Roundtable September 2010

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16 discussions

SIP for business
by Montana Quiring 01 Oct '10

01 Oct '10

Hello, Any suggestions for a decent SIP provider in Canada. I want a Winnipeg phone number to use for business calls, but I want it to be VOIP with a soft phone client option. I want people to be able to call this phone number from their land line/mobile phone. I would like the softphone client to be non proprietary (multi-platform). I don't want to run an Asterisk server in my basement (at this point). ;) I want it to be reliable. -Montana Blog and Aggregation Site: http://montanaquiring.info iPhone/Touch Apps I have bought: http://appshopper.com/feed/user/antikx/myapps

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RTFM brainstorm.
by Sean Cody 28 Sep '10

28 Sep '10

We are quickly powering through our current RTFM pool. Since the point of the exercise is to educate the group it seems only reasonable to find out what commands/systems the group would like to hear about? That being said, is there any command/system you were always curious about but haven't found time to investigate? What about a command you are using but you are unsure if you are getting the full potential out of it? Any particular command you enjoy using that you think other people could benefit from? Let us know and we'll add it to the pool. -- Sean P.S. While we would really like members to present RTFM, just giving us an idea of the things you want to learn about will help a lot.

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Re: [RndTbl] RTFM brainstorm.
by Adam Thompson 28 Sep '10

28 Sep '10

Ooh, I'd love to get *any* insight into what autotools does. OTOH, that could easily fly right over everyone's heads at the meeting (including mine)... Thoughts on that, anyone? I certainly would second doing an RTFM bit on fink(1) (or is it (8)?). Any serious MacOS user (IMHO) eventually winds up needing one of those projects for *something* or other. And another hat to throw into the ring: make(1). -Adam ------Original Message------ From: O'Gorman, Peter Sender: roundtable-bounces(a)muug.mb.ca To: Roundtable, MUUG Cc: Pfaiffer, Mike ReplyTo: Roundtable, MUUG Subject: Re: [RndTbl] RTFM brainstorm. Sent: Sep 27, 2010 21:17 On 09/27/2010 07:26 PM, Mike Pfaiffer wrote: > > Speaking of Mac stuff (this ought to interest you and Lindsay)... Since > it came up in an earlier conversation, it might be useful to have a > presentation on MacPorts, Fink, etc.. I've used it a couple of times > successfully and once unsuccessfully. No doubt there are some > features/tweaks we don't know about. ;-) I could do something on this (I was one of the project leads for the Fink project for a few years and have a fair knowledge of MacPorts). Alternatively, I could do something quick on the autotools (also known as autocrap), if there is interest in that. Peter _______________________________________________ Roundtable mailing list Roundtable(a)muug.mb.ca http://www.muug.mb.ca/mailman/listinfo/roundtable

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Last day for nominations!
by Adam Thompson 28 Sep '10

28 Sep '10

Reminder - today is the last day for nominations to the Board! If you don't have your nominations papers in by midnight, you cannot stand for election at the AGM next month. (N.B. Historically, the Elections Committee has accepted electronic notices of nomination, provided the signed paper copy is forwarded to us promptly. So if you'd like to stand for election, get ONE OTHER CURRENT MEMBER to nominate you ASAP!) -Adam Thompson athompso(a)muug.mb.ca athompso(a)athompso.net (204) 291-7950 [if you have any last-minute questions before midnight, I suppose]

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Re: [RndTbl] Roundtable Digest, Vol 69, Issue 11
by Brock Wolfe 21 Sep '10

21 Sep '10

I prefer the DROP packet by IP ADDRESS solution. Simple and to the point. Worked really well for me on abusive crawlers from china and russia. 8-) Brock On 9/18/2010 12:00 PM, roundtable-request(a)muug.mb.ca wrote: > Send Roundtable mailing list submissions to > roundtable(a)muug.mb.ca > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.muug.mb.ca/mailman/listinfo/roundtable > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > roundtable-request(a)muug.mb.ca > > You can reach the person managing the list at > roundtable-owner(a)muug.mb.ca > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Roundtable digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. slowing httpd access to cgi-bin scripts (Gilles Detillieux) > 2. Re: slowing httpd access to cgi-bin scripts > (Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson) > 3. Re: slowing httpd access to cgi-bin scripts (Sean Walberg) > 4. Re: slowing httpd access to cgi-bin scripts (Tim Lavoie) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:08:00 -0500 > From: Gilles Detillieux<grdetil(a)scrc.umanitoba.ca> > Subject: [RndTbl] slowing httpd access to cgi-bin scripts > To: MUUG Roundtable<roundtable(a)muug.mb.ca> > Message-ID:<4C93D8B0.2010708(a)scrc.umanitoba.ca> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Every once in a while, some doofus points a web crawler at our web site > and, ignoring the disallowed areas in our robots.txt file, starts > crawling through some of our cgi-bin scripts at a rate of 4 to 8 hits a > second. This is particularly annoying with some of the more processor > and disk intensive CGI programs, such as man2html, which also happens to > generate lots of links back to itself. > > Is there anything I can set up in Apache to throttle back and slow down > remote hosts when they start hitting hard on cgi-bin? I don't want to > do anything that would adversely affect legitimate users, nor make > important things like the manual pages hard to find by removing any > public links to them. But when a client starts making 10 or more GET > requests on /cgi-bin in a 5 second period, it would be nice if I could > get the server to progressively add longer and longer delays before > servicing these requests, to keep the load down and prevent the server > from thrashing. > > I'd appreciate any tips. > > Thanks, > Gilles >

