Link roundup 9/24/07
Three recent posts from O’Reilly weblogs
ONLamp.com — An OpenLDAP Update: Marty Heyman provides a nice overview of major enhancements to OpenLDAP over the years as well as insights into future directions of the popular open source directory services package. The article is well worth a read if you are interested in OpenLDAP.
When Webmail 2.0 is Snail Mail - O’Reilly ONLamp Blog: The author details the hazards of trying to use modern web webmail applications over a slow cellular data connection. In short, unless you have a fast data connection or are really in need, it’s not a good idea.
Social Engineering Social Networking Services: A LinkedIn Example - O’Reilly ONLamp Blog: Nitesh Dhanjani discusses potential risks posed by social engineering to privacy and security on social networks and in particular the risks of falsely created accounts that appear to be from someone in your network.
Reader Resources
Commentary
- Death of the Hardware Security Appliance | Ronan Kavanagh --CEO; SpamTitan Technologies
- Archiving Challenges and Priorities: Apply Lessons Learned from a Regulated Industry | Stephen Marsh -- Founder and CEO; Smarsh Inc.
- What Can Users Do to Protect Themselves from Bots? | Michael O’Reirdan -- Chairman; Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG)

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