Ok so uploads are slow. I can deal with that. But when I *do* decide to upload, not only is that slow, but I get *major* slowdowns on my dowloads and typically start getting packet loss too.
This is because your modem has a built in buffer. Say your upload speed is limited to 16k/sec and the modem has a 32k buffer. If you were maxing out the upload bandwidth, it would take a full two seconds for a packet to traverse the buffer.
If you are using a router, configure the router to limit upload traffic to a smaller amount than your upload limit. There a script for Linux that tries to do this (sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't).
I downloaded 8 gigs in the course of 3 days, and I had my internet turned off, I used the cable service provided in lawrence kansas.
I had absolutely no warning, no phone calls.
Perhaps you should read the Terms of Service before you start complaining about no warning. They are quite clear on the limits, but only seem to care about the 1 GB per day rule (so I was told by their techs).
If you want a slower but unlimited service in Lawrence, go with SBC DSL. (There is a trick to avoiding the outrageous setup fees for static IPs. Signup for the normal service, then call up and upgrade as soon as the service is installed. If you want to use the normal service but don't want to install their spyware just to get a username and password for PPPoE, look at the install instructions for OS X.)
yes it's definitely profitable, this is part of the problem, a major part of it!
Spam is also profitable for all of the companies selling anti-spam products. How many of them would go out of business of spam was stopped tomorrow? Is it really in their best interest to stop spam?
To do that requires an expert knowledge of the Debian package system.
Nope:
cd/usr/src/linux make menuconfig make-kpkg --revision=name1 kernel_image
Replace name with the name of the machine (or another name identifying this kernel config) and 1 with the revision number (i.e. how many times you have built this config). This produces a.deb with the kernel and all modules, ready for installation with dpkg -i.
While they are at it, they should add something to parse/etc/rc.conf and reconfigure all interfaces while the system is running. This is one area where Linux has an advantage.
We're not "hijacking" anything - the mail ends up going exactly where it's supposed to be going.
You're hijacking my traffic. If initiate a TCP connection to a remote host, I expect it to connect to the remote host, not somewhere that my ISP chooses for me.
As long as it reaches it's destination, there is no problem.
What if the remote host is currently down? The mail then sits in your mail queue, even though I was told it was delivered to what I thought was the correct destination.
What if your mail server crashes and loses the message, after I was told it was delivered?
Instead of blocking outbound SMTP, we opted to transparently proxy outbound SMTP sessions to our mail server.
That is a HORRIBLE solution. I would not use an ISP that hijacked my traffic. It is much better to block outgoing traffic on TCP port 25 so that users know it is blocked and can find a different solution, such as relaying mail through your server.
So its IBM's fault - Windows Messaging (the lanmanager service, not Windows Messenger the IM chat thingy)
You are way off base. This is talking about internal Windows event messages (i.e. a fundamental part of the GUI system), not an external messaging service.
His point is that a sysadmin is not always a programmer. You shouldn't have to be a programmer to use a shell. Obviously, a programmer should be smart enough to learn how to use a shell.
Just because tools can be used for piracy doesn't mean everyone uses them that way. Writing programs and development tools for limited consoles can be a lot of fun and a great learning experience.
So of course she went and got the director of the company's credit card # and went ahead and ordered it. Amazingly enough, five months later, Photoshop still hasn't come in the mail.
The only thing that is going to work is to go after the people running spamvertised sites. But that's going to cause problems by creating a new kind of "Joe Job"... hire a spammer to spam for your competitor's product; the wrath of the anti-spam crowd then goes straight to your competitor.
It's not going to cause problems: it already does cause problems. It is simply going to get worse.
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The point is that you can't easily update the entire system (base and packages/ports) via binaries.
/etc/make.conf:
P =/usr/local/bin/cvsupf ile- supfi le
/usr/src and run make update to update the source and ports tree. Run it from /usr/ports to just update the ports tree.
True, unfortunately. But you can get close. Put this in
CFLAGS=-O -pipe
NOPROFILE=true
SUPHOST=cvsupXX.freebsd.org
SUP_UPDATE=yes
SU
SUPFLAGS=-g -L2
SUPFILE=/usr/share/examples/cvsup/stable-sup
PORTSSUPFILE=/usr/share/examples/cvsup/ports
Then cd into
Install sysutils/portupgrade for an easy way to upgrade ports.
Run portversion to see the status of installed ports. You might need to run portsdb -U (warning: takes a long time) to update the index.
I honestly think this must be a new policy.
It's been around for at least two years.
Ok so uploads are slow. I can deal with that. But when I *do* decide to upload, not only is that slow, but I get *major* slowdowns on my dowloads and typically start getting packet loss too.
This is because your modem has a built in buffer. Say your upload speed is limited to 16k/sec and the modem has a 32k buffer. If you were maxing out the upload bandwidth, it would take a full two seconds for a packet to traverse the buffer.
If you are using a router, configure the router to limit upload traffic to a smaller amount than your upload limit. There a script for Linux that tries to do this (sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't).
