Re: [SLUG] Request/issue trackers - options?

2005-06-05 Thread James Polley
On 6/6/05, Matt Moor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We use Request Tracker for helpdesk ticketing in here, and it rocks. > We've got ~20k requests/issues in it, across 4 queues, and from other > sites I've seen, this is small. We were racking up around 1000 tickets/week across about 12 queues at my

Re: [SLUG] Request/issue trackers - options?

2005-06-05 Thread Matt Moor
We use Request Tracker for helpdesk ticketing in here, and it rocks. We've got ~20k requests/issues in it, across 4 queues, and from other sites I've seen, this is small. We handle errors, requests for new services and tracking general issues. The only comment I'd make is that I don't think it

Re: [SLUG] Request/issue trackers - options?

2005-06-05 Thread Dave Kempe
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Request Tracker we have used it for ages. it works pretty well. does its job of making sure stuff gets done. doesn't really care about 'customers' - ie it has no room for details about who an issue is happeining too, its just a issue, that needs attention. good stuf

Re: [SLUG] java security in Linux

2005-06-05 Thread Matt Moor
this is what I would like to be clear about Apart from spamfilters, is reliance on JVM design enough? (apart from continually reminding the users) So, as others have pointed out, JavaScript in browsers and email has nothing to do with the Java programming language and JVM. But, to answer t

Re: [SLUG] java security in Linux

2005-06-05 Thread Russell Davie
Marek Wawrzyczny wrote: Hmmm, let's put it this way, should be enough. But is anyone going to guarantee that at some point, some version of Sun's or someone else's JVM won't have a security flaw? Even then, on Linux, the exploit would have to run with su privileges to gain access to any im

[SLUG] Request/issue trackers - options?

2005-06-05 Thread slug
Just a general question for the list. We've got the mediawiki going for general feature whiteboarding but it really doesn't cut it as an issue/bug database. I was wondering what other people are using to manage bug lists and issues /feature requests? The ones I've heard of include: Request Trac

Re: [SLUG] java security in Linux

2005-06-05 Thread Marek Wawrzyczny
On Mon, 6 Jun 2005 12:36, Russell Davie wrote: > Marek Wawrzyczny wrote: > > On Mon, 6 Jun 2005 11:30, Russell Davie wrote: > >>Hi > >>Please give your advice on security of Java in Linux. > >> > >>scenario: > >>I have just received a email from ANZ bank (which I don't bank with, so > >> its likely

[SLUG] Computerbank activity ramps up

2005-06-05 Thread Grant Parnell - slug
Just from a personal perspective I thought last weekend at Computerbank at Casula went rather well. At this stage we've gotten through dismantling over 60 of the 200 computers with dangerous motherboards (some catch fire) into parts consisting of power supplies for re-sale, metal cases for recycl

Re: [SLUG] java security in Linux

2005-06-05 Thread Russell Davie
Marek Wawrzyczny wrote: On Mon, 6 Jun 2005 11:30, Russell Davie wrote: Hi Please give your advice on security of Java in Linux. scenario: I have just received a email from ANZ bank (which I don't bank with, so its likely to be phishing) that is linked to a bunch of Java scripts. This is shown

Re: [SLUG] java security in Linux

2005-06-05 Thread Marek Wawrzyczny
On Mon, 6 Jun 2005 11:30, Russell Davie wrote: > Hi > Please give your advice on security of Java in Linux. > > scenario: > I have just received a email from ANZ bank (which I don't bank with, so its > likely to be phishing) that is linked to a bunch of Java scripts. This is > shown in Mozilla-Thu

[SLUG] java security in Linux

2005-06-05 Thread Russell Davie
Hi Please give your advice on security of Java in Linux. scenario: I have just received a email from ANZ bank (which I don't bank with, so its likely to be phishing) that is linked to a bunch of Java scripts. This is shown in Mozilla-Thunderbird when I move the cursor over the link. As a use

RE: [SLUG] Bogus CommBank alert warning

2005-06-05 Thread Roger Barnes
> > Thanks, hundreds of people are, but what does that have to do with > > Linux > > > For your benefit: > --snip-- > > Better? Nice attempt. Really. :) :) > Therefore, as a member of said community (slug), I decided to > advise other community members to beware of this new attack

RE: [SLUG] Bogus CommBank alert warning

2005-06-05 Thread slug
> Thanks, hundreds of people are, but what does that have to do with > Linux For your benefit: I was running my Gentoo Linux laptop this AM (gotta fix that framebuffer problem) when I notice in Evolution (a Ximian/Novell/whateverrr project), that netbank were sending a security advisory.

[SLUG] Bogus CommBank alert warning

2005-06-05 Thread slug
Someone is phishing... FYI: I got an email proporting to be from Netbank today. Wanting me to re-enter my details. Looked all official etc. The click link was to http://ns.hubi.or.kr:443/ Which I guess is not an official Commbank/Netbank site. This is the first time I've seen a commbank one. F

RE: [SLUG] stealthed ports

2005-06-05 Thread Visser, Martin
Kazik, As Chris said try nmapping from outside. (If you think you are ready publish, your IP name/address here and some of us will probably try and hit you. Of course if your on the net already you have probably been scanned many time already ;-) A scanner detecting a port as in stealth simply me

Re: [SLUG] stealthed ports

2005-06-05 Thread Chris Deigan
quote("Kazik Malenczak"); >open grc says 113 is open and sygate says all ports are stealthed. Could >someone tell me what is the best place to get a reliable scan done and why i >get such widely varying results. Run nmap from a remote box. No idea about those sites though. -Chris. -- SLUG -

Re: [SLUG] Remote Dual Boot Help Pls.

2005-06-05 Thread Ben Stringer
On Sun, 2005-06-05 at 19:38 +1000, Bill wrote: > > Is it possible to have linux load as the default OS, which will give me > access to the PC via TightVNC, and thereby reboot into XP ( or vice versa)? Hi Bill, I think you can do this. Set Linux as the default (using the default= setting in grub

[SLUG] stealthed ports

2005-06-05 Thread Kazik Malenczak
i have a smoothwall box that i have run a number of online scanners against. These include symantecs security scanner, grc.com and sygate.com. I seem to get differing results from all 3 ie symantec tells me port 80 is open grc says 113 is open and sygate says all ports are stealthed. Could someon

[SLUG] Remote Dual Boot Help Pls.

2005-06-05 Thread Bill
I have got my home network running to the degree where all 4 machines can see each other and I can access them all from each other via Tightvnc and java-vnc in a browser (File/Print server excluded - it is accessed via WebMin). Although networked, they are currently connected to a KVM switch wh