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Internet slowdown [for me at least]
by Lmwangi 09 Apr '09

09 Apr '09

Hi all, Has anyone seen any slowdown today? I have three different ISP connections and I am seeing correlated slowdowns and speed ups for intl traffic. Anyone else or is this a fluke? Regards, Laban

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Kenya IGF Review Forum
by Vincent Ngundi 09 Apr '09

09 Apr '09

Dear Skunks, The Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC), in conjunction with the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet), invites to a half-day face-to-face public forum to review the 2008 East Africa Internet Governance Forum (EAIGF) and to set the agenda for the 2009 Kenya Internet Governance Forum (Kenya IGF) and EAIGF. The forum will be held at the Jacaranda hotel on *Wednesday the 15th of April 2009* starting *09:00am* and will be graced by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Communications, Dr. Bitange Ndemo. The agenda will include: - Keynote Address by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Communications, Dr. Bitange Ndemo - IGF Background - Review of the 2008 EAIGF - Setting the Agenda for the 2009 Kenya IGF and EAIGF - Way Forward Kindly confirm attendance via *rsvp(a)kenic.or.ke*, *RE: Kenya IGF Review Forum*, to facilitate logistical arrangements. Kind Regards, *----------- Vincent Ngundi Administrative Manager KENIC - The Kenya Network Information Centre http://www.kenic.or.ke vincent(a)kenic.or.ke [T] +254 20 4450057/8 [C] +254 20 2398036 [M] +254 733 790073 [F] +254 20 4450087 “dot KE for Every Name in Kenya!”*

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True Broadband - arrival
by Njoroge Tito 09 Apr '09

09 Apr '09

Earlier tonight, when viewing a high definition myspace.com video, i realised it was buffering extremely fast... and looking at the speeds i was getting, they were off this world.. an average of 1.7Mbps all through. Possibilities: - myspace.com is hosted locally - very few subs on safcon - but at 9pm, am sure we were many.. - they have given video priority.. - they were testing the seacom fiber Unfortunately, couldnt do ping / tracert / other tests at that time, and now am back to super slow speeds... Is this the start of the sub-marine era for us? If this is a sign of things to come .. bring it on!

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Re: [Skunkworks] Email Microsoft outlook
by janet karani 09 Apr '09

09 Apr '09

What version of office are u using? JK Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:57:25 +0300 From: atharab(a)gmail.com To: skunkworks(a)my.co.ke Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Email Microsoft outlook Most likely a virus or trojan or spyware. I suggest you scan and clean. Athar 2008/11/13 vokes quincy <vokqu(a)yahoo.com> Hi skunkers i have this problem with my email, am using microsoft outlook n when opening attachment is takes around 4 to 5 mins also when opening also Packages take same time, i had reinstalled the MS office. any1 with idea what could be the problem, coz my laptop is 3.0 Mhz, 1Gb Ram & 120Gb HDD & widows xp SP2. Please any1 _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks(a)my.co.ke http://ole.kenic.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Blog http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com Beta Blog http://blog.my.co.ke Get Skunkworks RSS Feeds: http://www.jahazi.com/rss/ _________________________________________________________________ Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Spaces. It's easy! http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx…

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Re: [Skunkworks] Needed - 512 chassis fan can not detected
by maingisc＠access350.co.ke 08 Apr '09

08 Apr '09

Dear All, When i boot by computer presario 6000 it gives beep sound and shows massage 512 chassis fan can not detected anyone has an answer to this... regards chege -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://link.mail2web.com/mail2web

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Re: [Skunkworks] Fwd: KRA has gone online...but!(LPA Members)
by Barrack Otieno 08 Apr '09

08 Apr '09

Bwana Ikua, i propose that LPA members take up the issue with KRA. We can give dialogue a chance. I guess it was an oversight on the technical team. Regards On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 1:24 PM, john kihahu <kihahu(a)gmail.com> wrote: > *Lets not just be critics acting like our politicians!!* Fyodor, you know > you need to contact some1 bout it n I'm sure you know who that person is! > > > > > > > > If you notice this notice you will notice that this notice is not worth > noticing > > > > On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 12:19, Solomon Mburu <solo.mburu(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Yes Georg, I can attest to that! >> >> Such a pathetic way of telling someone thank you!!! >> >> >> >> 2009/4/5 George Githinji <georgkam(a)gmail.com> >> >>> This is total crap! >>> https://forodha.kra.go.ke/ >>> >>> trying accessing this URL and from latest firefox browser and it displays >>> a message. >>> Simba 2005 can only accessed using >>> *Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 5.0 and above*. >>> >>> >>> I can't believe it! >>> >>> On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 9:00 PM, Solomon Mburu <solo.mburu(a)gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Dear Skunks and Skunkettes, >>>> >>>> At least we are back and right on course! >>>> >>>> The other day I went to Times Tower (Tower Wing) to apply for a VAT >>>> certificate from KRA. The lady at the reception bluntly refused to have my >>>> documents saying KRA is no longer accepting manual applications either for >>>> VAT or PIN. She further told me to log on to www.kra.go.ke/portal and >>>> I'd be able to register the details of my company, as long as it is a valid >>>> and legal entity. >>>> >>>> When I logged on to the site, which is too colourful for my 'ageing' >>>> eyes, I finally clicked on the Taxpayer Registration<https://mapato1.kra.go.ke/itms>just under the E-registration services I entered the company's PIN number >>>> and all the details about the company were on my screen. >>>> Now, the funny part is that when I set a new password and waited for >>>> next page to open, I was told that the agent (who registered my company) >>>> does not exist on the Integrated Tax Management System of KRA. So I cannot >>>> proceed with the registration for a VAT certificate. >>>> >>>> Then I gave a shot at my PIN and interestingly, the PIN number does not >>>> exist on the ITMS of KRA again. I've tried this on a number of occasions >>>> without getting any through. (I tried using my friends PIN and his worked, >>>> though it later asked for his parent's names). Could it be that PIN >>>> certificates can be fake? And can KRA really isue fake PIN certificates? >>>> >>>> Anyone amongst you who has experienced a problem with the KRA portal? >>>> >>>> It really gets into my nerves! >>>> >>>> Mburu >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all >>>> the same way to the side of a hill! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all >>>> the same way to the side of a hill! >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Skunkworks mailing list >>>> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> --------------- >>> Sincerely >>> George >>> >>> Skype: george_g2 >>> Blog: http://biorelated.wordpress.com/ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Skunkworks mailing list >>> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the >> same way to the side of a hill! >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Skunkworks mailing list >> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > > -- Barrack O. Otieno ISSEN CONSULTING Tel: +254721325277 +254726544442 +254733206359 www.issenconsult.com http://projectdiscovery.or.ke To give up the task of reforming society is to give up ones responsibility as a free man. Alan Paton, South Africa

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Searching for a fleet maangement solution
by Athar Ahmad Bhatti 08 Apr '09

08 Apr '09

Dear All I wish you a pleasnt day. Please contact me offlist if you have a fleet management system available. I am in touch with a cliet that may need the same and we could work something out. Thank you Kind regards Athar

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Re: [Skunkworks] PDF files
by James Kagwe 08 Apr '09

08 Apr '09

Janet, This was like long long time ago.. but thanks. Kagwe ________________________________ From: skunkworks-bounces(a)lists.my.co.ke [mailto:skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] On Behalf Of janet karani Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 10:15 AM To: skunkworks(a)my.co.ke Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] PDF files Hi, i know this might be long overdue, if you can get a PDF-word converter, convert the files to word, and the restrictions die with the PDF. and you are good to go! rgds, JK ________________________________ 2009/2/4 James Kagwe <jkagwe(a)kippra.or.ke> Hi Skunks and Skunkettes, Just wondering if anyone has a way of printing a pdf file whose printing is disallowed on the security settings. Best Regards, James Kagwe If you judge people, you have no time to love them ********************************************************************* Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis Bishops Garden Towers Bishops Road P.O. Box 56445 Nairobi, Kenya Tel: (254) 20 2719933, 2719934, 2714714, 2714715 Fax: (254) 20 2719951 Confidentiality Warning ======================= The contents of this e-mail and any accompanying documentation are confidential and any use thereof, in what ever form, by anyone other than the addressee is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify admin(a)kippra.or.ke <mailto:admin@kippra.or.ke> and delete it immediately from your system. Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis accepts no responsibility for losses or damage as a result of any viruses and it is your responsibility to check attachments (if any) for viruses. _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks(a)my.co.ke http://ole.kenic.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Blog http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com Beta Blog http://blog.my.co.ke Get Skunkworks RSS Feeds: http://www.jahazi.com/rss/ -- leonard njeru njiru ________________________________ check out the rest of the Windows Live(tm). More than mail-Windows Live(tm) goes way beyond your inbox. More than messages <http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/>

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Re: [Skunkworks] Safcom Mobile Internet:-Charging Model
by wesley kiriinya 08 Apr '09

08 Apr '09

How do I confirm that my balance of access is truly being forward and not "disappearing". The operator may give you the option of checking your balance similar to checking credit on phone. What does customer care say? (If you will get through 8~)) Is this the same charging model @ Zain, Orange? I hear Zain is different. From today's advert, you have to pay a 10K refundable deposit for Zain + 3K monthly (or somthing like that). My wise grandmother once said: "Always read the terms and conditions of services from IT companies!". That advice has never let me down. Would post-paid be a better deal for me? Don't know. I've read a few complaints about post-paid services. However I was told post-paid guys are given priority in bandwidth. Why should Data-access be so restrictive (4wks) as compared to voice (which gives us almost 12wks grace period) I think it's because the revenue from voice and SMS can allow 12 wks risks. I believe the higher the number of people that use data, the more flexible the terms might become. O_O --- On Wed, 4/8/09, John Walubengo <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> wrote: From: John Walubengo <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Safcom Mobile Internet:-Charging Model To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 12:26 PM I am seeking to understand the above. I bought the safcom modem during their promotion in Feb09 @ 3000Ksh (free modem and access worth 3000Ksh for I think 1G of data.) After consuming less than 50% of the 1G (I use it mainly on weekends), the access was disabled and on enquiry i was informed that the 1G access was timed to be consumed within the 1mnth (4weeks). However, I was assured that the balance of access would be availed in my next purchase... I then opted to purchase the Ksh 2000 access (700Mb), given that I didnt manage to consume the previous 1G and hence saw no need to purchase the same. Furthermore, I expected current access volumes to be consolidated with the previous balance... But before I could consume 50% of the above 700MB, my 4weeks were over and access disabled. I have now purchased Ksh 1000 access (300MB) and from the trend you can predict that my access will be disabled before I consume it... Several questions arise: 1. How do I confirm that my balance of access is truly being forward and not "disappearing". 2. Is this the same charging model @ Zain, Orange? 3. Would post-paid be a better deal for me? 4. Why should Data-access be so restrictive (4wks) as compared to voice (which gives us almost 12wks grace period) walu. _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Other services @ http://my.co.ke

