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by gwu78 13y ago
1. Get copy of the file "root.zone" from ftp.internic.net 2. Load it into tinydns or nsd. I have a sed script that translates BIND format into tinydns format, but if you search you will find someone has written one in C. 3. Point
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by gwu78 13y ago
I do not understand the Wikipedia definition of "scraper site". By this definition webcache.googleusercontent.com qualifies. It is a full copy of every site GoogleBot scrapes. Google gives attrition to the original source, but if
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by gwu78 13y ago
"We peaked at 12." Peaked. And that probably includes the sysadmin who was required to watch it. Where are the articles on the new ridiculous TLD's? A while back the IP address for the FTP copy of the root.zone changed. And
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by gwu78 13y ago
It's not just an "iOS" flaw. It's a "latest, greatest Apple OS" flaw. And anyone who given a choice between SSL and TLS relies on TLS is not putting security as a top priority. And why would anyone who cares e
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by gwu78 13y ago
No Linux? Am I dreaming?
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by gwu78 13y ago
A compelling way to get holdouts to upgrade iOS/OSX. Get those iPhone 4 folks who are content with iOS 6.x to install iOS 7.x. God only knows what incompetence and disregard for user privacy and sanity awaits in these "new"
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by gwu78 13y ago
I like this writing. Solid. But, I'm curious: What are the specific deficiencies the author sees in daemontools? "Not ready for primetime." I mean, it's so typical for bloggers to say certain software is this or that (
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by gwu78 13y ago
To truly appreciate C I think having to program in assembly first helps. I say learn assembly first, then learn C. Then do whatever you want.
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by gwu78 13y ago
"Those servers were never intended for widespread public use, ..." What is the test for "intended for widespread public use"? If a server is configured to accept queries from any IP address, can we conclude anything abo
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by gwu78 13y ago
"... and unusable for any kind of modern desktop usage unless all you do is write code in a terminal." Sounds good to me. Many times (actually most times) I have no need for a "desktop" metaphor on my screen in order to
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by gwu78 13y ago
Personally, I do not use DNS much at all except to do periodic bulk lookups for new domains I might visit. I store all the DNS info I'll ever use[1] in .cdb files and also in my /etc/hosts file. I do this for speed reasons, b
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by gwu78 13y ago
"Remember: if it's not on a drive that is in your physical possession, it's not really yours." So, if we store our data in "the cloud", it's not really ours?
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by gwu78 13y ago
Your claim was they are proxying "all" port 53 traffic. In effect, you are saying no customer can query any DNS server except Shaw's. That sounds a bit extreme. I have more questions. Can you run some tests? You say you use
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by gwu78 13y ago
"The request packet is 234 bytes long. The response is 10 packets... toalling 4,460 bytes." What is the size of a TAICLOCK response? (TAICLOCK is a more precise NTP alterative.)
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by gwu78 13y ago
"an ISP who can do the BGP announcements for you" This might be a list worth compiling: ISP's that will announce IPv4 address blocks for residential customers.
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by gwu78 13y ago
"What aren't you getting?" I am glad you asked. I am not getting what it is you are trying to say. I also do not get why you keep mentioning Google. "The query for Facebooks server may use the ISPs DNS server, but t
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by gwu78 13y ago
If they didn't, they should have to send you a letter telling you to stop building your list. I believe AT&T did send such a letter.
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by gwu78 13y ago
Yes, I read his comment. ""dig @www.facebook.com news.ycombinator.com" does not use the ISP's DNS servers at all" Incorrect. The program he's using, dig, has to look up the numbers for facebook.com's auth
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by gwu78 13y ago
All that means is that you're using their recursive DNS servers. They can configure these any way they choose. Stop using third party recursive DNS servers and you will not have problems with unwanted advertising and NXDOMAIN hijacki
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by gwu78 13y ago
Take orders on Kickstarter for "open source router". You order the Soekris boxes on behalf of the crowdfunders. You image your chosen open source OS on blank CF cards, bundle the CF cards together with the Soekris boxes and ship
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by gwu78 13y ago
The author says he hates Java and C++. I say: "Vote with your feet." Good for him to move away from contributing to SO.
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by gwu78 13y ago
"It really annoys me that this side of the industry doesn't get more exposure!" If only more self-proclaimed "geeks" who purport to care about the future of the internet understood the value of a publicly reachable
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by gwu78 13y ago
But is that the point? Maybe the solution is not to try to prevent someone else from manipulating your computer. Maybe the better approach is to give the user full control of her computer, including the BIOS. For reasons that fall far sho
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by gwu78 13y ago
From Bunnie's page on his "open laptop" project: "I'm shy on the idea of just selling it to anyone who comes along wanting a laptop. I'm worried about buyers who don't understand that "open" also
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by gwu78 13y ago
"I would be glad that [webpage author] ... starts to think about making his output really more accessible." This is how I feel when I hit a webpage that offers zero content without having to execute JavaScript in a browser first.
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by gwu78 13y ago
"... and I thought that's strange." Why? I believe the leader of their core group works for Netflix.
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by gwu78 13y ago
You are not alone. I'd go further and say anyone who prefers Bash is someone who does not mind a little or even a lot of fluff.
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by gwu78 13y ago
Can a user spot ARP poisoning? How about static ARP entries and taking note when any hostname-to-ether-address mapping changes? ARP monitoring with BSD arp -s hostname ether_addr Then [ -f arp.dat ]||>arp.dat arpwatch -df ar
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by gwu78 13y ago
This is where you usually see some silly comment like "Because the majority of users cannot use a command line and will never use FreeBSD." Of course that majority will also never be given a choice. Sony PlayStation users are usin
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by gwu78 13y ago
Let us journey back in time, to the year 1995. (Technically 1.03 is from 1998, but I'm sure that functions for passing fd's appear in every version.) qmail-1.03: fd.h fd_copy.c fd_copy.3 fd_move.c fd_move.3 You could find similar

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