The code for the MySpace Friend List Export script I wrote a while back is now available for download. If you’re a PHP programmer and are interested in viewing the source code for it, take a look at http://stuff.daniel15.com/php/myspace/get_friends.txt 
The code is quite ugly, but, well, so is MySpace. That’s my excuse. 
Recently, I was working on some DNS tools, including DNS lookup and WHOIS tools. Needing to test the WHOIS tool, I used google.com as a test domain (as I usually do). The WHOIS lookup returned some rather interesting results:
Hostnames like “GOOGLE.COM.IS.HOSTED.ON.PROFITHOSTING.NET”, “GOOGLE.COM.PLZ.GIVE.A.PR8.TO.AUDIOTRACKER.NET”, GOOGLE.COM.ZOMBIED.AND.HACKED.BY.WWW.WEB-HACK.CO and ” GOOGLE.COM.SUCKS.FIND.CRACKZ.WITH.SEARCH.GULLI.COM” are listed.
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Based on a blog entry I read about backing up your profile, I decided to try and write a script that would grab your entire friend list so you can have a local copy of it. It was kinda hard to do, but I’ve managed to write a relatively simple script that will grab your entire friends list, and display it on the one page. It does so by grabbing each page in the “View All Friends” section, and essentially merges them all together. What you end up with is one page that contains your entire friends list.
Take a look at http://stuff.daniel15.com/php/myspace/get_friends.php for the script so far. Note that it will currently not work on private profiles (although I’m working on a fix for that). For now, if you have a private profile, you must temporarily set your profile to public in order to export the friends list.
You can easily save the page it generates (via File → Save As…) and keep it as a local copy of your friends list. Yes, I know how it displays its output is kinda ugly at the moment, but I’m a coder, not a designer
Hope it’s useful for someone.
I originally posted this to the MySpace Forums, but thought I should also post it here
I checked my email inbox this morning, and guess what I found? The firewall (ConfigServer Security and Firewall) on a server I help run blocked a brute-force attack from Nokia:
Time: Tue May 1 02:28:18 2007
IP: 63.97.248.34 (machine34.nokia.com)
Failures: 5 (sshd)
Interval: 135 seconds
Blocked: YesLog entries:
May 1 02:28:08 blue sshd[9363]: Failed password for root from ::ffff:63.97.248.34 port 56057 ssh2
May 1 07:28:08 blue sshd[9364]: Failed password for root from ::ffff:63.97.248.34 port 56057 ssh2
May 1 02:28:11 blue sshd[9368]: Failed password for root from ::ffff:63.97.248.34 port 56436 ssh2
May 1 07:28:11 blue sshd[9369]: Failed password for root from ::ffff:63.97.248.34 port 56436 ssh2
May 1 02:28:13 blue sshd[9370]: Failed password for root from ::ffff:63.97.248.34 port 56591 ssh2
Just thought it was funny
(oh yeah, and I will report it to them!)
Sure, there’s been some stupid eBay auctions in the past, but this has got to be the stupidest eBay auction ever! Someone was trying to sell contact information of a person who has a PlayStation 3… Here’s the description that was posted:
You are bidding on the contact information for my friend who acquired a PS3 by waiting in line outside Best Buy for two days in advance. I was there with him the entire time, but already sold mine. He has in his posession a PS3, extra controller, extra charger, three games (Resistance, Madden, and Ridge Racer), and a 2 year product replacement plan. Keep in mind that you are not bidding on an actual system, but only the information where you might obtain one. You will be able to contact him and he is very willing to sell if the price is right. The unit is in the Atlanta, GA area and he would be willing to deliver in person if close by. PayPal is the only payment form accepted.
As soon as I saw this, I couldn’t believe that someone would be trying to sell contact information on eBay, and certainly didn’t think that anyone would bid on it… (more…)