Re: [Discuss] MIT parking options

2017-06-20 Thread Tom Metro
uldn't count on any spaces being available.) -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA "Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting." http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

[Discuss] Talk today: brian d foy, 6 More Things about 6 [Perl 6]

2017-01-09 Thread Tom Metro
Well known author of several Perl books, brian d foy, visits Boston today to talks about his in-progress Perl 6 book (https://www.learningperl6.com/). -Tom Forwarded Message Subject: Re: [Boston.pm] Tues. 10th: brian d foy, 6 More Things about 6 [Perl 6] Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2017

Re: [Discuss] disappearing memory

2017-01-03 Thread Tom Metro
factory defaults, just in case you have RAM settings that make the RAM access marginal. (Though that usually causes instability and crashes, rather than a whole module cleanly disappearing.) -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA "Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting.&

Re: [Discuss] Ubuntu 16.04 Wifi Connection Disappeared

2017-01-03 Thread Tom Metro
as a Live CD by choosing the "try Ubuntu" option instead of the install option at the first menu.) -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA "Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting." http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss

[Discuss] IPv4 tunnel providers

2016-05-15 Thread Tom Metro
VM, though those typically don't support customer supplied IPs. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA "Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting." http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.o

Re: [Discuss] Delivering mail to folders

2016-02-01 Thread Tom Metro
nges, raising the bar (but not preventing) a MITM attack. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA "Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting." http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss] Delivering mail to folders

2016-01-31 Thread Tom Metro
and the spam filters? So I'm curious why you are bothering to run your own mail server? For the fun or experience? Is your mail setup highly specialized? There are mail hosting services that support sorting/filtering rules. (Dreamhost, for example, supports Sieve.) -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl

Re: [Discuss] Mr Robot

2015-09-03 Thread Tom Metro
Eric Chadbourne wrote: > Any of you watching this show? > http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4158110/ "Christian Slater and Rami Malek talk with Chris about getting their roles in Mr. Robot, what Chris loves about the show and where they think it's going."

Re: [Discuss] NAS: encryption

2015-07-11 Thread Tom Metro
Edward Ned Harvey (blu) wrote: Tom Metro wrote: I imagine it would be challenging to pull off encryption well with appliance hardware. The first problem is getting the software to do it. (Plus all the automation you've previously discussed to set up the keys on boot.) The second challenge

Re: [Discuss] NAS: encryption

2015-07-04 Thread Tom Metro
the software to do it. (Plus all the automation you've previously discussed to set up the keys on boot.) The second challenge is having the horsepower to perform the encryption. Not impossible if they chose their embedded CPU well, but unlikely to be optimized for that. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop

Re: [Discuss] NAS: cloud backups

2015-07-04 Thread Tom Metro
. But it seems more practical for now to treat the cloud as a place where your send batched deltas periodically. Something that isn't too bandwidth intensive. At least not for a SOHO use case. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http

Re: [Discuss] NAS: distributed file systems

2015-07-04 Thread Tom Metro
. One really needs some first-hand reviews. I know Rich Braun has written here many times on GlusterFS (gluster.org). Whether one can get one of these to run on appliance hardware with their hacked up Linux firmware is another matter. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable

Re: [Discuss] NAS: ZFS vs. BtrFS

2015-07-04 Thread Tom Metro
is low enough that it makes more sense to use that over Ext4 on JBOD for a low-reliability backup pool is another matter. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss

[Discuss] NAS: buy vs. build

2015-07-03 Thread Tom Metro
capacity expansion is as simple and dropping in an additional drive. (The blog above says ZFS capacity expansion requires rebuilding the FS.) -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com

Re: [Discuss] memory management

2015-06-24 Thread Tom Metro
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Re: [Discuss] sandboxing web browsers

2015-06-21 Thread Tom Metro
with just a click, but as noted, there are some cases where sites just seem to refuse to work, and for those I retreat to a different browser. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com

Re: [Discuss] sandboxing web browsers

2015-06-21 Thread Tom Metro
Richard Pieri wrote: Tom Metro wrote: It's no worse than the previously mentioned solution that required sudo to switch to a dedicated browser user. If you are running a shared Docker is sudo root. Dedicated Firefox user is sudo !root. That's a huge difference. The Docker daemon runs

Re: [Discuss] sandboxing web browsers

2015-06-21 Thread Tom Metro
if you want to be able to instantiate (or share) clones of the updated container image.) -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http