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Re: [Skunkworks] hi.
by Steve Muchai 08 Apr '09

08 Apr '09

2009/2/9 imelda Mueni <mueni0(a)gmail.com>: > hi guyz is there a software for business continuity/disaster > recovery......... and no am not asking for a demo am just enquiring ...... > IMHO, what you may be looking for is actually a "strategy", not just software. Different setups will require different approaches. Once you define a strategy you can flesh it out with the required bits and pieces - maybe co-location, wide area network, data replication, and the software required to make it all work. I'm pretty sure I've got some whitepapers on this somewhere in my archives - if I can get hold of any or some links I'll post them. BR, S

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Re: [Skunkworks] josiah weds rael
by janet karani 08 Apr '09

08 Apr '09

My belated Congratulations!!! Ignore the haters/ignorant like IM! _________________________________________________________________ News, entertainment and everything you care about at Live.com. Get it now! http://www.live.com/getstarted.aspx

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Re: [Skunkworks] hi.
by Gakuru Alex 08 Apr '09

08 Apr '09

Excuse for sending to all - newcomers/others may also need this info... off "skunkworks@innovation recap" October 6th, 2008 <http://blog.my.co.ke/?p=88> --snip-- Paul Kukubo, announced a raft of ICT Board's measures to further stimulate local content development, including software. The proof of the pudding is in the eating, to skunkworks he offered a cash incentive award of shillings 100,000/= to the best-voted collaboration application developed by skunkworks for their own use adding, “this collaboration will increase this group's visibility to the business community, investors, and potential foreign clients.” Reinforcing official support, Paul also pledged own capacity building contribution to the group, starting with bloging about the event at his new blogsite and sponsorship of a members specialities portal. <http://ict-innovation.fossfa.net/blog/%5Buser%5D/kenyan-skunkworksinnovatio…> --snip-- 2009/4/8 Steve Obbayi <steve(a)sobbayi.com>: > What were the details about this 100K. I think I must have missed it > > Steve Obbayi, > http://www.sobbayi.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gakuru Alex [mailto:alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 7:59 AM > To: steve(a)sobbayi.com; Skunkworks forum > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] hi. > > Of course there's still the Kshs 100,000/= (US$ 1,250) offered by the > Kenya ICT Board in October last year for whomever comes up with a > project strengthening skunk list members coalesce their collaboration. > Never got applications, or reckon we should...er....vote with our > keyboards? No pun intended:) > > 2009/4/8 Steve Obbayi <steve(a)sobbayi.com>: >> Is there an award for Skunk / Skunkette of the year…. I know who’s got my >> vote >> >> >> >> Steve Obbayi, >> >> http://www.sobbayi.com >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> From: skunkworks-bounces(a)lists.my.co.ke >> [mailto:skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] On Behalf Of Simon Mbuthia >> Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 5:56 PM >> To: Skunkworks forum >> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] hi. >> >> >> >> Damn, I wish my name were Imeldo (or what's the masculine equivalent of >> Imelda?) >> >> 2009/4/7 Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> >> >> Imelda two aspects arise from you question, the issue of backing up, and >> disaster recovery/Business continuity which is a process. I would be glad > to >> contribute my 2 ce >> >> 2009/2/9 imelda Mueni <mueni0(a)gmail.com> >> >> hi guyz is there a software for business continuity/disaster >> recovery......... and no am not asking for a demo am just enquiring ...... >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> skunkworks mailing list >> skunkworks(a)my.co.ke >> http://ole.kenic.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> Blog http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com >> Beta Blog http://blog.my.co.ke >> Get Skunkworks RSS Feeds: http://www.jahazi.com/rss/ >> >> >> -- >> Barrack O. Otieno >> ISSEN CONSULTING >> Tel: >> +254721325277 >> +254726544442 >> +254733206359 >> www.issenconsult.com >> http://projectdiscovery.or.ke >> To give up the task of reforming society is to give up ones responsibility >> as a free man. >> Alan Paton, South Africa >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Skunkworks mailing list >> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >> >> >> -- >> שִׁמְעוֹן >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Skunkworks mailing list >> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >> >> > >

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Needed - VoIP GSM gateways
by Josphat Karanja 08 Apr '09

08 Apr '09

Good people, Anyone who know where I can get VoIP GSM gateways in Kenya. In need one that can handle atleast 4 GSM simm cards. -- Regards ........................................................... Josphat Karanja, CISM +254-20-2012535

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Re: [Skunkworks] PDF files
by janet karani 08 Apr '09

08 Apr '09

Hi, i know this might be long overdue, if you can get a PDF-word converter, convert the files to word, and the restrictions die with the PDF. and you are good to go! rgds, JK 2009/2/4 James Kagwe <jkagwe(a)kippra.or.ke> Hi Skunks and Skunkettes, Just wondering if anyone has a way of printing a pdf file whose printing is disallowed on the security settings. Best Regards, James Kagwe If you judge people, you have no time to love them ********************************************************************* Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis Bishops Garden Towers Bishops Road P.O. Box 56445 Nairobi, Kenya Tel: (254) 20 2719933, 2719934, 2714714, 2714715 Fax: (254) 20 2719951 Confidentiality Warning ======================= The contents of this e-mail and any accompanying documentation are confidential and any use thereof, in what ever form, by anyone other than the addressee is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify admin(a)kippra.or.ke and delete it immediately from your system. Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis accepts no responsibility for losses or damage as a result of any viruses and it is your responsibility to check attachments (if any) for viruses. _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks(a)my.co.ke http://ole.kenic.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Blog http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com Beta Blog http://blog.my.co.ke Get Skunkworks RSS Feeds: http://www.jahazi.com/rss/ -- leonard njeru njiru _________________________________________________________________ More than messages–check out the rest of the Windows Live™. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/

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How the Internet Got Its Rules --- RFCs' 40th anniversary]
by Michuki Mwangi 08 Apr '09

08 Apr '09

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/opinion/07crocker.html?_r=1 How the Internet Got Its Rules By STEPHEN D. CROCKER Published: April 6, 2009 TODAY is an important date in the history of the Internet: the 40th anniversary of what is known as the Request for Comments. Outside the technical community, not many people know about the R.F.C.ï¿½s, but these humble documents shape the Internetï¿½s inner workings and have played a significant role in its success. When the R.F.C.ï¿½s were born, there wasnï¿½t a World Wide Web. Even by the end of 1969, there was just a rudimentary network linking four computers at four research centers: the University of California, Los Angeles; the Stanford Research Institute; the University of California, Santa Barbara; and the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. The government financed the network and the hundred or fewer computer scientists who used it. It was such a small community that we all got to know one another. A great deal of deliberation and planning had gone into the networkï¿½s underlying technology, but no one had given a lot of thought to what we would actually do with it. So, in August 1968, a handful of graduate students and staff members from the four sites began meeting intermittently, in person, to try to figure it out. (I was lucky enough to be one of the U.C.L.A. students included in these wide-ranging discussions.) It wasnï¿½t until the next spring that we realized we should start writing down our thoughts. We thought maybe weï¿½d put together a few temporary, informal memos on network protocols, the rules by which computers exchange information. I offered to organize our early notes. What was supposed to be a simple chore turned out to be a nerve-racking project. Our intent was only to encourage others to chime in, but I worried we might sound as though we were making official decisions or asserting authority. In my mind, I was inciting the wrath of some prestigious professor at some phantom East Coast establishment. I was actually losing sleep over the whole thing, and when I finally tackled my first memo, which dealt with basic communication between two computers, it was in the wee hours of the morning. I had to work in a bathroom so as not to disturb the friends I was staying with, who were all asleep. Still fearful of sounding presumptuous, I labeled the note a ï¿½Request for Comments.ï¿½ R.F.C. 1, written 40 years ago today, left many questions unanswered, and soon became obsolete. But the R.F.C.ï¿½s themselves took root and flourished. They became the formal method of publishing Internet protocol standards, and today there are more than 5,000, all readily available online. But we started writing these notes before we had e-mail, or even before the network was really working, so we wrote our visions for the future on paper and sent them around via the postal service. Weï¿½d mail each research group one printout and theyï¿½d have to photocopy more themselves. The early R.F.C.ï¿½s ranged from grand visions to mundane details, although the latter quickly became the most common. Less important than the content of those first documents was that they were available free of charge and anyone could write one. Instead of authority-based decision-making, we relied on a process we called ï¿½rough consensus and running code.ï¿½ Everyone was welcome to propose ideas, and if enough people liked it and used it, the design became a standard. After all, everyone understood there was a practical value in choosing to do the same task in the same way. For example, if we wanted to move a file from one machine to another, and if you were to design the process one way, and I was to design it another, then anyone who wanted to talk to both of us would have to employ two distinct ways of doing the same thing. So there was plenty of natural pressure to avoid such hassles. It probably helped that in those days we avoided patents and other restrictions; without any financial incentive to control the protocols, it was much easier to reach agreement. This was the ultimate in openness in technical design and that culture of open processes was essential in enabling the Internet to grow and evolve as spectacularly as it has. In fact, we probably wouldnï¿½t have the Web without it. When CERN physicists wanted to publish a lot of information in a way that people could easily get to it and add to it, they simply built and tested their ideas. Because of the groundwork weï¿½d laid in the R.F.C.ï¿½s, they did not have to ask permission, or make any changes to the core operations of the Internet. Others soon copied them ï¿½ hundreds of thousands of computer users, then hundreds of millions, creating and sharing content and technology. Thatï¿½s the Web. Put another way, we always tried to design each new protocol to be both useful in its own right and a building block available to others. We did not think of protocols as finished products, and we deliberately exposed the internal architecture to make it easy for others to gain a foothold. This was the antithesis of the attitude of the old telephone networks, which actively discouraged any additions or uses they had not sanctioned. Of course, the process for both publishing ideas and for choosing standards eventually became more formal. Our loose, unnamed meetings grew larger and semi-organized into what we called the Network Working Group. In the four decades since, that group evolved and transformed a couple of times and is now the Internet Engineering Task Force. It has some hierarchy and formality but not much, and it remains free and accessible to anyone. The R.F.C.ï¿½s have grown up, too. They really arenï¿½t requests for comments anymore because they are published only after a lot of vetting. But the culture that was built up in the beginning has continued to play a strong role in keeping things more open than they might have been. Ideas are accepted and sorted on their merits, with as many ideas rejected by peers as are accepted. As we rebuild our economy, I do hope we keep in mind the value of openness, especially in industries that have rarely had it. Whether itï¿½s in health care reform or energy innovation, the largest payoffs will come not from what the stimulus package pays for directly, but from the huge vistas we open up for others to explore. I was reminded of the power and vitality of the R.F.C.ï¿½s when I made my first trip to Bangalore, India, 15 years ago. I was invited to give a talk at the Indian Institute of Science, and as part of the visit I was introduced to a student who had built a fairly complex software system. Impressed, I asked where he had learned to do so much. He simply said, ï¿½I downloaded the R.F.C.ï¿½s and read them.ï¿½ Stephen D. Crocker is the chief executive of a company that develops information-sharing technology.

