Archive for April, 2006

R.I.P. WHOIS
Sunday, April 30th, 2006

Instead of doing the right thing and enforcing a requirement for a higher degree of accuracy in the WHOIS database, ICANN have rolled over and surrendered to registrars (seeking to line their pockets with more of your money) and privacy advocates.
The WHOIS database exists to ensure accountability, without it there is zero accountability. There should [...]

SPF and SRS
Saturday, April 29th, 2006

Right now I publish SPF for all the domains which I control - something I might not be doing for much longer. Why? I’ve started leaning towards the opinion that SPF is harmful.
I used to be in the pro-SPF camp, I thought it was a good idea - not because it would combat spam (it [...]

I’m back
Thursday, April 27th, 2006

I thought it was about time I wiped off the dust and actually did something with this domain again. So I now have a nice shiny hosting account with Dreamhost.