There is no reason for ISPs to block certain ports, but according to this blog entry, it seems that some still do. SBC Yahoo! DSL blocks outgoing connections on port 25 (SMTP) by default, however, they allow their clients to request the port to be opened. Whether or not SBC Yahoo! DSL unblocks outgoing connections […]
Wired magazine’s Robert Andrews claims that Digg Just Might Bury Slashdot. Digg’s interface is more sleek than that of Slashdot. For example, links to the items under discussion are easily found as the title of each Digg. More items are presented on Digg’s homepage along with concise descriptions. Stories that are presented on Digg’s homepage […]
An IT article is publicizing a remote hole in Microsoft Internet Explorer that can be allegedly used to execute arbitrary code. The latest virus definition update for McAfee VirusScan prevents the proof of concept page at computerterrorism.com from executing the payload right after Internet Explorer crashes, but systems without third-party security products may be vulnerable. […]
My interest in contributing to open source projects has been growing lately. I use several open source operating systems, and I rely on many open source applications. There are many applications that I am very interested in developing for myself, and the open source community can provide a lot of off-the-shelf components that I can […]
A recent worm, Lupper, is traversing the Internet and exploiting computers that run the XML-RPC package for PHP. The official XML-RPC for PHP homepage states that the package’s abuse of the PHP eval function created a security hole that allowed remote execution of arbitrary code. This means that any systems that run PHP and a […]