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KRA Online - redundant form fields?
by MotoBaridi 08 Apr '09

08 Apr '09

Hard to miss the fact that the KRA online PIN application form requires the applicant to fill in: 1: Their FULL date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy) 2: Year of birth Whats the point really? ------------------------------ <MotoBaridi, incoherently mumbling to self since 1981> ------------------------------

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Of conetnt niches and money making
by Mbugua Njihia 08 Apr '09

08 Apr '09

http://images.businessweek.com/ss/07/07/0714_bloggers/index.htm

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Butterfly link
by Sammy Njoroge 08 Apr '09

08 Apr '09

Hi, Got word of a butterfly 256/128 link. Has anyone used it and how does it hold up Kind regards -- Sammy Njoroge Andicom Solutions www.andicom.co.ke

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Re: [Skunkworks] hi.
by Barrack Otieno 08 Apr '09

08 Apr '09

Imelda two aspects arise from you question, the issue of backing up, and disaster recovery/Business continuity which is a process. I would be glad to contribute my 2 ce 2009/2/9 imelda Mueni <mueni0(a)gmail.com> > hi guyz is there a software for business continuity/disaster > recovery......... and no am not asking for a demo am just enquiring ...... > > > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)my.co.ke > http://ole.kenic.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > Blog http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com > Beta Blog http://blog.my.co.ke > Get Skunkworks RSS Feeds: http://www.jahazi.com/rss/ > -- Barrack O. Otieno ISSEN CONSULTING Tel: +254721325277 +254726544442 +254733206359 www.issenconsult.com http://projectdiscovery.or.ke To give up the task of reforming society is to give up ones responsibility as a free man. Alan Paton, South Africa

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SOS
by caroline atetwe 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

hey guys how u doin?hope ok.Need help with my project.I am working on how to improve the QOS (quality of service) in wireless networks in via differentiated services and was told to make it more "quantifiable".So,was wondering if any of you guys out there can help me out to: a)come up with a quick system that is written in any programming language. b)where i can get a wireless router that is configured via hyper terminal c)any help at all

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Re: [Skunkworks] Connectivity Case Study: Nairobi, Kenya a different approach (CCK)
by Barrack Otieno 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

Patrick, It is your right to complain but i suggest we adopt a different strategy. I had trouble with my Safaricom 3G connection last week, after airing my displeasure with the Customer service team, the Technical team took over the matter and after explaining to them that i thought the issue had to do with the network in my area they acted on the matter and resolved it. However i also realised that there is a problem along Mombasa road around St James Hospital and its environs and i propose that if there is any techie on the list from Safaricom he takes up the matter with the Organisation. The ICT consumers association through Bwana Gakuru should also act on the issues that have been raised regarding the cost and quality of service. CCK should at least come up with a guideline that is considerably fair. In short i am saying let us use available institutional channels to solve our issues proactively. Proud to be Kenyan! On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 8:21 AM, Patrick Kariuki <patrick.kariuki(a)gmail.com>wrote: > http://techforworldtravel.wordpress.com/ > > Notes: > 1. The recent troubles in Kenya have frightened international investors, so > hotels and tour operators are pulling out all the discounts they can to > attract business. - Yawn! > 2. Panari - high-speed WiFi - "something I suspect is not in the hotel’s > control. DUH!! What is in their control, however, are the rates they charge. > DUH!! A mere 3 hours of surfing cost me a whopping US$18, and there’s a > negligible discount (but...but...) for buying longer periods of access." > 3. "At Nairobi airport, the technology is even less business-friendly" Duh! > > 4. "The Premier Lounge’s own “loungehotspot” had a relatively strong > signal, but the router’s connection to the net was quite unstable, > frequently going offline." Duh! > 5. "Nobody knowledgeable was available at the desk, so fellow travellers > tried to help each other." Duh! > 6. "The phone is still the preferred way, even for data. Nairobi almost has > 3G - SafariCom and Celtel both have EDGE<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_Data_Rates_for_GSM_Evolution>(technically a “2.75G” connection) data availability on their networks > though I was not able to make it work" Duh! > 7. "100 Kenyan shillings (about US$1.50 at time of writing) gets you a sim > card, though I bought mine at a kiosk at the airport for three times that." > Duh! > 8. "My Uganda MTN SIM card found Safaricom’s network but would not keep a > signal - apparently SafariCom is having major network issues right now." > Duh!! > > Anything else the world needs to know about Kenya's connectivity issues? > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > > -- Barrack O. Otieno ISSEN CONSULTING Tel: +254721325277 +254726544442 +254733206359 www.issenconsult.com http://projectdiscovery.or.ke To give up the task of reforming society is to give up ones responsibility as a free man. Alan Paton, South Africa

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Re: [Skunkworks] hi.
by janet karani 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

there is, contact me offlist Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 09:39:22 +0300 From: jacob.odada(a)gmail.com To: skunkworks(a)my.co.ke Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] hi. Back up 2009/2/9 imelda Mueni <mueni0(a)gmail.com> hi guyz is there a software for business continuity/disaster recovery......... and no am not asking for a demo am just enquiring ...... _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks(a)my.co.ke http://ole.kenic.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Blog http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com Beta Blog http://blog.my.co.ke Get Skunkworks RSS Feeds: http://www.jahazi.com/rss/ _________________________________________________________________ Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Spaces. It's easy! http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx…

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respectable ISP
by dan buria imbega 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

am looking around for a respectable (and reliable) ISP that is not going to make me cry one year down the line. Mostly interested in; -domain name registration and hosting( and charges) -website hosting (and charges) \problem is, i dont have much time to do the all important leg-work. -- [D.Buria Imbega] [254 722 630 560] [254 733 566 340]

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Re: [Skunkworks] KRA Online - redundant form fields?
by fyodor 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:17:23 +0300 Peter Karunyu <pkarunyu(a)gmail.com> wrote: >To slightly deviate from the topic under discussion here, has the >ITMS >undergone blackbox security testing? I.e some white hat hacker, >using >publicly available information, tries to circumvent the security >measure in >place. > > I asked that question sometime back and i dunno where Vincent is since he had hinted something towards that angle of black-box testing the app. Some slight worries i have about the entire system is an MITM bootstrap which as far as my sources go, is not very far from reality. [digression_ahead] You should watch Tiger Team, and see how some of these ideas arent as far fetched as you would think :) [/digression_behind] But as always, thats just me. -tyrus _IEEE Member -- Want to help people? Click here to learn more about human resource training. http://tagline.hushmail.com/fc/BLSrjkqZ6ITl1IIgQQzMZ1IOHqNNRFEbYxRVFZu75p7v…

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incase you missed the published announcement : kenya copyright board
by aki 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

BDaily page : 8. April 6th 2009.

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Re: [Skunkworks] KRA Online - redundant form fields? I support Josiah
by Barrack Otieno 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

Spot on Josiah, i proposed that that to the lady who responded from kixp. Am shure skunks can do better by channeling the feedback to the right avenue (Kulipa ushuru ni kujitegemea). :) On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Josiah Mugambi <jmugambi(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Out of curiousity, does KRA do any testing of their apps, e.g. like picking > a select number of users. > > It seems to me that this list would provide quite some feedback. > > Anyone with contacts in KRA? > > On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 12:38 PM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> >> On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Victor Ngeny <victormaritim(a)gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> I went thru that process and the feedback I got from the KRA office is >>> that fill in the required fields only i.e the ones with an asterix beside >>> it. I did and had my pin in less than 5 mins. *using firefox* >>> >> >> Victor, >> >> Were you trying to answer my question, by any chance? >> I have a PIN (for many years now) but would like to get a password to >> enable me to use KRA's online services. >> >> Did you key in your mother's name, by any chance, since that is marked >> with (*) ? >> >> -- >> Best regards, >> Odhiambo WASHINGTON, >> Nairobi,KE >> +254733744121/+254722743223 >> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ >> "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on >> society." >> -- Mark Twain >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Skunkworks mailing list >> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >> >> > > > -- > Josiah Mugambi > +254 738 504418 > > http://blog.josiahmugambi.com > > SK Classifeds... Visit stockskenya.co.ke for more info. > > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > > -- Barrack O. Otieno ISSEN CONSULTING Tel: +254721325277 +254726544442 +254733206359 www.issenconsult.com http://projectdiscovery.or.ke To give up the task of reforming society is to give up ones responsibility as a free man. Alan Paton, South Africa

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Re: [Skunkworks] traffic congestion: solutions to hepa traffic (Josiah Mugambi)
by Arthur Simiyu 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

What about a local ushahidi implementation, in partnership with local FM stations you will have enough data to map out trouble spots in the city. Simiyu

