One of the most common questions I get about FTP has to do with error 425, "Can't open data connection." This is indeed a protocol level error that is defined in the RFC. Its meaning is obvious: the data connection (for a directory listing, upload, or download) was unable to be established. First - the most common solution: change the active/passive mode settings. But that might not work, and if it does its only a band-aid covering up the real problem. As I've mentioned in the past, one of the most ......
Online merchants - by taking advantage of available cardholder authentication services on your e-commerce transactions, you can get improved rates, prevent fraud, and even get charge-back protection so that if a fraud related charge-back does occur - you may not be financially responsible*. The cardholder authentication services I'm talking about? Verified By Visa, MasterCard SecureCode, and JCB J/Secure. All of these services are built on Visa's 3-D Secure protocol. For more in formation about how ......
/n software's NetCmdlets is available for free for non-commercial use. Check out the NetCmdlets hobbyist license here. Update! The ordering process does not require a credit card unless you request a physical cd shipment. For electronic download, just be sure to enter your name and email address! Technorati Tags: NetCmdlets, PowerShell ......
Yesterday, NewsGator announced that it is making all if its RSS reader applications free. That includes FeedDemon (which I love and have been using for years), NetNewsWire, NewsGator Go, NewsGator Online, and NewsGator Inbox. Individual downloads ......
Following the release of IP*Works! v8 last October, /n software announced to release of IP*Works SSL v8 and IP*Works SSH v8 (.Net and Java Editions) just before Christmas! Keep up with other /n software releases by following the official RSS feed. Technorati Tags: IPWorks, SSL, SSH ......
Winsock Error 10060 means "Connection timed out". This means it timed out on the TCP level - i.e., we expected to receive a packet from the remote host during the connection attempt, but we did not.
If you get this error, most likely there is a (temporary) problem with the server (or some router along the way). You can try a traceroute to determine whether or not this is true.
Richard Seroter has posted an update on his BizTalk RSS feed generation using RSSBus. He's using RSSBus to generate perf metrics feeds for his BizTalk applications. In this post, Richard talks about how he uses the RSSBus caching features to avoid the extra load on his BizTalk databases, and shows how he's integrated the resulting feed into a web part. BiztalkOps - more infoSqlOps - more info Technorati Tags: BizTalk, RSSBus, RSS ......