[newbie] OT-Homeland Security dumps winblows
Check this out: http://newsforge.com/newsforge/03/01/27/1831240.shtml?tid=2 - by Tina Gasperson - The United States Department of Homeland Security (www.dhs.gov) changed its servers over to Oracle on Linux last week, after running on Windows 2000 for several months. Experts say that it is unlikely the change is a reaction to Slammer, the MS SQL server worm that rocked the Internet last week. Netcraft shows the change took place on January 24th and 25th. The site had previously run off the U.S. Office of Personnel Management servers, but now is listed with Energis Squared, the same group that hosts the White House website LX -- °°° Kernel 2.4.18-6mdk Mandrake Linux 8.2 Enlightenment 0.16.5-11mdkEvolution 1.0.2-5mdk Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ °°° Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT-Homeland Security dumps winblows
On Tuesday 28 Jan 2003 8:29 am, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: Check this out: http://newsforge.com/newsforge/03/01/27/1831240.shtml?tid=2 - by Tina Gasperson - The United States Department of Homeland Security (www.dhs.gov) changed its servers over to Oracle on Linux last week, after running on Windows 2000 for several months. Experts say that it is unlikely the change is a reaction to Slammer, the MS SQL server worm that rocked the Internet last week. Netcraft shows the change took place on January 24th and 25th. The site had previously run off the U.S. Office of Personnel Management servers, but now is listed with Energis Squared, the same group that hosts the White House website LX Hmmm... If I wanted to test the extent that the Internet could be brought down - extent, speed of chaos, time to recovery - I would pull my servers off M$ and then let loose the fastest worm I could find. But then I have a nasty suspicious mind :) Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] OT-Homeland Security dumps winblows
Are you saying you have servers on M$!! R - Richard L. Babcock, Owner Tower Training At Tower Training, We Bring the Classroom to You! www.towertraining.net Hmmm... If I wanted to test the extent that the Internet could be brought down - extent, speed of chaos, time to recovery - I would pull my servers off M$ and then let loose the fastest worm I could find. But then I have a nasty suspicious mind :) Anne Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT-Homeland Security dumps winblows
On Tuesday 28 Jan 2003 10:25 am, Richard Babcock wrote: Are you saying you have servers on M$!! R LOL Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT-Homeland Security dumps winblows
On Tue, 28 Jan 2003 10:14:20 + Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmmm... If I wanted to test the extent that the Internet could be brought down - extent, speed of chaos, time to recovery - I would pull my servers off M$ and then let loose the fastest worm I could find. But then I have a nasty suspicious mind :) Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (sarcastic grin) I'm shocked you'd even suggest the govt. would do that! (end sarcastic grin, continue with cynicism) LOL Jerry -- _||_ (o_ //\ V_/_ Registered Linux User #300600 Registered Linux Machine #185855 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT-Homeland Security dumps winblows
On Tue, 2003-01-28 at 21:32, Anne Wilson wrote: On Tuesday 28 Jan 2003 10:25 am, Richard Babcock wrote: Are you saying you have servers on M$!! R LOL Anne Top Oxymorons of all time: * Military Intelligence * Wholesale Discount * President Bush * Microsoft Secure Server * English Cricket Team * American Rugby * Religious Philosophy * Marketing Intelligence * Microsoft Product Activation * Microsoft Security Algorithm * Easy Linux * OS/2 for Dummies * Complicated Macintosh Program * Macintosh Hacker * Honest Politician * Nice car salesman * Simple Installation * Truth in advertising * McAfee or Symantec Professional Antivirus * President Bush (did I say that twice?) -- Tue, 28 Jan 2003 21:40:00 +1100 9:40pm up 1 day, 11:29, 4 users, load average: 0.00, 0.03, 0.09 -- |____ | kuhn media australia| | / ,, /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | |=| | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kuhn| | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |/ ._/ || | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | |'. `\ | | |icq: 5483808 | | ;/ / | | | | | smk ) /_/| |.---.| | mobile: 0410-728-389| | ' `-`' | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU | -- linux user:267497 * RH 8.0 * PC/Mac/Linux/Networking/Consulting -- You will wish you hadn't. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT-Homeland Security dumps winblows
On Monday 27 Jan 2003 10:47 am, Jerry Barton wrote: On Tue, 28 Jan 2003 10:14:20 + Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmmm... If I wanted to test the extent that the Internet could be brought down - extent, speed of chaos, time to recovery - I would pull my servers off M$ and then let loose the fastest worm I could find. But then I have a nasty suspicious mind :) Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (sarcastic grin) I'm shocked you'd even suggest the govt. would do that! (end sarcastic grin, continue with cynicism) LOL Jerry Which govt. was that then? (looking over both shoulders - at the same time) Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT-Homeland Security dumps winblows
