I am getting really tired of other people's anti-spam measures. I got the following from a mail server this morning (sanitised to protect the innocent): The address to which the message has not yet been delivered is: xx@xxxx.com Delay reason: SMTP error from remote mailer after RCPT TO:: host mail.xxxxx.com xx.xxx.xxx.xxx]: 451-Thank you for emailing xxx, due to our Anti-Spam … [Read more...] about Bad Anti-spam measures
Losing a domain?
How on earth can a registrar lose a domain? I got this from a well-known ICANN registrar today: The domain is in our system as a 'lost name'. Please let me know which account you would like the domain pushed to and the registrant information that you would like on the domain. So it was like Little Bo Peep losing her sheep?? How on earth can you "lose" a domain? … [Read more...] about Losing a domain?
WordPress 1.5
I finally got round to upgrading my install to v 1.5 At the moment it's using the default theme, but I'll probably change that once I have some time to play with it. There are a lot of new features, so it will probably take me a while to discover them all. Possibly the "coolest" addition to any blogger's arsenal is the addition of the "Plugin Manager" which gives you direct … [Read more...] about WordPress 1.5
Multiple channels .. No choice
I enjoy films, in fact I have been known to spend entire days in the cinema. One of the reasons I got Cable tv from Chorus was to watch films, so I subscribed to the Sky Movies pack or whatever they call it. To say I am disappointed is an understatement. Not only do they not show as many films as I would have thought, I am also missing a number of the "secondary" film channels … [Read more...] about Multiple channels .. No choice
Page not found!
Adam posted a nice link to a rather wacky collection of 404 errors , which also contains some very sound technical information. Some of the ones I liked: Cannot get laid P0rn Googlesque … [Read more...] about Page not found!