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Redirection Causes Host of Problems - DAGv3 (by ICANN)
by Gakuru Alex 26 Nov '09

26 Nov '09

Redirection Causes Host of Problems, Says ICANN Posted by Kara Reeder Nov 25, 2009 12:00:05 PM ICANN has suggested banning the practice of redirecting Internet users to a third-party Web site or portal when they misspell a Web address and type a nonexistent domain name, reports NetworkWorld. According to ICANN, the practice has many drawbacks. For example, users could get longer response times if the site to which they're supposed to be redirected goes down. Not to mention, redirection sites are prime hunting ground for hackers who want to send users to their own servers. A draft memo also points to privacy issues: If party A intended to send information to party B under certain privacy legislation relevant to A and B and NXDOMAIN substitution causes the information transit through or be delivered to party C (the redirection service), which may bound to a different jurisdiction and local law, there may be consequences for the sender or the registry. ICANN wants domain owners who believe there is a legitimate use for redirection to justify its reasoning why security or stability issues will not be a problem. <http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gov/blog/redirection-causes…>

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Mobile Boot Camp - Kenya Edition
by Jessica Colaço 26 Nov '09

26 Nov '09

Hi All, You are cordially invited to - Mobile Boot Camp - Kenya Edition. More details at: http://mobilebootcamp.srcc.co.ke Regards, -- Jessica Colaço Blog: www.jessicacolaco.wordpress.com Skype ID: jessica.colaco Twitter ID: JessicaColaco

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FOSS Point-of-Sale system required
by Ngũgĩ Kĩmani 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

Hello, I'm looking for a FOSS Point-of-Sale system, and one that will work with KRA tax printers. Please tell me where I can get. -- Ngũgĩ Kĩmani Fundi wa Mitambo

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twitter collaboration
by saidimu apale 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

hey ppl, I have a twitter sub-project I'm working on and wondering if anyone is interesting in collaborating. Here's a brief description: 1) collect data from twitter's public stream 2) extract basic meta-data from the JSON dump from 1) 2) categorize tweets according to language (not necessarily the same as location) 3) categorize tweets according to content (this is the hardest part, and most interesting to me) I need help with 1) and 2). I have a ruby script (go it online) that is collecting data from a bunch of people's tweets. The data I'm collecting right now isn't much, just over 1MB/minute. The script is based on the excellent Ruby twitter library (tweetstream) but I'd like the script to be made much more robust. The output of 1) is a json dump that I also need help with (this can be in any language that has good json parsers). The idea is to extract date/time info, the sender of the tweet, whether it's a retweet, what links are in the tweet, which other twitter username is in the tweet, what hashtags are referenced etc etc. Just very basic meta-data. Presently I have some code that can do 3). But the code gets confused sometimes since each tweet is really small and sometimes includes multiple languages in it. For instance, I'd like to be able to identify a Kenyan (regardless of where they're physically located) solely by their tweets. It's a lot harder than it appears, but I think it's doable. Ultimately I'd like to be able to automatically cluster tweets according to content, but that is a long-term project that I may not be able to achieve. But it's worth a try I think. This will all be open-source, so there is no direct monetary compensation. I'm doing it to learn concepts that I think will be extremely useful. I'd love to answer any other questions you have about this. Interested? Holla. saidi PS Don't sell yourself short and assume you can't do it. You're probably more skilled than you allow yourself to believe, or at the very least you can quickly learn where that is necessary. PPS As you may have guessed, this isn't really about twitter. Twitter just happens to be a great source of huge amounts of freely available data. And it also happens to contain a wide spectrum of people/topics/places, making the info contained within extremely valuable.

