I finally got wordpress multi-user working "sanely". I think I was too addled during the week to get a grip on what I was actually doing! So far I've got it working with: Autosignup Reasonably formatted welcome email Custom default links What I need to resolve relatively quickly is the URL being sent in the welcome email. At the moment it's sending out the wrong URL … [Read more...] about WordPress – multiuser
PayPal phishing attacks
We seem to get one or two of these emails a week, possibly more. They are usually very well crafted and unless you actually read (and understand) mail headers it is easy to see how someone could be duped by them. The one we got this morning is below: It looks and feels like a genuine Paypal email, until you look at the headers or the HTML source. The scammers have, of course, … [Read more...] about PayPal phishing attacks
.us WHOIS privacy?
According to an article on Wired the US government is going to stop registration of .us domains via proxy (anonymous) services. There are, of course, privacy and freedom of speech issues involved, but one thing the article doesn't mention is spam. The number of .us domains that are abused by spammers and MLM / pyramid schemes is disturbing, yet no mention of this was made. … [Read more...] about .us WHOIS privacy?
Basic Concepts: Tangible vs Abstract
One of the things I've noticed is that highly intelligent people get confused by 'net concepts very easily. Although they have no difficulty in dealing with complex philosophy they seem completely baffled by the basic concepts surrounding domains and the way the 'net works (or doesn't). The other evening I was trying to explain to a client the concept of a domain alias and he … [Read more...] about Basic Concepts: Tangible vs Abstract
Comment Spam – accidental experiments
I was messing about with IrishBlogs the other week and I didn't get round to setting up a "proper" backend, so it was quite "open" to attack. The amount of comment spam that the blog has attracted in its short lifespan is truly impressive, though obviously for all the wrong reasons. … [Read more...] about Comment Spam – accidental experiments