I downloaded 8 gigs in the course of 3 days, and I had my internet turned off, I used the cable service provided in lawrence kansas.
I had absolutely no warning, no phone calls.
Perhaps you should read the Terms of Service before you start complaining about no warning. They are quite clear on the limits, but only seem to care about the 1 GB per day rule (so I was told by their techs).
If you want a slower but unlimited service in Lawrence, go with SBC DSL. (There is a trick to avoiding the outrageous setup fees for static IPs. Signup for the normal service, then call up and upgrade as soon as the service is installed. If you want to use the normal service but don't want to install their spyware just to get a username and password for PPPoE, look at the install instructions for OS X.)
And though technically, Microsoft Windows predates X-Windows by about a year
It's called the X Window System, not X-Windows.
yes it's definitely profitable, this is part of the problem, a major part of it!
Spam is also profitable for all of the companies selling anti-spam products. How many of them would go out of business of spam was stopped tomorrow? Is it really in their best interest to stop spam?
To do that requires an expert knowledge of the Debian package system.
/usr/src/linux
.deb with the kernel and all modules, ready for installation with dpkg -i.
Nope:
cd
make menuconfig
make-kpkg --revision=name1 kernel_image
Replace name with the name of the machine (or another name identifying this kernel config) and 1 with the revision number (i.e. how many times you have built this config). This produces a
While they are at it, they should add something to parse /etc/rc.conf and reconfigure all interfaces while the system is running. This is one area where Linux has an advantage.
Unfortunately, no. And why could take up an hour's lecture.
I'm really interested in hearing that explanation. Do you have any references?
We're not "hijacking" anything - the mail ends up going exactly where it's supposed to be going.
You're hijacking my traffic. If initiate a TCP connection to a remote host, I expect it to connect to the remote host, not somewhere that my ISP chooses for me.
As long as it reaches it's destination, there is no problem.
What if the remote host is currently down? The mail then sits in your mail queue, even though I was told it was delivered to what I thought was the correct destination.
What if your mail server crashes and loses the message, after I was told it was delivered?
Perhaps that's a security problem
The problem is that the ISP is hijacking a customer's traffic. If you want to block certain packets, fine. Don't alter them.
Instead of blocking outbound SMTP, we opted to transparently proxy outbound SMTP sessions to our mail server.
That is a HORRIBLE solution. I would not use an ISP that hijacked my traffic. It is much better to block outgoing traffic on TCP port 25 so that users know it is blocked and can find a different solution, such as relaying mail through your server.
So its IBM's fault - Windows Messaging (the lanmanager service, not Windows Messenger the IM chat thingy)
You are way off base. This is talking about internal Windows event messages (i.e. a fundamental part of the GUI system), not an external messaging service.
There's a big difference between Windows saying I can't kill a process and UNIX saying I am trying to execute a non-ELF file.
Just like you can kill kernel processes on Linux, right?
# uname -sr
Linux 2.4.21
# ps acux | grep keventd
root 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Sep05 0:00 keventd
# kill -KILL 2
# ps acux | grep keventd
root 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW Sep05 0:00 keventd
WxWindows has more advanced widgets that are indistinguishable from fully-native counterparts
That's because they are native. On Win32, wxWindows is a wrapper around the standard Windows components, just like Borland's VCL is a wrapper.
I'm a programmer and I use shells all the time.
His point is that a sysadmin is not always a programmer. You shouldn't have to be a programmer to use a shell. Obviously, a programmer should be smart enough to learn how to use a shell.
POSIX compliance
Doesn't being case insensitive violate POSIX? Or has that been fixed?
Also, for comparison, Winamp uses 21MB of RAM and 0-2% CPU when playing an MP3.
The bloated Winamp 3, maybe. Winamp 2 uses 10MB.
They are all insecure.
qmail is secure.
Mugging 1000 or verbally abusing 10,000
This is the lowest place in the list the line should be drawn. You can't compare physical harm to verbal abuse.
Seems like one of those "wink wink nudge nudge" statement I make about *trying* games out on my GBA emulator.
That may be true for you, but it isn't true for everyone. I've actually written several programs for the Game Boy Color using emulators and the Bung XChanger and flash carts. I also wrote my own assembler and linker for the GBC.
Just because tools can be used for piracy doesn't mean everyone uses them that way. Writing programs and development tools for limited consoles can be a lot of fun and a great learning experience.
So of course she went and got the director of the company's credit card # and went ahead and ordered it. Amazingly enough, five months later, Photoshop still hasn't come in the mail.
So she charged it back, right?
About the only downside is that some unscrupulous merchants might try to joe-job competitors, but that sort of thing can be handled fairly.
How?
The only thing that is going to work is to go after the people running spamvertised sites. But that's going to cause problems by creating a new kind of "Joe Job"... hire a spammer to spam for your competitor's product; the wrath of the anti-spam crowd then goes straight to your competitor.
It's not going to cause problems: it already does cause problems. It is simply going to get worse.
What would happen if all of us started putting the below image on all of the websites that we run?
Nothing, because if they are smart, they look at the Referer header.