Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]HERE, HERE! ric On Nov 28, 2008, at 12:01 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Brian, > > I think I am speaking on behalf of every list member in expressing > my gratitude for all you do to keep the list functioning. I have now > been a member more than 10 years, and it has been truly wonderful. > > Here is something to be thankful for that we ALL share. > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > On Nov 28, 2008, at 4:37 AM, Brian Reid wrote: > >>> From time to time over the last year the LUG has been shut down >>> because of an overload on my server computers, caused by too much >>> spam. In mid October there was a discussion of possible solutions >>> after a particularly nasty overload. There was a lot of good >>> advice offered. >> >> I decided to take the advice offered by Jeff Moore and buy a >> Barracuda Networks Spam Firewall. I got it installed about 10 days >> ago, and it took a week for all of the required DNS changes to >> propagate around the world. So it's been fully operational for 4 or >> 5 days. >> >> It's amazing. The box is stopping 90,000 spams per day, and my >> mailbox is pretty much free of spam. More relevant to the LUG, the >> server computer that runs the LUG is also pretty much free of spam, >> so it is sailing along with a load factor of about 0.1 and being >> very responsive and reliable. >> >> I've just finished putting away the leftovers from Thanksgiving >> dinner, and during the 12 hour interval that I've been away from >> the computer, I got less than 5 spams in my mailbox. I think I am >> going to like this newfound silence, and I know the servers already >> like it. >> >> Brian Reid >> LUG Saloon Keeper >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information