Abduction! (Save As Image) mod for SeaMonkey
This is the support page for my modified packages of Abduction! (the successor to Save As Image). These versions are simply modified to install and (hopefully) work under SeaMonkey. I'm afraid I can't provide much functional support, but if you find something which doesn't work, I'm happy to look at the latest official build from AMO and see about updating my meager modifications as time permits.
BetterPrivacy Mod for SeaMonkey
NettiCat has graciously granted me permission to modify (slightly) his BetterPrivacy extension to allow for installation and use under SeaMonkey. The current version (1.68.m, as of the date of this post) should install under SeaMonkey 2.0a1 and above.
For those not familiar with this extension, it goes beyond the built-in sanitizing functionality of Firefox and SeaMonkey to include clearing the Flash cookies, which may be stored for an otherwise indefinite period of time. For more on the actual feature set of BetterPrivacy, I would suggest reading the information available on the official home.
Download & Installation
Ultimately, BetterPrivacy for SeaMonkey 1.68.m (and later) should be available for download from the Modified Firefox Extensions page of the xSidebar project site. You may also download it from the Rosenthal & Rosenthal FTP site via anonymous transfer.
Support
Please feel free to post comments here for support. I can't guarantee that I'll respond quickly to such requests, but any SeaMonkey-specific issues should be directed here and not to the official support page.
Changes from the official 1.68 release, specific to SeaMonkey
- Installation is enabled for SeaMonkey 2.0a1 and above.
- Changes per NettiCat's requirements.
- Option to auto-delete Flash LSOs on exit is available on preferences panel.
- References to "Firefox" in dialogs (in the en-US locale) have been changed to "browser" for a more consistent feel.
- Some en-US language enhanced.
To-do
Localization support is welcome. There are a number of languages currently enabled, and I can't adequately translate all of them (I am passable at a handful, but native speakers are encouraged to participate).
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Didn't any of these people ever hear of IRC? What about XMPP (Jabber)?
Fallout from GoDaddy’s recent DDoS experience
First, my heartfelt condolences to everyone who was impacted personally or financially by yesterday's DDoS attack against GoDaddy. That includes customers and employees, and as an admin, I know firsthand what it's like when the systems grind to a halt under one of these things, when all that's left is simply to put something else on the front line to check for traffic and wait it out (or request new address blocks all the way around). This, of course, does not take place in a vacuum: when these things hit, we are always surrounded by The Suits who have no clue as to why we can't do anything more (or faster), constantly complaining of our inadequacies (we should have known better; we should have predicted; we should have been better prepared; etc.).
Multiple default routes / public gateway IPs under Linux
I recently had the need to configure a server for a client with multiple public IPv4 addresses routing to the internet and the requirement to switch between them at will while browsing (http traffic only).
There are a number of articles available on the net dealing with this type of situation, mainly focused on using iproute2, ToS tagging, and Squid (see references, below). However, I bumped into an issue with openSUSE 12.1 where it would stubbornly refuse to accept certain (otherwise valid) ToS (DSCP) values (see https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=770785 for my bug report). This severely limited the number of possible values I could use, and thus, the number of possible public IP addresses.
More cloud disasters
I can't stand it...
What is so hard for people to understand? Hosted services are a greater security and stability risk than applications and data maintained in-house.
There, I've said it. Please feel free to disagree and provide examples.
Random thoughts on Thunderbird’s current state
Well, like the Mozilla Suite before it, Thunderbird seems to have been given the Boot by MSF. This is hardly surprising for a group which single-handedly (single-mindedly?) decided that "nobody wants an internet suite anymore; people only want separate web browsers and email clients." Right...