Spamcop has a handy little tool to convert SPF record entries to IP address and/or ranges. Simply feed it a domain name and it will read in the SPF record if it exists and convert it to IPs. If no SPF is present then it will use the MX record. I suppose you *could* use this to check your own SPF records .... … [Read more...] about SPF to IP translation
Ebay to enter China
According to reports Ebay is to enter the Chinese market later this year. Considering the attitude the Chinese authorities have towards the "digital world" I doubt if this will be an easy market conquest for them, but only time will tell... … [Read more...] about Ebay to enter China
Why cheap domain registrars fail to deliver
Over the course of the last few years I have dealt with a wide range of ICANN registrars and their resellers. Some experiences have been good, some fantastic and some excruciatingly painful.Which ones stick out? The bad ones of course!It is a well known fact that people remember bad service and, more importantly, talk about it more than they do about good service. About a year … [Read more...] about Why cheap domain registrars fail to deliver
How to react to terrorism
David's got an interesting entry on the US vs UK reactions to "terrorism" - I use inverted commas as the US definition of it is all encompassing .... I was living in Paris when there was a spate of bombings in the 90s and actually commuted via some of the affected stations. Life just went on, though people may have checked under their seats more often for "packages". The only … [Read more...] about How to react to terrorism
The death of phpbb?
According to Netcraft a number of hosting companies are banning the use of phpbb. Considering the number of security issues that the open source bulletin board software has had in the last 8 months, this move is not particularly surprising. However, as a spokesperson for the developers rightly pointed out: While phpBB has and no doubt will continue to suffer from exploits (show … [Read more...] about The death of phpbb?