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bigben.clix.net.nz and other NTP time sources
by Ben Martel 14 Oct '01

14 Oct '01

Hi all, Just to clarify a few things about bigben.clix.net.nz (which btw is a Truetime NTS90 - http://www.truetime.com/) Where is it located? On top of the CLEAR building in Takapuna, Auckland. Who operates it? The CLEAR Net Team What is the time reference? GPS Is it publicly available? Yes, in that there are no filters on it stating who can use it - but it is not designed to handle thousands of clients. This device was offered to people in NZNOG as a reference stratum 1 clock source. I suppose this meant that we expected other ISPs to sync their stratum 2 servers using it, if they wished and according to NTP ettiquite would get their user bases to sync of these stratum 2 servers. It seems to work just fine if used this way. Does that help....? ~ben =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ Ben Martel Ph: +64 9 9124067 CLEAR Net Development Fax:+64 9 9125008 Mob:+64 21 541202 =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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NTP time sources in NZ and Aus
by Juha Saarinen 13 Oct '01

13 Oct '01

Any recommendations as to which ones to use for either country? -- Juha Saarinen --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Full wire speed not reached
by Simon Lyall 09 Oct '01

09 Oct '01

I just got an email from Cisco regarding Code Red. The only problem is that it took a little while to get to me (see the headers). Is Cisco doing _anything_ right these days? -- Simon Lyall. | Newsmaster | Work: simon.lyall(a)ihug.co.nz Senior Network/System Admin | Postmaster | Home: simon(a)darkmere.gen.nz ihug, Auckland, NZ | Asst Doorman | Web: http://www.darkmere.gen.nz ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Return-Path: <list-owner-cust-security-announce-outgoing(a)domohead.cisco.com> Delivered-To: slyallm(a)s.pop.ihug.co.nz Received: from pop.ihug.co.nz by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.3.3) for slyall(a)localhost (single-drop); Wed, 10 Oct 2001 16:14:50 +1300 (NZDT) Received: (qmail 712 invoked from network); 10 Oct 2001 03:13:56 -0000 Received: from mx1-1.ihug.co.nz (HELO mx1.ihug.co.nz) (203.109.254.17) by kate.ihug.co.nz with SMTP; 10 Oct 2001 03:13:56 -0000 Received: from domohead.cisco.com [171.69.11.89] by mx1.ihug.co.nz with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #1 (Debian)) id 15r9oi-0000Wr-00; Wed, 10 Oct 2001 16:13:56 +1300 Received: by domohead.cisco.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) id RAA23537 for cust-security-announce-outgoing; Tue, 31 Jul 2001 17:36:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: from rtp-msg-core-1.cisco.com (rtp-msg-core-1.cisco.com [161.44.11.97]) by domohead.cisco.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id RAA23529 for <cust-security-announce-proc(a)domohead.cisco.com>; Tue, 31 Jul 2001 17:36:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: from rtp-cse-422.cisco.com (rtp-cse-422.cisco.com [64.102.54.64]) by rtp-msg-core-1.cisco.com (8.11.3/8.9.1) with SMTP id f710ik502398; Tue, 31 Jul 2001 20:44:46 -0400 (EDT) From: Cisco Systems Product Security Incident Response Team <psirt(a)cisco.com> To: cust-security-announce(a)cisco.com Cc: psirt(a)cisco.com Subject: UPDATED: Cisco Security Advisory: "Code Red" Worm - Customer Impact Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 16:00:00 -0400 (EDT) Message-id: <200107312000.cisco-code-red-worm-pub(a)productsecurity.cisco.com> Content-Return: Prohibited Sender: owner-cust-security-announce(a)cisco.com Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Cisco Systems Product Security Incident Response Team <psirt(a)cisco.com> X-Rcpt-To:simon.lyall(a)ihug.co.nz --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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APE Problems
by Xris Brunton 09 Oct '01

09 Oct '01

Just a bell to say that there are currently intermitant problems with APE (for us and at least one other ISP we know of) Citylink are trying to figure it out with us ATM. First went down at ~17:25 came back 17:38 went down again about 5 mins ago and appears to be back again. Xris Brunton Network Engineer Ihug Engineering. --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Re: Mail _From_ telecom.co.nz
by Peter Mott 08 Oct '01