On Tuesday 28 January 2003 03:29 am, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: Check this out: http://newsforge.com/newsforge/03/01/27/1831240.shtml?tid=2 - by Tina Gasperson - The United States Department of Homeland Security (www.dhs.gov) changed its servers over to Oracle on Linux last week, after running on Windows 2000 for several months. Experts say that it is unlikely the change is a reaction to Slammer, the MS SQL server worm that rocked the Internet last week. Netcraft shows the change took place on January 24th and 25th. The site had previously run off the U.S. Office of Personnel Management servers, but now is listed with Energis Squared, the same group that hosts the White House website LX LX: Ah, but wait. There's more. A story broke this morning about Microsoft's own servers being slammed by Slammer over the weekend. Why, you ask? Well, it seems that they hadn't been patched, although the patches have been available to the public since last summer. Oh, the delicious irony of it! Not only does the Emporer not have any clothes on, but closer inspection indicates that he's somewhat deficient in the anatomical department, too. http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-982305.html -- cmg Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT-Homeland Security dumps winblows
On Wed, 29 Jan 2003 05:48, Carroll Grigsby wrote: snip LX: Ah, but wait. There's more. A story broke this morning about Microsoft's own servers being slammed by Slammer over the weekend. Why, you ask? I wouldn't think to ask why, I thought this was a common occurrence ; ) Well, it seems that they hadn't been patched, although the patches have been available to the public since last summer. Oh, the delicious irony of it! Not only does the Emporer not have any clothes on, but closer inspection indicates that he's somewhat deficient in the anatomical department, too. http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-982305.html -- cmg hehe... well put Carroll! Sharrea -- Help Microsoft stamp out piracy - give Linux to a friend today Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT-Homeland Security dumps winblows
On Tue, 2003-01-28 at 11:48, Carroll Grigsby wrote: On Tuesday 28 January 2003 03:29 am, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: Check this out: http://newsforge.com/newsforge/03/01/27/1831240.shtml?tid=2 - by Tina Gasperson - The United States Department of Homeland Security (www.dhs.gov) changed its servers over to Oracle on Linux last week, after running on Windows 2000 for several months. Experts say that it is unlikely the change is a reaction to Slammer, the MS SQL server worm that rocked the Internet last week. Netcraft shows the change took place on January 24th and 25th. The site had previously run off the U.S. Office of Personnel Management servers, but now is listed with Energis Squared, the same group that hosts the White House website LX LX: Ah, but wait. There's more. A story broke this morning about Microsoft's own servers being slammed by Slammer over the weekend. Why, you ask? Well, it seems that they hadn't been patched, although the patches have been available to the public since last summer. Oh, the delicious irony of it! Not only does the Emporer not have any clothes on, but closer inspection indicates that he's somewhat deficient in the anatomical department, too. http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-982305.html -- cmg Carroll: It looks like there is just not enough laughter to cover this event. ;) This is sweeter than a jelly doughnut soaked in corn syrup. I say we all throw a party. :) LX -- °°° Kernel 2.4.18-6mdk Mandrake Linux 8.2 Enlightenment 0.16.5-11mdkEvolution 1.0.2-5mdk Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ °°° Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT-Homeland Security dumps winblows
If I wanted to have fun I would let several worms out at the same time Greg Anne Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 28 Jan 2003 8:29 am, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: Check this out: http://newsforge.com/newsforge/03/01/27/1831240.shtml?tid=2 - by Tina Gasperson - The United States Department of Homeland Security (www.dhs.gov) changed its servers over to Oracle on Linux last week, after running on Windows 2000 for several months. Experts say that it is unlikely the change is a reaction to Slammer, the MS SQL server worm that rocked the Internet last week. Netcraft shows the change took place on January 24th and 25th. The site had previously run off the U.S. Office of Personnel Management servers, but now is listed with Energis Squared, the same group that hosts the White House website LX Hmmm... If I wanted to test the extent that the Internet could be brought down - extent, speed of chaos, time to recovery - I would pull my servers off M$ and then let loose the fastest worm I could find. But then I have a nasty suspicious mind :) Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 -- Linux The Number one Os __ The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT-Homeland Security dumps winblows
Carroll Grigsby wrote: On Tuesday 28 January 2003 03:29 am, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: Check this out: http://newsforge.com/newsforge/03/01/27/1831240.shtml?tid=2 - by Tina Gasperson - The United States Department of Homeland Security (www.dhs.gov) changed its servers over to Oracle on Linux last week, after running on Windows 2000 for several months. Experts say that it is unlikely the change is a reaction to Slammer, the MS SQL server worm that rocked the Internet last week. Netcraft shows the change took place on January 24th and 25th. The site had previously run off the U.S. Office of Personnel Management servers, but now is listed with Energis Squared, the same group that hosts the White House website LX LX: Ah, but wait. There's more. A story broke this morning about Microsoft's own servers being slammed by Slammer over the weekend. Why, you ask? Well, it seems that they hadn't been patched, although the patches have been available to the public since last summer. Oh, the delicious irony of it! Not only does the Emporer not have any clothes on, but closer inspection indicates that he's somewhat deficient in the anatomical department, too. http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-982305.html -- cmg This is just WAY too sweet! I Love it!! -- Mark --- Paid for by Penguins against modern appliances(R) Linux User Since 1996 Powered by Mandrake Linux 8.2 9.0 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
