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Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry PI wifi problem
by John Moniz 26 Aug '17

26 Aug '17

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Raspberry PI wifi problem
by Evan Leibovitch 25 Aug '17

25 Aug '17

Hi all. Making networking run on Linux desktops has always been IMO one of the reasons why it's not caught on. Stuff just shouldn't be this hard. I have a RPi Model B running current Raspian, and a wifi dongle that claims to run on it. `lsusb` reports it as Bus 001 Device 004: ID 148f:7601 Ralink Technology, Corp. MT7601U Wireless Adapter and `usb-devices` says: T: Bus=01 Lev=02 Prnt=02 Port=01 Cnt=02 Dev#= 4 Spd=480 MxCh= 0 D: Ver= 2.01 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1 P: Vendor=148f ProdID=7601 Rev=00.00 S: Manufacturer=MediaTek S: Product=802.11 n WLAN S: SerialNumber=1.0 C: #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=80 MxPwr=160mA I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 8 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=(none) Now... even though it says "Driver=(none)" on that last line, `lsmod` reports: Module Size Used by [...] mt7601u 86636 0 mac80211 650707 1 mt7601u cfg80211 525998 2 mac80211,mt7601u [...] snd_hwdep 6479 1 snd_usb_audio videodev 177702 3 uvcvideo,videobuf2_core,videobuf2_v4l2 snd_usbmidi_lib 22479 1 snd_usb_audio snd_rawmidi 23727 1 snd_usbmidi_lib media 28994 2 uvcvideo,videodev rfkill 21373 2 cfg80211 snd_seq_device 5266 1 snd_rawmidi snd_bcm2835 23131 0 snd_pcm 97825 2 snd_usb_audio,snd_bcm2835 snd_timer 22706 1 snd_pcm snd 68784 8 snd_hwdep,snd_usb_audio,snd_timer,snd_rawmidi,snd_usbmidi_lib,snd_seq_device,snd_bcm2835,snd_pcm bcm2835_gpiomem 3791 0 uio_pdrv_genirq 3718 0 uio 10166 1 uio_pdrv_genirq fixed 3029 0 ip_tables 12512 0 x_tables 20921 1 ip_tables ipv6 384391 18 So there is a module called mt7201u being loaded yet it's not seen as the associated driver to this card in usb-devices and it's definitely not showing in ifconfig or iwconfig. Any suggestions on what I'm missing is greatly appreciated. -- Evan Leibovitch Toronto, Canada Em: evan at telly dot org Sk: evanleibovitch Tw: el56

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Raspberry PI hdmi problem
by David Mason 25 Aug '17

25 Aug '17

Evan's post reminded me of a problem I have left on the back-burner for a year. I also have a RPI Model B that I bought as a media centre, but for that to work, it needs to go through my Pioneer receiver to my projector (because I have other sources and I need to switch among them). Unfortunately, that doesn't work, although it works if directly plugged in to the projector. I tried at the time to email someone at Raspberry, but never got a reply. When I saw Evan's post, it reminded me that I'd really like to get it working, and that somebody here might know something. Thanks ../Dave

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Re: [GTALUG] Spam is basically dead
by Stewart Russell 17 Aug '17

17 Aug '17

On 17 August 2017 at 12:54, David Collier-Brown <davec-b(a)rogers.com> wrote: > If they don't voluntarily agree to stop emailing me, I drop them into > spamcop form below: > > ^u^a^c... ^p and they get their corporate email provider flagged as a > spammer. > > This usually gets them told there will be a fine from the provider every > time they get blacklisted and have to appeal to be unlisted. That > motivates them wonderfully (;-)) > Please think twice before doing this. Spamcop, Spamhaus and the rest are little better than extortionists. If you have the unlucky coincidence to be on shared mail hosting with a blacklisted site, *your* mail can be blacklisted too. Tortuous interference can get very ugly (read $$$) in the courts. I had this happen at a former employer. We lost sales and communications for two days. The owner got in a foul mood, and I'm sure the last words of any well-intentioned but naive sysadmin that got within stabbing distance would have been: "We need our own mailserv...aaaargh!" cheers, Stewart

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Re: [GTALUG] Spam is basically dead
by Myles Braithwaite 👾 17 Aug '17

17 Aug '17

ac via talk wrote: > 1. Bounce when no rDNS (exim/postfix/sendmail/qmail - 2 second conf) Sometimes people don't have access to configure Reverse DNS (or PTR) as they are sending with a dynamic IP address. This isn't common but at least for GTALUG there are five or six people who host their email from their home on dynamic IP addresses. > 2. Use 10+ dnsbl with properly configured spamassasin (cache locally) - > with 2 (or more, or less) points per dnsbl listing > (five minutes copy & paste for exim/postfix) > -> dnsbl from here: http://multirbl.valli.org/ I stopped using SpamAssasin a while ago. I know use Rspamd, Rmilter, and OpenDMARC. I found SpamAssasin was letting in way to much spam and required way to much knowledge to run properly.