08 Oct '01

At 9/10/2001 16:21, Juha Saarinen wrote: >On Tue, 9 Oct 2001, Peter Mott wrote: > > > What about telecon.co.nz > > Because its correct >Taken by someone else, I'm afraid... ># whois telecon.co.nz <snip> You missed the point entirely Juha! - PWM "Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something!" Thomas A. Edison --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Re: (connect to mta.xtra.co.nz[203.96.92.132]: Operation timed out)
by Ted Grenfell 08 Oct '01

08 Oct '01

AFAIK Xtra's MTA's don't handle mail for the telecom.co.nz domain so I guess your problem would be unrelated to any timeout issues with mta.xtra.co.nz At 13:10 9/10/2001, Lin Nah wrote: >On Tue, 9 Oct 2001, Juha Saarinen wrote: > > > Just wondering if anyone else is seeing the same thing today... > > mailqueue's getting fatter. > >guess that explains this (only quoting relevant bits) : > >>Date: 5 Oct 2001 02:30:35 -0000 > >>Hi. This is the qmail-send program at monkey.qsi.net.nz. > >>I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following > addresses. > >>This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out. > >> > >><someone1(a)telecom.co.nz>: > >>Sorry, I wasn't able to establish an SMTP connection. (#4.4.1) > >>I'm not going to try again; this message has been in the queue too long. > >> > >><someone2(a)telecom.co.nz>: > >>Sorry, I wasn't able to establish an SMTP connection. (#4.4.1) > >>I'm not going to try again; this message has been in the queue too long. > >--------- >To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz >where the body of your message reads: >unsubscribe nznog -- Ted Grenfell Network Operations Manager, Xtra Limited Mob 025 435 455; DDI 09 359 5854; Fax 09 362 8007 Level 14, Xtra Tower, 16 Kingston St, Private Bag 92028, Auckland This email is for the person(s) identified above, and is confidential to the sender and the person(s). No one else is authorised to use or disseminate this email or its contents. The email or its contents do not necessarily represent the views of Xtra Limited or Telecom. --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Re: Mail _From_ telecom.co.nz
by Peter Mott 08 Oct '01

08 Oct '01

At 9/10/2001 16:00, you wrote: >On Tue, 9 Oct 2001, Juha Saarinen wrote: > > > I think both should work... > >i think telekom.co.nz should work too, but for the same reason as >quiksilver.net.nz doesn't, it won't either. > >Because its Wrong. What about telecon.co.nz Because its correct :-) - PWM "Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something!" Thomas A. Edison --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Mail _From_ telecom.co.nz
by Donald Neal 08 Oct '01

08 Oct '01

Hmmm. Mail sent from telecom.co.nz to quiksilver.co.nz bounces: The Postfix program <USERNAME(a)quiksilver.co.nz>: host mx1.qsi.net.nz said: 553 sorry, that domain isn't in my list of allowed rcpthosts (#5.7.1) That won't help finding any problem at this end. - Donald Neal -- Donald Neal Mobility & Calling Platforms Network Delivery Telecom New Zealand Ltd --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Re: Mail _From_ telecom.co.nz
by Mark Foster 08 Oct '01

08 Oct '01

You wouldnt *believe* how often people get that one wrong. :P Thanks for all the assistance, the ECN thing was right on the money... problem solved, if only because the mail server in question is now defunct and replaced with one on a different machine. Cheers All, Mark. At 15:51 9/10/01 +1300, Juha Saarinen wrote: >On Tue, 9 Oct 2001, Matt Camp wrote: > > > > > Pssst... Don, try quiCksilver.co.nz :) > >I think both should work... > >-- > > > > >Regards, > > >Juha > >--------- >To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz >where the body of your message reads: >unsubscribe nznog --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Re: (connect to mta.xtra.co.nz[203.96.92.132]: Operation timedout)
by Donald Neal 08 Oct '01