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Open Bravo
by Mbugua Njihia 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

Anyone done a commercial implementation of Open Bravo? Drop me an email offlist

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Cisco space program : Internet Router in Space, or IRIS program
by aki 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

23 Nov 2009 Intelsat announced that an Atlas V rocket provided by United Launch Alliance successfully launched the Intelsat 14 satellite (IS-14). Liftoff of the Atlas V 431 configuration booster occurred at 1:55 a.m. ET, followed by signal acquisition and spacecraft separation nearly two hours later at 3:53 a.m. ET. The satellite, built by Space Systems/Loral, will provide high-powered data services through its C- and Ku-band payload to Intelsat customers throughout Latin America, Europe and Africa. Once IS-14 is operational, it will replace Intelsat's 1R satellite at 315º E, providing customers with capacity that has a useful life slated to last the next 16 years. "IS-14 kicks off our 11-satellite investment campaign, the largest in our company's history. This satellite provides capacity for our growing network services and government customers," said Dave McGlade, Intelsat CEO. "Our customers use our infrastructure as an essential component to deliver in-demand services that include cellular backhaul to enable wireless communications in remote regions, broadband networks for enterprise and oil and gas applications, and IP trunking services for Internet connectivity." IS-14 Carries IRIS Hosted Payload The spacecraft also carries a hosted payload for the Internet Router in Space, or IRIS program, for Cisco. "We believe IRIS will extend broadband services on demand in the sky. The Cisco IRIS payload will merge communications received on various frequency bands and transmit them to multiple users," said Steve Boutelle, Vice President, Cisco Global Government Solutions Group. "Once in service, the IRIS payload will support network services for voice, video and data communications, enabling U.S. military units and allied forces to communicate with one another using Internet Protocol (IP) and existing ground equipment." "Such hosted payload programs are prime examples of how governments can take advantage of commercial platforms to meet long-term communication requirements in an economical way," said Kay Sears, President, Intelsat General Corp.

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Consultant Network Engineers (Cisco)
by Odhiambo Washington 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

Are there folks on this list who are $subject? Please talk to me off list. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "If you have nothing good to say about someone, just shut up!." -- Lucky Dube

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SES will invest a total of $75Million into O3b satellite Internet
by aki 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

SES has made a minority investment in O3b to support the development of O3b's satellite-based, global internet backbone designed to reach the "other three billion" people in the developing world who today do not have access to the internet. SES joins Google, Liberty Global, HSBC and North Bridge Venture Partners to become a significant investor in O3b. SES will invest a total of 75 Mio. USD in the company, and will provide engineering and commercial support to O3b in order to assist the company's development. O3b is building the world's first ultra-low latency, fiber speed satellite network to serve as a global internet backbone and next generation backhaul infrastructure for people and businesses in emerging markets. The company will be able to combine the speed of a fiber network with the global reach of a satellite system, and will partner with telecommunications providers and internet service providers (ISPs) to serve billions. "O3b's positioning perfectly meets our vision of bringing people closer together through the power of satellites, " said Romain Bausch, President and CEO of SES. "Through its innovative satellite technology, O3b will be able to provide emerging markets with fast, competitively priced internet connectivity that is currently only available to the developed world. As we look to celebrate our 25th anniversary next year, and reflect on how far we have come since we were a young start up company, we are excited to embrace and support this next generation infrastructure initiative, and to help O3b make their vision and ours a reality." "We are delighted to welcome SES alongside our existing investors," said Greg Clarke, CEO of O3b. "SES already reaches billions of people through the global reach of their satellite network. Now they will be able to join us in offering an advanced solution to those who have so far been poorly served, or completely cut off, from the internet the greatest business and information resource of our time. The financial, technical and commercial support of SES will help make O3b one of the most innovative communications companies on the planet, bringing broadband internet access to the "other three billion" who currently have no access to these services." O3b will initially launch eight satellites that will be placed in medium earth orbit (8,000 kilometers from the earth), which is some four times closer to the planet than geostationary satellites at over 35,000 kilometers, and accounts for the low latency. Based on O3b's current spectrum allocation in the Ka frequency band, the company has the option to launch many more satellites in the future. This innovative satellite system will cover approximately 70 percent of the world's population with fiber quality internet connectivity at attractive terms and conditions.

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logo
by Thomas Odol 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

I need a nice logo done for me very urgently and if you can do something fine please contact me off the list. regards, Thomas -- _

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Windows 7 Piratebay
by David Mugo 25 Nov '09

25 Nov '09

Hi, Now available in Nairobi! Dont have time for distribution, anyone in town at a convenient place i will drop an ISO file. This is not commercial, its for your testing, am no liable for any fights microsoft might raise with you. David. -- ------------- http://blog.majibu.com

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