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Comment Re:I've been forced to move off outlook.com (Score 1) 52

If you use a forwarding rule to forward emails sent to your hotmail address, then the sender is still the original address and the final recipient server will reject the email because it doesn't comply with the SPF rules on that original address (i.e. that SPF record doesn't include the hotmail servers).

You state it's an intermediary server in outlook that gives the error: that's correct, that server is talking to the expensify server which rejects the email, so the error is reported by the intermediate.

Comment make sure your SPF, DMARC and DKIM is correct (Score 1) 52

Since a short while I've noticed that Microsoft / Outlook is blocking emails where you don't have a correct SPF, DMARC and DKIM configuration going.
Also DKIM needs to be policy "block" or "quarantine", "none" doesn't cut it.

This should only affect sending domains that send (or have sent) more than 5000 emails in a day. We got hit by this after sending out a newsletter (yes, opt-in list).

This policy is apparently quite recent.

Comment Would you recommend to a friend? (Score 1) 68

Most surveys here in the Netherlands always seem to start with "How likely are you to recommend $COMPANY to a friend?" on a scale of 1 to 10. This is such a stupid question that I hit ctrl-W immediately at that point. Please people, be a bit more creative with your questions. As cruff said earlier, not being able to choose "irrelevant" on some questions also means that the data is going to be worthless.

Comment Re:I Use VLC to access all my security cams (Score 1) 134

I almost bought a webcam that could only be accessed via some cloud service provided by the manufacturer; it was *not* possible to access any streams locally. Useful for the clueless that just want to check up on the cat via the smart phone while doing some shopping, but not if you want to use it for security purposes... I.e. another gotcha to look out for when shopping for these things.

Comment Re: DirectX? Do you mean ActiveX? (Score 1) 134

I upgraded the firmware on a Foscam camera and after rebooting the thing it refused to let me in because a plugin was missing. Thanks, Foscam... I'll never buy Foscam again. Plenty of others on the Foscam forum complaining about this, and Foscam only gives responses that indicate they're not going to change it.

Comment OS/2 port (Score 1) 271

I ported Vim to OS/2 when I had to work with that particular operating system.
I think that I was more productive on that job in total, even with the time spent on the port, than if I had not been able to use Vim.

Earth

The Story of My As-Yet-Unverified Impact Crater 250

tetrahedrassface writes "When I was very young, my dad took me on a trip to his parents' farm. He wanted to show me 'The Crater.' We walked a long way through second generation hardwoods and finally stood on the rim of a hole that has no equal in this area. As I grew up, I became more interested in The Crater, and would always tell friends about it. It is roughly 1,200 feet across and 120 feet deep, and has a strange vibe about it. When you walk up to it, you feel like something really big happened here. Either the mother of all caves is down there, or a large object smashed into this place a long, long time ago. I bought aerial photos when I was twelve and later sent images from GIS to a geologist at a local university. He pretty much laughed me out of his office, saying that it was a sinkhole. He did wish me luck, however. It may be sinkhole. Who knows? Last week I borrowed a metal detector and went poking around, and have found the strangest shrapnel pieces I have ever seen. They are composed of a metal that reacts strongly to acids. The largest piece so far reacted with tap water and dish-washing detergent. My second trip today yielded lots of strange new pieces of metal, and hopefully, one day the truth will be known. Backyard science is so much fun. And who knows; if it is indeed a cave, maybe Cerberus resides there."
Science

Zombie Ants and Killer Fungus 125

nibbles2004 writes "An article in the Guardian newspaper shows how parasitic fungi evolved the ability to control ants they infect, ultimately leading the ant to its death. The fungus controls the ant's movements to a suitable leaf and causes the ant to grip onto the leaf's central stem, allowing the fungus to spore, which will allow more ants to become infected."

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