08 Oct '01

Lin, I'm getting email to a telecom.co.nz address without any unusual delay. - Donald Neal -- Donald Neal Mobility & Calling Platforms Network Delivery Telecom New Zealand Ltd >>> "Lin Nah" <lin(a)darkmere.gen.nz> 10/09/01 01:10 >>> On Tue, 9 Oct 2001, Juha Saarinen wrote: > Just wondering if anyone else is seeing the same thing today... > mailqueue's getting fatter. guess that explains this (only quoting relevant bits) : >>Date: 5 Oct 2001 02:30:35 -0000 >>Hi. This is the qmail-send program at monkey.qsi.net.nz. >>I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following addresses. >>This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out. >> >><someone1(a)telecom.co.nz>: >>Sorry, I wasn't able to establish an SMTP connection. (#4.4.1) >>I'm not going to try again; this message has been in the queue too long. >> >><someone2(a)telecom.co.nz>: >>Sorry, I wasn't able to establish an SMTP connection. (#4.4.1) >>I'm not going to try again; this message has been in the queue too long. --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Re: (connect to mta.xtra.co.nz[203.96.92.132]: Operation timed out)
by Simon Byrnand 08 Oct '01

08 Oct '01

At 01:58 PM 9/10/01 +1300, you wrote: >On Tue, 9 Oct 2001, Craig Whitmore wrote: > >> enabled by default???? (Which Distro??) > >IIRC on the pukka kernels from kernel.org. RHL and Mandrake have it. > >> cat "0" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_ecn (works as well) > >Boooooh... hackish. ;-) That would actually be echo "0" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_ecn And whats wrong with echoing stuff to /proc anyway ? :) Regards, Simon --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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(connect to mta.xtra.co.nz[203.96.92.132]: Operation timed out)
by Juha Saarinen 08 Oct '01

08 Oct '01

Just wondering if anyone else is seeing the same thing today... mailqueue's getting fatter. Cheers, -- Juha Saarinen --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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tall pointy thing
by Joe Abley 05 Oct '01

05 Oct '01

I hadn't looked at this for a while: http://maggie.automagic.org/graphs.html Looks like there was an event of note on September 18. It looks like routes from a big chunk of the net outside NZ started being counted, probably due to my inadequate criteria for judging a prefix to be "within NZ". The fact that it only lasted for a day is weird, though. Anybody happen to remember an event on September 18 which involved them getting transit from someone unexpected for a brief period? Someone who peers in the US with someone who leaked, maybe? Just out of interest :) Joe --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Off Topic - Lotus Word Pro 7
by Russell Sharpe 04 Oct '01

04 Oct '01

Does anyone have access to Lotus Word Pro 7. I have a friend who has suffered a laptop meltdown, and urgently needs to convert her thesis from WP to Micro$soft Word or RTF. Can some please offer a confidential solution. Regards Russell Sharpe --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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The New Zealand Network Operators' Group
by Donald Neal 04 Oct '01

04 Oct '01

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Re: adding unix users through web interface.
by John Lynch 03 Oct '01

