:-)
I 100% agree with you - but the filter gives you time to actually go fix the problem on the desktops.
Would you like to worry about patching and cleaning 50 machines with worms all over your network? Or would you rather patch everything with time on your side & calm users knowing the virus is knocking but can't get in?
Mail worms/virii/sausage - whatever - can be unbelievably contained with a simple attachment checking process - after Melissa, I implemented Mail Essentials (www.gfi.com) at my company - one server - 200k+ messages a day capacity - extention filtering ON.
Since then, we got hit with evey major email worm, but got infected by none - 1,000's of messages per incident blocked at the server - none made it to the internal Exchange box... they all get blocked at the "mailman" (block EXE, VBS, PIF, whetever)
The sender gets a "kindly" message saying "Sorry, we don't accept this extention type - try again".
It'll even scan for uncertified macros in Office Docs, filter spam (i.e. GREP searches), autorespond, basically a nice.procmail GUI. Works with any SMTP server.
It's amazing how a small company like us can spend the $1,500 to protect our mail system, while larger ones (i.e. employers of my roommates) would rather lose 4 hours of mail to one of these buggers.
It makes no sense NOT to use a simple filter - when will people learn. Until then, I'll just laugh.
Use the Win2k DFS (Distributed File System) - mount the drive then unassign the drive letter. Then mount each raw drive as a distinct folder in the DFS tree. Requires a native Win2k domain, though.
A simpler approach would be to bypass DFS and go with the standard "map this drive to a subfolder of drive:)"
My only other suggestion might be to use UNC names on multiple servers -- you'd use the ISO image as a drive on say 20 different servers, and then have users use the UNC name:
\\server01\d$
\\server01\e$
..
..
\\server10\z$
at least you'd have them all accessable at once. Requires a few servers, though (but minimal resources on those servers)
1. It's not YOUR machine. My guess is that someone with the kind of experience needed to venture off into the non MS/Apple world isn't the kind of person that's going to have someone else looking for a machine for them. Things like the GIMP might make your heart beat a little faster, but unfortunately it doesn't have the same effect on everyone. SHE has to use this machine, not you, so unless you expect to sit with her and work out every little problem that arises, go with the established standards for graphic arts in both hardware & software.
2. Good luck getting any of those standards for $1000.
All in all this article is nothing more than an excuse for open-source zealots to toot their own horns a bit. Don't get me wrong, but Snort is a great application - you won't find a better feature/price ratio.
The thing is that it's just a summary - no methodology is discussed - no results from the tests with any of the vendors - no reasons at all are given for crowning Snort the king.
Hell, for 10 minutes of work, I'll put up a web page that says Apache running off my wristwatch is the ultimate in web serving. Doesn't make it true...
The URL mentioned in the article (or at least ones that look like it)
i.e. http://3519285059/remove.html
is in fact a working URL. Perhaps the nature of it leads people to believe that it is not, but visit http://packetstormsecurity.org/papers/general/obsc ure.htm to find out exactly how this works. Keep in mind that this method is blocked by many proxy servers, so it probably won't work for you from an office - try your cable modem or dial-up at home.
There are alot of factors that need to go into that decision:
If your IT department is worth their salt and can set up the user's desktops so that they work reliably, and if the users are trained on the software and platform they are using, the ratio of users to Help Desk support can be very high.
On the other hand, if you're supporting archaic terminal applications, buggy software, and users that are too proud to open a dummies book, your ratio is going way down.
I personally supported 50 Macs in an advertisement dept. by myself - the 10 *nix machines were also supported by 1 person. The remaining 100 Wintel machines elsewhere in the company had a team of 9 plus 2 interns...
Don't forget the Help Desk staff factor - if you've got a solid staff on your hands, congratulations, you're one of the lucky ones. Nothing frustrates end users more than a Help Desk attandant who's as cluless as them, but happens to know some big words, and a few dozen acronyms.
Intuitive software, reliable operating systems, and semi-intelligent users are the opium of the Help Desk staff.
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Write your own web-based application and pocket the $500. That's a no-brainer
I have heard many contradictin gstories about the next "real" FF 1-player game. I've heard that XII, coming out in 2003, is the next standard 1-player game. Does anyone know the facts about the forthcoming games?
You still need to reprogram the magnetic strip of a similar card for everything to work (assuming magnetic and not bar code cards).
The stereotypical "pickpocket" they mention ain't likely to have tools like that.
Accompanying the message that says "Sorry, your message was rejected" is another line saying "If you wish for the recipient to receive this file, please use a compression program and send the file in a ZIP or TAR format."
Noone's complained so far.
ME -- Mac user @ home and @ heart. Completely agree. ;-)
I'm talking attachment filters here as a 1st line of defense - and yes, you are correct to a point -
;)
The difference is that there's a LOT more effort involved in unzipping/deballing an archive and actually executing something from an untrusted source, than having it exectued automatically for you by an overzealous mail client.
Unfortunately, the problem of educating users goes way beyond what I want to get into right now.
Normally, I use "allow" filters - only allowing certain extentions greatly narrows down the number of things coming into your network. I'll only allow GIF, JPG, PDF, DOC, ZIP, TAR, etc.
