Author Archives: adam

So, if you use a Mac and have OS 9 or earlier, then you might know a little about font management. Many people have lots of fonts, and some people have TONS of fonts. Today I met with two of … Continue reading →

Well, it would seem that the PC users of the world are still suffering at the hands of the virii writers – I’m still getting boatloads of psuedo-email containing more copies of the virus as it tries to spread itself. … Continue reading →

I spent Thursday evening helping a client disinfect and patch machines that were exposed to one of the plethora of worms coming out of the woodworks for the Windows platform in the last few days. When I got there, there … Continue reading →

Been a while since I posted, so I thought I’d say something. I just bought a D-Link DWL-800AP+ – basically a new WAP (Wireless Access Point) that also acts as a range extender – so you can put it at … Continue reading →

Well, the flood slowed to a trickle and then just drops every now and then. The total, to the best of my guesstimate, is about 2100 forged emails that were returned to me – and who knows how many others … Continue reading →

I almost checked my email today – and then I realized that there were 300+ messages waiting for me. Since I know that 95% of them are a waste of time, I’m taking a break from it all – it’s … Continue reading →

Now up to 1300+ bounced emails. I can’t find any thread that’s common among all of them – besides the fact that I didn’t send them, of course – and every time I think it’s slowing down, a new batch … Continue reading →

At last count, there were over 700 error/bounced emails that had come in. I know that there’s about another 20 or so last time I looked. This is getting quite depressing. And irritating. I’m tempted to block the emails, but … Continue reading →

Now I’m starting to be afraid to check my email – everytime I do, there’s another 40 or so bounce messages. I’m moving them all to a separate folder for tracking/post mortem, but it’s getting out of hand. I’m not … Continue reading →

All of the bounces so far include emails that refer the user to a1x.net hosted emails. The company seems to be based in Poland (see below) and also seems to not care about their web presence – there is none. … Continue reading →