KCLUG January 2006

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RE: state of Missouri to archive cell phone location data?
by Kelsay, Brian - Kansas City, MO 31 Jan '06

31 Jan '06

>From the Article: "The program charts drivers' relative speed by measuring the time between the intermittent signals cell phones send to towers along a stretch of road. Then, that information - stripped of the personal identification and serial numbers that identify the cell phone's owner - is overlaid with highway maps to determine where the phones are and how fast they are moving." This says ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about issuing speeding tickets. I assume that this is to add functionality to … [View More]

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RE: getting to www servers from inside where they have an Internal IP
by Jeremy Fowler 31 Jan '06

31 Jan '06

> The "wacky" port numbers for the httpd are to keep it off low numbered > ports and run as non-root. Any suggestions for something > better and how > to do it? Well, I think the only security reason to run an http server on a port other than 80 is to hide it from the general public. Port scanners can get around this hurdle quite easily though. Plus, the fact that you SNAT port 80 to that high number port, as far as I can see, makes it useless. Might as well just run the server … [View More]

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OT: Teir 1 technical support Job Opening @ VoIP company
by crash3m 31 Jan '06

31 Jan '06

We have an opening for a Teir 1 tech support rep at our company. The more tech savvy the better, though VoIP experience is not required. There is a definate chance for advancement at this position. Must have pleasent phone demeanoer. You can send your resumes to me, and I will pass them on to management. While the other techs do run windows on their workstations, you can run linux. Our service runs strictly from linux servers, so being comfortable with a shell will help, as will knowledge … [View More]

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by Kelsay, Brian - Kansas City, MO 31 Jan '06

31 Jan '06

Where's my tinfoil hat today? Is it work release day at the nuthouse? -----Original Message----- From: kclug-bounces(a)kclug.org On Behalf Of James Nelson Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 3:13 PM It's a heck of a lot more simple than that and it's not only the U.S. Government that can 'tap' your calls at will. Check out this Fox News story from 2001: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article6480.htm > -----Original Message----- > From: kclug-bounces(a)kclug.org On Behalf > … [View More]

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more hot gossip to distract you from your real work
by David Nicol 30 Jan '06

30 Jan '06

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Marsee Henon <marsee(a)oreilly.com> Date: Jan 30, 2006 10:11 AM Subject: O'Reilly Podcast Includes NSA Wiretapping News Scoop To: kcpm-moderate(a)davidnicol.com Hello-- "Distributing the Future" this week features a scoop we thought was worth sharing: Wiretapping doesn't require someone lurking in the bushes with a directional antenna and headphones, or a pair of aligator clips and a tape recorder, or someone sneaking into your room while … [View More]

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Permissions for webadmin access on FC4
by Jon Moss 30 Jan '06

30 Jan '06

I know I'm probably going to get slammed for being an idiot, but oh well . . . I've finally got some help (volunteer) for the church webserver I host at home. It's an FC4 server with Apache 2.x installed. She's from the M$ world and asking me about ASP and DreamWeaver access, which I told her was a no go. Learn PHP! :) Anyway, I created a webadmin account that I want to have full access to the /var/www/html folder tree. I added that account to the apache group, but that didn't work. … [View More]

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OT: D&D video
by Jeremy Fowler 30 Jan '06

30 Jan '06

Funniest damn video I've seen in quite awhile... http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7521044027821122670

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RE: state of Missouri to archive cell phone location data?
by Kelsay, Brian - Kansas City, MO 30 Jan '06

30 Jan '06

Sorry, but none of those links said anything about Missouri, nor about specifically tracking us to check our speed. I'm telling you that right now, one specific cell provider that I know of, Sprint, is overwhelmed by the number of cell records requests of all forms. It is not fully automated, I'm assuming a human has to have security access and such to request and process each request. There is NO interface there for them to track speed, only general location during a selected period. As … [View More]

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RE: state of Missouri to archive cell phone location data?
by Kelsay, Brian - Kansas City, MO 30 Jan '06

30 Jan '06

Do we put this in the hoax category along with the emails that insist Bill Gates will give us all money or send us to DisneyLand if only we forward this message? I'm guessing that someone just wants to get a few speeders to hang up the bloody phone while driving. I imagine this would've made a far bigger splash in the news if real. If it is real, then how about a link to some real info? Which engineering firms? >From what I understand from Sprint employees who actually do this by … [View More]Federal subpeona, it's a pain in the ass and not something they could do for everyone at the same time. It's not like you get a little Google Map of all users within a cell zone moving around. Real life is not as cool or technologically advanced as the movies make it out to be. Sorry to be a kill-joy, but I call hoax. Brian http://www.snopes.com/ http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/internet/a/current_netlore.htm http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/ -----Original Message----- From: On Behalf Of David Nicol enjoy ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Margaret Q <margaretq(a)gmail.com> Date: Jan 28, 2006 1:24 PM Subject: Re: MO's contract begins feb 1 in KC and St. Louis. REALLY briefly 'cuz I'm swamped. The state of MO has contracted with 2 engineering firms to track divers by cell phone. All cellphones have tracking chips. In modern phones - there is a setting that allows you to disable the tracking device for all but 911 centers (which allows them to track emergency calls in case of instances where you cannot communicate addresses). You cannot disable the 911 tracker. Starting Feb 1, the state of MO will use the SAME tracking channel/whatever its called to track ALL motorists. If you have a cell phone on - it is tracking you and entering your locations, times, speeds into a database. The database allows them to search for specific people's records of movement as well as general area traffic flows. The stated reason is to collect traffic flow information to build better roadways. And the state hopes to begin using it to issue traffic TICKETS by mail (hence all the personal info attached). You speed - they'll know. The deal also lets the state have access to your cell phone records. (Which is actually amazingly easy to do. I could get your cell phone records if I knew JUST your name and social security number and carrier) Missouri is the ONLY state to attempt this thus far. And it is not unlikely that this will end up in court quickly - but until then - the govt is tracking your movement. At this time Kansas has no such plans. The system is being tested in Kansas City and Missouri beginning feb 1. It will eventually be statewide. This was discussed at length on KCUR on Monday. It is also a story we are considering covering for our news show. Citizens of MO are STRONGLY encouraged to write Matt Blunt and the Dept of Transportation and let them know you are opposed to this use of technology and consider it invasive and an infringement on you right to privacy. how this story slipped under everyone's radars (pun half intended) until now is AMAZING. The point is that if your phone is ON - you are being tracked in these areas. Because the signal goes through cell towers - if the phone is turned OFF, the tracking device cannot transmit information. You cannot otherwise disable this. Vehicles with ONSTAR in service will be tracked regardless. You cannot disable that short of cancelling OnStar service. however - turnign off your phone also keeps emergency dispatchers from being able to track you in cases of emergency. [View Less]

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Samba, PAM, LDAP and SASL
by Jack 30 Jan '06

30 Jan '06

Just doing some playing around. I want to use one of my PCs on my home LAN as a fileserveer. Mainly, the idea is to share the directory of family photos locally. I know all I really need here is samba. But I thought I mught as well use PAM to do authentication. Which led me to consider using LDAP and SASL. Why? I don't know. He's on third. Anyway after having installed Samba, and relevant PAM modules and SASL and LDAP and setting up an LDAP server, I'm left wondering what LDAP is really … [View More]

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KCLUG January 2006