High Speed Rails.com - Weblog http://highspeedrails.com/Weblog Keep up with what's happening at High Speed Rails as well as with your favorite open source projects. daily 1 High Speed Rails.com - Weblog http://highspeedrails.com/Weblog http://highspeedrails.com/hsrlogo.png Mail Service Experiencing DDOS Attack http://highspeedrails.com/Weblog/archive/2008/05/05/mail-service-experiencing-ddos-attack We're working on resolving it.

This could take awhile. We're waiting on a customer to change DNS for his domain, so the attack will cease.

]]> 2008-05-05T09:07+00:00 2008-05-05 09:45:26 george Plone Bug-Fix Release 3.0.6 http://highspeedrails.com/Weblog/archive/2008/02/18/plone-bug-fix-release-306 Plone 3.0.6 is out. This is a bug-fix release. If you are affected by one of the bugs that it fixes, it would be a good idea to upgrade, otherwise there appears to be no rush. If you wish to upgrade, please file a support ticket.

]]> 2008-02-18T07:41+00:00 2008-02-18 07:41:26 george WordPress 2.3.3 - Urgent Recommended Upgrade http://highspeedrails.com/Weblog/archive/2008/02/05/wordpress-233---urgent-recommended-upgrade If you're running a WordPress site, please file a support ticket right away so we can update it to version 2.3.3 for you. WordPress version 2.3.3 fixes a serioues xml-rpc vulnerability.

]]> 2008-02-05T07:22+00:00 2008-02-05 07:22:02 george Overnight Outage due to Switch Failure http://highspeedrails.com/Weblog/archive/2008/02/05/overnight-outage-due-to-switch-failure We had an outage overnight due to an edge switch port failure. This is now resolved. I apologize for the inconvenience.

]]> 2008-02-05T07:13+00:00 2008-02-05 07:13:31 george Hotfix Released for Plone Hotfix 20071106 http://highspeedrails.com/Weblog/archive/2008/01/28/hotfix-released-for-plone-hotfix-20071106 If you're still using Plone 2.5.4 or 3.0.2 then you needed Plone Hotfix 20071106 back in November. But now there is a hotfix out for this hotfix, Plone Hotfix 20071106-2, to fix a vulnerability in the original hotfix. If you're not confused, and you're running Plone 2.5.4 or earlier, or Plone 3.0.2 or earlier, then please file a support ticket so we can install the new hotfix-hotfix for you. ;)

]]> 2008-01-28T11:28+00:00 2008-01-28 11:28:41 george Mail Service Interruption http://highspeedrails.com/Weblog/archive/2008/01/13/mail-service-interruption One of our mail servers, a brand new machine, powered off for some reason. We swapped the disk out into an identical on-site spare and service is restored. I apologize for the delay in restoring service. Thanks for your patience.

]]> 2008-01-13T08:29+00:00 2008-01-13 08:29:22 george Mailboxer mtahosts Variable IP Change http://highspeedrails.com/Weblog/archive/2008/01/03/mailboxer-mtahosts-variable-ip-change If you run a Mailboxer mailing list please update the mtahosts variable to the new IP address: 72.249.122.111. It's critical you update this right away so your list continues to work. I apologize for the delay in this notification.

]]> 2008-01-03T10:56+00:00 2008-01-03 10:56:42 george Turn HSRI into a Customer-Owned Coop? http://highspeedrails.com/Weblog/archive/2008/01/03/turn-hsri-into-a-customer-owned-coop The wild idea has been floated of turning High Speed Rails into a customer-owned cooperative. Each customer who chooses to become an owner of the coop would be on equal standing with all other owners, including the current ownership, and the cooperative would be run democratically. Members would likely be able to vote an owner discount and/or rebate. I think it's worth considering. If enough people participate, the cost may not be very high. If you're interested, let me know what you think.

In order to gauge the interest level, please participate in this very short and simple poll:

HSRI: A Customer-Owned Coop?
What Price Would You Pay for a Share of High Speed Rails Coop?