03 Oct '01

At 01:39 PM 10/3/2001 +0000, you wrote: >I'm sorry I'm not exactly willing to let go of the script. Part of what >we do at Net4U is Linux System Administration. Our time is charged out >for. Let me know. Thought that might be the case, think I'll continue to write my own script, using the advice of Simon and a off list Tip from Richard Bain think I am almost there ...... Thanks for ya time anyway. >Regards, > >Sahil Gupta >NET4U Limited > >------------------------------------ > NET4U -- www.net4u.co.nz > Home of the new - $24.95 128k ADSL >Nationwide Internet Service Provider >------------------------------------ > >On Wed, 3 Oct 2001, John Lynch wrote: > > > At 01:14 PM 10/3/2001 +0000, you wrote: > > >hehehe :) Hmm... Okie Dokie.. The scripts are quite nice.. however, they > > >require certain the newusers binary :) > > > > cool, can they be sent as an attachment ??? > > > > > > >Regards, > > > > > >Sahil Gupta > > >NET4U Limited > > > > > >------------------------------------ > > > NET4U -- www.net4u.co.nz > > > Home of the new - $24.95 128k ADSL > > >Nationwide Internet Service Provider > > >------------------------------------ > > > > > >On Wed, 3 Oct 2001, John Lynch wrote: > > > > > > > At 01:05 PM 10/3/2001 +0000, you wrote: > > > > >:) What is in it for me to release the code ? :) > > > > The knowledge that you have contributed to the open source caring and > > > > sharing community, that I am sure you have taken from in the past > (Unless > > > > you a windows victim!!). > > > > > > > > >Regards, > > > > > > > > > >Sahil Gupta > > > > >NET4U Limited > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------ > > > > > NET4U -- www.net4u.co.nz > > > > > Home of the new - $24.95 128k ADSL > > > > >Nationwide Internet Service Provider > > > > >------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > >On Wed, 3 Oct 2001, John Lynch wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > At 01:01 PM 10/3/2001 +0000, you wrote: > > > > > > >John, > > > > > > >I have a lovely script available. Contact me privately if you > > > > > > >like. Infact my script also allows people to add Virtual Hosts :) > > > > > > > > > > > > sound's good to me !!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Regards, > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Sahil Gupta > > > > > > >NET4U Limited > > > > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------ > > > > > > > NET4U -- www.net4u.co.nz > > > > > > > Home of the new - $24.95 128k ADSL > > > > > > >Nationwide Internet Service Provider > > > > > > >------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > > > > >On Wed, 3 Oct 2001, John Lynch wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi people, I am trying to write some php3 code to add > dialup users > > > > > to the > > > > > > > > unix passwd file, > > > > > > > > I am issuing the system command to run useradd , this > didn't work > > > > > because > > > > > > > > you need root permissions to running the command, so I > thought, > > > hmm > > > > > i'll > > > > > > > > just build a wrapper and run it suid root (probable very > bad, but > > > > > > > anyway..) > > > > > > > > Now the wrapper get's the error cannot get file lock on > > > > > /etc/passwd. Any > > > > > > > > tips on why this might be happening or a better way to > solve to > > > problem > > > > > > > > would be much appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > John Lynch > > > > > > > > System Administrator (string and tape specialist) > > > > > > > > Wise Net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------- > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to > > > majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > > > > > > > > where the body of your message reads: > > > > > > > > unsubscribe nznog > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > John Lynch > > > > > > System Administrator (string and tape specialist) > > > > > > Wise Net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > John Lynch > > > > System Administrator (string and tape specialist) > > > > Wise Net > > > > > > > > > >--------- > > >To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > > >where the body of your message reads: > > >unsubscribe nznog > > > > John Lynch > > System Administrator (string and tape specialist) > > Wise Net > > John Lynch System Administrator (string and tape specialist) Wise Net --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Re: adding unix users through web interface.
by John Lynch 03 Oct '01

03 Oct '01

At 01:05 PM 10/3/2001 +0000, you wrote: >:) What is in it for me to release the code ? :) The knowledge that you have contributed to the open source caring and sharing community, that I am sure you have taken from in the past (Unless you a windows victim!!). >Regards, > >Sahil Gupta >NET4U Limited > >------------------------------------ > NET4U -- www.net4u.co.nz > Home of the new - $24.95 128k ADSL >Nationwide Internet Service Provider >------------------------------------ > >On Wed, 3 Oct 2001, John Lynch wrote: > > > At 01:01 PM 10/3/2001 +0000, you wrote: > > >John, > > >I have a lovely script available. Contact me privately if you > > >like. Infact my script also allows people to add Virtual Hosts :) > > > > sound's good to me !!! > > > > > > >Regards, > > > > > >Sahil Gupta > > >NET4U Limited > > > > > >------------------------------------ > > > NET4U -- www.net4u.co.nz > > > Home of the new - $24.95 128k ADSL > > >Nationwide Internet Service Provider > > >------------------------------------ > > > > > >On Wed, 3 Oct 2001, John Lynch wrote: > > > > > > > Hi people, I am trying to write some php3 code to add dialup users > to the > > > > unix passwd file, > > > > I am issuing the system command to run useradd , this didn't work > because > > > > you need root permissions to running the command, so I thought, hmm > i'll > > > > just build a wrapper and run it suid root (probable very bad, but > > > anyway..) > > > > Now the wrapper get's the error cannot get file lock on > /etc/passwd. Any > > > > tips on why this might be happening or a better way to solve to problem > > > > would be much appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > > > John Lynch > > > > System Administrator (string and tape specialist) > > > > Wise Net > > > > > > > > --------- > > > > To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > > > > where the body of your message reads: > > > > unsubscribe nznog > > > > > > > > John Lynch > > System Administrator (string and tape specialist) > > Wise Net > > John Lynch System Administrator (string and tape specialist) Wise Net --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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adding unix users through web interface.
by John Lynch 02 Oct '01

