Re: [MBZ] Linux webserver botnet pushes malware

The infected machines/vm's were probably behind on software updates. Linux still has that fatal flaw called the user, if the user doesn't update when a bug is found and patched, then the system stays vulnerable. In all, what probably happened was a service on the servers was vulnerable in some

Re: [MBZ] 240D sticky throttle

Thanks. I am going to check mine as it does buck under certain deceleration conditions. Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1978 240D 4 speed. 218K + miles.  1990 300D 2.5t 170K miles. Wickford, RI -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf

Re: [MBZ] Battery Warmer

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Re: [MBZ] OK, experts, what do I try next?

It sounds to me like a hot wire is shorted to ground somewhere. Any recent work done? Look there for a pinched wire. I think that Illumination: ...control elements is for other driver control lighting like the ACC panel, shifter light, lights in the dash for the vents, etc. etc. First check

Re: [MBZ] OK, experts, what do I try next?

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Re: [MBZ] Battery Warmer

Why do you need a battery warmer? Is it not an option to plug in the block heater? Mobil 1, valve adjustment, fully functioning glow system aren't going to cut it? Didn't Curt or somebody figure a way to add a second battery, located in trunk, to power the block heater via an inverter, which

Re: [MBZ] OK, experts, what do I try next?

My money is on the resistance element of the dash dimmer switch having gotten loose from its porcelain cup and laying against the metal frame. BTDT. How's that dash dimmer _feel_? -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to

Re: [MBZ] 2001 AWD E Class wagon - WAS - *OK, experts, what do I try next?*

Thanks Craig, I had intended to change the subject but as usual, I forgot. ;-^ That was exactly what I needed to know about AWD -- Thx agn - LarryT 91 300D OilAnalysis Time? Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? www.youroil.net --

Re: [MBZ] OT: Accidental bomber takeoff at airshow

archer wrote: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6826566.ece http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3HaeYVlBw8feature=PlayListp=AFC8E6776248A731playnext=1playnext_from=PLindex=28 So when did Dave Walton become the manager of that airfield? Mitch.

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1987 mercedes wagon - $900 (fremont, nh)

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Re: [MBZ] Battery Warmer

Didn't Curt or somebody figure a way to add a second battery, located in trunk, to power the block heater via an inverter, which provided about 30 minutes of juice which was enough to warm the engine so that the original battery could then start the car? I like that solution better. The

Re: [MBZ] Linux webserver botnet pushes malware

My point exactly. Every OS is vulnerable in some way. (Many ways) You tried to worm out by saying the malware was not a virus. THen you went on to say they probably installed a rootkit. It is malware, and malware is malware, whether some piece of it is legit or not. Linux is vulnerable

Re: [MBZ] Battery Warmer

Someone else has already solved this problem: Webasto makes nice heaters powered by fuel not electricity. http://www.webasto.us/am/en/am_auto_heaters.html Max -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Jim Cathey Sent:

Re: [MBZ] OT mimosa tree

Fmiser wrote: I have enjoyed seeing friends mimosa trees, so I'm thinking of adding one or two to my yard. Beware that many people consider them weed trees since they grow so fast and proliferate pretty quickly, which is probably why Rich said to not get one. Are there hidden pains,

Re: [MBZ] OT mimosa tree

harry watkins wrote: They are great trees and I love them, however, we had a problem with them. I think it was the mid eighties when a disease hit in the area and wiped them out. I don't think I could find one even though its been about thirty years. I've got two in my backyard, and I think

Re: [MBZ] brake job nightmare

No that's not it at all. In this case the choice of buying new calipers at over $225 each, or remans for less than $100. We're not talking about a bag of Doritos that is 5 cents cheaper at Wal Mart, and sorry but Mom and Pop was not a business model that could survive selling commodities like

Re: [MBZ] OK, experts, what do I try next?

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Re: [MBZ] OK, experts, what do I try next?

