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  • Anti-Spam

    is a curse that just keeps getting worse. Figures from independent studies suggest over 80% of global email traffic is spam [ Cisco ]. You might not be able to hunt down the spammers and mete out well deserved punishment but you can take steps to reduce...

  • To file or not to file...

    Email is an essential tool in the business world; being able to find old messages and exchanges is one of the rewards of a well-managed email environment. But how do you keep the mass of emails under some sort of control? Is it better to organise your...

  • Adventures in synchronisation volume 2 - Calendar

    data such as contact details. Background My primary electronic calendar is the Lightning add-on for the Thunderbird [1] email client on my Windows PC. I'm not a big calendar user, but it would be nice to have access to this information from other...

  • RSS for the rest of us

    Mostly because I think of 'new things to look at' as belonging in mail. The same 'check for new items' processes that get my emails can also check my feeds, so I only have to look in one place for new entries. Although I receive RSS feeds like email,...

  • A Taxonomy of Loss

    by the capital cost of the equipment and software; the business information managed by the system and the outputs (reports, email, web pages) produced by the system. Each system component has different associated security risks ranging from purely...

  • Let me at that HTML

    content but the basic point is that word processors produce ugly HTML. Look upon your works and weep Most browsers and email programs have a 'View source' command that lets you see the raw HTML of the current page or message. This option is often...

  • Comments as spam

    a new comment: With my suspicious hat on: I suppose Huey could be a German name, but it's more likely that the name and email address is faked (it might be a real email, but probably isn't from that person) The IP address is in Canada - again Huey might...

  • Open Source

    created many applications which are as good or better than the equivalent commercial packages. These range from software for email and web servers to end-user applications for project management and image creation. Some notable open source applications...

  • About us

    Bear, some Dropbear; I prefer Dropbear. Feel free to argue amongst yourselves. Contact The best way to contact me is through email. You can use the Contact Us form on the menus to send me an email. Disclaimer(s) Any suggestions or recommendations should...

  • Adventures in synchronisation volume 1 - Address book

    on a web based service I can host on my own website. Background I mostly use the address book built into the Thunderbird email client on my Windows PC. For my needs, this is a good solution; the available fields let me record what I need and want and...

  • Privacy at Dropbear Consulting

    our website. When you browse our website, you do so anonymously. Instead, we collect information when you contact us via email, telephone and facsimile, or in person. As a result of such contact, we may store your email address, telephone and facsimile...

  • My cat is cloud-based

    many people, so the basic concept clearly works. Some cloud based services you may already use: Gmail and other web-based email systems iTunes File storage systemssuch as Dropbox, UbuntuOne etc Social media services like LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter etc...

  • Configurable or Customisable - which is better?

    switches that enable specific behaviour for various features. For example the Options or Preferences dialogs in browsers and email programs. In larger software packages there's usually an administration component not generally visible to end users. The...

  • Computers are for life, not just for Christmas

    change control/impact analysis process. Imagine installing an intranet web-based system that talks to a database and sends email. What happens if you upgrade the mail server? If the mail server group doesn't know that a new system is dependent on their...

  • Multitasking means doing it badly

    about how great multitasking is; lots of people seem to be constantly texting, (even while driving/walking), checking email every five minutes and juggling seven different to-do lists at the same time. It's a neat trick of you can manage it, and you...

  • Network Security

    operating system or application software: The internet ‘worm’ which infected hundreds of internet host in 1988 exploited the email transfer system. Web pages are frequently attacked through bugs or configuration problems with the web server software. In...

  • Documentation

    You probably have a firewall but do you know what it's letting through and why? Publicly visible services, such as email and web servers in your DMZ (you do separate your public servers from your live network don't you...) And there's more; the point...


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