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Journal Journal: How mail (and phone calls) work in the Senate

Please note that each Senate office will handle mail slightly different, however this post is general enough that it should apply most everywhere.

I will only be talking about mail from constituents, meaning people who are writing their duly elected representatives, and not someone else's. (See journal post of do's and don't of contacting your senator.)

Also please know that there is a delay in your mail reaching your Senator (it's about 3 days right now).

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Submission + - How Microsoft fights off 100,000 attacks per month

jcatcw writes: Microsoft's IT department says it's the target of more than 100,000 intrusion attempts per month. With lots of employees and contractors needing access through the VPN, Microsoft's defenses include: two-factor authentication using smart cards; scanning of computers for approved operating system, enabled firewalls, and up-to-date patches, which can be installed but slow the VPN sign-in process to 5, or even 15, minutes; Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) with EAP-TLS; and access to e-mail, IM and Sharepoint site without needing the VPN.

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