November 2006 - NZNOG - lists.nznog.org

[semi-ot] 0800 number ownership
by Jasper Bryant-Greene 27 Nov '06

27 Nov '06

Hi all, excuse the OT post, but not sure where else to turn. Not really something the helpdesks wish to help with. I currently have 0800 service provided by a company called Supra Limited, run by a certain airline-company-hoax-monger from Nelson [1]. I have serious concerns about the stability of this company. Given that this company does not answer its phones at any time of day or night, does not return emails, and the owner appears to be an 18-year-old who has disappeared off the face of the earth, is there a way to get my 0800 number back? It's still working, but as far as I'm concerned these guys could stop paying the bills at any time, and then it will be down while I sort things out. Any ideas, anyone that can help? Replies off-list. Once again, excuse the OT post. [1] http://www.google.co.nz/search?q=Lamar+Hargreaves should provide some hilarity. -- Jasper Bryant-Greene Director Album Limited jasper(a)albumltd.co.nz +64 21 708 334 / 0800 425 286 http://www.albumltd.co.nz/

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Re: [nznog] Observation
by Martin Kealey 26 Nov '06

26 Nov '06

> > Just an observation: if ISPs are planning on introducing measures such > > as hardware spam filters that drop connections without the standard SMTP > > response code, or greylisting, or similar measures likely to have > > widespread effect, a simple post to this list detailing what is about to > > happen would probably save a lot of people a lot of time :) LARTs will be applied in appropriate places... :-) > And/or they could just answer postmaster@, like good little > mail admins. As of my arrival, that is being done here at Ihug; I apologise on behalf of my predecessors for not doing so. And now that I've cleared out the 119000 messages in the postmaster mailbox, you might get some answers. :-) -Martin

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Observation
by Jasper Bryant-Greene 26 Nov '06

26 Nov '06

Just an observation: if ISPs are planning on introducing measures such as hardware spam filters that drop connections without the standard SMTP response code, or greylisting, or similar measures likely to have widespread effect, a simple post to this list detailing what is about to happen would probably save a lot of people a lot of time :) -- Jasper Bryant-Greene Director Album Limited jasper(a)albumltd.co.nz +64 21 708 334 / 0800 425 286 http://www.albumltd.co.nz/

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Ihug mail admins
by TreeNet Admin 26 Nov '06

26 Nov '06

Could one of you in charge of the ihug mail servers please contact me. You may need to use abuse(a)treenetnz.com. AYJ Treehouse Networks Ltd.

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Searching For ...
by David Farrar 26 Nov '06

26 Nov '06

To keep this slightly on-topic I'll promise to shout a beer at the next NZNOG Conference to anyone who can supply an e-mail address or other contact details for any of the people below. Rex Croft, ex Wai Uni Alan Marsden, ex pl.net Chris Tyler, ex-Xtra Peter Whimp, ex Tuia Patrick O'Brien, ex Domainz Tim & Nick Wood, ex Ihug Responses directly to me would be great. Many thanks David Farrar

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Xtra mail admin
by Jasper Bryant-Greene 25 Nov '06

25 Nov '06

Can a mail admin from Xtra please contact me off list. Thanks -- Jasper Bryant-Greene Director Album Limited jasper(a)albumltd.co.nz +64 21 708 334 / 0800 425 286 http://www.albumltd.co.nz/

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Re: [nznog] [Fwd: [Computer-support] Greylisting - one day after]
by Richard 23 Nov '06

23 Nov '06

Hi Russell Russell Fulton wrote: > This might be of interest to NZNOG members -- we have just > implemented grey listing for some addresses and the results have been > dramatic to say the least... Likewise, I've been using greylisting on my various domains, some of which have been receiving spam for many years, for a year or so now. The initial results were staggering, but in recent months I've started to get a trickle comiag through again - looks like the scum are searching for open relays again. Still, at least *that* problem isn't as big as it once was. Cheers Richard -- Richard Stevenson Freelance Unix geek 027 285 5873

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ihug email
by Jasper Bryant-Greene 22 Nov '06

22 Nov '06

Could someone from ihug please contact me off-list regarding your email servers. Thanks -- Jasper Bryant-Greene Director Album Limited jasper(a)albumltd.co.nz +64 21 708 334 / 0800 425 286 http://www.albumltd.co.nz/

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Government changes 2.3 GHz rules (and other bands)
by Ian McDonald 22 Nov '06