02 Oct '01

Hi people, I am trying to write some php3 code to add dialup users to the unix passwd file, I am issuing the system command to run useradd , this didn't work because you need root permissions to running the command, so I thought, hmm i'll just build a wrapper and run it suid root (probable very bad, but anyway..) Now the wrapper get's the error cannot get file lock on /etc/passwd. Any tips on why this might be happening or a better way to solve to problem would be much appreciated. John Lynch System Administrator (string and tape specialist) Wise Net --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Update on TelstraSaturn problem
by PhoneNet 27 Sep '01

27 Sep '01

Ok Folks...thanks to those who responded with suggestions... Techs have since been in touch and identified our fault report had not been correctly recorded somewhere along the line... some hardware has been replaced (external to our system) and we appear to be cruising along quite happily... So credit where credit's due to techs from both TelstraSaturn and Citylink.... Ian Cousins PhoneNet --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Breakdown in TelstraSaturn systems?
by PhoneNet 27 Sep '01

27 Sep '01

Anyone else having serious packet loss problems and who is using Netlink (TelstraSaturn) in Wellington? We've had failry consistent 30% packet loss since the weekend (when we lost all contact with the world for 4 hours and have had no reply from TelstraSaturn about what happened) yet this morning that has dropped back to 2% loss. I've replaced the NICs in our router and got the same packet loss result (damn it had been running 249 days 24/7 without a blip) so started checking further afield for problems... pinging our router from my home (on 56k modem) showed 18-29% packet loss, pinging the next IP out (our IP connection at Netlink) showed a 0% loss so I figured the problem lies between them and us somewhere.... then this morning everything seems to have sorted itself out.... Any comments? Ian Cousins PhoneNet --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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FW: [Oz-ISP] Nimda rides again
by Philip Beckmann 27 Sep '01

27 Sep '01

fyi (if you're not on Oz-ISP list or can't be bothered filtering it :) Regards, Phil > -----Original Message----- > From: Dale Clapperton [mailto:dale(a)tdce.com.au] > Sent: Friday, 28 September 2001 10:54 AM > To: aussie-isp(a)aussie.net; isp-australia(a)isp-australia.com > Subject: [Oz-ISP] Nimda rides again > > > http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/09/27/010927hnnimbda.xml?0927ale rt > > Researchers say Nimda set to propagate again > > By Deborah Radcliff, Computerworld online > September 27, 2001 10:52 am PT > > > RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED a third vector to the Nimda worm, which is > set to propagate again through e-mail at 1 a.m. ET Friday. > > "We rechecked the code base to Nimda, and we found a code set that is > supposed to respread Nimda through e-mail systems starting 10 days after > machines were first infected," said Oliver Friedrichs, director of > engineering at the Attack Registry and Intelligence Service. That service > is sponsored by SecurityFocus, a business security firm in San Mateo, > Calif. > > Ten days after first infecting machines, the worm will attempt to respread > itself through readme.exe attachments, with the same payload as its > original mail-based infection. > > The impact could be significant or minute, depending on how well the IT > community has cleaned systems and patched Microsoft IIS (Internet > Information Server) and Outlook programs. The 10-day vector will likely be > less severe than Nimda was the first time because more systems have been > patched against the vulnerabilities, Friedrichs said. > > But because Nimda has spread itself to so many places on computers, > networked systems may not have been cleaned enough to prevent widespread > mailings of the virus. Therefore, Friedrichs advised IT managers to do the > following: > > -- Double-check their patches. > > -- Make sure their anti-virus software blocks Nimda. > > -- Block executables files at the e-mail gateway. > > -- Alert users not to preview or open any attachments that say readme.exe > > > ---- > Email "unsubscribe aussie-isp" to majordomo(a)aussie.net to be removed. > The information contained in this email message may be > confidential. If you > are not the intended recipient, any use, distribution, disclosure > or copying > of this information is prohibited. If you receive this email in error, > please tell us by return email and delete it and any attachments from your > system. > --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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[rachel@plur.net: (fwd) [Oz-ISP] USG takes control of xpnder off PAS-2]
by Joe Abley 27 Sep '01

