CoreStreet recently released an updated version of their SpoofStick product which helps to address the recently discovered IDN vulnerability in today's major browsers.

SpoofStick is freely available for both Microsoft's Internet Explorer on Windows 2000 or XP and Mozilla's Firefox browser on all platforms.

An article by Frank W. Abagnale, the lecturer and consultant, entitled 14 tips to avoid identity theft details some good advice for protecting your identity.

Abagnale's tips:

1. Guard your Social Security number. It is the key to your credit report and banking accounts and is the prime target of criminals.

2. Monitor your credit report. It contains your SSN, present and prior employers, a listing of all account numbers, including those that have been closed, and your overall credit score. After applying for a loan, credit card, rental or anything else that requires a credit report, request that your SSN on the application be truncated or completely obliterated and your original credit report be shredded before your eyes or returned to you once a decision has been made. A lender or rental manager needs to retain only your name and credit score to justify a decision.

I've been using Qmail for some time now and like it quite a bit. I recently configured a new Qmail server and wanted to set it up to use Spamassassin on a per user basis. I used to use ifspamh to do this but for some reason it would not work properly on my new server. While I was looking for a fix I came across a better way.