Archive for December, 2007

Telnet SMTP connection test

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

Testing the SMTPG connection to your mail server need not be difficult. This is what I usually do to test my mail servers' SMTP status. Telnet SMTP connection test Open the command prompt. Use the following command. telnet <smtp server's name or IP Address> 25 You will the receive the SMTP server's welcome ...

Winpooch test result

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

After trying it up in a few high end machines (HP 7700 - Core 2 Duo 2.13Ghz with 4GB DDR2 866Mhz RAM), I noticed that after installation of Winpooch and Clamwin, the machines tend to lag and applications starts to slow down. After removing the software, the machines went back ...

Winpooch - An open source Anti Spyware and Antivirus

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

While searching for alternative anti-spyware and anti-virus, I stumble upon a promising GNU GPL licensed windows watchdog - the Winpooch. Some features listed on their website includes:- Description: detection of spywares and trojans. It becomes an anti virus if associated with ClamWin Development Status: open source project in progess Environment: ...