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(...) 8^) I'd figured that "3" had no inherent signficance but was just a standard. (...) Yeah--now how do I get into my system? Dave! (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) because disabling the login (at least for a while) does help defend against brute force attacks. and the number 3 isn't magical in any way - I think a lot of systems have it set for 5, and from what I know, it's always configurable. the admin (...) (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Sure, but what's the point of disabling my system after my own bogus attempts? To date, the only one who's been kept out of my system for that reason is me! I mean, why set "3" as the magic number, if external, high-voulme attacks are the big (...) (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) First of all, a lot of systems don't lock out accounts, just because they are misconfigured, or their admin doesn't realise the danger. Also, remember that most password hacking will occure offline - the intruder will somehow (and there are (...) (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I've read this one, and it's ok, but less focused than most O'Reilly books I've read. still, enough to teach you all you need to know about DNS. :) if you're running linux, another thing you should take a look at is Ipchains, to give your (...) (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Last week at my job I had the misfortune of attending a mandatory seminar on Information Security, which amounted to little more than "don't leave sensitive documents on the bus." Through the course of it, though, the lecturer discussed the various (...) (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I have a Sony VAIO C1VN Picturebook and I find that it's easier to read the screen in natural lighting than in fluorescent lighting. It actually seems dimmer in the fluorescent lighting...strange. But it's not bad. It might also be that my CRT (...) (24 years ago, 10-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) both on my two vaio pcg-z505* I had absolutly no problem installing RH6.2. Even the memory stick drive is supposed to be working... though I don't have any memory sticks to try it out with. :/ Havn't gotten around to get sound to work on the (...) (24 years ago, 10-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) There are lots of pictures all over www.moller.com if you poke around. eric (24 years ago, 10-Mar-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Anyone got some better pictures?? I'd realy like to build one> Gary Lorbaat <eric@nospam.thirteen.net> wrote in message news:G9y46D.7Ct@lugnet.com... (...) Today on (...) 80's (...) couple (...) (24 years ago, 10-Mar-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) It's even come up on Lugnet before... (URL) love the Moller Skycar. I remember first hearing about it on CNN a couple years ago... eric (24 years ago, 9-Mar-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Yeah, this is really cool. I remember when Popular Mechanics ran an article about this back in the 80's :^) ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (24 years ago, 9-Mar-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Gee, seems like only a couple of months ago I was having fun tossing together the Supersucker 9000 model for the Classic Space contest. Today on AO-helL they were featuring the real thing! Check out: (URL) Hop-Frog (24 years ago, 9-Mar-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Bryan & All, (...) You just have to harass the toy manager and the hardline managers everyday you work. When the next shipment came, they gave us first dibs! : ) (...) be (...) the (...) be (...) Well, I just read in PSM that the PS2 might get a 100 (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Ah, gotcha. I can get 15% off at Target, but they don't ever have any in stock... ah well. (...) I apologize, I phrased that incorrectly... what I meant to say is: With the death of the Dreamcast, and the fact that the Gamecube and the XBox (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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To All, (...) will (...) faster, (...) lot (...) Sorry, I work at Meijer here in the Midwest ( (URL) ) and all employess get a 12% discount. (...) the (...) Death of Gamecube? That's a new one! Where did this come from, they won't be out until 2002 (...) (24 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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