Re: [AusNOG] [AUSNog] : Re Data Centre Fire Suppression Safety

2018-12-13 Thread Alan Maher
Co2 was the original choice for fire problems in early data centres. Then... they found a few problems. Number one problem was that Co2 was so cold it not only put put the fire, but it completely destroyed all the circuit boards. They cracked and so did the computers. Plan B was Halon, and w

Re: [AusNOG] Dutton decryption bill

2018-09-04 Thread Alan Maher
The real debate is about who is watching the watchers, as always ! On 4/09/2018 9:37 p.m., Martin Hepworth wrote: As a Brit working for an Ozzie firm in the UK it's interesting looking at this that the link talks about 5eyes and not just Australia. We know the debate is happening in the US an

Re: [AusNOG] Dutton decryption bill

2018-09-03 Thread Alan Maher
Regardless of the ins and outs being discussed so far,  our "Dear Leaders" in the 5 eyes alliance were already meeting to discuss taking it further in the past week or two. This was a bit hidden as Australia took time out to roll yet another PM, which was likely convenient for some of the playe

Re: [AusNOG] NBN and CVC

2017-08-01 Thread Alan Maher
Aus. is a slightly different animal to NZ, but we do have a grasp on reality. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-01/telcos-cry-foul-over-controversial-nbn-charge-for-bandwidth/8762404 On 31/07/2017 3:25 p.m., Mark Delany wrote: On 30Jul17, Matthew Moyle-Croft allegedly wrote: I???m fairly certa

Re: [AusNOG] What are we going to do about IoT (in)security?

2017-06-12 Thread Alan Maher
Have ISP's surveyed the state of ancient & insecure CPE's that they have supplied and which are still operating? This has a bearing on things. On 12/06/2017 6:51 p.m., Narelle wrote: On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 10:31 AM, Mark Delany > wrote: > It seems that this is a d