November 2024 - Roundtable

shaw email blacklist
by Scott Toderash 01 Dec '24

01 Dec '24

Does anyone here know things about Shaw's use of RBL etc? They appear to have some private lists they use, and it's outsourced somewhere so support is hard to come by. _______________________________________________ Roundtable mailing list -- roundtable(a)muug.ca To unsubscribe send an email to roundtable-leave(a)muug.ca

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Thunderbird bug, File Search Pgm?, WD install error AND low-cost USB C & A Flash Drive
by eh＠eduardhiebert.com 01 Dec '24

01 Dec '24

To lighten the TLDR, 4 TOC matters: 1) Thunderbird bug 2) Robust File Search Pgm Anyone? 3) External WD drive install error 4) $18 128G USB Flash Drive fits both C and A ports. 1) Thunderbird bug A client has two email addresses. The second one is designated as the default but for new messages TB still employs the first address listed which happens to be gmail. With my dyslexia etc. trying to pass on to Mozilla invariably becomes a never ending rabbit hole. Would someone do it for me, or help hold my hands with but a link or two to get it done? :) 2) A Robust File Search Pgm anyone? MsDos has two file search functions. The very inferior Find, but even the Findstr is not robust enough and fails because too many long lines and files it can't open before mssg memory exhausted. This likely RAM? but its a 16GB Ram cptr as detailed in next item. Can anyone recommend a much more robust search pgm for Windows but likely using MsDos? 3) External WD drive install error After my Seagate back-up drive failed prematurely bought two 4TB WD external drives. Did a full back up of an older Toshiba Window 7 machine no problem. Then used a newer Dell 16GB RAM with Windows 10 Pro to copy to the second drive. However for my second BU when I rotated to this drive the system gave the follow three mssgs: USB Mass Storage Device Ready to use WD Mypassport 2626 USB Device Ready to use WD SES Device USB Device No Driver found Windows volunteered to find and replace the third line with the following two WD SES Device USB Device Searching for Windows Update Unidentified Device No Driver found As it functions, is this an issue? Or should I have it exchanged or attempt another fix you can recommend? 4) Fyi BestBuy has tiny approx 1 inch long $18 128G USB Flash Drive engineered to fit either a USB C or USB A port. The "box" says its a Kingston DataTraveler micrDuo 3C 128GB 200MB/s [R] with a swivel so it fits both C and A ports. FWIW "Box" even says it has a 5 yr warranty. :) _______________________________________________ Roundtable mailing list -- roundtable(a)muug.ca To unsubscribe send an email to roundtable-leave(a)muug.ca

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WIRED: "The Confessions of Marcus Hutchins, the Hacker Who Saved the Internet"
by Gilbert Detillieux 14 Nov '24

14 Nov '24

I found the following article fascinating... The Confessions of Marcus Hutchins, the Hacker Who Saved the Internet by Andy Greenberg, for WIRED https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-confessions-of-marcus-hutchins-the-h… -- Gilbert Detillieux E-mail: Gilbert.Detillieux(a)umanitoba.ca Computer Science Web: http://www.cs.umanitoba.ca/~gedetil/ University of Manitoba Phone: 204-474-8161 Winnipeg MB CANADA R3T 2N2 For best CS dept. service, contact <cs-support(a)lists.umanitoba.ca>. _______________________________________________ Roundtable mailing list -- roundtable(a)muug.ca To unsubscribe send an email to roundtable-leave(a)muug.ca

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