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Virus alert
by Simon Byrnand 30 Sep '02

30 Sep '02

For those that havn't noticed yet, a new virus has just come out which is spreading extremely rapidly. Depending on what antivirus software you use its called "W32.Bugbear(a)mm" (Norton Antivirus) or "I-Worm.Tanatos" (Kaspersky) - it may go under different names on other scanners. Both Norton and Kaspersky have only added detection of it in the last 12 hours AFAIK, and it looks like it has been in the wild in NZ at least 24 hours before updates to most scanners were able to detect it. (On topic bit :) The thing that's interesting about this particular virus is that it actively scans netblocks for machines listening on port 137 (Windows file/printer sharing) using simple incremental scans, so its quite easy to spot machines that are infected. Apparently it also sends information about the compromised machine to a pre-defined email address, and also opens a backdoor listening on TCP port 36794. As well as that, it uses the I-Frame exploit to automatically infect machines with unpatched versions of Outlook Express, and has the ability to automatically close all commonly used virus scanners whenever you try to run them. Based on the massive flood of this virus we've seen today it looks like a Klez killer has arrived..... (its outnumbering Klez by about 16 to 1 in our stats today) More info: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.bugbear(a)mm.ht… Regards, Simon Byrnand iGRIN Internet - 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: domain renewal fee
by Donald Neal 24 Sep '02

24 Sep '02

> From: Andy Gardner [mailto:andy(a)navigator.co.nz] > Sent: Wednesday, 25 September 2002 08:59 > To: nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Subject: RE: domain renewal fee > > > At 8:52 AM +1200 9/25/02, Donald Neal wrote: > >Discussion of the value of InternetNZ's involvement with > ICANN looks to me > >to be way outside that policy. > > Not when you consider that ICANN is attempting to dictate > policy to APNIC. Discussion of APNIC: In Discussion of InternetNZ's air fares/hotel bills: Out - Donald Neal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "This communication, including any attachments, is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not read it - please contact me immediately, destroy it, and do not copy or use any part of this communication or disclose anything about it. Thank you." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - 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: domain renewal fee
by Donald Neal 24 Sep '02

24 Sep '02

> From: Juha Saarinen [mailto:juha(a)saarinen.org] > Sent: Wednesday, 25 September 2002 08:47 > To: DPF > Cc: nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz > Subject: Re: domain renewal fee [...] > > Hummm... $73,423 is the actual figure, so each meeting costs just over > $18,000, or $9,000 per person. > > Are the meetings worth that kind of expenditure? Could subscribers please remember that the AUP for this list reads in part: 1. Discussion will focus on Internet operational and technical issues. 2. Discussion related to meetings of network service providers is appropriate. 3. Discussion unrelated to these topics is not appropriate. ... 7. Postings of a political, philosophical or legal nature are discouraged. Discussion of the value of InternetNZ's involvement with ICANN looks to me to be way outside that policy. I believe any operational content of this thread has now been exhausted. - Donald Neal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "This communication, including any attachments, is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not read it - please contact me immediately, destroy it, and do not copy or use any part of this communication or disclose anything about it. Thank you." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - 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: domain renewal fee
by Juha Saarinen 24 Sep '02

24 Sep '02

On Tue, 24 Sep 2002, Keith Davidson wrote: > While I assume this was a little tongue in cheek, it should be noted > that the amount spent by InternetNZ on ICANN travel is less than 50 > cents per domain name per year. Oh no... you mean the rest ($91.50) is blown on gerbil-fuelled orgies and Bonzai Buddy licenses? No wonder .nz names are so expensive! ;-) -- 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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Re: domain renewal fee
by David Farrar 24 Sep '02

