[Watford] Books and login and stuff

[David Pead]

On 22 Aug 2009, at 21:18, Alain Williams wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Got my book last week from Apress, as well as a few more due next
>> week (including "Beginning Android" Steve ;) ).
>> Therefore, want to flex my newfound Sys Ad muscles (ahem) by breaking
>> the SLUG.
>> "Let me in, let me in, or I'll huff and I'll puff" and get my
>> knickers in a twist... Toby ...come on, it only gets interesting if
>
> What username would you wish ? Please let me know, also a mobile #  
> to which
> I will text your initial password.

'slimey' seems appropriate, but seeing as there aren't any other  
david's (unusually) I think 'david' will do.  07746 373 562. Thanks,  
Alain.

>> someone breaks it or breaks into it. Alains on the case with the
>> rsync's anyhoo? :D
>> I take it no more activity from China then?
>
> I have just had a look. This morning it was the French. Sacre Bleu!  
> It is
> time to resurect ze admiral Lord Nelson!
>
> Also Rogers Cable -- that is Canada is it not ?
> The someone in Dallas, then Georgia (USA), ...
>
> If you want a simple programming task: how about looking at the log  
> files, working out
> where the attacks have come from and generate a summary.

er, OK...

>> Also, as Alain suggested a while back, might be nice to have a book
>> review section on the SLUG. Good idea, I'll champion that if no-one
>> else will. Thought I might champion a Linux Newbie section too? On
>> the forum, it's own little blog or via the CMS?
>
> Go for it!
>
> Please remember to record any changes that you make in /etc/Hacks

Right then, take cover, I'm going in ;)

Dave