Shove your Blackberry

I found a nice Blackberry in the parking lot this morning.  I felt bad for the person so I made every effort to try and contact someone to notify him that I found the phone.

I went out of my way to track him down.  I respected his privacy.  It was not a Pearl, but rather a very nice Blackberry device in which I thought he might happen to appreciate the return of it.

I will think twice next time.  I got a phone call from the person on his phone, after contacting what appeared to be his sister where I left my home phone number on voice-mail.  It turns out he lives right down the hall from me.  I walked the short few feet to his door.

Not a "thank you", or any hinting of gratitude for returning his expensive phone.  Instead he asked if I found his wallet and keys.  I said no, and he returned to his apartment.

Jack ass.  Next time I will think twice.  That would have been an easy unlock and a nice addition to my carrier services.  Go fuck yourself.

1 minute HOWTO: Update SpamAssassin Rules / Filters

The script "sa-update" is used by SpamAssassin to download configuration files such as rules and scores.  Here are the small steps that you must take in order to keep your spam filter rules up to par and able to knock the incoming spam mail to the floor.

1. Change your path to your SpamAssassin rules and global configuration directory. "cd /usr/local/share/spamassassin" or "cd /usr/share/spamassassin" - of which either one would exist depending on your platform installation method
2. Execute sa-update with the -D parameter so that you may see what updates are being downloaded and to output debug information.  You may type "whereis sa-update" if sa-update is not in your path.  So, after changing directories in this list #1, enter as root "sa-update -D"
3. You will see a current version and the new version listed at the bottom of the output.  If their is a new definition, the new will be shown in difference to the current.
4. Restart spamd.  This may be done with the following, one of which will work depending on your operating system and installation method: "/etc/init.d/spamassassin restart", "/etc/init.d/spamd restart", "/usr/local/etc/rc.d/sa-spamd restart"