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Re: [GTALUG] Spam is basically dead
by Stewart C. Russell 16 Aug '17

16 Aug '17

On 2017-08-16 08:10 AM, ac via talk wrote: > > Six Golden Rules: ** Spam is basically dead... ** … if you run your own mailserver. This list's members are not representative of the general population. As a list mod, I can very much assure you that spam is in robust health indeed. Stewart

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Spam is basically dead
by ac 16 Aug '17

16 Aug '17

Hi All, I posted this on another list, then I thought that I should also share here... Six Golden Rules: ** Spam is basically dead... ** 1. Bounce when no rDNS (exim/postfix/sendmail/qmail - 2 second conf) 2. Use 10+ dnsbl with properly configured spamassasin (cache locally) - with 2 (or more, or less) points per dnsbl listing (five minutes copy & paste for exim/postfix) -> dnsbl from here: http://multirbl.valli.org/ 3. hard bounce any incoming score over 10 (10 second conf) 4. hand white/black bad domains, like the spammy twitter.com, etc (also allow your clients to hand manage their own white/black domain based lists) 5. iptables firewall sorbs drop & block spam nets (no need to worry about AS jack as you have point 1 (rDNS) 6. Filter outgoing (also using spamassassin & out rulesets) & delete abusive users (spend money/time on abuse admin) Andre

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Re: [GTALUG] Dinner Tonight (was Meeting on 8 August at 7:30pm)
by Christopher Browne 08 Aug '17

08 Aug '17

I'm at Kabul Express, at Dundas & Dalhousie... It's suitable for our purposes; I'd thought to go to Hokkaido Ramen, which seems not. (Bizzy & requires the full party to check in at once) On Aug 8, 2017 5:30 PM, "Peter Hiscocks via talk" <talk(a)gtalug.org> wrote: Any further thoughts on this? > hi(a)gtalug.org wrote: >> * 6:00 pm - Please discuss on the general mailing list (i.e. >> <talk(a)gtalug.org>) where you want to go for dinner. > > Anyone have any ideas where we should have dinner tonight? > > Here is a list of options: <https://wiki.gtalug.org/pre-meeting_dinner>. > --- > Talk Mailing List > talk(a)gtalug.org > https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > -- Peter Hiscocks Syscomp Electronic Design Limited, Toronto http://www.syscompdesign.com USB Oscilloscope and Waveform Generator 647-839-0325 --- Talk Mailing List talk(a)gtalug.org https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk

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Dinner Tonight (was Meeting on 8 August at 7:30pm)
by Myles Braithwaite 👾 08 Aug '17

08 Aug '17

hi(a)gtalug.org wrote: > * 6:00 pm - Please discuss on the general mailing list (i.e. <talk(a)gtalug.org>) where you want to go for dinner. Anyone have any ideas where we should have dinner tonight? Here is a list of options: <https://wiki.gtalug.org/pre-meeting_dinner>.

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[GTALUG-Announce] Meeting Tonight at 7:30 pm
by hi＠gtalug.org 08 Aug '17

08 Aug '17

<http://gtalug.org/meeting/2017-08/> # The Tor Software Ecosystem with Sukhbir Singh When people talk about Tor, they almost always think of the Tor daemon or Tor Browser. While this was true earlier, the Tor ecosystem has now expanded and includes a diverse set of applications that serve a variety of different users helping them to protect their privacy online or to circumvent Internet censorship. In this talk, we will start by introducing Tor and then briefly walk through the applications that are built around it. PS: This talk for beginners as well as advanced users already using Tor. ## Location George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre 245 Church Street, Room 203 Ryerson University <http://goo.gl/maps/16oJ2> <http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/23447525> ## Schedule * 6:00 pm - Please discuss on the general mailing list (i.e. <talk(a)gtalug.org>) where you want to go for dinner. * 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation. * 9:00 pm - After each meeting, a group of GTALUGers move to The Imperial Pub (54 Dundas St East) for refreshments and more socialising. # Code of Conduct We want a productive happy community that can welcome new ideas, improve every process every year, and foster collaboration between individuals with differing needs, interests and skills. We gain strength from diversity, and actively seek participation from those who enhance it. This code of conduct exists to ensure that diverse groups collaborate to mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge prejudice that could jeopardise the participation of any person in the community. The Code of Conduct governs how we behave in public or in private whenever the Linux community will be judged by our actions. We expect it to be honoured by everyone who represents the community officially or informally, claims affiliation or participates directly. It applies to activities online or offline. We invite anybody to participate. Our community is open. Please read more about the GTALUG Code of Conduct here: <http://gtalug.org/about/code-of-conduct/>. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the GTALUG Code of Conduct please contact the GTALUG Board @ <board(a)gtalug.org>. --- GTALUG Announce mailing list announce(a)gtalug.org https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/announce

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