24 Sep '02

> On Tue, Sep 24, 2002 at 05:32:25AM +0000, David Farrar wrote: > > > Afternoon, > > > > > > Just wondering if anyone knows why the annual renewal fee has gone up > > > for .nz domains? Got a piece of a tree in the mail the other day > > > mentioning that renewals have gone up a few bucks a year. Granted other > > > costs have gone down, but for those who already have domains are going > > > to wear the punch. > > > > The issue is slightly complex. At present the .nz registry is with DOMAINZ and > > they have a range of fees depending if you are an accredited provider or if you > > register direct through their website. DOMAINZ is also the sole Registrar. > > > > I've heard the palava about the SRS coming online for a trial month, > then going live, however, where's the complexity which causes the > renewal fee to go up by 10 bucks a year? The renewal fee isn't going up by $10 a year. DOMAINZ at present charge what I would call a combined registry/registrar fee of $44 (or $74 for new customers) for those who register directly through them. Under the SRS the registry fee will be $24 and each registrar will charge their own registrar fee on top of that. DOMAINZ have signalled their prices and services, other registrars will vary no doubt. The idea behind the SRS is that registrants will be able to choose the registrar which offers what they want - price will be a factor in this but so will other considerations such as service, billing terms, bundling of other services etc. >I could justify keeping a couple of lines in a text file for a year for a few >hot breakfasts, but not the increase the fee's gone up to. You are right that the variable cost of registering a domain name is very low. There have been significant costs involved in setting up the SRS, consultation on business and technical rules etc and that is why the registry fee has been set at $2/month to cover depreciation etc. A major cost is actually paying for DNS Name Server Operations incidentially. I personally hope that after a short while this fee will track downwards once costs of running the new registry are known as opposed to projections. DPF - 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: domain renewal fee
by Steven Heath 24 Sep '02

24 Sep '02

On 24 Sep 2002, at 22:04, John Rothlisberger wrote: > Steven Heath wrote: > > >Street price is about $40 in NZ... street price for a .com is about > >$15 US... I dont really see a great deal of price difference. > > You obviously haven't heard of GoDaddy (http://registrar.godaddy.com/) > - USD$8.95 for a .com, .net or .org domain. Go daddy, go! Actually I have and also at least one .nz provider selling at $29.95 NZ. I was just using 'street price' which is $40 NZ or $15 US for .com. The wholesale .com cost is $6.. godaddy sells for $2.95 higher than their buy cost. Cant see that going in long term. SPH - 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: domain renewal fee
by Andy Linton 23 Sep '02

23 Sep '02

On Tue, 24 Sep 2002, Keith Davidson wrote: > I'd wait anyway, until after the SRS rolls out - and see what kind of deal > you could strike with a Registrar. Yes, that's fine but this year I've just had to renew my registration with the incumbent and I'm kind of stuck with that until August next year. andy - 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: domain renewal fee
by Juha Saarinen 23 Sep '02

23 Sep '02

On Tue, 24 Sep 2002, Keith Davidson wrote: > You pay $92 per domain name? I can cut you a deal for a 20% discount for > you if you want to swap name agents?? No, I can't afford .nz names being a broke and unbribed hack. Current Fees($NZ) New Domain Name Fee $44 New Nameholder Fee $30 New Secondary DNS Fee $18 Exclusive of GST Too expensive by the looks of it. > InternetNZ does not use Bonzai Buddy as the purple clashes with the > office decor. > > The orgies continue unabated of course... OK, I've got first dibs on this story. All your gerbil multimedia is belong to me. -- 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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Re: domain renewal fee
by David Farrar 23 Sep '02

23 Sep '02

> Afternoon, > > Just wondering if anyone knows why the annual renewal fee has gone up > for .nz domains? Got a piece of a tree in the mail the other day > mentioning that renewals have gone up a few bucks a year. Granted other > costs have gone down, but for those who already have domains are going > to wear the punch. The issue is slightly complex. At present the .nz registry is with DOMAINZ and they have a range of fees depending if you are an accredited provider or if you register direct through their website. DOMAINZ is also the sole Registrar. InternetNZ is 90% through implementing a shared registry system which will go live later this year. Only Registrars will be able to access the registry and there will be a standard fee of $2+GST per month per name. DOMAINZ will continue as a registrar offering registration services. From late this year there will also be other competing registrars whom you can choose to register through, if you so wish. There will no doubt be a variety of prices charged, lenths of terms available and other choices such as bundling of services etc. DPF - 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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domain renewal fee
by Chris Hellberg 23 Sep '02

23 Sep '02

Afternoon, Just wondering if anyone knows why the annual renewal fee has gone up for .nz domains? Got a piece of a tree in the mail the other day mentioning that renewals have gone up a few bucks a year. Granted other costs have gone down, but for those who already have domains are going to wear the punch. Cheers, Chris - 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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