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Fwd: skunks Project X : Open Knowledge
by aki 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

Incase this did not make it out the last time. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: aki <aki275(a)googlemail.com> Date: Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 8:50 PM Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] skunks Project X : Open Knowledge To: skunkworks(a)my.co.ke I've briefly listed a few things about the SAS solution. There are many aspects that can be developed. While we continue to import, download and install different versions open source software as a solution for various reasons, we keep promoting companies that have come together to produce such. Our dependency on such has lead to various setbacks such as minimal local development, greater dependency for less than tailored solutions , expensive investments and long turn around implementation times and not developing a talent pool for future generations to take to greater heights. Commercially, we fork out money easily to SAS providers when the we need to implement or design systems. All SAS providers have one thing in common. Software designed on Open source but supported commercially. The concept of offering SAS commercial services is a simple one. The OS is free where one can download and install the developed ISO image easily but commercial support is payable and annual. We too can take this step a little further and develop a similar SAS locally with support levels for various clients. The proposal : Whether based on Linux or *BSD, we can come up with these all on ONE distributable CD. I suggest these as the basis for development: Functionality of the SAS CD (not restricted to). - Base OS : Open Source - DNS Server with multi-domain capability - Squid Proxy with domain - Firewall - Mail Server with spam assassin - Mail server with webmail facility - Active Directory integration - Local User accounts and Groups ( sql )for Proxy, Mail Server - Open VPN server - Open Messenger Server - Open virtualization - Network services and Routing capabilities - Bandwidth control - Graphing reports for statistics - Network Intrusion detection system for security For administration by system admin, tech managers etc: - Ability to selectively restart services and modules - Backup feature - Restore feature - Pruning feature - Update feature - Soft shutdown/restart feature - Reprots graphs for security, usages, cpu levels The install procedure and first logon by end user: - The CD should be freely distributed by vendors, supermarkets, online, agents or directly from say eg LPAK or any other entity. The client whether it a service provider, corporate or end user will follow these install instructions ( to be included ) : - Insert CD into hardware. At bootup, the installer will prompt for the usual setup of country, time zone, and partitioning information, networking information, machine name. Once these parameters are entered, the installer shall complete the installation - On reboot, the CD must be removed from hardware. During boot, the system will display a check list of all services started up. The administration of services offered on SAS CD after install: - web interface to allow registration of serial number - web interface to allow control of all services running - web interface to allow configs of system . A pdf manual with basic configs to be provided or chargeable rates apply for real time support Suggested Chargeable service provided by SAS CD company/association: a) For a new installation: 10-25 users @ 10 usd each 25-100 users @ 7 usd each 100-250 users @ 5 usd each 250-500 users @ 3 usd each 500-1000 users @ 1.5usd each Suggested annual support charges provided by SAS CD company/association: - a) Annual support charges: 10-25 users @ 2 usd each 25-100 users @ 3 usd each 100-250 users @ 5 usd each 250-500 users @ 7 usd each 500-1000 users @ 10 usd each What will we have achieved: - A one stop SAS solution for quick deployment, in a lot of cases same day service - A centralised support system and revenue generation - A business case for commercial services - Create talent pools for further development of other solutions that can be added to the growing portfolio of the SAS CD. We can go into the business case of this project in the next update. All comments are welcome to further this discussion. Im sorry time was very short, so i had to leave out a few things.

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Developer Wanted
by Daniel Ndeti 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

A local software firm is looking for a developer with ASP.net skills, SQL 2005 hands on experience. Send CV to <catherinemn(a)digitalconcepts.co.ke> catherinemn(a)digitalconcepts.co.ke

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Wanted: Web Developer
by Michael Kamunge 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

Company looking for young, talented and vibrant persons for the above stated position of web developer. Position above will work under the direct supervision of the Project manager in overseeing that all client support tasks and project accorded to him are done to completion and satisfactorily *Technical experience:* · Good knowledge of database technology – Oracle/MySQL/MSSQL · Excellent and proven knowledge, experience and skill in web design, content management systems (Joomla, WordPress, Drupal) · Excellent and proven skill/experience in database driven website design · Knowledge in various Scripting Languages (VBScript, Javascript, MMBScript, among others) · Skill and experience in web development and markup languages (XML, PHP, ASP, CHM, DHTML among others) · Should have a vast understanding and experience of HTML, XHTML, DHTML, ASP, ASP.NET, PHP, CSS styling, and XML that aid in creating flexible websites that are dynamic and spontaneous. · Possesses experience in integration between the Content Management Systems to Third party Applications, or other web based interfaces like Communities, Blogs, Forums, Learning Management System among others. · Excellent experience and skill in graphics design and graphics manipulation using several well known softwares namely Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Flash and Fireworks, Photoshop CS3, Illustrator, Coreldraw 13 and any others. · Exceptional knowledge and experience in flash and digital animations · Experience in graphics conversion to various formats like JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, BMP among others while applying encoding, interlaced or encoded for web optimization · Excellent skills in Search Engine Optimization - Adequate experience with Microsoft Server NT/2000/2003, IIS and Apache. * * *Experience:* * * · Should provide a list of live sites that posses the technical experience stated above. · Minimum qualification – Diploma or Certificate level *Package:* · Competitive salary and other benefits associated with it. CVs can be emailed to timothy(a)onpoint-it.com

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Re: [Skunkworks] Google Groups misuse - spamming
by Logistik Creations 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

Thanks Guys for this tread, it was relay helpful. My only problem this hopless BOY has spammed 6 domain that i host. Several of my clients have had up to 1000 email in the various inbox. Some of my clients have no idea what is happening. Anybody with his phisical address. I want to SUE the parts out of this guy. It is just plain stupid for him to this guys are interested with his rush!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There should be a faster way to get this guy. I thought GOOGLE was well represented in Kenya?????? 2009/1/30 Mamlookie <odhiambo(a)gmail.com>: > On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 9:34 AM, Joseph Okech <okechukwu(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Bidiiafrica formerly Kaziafrika is owned and operator by one person, who >> unfortunately is a member of this group and also a member of kictanet. I >> have >> had a lot of brush ups with this guy on kictanet about the same, if you >> can >> get the archive, you can know who am talking about! > > Hi Okech, > > The person who runs bidiiafrika is not a member of the KICTANet lists, which > I happen to administer/moderate. It's because of the same reasons you've > mentioned that made us block his membership. > >> >> This guy has subscribed all my 6 or so email addresses to his stupid >> groups >> and removing your address is a nightmare. I had actually resolved to nasty >> solutions if he ever subscribed me again and I think my threats bore >> fruit. > > I've personally resistes several attempts to subscribe my address to > bidiiafrika group. I guess I am lucky because they tried to subscribe my > gmail address, which prompts me to approve. > >> >> Google is also very much to blame since they do not have very good >> procedures >> on reporting and removing such offending groups where people are >> subscribed >> without their knowledge. Unlike yahoo which have good reporting >> procedures. > > I agree with you on this. Those behind abuse(a)googlegroups.com could be > snoring. I reported two attempts to forcefully subscribe me but I did not > get even just an acknowledgement. > > Finally, the person behind bidiiafrika group is called Robert Alai > <robert.alai #gmail*com>. > Anyone who feels aggrieved by forced subscription to his group should ask > him for the unsubscription or send e-mail to abuse(a)googlegroups.com with a > complaint. > I believe it's only fair to shame the devil, if he's becoming one. > > > > -- > Best regards, > Odhiambo WASHINGTON, > Nairobi,KE > +254733744121/+254722743223 > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ > "The only time a woman really succeeds in changing a man is when he is a > baby." > - Natalie Wood > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)my.co.ke > http://ole.kenic.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > Blog http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com > Beta Blog http://blog.my.co.ke > Get Skunkworks RSS Feeds: http://www.jahazi.com/rss/ >

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Re: [Skunkworks] IT INTERNSHIP.
by Oscar Raywer 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

Hi Skunkers! I am a third year Bachelor of Business and Information Technology (BBIT) student at Strathmore University seeking a three months attachment/ Internship at any reputable IT firm. I would prefer web-design, but am open to considering any IT related apprenticeship that is available. Please help me out if you know any firm that has an opening for the period running from April to June. I will send my full details, including my CV upon request. Regards, Oscar, Email: raysofts(a)yahoo.com Cellphone: 0723-238-944.

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Hiring 11 laptops
by Daudi Were 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

Good evening people, I am urgently looking to hire 11 reliable laptops running MS Windows (at least XP Pro) and with MS Office (at least 2003) for a month. If you can supply this please get back with prices and what type of machines you have available. Thanks Daudi -- Pamoja e:daudi.were@gmail.com <e%3Adaudi.were(a)gmail.com> skype: d.were

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Post Paid Bankruptcy!
by David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

A local company has been ordered by the High Court to pay Safaricom a fone bill worth over 4.5 million for phone usage over 10 months ( http://www.bdafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13888&Ite…) Without delving into the validity of that bill, suppose it was you, how can you independently verify that entries are real? The mobile companies own the billing system, HLR/VLR records what's the way out? other than outright filing for bankruptcy?? All of a sudden your prepaid line isn't soo attractive, be very afraid when you rip open your next bill. Isn't this a good place for CCK Consumer division and Consumer advocate groups should step in? Am not a merchant of fear but a stiff dose of reality! -- David Kiania [Asentric Consulting Ltd] If a man has in himself the soul of a slave will he not become one no matter what his birth .... -Richest Man in Babylon

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PHP searching
by Edwin Wambua 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

Im searchin for specific data in a table which is contained in different rows.i.e.the string "missing data" I need to pull out only the fields that have that string and ignore the rest.Iv managed to display the table in one column with the adjacent field names.Now what's remaining is to exclude the fields that dont have that specific string..Google's not being very useful here.I guess Im asking the wrong questions.

