Gossamer Forum: General: Chit Chat: Anyone want some emails?

Mar 6, 2003, 8:54 AM

Paul

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Mar 6, 2003, 8:54 AM

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Anyone want some emails?

I have too many :(

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Mar 6, 2003, 10:32 AM

Andy

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Mar 6, 2003, 10:32 AM

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Lmae

I had 1,500 emails sent to me once...each with a rotating title, and text. All of them had a virus attached to them, making them over 200kb per email...which sucked (specially downloading all of them on a 56k dial up modem Frown

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Mar 6, 2003, 10:41 AM

Wil

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Mar 6, 2003, 10:41 AM

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/me whispers IMAP.

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Mar 6, 2003, 10:44 AM

Andy

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Mar 6, 2003, 10:44 AM

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/me whispers ... not dedicated server any more....I have gone with managed hosting Wink

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Mar 6, 2003, 11:25 AM

Paul

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Mar 6, 2003, 11:25 AM

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You didn't download them all?

OMG, I would have downloaded 2 or 3 then..

a) If I had root access:

rm -f `find /path/to/mailbox -name 'something_bad'`

b) If it was a managed server, email the host :)

Edit: Btw I know that "find" command isn't particularly realistic due to the way the files are named by qmail.

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Mar 6, 2003, 11:27 AM

Wil

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Mar 6, 2003, 11:27 AM

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I've got an IMAP account on a shared hosting provider. :-)

- wil

Mar 6, 2003, 5:54 PM

galfriday

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Mar 6, 2003, 5:54 PM

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Hey Andy,

you gave up on Rackshack? I still use 'em and it rocks.

I really like your new site design BTW...

Mar 6, 2003, 8:38 PM

Jagerman

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Mar 6, 2003, 8:38 PM

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* whispers something about Gossamer Host servers having IMAP *

Jason Rhinelander
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Mar 6, 2003, 11:22 PM

galfriday

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Mar 6, 2003, 11:22 PM

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oh yeah... GossamerHost servers are the best. one day... when i grow up...

Smile

Mar 7, 2003, 1:16 AM

Andy

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Mar 7, 2003, 1:16 AM

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you gave up on Rackshack? I still use 'em and it rocks.

Yeah. For some reason my server kept being picked for hack attacks. Not quite sure why though. I een employed some security experts to install the latest patches, fix up any security holes.... but the hackers still managed to exploit my server Frown

I kept then getting turned off my RackShack....so I lost losts of online time, money, etc, so it wasn't worth my while. The main reason I had the dedicated server was because of doing DMOZ dumps...so I didn't really have to give up that much when moving from a dedicated to managed.

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I really like your new site design BTW...

Thanks

Andy (mod)
andy@ultranerds.co.uk

Mar 7, 2003, 1:41 AM

Wil

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Mar 7, 2003, 1:41 AM

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Got data centers in the UK? :-)

- wil

Mar 7, 2003, 2:19 AM

Paul

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Mar 7, 2003, 2:19 AM

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Yeah. For some reason my server kept being picked for hack attacks. Not quite sure why though.

I think what you mean to say (judging by the number of SQL crashes you experienced) was that you trashed your own server but didn't realise and thought it was hackers Wink

That's two servers you've trashed now so it seems to much of a coincidence Wink

Mar 7, 2003, 2:32 AM

Andy

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Mar 7, 2003, 2:32 AM

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No..thats not what I mean Paul. Quotes from RackShack.net;

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it appears that the user dummy was using the script milk to DOS irc.tcnet.com.br

please explain why your server was used in the manner.

I can't actually find the log stuff they sent over to me...I think that may be in the support ticket...which I don't have a copy of now.

Do you really think I would do something like that myself?

Andy (mod)
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