[Cialug] Malware, Spellcheck and iPods (Was Re: LUG meeting tomorrow)

[Josh More]

This is why all web servers should be in a DMZ and only allowed on good
ports (not that this matters to the good attackers).  It's also why
people should scan webservers regularly.  Recently, I've seen a massive
uptick in the iframe attacks.

Regarding running words together:  surewedo.  ;)

Also, you are quite right regarding the Sansa Clip.  It is bigger,
better and cheaper than an iPod.  However, when the marketing guy says
"hey, want to give away an iPod?", the answer is not "How about a Sansa
Clip"*, it's "Sure, thanks".  :)

* This answer leads into "What's a Sansa Clip?" "Can it be engraved?"
"What are the colour choices?" "Should we be doing something
differently?"  "Do we want to?"  "What is the branding impact of such a
switch?"  and can waste hours and will result in my getting an iPod to
give away anyway.






---Dave Wrote:----
Speaking of malware... did you guys see this over the weekend?

http://linux.slashdot.org/story/09/09/12/1413246/First-Botnet-of-Linux-Web-Servers-Discovered

Firefox does allow "spell check". Last time I checked... in English we 
don't just create new words by mushing several words together, like they

do in German. ;)

For your giveaway, how about doing a Sansa Clip + instead? It works 
great with Linux out of the box (no extra software needed: just plug it 
in, and it gets recognized as a storage device you can drag files to), 
and supports Ogg. It has a screen. It has a FM tuner. It has a micro-SD 
slot. A 4gb version is only $50. It beats an iPod Shuffle in just about 
every way.

-dc

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