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Re: [Skunkworks] traffic congestion: solutions to hepa traffic
by wesley kiriinya 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

I believe we can develop somthing like this. Problem is funding. If we had an organized transport/Nairobi development/... ministry or whoever is in charge then funding will not be an issue. After all such a project benefits everyone. With the city wired up with fibre optic, the live cameras would give good video feed. O_O --- On Tue, 4/7/09, Josiah Mugambi <jmugambi(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Josiah Mugambi <jmugambi(a)gmail.com> Subject: [Skunkworks] traffic congestion: solutions to hepa traffic To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2009, 10:12 AM What would it take to come up with this? http://www.btis.in -- Josiah Mugambi +254 738 504418 http://blog.josiahmugambi.com SK Classifeds... Visit stockskenya.co.ke for more info. -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Other services @ http://my.co.ke

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How to Manage Skype Usage in a Network
by MUTUA Andrew 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

How can one manage the Skype Traffic in a Network - considering its now a necessary evil ( a vital business tool and also a bandwidth gazzler). Any tools out there available for management. Thanks MUTUA

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Re: [Skunkworks] CBA - Dumpster Diving
by janet karani 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

What Eric did is commendable, in the developed world, its mandatory that any security breaches be made public! only in Kenya is where you find strangers calling you with knowledge of how much you have in your account and how much more you can qualify for in loans! examples; http://www.itsecurity.com/features/top-security-breaches-2007-012208/ http://www.pwc.co.uk/eng/publications/berr_information_security_breaches_su… Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:40:58 +0300 From: kabugum(a)gmail.com To: skunkworks(a)my.co.ke Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] CBA - Dumpster Diving the reality of the matter is that CBA messed up with their records and whoever discovered it is not the issue here, its not even relevant. You may have a point about hiding the I.D but then again thats a debatable issue. So many people discover vulnerabilities and post them online without hiding their identity. Chucks posted some materials on weak wireless networks in nairobi...i dont recall you saying anything about it. nway, i support Joram in that unless you clearly point out an issue and show some kind of evidence, no one will take it seriously......i have seen it in my line of work.....even auditors will never take your word on anything....they need some kind of evidence... 2009/2/18 Evans Ikua <ikua.evans(a)gmail.com> How about some anonymity? Its not exactly good sense to just post someone else's info while not even hiding your ID. 2009/2/18 Joram Mwinamo <joram.mwinamo(a)gmail.com> Evans if companies are not taken to task about such stuff they will never improve. How do you feel knowing your personal banking information could be wrapping the meat for your gardener?Worse still there could be thugs collecting private info coz they know where to get it I think organisations should be more careful,i dont see any security breach with posting such info here.... 2009/2/18 Evans Ikua <ikua.evans(a)gmail.com> Thats really serious. But I would advise against posting this kind of info on a list. That they have made a mistake does not mean that we have a right to place it on the internet. With the new laws you may get yourself in trouble. This is debatable but I think ethics will support me. Anyone on this list with a security responsibility had better learn. 2009/2/18 Jacob Odada <jacob.odada(a)gmail.com> wow ! thats interesting. Now could you go back to that place and get goodies again maybe this time you will get logs with account balances, I will be more interested in those with over 5 million (possibly female) ;) On a serious note I think that is negligence considering the logs are for april last year which means 90% of those ID's probably still work. 2009/2/18 Eric Mugo <kabugum(a)gmail.com> Folks, Yesterday i go to buy fries near home and as the dude is wrapping up my goodies, i notice that the paper he is using has security logs (see attached) of CBA staff obviously from one of their logging systems. One can pick up several usernames and i shudder to think what more information i can get using those user-names just through Social Engineering. Question is: 1. How did a record of Logs end up at kinoo 2. who manages such information at CBA? Surely they must have shredders somewhere. Chuks i guess now you have an idea where to conduct your next War Drive........... or maybe you could try social engineering. Regards, Eric Mugo. _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks(a)my.co.ke http://ole.kenic.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Blog http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com Beta Blog http://blog.my.co.ke Get Skunkworks RSS Feeds: http://www.jahazi.com/rss/ _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks(a)my.co.ke http://ole.kenic.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Blog http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com Beta Blog http://blog.my.co.ke Get Skunkworks RSS Feeds: http://www.jahazi.com/rss/ _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks(a)my.co.ke http://ole.kenic.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Blog http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com Beta Blog http://blog.my.co.ke Get Skunkworks RSS Feeds: http://www.jahazi.com/rss/ -- Sent from my Watch© Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate,but that we are powerful beyond measure.It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us.There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.As we let our own light shine, we consciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear,our presence automatically liberates others. _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks(a)my.co.ke http://ole.kenic.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Blog http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com Beta Blog http://blog.my.co.ke Get Skunkworks RSS Feeds: http://www.jahazi.com/rss/ _______________________________________________ skunkworks mailing list skunkworks(a)my.co.ke http://ole.kenic.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Blog http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com Beta Blog http://blog.my.co.ke Get Skunkworks RSS Feeds: http://www.jahazi.com/rss/ _________________________________________________________________ Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Spaces. It's easy! http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx…

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LQ 2180,LQ1170 ,LX300+
by ukuta ken 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

the story ---------- i bought a bunch of used printers many years ago from a microfinance that was upgrading (read getting a grant to replace all their systems, even though they didn't need to) i sold some of them (at a neat profit), warehoused the rest, at a rela's house and forgot about them. the situation ------------------- recently someone called me and asked me to clear their store....so amstuck with like 10 2180'2 10 1170's and 10 300's most work fine and some can be used for spares. the solution ---------------- i am willing to dispose as a lot ...at a manageable loss. make your offers.. and organize pick up. regards the uKuta

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Re: [Skunkworks] IT INTERNSHIP.
by Oscar Raywer 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

Hi Skunkers! I am a third year Bachelor of Business and Information Technology (BBIT) student at Strathmore University seeking a three months attachment/ Internship at any reputable IT firm. I would prefer web-design, but am open to considering any IT related apprenticeship that is available. Please help me out if you know any firm that has an opening for the period running from April to June. I will send my full details, including my CV upon request. Regards, Oscar, Email: raysofts(a)yahoo.com Cellphone: 0723-238-944.

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traffic congestion: solutions to hepa traffic
by Josiah Mugambi 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

What would it take to come up with this? http://www.btis.in -- Josiah Mugambi +254 738 504418 http://blog.josiahmugambi.com SK Classifeds... Visit stockskenya.co.ke for more info.

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Re: [Skunkworks] Subscription/registration.
by fyodor 06 Apr '09

06 Apr '09

Another e-pyramid schemer...lol Am surprised he never mentioned a dead former Minister and a stash of cash plus a ton of confidence. -tyrus _IEEE Member On Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:20:23 +0300 Simon Mbuthia <simon.mbuthia(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Bunch of e-fraudsters! > >LOL... > >2009/4/6 Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com> > >> >> >> On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 12:32 PM, MWAURA ><njugunamwaura(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> Hello, am john an up coming programmer/system designer and >would very much >>> like to be registered with u people. >>> >> >> Mr. Mwaura, >> >> Forget the other conmen! At only KES 2,500 via M-Pesa to my >number, you get >> registered! See,it's 50% cheaper than what they offered? >> >> Please go to http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi- >bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks, >> fill the details required there, click subscribe, and then send >that KES >> 2,500 by M-Pesa and I will approve your registration. BTW, you >can negotiate >> the amount. I am open to giving you some "student" discounts. >> >> -- >> Best regards, >> Odhiambo WASHINGTON, >> Nairobi,KE >> +254733744121/+254722743223 >> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ >> "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence >on >> society." >> -- Mark Twain >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Skunkworks mailing list >> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >> >> > > >-- >שִׁמְעוֹןSince am not allowed to destroy money cuz it belongs to the Govt, it means they can ask it back any moment......oh wait, its called Taxes!! -- Advance your career with Six Sigma training. Click now! http://tagline.hushmail.com/fc/BLSrjkqmwwvKLe7JRRyPtld0TwMjooULMuJtt35WvNvs…

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Subscription/registration.
by MWAURA 06 Apr '09

06 Apr '09

Hello, am john an up coming programmer/system designer and would very much like to be registered with u people.

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Restoring my backups
by Geoffrey Gitagia 06 Apr '09

06 Apr '09

Hi I was recently deprived of my very good phone by thiefs in Nairobi.but my main issue is that I cannot be able to recover my backed-up contacts , I have a nimbuzz account where I can clearly see my contacts but I cant download them using my PC, I have a nokia backup file and when I use noki (a tool for reading backups) it can clearly see al my contact although being proprietary software I can export them, can someone please assist me in recovering my contacts? The nokia backup file is a nbu file (a couple of programs claim to be able to read from it but they cant) Rgs GG

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Be part of the 2%
by Mr. Lawi 06 Apr '09

06 Apr '09

http://logicgame.com.ua/game.php?id=su_puzzle&l=en

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VOIP PROVIDER
by Antony Gichure 06 Apr '09

06 Apr '09

Hi, Does anyone know of any Kenyan VOIP provider. I have broadband internet connection and want to start utilizing VOIP. Kind regards, Antony - gichurek(a)yahoo.com

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Re: [Skunkworks] bandwidth / network utilization
by Robert Kuria 06 Apr '09

06 Apr '09

Good people, Any one with an Idea where l can get open source software that monitors bandwidth / network utilization? -- Regards, Robert.

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SQL server license
by Michael Omondi 06 Apr '09

06 Apr '09

Hi guys, i need to purchase SQL server with license for 70cals. Can somebody direct me to a good distributor. Thanks in advance.

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Google Earth CD's
by Andrew Wachira 06 Apr '09

06 Apr '09

Fellow Skunks and Skunkettes! The Google office here in kenya is distributing Free Google Earth 5.0 CD's and other Free/OpenSource goodies on the same CD. This will be made available in the next Skunkworks meeting, so avail thyselves! Cheers! wachira.

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Threading! Cool.
by David Ndambuki 06 Apr '09

06 Apr '09

Does Skunkworks now support Threading mails? It makes it much easier now to follow through with a conversation. And no more cut-paste a previous conversation and scroll like crazy to get to a techie conversation. Plus the folder is neater, fewer mail. Cool idea guys. Keep up the good work. -- Regards, Ndambuki Muthoka David Phne: +254733476463;+254722316140 Addr: 2084 - 01000 Thika, Kenya.

