According to an article on The Register, UK ISPs have been asked to retain data prior to last Thursday's attack as it is felt that the bombers may have coordinated their efforts electronically (a not unreasonable assumption). Although this request is reasonable it is a bit impractical: Does a common format for logs exist? - No What volume of data is involved?- an unknown, but … [Read more...] about Data Retention – ISPA calls on ISPs following bombing
Cashing in on London bombing – spammers strike again
According to reports scam emails purporting to seek funds for victims of last weeks bombing have already appeared. Similar emails appeared shortly after the Asian tsunami. … [Read more...] about Cashing in on London bombing – spammers strike again
Google wins domain case
According to NAF Google Inc has won its case regarding the disputed usage of the domains: googkle.com ghoogle.com gfoogle.com gooigle.com Domain squatting, or more specifically, typo squatting, is an ongoing problem for any company with a notable presence. Within the IE namespace it is much harder for would be squatters to register the domain, never mind actually abusing it. … [Read more...] about Google wins domain case
feeds and mysql woes
I woke up this morning to find that MySQL had died during the night. Restarting it wasn't a problem, but my feeds were broken until I got Feedburner to resync. … [Read more...] about feeds and mysql woes
cdwow – gah!
I posted about issues with paying for goods online with laser a couple of months ago. Since then I have been in contact with CDwow, who assured me that they would resolve the matter. They haven't. Friday afternoon/evening is a good time for me to browse online shops such as cdwow and I would have handed over the bones of €100 today if their payment gateway had let me. It didn't … [Read more...] about cdwow – gah!