On 17 Aug 2009, at 23:22, Bob Armstrong wrote:
Sorry, I should have been more grateful. I appreciate the suggestion, but
I like running my own SMTP server although the SPAMmers have made it less
fun than it used to be.
Of no, I wasn't offended or anything, just wasn't sure if you got my initial point :)
I used to run my own SMTP servers but found the SPAM got on my nerves.
Sampsa
I was just pointing out that for a lot of normal use
the whole Google Apps + fetchmail combo is rather good (and free).
Sorry, I should have been more grateful. I appreciate the suggestion, but
I like running my own SMTP server although the SPAMmers have made it less
fun than it used to be.
Bob
Sure, if you do need/want to run your own incoming SMTP server I'm sure it's good, I was just pointing out that for a lot of normal use the whole Google Apps + fetchmail combo is rather good (and free).
Sampsa
On 17 Aug 2009, at 23:06, Bob Armstrong wrote:
One thing I have found useful in stopping spam is using Google Apps as
my front-line mail exchanger.
I use PMAS from Process Software (the same guys who make Multinet). They
have a hobbyist license program and PMAS actually works pretty well at
weeding out the SPAM, but it has become something of a CPU hog in recent
releases.
Thanks,
Bob
One thing I have found useful in stopping spam is using Google Apps as
my front-line mail exchanger.
I use PMAS from Process Software (the same guys who make Multinet). They
have a hobbyist license program and PMAS actually works pretty well at
weeding out the SPAM, but it has become something of a CPU hog in recent
releases.
Thanks,
Bob
One thing I have found useful in stopping spam is using Google Apps as my front-line mail exchanger.
I just point my MX records at Google Mail, set up a catch all account and pick the mail up with fetchmail - port 25 traffic is outbound only.
Added bonus is that if my server is down no incoming mail is lost.
Sampsa
On 17 Aug 2009, at 22:56, Bob Armstrong wrote:
I've transferred all the Multinet connections from LEGATO (2.1) to CODA
(2.7).
LEGATO is being retired - even though it's a fairly fast VAX as VAXes go,
it's just not fast enough to keep with all the SPAM that I receive every
day. CODA is an AlphaServer, a DS20E, and a couple thousand SPAMs barely
even budge the CPU utilization numbers :-)
This shouldn't cause any problems for anybody - the general HECnet
connectivity is unaffected by this change, but I thought I'd mention it just
in case someone notices.
Bob
I've transferred all the Multinet connections from LEGATO (2.1) to CODA
(2.7).
LEGATO is being retired - even though it's a fairly fast VAX as VAXes go,
it's just not fast enough to keep with all the SPAM that I receive every
day. CODA is an AlphaServer, a DS20E, and a couple thousand SPAMs barely
even budge the CPU utilization numbers :-)
This shouldn't cause any problems for anybody - the general HECnet
connectivity is unaffected by this change, but I thought I'd mention it just
in case someone notices.
Bob
On 13/08/09 02:32, Sampsa Laine wrote:
Christine,
What's the DECNET address for the tunnel and/or the old IP address so I
can identify it. Also, I have managed to forget the system password for
GORVAX so will need to do a conversational boot to get into it - need to
bring GORVAX and it's host down anyway for some patches to the host OS,
will prob do this tomorrow.
I can't remember the old IP address sorry. The new one is 86.10.38.192. The old one might have been an 82.something if that helps!
Chrissie
On 12 Aug 2009, at 14:41, Christine Caulfield wrote:
On 12/08/09 11:15, Sampsa Laine wrote:
Apropos down time, I will be moving house towards the end of the month
so GORVAX might be down for a day or two.
Did GORVAX used to have a connection to me? I think it might have done
but it probably got lost when my IP address changed.
Could you check please, Sampsa ?
My IP address is 86.10.38.192 and multinet is now up and running again!
Chrissie
Christine,
What's the DECNET address for the tunnel and/or the old IP address so I can identify it. Also, I have managed to forget the system password for GORVAX so will need to do a conversational boot to get into it - need to bring GORVAX and it's host down anyway for some patches to the host OS, will prob do this tomorrow.
Sampsa
On 12 Aug 2009, at 14:41, Christine Caulfield wrote:
On 12/08/09 11:15, Sampsa Laine wrote:
Apropos down time, I will be moving house towards the end of the month
so GORVAX might be down for a day or two.
Did GORVAX used to have a connection to me? I think it might have done but it probably got lost when my IP address changed.
Could you check please, Sampsa ?
My IP address is 86.10.38.192 and multinet is now up and running again!
Chrissie
On 12/08/09 11:15, Sampsa Laine wrote:
Apropos down time, I will be moving house towards the end of the month
so GORVAX might be down for a day or two.
Did GORVAX used to have a connection to me? I think it might have done but it probably got lost when my IP address changed.
Could you check please, Sampsa ?
My IP address is 86.10.38.192 and multinet is now up and running again!
Chrissie
Nice to see some activity, and that connectivity is going up again. :-)
Yes, the 90A is a very nice machine. Especially if it has lots of memory.
Johnny
Sampsa Laine wrote:
Apropos down time, I will be moving house towards the end of the month so GORVAX might be down for a day or two.
On the plus side, the new place has a 47U rack and twice the bandwidth - so I'll be able to bring the AlphaServer 4100 that I have lying around online.
Sampsa
PS: I have just acquired a VAXstation 90A - are these any good?
On 12 Aug 2009, at 04:00, Bob Armstrong wrote:
I've noticed that lots of the Multinet connections LEGATO is serving
appear to be down. Not all of them, but lots.
PDXVAX - down (I guess Zane still hasn't been able to unpack it).
PETEY - down (Is Dan back from Oz?)
DUSTY - up (good!)
SELENE - down
STUPI - down (Peter, where are you???)
ZARQON - down (Chrissie said it's too hot to run it)
MISER - down
GORVAX - up
Looks like we can still talk to the Johnny Bridge world via GORVAX, but
only areas 1 and 11 appear to be up.
Bob
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