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Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Kenya Chapter
by wycliffe 06 Apr '09

06 Apr '09

Dear All, This is to let you know that we have started OWASP Kenya chapter. The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is a worldwide free and open community focused on improving the security of application software - develop,purchase, test and maintain secure applications. OWASP mission is to make application security visible,so that people and organizations can make informed decisions about true application security risks. Everyone is free to participate in OWASP and all of OWASP materials are available under a free and open software license It is our hope that this community will attract developers, security practitioners,operators, vendors,students...generally any interested parties Please help me in spreading the word to your friends, colleagues,study groups. Please visit OWASP kenyan Chapter using the link below: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Kenya You could join the Kenyan mailing list through the link below https://lists.owasp.org/mailman/listinfo/owasp-kenya Regards, Wycliffe omondiOWASP Kenya Chapter leader

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access a LINUX NFS share from a winXP PC
by ukuta ken 06 Apr '09

06 Apr '09

Do i need to install anything extra on the winXP PC?

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VoIP Calls via 888 short code
by Odhiambo Washington 06 Apr '09

06 Apr '09

Hello skunks, One can make VoIP calls via Safaricom and Orange/TLK but dialing 888-CC-AC-NUMBER. I have tested this with Orange/TKL and the quality is really good (or was I lucky?). I am wondering how they implement this service. Who is their upstream provider, if any? -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society." -- Mark Twain

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Re: [Skunkworks] mobile technology
by fyodor 06 Apr '09

06 Apr '09

All. Its funny how we all went complaining of how much noise is on skunkworks, then it goes under for a week, we go all sulky and mood less, once its back, its flaming time....:) I would recommend a really good book titled "Nudge"...kinda explains it all. BTW there is a forum still on test runs where you have a chance to say anything in specific categories. Kindly check it out if you are interested. http://my.co.ke/phpbb/index.php -tyrus _IEEE Member -- Want to help people? Click here to learn more about human resource training. http://tagline.hushmail.com/fc/BLSrjkqZ6IVx8HB3n9qOrARjUCRPConTe9ZFDR8UzXzL…

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Anyone experiencing probs with accesskenya
by Kevin Ouma 06 Apr '09

06 Apr '09

Hi, Is anyone on this forum with AccessKenya, We have over the last year been experiencing a good service from them but this has severely deteroriated over the last 2 weeks. Also if anyone working for an ISP other than access please contact me on PM as we would like to change ISPs if this problem persists. Kev

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Re: [Skunkworks] Fwd: KRA has gone online...but!
by fyodor 06 Apr '09

06 Apr '09

Mr Kihahu, Am actually on it and the team of devel guys working on this are taking the above stated point very seriously cuz we cant and shouldnt be tied to one browser...like seriously. Had a talk with Vincent(dunno if he is around) sometime back but he hasnt reverted yet. This would be a great chance. -tyrus _IEEE Member On Sun, 05 Apr 2009 13:24:40 +0300 john kihahu <kihahu(a)gmail.com> wrote: >*Lets not just be critics acting like our politicians!!* Fyodor, >you know >you need to contact some1 bout it n I'm sure you know who that >person is! > > > > > > > >If you notice this notice you will notice that this notice is not >worth >noticing > > >On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 12:19, Solomon Mburu <solo.mburu(a)gmail.com> >wrote: > >> Yes Georg, I can attest to that! >> >> Such a pathetic way of telling someone thank you!!! >> >> >> >> 2009/4/5 George Githinji <georgkam(a)gmail.com> >> >>> This is total crap! >>> https://forodha.kra.go.ke/ >>> >>> trying accessing this URL and from latest firefox browser and >it displays >>> a message. >>> Simba 2005 can only accessed using >>> *Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 5.0 and above*. >>> >>> >>> I can't believe it! >>> >>> On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 9:00 PM, Solomon Mburu ><solo.mburu(a)gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Dear Skunks and Skunkettes, >>>> >>>> At least we are back and right on course! >>>> >>>> The other day I went to Times Tower (Tower Wing) to apply for >a VAT >>>> certificate from KRA. The lady at the reception bluntly >refused to have my >>>> documents saying KRA is no longer accepting manual >applications either for >>>> VAT or PIN. She further told me to log on to >www.kra.go.ke/portal and >>>> I'd be able to register the details of my company, as long as >it is a valid >>>> and legal entity. >>>> >>>> When I logged on to the site, which is too colourful for my >'ageing' >>>> eyes, I finally clicked on the Taxpayer >Registration<https://mapato1.kra.go.ke/itms>just under the E- >registration services I entered the company's PIN number >>>> and all the details about the company were on my screen. >>>> Now, the funny part is that when I set a new password and >waited for next >>>> page to open, I was told that the agent (who registered my >company) does not >>>> exist on the Integrated Tax Management System of KRA. So I >cannot proceed >>>> with the registration for a VAT certificate. >>>> >>>> Then I gave a shot at my PIN and interestingly, the PIN number >does not >>>> exist on the ITMS of KRA again. I've tried this on a number of >occasions >>>> without getting any through. (I tried using my friends PIN and >his worked, >>>> though it later asked for his parent's names). Could it be >that PIN >>>> certificates can be fake? And can KRA really isue fake PIN >certificates? >>>> >>>> Anyone amongst you who has experienced a problem with the KRA >portal? >>>> >>>> It really gets into my nerves! >>>> >>>> Mburu >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will >graze all >>>> the same way to the side of a hill! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will >graze all >>>> the same way to the side of a hill! >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Skunkworks mailing list >>>> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> --------------- >>> Sincerely >>> George >>> >>> Skype: george_g2 >>> Blog: http://biorelated.wordpress.com/ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Skunkworks mailing list >>> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will >graze all the >> same way to the side of a hill! >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Skunkworks mailing list >> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> >>Since am not allowed to destroy money cuz it belongs to the Govt, it means they can ask it back any moment......oh wait, its called Taxes!! -- Easy-to-use, advanced features, flexible phone systems. Click here for more info. http://tagline.hushmail.com/fc/BLSrjkqmC5tQrb7QKAgscoTSiXmjgyNJ52cqeRDqbJAK…

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Re: [Skunkworks] Fwd: KRA has gone online...but!
by fyodor 06 Apr '09

06 Apr '09

Mr Kihahu, Am actually on it and the team of devel guys working on this are taking the above stated point very seriously cuz we cant and shouldnt be tied to one browser...like seriously. Had a talk with Vincent(dunno if he is around) sometime back but he hasnt reverted yet. This would be a great chance. -tyrus _IEEE Member On Sun, 05 Apr 2009 13:24:40 +0300 john kihahu <kihahu(a)gmail.com> wrote: >*Lets not just be critics acting like our politicians!!* Fyodor, >you know >you need to contact some1 bout it n I'm sure you know who that >person is! > > > > > > > >If you notice this notice you will notice that this notice is not >worth >noticing > > >On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 12:19, Solomon Mburu <solo.mburu(a)gmail.com> >wrote: > >> Yes Georg, I can attest to that! >> >> Such a pathetic way of telling someone thank you!!! >> >> >> >> 2009/4/5 George Githinji <georgkam(a)gmail.com> >> >>> This is total crap! >>> https://forodha.kra.go.ke/ >>> >>> trying accessing this URL and from latest firefox browser and >it displays >>> a message. >>> Simba 2005 can only accessed using >>> *Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 5.0 and above*. >>> >>> >>> I can't believe it! >>> >>> On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 9:00 PM, Solomon Mburu ><solo.mburu(a)gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Dear Skunks and Skunkettes, >>>> >>>> At least we are back and right on course! >>>> >>>> The other day I went to Times Tower (Tower Wing) to apply for >a VAT >>>> certificate from KRA. The lady at the reception bluntly >refused to have my >>>> documents saying KRA is no longer accepting manual >applications either for >>>> VAT or PIN. She further told me to log on to >www.kra.go.ke/portal and >>>> I'd be able to register the details of my company, as long as >it is a valid >>>> and legal entity. >>>> >>>> When I logged on to the site, which is too colourful for my >'ageing' >>>> eyes, I finally clicked on the Taxpayer >Registration<https://mapato1.kra.go.ke/itms>just under the E- >registration services I entered the company's PIN number >>>> and all the details about the company were on my screen. >>>> Now, the funny part is that when I set a new password and >waited for next >>>> page to open, I was told that the agent (who registered my >company) does not >>>> exist on the Integrated Tax Management System of KRA. So I >cannot proceed >>>> with the registration for a VAT certificate. >>>> >>>> Then I gave a shot at my PIN and interestingly, the PIN number >does not >>>> exist on the ITMS of KRA again. I've tried this on a number of >occasions >>>> without getting any through. (I tried using my friends PIN and >his worked, >>>> though it later asked for his parent's names). Could it be >that PIN >>>> certificates can be fake? And can KRA really isue fake PIN >certificates? >>>> >>>> Anyone amongst you who has experienced a problem with the KRA >portal? >>>> >>>> It really gets into my nerves! >>>> >>>> Mburu >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will >graze all >>>> the same way to the side of a hill! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will >graze all >>>> the same way to the side of a hill! >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Skunkworks mailing list >>>> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> --------------- >>> Sincerely >>> George >>> >>> Skype: george_g2 >>> Blog: http://biorelated.wordpress.com/ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Skunkworks mailing list >>> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will >graze all the >> same way to the side of a hill! >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Skunkworks mailing list >> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> >>Since am not allowed to destroy money cuz it belongs to the Govt, it means they can ask it back any moment......oh wait, its called Taxes!! -- Click for quality replacement window deals and save! http://tagline.hushmail.com/fc/BLSrjkqfaqV4JqTRzIjM03MP6cF2j9Bq9ZLIKr4X8YS0…

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Someone cannot access or receive skunkworks mail
by ndungu stephen 06 Apr '09

06 Apr '09

Hi people, please put back Jorum Gachuiri back on skunkmail. Thanks. w/r snn ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Joram Gachuiri <jgachuirii(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 7:06 AM Subject: SkunkWorks To: ndungustephen(a)gmail.com Someone may have deleted me from SKUNKS email list. How can I get back there ? Ask faith Nkatha or responsible to put me back. I miss lots of IT stuff

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test 2
by Skunkworks forum 06 Apr '09

06 Apr '09

-- Josiah Mugambi +254 738 504418 http://blog.josiahmugambi.com SK Classifeds... Visit stockskenya.co.ke for more info.

