Neowin News Feed for: Addresses

China running out of IP addresses

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:50:34 +0000

Chinese officials are calling for a mass migration to IPv6 after disclosing that they have only 830 days' worth of IPv4 resources left. The disclosure was made by Li Kai, director of IP of the... Read more...

EU Official: IP Addresses are Personal Information

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:11:00 +0000

IP addresses, string of numbers that identify computers on the Internet, should generally be regarded as personal information, the head of the European Union's group of data privacy regulators said Monday. Germany's data protection commissioner,... Read more...

Windows Live Passport blocking Gmail addresses

Tom Warren — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:49:10 +0000

It has come to our attention via Mauricio that Microsoft's Windows Live Passport service is currently blocking new sign ups from any @gmail.com email addresses. The error message any user receives is "reserved domain" when... Read more...

Microsoft addresses reports of forced updates and reboots

Steven Parker — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:46:04 +0000

Microsoft has posted a long and complex explanation to its Windows Software Update Services (WSUS) blog, explaining the latest case of why software updates are being pushed to users who believe they've turned automatic updating... Read more...

WLMessenger network rejects .Mac e-mail addresses

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:52:59 +0000

Microsoft's instant messaging network is rejecting existing users of Windows Live Messenger when they try to sign in with a .Mac e-mail address. "Because of a recent system update, you must change the email address... Read more...

Internet to get .asia addresses

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 23:29:24 +0000

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, which oversees domain names, approved the .asia domain name last October after beginning negotiations in late 2005. Now, DotAsia Organization Limited has announced that the first net... Read more...

@Live.com e-mail Addresses Information

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:06:46 +0000

Looks like we finally have heard some news on when @live.com e-mail addresses will be released. Jacky Mok, another Product Manager for Windows Live in Toronto, has posted some information saying when they will be... Read more...

IPv4 Addresses Expected To Run Out In 2010

Sun, 27 May 2007 17:37:01 +0000

It is often said that the number of TCP-IP addresses available on the Internet is running low but this time there are specific dates for when the addresses are predicted to run out. The Internet... Read more...

PayPal Leaking Customer Email Addresses

Sat, 22 Jan 2005 18:03:34 +0000

Windows enthusiast site, MSFN.org, have highlighted a rather serious problem with PayPal's email removal feature. Most emails sent from corporations have "removal" links to comply with anti-spam legislation in the USA. On clicking... Read more...

Intel CEO: Dual-Core Design Addresses Power Challenge

Tue, 19 Oct 2004 23:46:21 +0000

Intel Corp.'s decision to move to a multicore architecture for its next-generation CPUs is a recognition that the computer industry is facing an increasing power-management challenge in its chip designs, Intel CEO Craig Barrett said... Read more...

PHP 4.3.6RC1 - Addresses 2 major bugs

Fri, 02 Apr 2004 13:38:32 +0000

Well this is a shocker as I thought PHP 4.3.5 would be the last of the 4s. :S Maybe 4.3.6 will be the golden release :D In the spirit of release early, release... Read more...

MySQL addresses open-source license problem

Sun, 14 Mar 2004 06:21:29 +0000

MySQL, an open-source database company, has taken a step to mend a rift in the open-source world by updating a controversial licensing provision that had broken a close tie between the MySQL database and another... Read more...

Virus writers flog infected IP addresses to spammers

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 24 Feb 2004 09:39:32 +0000

GERMAN MAG c't said it has evidence to suggest that virus writers are selling the addresses of computers infected with trojans to spammers. The magazine says it managed to track down the authors of a... Read more...

Citrix Addresses Windows 2000 SP4 Issues

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 20 Oct 2003 15:30:43 +0000

In late June, Microsoft released Service Pack 4 for Windows 2000. Within hours, support forums and web boards became abuzz with problems experienced in Citrix MetaFrame environments after the Windows Service Pack was installed. As... Read more...

Network Solutions spills e-mail addresses

Michael Stanclift — Fri, 24 Jan 2003 18:33:24 +0000

Herndon-based Internet domain registrar Network Solutions Inc. said it will apologize to tens of thousands of customers whose e-mail addresses the company inadvertently released yesterday. "A few thousand" Network Solutions customers received... Read more...

Smart email addresses could slice spam

Darren Bolton — Fri, 06 Dec 2002 11:53:44 +0000

Software that generates a unique email address for every message sent could help cut down spam, a US computer scientist believes. This is because hidden in the address are encrypted rules determining... Read more...

Device to zap email addresses through a handshake unveiled

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 07 Oct 2002 10:42:00 +0000

IN JAPAN, exchanging business cards is an elaborate ritual. And we have heard many a tale of disgraced executives humiliated in front of their colleagues, when unable to produce a finely-printed card to offer scruffy... Read more...

.NET Alerts available for non-MSN addresses

Wed, 24 Oct 2001 22:00:19 +0000

Microsoft® .NET Alerts service gives you the information you want where you want it: on your computer via MSN® Messenger or Microsoft® Windows® Messenger, on your mobile device, or in your e-mail inbox. ... Read more...