as in, even https://whatsmyip.com was not reachable from the TPE free wifi.
I have a few others in mind for such a list, including a few that do not appear to have a DHCP service but a very strong signal
it just struck me, is there a list somewhere somebody maintains of "free" airport wifi networks that just plain don't work, block ssh out, appear to be blocked by the outside world in general? (one or more of, other criteria fine too)
Not asking for a friend (yes, using my phone as hotspot in TPE at the moment), and I have encountered a few more that should be added to such a list.
Please boost for reach.
An exchange with Outlook-suffering colleagues reminded me of my 2011 rant which is sadly still relevant, "The Problem Isn't Email, It's Microsoft Exchange" https://nxdomain.no/~peter/the_problem_isnt_email_its_microsoft_exchange.html #email #outlook #exchange #uxfail #standardswhatstandards
Only one day left to submit for BSDCan 2026!
Deadline January 17, 2026, see https://www.bsdcan.org/2026/papers.html
About the BSD conferences: https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html
#bsdcan #OpenBSD #NetBSD #FreeBSD #conference #development #networking #security @bsdcan
The story of Propolice, the OpenBSD stack protector https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20251212094310 #openbsd #propolice #stackprotection #security #securecode #exploitmitigation #secureprogramming
A Bus Ride and the (At Least) 3x UX FAILs
Norway is digital to a fault. That is why attempting to buy the ticket for a bus ride can reveal a cascade of user experience (UX) failures
Read on: https://nxdomain.no/~peter/a_bus_ride_and_at_least_three_ux_fails.html (tracked https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/11/a-bus-ride-and-at-least-3x-ux-fails.html) #ux #uxfail #ai #artificialintellingence #digitalization #onlinepayments
If you are looking for #PF resources for #openbsd and #freebsd alike, the up to date slides for the #tutorial are at https://nxdomain.no/~peter/pf_fullday.pdf with updates for each session.
In addition, we (the good people at @nostarch and yours truly) are working to get the 4th edition of The Book PF ready and available as soon as possible (see https://nxdomain.no/~peter/yes_the_book_of_pf_4th_ed_is_coming.html or tracked https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/07/yes-book-of-pf-4th-edition-is-coming.html)
The .cn domain name scammers are still at it, a new entry added to the archive at https://nxdomain.no/~peter/domainnamescam/
See "Domain Name Scams Are Alive And Well, Thank You" https://nxdomain.no/~peter/domain_name_scams_are_alive_and_well_thank_you.html for some background (written 2016, and the problem was not new then) #dns #domainnamescam #cndomains #scams #spam
LibreSSL 4.1.2 and 4.2.1 released https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20251102090208 #openbsd #libressl #tls #ssl #security #networking #cryptography #crypto #realcrypto #libresoftware #freesoftware
In case you were wondering, the only changes in that document are version numbers and dates.
The meat of "What's new in OpenBSD 7.8" can be found by following the links to the release page and other useful resources.
Now that #openbsd 7.8 https://www.openbsd.org/78.html is out, a refresh of "You Have Installed OpenBSD. Now For The Daily Tasks." https://nxdomain.no/~peter/openbsd_installed_now_for_the_daily_tasks.html or tracked https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2024/09/you-have-installed-openbsd-now-for.html was in order. #install #upgrade #maintenance #security #freesoftware #libresoftware
WPA3 support for OpenBSD 802.11 wireless funded by NLNet Foundation https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20251017070142 #openbsd #wifi #networking #wpa3 #security #nlnet #nlnetfoundation #funding #freesoftware #libresoftware
RFC1149: Ten Years of In-Flight Internet https://nxdomain.no/~peter/rfc1149_ten_years_of_in-flight_internet.html
Yes, there was an implementation. In April 2001, my laptop was pinged via carrier pigeon.
My writeup for the 10th anniversary of the experiment, with links to copies of the original material. #rfc1149 #pigenons #networking #hacking
Next year in #brussels - #eurobsdcon 2026:
#Eurobsdcon 2026 will be in #Brussels #belgium
Tomorrow 2025-09-25 at 10:30 CEST, the refreshed "Network Management with the OpenBSD Packet Filter Toolset" https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/talk/FW39CX/ by yours truly, @stucchimax and Tom Smyth will start at #eurobsdcon.
We will put the updated slides online just before the session starts.
#openbsd #freebsd #pf #packetfilter #networking #firewall #trickery #security
And yes of course, that became a fresh spamtrap, number 8205067 or thereabouts. see the old favorite https://nxdomain.no/~peter/eighteen_years_of_greytrapping.html #greytrapping #openbsd #spamd #cybercrime
So this happened:
Sep 24 10:54:05 skapet spamd[54856]: (GREY) 175.45.142.102: <> -> <delivery7.nospamcloud.com-1758704031-testing@bsdly.net>
Sep 24 10:54:05 skapet spamd[60923]: new entry 175.45.142.102 from <> to <delivery7.nospamcloud.com-1758704031-testing@bsdly.net>, helo delivery7-out1.nospamcloud.com
I'm amazed. Still. See https://nxdomain.no/~peter/twenty-plus_years_on_smtp_callbacks_are_still_pointless.html #smtp #callbacs #spam #antispam
A little more than a week from now, #BSD people will start our trek to #Zagreb for EuroBSDcon 2025 (Sep 24-28).
You can join us there!
Program https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/schedule/
Register https://2025.eurobsdcon.org/registration.html
Main site https://2025.eurobsdcon.org/
#eurobsdcon #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #conference #freesoftware #libresoftware