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POS-FISCAL PRINTER SETUP!!!!!?
by Lenchipai Nakodony 06 Apr '09

06 Apr '09

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Re: [Skunkworks] Multimedia University College (formerly KCCT) looking for Lecturers...
by omolo omolo 06 Apr '09

06 Apr '09

Walu I trust you are doing great. Does the deadline block expression of interest? Guide. God bless. o. 2009/2/27 John Walubengo <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > Hey, > > Incase you missed to catch the above in the Dailies - plse sambaza (spread) > far and wide. > > walu. > NB: Two thousand years ago, He said 'The Harvest was big, but the Laborers > were few'. Plse help in getting us the laborers by spreading the message. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)my.co.ke > http://ole.kenic.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > Blog http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com > Beta Blog http://blog.my.co.ke > Get Skunkworks RSS Feeds: http://www.jahazi.com/rss/ > -- Richard Omolo Computer Science, Egerton University +254 73 5431503 +254 72 1680611 Box 536 Njoro, Kenya

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Slashcode for SKW ?
by MotoBaridi 06 Apr '09

06 Apr '09

Skunks, How about running skw on slashcode (the software system that runs slashdot.org) ?? ------------------------------ <MotoBaridi, incoherently mumbling to self since 1981> ------------------------------ T: +254 722 296 184 , +254 732 296 654 E: motobaridi(a)motobaridi.com

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Re: [Skunkworks] Fwd: KRA has gone online...but!
by wesley kiriinya 06 Apr '09

06 Apr '09

Does anyone who needs to file tax online (or do something important on the KRA website) need to go to that URL? If so then it seems KRA has taken 2 steps forward and 1.5 steps backwards. KRA may insist that people file taxes online and since not filing them is illegal then one has to go online, but ALAS! you need to buy Windows so that you can run IE. So one either endures long qeues or buys Windows else you land in jail. (Mathematically ones chances of going to jail because of taxes have increased since one must avoid using pirated Windows O_O) I for one would like to know what feature of this Simba system ties it to IE (and probably forces any Kenyan who wants to file taxes online to buy Windows). No problem if Windows has a technology that no other OS has. If that's not the case then supporting open systems that can be purchased, maintained, used and extended (especially for government institutions that provide public (tax-paid) services) at a reasonable price is a wiser decision. X_X? --- On Sun, 4/5/09, Solomon Mburu <solo.mburu(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Solomon Mburu <solo.mburu(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Fwd: KRA has gone online...but! To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Sunday, April 5, 2009, 12:19 PM Yes Georg, I can attest to that! Such a pathetic way of telling someone thank you!!! 2009/4/5 George Githinji <georgkam(a)gmail.com> This is total crap! https://forodha.kra.go.ke/ trying accessing this URL and from latest firefox browser and it displays a message. Simba 2005 can only accessed using Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 5.0 and above. I can't believe it! On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 9:00 PM, Solomon Mburu <solo.mburu(a)gmail.com> wrote: Dear Skunks and Skunkettes, At least we are back and right on course! The other day I went to Times Tower (Tower Wing) to apply for a VAT certificate from KRA. The lady at the reception bluntly refused to have my documents saying KRA is no longer accepting manual applications either for VAT or PIN. She further told me to log on to www.kra.go.ke/portal and I'd be able to register the details of my company, as long as it is a valid and legal entity. When I logged on to the site, which is too colourful for my 'ageing' eyes, I finally clicked on the Taxpayer Registration just under the E-registration services I entered the company's PIN number and all the details about the company were on my screen. Now, the funny part is that when I set a new password and waited for next page to open, I was told that the agent (who registered my company) does not exist on the Integrated Tax Management System of KRA. So I cannot proceed with the registration for a VAT certificate. Then I gave a shot at my PIN and interestingly, the PIN number does not exist on the ITMS of KRA again. I've tried this on a number of occasions without getting any through. (I tried using my friends PIN and his worked, though it later asked for his parent's names). Could it be that PIN certificates can be fake? And can KRA really isue fake PIN certificates? Anyone amongst you who has experienced a problem with the KRA portal? It really gets into my nerves! Mburu -- Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the same way to the side of a hill! -- Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the same way to the side of a hill! _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks -- --------------- Sincerely George Skype: george_g2 Blog: http://biorelated.wordpress.com/ _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks -- Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the same way to the side of a hill! -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks

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Re: [Skunkworks] Right under our noses.
by fyodor 06 Apr '09

06 Apr '09

Alex, Errrmm... >I think we need a Tuesday >talk >on "communicating with government":-) > Does the Govt ever listen? I mean, some ideas and opinions just die along the Red-tape process.......i could be wrong. -tyrus _IEEE Member -- Click to get kitchen cabinets at affordable prices. http://tagline.hushmail.com/fc/BLSrjkqfY0n2Fx2poUfQXiMVNWfe9vOxmDrQHZFTzNbq…

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Connectivity Case Study: Nairobi, Kenya
by Patrick Kariuki 06 Apr '09

06 Apr '09

http://techforworldtravel.wordpress.com/ Notes: 1. The recent troubles in Kenya have frightened international investors, so hotels and tour operators are pulling out all the discounts they can to attract business. - Yawn! 2. Panari - high-speed WiFi - "something I suspect is not in the hotel’s control. DUH!! What is in their control, however, are the rates they charge. DUH!! A mere 3 hours of surfing cost me a whopping US$18, and there’s a negligible discount (but...but...) for buying longer periods of access." 3. "At Nairobi airport, the technology is even less business-friendly" Duh! 4. "The Premier Lounge’s own “loungehotspot” had a relatively strong signal, but the router’s connection to the net was quite unstable, frequently going offline." Duh! 5. "Nobody knowledgeable was available at the desk, so fellow travellers tried to help each other." Duh! 6. "The phone is still the preferred way, even for data. Nairobi almost has 3G - SafariCom and Celtel both have EDGE<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_Data_Rates_for_GSM_Evolution>(technically a “2.75G” connection) data availability on their networks though I was not able to make it work" Duh! 7. "100 Kenyan shillings (about US$1.50 at time of writing) gets you a sim card, though I bought mine at a kiosk at the airport for three times that." Duh! 8. "My Uganda MTN SIM card found Safaricom’s network but would not keep a signal - apparently SafariCom is having major network issues right now." Duh!! Anything else the world needs to know about Kenya's connectivity issues?

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Please unsubscribe my address
by Steve Mugiri 06 Apr '09

06 Apr '09

Please unsubscribe my address from the list: Unsubscribe link at the bottom of emails ( http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ) does not seem to resolve and I cannot keep up with the volume of email in my Inbox as Daily Digest does not seem to be working. Hopefully, I can re-subscribe when the daily digest service becomes available again. Thanks.

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my.co.ke Debian mirror is back
by Lmwangi 05 Apr '09

05 Apr '09

Hi all, The debian mirror is back! It's update 2/3 times a week. The speeds are excellent if your local loop is good. Get:141 http://my.co.ke testing/main subversion-tools 1.5.6dfsg-1 [184kB] Fetched 81.0MB in 8s (9847kB/s) debconf: delaying package configuration, since apt-utils is not installed (Reading database ... 50591 files and dire... :)

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Fwd: Undelivered Mail Returned to Sender
by thea maina 05 Apr '09

05 Apr '09

Hi Guys, My pal is looking for a call tracking software that connects to their siemens PABX to replace his current (Elcom teleman) They don't have the password, but if someone out there know how to get through (crack) to it, the better. Any leads are appreciated cheers ------------ Thea Maina Nairobi Kenya http://www.mafans.com skype: thea.mnairobi

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We've been to the promised land
by David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd 05 Apr '09

05 Apr '09

Afew hours after landing in mombasa, I caught up with Mombasa skunks George & Arthur and set out to the Seacom Landing station. We were very impressed with what we saw. Seacom are deliberate in their planning, professional and very well organized. Noor had assigned a gentleman called Peter Ouko to walk us through. The guys knows the network like the back of his hand and has been at it since Nov last year. Cutting through the hype here's what we found:- 1) the Mombasa landing point will have physical links to Cairo (96 Uw), Dar (64 Uw), South Africa (64 Uw). 2) Of this Cairo and SA are complete and what's left is Dar which will be connected in the high seas 180km anytime time coming week. 3) Most of the equipment has been installed eg DWDM, Muxes, Generators, ODFs and NOC. What's left is the patching of the TZ cable and final commissioning and acceptance. 4) It's very possible for the service to be ready ahead of Schedule 27th June 09. For all that believe seeing is believing we have it all captured in fotos & video footage. More detailed illustration on the technical/implementation will follow on some blog or something. Transmission stuff is fun, the two coders I was with were totally clueless. Chin up troops we are almost there. Am glad skunks is back, thanks Laban. -- David Kiania [Asentric Consulting Ltd] If a man has in himself the soul of a slave will he not become one no matter what his birth .... -Richest Man in Babylon

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Fwd: KRA has gone online...but!
by Solomon Mburu 05 Apr '09

05 Apr '09

Dear Skunks and Skunkettes, At least we are back and right on course! The other day I went to Times Tower (Tower Wing) to apply for a VAT certificate from KRA. The lady at the reception bluntly refused to have my documents saying KRA is no longer accepting manual applications either for VAT or PIN. She further told me to log on to www.kra.go.ke/portal and I'd be able to register the details of my company, as long as it is a valid and legal entity. When I logged on to the site, which is too colourful for my 'ageing' eyes, I finally clicked on the Taxpayer Registration<https://mapato1.kra.go.ke/itms>just under the E-registration services I entered the company's PIN number and all the details about the company were on my screen. Now, the funny part is that when I set a new password and waited for next page to open, I was told that the agent (who registered my company) does not exist on the Integrated Tax Management System of KRA. So I cannot proceed with the registration for a VAT certificate. Then I gave a shot at my PIN and interestingly, the PIN number does not exist on the ITMS of KRA again. I've tried this on a number of occasions without getting any through. (I tried using my friends PIN and his worked, though it later asked for his parent's names). Could it be that PIN certificates can be fake? And can KRA really isue fake PIN certificates? Anyone amongst you who has experienced a problem with the KRA portal? It really gets into my nerves! Mburu -- Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the same way to the side of a hill! -- Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the same way to the side of a hill!

