The directory server was rebooted at 5:15pm to finish the OS upgrade.
Server back on-line at 5:25pm.
Monthly Archives: June 2004
modified formmail6.php
I changed formmail6.php to be XHTML compliant, as follows:
the two header calls now refer to /ssi/xpagetop.shtml
the <br> tag is now closed
Since we use this form for XML/XSL email this is a good thing.
We’ll want to be sure to make these changes to a new version, if that happens.
Antivirus gateway – unique headers causing crashes
This morning the McAfee WebShield MailScan SMTP service was found to be unaccountably stopped. The service could be restarted, but would not stay running for longer than 10 minutes. After calling McAfee service, we applied the latest patch set, which had no effect.
After the service consultant mentioned some problems with corrupt SMTP headers, we found several messages in German similar to the following:
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Received: From hcjogg.pe ([200.121.127.144]) by gehenna.windows.ups.edu (WebShield SMTP v4.5 MR1a P0803.345);
id 1086899371171; Thu, 10 Jun 2004 13:29:31 -0700
From: tmatrix@t-matrix.com.pe
To: sleith@ups.edu
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 19:48:18 GMT
MIME-Version: 1.0
Subject: Libanesen in Berlin [Key:4463]
Importance: Normal
X-Priority: 3 (Normal)
Message-ID:
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii”
Habe eben im Fernsehen einen Bericht gesehen, in dem klar hervorging, dass libenesiche und kurdische Moslems in Berlin die Drogenszene und teilweise sogar das Rotlicht-Milieu beherrschen. Der Clou an der Geschichte ist jedoch, dass die Libanesen, die in kriminelle Aktivitaeten verwickelt und Millionen scheffeln, ebenfalls vor dem Sozialamt erscheinen um ihre Sozialhilfe einzufordern. In einigen Szenen im Berliner Sozialamt, konnte man vor lauter Kopftuecher nicht einmal mehr die Waende sehen!Wenn man da bedenkt, dass die Gruenen sich im Moment gegen ein strengeres Immigrations-und Asylgesetz querlegen, kann man nur noch mit Hoffnungslosigkeit und Kopfschuetteln reagieren. Interessant an dem Bericht war ebenfalls, dass Justiz und Politik bisher nicht mit der gebotenen Staerke gegen solche Umtriebe vorgegangen ist, aus Angst man koennte ihnen Auslaenderfeindlichkeit und Rechtslastigkeit vorwerfen! Die Auswirkungen von soviel Dummheit und falscher Toleranz werden wir noch alle bitter bereuen muessen!
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These messages were removed from the AVG SMTP queue, and the SMTP service operated properly.
McAfee service has been given exemplars of the offending messages. We have blocked the relevant IP addresses in the Firewall.
Decommission RESOURCES domain
The RESOURCES domain will be decommissioned between 8am and 9am on Tuesday June 1, 2004. RESOURCES is the last Microsft Windows NT domain supported by OIS. All easily identifiable workstations have been removed from this domain. Any workstations in the this domain after June 1 will experience problems logging in to the active Microsoft Windows 2000 and 2003 domain structures. If you experience problems logging in and believe your workstation may actually be a member of the RESOURCES domain please contact the OIS Help Desk, helpdesk@ups.edu, (253) 879-8585.