-={ Social Engineering :) }=-
Because of some bizarre sort of stuff, or just because I had shown some talent at programming classes (I'm so modest :)), my prof came talk to me about the new server that is going to replace all the current student-based servers. It's going to run all the student accounts and it's gonna be called "citrinix". After some talking about my new project (more about this ahead), he proposed me to sysadmin it, once it's ready. I made him see how little I knew and how unsecure things could get if the bofh of that machine wasn't an experienced one, but he replied saying that the experience had to come from somewhere. I got pretty excited with it, but it's going to mean alot more hard work and alot of hours spent studying security related topics, but I think it's worth the shot.
-={ Hacking }=-
So... about my new project. It was kinda described in my precious post, but I'll list all the steps that I can see know to achieve success:
-={ Coding }=-
Two days have been spent on the following subjects:
- Bash Shell Scripting
- Interacting Bash Shell Scripting with C Coding
- Interacting Bash Shell Scripting with Python Coding
- Coding sockets using C
- SysAdmin'ing FAQS
- Mail servers, for a project
-={ The Project }=-
After reading some project files on some different ppl, I
started reading to develop my sms bases server system,
that will consist on a parsing of the root mails. The
"frequency" will be cron based, although I don't know much
about it. Oh... but I will. I'm sure I will!
-={ Music }=-
I found a small record store next to my school, inside a
library. The guy is really kewl, and he only has good
stuff in it, including Velvet Underground, Tom Waits,
Brian Eno, Cowboy Junkies, Pixies, etc at really great
prices. There went my savings of the week to the following
cds:
- The Clash - London Calling
- Van Der Graaf Generator - Still Life
- Anita Lane - Dirty Peal
As Tatiana sent me a gift (a teddy bear. CUUTEEE :)) and
Inês is going
to buy me a book, I'm gonna buy cds for everyone
there.
-={ Oddities }=-
I have my page done at http://buckley.evora.org.
I'm kinda happy now... I'm spending some quality time with
my girlfriend and still managing to code and read stuff at
night and attend to the classes during the day. Oh... My
Math Analysis Professor sent me a mail saying that my Web
Page was awesome and that I had some kewl taste in books
and cds, and blackmailing about me borrowing him some cds.
Otherwise, I would get less than 10. :)
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-={ Working }=-
Still teaching MS Access to little kids :). Corporate
programs still suck...
-={ Coding }=-
Magdalen Hsu Li and SnowPony.
-={ Sleeping }=-
None
On the 29/30th October there was a network related comference @ my university. Subjects like QoS or CORBA related projects have been talked along with some new ideas for e-schools and API's. Me and my 6 colleagues from University of Evora where the only kids around so, when I started making questions, we were "seen" in a good way and we got talked to by some of the University of Coimbra teachers there, which was pretty kewl. We got to chat about our projects and learn some stuff that we hadn't understand about Diffserv's with them.
The NINF has a new news page here and a new server is coming soon. I have took my full services and started managing the system' security. As the server runs RedHat Linux, and i haven't got (yet) the chance to change it to Debian GNU/Linux, I compiled the new Mandrake Firewall Solution, which we will see how it stands. Some new info soon on this.
I updated my personal page @ http://buckley.evora.org.
Farewell
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