27 Sep '01

Whole new levels of inter-list forwarding lameness, here! Interesting, though. Anybody here have preemptable capacity which has curiously stopped functioning? ----- Forwarded message from Rachel Warren <rachel(a)plur.net> ----- Delivered-To: jabley-nanog(a)automagic.org Delivered-To: nanog-outgoing(a)trapdoor.merit.edu Delivered-To: nanog(a)trapdoor.merit.edu Delivered-To: nanog(a)merit.edu Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 12:59:48 -0700 From: Rachel Warren <rachel(a)plur.net> To: nanog(a)merit.edu Subject: (fwd) [Oz-ISP] USG takes control of xpnder off PAS-2 User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i Organization: Taco Bell, The Mexican Phone Company Precedence: bulk Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing(a)merit.edu X-Loop: nanog I thought this might interest NANOG: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 18:11:39 +1000 (EST) From: Terence <terry(a)tdce.com.au> To: aussie-isp(a)aussie.net Cc: AusBONE Members <ausbone-members(a)ausbone.tdce.com.au> Subject: [Oz-ISP] USG takes control of xpnder off PAS-2 Well, there must be a big war coming up, because the US govmint just appropriated our PAS-2 transponder, effectively shutting down our regional operations on October 15. I'm more than happy for journalists to call me. I may be sympathetic to the USG over terrorism, but they can't go around putting AUSTRALIAN REGIONAL ISP's out of business... --- Terence C. Giufre-Sweetser +---------------------------------+--------------------------+ | TereDonn Telecommunications Ltd | Phone +61-[0]7-32369366 | | 1/128 Bowen St, SPRING HILL | FAX +61-[0]7-32369930 | | PO BOX 1054, SPRING HILL 4004 | Mobile +61-[0]414-663053 | | Queensland Australia | http://www.tdce.com.au | +---------------------------------+--------------------------+ Rachel -- http://www.plur.net/~rachel/misc/stock-market-nasdaq.jpg ----- End forwarded message ----- --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Way off subject but really need a photographer
by David 26 Sep '01

26 Sep '01

Hi Guys, I am in need of a photographer in Wellington for Friday and Saturday That likes Dogs. Anyone know anyone that is looking for a few days work? Must have digital camera Please reply of list. Regards David ecig.com.au --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Network Research in NZ
by Tony McGregor 26 Sep '01

26 Sep '01

Hi All The Waikato University Network Research group (WAND) is currently going through a process of reviewing its goals and we would welcome input from the New Zealand Internet community. We are currently heavily measurement focused. Projects include: o Collection and publishing of Internet header traces (see, for example, http://wand.cs.waikato.ac.nz/wand/wits/auck/4/ and http://moat.nlanr.net/pma) o Active measurement (see http://amp.nlanr.net/) o Passive measurement hardware for OC3, OC12, OC48 and 10/100 Ethernet. (see http://dag.cs.waikato.ac.nz) o Simulation and statistical modelling of Internet traffic. See some of the papers at http://wand.cs.waikato.ac.nz) Many of our activities are focused outside NZ. We have very strong links with NLANR and CAIDA (two members of our group lead the NLANR measurement projects AMP and PMA, for example). If the opportunity exists we would like to see some of the activity of the WAND team supporting the New Zealand industry through research that is interesting to us and also meets needs here. We're open to any suggestions but a couple occur immediately: o Are there parts of the New Zealand infrastructure for which it would be valuable to make passive header traces and to do analysis? o Would a NZ AMP-like system be of interest to people? (I.E. active measurement of delay, loss and path etc). If you have any suggestions, or comments, please let me have them. Thanks Tony ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tony McGregor Mail: T.McGregor(a)cs.waikato.ac.nz Department of Computer Science Phone: +64 7 838 4651 Waikato University Fax: +64 7 858 5095 Private Bag 3105 Home: +64 7 825 5040 mobile: (021)313004 Hamilton, New Zealand www: http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~tonym ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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Re: Clear IP accounts for 30% of hits?
by PhoneNet 26 Sep '01

26 Sep '01

Thanks to those who replied before.... I've done some further checks nad see that 5 IP numbers account for 1272 hits on my site this month so far... whois tells me they are Clear Communications and the role of these are Clear Communications Networks Objects Maintainer? Contact address is netobjs(a)clear.net.nz so I will contact them to see what it is... but this seems a little excessive for something that "might" be checking the site still exists.... that's about 50 + hits per day..... Ian --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog

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