I picked up modrewrite.co.uk a while back, but wasn't 100% sure what to do with it.It's now been launched with Niall also providing content, so we'll see where it goes.... … [Read more...] about Apache Mod_rewrite Tips
Archives for October 2007
Monster Says Sorry For Spamming
As some of you may know a lot of Irish IT professionals, including myself, received a spam from Monster earlier this week. Anyone who reads me on a regular basis would know that I am probably one of the last people you would want to spam. In any case the story grew legs yesterday, as I received legal threats from the Monster employee, as I had published his email. It is … [Read more...] about Monster Says Sorry For Spamming
Monster Spammer Tries To Remove Evidence
The Monster employee who spammed a large number of Irish companies yesterday is now attempting to remove evidence of his crime.I've just received a "recall" email from him.Of course "recall" emails only work on Microsoft Exchange and even then have limitations. We don't use Exchange, so he can send recalls all day and all night. It won't make any difference … [Read more...] about Monster Spammer Tries To Remove Evidence
Tuesday Morning Quickie
Sorry about the post title :)Pete's being spammed by Golden Spiders. He's been trying to get off their mailing list, but they're not having any of it.Eircom's wireless DSL routers are insecure. I posted a link to my delicio.us account a few days ago that I got from someone and now the story's been picked up by just about everyone.... There's a lot of discussion over on the IIU … [Read more...] about Tuesday Morning Quickie
Monster’s Irish Office Think Spamming Is Acceptable
Earlier today I posted about three Irish spams I'd received in the morning. I didn't go into any detail, as I was busy with other things and also wanted to see how Monster would handle the situation.The email that they sent to several hundred people included a lot of email addresses that I recognised for one reason or another. Hardly surprising as all the businesses in question … [Read more...] about Monster’s Irish Office Think Spamming Is Acceptable