Don: I doubt that; my test of the SW position that causes f3 to blow will help narrow that down. Jim: Why do you suspect light fixtures above unplugged HCS wiring? I don't know of any light fixture failures resulting in a short to ground, but a loose connector floating around the front of the

Re: [MBZ] OK, experts, what do I try next?

So the new question is does the fuse blow at first position of the headlight switch or second? Max -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Jim Cathey Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 10:57 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List

Re: [MBZ] OK, experts, what do I try next?

The round wiring connection for the instrument cluster is disconnected (and the fuse still blows). Wouldn't power for the dash lights come through that connection? Yes. Your problem is elsewhere, probably one of the many marker lights. Pull all four corners, and check the license plate lamp

Re: [MBZ] OK, experts, what do I try next?

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Re: [MBZ] Chowdah fest report

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Re: [MBZ] It seems I am overrun by 190Ds

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The fuse blows when the headlights are turned on, but not otherwise. Headlights? Or parking lights? I'm betting the latter, and that your dash dimmer is at fault. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search

Re: [MBZ] brake job nightmare

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[MBZ] Rear door regulator (?) Stuck.

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Re: [MBZ] OK, experts, what do I try next?

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Re: [MBZ] brake job nightmare

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Re: [MBZ] Linux webserver botnet pushes malware

I didn't try to worm-out of it, I was just correcting the article's mistake in saying that the webserver that was installed was mallware. It was just the means of putting the malware on the net. When I said they rooted the box, I was referring to gaining access to the root account, analogous to

Re: [MBZ] OK, experts, what do I try next?

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Re: [MBZ] OK, experts, what do I try next?

OK, I think that you can forget all that I've said about the HCS (headlight cleaning system). Max -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Wonko the Sane Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 1:46 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List

Re: [MBZ] OK, experts, what do I try next?

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Re: [MBZ] Rear door regulator (?) Stuck.

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Re: [MBZ] OT mimosa tree

Weed tree here. Eastern NC. Wilton - Original Message - From: John Robbins je...@msstate.edu To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 9:48 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT mimosa tree Fmiser wrote: I have enjoyed seeing friends mimosa trees, so

Re: [MBZ] Parts exchange

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Re: [MBZ] OT mimosa tree

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[MBZ] OT CL photog of the day

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Re: [MBZ] compost

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[MBZ] 300CD in Charleston $5k

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Re: [MBZ] OT mimosa tree

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Re: [MBZ] Battery Warmer

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Re: [MBZ] Battery Warmer

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Re: [MBZ] HUH?

...How reliable are the AWD 2001 300E wagons?.. Do not exist. No such model. RLE -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090914/068352c9/attachment.html

Re: [MBZ] HUH?

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Re: [MBZ] bat wrmr

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Re: [MBZ] bat wrmr

relng...@aol.com wrote: ...cannot imagine a battery tray warmer should be only made in china, but I cannot fathom where I might find a USA made one... JC Whitney. Right in your own town. I thought JCW was a virtual guarantee of China-ness. ___

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Re: [MBZ] wsh/wp

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[MBZ] [Fwd: Today's Gasoline Prices]

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Re: [MBZ] terminology

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Re: [MBZ] battery warmer

I thought JCW was a virtual guarantee of China-ness... Who the hell cares? He's looking for cheap. RLE -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090914/44b7f441/attachment.html

Re: [MBZ] OT CL photog of the day

'Hard to understand why some photographers like to turn their cameras/photos askew, especially when they need to show an item at its best. Photos turned like this tend to just give me vertigo and eliminate any interest I may have had in the subject otherwise. Wilton - Original Message

Re: [MBZ] bat wrmr

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[MBZ] Unique 240D

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Re: [MBZ] Unique 240D

Another one @ 40 mpg, too. ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 4:26 AM Subject: [MBZ] Unique 240D http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C112708/#

Re: [MBZ] Linux webserver botnet pushes malware

You are technically right. But for most of us the distinction between malware and software used to install malware is a distinction without a meaningful difference. Nice explanation. I bestow on you one of my highly coveted detail awards otherwise known as the anal retentive award. It is

