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(...) Sure, but it's not a good idea. If you're making fake domains, don't use a real top-level. It's better to do something like "jamie.local" and "imndiot.local". I notice that imndiot.com is one of the few actually available .com domains -- (...) (24 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) if only a few hosts are supposed to access those "domains", why bother with dns at all? just set up the hosts file on all the computers to point those domains to whatever IP you need... Dan (the other one, I guess :) (24 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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"Jamie Obrien" <jamien@interworx.com.au> wrote in message news:GA8CAH.57C@lugnet.com... (...) Just set up your DNS as authoritative for these domains. To prevent it trying to access the global root servers whenever you try and access a domain (...) (24 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Nope, MapInfo is in Troy, NY. (Actually it's in North Greenbush.) (...) I might have to refresh my memory of DenebaCad... (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) This statement is coming from an individual who forgets passwords that must be changed every 30 days.[1] Aren't most passwords acquired through human engineering anyway? Chris 1. Now, I ask someone else to do the stuff on the system that (...) (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I suspect that lockouts after password retries aren't to secure the system, they're to secure the user. Draconian measures tend to reinforce the idea that passwords are _important_, and you should _remember_ them. [0] Oh, and we (system (...) (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) nodnod... just because I'm going stale doesn't mean everyone else needs to :) btw, have you tried the 7.1 betas yet? are they usable? I figure I'll have to get over my 7.0 block and start getting into that... Dan (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) uhh.... have a valid login and remember it's password? ;) or, get your admin to set the lockout to 30 minutes or so, so at least you don't have to bother him every time your forget :P Dan (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Or netfilter/iptables, to keep up with the cutting edge. (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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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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