Google has fully integrated the past 20 years of Usenet archives into Google Groups. It's the most complete collection of Usenet articles ever assembled and a fascinating first-hand historical account. Check it...
Interesting post that you could see?
and many more... really a good collection!
An interesting project of these days is MyXaml, an open source development effort bringing XML markup parsing to the .NET Framework and third party object models (the concept is similar to Longhorn's markup XAML). The first beta release is out in these days... Check it!
After Security Update KB832894, there could be problems using Microsoft XML functionality. This update (Hotfix for Microsoft XML 3.0 Service Pack 2 - KB832414) contains Microsoft XML (MSXML) functionality that will allow applications using MSXML to continue to function correctly after security update 832894, Security Update for Internet Explorer, has been applied.
Check it...
An interesting reading to download from Microsoft: Windows Server 2003 Troubleshooting Stop Errors.
When a computer running Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 detects an unexpected problem from which it cannot recover, a Stop error occurs. A Stop error serves to protect the integrity of the system by immediately stopping all processing. Although it is theoretically possible for Windows Server 2003 to continue functioning when it detects that a core component has experienced a serious problem, the integrity of the system would be questionable, which could lead to security violations, system corruption, and invalid transaction processing. When a Stop error occurs, Windows Server 2003 displays a Stop message, sometimes referred to as a “blue screen,” which is a text-mode error message that reports information about the condition. A basic understanding of Stop errors and their underlying causes improves your ability to locate and understand technical information or perform diagnostic procedures requested of you by technical support personnel.
I've just read this strange notice on ZDNet: A security company called Symbiot is about to launch a product that can help companies fight back during a DDoS or hacker attack by launching their own counter offensive.
I'm really surprised about this notice... is it legal? I'm not sure about this... this could be the beginning of a war.
Imagine if two different companies had an automatic DDoS protection system like this and someone spoofed their DDoS to attack Company A and made it look like it was coming from Company B? Terrible... Company A's auto-attack would then attack Company B, which would, in turn, attack Company A. Horror...
Moreover, normally a DDoS attack is launched from compromised machines and normally the machine's owner has no idea what's going on and he could be attacked... wonderful!
I think that someone in Symbiot must review the project... my personal opinion is that if you have the network infrastructure to try and launch a DDOS attack, then you probably have the ability to survive and/or defend from DDOS attacks without resorting to insanity like this. Think about this...