Re: [MBZ] Unique 240D

Yeah, 40 mpg. A downright lie. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 14, 2009, at 7:00 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: Another one @ 40 mpg, too. ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent:

Re: [MBZ] Unique 240D

Dimitri Seretakis wrote: Yeah, 40 mpg. A downright lie. But aren't Devonshire gallons something like 5 US quarts? 32mpg US isn't easy, but it's possible, and therefore 40 mpg Imp. should be possible too. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and

Re: [MBZ] Unique 240D

Alles. An Imperial Gallon is biggah than a U.S Gallon by one fifth. (I'll drink to that.) Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. At 07:06 PM 9/14/2009, you wrote: Yeah, 40 mpg. A downright lie. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 14, 2009, at 7:00 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: Another one @ 40

Re: [MBZ] Linux webserver botnet pushes malware

As Scott McNealy once said at a large gathering of Lotus folks 10 or 11 years ago, There is no privacy any more. Get over it. So, I got over it and no longer worry about it. --R Loren Faeth wrote: You are technically right. But for most of us the distinction between malware and software

Re: [MBZ] Unique 240D

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Re: [MBZ] Battery Warmer

Curt wrote: Pete's right though a charger should keep the battery pretty warm regardless. How cold do you expect it to get? Ya think a charger keeps a battery as warm as a heater? It might get -10F here western bubs of ChiTown. I like the wbasto heater - but a bit pricey. mao

Re: [MBZ] battery warmer

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Re: [MBZ] Unique 240D

IMHO-all of this mpg talk misses the point-friggin ugly and should be punishable in stocks. But Fred-don't Brits now think In terms of litres as well? Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1978 240D 4 speed. 218K + miles.  1990 300D 2.5t 170K miles. Wickford, RI -Original Message- From:

[MBZ] Walmartization of the world: was brake job nightmare

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Re: [MBZ] OK, experts, what do I try next?

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Re: [MBZ] Battery Warmer

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Re: [MBZ] OT CL photog of the day

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[MBZ] ChowdaQ pics

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[MBZ] OT: Metrick Measure.

Dwight. I agree that it looks like the unfortunate mating of Brunhilde and a Boxer dog! Them new-fangled French measurements have finally screwed up the Empire. William the Conquerer finally triumphs! When I left, everything made sense:- groats, farthings, thrup'ny bits, tanners, bobs, florins,

Re: [MBZ] OK, experts, what do I try next?

On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:00:24 -0500 Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com wrote: Do dash lights come on when the switch is in position 3? According to the owner's manual, position 3 is standing limps, right. Position 1 gives that plus license plate lamps and instrument panel lamps (also on fuse

Re: [MBZ] ChowdaQ pics

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Re: [MBZ] OT: Metrick Measure.

Isn't Moir like a froggy name? --R Frederick W Moir wrote: Dwight. I agree that it looks like the unfortunate mating of Brunhilde and a Boxer dog! Them new-fangled French measurements have finally screwed up the Empire. William the Conquerer finally triumphs! When I left, everything made

Re: [MBZ] OK, experts, what do I try next?

On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:23:53 -0500 Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com wrote: The lamp will, I suspect, function as a resistor. Yes, that's what it does. The visual indication is a bonus! Craig On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 9:03 PM, LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com wrote: If you size the lamp to

Re: [MBZ] OK, experts, what do I try next?

as a resistor. Yes, that's what it does. The visual indication is a bonus! Craig -- OK Don Pair of W124 300D 2.5 Turbos -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090914/d0194231

Re: [MBZ] OK, experts, what do I try next?

This will pass current and not burn something up in the process? Yes, that's the point. A 10W lamp will be less than 1A of current, hard to burn up any automotive type wiring with only one amp. Where else are you going to find a 10W power resistor with built-in visual indication as cheap?

Re: [MBZ] OK, experts, what do I try next?

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