Re: [Discuss] memory management

2015-06-21 Thread Tom Metro
/Documentation/vm/overcommit-accounting That prevents the allocating process from asking for too much memory. If they do, it returns an error (rather than triggering the OOM killer). Not clear if this applies to an accumulation of small allocations, or only single large allocations. -Tom -- Tom Metro

Re: [Discuss] memory leaks in browsers

2015-06-21 Thread Tom Metro
. (Fairly easy to set up dedicated profiles and icons so they behave like native apps.) But browsers pretty much start at 50 MB resident use and grow from there, even for a trivial app. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http

Re: [Discuss] Juniper VPN's

2015-06-11 Thread Tom Metro
over most fields. Why are VPNs still a holdout? Is there not a super easy OpenVPN client for Windows yet? I know there is commercial support for OpenVPN. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com

[Discuss] all Debian package source files browsable online

2015-04-26 Thread Tom Metro
really corresponded to the version installed on your system. It would be great to see other distros replicate this. (Or leverage it, if Debian derived.) -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com

[Discuss] Talk: Computing on Encrypted Data

2015-04-12 Thread Tom Metro
Original Message Subject: [GBC-ACM] Talk Thursday April 30: Vinod Vaikuntanathan on Computing on Encrypted Data in MIT Room 32-G449 (Kiva) at 7 pm Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2015 16:52:34 -0400 From: Peter Mager IEEE Computer Society and GBC/ACM 7:00 PM, Thursday, 30 April 2015 MIT Room

[Discuss] Ubiquiti Networks is creatively violating the GPL

2015-04-08 Thread Tom Metro
I've mentioned Ubiquiti Networks's products on the list here a few times, and have since purchased some of their hardware. Disappointingly I read the posting below. -Tom Four ways Ubiquiti Networks is creatively violating the GPL http://libertybsd.net/ubiquiti/ ...they have been violating

Re: [Discuss] External network scanning service

2015-03-27 Thread Tom Metro
the lack of SaaS offerings? Is it due to technical reasons or because of fear of liability? (A search did turn up https://www.qualys.com/; I can't find pricing on their site.) It sure seems like there ought to be a market for this. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable

Re: [Discuss] MythTV, Kodi, and HDHR tuners

2015-03-26 Thread Tom Metro
, the appeal of live TV (except for news, and sports ball, if you're into that) diminishes. I hardly ever attempt to use live streaming from my MythTV server. If I want live TV, I switch to the cable box. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http

Re: [Discuss] the future of cable TV

2015-03-26 Thread Tom Metro
network with no TV offerings. That's a different, but related problem. Yes, you need unfettered bandwidth and better choices. Just as well if they don't bundle video. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com

Re: [Discuss] Verizon FIOS TV and HDHR digital tuner

2015-03-25 Thread Tom Metro
, and seem to begrudgingly supply CableCard descramblers. What does Verizion charge for the HDHR? (If they are suppling it, I'm assuming there is a rental fee.) -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com

Re: [Discuss] NFS mounts

2015-03-25 Thread Tom Metro
mounting it read-only? Just good security practice if read-write isn't needed, or does that gain you some performance as well? -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss

Re: [Discuss] Verizon FIOS TV and HDHR digital tuner

2015-03-25 Thread Tom Metro
the TiVos working while fouling the HDHR and other fringe users.) Or, better alternatives to Comcast will come along, and I can be rid of the ridiculous practice of renegotiating my cable TV rates once per year. We're getting real close to the latter... -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA

Re: [Discuss] NFS mounts

2015-03-25 Thread Tom Metro
to be significant for typical compressed video use. I often stream HD (720p) content over sshfs mounts (which are on top of TCP) over WiFi and get stutter-free playback. (On very rare occasions XBMC/Kodi will pause for a second to buffer, then resume.) -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA

Re: [Discuss] Thin Provisioned LVM

2015-03-12 Thread Tom Metro
as you don't have a snapshot pointing to block C, it will eventually get reused. But it doesn't say when. I guess you might see the same behavior in other file systems, but you're saying with ZFS it doesn't go back to reuse block C until the disk starts to fill up? -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop

[Discuss] --sandbox switch for Ubuntu's do-release-upgrade/update-manager

2015-03-09 Thread Tom Metro
/whats-the-difference-between-apt-get-dist-upgrade-and-do-release-upgrade 5. http://blog.coopersphotos.co.uk/technology/two-tech-tips-sandboxing-ubuntu-ssh-configs-on-the-fly 6. http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2013/05/linux-aufs/ -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl

Re: [Discuss] Docker containers deployed with Tutum

2015-03-05 Thread Tom Metro
tools, and they seem to be open source as well, published here: https://github.com/tutumcloud -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http

Re: [Discuss] crowdsourced labor for equity model

2015-03-01 Thread Tom Metro
not aware of there being a name for this sort of crowdsourced labor for equity model. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http

Re: [Discuss] Startup?

