The UK National Air Traffic Service (NATS) is still investigating the cause of a computer failure that left thousands of passengers stranded over the weekend. In the absence of the computer, air traffic controllers produce the strips of information...
The software, known as the Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) program, performs a critical function as the address book for the net. The delays in delivering a patch for the bug in BIND spotlight the problem.
Alternatively, system administrators can run the Sendmail process as a low-level user instead of root, hence minimising the impact of the vulnerability, McGlashan said. The bug was found in the prescan() function, which is used to parse email...
Every time the mini-mail server sends off a copy of the virus, it looks up data from the DNS root servers, the authoritative address books of the internet. The ISP said it saw a dramatic increase in the number of mail-record lookups processed by...
AOL has been testing a DNS-based system, formerly known as Sender Permitted From and recently renamed Sender Policy Framework (SPF). The group is examining both DNS-based and encryption-based systems and believes that the two standards are...
Root cause is currently under review, but service for most customers was restored overnight and RIM is closely monitoring systems in order to maintain normal service levels. A RIM spokesman told WNBC.com the system is not expected to crash as the...
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