I need to test request to POP, SSH, WEB and SMTP services behind a firewall could get through. The services are not started up yet. Then how could I test the firewall connectivity.
My colleagues remind me of netcat. Netcat can listen on a particular port and if a PC is running with netcat, it can successfully emulate a server. In Windows mode, the command is something like :
nc -l -p 25 -t -e cmd.exe
Really handy and powerful !
2006/05/27
Black Frog
Blue Frog died a week ago due to large scale DDoS attack by spammers on the Blue Security command and control site. This week, Black Frog arises. Talented software people think that they have successfully learnt from the failures of Blue Security and eager to apply their belief on the cyberworld. This time P2P technology is used to avoid the whole anti-spam community network being cracked down by a single point of failure.
Can Black Frog survive ? This is something every IT people wants to witness.
Woo. after Black Forg, there might be Red Frog or Yellow Frog. Who knows what next ?
Can Black Frog survive ? This is something every IT people wants to witness.
Woo. after Black Forg, there might be Red Frog or Yellow Frog. Who knows what next ?
2006/05/23
ldd and Windows ldd
"ldd" is the utility to find all the shared libraries or dynamic dependencies of executable files required by each program. I like to state an example to refresh my memory about the usage.
# ldd tcpdump
libc.so.6 => /lib/i686/libc.so.6 (0x4002d000)
/lib/ld-linux.so.2 => /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x40000000)
It is very clear to me ldd is a must in cleaning malicious codes or Trojan programs in Linux/Unix boxes.
How about Windows PCs that are the targets of spyware programs. I could remember a freeware "Dependency Walker" which performs similar functions with nice GUI.
# ldd tcpdump
libc.so.6 => /lib/i686/libc.so.6 (0x4002d000)
/lib/ld-linux.so.2 => /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x40000000)
It is very clear to me ldd is a must in cleaning malicious codes or Trojan programs in Linux/Unix boxes.
How about Windows PCs that are the targets of spyware programs. I could remember a freeware "Dependency Walker" which performs similar functions with nice GUI.
2006/05/22
Anti-spam Warrior BlueSecurity Defeated by Spammers
Sad news ! BlueSecurity has closed down its operation. Earlier this month, spammers sent 10 million packets to attack BlueSecurity. There is no way BlueSecurity could survive. Also, given its war with the largest spammers in the world, no ISP would like to offer service to BlueSecurity.
Lets pay a moment of silence to this anti-spam warrior.
Lets pay a moment of silence to this anti-spam warrior.
2006/05/14
2006/05/13
Steganography on images
This week I come across some theories about steganography on images to hide secret text. The method is to change the least signifcant bit to its reverse value. Consider a true colour image with 24 bit colour depth, altering least significant bit will cause a slight change in colour but this can hardly be detected by human eyes. How much information can an image carry ? An image might have 320 x 480 pixels and six pixels each giving out a single bit can contribute to a single ASCII text character. That is to say, an 320 x 480 image can store up to 25600 text characters which should be quite sufficient to spread secret information from one machine to another.
2006/05/12
Comat 28 Class Today
Today evening is the launch of Combat 28 in all 7 clubs of California Fitness Center. I intend to attend the 1st class by Yvonne at Causeway Bay starting at 6:30 pm and then proceed to Wan Chai to continue the 2nd class by Stephaine. I can not finish all the 9 tracks in the first class as I need to rush to Wan Chai. I think I will have to leave after finishing the Muay Thai track.
Tomorrow I agree to meet Kay in Central for the class conducted by Michelle D. Wooo... I don't know if my physical strength can sustain three rigorous exercises in 2 days.
Tomorrow I agree to meet Kay in Central for the class conducted by Michelle D. Wooo... I don't know if my physical strength can sustain three rigorous exercises in 2 days.
2006/05/08
SMTP Daemon can not restart
A couple of days ago, my email server crashed and it could not be restarted. The reason was unknown. I had no other method to restore it but had to perform a remote reboot. Hopefully everything worked fine.
Actually, I had not rebooted my server for over 200 days. When running programs are closed, there is no guarantee that residual memory occupied could be 100 % released. Days after days, there is less and less usable memory. It is a good idea to reboot server after a certain time, say one or two months.
Actually, I had not rebooted my server for over 200 days. When running programs are closed, there is no guarantee that residual memory occupied could be 100 % released. Days after days, there is less and less usable memory. It is a good idea to reboot server after a certain time, say one or two months.
2006/05/07
Launch of BodyCombat 28
Combat 28 training class will be launched on evening of 12 May (Friday) at the 7 California centers almost at the same time. Frankly, I don't like to have launch class of new release on Friday evening. It is because members might not be able to free themselves from their duties. Saturday and Sunday are the perfect time for launch. I hope the timing of launch class should be considered carefully in the next release.
2006/05/06
BTS Forum
BTS is a well-known forum is for instructors, participants and anyone interested in the Les Mills programs. I joined it a couples of days ago.
In the Forum, I see big names of some international renowned trainers. There are not many people from Hong Kong. I counted only 5. As a matter of courtesy, I have dropped them a message to introduce myself.
I gained a lot of new knowledges about Les Mills exercise. For example, the name BodyBalance is not used in USA, rather, it is called Body Flow.
Could I be an active member in the Forum ? I don't know yet !
2006/05/02
New banner in blog template
The recent Blue Frog Community Program attracted me, the purpose of which is to unite a large group of people (about half million) together to fight back against spammers. These people set up a do-not-intrude list. If spammers try to send spam email to any of the email account, a large number of PCs will send DD0S to the spammer servers or web hosts.
For more than a year, I have not added any new banner into my blog template. I decided to add Blue Frog banner as part of my blog template. The aim, of course, is to let more people know the Blue Frog Community Program. I particulary like their slogan, " Stop filtering spam, start deterring spammers!"
For more than a year, I have not added any new banner into my blog template. I decided to add Blue Frog banner as part of my blog template. The aim, of course, is to let more people know the Blue Frog Community Program. I particulary like their slogan, " Stop filtering spam, start deterring spammers!"
2006/05/01
My first visit to Pakpolee Club
Today, Pakpolee Club was opened to use by members of the California Fitness Cente. I made a tour aroud for about 15 minutes. The changing rooms are at the top floors. Of course, this is not convinient as we have to walk upstair for so many floors. Actually, this comes as no surprise to me.
For group X facilities, the cycling studio is ok. What I dislike much is the size of the multi-purpose studio. It is so small that it can not accomodate 50 people together. It would be very crowded for bodybump or bodycombat classes. Unfortunately, the management of California Fitness Center is not aware of this.
For group X facilities, the cycling studio is ok. What I dislike much is the size of the multi-purpose studio. It is so small that it can not accomodate 50 people together. It would be very crowded for bodybump or bodycombat classes. Unfortunately, the management of California Fitness Center is not aware of this.
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