Entries from February 2008

Microsoft goes head to head with Linux

News 27th February

The new Server Core feature in Windows Server 2008 enables Microsoft to compete head to head with open-source Linux as a platform for running Linux and Unix server software. Windows Server Core is a new text based operating mode in Windows Server 2008 that resembles the non-graphical console used by most Linux server systems. Server […]

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SPF helps fight spam

Comment 4th February

I had a watershed moment recently – I started receiving spam that contained only a single Portable Document Format (PDF) file. I’ve never had this stuff before, but I’ve got a feeling more is on the way. Fortunately the developers of the spam filter I use – called the Anti Spam SMTP Proxy (ASSP) – […]

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