2015-03-01 Thread Tom Metro
presenting to investors. Good luck! -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss] Verizon Landline Strikes Again

2015-02-26 Thread Tom Metro
to) still provide it. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss] Steve Gibson's SQRL

2015-02-25 Thread Tom Metro
the public key gets exposed to the server, so the server is able to confirm that *you* know your secret, without the server actually knowing your secret. SQRL uses an identical mechanism, but uses different source material for the site-specific key. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA

Re: [Discuss] Steve Gibson's SQRL

2015-02-25 Thread Tom Metro
to pull off a MitM attack. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

[Discuss] Steve Gibson's SQRL

2015-02-24 Thread Tom Metro
whether it'll take off. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss] transmitting legal documents

2015-02-22 Thread Tom Metro
in addition to adhering to the ESIGN signature format. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Discuss] My first contribution to MediaWiki

2015-01-17 Thread Tom Metro
the conversion to MediaWiki is relatively easy. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

[Discuss] linux.conf.au - Linux Conference in New Zealand

2015-01-17 Thread Tom Metro
embedded software using Radare2 IPMI - because ACPI and UEFI weren't terrifying enough Seems like a good mix of topics covering programing, devops, hardware hacking, legal (copyright, patents, taxes), etc. Over 100 videos posted in just 2 days. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA

Re: [Discuss] shell access on consumer devices running Linux

2014-12-31 Thread Tom Metro
might want to tinker, and facilitate shell access. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss] Use Linux laptop as wifi router? Is that even the right solution?

2014-12-30 Thread Tom Metro
and WAN Ethernet segments from each other, and the MAC addresses on the LAN side aren't visible to the WAN. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list

Re: [Discuss] free certs everywhere

2014-12-23 Thread Tom Metro
Richard Pieri wrote: Tom Metro wrote: Probably a big reason this never happened is that when CAs were being established, all that existed were basic certs. The early certificate authorities...were all about identity verification. ...the handful of extant CAs bothered with things like

Re: [Discuss] Who sells the least expensive SSL certs right now?

2014-12-23 Thread Tom Metro
Tom Metro wrote: Similarly, Dreamhost is a reseller for Comodo and has 1-year basic certs for $9 or $10. If you want to save a couple more dollars, a recent security now episode[1] mentioned cheapsslsecurity.com, which is another reseller of certs. The least expensive options are from Comodo

Re: [Discuss] Who sells the least expensive SSL certs right now?

2014-12-23 Thread Tom Metro
at least 3 year expiration periods. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss] free certs everywhere

2014-12-22 Thread Tom Metro
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Re: [Discuss] root CA bloat

2014-11-23 Thread Tom Metro
, you get a bargraph that shows the aggregate value of all the trust metrics with shades from red (untrusted) to green (fully trusted), or the whole thing grayed out for no cert. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com

Re: [Discuss] root CA bloat

2014-11-21 Thread Tom Metro
see this this, then you should be cautious. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss] free SSL certs from the EFF

2014-11-19 Thread Tom Metro
Edward Ned Harvey (blu) wrote: Tom Metro wrote: ...if the host name even sounds like a site that might sell things (e-commerce), they won't issue a cert. Huh? I use them for numerous companies, including e-commerce. Where'd you hear that? Directly from them when I applied for a cert. Here

[Discuss] free SSL certs from the EFF

2014-11-18 Thread Tom Metro
the system. Not that we had that much confidence in the authentication aspect of certs to begin with. (There are just too many CAs with lax practices for validating identities.) -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com

[Discuss] [OT] Nokia charger

2014-11-17 Thread Tom Metro
(this week). Thanks! -Tom 1. http://www.herjulf.se/solar/charge-station/Nokia_2-mm_DC_Charging_Interface_Specification_v1_2_en.pdf 2. http://www.ebay.com/itm/261561656742 -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com

Re: [Discuss] comcast wifi question

2014-11-06 Thread Tom Metro
shared key (password) to those devices? If so, that seems like a pretty glaringly large hole in the security model. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing

Re: [Discuss] Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, October 15, 2014 - Linux runs the spectrum from High Performance to Power Efficient Computing

2014-10-11 Thread Tom Metro
for $52: http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.aspx?sku=326231 -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org

[Discuss] now available for Verizon FIOS: uploading...