Not interested
$500
$750
$1000
$1500
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$5000
]]> 2008-01-03T10:50+00:00 2008-01-03 10:50:59 george WordPress 2.3.2 Released: Urgent Upgrade http://highspeedrails.com/Weblog/archive/2007/12/30/wordpress-232-released-urgent-upgrade If you have a WordPress site that is using a version earlier than 2.3.2, you need to upgrade right away to fix known vulnerabilities. Please file a support ticket so we can take care of this for you.

]]> 2007-12-30T11:37+00:00 2007-12-30 11:37:09 george Plone 2.5.5 and 3.0.4 Released - Recommended Upgrades http://highspeedrails.com/Weblog/archive/2007/12/17/plone-255-and-304-released---recommended-upgrades If you're not yet using Plone 2.5.5 or 3.0.4, it's recommended that you upgrade right away to fix security issues. Contact support for assistance.

]]> 2007-12-17T11:41+00:00 2007-12-17 11:41:45 george Urgent Plone Hotfix 20071106 for Plone 2.5 and 3.0 http://highspeedrails.com/Weblog/archive/2007/11/06/urgent-plone-hotfix-20071106-for-plone-25-and-30 "This hotfix corrects a vulnerability in the statusmessages and linkintegrity modules, where unsafe network data was interpreted as python pickles. This allows an attacker to run arbitrary python code within the Zope/Plone process." More information on Plone Hotfix 20071106.

The hotfix is only for Plone 2.5 and 3.0 but of course if you are running anything earlier than 2.5 you need to upgrade anyway.

Installation

To install this hotfix, login via ssh, become root and cd ~zope/instanceX/Products, X usually being 1. If you are not using our standard instance setup then you will already know where your instance is.

wget http://plone.org/products/plone-hotfix/releases/20071106/PloneHotfix20071106.tar.gz
tar xzf PloneHotfix20071106.tar.gz
chown -R zope:zope PloneHotfix20071106
rm PloneHotfix20071106.tar.gz

It's installed so now you need to restart Zope. You can do so either via the Control Panel in Zope (shutdown button) or with the below command:

zopectl restart

Be sure to login to Zope and go to Control Panel > Products where you can verify that PloneHotfix20071106 was successfully installed. If you need assistance, feel free to contact support.

]]> 2007-11-06T07:50+00:00 2007-11-06 07:50:49 george Wordpress Versions Below 2.3.1 Need Upgrading Right Away http://highspeedrails.com/Weblog/archive/2007/11/01/wordpress-versions-below-231-need-upgrading-right-away If you're using any Wordpress version previous to 2.3.1, please upgrade right away to fix serious security issues. See here for more information. Please feel free to file a support ticket and we can take care of the upgrade for you.

]]> 2007-11-01T12:38+00:00 2007-11-01 12:38:31 george Plone 2.5.4 and 3.0.2 Released - Recommended Upgrade http://highspeedrails.com/Weblog/archive/2007/10/11/plone-254-and-302-released---recommended-upgrade 2007-10-11T10:34+00:00 2007-10-11 10:34:15 george Server Phoenix Outage http://highspeedrails.com/Weblog/archive/2007/07/11/server-phoenix-outage Server phoenix is currently offline. We're working on the problem and expect to have more information soon.

Update: The server is back up after a lengthy filesystem check. Thanks for your patience. I apologize for the inconvenience.

]]> 2007-07-11T08:15+00:00 2007-07-11 09:41:29 george Plone 2.5.3 Released - Recommended Upgrade http://highspeedrails.com/Weblog/archive/2007/05/17/plone-253-released---recommended-upgrade Plone 2.5.3 is out and it fixes several bugs and a security issue. To upgrade, please file a support ticket and we'll take care of it for you.

]]> 2007-05-17T08:01+00:00 2007-05-17 08:01:07 george