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So today we completed the March for Babies. It was very interesting mix of people. I was surprised on the number of people that showed up. You would have thought it would be more "organized" but it really wasn't. There was some items they took care of "Who raised the most money", "Who designed the best shirts", etc.. but other then that it was a free for all 5 mile walk. Some people cheated and cut across streets to get done faster and others just quit and had to be picked up by the bus. I am proud to say our whole team kids, wife, and friend all made it the whole way.  Here is a shot of the start.

 

 

It was fun, but will we do it again. I'm not sure got some things to think about before we do.

 

Today was also my beautiful wife's birthday! She is great, seriously not just posting it here for point. She really is a great woman. I couldn't have asked for better.

 

Tomorrow Art Fest!

 

To all those that donated, Thanks. I appreciate it much. I hope the March of Dimes does great things with the money. We raised a good amount for a "Family Team".

So if you run ClamAV (and you should) to scan incoming email, the current release had some issue or did on several of my servers. The errors put out where:

cdiff.o(.text+0x190a): In function `cdiff_apply':
 ../shared/cdiff.c:984: undefined reference to `gzdopen'

cdiff.o(.text+0x1950):../shared/cdiff.c:994: undefined reference to `gzgets'

cdiff.o(.text+0x19a5):../shared/cdiff.c:1016: undefined reference to `gzclose'

cdiff.o(.text+0x19f5):../shared/cdiff.c:1010: undefined reference to `gzclose'

tar.o(.text+0xd4): In function `tar_addfile':
../shared/tar.c:82: undefined reference to `gzwrite'

tar.o(.text+0x109):../shared/tar.c:95: undefined reference to `gzwrite'

tar.o(.text+0x1a3):../shared/tar.c:111: undefined reference to `gzwrite'

etc..... then   

collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[2]: *** [freshclam] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/clamav0.93/freshclam'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/clamav-0.93'
make: *** [all] Error 2

To fix recompile Zlib with --shared 

Don't forget to sponsor me for March of Babies use the Badge at the right to sponsor me. The walk is this weekend. 

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So now that earth day is over, where to start. Spamassassin update, we are seeing a ton of emails with URL's that end in .exe such as

http://stalmix02.nazwa.pl/video.exe

So this one isn't a tough one and I don't know who wrote this originally but here is the rule to catch this:

uri EXE_FILE /\w\.exe/i
score EXE_FILE 10.0
describe EXE_FILE Potential link to executable

I've also had a ton of backscatter hitting the servers. I was also having trouble getting it to go away, not even sure it is gone yet. These are the things I've done. Of course I recommend running the latest and greatest Spamassassin currently 3.2.4. First edit your v320.pre should be located in /etc/mail/spamassassin and make sure this is on:

# VBounce - anti-bounce-message rules, see rules/20_vbounce.cf # loadplugin Mail::SpamAssassin::Plugin::VBounce

Then in your local.cf again located in /etc/mail/spamassassin and place:

whitelist_bounce_relays yourdomain.com

So I hope you had a great Earth Day, I know I did. I made my contributions today. Last night I had 15 Bean Soup and tonight I had bean burrito's. Sometimes I contribute silently and then sometimes the world knows of my contributions.

 

This is great, I love it! Now when will we see this on TV? Oh wait never... that is when.

 

BBC NEWS | Technology | Paypal to block 'unsafe browsers'

 

When I first read this headline, I'm thinking finally IE is going to be blocked by a major web site since it is unsafe.  Then I read further.

 

Paypal said it supported the use of Extended Validation SSL Certificates. Browsers which support the technology highlight the address bar in green when users are on a site that has been deemed legitimate

So now we are calling a green highlighted address bar secure? I mean come on how long till someone writes a simple virus that infects a browser to make key words in a url light up the address bar. How many people are going to say "Well the address bar is highlighted green, guess it safe to put in my personal information".

 

After thinking about it do people actually care if the site has a secure certificate that is valid? I know I've gone to many sites that the certificate was expired or invalid and I still went to the site.  Different browsers let you know different ways if the site is secure or not. Most of the time if I see the https I feel pretty safe. Guess that is dumb too. So how do you think we should verify or know that a web site is trully safe and secure? What standard would you use to determine a web site is safe?

 

Why do I walk? Why do I care? Let me tell  you nothing in life is greater then the birth of a child. When that time comes and that child is placed in NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) and the doctors are not sure what is wrong with your child. It turns that great wonderful time into some of the hardest times of your life. So now do this x2 since I had not one but two children born at the same time. Yes Twins.

 

They where born three weeks early. Not a big deal in twin births, but Isabella had fluid in her lungs and Kaitlyn had swelling and bruising on her head. The doctors thought they both had pneumonia and no one knew what wrong with Kaitlyn.

 

They spent 5 days in the NICU during this time Isabella's lungs cleared up and they discovered that Kaitlyn had an abscessed and infected tear duct. This was taken care of with surgery when she was 6 days old.

 

While none of this is horrid like many parents stories I have heard and known about. Being told anything is wrong with your child at any time is tough. This is why I walk, this is why I support the March of Dimes.

 

I have personally seen what they do and have done, and to be honest who wouldn't want to help a baby. Unless you hate Babies omgz~

So while you can sponsor or support my walk by clicking here. Support them any way you can. Because every baby deserves someone in their corner. The March of Dimes is there for all babies!

 

Today they are both great or so we are told! They along with the rest of my family will be Walking this year for the March for Babies!

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