News from Happy Hacker
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Carolyn Meinel
Oct 29, 2009, 10:20:59 AM10/29/09
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You may have noticed that Happy Hacker has been down for quite awhile. We
got defaced by two fellows claiming to be Algerian hackers. Regardless of who
did it, our problem was that we were using Network Solutions for hosting our
site. As I now know, their computer security leaves quite a bit to be
desired.
Do any of you know where we could use an OpenBSD server on a T1 or better, and in a location that they don't have to worry about their Internet connectivity being shut down for hosting a site that the folks who enforce terms of service might assume encourages computer crime?
Also, I'm working to bring the Happy Hacker site up to date. It has long held truly ancient files (1996, yet!) such as how to forge email. Those early Guides to (mostly) Harmless Hacking gave a window on an innocent time, back when junk emailers and organized crime hadn't yet discovered the Internet. But thanks to the bad guys, most of that fun and harmless stuff doesn't work any more.
Please feel free to phone me if you can offer help, whether at reorganizing the site, getting a secure place to host it, or if you have your own *harmless* hacking tutorials you would like to contribute. Or you can email me at carolyn...@gmail.com -- but I much prefer voice communications.
Thank you all in advance for your patience, and hoping for a new lease on life for our Guides to (mostly) Harmless Hacking!
Do any of you know where we could use an OpenBSD server on a T1 or better, and in a location that they don't have to worry about their Internet connectivity being shut down for hosting a site that the folks who enforce terms of service might assume encourages computer crime?
Also, I'm working to bring the Happy Hacker site up to date. It has long held truly ancient files (1996, yet!) such as how to forge email. Those early Guides to (mostly) Harmless Hacking gave a window on an innocent time, back when junk emailers and organized crime hadn't yet discovered the Internet. But thanks to the bad guys, most of that fun and harmless stuff doesn't work any more.
Please feel free to phone me if you can offer help, whether at reorganizing the site, getting a secure place to host it, or if you have your own *harmless* hacking tutorials you would like to contribute. Or you can email me at carolyn...@gmail.com -- but I much prefer voice communications.
Thank you all in advance for your patience, and hoping for a new lease on life for our Guides to (mostly) Harmless Hacking!
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Carolyn Meinel
505-281-0490
http://techbroker.com
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin, 1759
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