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slowing httpd access to cgi-bin scripts
by Gilles Detillieux 21 Sep '10

21 Sep '10

Every once in a while, some doofus points a web crawler at our web site and, ignoring the disallowed areas in our robots.txt file, starts crawling through some of our cgi-bin scripts at a rate of 4 to 8 hits a second. This is particularly annoying with some of the more processor and disk intensive CGI programs, such as man2html, which also happens to generate lots of links back to itself. Is there anything I can set up in Apache to throttle back and slow down remote hosts when they start hitting hard on cgi-bin? I don't want to do anything that would adversely affect legitimate users, nor make important things like the manual pages hard to find by removing any public links to them. But when a client starts making 10 or more GET requests on /cgi-bin in a 5 second period, it would be nice if I could get the server to progressively add longer and longer delays before servicing these requests, to keep the load down and prevent the server from thrashing. I'd appreciate any tips. Thanks, Gilles -- Gilles R. Detillieux E-mail: <grdetil(a)scrc.umanitoba.ca> Spinal Cord Research Centre WWW: http://www.scrc.umanitoba.ca/ Dept. Physiology, U. of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3E 0J9 (Canada)

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MUUG Board Elections - FINAL CALL for Nominations
by Gilbert E. Detillieux 21 Sep '10

21 Sep '10

Hear ye, hear ye! This is FINAL CALL for nominees to participate in the election for the MUUG board. Those elected will serve from October 2010 until October 2011. The deadline to nominate yourself, or someone else, is September 28, 2010. Instructions follow. The MUUG board is charged with coordinating the meetings and other events by the group. It's fun, and you get a role in guiding the group. All are encouraged to apply. (And a big "thank you" to those who have already done so!) ------------------------ MUUG Board Elections - Call for Nominations Every October the Manitoba Unix User Group holds its Annual Meeting, the main goals of which are to elect a new Board of Directors and to pass any special resolutions. (Aside from that, it is a regular meeting) *Any MUUG member in good standing can be nominated to run for a position on the Board.* As of this writing, the following members of the current Board have let their names stand for re-election: Sean Cody Senior System Admin. Prime Focus VFX Services Gilbert Detillieux Systems Analyst University of Manitoba Michael Doob Professor University of Manitoba Kevin McGregor Network Analyst City of Winnipeg Doug Shewfelt Systems Specialist City of Winnipeg Adam Thompson Consultant athompso.net (Montana Quiring has withdrawn his nomination.) Of course, this list is just a starting point. Any member in good standing of the group can be nominated simply by getting the support of one other member. If you feel you would like to contribute to the group by running for a board position, please don't hesitate to do so. (In fact, we'd like to see the number of board members increase.) If you want to be nominated, or to nominate someone else, send a letter to the group's postal box or deliver it in person to a current board member. The letter must contain the name, title, and employer of the nominee, along with a short (100 word or so) biography, and must contain the signatures of the nominee and one other member. The letter must be received no later than September 28, 2010, which is 14 days prior to the October 12 meeting. Although the by-laws require that the nominations be done in writing, with signatures, you can speed up the process by sending e-mail to <election(a)muug.mb.ca>, with the above information, and sending the signed paper copy later. In this case, please include the e-mail address of both the nominee and the supporter on the CC: list of the message, so that all parties concerned have a record of the communication. Nominees should familiarize themselves with the MUUG bylaws, found here: http://www.muug.mb.ca/pub/bylaws/ If you have any questions about the election or the nomination process, please contact Gilbert Detillieux, either by phone (474-8161) during business hours, or by e-mail to <election(a)muug.mb.ca> anytime. Gilbert Detillieux Election Committee Chair ------------------------ -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ PO Box 130 St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161 Winnipeg MB CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609

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Help with external hard drive recovery
by Steve Moffat 20 Sep '10

20 Sep '10

A friend of mine contacted me this morning to ask for help with an external USB hard Drive. He believes the data is intact. It just won't power on. I don't have the time or tools to help him... if you do, please email me directly and I'll pass along his contact info. (or I can get him to contact you). You can work out the $$ details with him. I'm sure he'd be willing to compensate. The data is related to his work. He is in the River Heights area. The drive is: Maxtor OneTouch Maxtor OneTouch III Turbo Edition (RAID 0/1, USB 2.0/FireWire 400/FireWire 800 (1TB)) If you'd rather just supply some hints and tips I can relay them to him. Thanks! I was going to put this on the "jobs(a)muug.mb.ca", but after reviewing some of the posts there it seems they are oriented to "positions" rather than piece work. Steve Moffat IBM Global Services sjm(a)ca.ibm.com (204)792-3245

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Re: [RndTbl] Oldest email
by Gerald Brandt 17 Sep '10

17 Sep '10

I was sure I had some stored from 85 or 86, but I can't find them. Oh well. Gerald

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Oldest email
by Montana Quiring 16 Sep '10

16 Sep '10

I started this in Twitter and Facebook and so far Dan K. holds the record for oldest email...Jan 10, 1987 Can anyone beat him? -Montana Blog and Aggregation Site: http://montanaquiring.info iPhone/Touch Apps I have bought: http://appshopper.com/feed/user/antikx/myapps

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