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August 19, 2004 Published by  SearchDomino.com    Today's News IN THIS ISSUE:   >  Featured Topic: Bizarre IT stories   >  Compuware, IBM spar over code   >  Most spam originates in U.S.   >  More headlines   >  Chapter Download: Eavesdropping techniques   >  Webcast: Fight back at spam   >  Tip Contest: Share Notes/Domino know-how and you could win $100!   >  The Missing Link: IT firm submits to critics, yanks suggestive ad SPONSORED BY:  SearchDomino.com Product & Vendor Guide The Buyers guide is one of the most comprehensive directories of vendor and product information on the Web. It covers a wide range of areas for your research needs, including Application Dev, E-Commerce Solutions, Security and more. Simply search by topic, company name or keyword and you have access to complete vendor and important product information without having to comb through multiple sites. Click Here! Featured Topic: Bizarre IT stories [SearchDomino.com] Having a stressful day? Time for a coffee break. Go grab a cup of Joe, then sit back, relax and take in a few of these amusing IT tales. They're sure to help lighten your mood. MORE INFO: > Check out all our Featured Topics Compuware, IBM spar over code [CNET News.com] The two are engaged in a long-running dispute over code in IBM's File Manager and Fault Analyzer products, and Compuware now claims IBM violated the court's guidelines by failing to introduce some disputed code into evidence during the discovery period. Most spam originates in U.S. [vnunet.com] A worldwide spam analysis by CipherTrust has found that as much as 85% of today's spam originates from computers based in the U.S. More headlines [From around the Web] New Mydoom leads to 'Backdoor' (eWEEK) SCO's impact questioned, thanks to IBM (InternetNews) Microsoft keeping next Exchange data store on layaway (SearchExchange.com) DOWNLOADS:  Chapter Download: Eavesdropping techniques Eavesdropping is intercepting and logging the message exchange between a client and server. It can facilitate the troubleshooting or performance tuning of a complex distributed system, as well as provide insight into the application design and communication principles. This chapter presents several techniques that can be employed to eavesdrop on the conversation between the distributed tiers. WEBCASTS:  Webcast: Fight back at spam SPEAKERS: Mike Erwin, Charlie Scott and Paul Wolfe DATE/TIME: Aug. 26, noon EDT (16:00, GMT) Next Thursday, get an overview of the latest spam-fighting techniques, and how effective they are in the real-world. You'll learn about how client, server and outsourced solutions work, their pros and cons, as well as how technologies such as blacklists, Bayesian learning and challenge/response factor in. Are these tools enough to stop spammers on their own? Find out in this live expert webcast with the authors of the book, The Anti-Spam Toolkit. Register now to attend this webcast. One lucky attendee will be selected at random to receive a free copy of the book, The Anti-Spam Toolkit! CONTESTS:  Tip Contest: Share Notes/Domino know-how and you could win $100! Send in your Notes/Domino-related tips, tricks, timesavers or code now for your chance to win a hundred bucks! Whoever submits the highest rated tip will receive a $100 American Express gift cheque. Submit your tip here. IT firm submits to critics, yanks suggestive ad [The Register] Next time your company is trying to come up with a cool ad campaign, remember this -- people get enough bondage talk with their spam; they don't want it with their IT trade pubs, too. Web hosting firm Amen Ltd. recently ran an ad with the headline "Bound to Serve" and "Take control of your very own dedicated server -- 100% Linux, 100% dedicated" at the bottom of the ad. The verbiage wasn't really the problem. It was the picture between the text that was the problem -- a semi-clad woman wearing a mask. 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