Meddling

It would’ve worked, too, if it weren’t for those meddling kids!

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Robtex

When I noticed a store’s webserver was unreachable, I decided to find out why. With a little sleuthing I found that its nameservers were not resolving.

Normally when this happens there’s no trace of the company left on the Internet, but The Google took me to the robtex DNS tool. Thanks to this site, I was able to find the missing nameservers’ IP addresses and verify that these servers were indeed offline.

I consider it poor system administration to host your domain nameservers entirely in your own namespace for just this reason. If you make a mistake in a zone with your own nameserver, your whole foo.com site becomes invisible to the Internet.

I hope this major store gets itself back on the web soon!

Patrick Chan, I presume?

Isn’t this exciting? I’m going to get $12.5M !

Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 07:06:17 -0400 (EDT)
From: PATRICK CHAN innocent.emailaddress@someuniversity.fake
Subject: Contact email: pat.ch01@8u8.com
To: undisclosed-recipients:;

I’m Mr Patrick Chan, i have a proposal of $12.5M,please contact me by email: pat.ch01@8u8.com

Employment offer!

Gosh, this sounds like my dream job!!11!1!!

From: “John Erskine” g.galtier@orange .fr
Subject: Employment offer
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:38:13 -0800

Dear Sir/Madam,

Global sources limited is a registered group of business agency, that deals on trade merchandize, we have a wide range of clientele across the world, we are experts in trade distribution and product marketing, having scored a distinction as to earn the much revered title, “Asian trade giants”.

Distributed products as follows;

Electronics, A/V Care, Accessories & Services • Audio Equipment • Personal/Office • Furnishings • Furniture • Health & Medical • Household Supplies • Kitchenware • Beauty Products & Cosmetics • Jewelry • Men’s & Women’s Shoes & Accessories • Watches &
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Mystery spot

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Anyone know what this is? It’s a spot between Poole Road and New Bern Avenue.

It looks like a remnant of some now-defunct factory or something.

Chinese athletes lied about age

This is just shocking, I tell you. Shocking! Who would’ve thought it?

Bone tests on teenage Chinese athletes have shown that thousands had faked their age, often in order to keep competing in junior events.

A study in the southern province of Guangdong found one in five had lied, with some discovered to be seven years older than their registered age.

On another note, maybe I need to have a “China” category on MT.Net.

Cookie and Coco

cocoacookie

Perhaps someone has already forwarded you this email:

Subject: Family losing home and can’t take their dogs into the apartment

Package deal!

Please pass along to all family, friends, coworkers – spread the word and help find these two adorable labs a home.

Two females, both have chips implanted and are very well cared for. Their family is losing their home and they are desperate to find a loving home.
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Another Careerbuilder find

Another too-good-to-be-true offer in the same day. Wow, thanks Careerbuilder!

Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:01:16 -0800
From: “Michelle Van Sickle” michelle@franjobs.com
To: markt at blab blah blah
Subject: Business Ownership

Hi Mark,

Your resume sparked some interest with one of our Senior Franchise Consultants and they would like to speak with you. Your credentials are quite impressive and therefore would like to see if owning a franchise business would be an idea that you might consider. We have helped many established professionals research the best qualified franchises available.

Depending on the industry and location that you specify, we will present to you the best geographic and financially available franchises. The research, qualification, and application service we provide costs you absolutely nothing.
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Fantastic job offer!

Hey, it looks like I can earn big bucks for only working 2-3 hours a day! Woo!

I’ll be working in “escrow services” for the “online auctions” industry. Sounds important, doesn’t it!?

Read about this fabulous offer! Boy, am I glad I posted my resume on Careerbuilder.com!

To: blahblahblah at nowhere dot org
Subject: Mark Turner, Part-Time Job for you
From: Ashli Roberts Ashli.e.innov.job@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:48:02 -0600

Dear Mark Turner,

I am a Chief Manager of HR Department of E-Innovative Group Inc. My name is Ashli Roberts.

We’ve analized your resume posted at Careerbuilder.com and I’m glad to propose you a FINANCIAL AGENT vacancy.
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Roy Cooper goes after car warranty scammers

North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper won a temporary restraining order has been obtained against a car warranty telemarketer. Superior Court Judge Ripley Rand ordered New Jersey-based Automotive Protection to stop illegally telemarketing to North Carolinians and to stop taking their money. Below is the press release from the NCDOJ [pdf]:

Telemarketer forced to park auto warranty scam, says AG
Cooper wins order against telemarketer that targeted seniors, took money without permission

Raleigh: A telemarketer pitching car warranties to seniors must stop making illegal calls and taking money from North Carolina consumers, Attorney General Roy Cooper announced today.
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Raleigh police arrest prostitute in sting

I should have known when I read the headline saying “Raleigh woman arrested in prostitute sting.” Why wasn’t that plural, as there are many areas of Raleigh where prostitution is an ongoing problem?

Then I read the article. This particular prostitute was advertising on Craigslist, and set up shop in a hotel room. In other words, she wasn’t standing on Raleigh street corners, or working out of the city’s public parks or neighborhood streets.

If you couldn’t tell I’ve got a much larger problem with one of these scenarios, and what the woman was doing ain’t it. What two consenting adults do behind doors is their business. What they do in public parks is a different story altogether. When Raleigh decides to crack down on this business I’ll be much more impressed.