Back in the saddle again
Posted By matt on September 13, 2003
So, I have to work tomorrow. G/f Liz and I are migrating all the computers from the old Windows domain over to the new Linux domain. So, I whipped out a quicl perl script to handle the mailserver inbox migration. The old server was almost mbox style, except that they were split out into different files and missing some sumarry info. In addition to that, there are 2 other files for each piece of mail. So, everything in your inbox has 3 files associated with it. Can someone say “file allocation size?” Each file uses a multiple of 4K. So, the 3 files, totalling about 4.5K of data, are actually using 12K. This is multiplied across all the files left in your inbox. Stupid. Most mail servers just use one file – so, it will only waste, at most, 4K (assuming you are just big enough to get another allocation block, but not enough to use the whole thing.).
In other news, yet another blowhard is suggesting that people get licensed before going online. I find this amusing because I am largely immune to these problems. I don't run Windows, and am behind a NAT router that doesn't route anything but SSH traffic to my home network. What really amuses me is the fact that so many people are screaming “this shouldn't happen, protect us”, and it's just stupid. You are stupid and left your shitty OS completely exposed on your cable modem, didn't apply any patches, and use known vulnerable mail readers and web browsers. Now, some people would say “but people don't know this”. THEY DO KNOW THIS. And they know because I TELL THEM. I say “you shouldn't use Outlook Express, go download Thunderbird. You shouldn't use Internet Explorer, go download Mozilla”, and they don't because they don't care. Well, then it serves you right when your machine shits itself because you didn't listen. I've taken steps to protect myself, so I just sit back and laugh.
I think any type of licensing or regulatory agency is bad for the internet. It has been equated to the Wild West, and I like it like that. It is the last frontier.
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