22 Nov '06

>From http://www.beehive.govt.nz/ViewDocument.aspx?DocumentID=27807 Government promotes wireless broadband investment The government's decision to reallocate spectrum for wireless broadband is another essential step in providing New Zealanders with better, more competitive access to broadband, says Communications Minister David Cunliffe. The decision will see spectrum in the 2.3 GHz range – suitable for such emerging wireless broadband applications as WiMAX – put up for auction in early 2007. While current right-holders do not have to give up their rights before they expire in 2010, some may choose to do so. It is expected that some of the 2.3 GHz spectrum could be available for development immediately after the auction, enabling early development of new broadband wireless services. Other decisions include making a 16MHz block as a "managed park" suitable for local and regional broadband operations, and developing policies to facilitate future use of other spectrum suitable for broadband wireless access (BWA). Along with the other recent measures to develop a vibrant, competitive ICT sector, the availability of additional broadband wireless spectrum will help unlock the potential of these new technologies, and aid New Zealand's economic transformation into an innovative and creative knowledge-based economy. "This decision reflects the fairest and most effective way of giving new and existing wireless broadband services providers the opportunity to develop this very important spectrum for broadband in New Zealand," Mr Cunliffe said. "BWA technology for this band is only just starting to become available. It is critical that we create the right conditions for its future deployment by giving a wide range of players the opportunity and the certainty they need to make a long-term investment." "How we run the process and allocate the rights will obviously be critical. A spectrum cap of 30 MHz per operator – which generally accepted industry standards indicate would be ample – would ensure at least three separate lots of spectrum will be on offer. Successful purchasers will be required to implement services within a specified period." This announcement reaffirms a 2004 government decision that existing rights would not be renewed when they expire in 2010. It follows public consultation in which industry feedback showed strong support for immediate reallocation of this spectrum. Background information: Summary of decisions Allocation of the 2.3 GHz spectrum Up to eight 10 MHz-wide management rights in the 2.3 GHz band will be reallocated by auction as soon as is practicable. A 16 MHz block will be made available as a managed spectrum park from 2010, or earlier if available. The Ministry of Economic Development expects to conduct the auction in the first quarter of 2007, with the following conditions: * a spectrum cap of 30 MHz per operator will apply for two years from the date of allocation; and * right-holders will be required to implement services within a specified period or face revocation. Subject to discussions with right-holders for early relinquishment of their current 2.3 GHz spectrum rights, some of the auctioned spectrum rights will be available for use immediately after the auction, while a smaller amount may not become available until current rights expire in 2010. Transition plan for 2.5 GHz spectrum Spectrum at 2.5 GHz is suitable for BWA technology in a manner equivalent to the 2.3 GHz band, but the band is currently used for television outside broadcasting (e.g. linking back to the studio). The ministry will develop and implement a transition plan, in consultation with stakeholders, to make this band available for future BWA allocation, once technical parameters have been determined at the World Radio Conference in 2007. New General User Licences at 5.4 GHz and 60 GHz The ministry intends to create a general user licence ('public park' licence) to facilitate the deployment of BWA services at 5.4 GHz by June 2007, subject to suitable protection for existing radar applications in the band. A general user licence will also be issued for BWA services at 60 GHz by June 2007, with conditions that balance technical neutrality with spectrum utility and efficiency. 70, 80, 90 GHz and other bands There are at present no policies for licensing of the 70, 80 and 90 GHz bands, but interest in using these bands for BWA is becoming evident. In anticipation of future demand, the ministry is developing policy proposals for these bands. There is some interest in other bands, including projected changes to the existing 921 to 929 MHz general user licence and the 10.5 GHz bands. Policy and technical work for these bands is continuing. -- Ian McDonald Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://imcdnzl.blogspot.com WAND Network Research Group Department of Computer Science University of Waikato New Zealand

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NZNOG 2007: CFP: Network Systems Administration MiniConf
by Ewen McNeill 22 Nov '06

22 Nov '06

Call for Presentations for NZNOG 2007: Network Systems Administration Mini-Conference In conjunction with the NZNOG 2007 conference (http://www.nznog.org/) we will be holding a network systems administration mini-conference on the tutorial day, Wednesday 2007-01-31. The NZNOG 2007 conference will be held in Palmerston North between 2007-01-31 and 2007-02-02. Registration at the NZNOG 2007 conference is a mandatory prerequisite for attendence at the mini-conference; we expect there will be no additional charge. The mini-conference's focus is on "Layer 7" issues to do with network and ISP operations, including providing customer services (email, DNS, etc) and provisioning and management topics. We are now seeking proposals for presentations at the mini-conference. We have openings for: - 50-60 minute full presentations - 25-30 minute half presentations - 5-10 minute "lightning talks" Presentations are expected to be directed at a technical audience, and focused on a system administration area related to network or ISP operations. Some possible topics: - Email servers and spam filtering techniques - DNS servers, registry systems - server security and best sysadmin practices in an internet provider environment - VoIP servers - network management / monitoring tools - RADIUS/TACACS - Netflow, routing, and traffic analysis tools - server tuning for high performance networking - provisioning tools - honeypots and other security techniques - network based storage - high availability and disaster recovery for network services - virtual machine technology for network services - *nix based routing and fire-walling - tools you need that you may not know about We are happy to discuss the suitability of other topics with intending presenters. Timeline: - proposals due by 2006-12-04 - selection advised by 2006-12-11 - draft program published by 2006-12-18 - presentations 2007-01-31 Please send all proposals and questions to <talks(a)nznog.miniconf.org> Simon Lyall and Ewen McNeill, Conveeners

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