Unfortunately it ended in a never ending loop of trying to load thunderbird, starting the update, crashing through the update process with a “cannot update all files” error, and restarting the updater. Hmmm… so I uninstalled it and noted that not all files were gone. I could not delete the directory because of a little file, mozmApi32.dll, which was apparently in use by another process. Despite rebooting.

A little internet search revealed that Logitech Quickcam was at fault. What it’s doing with my mail reader, I have no idea, but closing that down let me delete the directory and re-install the new version of Thunderbird. What a pain. If I was running Linux, I would give Claws a try like this guy, but migration at this point would be too much hassle. I may do it when I have to buy a new computer and the only OS available is that piece of crap Vista.

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This new beta version has a few new features but is otherwise the same old Thunderbird. I’d upgrade just for the new icons. Unfortunately a lot of plugins don’t work with the new version… :(

See this review for more details.

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The basic theory is that it’ll check the ‘reply-to’ address with the originating domain of the e-mail, and if that domain is not authorized to send e-mail from that address, the e-mail gets stamped with a big warning (or rejected outright).

I’m not sure at how useful it will actually be to slow down spam — after all, there are lots of insecure domains out there — but it took me like 15 minutes to set up for my domains so why not, eh? I used this SPF setup wizard to make life easier.

Now, all I have to do is stop forwarding the e-mail for my whois address to my regular inbox. I get a ridiculous number of spam messages a day in there. I can’t wait till CIRA implements their new policy of non-public addresses…

There’s also this interesting Bandwidth Log for my router. It was easy enough to set up but making it reload whenever I reboot the router is a little more involved and I’ll pass on it for now… and making it backup the tracked data… well, forget it! ;)

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I also had a whole bunch of Band music come through that I will have to extract to PDF and put up on the web site tomorrow. The joys of being the webmaster!

Oh, and while I was doing that, I spotted a mouse running around in the house. ARGH! Where’s a cat when you need one?!

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Well, better this address than my utoronto one I suppose. That’s the danger of posting your e-mail out and about. I knew that, but I didn’t think my e-mail would be sullied so quickly! ARGH.

Mental note: learn more about mailservers so I can set up funky temporary e-mails to post to my web pages / sigs, etc…

Heh. Ok, that was a pathetic rant. Not even a rant really, just random complaints / noise. To fluctuate that decibel counter or something. *shrug* I’m in a mediocre mood so it’ll have to do.

[UPDATE]: That’s why I have my contact form now, so I don’t actually have to post my e-mail anywhere!

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Well, there was the heated debate about proper use of our listserv when I got home, stuffing my inbox with 30 new messages, but, that’s a minor inconvenience.

More to come when I have time to flesh out this posting. I’m going to bed now.

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