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August 5, 2004

Greylisting

Our IT department installed a Greylisting filter on our server two days ago. The technique is efficient, smart and yet simple and I wonder why we didn’t hear about it sooner.

  • Until August 4th, 2004: 30 spams a day or 6700 since January 1st;
  • Since August 4th: 0 spam a day or 0 in total.

Small digression: Here, the Google Spell Check gives:

  • Gray: 24’800’000
  • Grey: 24’500’000

Which is consistent with the observation that the British term is the second more frequent.

Geeky enough?

Jason Snell about AirPort Express:

Now some more general advice. First, even if you think you’re a really, really geeky Mac user, don’t start with the AirPort Admin Utility. Apple has really done a remarkable job with the AirPort Express Assistant, and you should give it a try. Yes, it’s a wizard-style interface — what’s the challenge in that? — but when you’re in a situation where you’re configuring two wireless devices at once (for example, setting up a wireless relay from one AirPort Extreme or Express to another one), using the AirPort Admin Utility can get really hairy. In contrast, the Assistant is a breeze.

OK, I think I’m a really, really geeky Mac user. Send me an AirPort Express and I’ll show you how I configure it and my AirPort Extreme Base Station for bridging, both at once, using the AirPort Admin Utility. If I succeed in less than three hours, I’ll keep the AirPort Express. :D

Update (April 20, 2005): By the way, after recently buying an AirPort Express, I did just that, and in much less than three hours.

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