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Fwd: Business Information Technology (bit.or.ke)
by Solomon Mburu 04 Apr '09

04 Apr '09

I got this information and thought it worth sharing with you. Any body a victim, or it is just one of those "Y2K" kind of stuff? Mburu ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Welcome to Business Information Technology .or.ke <kkimson(a)gmail.com> Date: 2009/4/3 Subject: Business Information Technology (bit.or.ke) To: solo.mburu(a)gmail.com Business Information Technology (bit.or.ke)<http://www.bit.or.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage> [image: Link to Welcome to Business Information Technology .or.ke]<http://www.bit.or.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage> How to Protect yourself from the Conficker computer worm<http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/WelcomeToBusinessInformationTechnologyorke…> Posted: 02 Apr 2009 07:16 AM PDT Lately we have seen lots of media coverage on how the Conficker worm is going to cause havoc on April 1. The Conficker worm, formally named W32/Conficker.worm, started infecting systems late last year by exploiting a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. Since then we have seen a couple of variants of this worm and lots of binaries that carry this malicious payload. Conficker.C is the latest variant; it will change the behavior of its “call-home protocol” on Wednesday, April 1st. Conficker may use this protocol to update itself to include some as-yet unknown functionality. Some antivirus companies already offers protection from this worm in its endpoint and network products. Microsoft has also issued a security update to patch the vulnerability that the Conficker family has used to propagate. The following information will give you an overview of the worm, the steps one can take to clean an infected system, and measures to prevent reinfection. What is the Conficker worm? The W32/Conficker worm exploits the MS08-067 vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server Service. If the vulnerability is successfully exploited, it could allow remote code execution when file sharing is enabled. Machines should be patched and rebooted to protect against this worm’s reinfecting the system after cleaning, which may require more that one reboot. * Upon detecting this worm, reboot the system to clean memory correctly. May require more than one reboot. * The worm often creates scheduled tasks to reactivate itself. * The worm often uses autorun.inf files to reactivate itself. It has been identified thousands of binaries that carry this payload. Depending on the specific variant, the worm may spread via LAN, WAN, web, or removable drives and by exploiting weak passwords. Conficker disables several important system services and security products and downloads arbitrary files. Computers infected with the worm become part of an army of compromised computers and could be used to launch attacks on web sites, distribute spam, host phishing web sites, or carry out other malicious activities. Conficker.C is the most recent variant of this worm and is dependent on its predecessors, the .A and .B variants. Exposure to .C is limited to systems that are still infected with the earlier variants. The virus, called Conficker or Downadup, first appeared in November 08 but has recently become more prevalent, infecting millions of machines by some estimates. Technically it’s a worm, a kind of malicious software that automatically spreads itself from computer to computer. The cyber-security community is up in arms because worms haven’t been an issue for years. Over the course of the decade, computer hackers shifted their techniques away from rapidly spreading worms—people will remember worms like “blaster” and “Melissa” that shut down entire offices for a day or two—towards targeted snippets of code that are harder to detect. The reason: money. Worms are basically a big irritant; code that gets past security software can be used to steal information or make a computer send spam email, both of which command a big price on the black market. Microsoft issued a software update that protects computers from Conficker in October 08. Most anti-virus software will also stop it. The result is that while Conficker is spreading rapidly, it is mainly doing so in parts of the world where people haven’t updated their systems. About 29% of infections are in China, followed by Argentina, Brazil, Russia, and India, according to Symantec. Many of these countries are among those with the highest rate of software piracy, which probably isn’t a coincidence. Less than 1% of infections appear to be in the U.S. according to multiple security researchers. Conficker is, by all accounts, a pretty sophisticated piece of software.According to the Internet Storm Center, which tracks virus infections and Internet attacks, Conficker can spread in three ways. First, it attacks a vulnerability in the Microsoft Server service. Computers without the October patch can be remotely attacked and taken over. Second, Conficker can attempt to guess or 'brute force' Administrator passwords used by local networks and spread through network shares. And third, the worm infects removable devices and network shares with an autorun file that executes as soon as a USB drive or other infected device is connected to a victim PC. Conficker and other worms are typically of most concern to businesses that don't regularly update the desktops and servers in their networks. Once one computer in a network is infected, it often has ready access to other vulnerable computers in that network and can spread rapidly. Home computers, on the other hand, are usually protected by a firewall and are less at risk. However, a home network can suffer as well. For example, a laptop might pick up the worm from a company network and launch attacks at home. The most critical and obvious protection is to make sure the Microsoft patch is applied. Network administrators can also use a blocklist to try and stop the worm's attempts to connect to Web sites. And finally, you can disable Autorun so that a PC won't suffer automatic attack from an infected USB drive or other removable media when it's connected. The Internet Storm Center links to one method for doing so but the instructions involve changing the Windows registry and should only be attempted by adminstrators or tech experts. Comments under those instructions also list other potential methods for disabling autorun. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security released a tool to detect whether a computer is infected by the Conficker worm. You are subscribed to email updates from Welcome to Business Information Technology .or.ke<http://www.bit.or.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage> To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now<http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailunsubscribe?k=QNhVKXYSghseaLJTCOtqo-l…> .Email delivery powered by Google Inbox too full? [image: (feed)]<http://feeds2.feedburner.com/WelcomeToBusinessInformationTechnologyorke> Subscribe<http://feeds2.feedburner.com/WelcomeToBusinessInformationTechnologyorke>to the feed version of Welcome to Business Information Technology . or.ke in a feed reader. If you prefer to unsubscribe via postal mail, write to: Welcome to Business Information Technology .or.ke, c/o Google, 20 W Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 -- Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the same way to the side of a hill!

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Outage
by James Wachira 04 Apr '09

04 Apr '09

Almost went nuts there without the regular posts on skunkworks...was worried it was CONFLICKER, ;-) Regards, James W

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Right under our noses.
by David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd 04 Apr '09

04 Apr '09

It takes 150,000 acres (66,0000 ha) in Turkana to produce 30% of the country's electricity requirements from wind only. If you dont believe me check out www.laketurkanawindpower.com. They are in the process of putting up 326 wind turbines and 425 km of powerlines. My only beef is that it's taken Dutch tourists to harness the reasources in our own backyard right under our noses. If I was to go mathematical doesn't this mean with an additional 45k acres we can double our energy output currently standing at 1000 Mw? And from renewable source; green power! -- David Kiania [Asentric Consulting Ltd] If a man has in himself the soul of a slave will he not become one no matter what his birth .... -Richest Man in Babylon

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WhereCamp Africa
by Martin Gachunga 04 Apr '09

04 Apr '09

WhereCamp Africa is now in session. You can follow on Twitter: #WhereCampAfrica or #wcafrica Live blogging: http://silcsolutions.com/Liveblog.aspx -- Regards, Martin Kamau

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Testing
by Laban Mwangi 04 Apr '09

04 Apr '09

testing -- Laban Mwangi Systems Administrator Packet Central Ltd Tel: (+254)20 3592272 Mobile: (+254)735 823856 GPG Key:AE3E905F website:www.pct.co.ke

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Tested!
by Skunkworks forum 03 Apr '09

03 Apr '09

Tested! -- Regards, Ndambuki Muthoka David Phne: +254733476463;+254722316140 Addr: 2084 - 01000 Thika, Kenya.

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Re: [Skunkworks] Testing
by chuks Jonia 03 Apr '09

03 Apr '09

Its back!!! lemmie test the Security forum too On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 8:08 PM, chuks Jonia <chuksjonia(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Its back!!! > > lemmie test the Security forum too > > > > On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 7:43 PM, Laban Mwangi <lmwangi(a)pct.co.ke> wrote: >> testing >> -- >> Laban Mwangi >> Systems Administrator >> Packet Central Ltd >> Tel: (+254)20 3592272 >> Mobile: (+254)735 823856 >> GPG Key:AE3E905F >> website:www.pct.co.ke >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Skunkworks mailing list >> Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> >> > > > > -- > -- > Gichuki John Ndirangu, C.E.H , C.P.T.P, O.S.C.P > I.T Security Analyst and Penetration Tester > infosigmer(a)inbox.com > > security-subscribe(a)openworld.co.ke > http://nspkenya.blogspot.com/ > http://chuksjonia.blogspot.com/ > http://www.kamongo.co.ke/ > -- -- Gichuki John Ndirangu, C.E.H , C.P.T.P, O.S.C.P I.T Security Analyst and Penetration Tester infosigmer(a)inbox.com security-subscribe(a)openworld.co.ke http://nspkenya.blogspot.com/ http://chuksjonia.blogspot.com/ http://www.kamongo.co.ke/

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Re: [Skunkworks] Welcome to the "Skunkworks" mailing list
by Laban Mwangi 03 Apr '09

03 Apr '09

Hi All, Welcome back. Please remember to update your address books. Old Address: skunkworks(a)my.co.ke New Address: skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke A vcf has been attached. On Fri, 2009-04-03 at 19:22 +0300, skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke wrote: > Hi, > Welcome back to the skunkworks list. We had an un-anticipated outage (that is yet to be resolved). Due to this, we have moved the list to another box and resubscribed you... > Please have a look at http://my.co.ke for a bunch of other services available. > > Sorry for the incovinience.. > > Regards, > AdminWelcome to the Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke mailing list! > > To post to this list, send your email to: > > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > General information about the mailing list is at: > > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > > If you ever want to unsubscribe or change your options (eg, switch to > or from digest mode, change your password, etc.), visit your > subscription page at: > > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/options/skunkworks/lmwangi%40gmail.com > > > You can also make such adjustments via email by sending a message to: > > Skunkworks-request(a)lists.my.co.ke > > with the word `help' in the subject or body (don't include the > quotes), and you will get back a message with instructions. > > You must know your password to change your options (including changing > the password, itself) or to unsubscribe. It is: > > boeccaek > > Normally, Mailman will remind you of your lists.my.co.ke mailing list > passwords once every month, although you can disable this if you > prefer. This reminder will also include instructions on how to > unsubscribe or change your account options. There is also a button on > your options page that will email your current password to you. Regards, -- Laban Mwangi Systems Analyst Penguin Labs Ltd Tel: (+254)20 4211777 Tel: (+254)20 3592272 Mobile: (+254)735 823856 GPG Key:AE3E905F website:www.penguinlabs.co.ke

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