Well all the waiting is over. The latest stable version of Debian, codenamed Sarge, has finally been released: http://ftp.debian.org/dists/stable/Release - read the version info at the top of the file (nicely spotted davew) There's a couple of mentions over on Planet Debian, but nothing major. I updated my apt sources last week in preparation for the final release, so that's … [Read more...] about Debian Sarge Released
New URI blacklists
URIBL has recently launched with four new blacklists of URIs. The criteria are similar as those used by SURBL. There are four lists currently available: * black.uribl.com - Which is an aggresive list of known spammers. With a goal of zero False Positives. * grey.uribl.com - Which lists people who spam and have legitimate uses. This will cause False Positives for some depending … [Read more...] about New URI blacklists
More demented spam filters
Today I discovered that Comodo had launched a "wonderful" new anti-spam product. It's great! It will stop all spam effectively. It will also stop any effective communication via email in the process, but surely that is a small price to pay for keeping your inbox clean? I think not. I tried to send a business email to them today but got this really "helpful" message back from … [Read more...] about More demented spam filters
Kila – Live in Dublin
I picked up the CD from ebay the other day and have been listening to it since it arrived. It's unfortunate that the Kila site doesn't accept Paypal or laser, as I would have been happier buying directly from them. The odd thing about Kila is that it was my Spanish ex-girlfriend who introduced me to them and their music. We went to see them live in Cork a few years ago and … [Read more...] about Kila – Live in Dublin
Privacy and online users
A site I am involved in to a certain degree is currently receiving a certain degree of media attention due to a comment posted there by someone. The comment, which was not pleasant, was removed by one of the moderators and the user banned. This kind of thing happens on bulletin boards all the time. It might be a cause for irritation if you are the moderator, but it's hardly … [Read more...] about Privacy and online users