:-)
Once someone can figure out how to execute a JPG, I'll worry.
Oh, and make sure to block outgoing POP access, too, if you can - people can still get personal accounts/virii into your corporate Outlook that way.
And keep those virus definitions up to date, too, people.
I 100% agree with you - but the filter gives you time to actually go fix the problem on the desktops.
Would you like to worry about patching and cleaning 50 machines with worms all over your network? Or would you rather patch everything with time on your side & calm users knowing the virus is knocking but can't get in?
Mail worms/virii/sausage - whatever - can be unbelievably contained with a simple attachment checking process - after Melissa, I implemented Mail Essentials (www.gfi.com) at my company - one server - 200k+ messages a day capacity - extention filtering ON.
.procmail GUI. Works with any SMTP server.
Since then, we got hit with evey major email worm, but got infected by none - 1,000's of messages per incident blocked at the server - none made it to the internal Exchange box... they all get blocked at the "mailman" (block EXE, VBS, PIF, whetever)
The sender gets a "kindly" message saying "Sorry, we don't accept this extention type - try again".
It'll even scan for uncertified macros in Office Docs, filter spam (i.e. GREP searches), autorespond, basically a nice
It's amazing how a small company like us can spend the $1,500 to protect our mail system, while larger ones (i.e. employers of my roommates) would rather lose 4 hours of mail to one of these buggers.
It makes no sense NOT to use a simple filter - when will people learn. Until then, I'll just laugh.
Wait - what was I thinking -
:)"
Use the Win2k DFS (Distributed File System) - mount the drive then unassign the drive letter. Then mount each raw drive as a distinct folder in the DFS tree. Requires a native Win2k domain, though.
A simpler approach would be to bypass DFS and go with the standard "map this drive to a subfolder of drive
My only other suggestion might be to use UNC names on multiple servers -- you'd use the ISO image as a drive on say 20 different servers, and then have users use the UNC name:
\\server01\d$
\\server01\e$
..
..
\\server10\z$
at least you'd have them all accessable at once. Requires a few servers, though (but minimal resources on those servers)
Just a thought...
Nope, just a satisfied customer.
Aside from being one of the best pieces of software to burn CS (and so much more), NERO by Ahead Software
.iso images as drives on your Win32 system.
http://www.nero.com/en/function.htm
Has a SCSI/Image interpreter that mounts
Two things:
1. It's not YOUR machine. My guess is that someone with the kind of experience needed to venture off into the non MS/Apple world isn't the kind of person that's going to have someone else looking for a machine for them. Things like the GIMP might make your heart beat a little faster, but unfortunately it doesn't have the same effect on everyone. SHE has to use this machine, not you, so unless you expect to sit with her and work out every little problem that arises, go with the established standards for graphic arts in both hardware & software.
2. Good luck getting any of those standards for $1000.
All in all this article is nothing more than an excuse for open-source zealots to toot their own horns a bit. Don't get me wrong, but Snort is a great application - you won't find a better feature/price ratio.
The thing is that it's just a summary - no methodology is discussed - no results from the tests with any of the vendors - no reasons at all are given for crowning Snort the king.
Hell, for 10 minutes of work, I'll put up a web page that says Apache running off my wristwatch is the ultimate in web serving. Doesn't make it true...
The URL mentioned in the article (or at least ones that look like it)
c ure.htm to find out exactly how this works. Keep in mind that this method is blocked by many proxy servers, so it probably won't work for you from an office - try your cable modem or dial-up at home.
i.e. http://3519285059/remove.html
is in fact a working URL. Perhaps the nature of it leads people to believe that it is not, but visit http://packetstormsecurity.org/papers/general/obs
Fuck You, Coward.
will someone please moderate this up? for the love of god, can;t we please have an intelligent conversation about the LATEST information?
Apparantly Adobe Cracked and dropped the charges.
http://www.vnunet.com/News/1124182
It would be nice if the article was about people spamming pagers, but it's NOT - IT'S ABOUT PEOPLE SENDING SPAM OFFERING FREE MOTOROLA PAGERS
/. for my wasted time because article descriptions don't match up the the articles they link to? It gets really frustrating.
Can I sue
With a 'B' - how freakin ridiculous is that... sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will cost you $5 Billion.
There are alot of factors that need to go into that decision:
If your IT department is worth their salt and can set up the user's desktops so that they work reliably, and if the users are trained on the software and platform they are using, the ratio of users to Help Desk support can be very high.
On the other hand, if you're supporting archaic terminal applications, buggy software, and users that are too proud to open a dummies book, your ratio is going way down.
I personally supported 50 Macs in an advertisement dept. by myself - the 10 *nix machines were also supported by 1 person. The remaining 100 Wintel machines elsewhere in the company had a team of 9 plus 2 interns...
Don't forget the Help Desk staff factor - if you've got a solid staff on your hands, congratulations, you're one of the lucky ones. Nothing frustrates end users more than a Help Desk attandant who's as cluless as them, but happens to know some big words, and a few dozen acronyms.
Intuitive software, reliable operating systems, and semi-intelligent users are the opium of the Help Desk staff.