2014-10-09 Thread Tom Metro
. Thank you Verizon. (This is why you are vigorously in favor of net neutrality, right Verizon?) -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http

[Discuss] code for hacked USB drive (BadUSB) released on Github

2014-10-06 Thread Tom Metro
Tom Metro wrote: Something like a USB Rubber Ducky could help implement this: https://hakshop.myshopify.com/collections/usb-rubber-ducky/products/usb-rubber-ducky-deluxe A pass phrase can be stored on them, and it'll replay it with the press of a button. ... With the discovery that you

Re: [Discuss] Who makes the most reliable hard drives?

2014-10-06 Thread Tom Metro
used continuously. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

[Discuss] Who makes the most reliable hard drives?

2014-10-05 Thread Tom Metro
solo, you're more apt to encounter read errors because of this. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman

Re: [Discuss] key server

2014-10-01 Thread Tom Metro
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Re: [Discuss] iGuardian enterprise-grade home router

2014-09-30 Thread Tom Metro
packets, which is not surprising. Yet some malware uses SSL. So basically that means this tool is designed to catch lazy malware developers. :-) -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com

Re: [Discuss] iGuardian enterprise-grade home router

2014-09-30 Thread Tom Metro
create drivers. The Raspberry Pi isn't open hardware, for example, though on the spectrum between open and closed, its closer to the open side. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com

[Discuss] Shellshock

2014-09-30 Thread Tom Metro
verification of a client cert. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss] Shellshock

2014-09-30 Thread Tom Metro
Also... Repository of Shellshock Proof of Concept Code https://github.com/mubix/shellshocker-pocs -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss

[Discuss] CipherShed: TrueCrypt fork

2014-09-30 Thread Tom Metro
Speaking of full disk encryption, TrueCrypt has been forked... -Tom CipherShed: A replacement for TrueCrypt http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=17392 While the Open Crypt Audit Project, headed by cryptographer Matthew Green and Kenneth White, Principal Scientist at Social

Re: [Discuss] iGuardian enterprise-grade home router

2014-09-29 Thread Tom Metro
Tom Metro wrote: The same episode also covers the iGuardian Kickstarter project that aims to produce a $150 enterprise-grade home router that includes deep packet inspection and regular updates: http://www.itusnetworks.com/home The host of This Week in Enterprise Tech seems to be pushing

Re: [Discuss] iGuardian enterprise-grade home router

2014-09-29 Thread Tom Metro
by Cisco)? Using a freely accessible upstream source and packaging it up for the convenience of their customers? Or are they building rules in-house? -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com

Re: [Discuss] xfs repair

2014-09-23 Thread Tom Metro
see the volume group it was pointing to doesn't even still exist, and I've since added several more XFS file systems. So it's in need of updating. It also doesn't address what you were asking about, which is examining the file system metadata, though it may do that as a side effect. -Tom -- Tom

Re: [Discuss] Home security automation

2014-09-23 Thread Tom Metro
it is practical to have the monitoring service drive the process and ping the panel on the order of minutes. But because the Internet link is unreliable, you need some automated escalation procedure (like calling the alarm panel's modem) before you bother involving people. -Tom -- Tom Metro

Re: [Discuss] Home security automation

2014-09-23 Thread Tom Metro
, and stream the video. Plus, a hardware watchdog that automatically resets the camera if its software crashes.) -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list

Re: [Discuss] Personal finance software on Linux

2014-09-21 Thread Tom Metro
the standard used by the states (such as for e-filing), and releasing tax rules as machine readable descriptions. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss

Re: [Discuss] Home security automation

2014-09-21 Thread Tom Metro
key offerings are going to be your best bet. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss] automatic daemon restarts

2014-09-15 Thread Tom Metro
on their production systems just to test that automated recovery works correctly. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman

[Discuss] basic fiber optic phone service vs. Fios phone service

2014-09-14 Thread Tom Metro
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Re: [Discuss] iGuardian enterprise-grade home router

2014-09-13 Thread Tom Metro
that is similarly hardware protected from modification.) -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo

[Discuss] Dan Geer's Blackhat talk, iGuardian enterprise-grade home router

2014-09-12 Thread Tom Metro
updates: http://www.itusnetworks.com/home Probably a good approach for non-technical people looking for a turn-key solution. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com

Re: [Discuss] iGuardian enterprise-grade home router

2014-09-12 Thread Tom Metro
installation. I can see the appeal in that, if you don't want to have to choose between running a stale router or playing sys admin to keep it updated. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com

Re: [Discuss] SysVinit vs. systemd

2014-09-10 Thread Tom Metro
than that. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss] OT: cartoon about cryptography

2014-09-08 Thread Tom Metro
/wiki/Social_engineering_%28security%29 -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss] DNS providers

2014-09-06 Thread Tom Metro
://www.solvedns.com/nameserver/ns4.dynamicnetworkservices.net They also have end-user reviews of DNS providers: http://www.solvedns.com/dns-reviews/ But only a handful of providers have reviews. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com

Re: [Discuss] DNS providers

2014-09-06 Thread Tom Metro
a test of that server and it fails. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss] How do I add entropy?

