Archive: November 2005

I was working to maintain an SBS2003 when I found this error in the EventLog of the server (see the picture).

The error description:
An error occurred during a POP3 transaction to server <pop3 .*****.com [*****/*****.com]>. The error is 0 (the operation completed successfully).

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A TEEN managed to bump up his grades to an A by hacking into his school's computer system.

What he did ?

- He managed to turn his and everyone else's grade into an A
- He managed to also make every kid in the District a certified genius.

The result:

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From SlashDot:
According to a report in the "Seattle Post-Intelligencer," the Windows Defender name was already being used by an Australian developer, Adam Lyttle. His Windows Defender product protected Windows users from malicious Web sites. Adam Lyttle told the Post-Intelligencer's Todd Bishop that Microsoft contacted him a month ago, charging him with infringing on the Windows trademark but neglecting to mention that the software giant wanted to use the "Windows Defender" name. Lyttle subsequently signed over rights to the name to Microsoft and was "shocked" when he later learned the company intended to use the name for one of its own products.


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