So what is Forefront? basically think of it as free antivirus for Windows Server, like Microsoft Security Essentials is for client versions of Windows. As you might know Security Essentials refuses to install on Windows Server, however this will install perfectly on Windows Server with no problems. Once installed you will receive virus definition updates through Windows Update, just as Security Essentials does. So you have me interested, how do i go about installing? First you will need to open your en_forefront_client_security_x86_x64_cd_x13-62435.iso which can be downloaded from Technet or MSDN, go in to the /CLIENT/X64/ folder and extract MP_AMBITS.MSI. A good application that will extract content from ISO’s is WinRAR: Next click on MP_AMBITS.MSI and it will automatically install: After Forefront has installed on Windows Server you will be notified no new definitions or updates are available, don’t worry that is normal: Now load Windows Update from the start menu and click on “Findout more” where it says “get updates for other Microsoft Products”: A webpage will load up you will need to agree to the terms for Microsoft Update, then click the install button: All been well you should get a message saying Microsoft Update was successfully installed: Now load Windows Update again and you will see…
For .eu domains whois opt-out is easy, when you know how. You are not however allowed to use services such as namecheaps “whois guard” which essentially hides the whois information when someone runs a “whois” query on your domain. A whois query will return the personal information of the person who owns the domain, including there name, address, telephone number and email address. Example of a whois query on Google.eu: As can be seen the registrants details can easily be seen. For .com, .net, .me domains its easy to use a service, usually offered by the domain registrar to hide these details, however for .eu domains this is not allowed. .eu domain owners are however allowed to opt-out of there personal details been shown, and you will not even have to pay anything extra like you would with a .com domain. Basically when a .eu domain is registered, no matter who the domain registrar is the corresponding European Registry for Internet Domains (Eurid) account is created automatically. Eurid handles all registrations and disputes of .eu domains. This account will allow you to opt-out or select personal information shown on “whois” searches, In order to get access to this account you can…
For .uk based domains whois opt-out is easy, when you know how. You are not however allowed to use services such as namecheaps “whois guard” which essentially hides the whois information when someone runs a “whois” query on your domain. A whois query will return the personal information of the person who owns the domain, including there name, address, telephone number and email address. Example of a whois query on Google.co.uk: As can be seen the registrants details can easily be seen. For .com, .net, .me domains its easy to use a service, usually offered by the domain registrar to hide these details, however for .UK domains this is not allowed. There is a work around however, and you will not even have to pay anything extra like you would with a .com domain. If the domain is just been used for personal use e.g. a blog or a general website then you can whois opt-out to stop your personal information been show on whois query’s. Basically when a .UK domain is registered, no matter who the domain registrar is the corresponding Nominet Online Service account is created automatically. Nominet is the .uk domain name registry in the United Kingdom…
It’s pretty obvious I have never been a massive blogger, using my amazing maths skills… (also known as the calculator on Windows 7 that calculates differences between dates) I have worked out its been 1 year, 7 months, 1 week and 3 days since I last posted anything on this blog. 589 days is a pretty long time, I have never really been big on blogging or even status updates on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. I do however find it intresting looking back over stuff i have wrote, and done many years ago which is why i keep telling myself I should blog more… which never usually happens. A lot has changed since i last posted in 2010, I have graduated from University which is the achievement i’m most proud of so far in life. I remember back to when i started in September 2007, the first few weeks were a massive shock to me… everything i was taught on the first day just went streight over my head and i remember thinking i had made the biggest mistake of my life going to Uni. At the time i was 21 and had not been in education since i finished college when i was 18, so i dont think…
The ability to stop spam is a problem, as a forum myself and a friend run has grown and become more popular over the years, so has the problem of spam to the point where it gets out of control. However an effective method does exist for vBulletin powered forums, best of all its a free plugin. We had already taken several steps to stop spam, including: When a user signs up there name, email and ip address are checked with the database on http://www.stopforumspam.com, if any of the details are in that database the users registration on the forum is denied. During the registration process the user is also required to enter a reCaptcha and answer a question such as “what would you put in a toaster?” It was believed this would be effective in stopping spam as any bot registering would most likely not be able to answer the question or complete the reCaptcha. Despite those measures every few hours the forum would be hit with a wave a spam which will be continually posted until the user account is banned. Example of this: Even after a user has been banned that user could be seen on the active…