2014-09-06 Thread Tom Metro
immediately. ...how does Linux gather entropy... The other replies seemed to speculate as to what the kernel is using as the source. It shouldn't be that hard to track that down, and would be worth adding to this thread as a point of information. So I encourage you to do that research. -Tom -- Tom

Re: [Discuss] Mailcheck not showing new mail

2014-08-11 Thread Tom Metro
common spool file/Maildir locations to cover most of the bases.) -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman

Re: [Discuss] Mailcheck not showing new mail

2014-08-10 Thread Tom Metro
as expected without altering /etc/mailcheckrc or adding an rc file. But you're saying you didn't get the expected behavior until you added /var/mail/moder8 to .mailcheckrc? -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com

Re: [Discuss] Verizon blacklisted me

2014-08-09 Thread Tom Metro
a mainstream mail client, like Thunderbird. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss] Mailcheck not showing new mail

2014-08-09 Thread Tom Metro
.) -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss] Seeking information on binaries called entities and fixup

2014-08-01 Thread Tom Metro
written in? 'fixup' remains a mystery, but you probably know enough about 'entities' to replace it with some in-line code. Greg gave you a PHP example. It could be done as a one-liner in Perl, with the assistance of a module. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand

Re: [Discuss] Looking for WiFi router with certain characteristics

2014-07-31 Thread Tom Metro
, but inbound connections fail, as if they are hitting a firewall. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Discuss] I'm getting mail for nobody

2014-07-29 Thread Tom Metro
to accept mail for users in /etc/passwd and /etc/aliases only from the localhost, and for everything else consult a virtual map. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss

Re: [Discuss] Seeking information on binaries called entities and fixup

2014-07-29 Thread Tom Metro
(), and it only returns an error code (it doesn't generate the error message to STDERR), you're left with a generic error and no object being identified. I assume the above was on the new server. What happens when you strace it on the old server? -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable

Re: [Discuss] Seeking information on binaries called entities and fixup

2014-07-28 Thread Tom Metro
Bill Horne wrote: No, they work on the old server, but fail on the new. I assume it's a permissions issue, but I can't figure out what might cause it. % strace entities -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com

Re: [Discuss] access points

2014-07-28 Thread Tom Metro
the cost was comparable to a router because the production volume was lower and the hardware essentially identical. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing

Re: [Discuss] signal propagation in old houses

2014-07-28 Thread Tom Metro
strategies, such as running wires to access points mounted near where your equipment will be used most of the time, or power line adapters. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com

Re: [Discuss] Friends don't let friends run stock firmware

2014-07-28 Thread Tom Metro
. These you can be a bit more lackadaisical about updating. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: [Discuss] php dev's code with warnings and notices

2014-07-27 Thread Tom Metro
, and that can take time to change. If you're the only one submitting clean code, and your coworkers aren't on board with the value in doing likewise, you may find it to be a futile effort. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http

Re: [Discuss] Https - the solution to net neutrality

2014-07-24 Thread Tom Metro
those lines, which under state telco regulations, they'd be obligated to accommodate. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http

Re: [Discuss] tools for dealing with cable company customer service

2014-07-23 Thread Tom Metro
cost less to hire someone to spend several hours talking to the cable company on your behalf. -Tom -- Tom Metro The Perl Shop, Newton, MA, USA Predictable On-demand Perl Consulting. http://www.theperlshop.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org

Re: [Discuss] business class ISP recommendations

2014-07-22 Thread Tom Metro
Tom Metro wrote: ...I'm looking to get business class Internet service for a home office. At my location I have an embarrassment of riches and yet none of these are companies I want to do business with: Verizon Business FIOS Comcast Business cable Internet RCN Business cable Internet All

[Discuss] home router hacking competition

2014-07-18 Thread Tom Metro
http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/07/sohoplessly-broken-hacking-contest-aims-to-test-home-router-security/ ...security advocates are sponsoring SOHOpelessly BROKEN, a no-holds-barred router hacking competition at next month's Defcon hacker conference in Las Vegas. The contest will

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