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WayBack throwing “Wayback Exception An unknown exception has occurred. Unexpected Error” usually indicates a cookie problem

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/12/22

If saving a web-page on the WayBack machine throws you this error on any site:

Wayback Exception

 

An unknown exception has occurred. Unexpected Error

Then usually the cause is having too many cookies.

Clean your cookies for web.archive.org, then try again.

–jeroen

Posted in Internet, InternetArchive, Power User, WayBack machine | 2 Comments »

301 & 302 Redirect Generator Tool

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/12/19

[WayBack301 & 302 Redirect Generator Tool is a simple and cool tool:

Generate code to permanently or temporarily redirect your old URL to a new URL using htaccess, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, ASP or ASP.Net

Although using .htaccess files requires Apache to allow AllowOverride All which you might not want to, so here are a few other options and links you might want to check out:

–jeroen

Posted in *nix, Apache2, Development, HTML, HTML5, Power User, Software Development, Web Development | Leave a Comment »

WinHTTP Cipher restrictions to TLSv1.2 does not work on Windows7, Server 2008 R2 and Server 2012…

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/12/18

This will bite me some time for sure, so for my link archive: [WayBack] TRestClient and Cipher restrictions to TLSv1.2 does not work on Windows7 and Server2008R2 … and how it can be solved… – Günther Schoch – Google+

References:

For at least some Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 systems, that update (KB3140245) doesn’t automatically turns up in the Windows Update list.

To make matters worse, the page cannot be archived in either the WayBack machine or Archive.is (I tried multiple times with empty results).

Luckily, there is a copy at [WayBack] KB3140245 DefaultSecureProtocols – Security.NL.

After installing the update, you have to ensure you set the DefaultSecureProtocols registry value to the bitmap value that indicates with SSL/TLS versions you want to support:

The DefaultSecureProtocols registry entry can be added in the following path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\WinHttp

On x64-based computers, DefaultSecureProtocols must also be added to the Wow6432Node path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\WinHttp

The registry value is a DWORD bitmap. The value to use is determined by adding the values corresponding to the protocols desired.

DefaultSecureProtocols Value Protocol enabled
0x00000008 Enable SSL 2.0 by default
0x00000020 Enable SSL 3.0 by default
0x00000080 Enable TLS 1.0 by default
0x00000200 Enable TLS 1.1 by default
0x00000800 Enable TLS 1.2 by default

For example:

The administrator wants to override the default values for WINHTTP_OPTION_SECURE_PROTOCOLS to specify TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2.

Take the value for TLS 1.1 (0x00000200) and the value for TLS 1.2 (0x00000800) then add them together in calculator (in programmer mode), the resulting registry value would be 0x00000A00.

–jeroen

Posted in .NET, Delphi, Development, Power User, Software Development, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 | 2 Comments »

Search in Google+ – Computer – Google+ Help

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/12/18

I forgot how long it took them and how frustrating searches were without the new search operators, but they finally are there. So you don’t have to click again for the advanced options, I’ve quoted them below.

So earlier this year Google sort of restored the classic search (Remember when G+ search was useful? It again is. « The Wiert Corner – irregular stream of stuff) making it on par with the 2013 [WayBack] Search tips within Google Plus – WebSIGHT Hangouts and now they finally topped it.

Yay!

Details:

Lars Fosdal made a nice concise list of it.

–jeroen

Lars Fostal (with some minor additions from me):

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The day that the internet archive was down for a few hours – time to sponsor them.

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/12/17

In an era where we’ve become dependent on 24/7 communications and availability of the internet, but even more so on archives of information that appeared, became fake and then denied, the Internet Archive (including the WayBack machine) was down for a few hours because of a PGE power outage in San Francisco.

(Posted late because, well the WordPress.com “missed schedule” bug is back)

So this is a reminder to sponsor the Internet Acrhive. Because we can.

–jeroen

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Helft homepaginas van Nederlandse overheidswebsites gebruikt geen https – IT Pro – Nieuws – Tweakers

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/12/15

Still some work to do for some of my sites:

–jeroen

[WayBackHelft homepaginas van Nederlandse overheidswebsites gebruikt geen https – IT Pro – Nieuws – Tweakers

Posted in Communications Development, Development, Encryption, https, Internet protocol suite, Power User, Security, TLS | Leave a Comment »

Crypto Museum (Amsterdam, 2016) – Google Photos

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/12/15

Last year Robin Sheat made this nice set of pictures: Crypto Museum (Amsterdam, 2016) – Google Photos

via:

–jeroen

Posted in Encryption, History, Power User, Security | Leave a Comment »

Some notes on having static-web site owners upload their content over SFTP

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/12/14

Yes, there are still static web-sites. A long time ago, they were uploaded over FTP. Now many use more secure protocols.

So here are some links and notes to allow this on a Linux based host running OpenSSH.

I got to the above via these two links:

An alternative might be web-dave, but that would probably mean some hassle to separate uploading the site from accessing the site.

[Archive.isHow To Set Up WebDAV With Apache2 On OpenSUSE 12.2

–jeroen

Posted in *nix, Communications Development, Development, Internet protocol suite, Linux, openSuSE, Power User, SSH, SuSE Linux, TCP | Leave a Comment »

Zaterdag 16 december 2017 Informatiemarkt Badhoevedorp | Gemeente Haarlemmermeer

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/12/13

Programma informatiemarkt 16 december Informatie over:

  • Jaaroverzicht 2017
  • Planning 2018
  • Centrum
  • Lijndenhof – Groene singel
  • Park de Veldpost en sportpark de Veldpost •Park Quatrebras •Het Lint
  • Participatie Badhoevedorp •Sloop A9 •Tijdelijk gebruik oude A9
  • Woningontwerpen Park Quatrebras( (AM en Bohemen)

Rondleidingen:

  • 13:30 – 14.00 uur – Wandeling park en voorzieningengebied Wandeling met de projectmanager door Park Quatrebras.

Source: [WayBack16 december Informatiemarkt Badhoevedorp | Gemeente Haarlemmermeer

via: [WayBackInformatiemarkt Badhoevedorp

–jeroen

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Task Scheduler – command-line End a Running Task

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/12/11

schtasks /End [/S <system> [/U <username> [/P [<password>]]]] /TN taskname

[WayBackEnd a Running Task

Every now and then you have those Scheduled Tasks consisting of batch files that – despite trying – still ask for user input.

If – even after a reasonable time out – the Task Scheduler still hasn’t killed them, you can kill them by hand with the above schtasks in a snap.

–jeroen

Posted in Console (command prompt window), Power User, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016 | Leave a Comment »