Metasploit Hardware

[daniel at ugc-labs.co.uk (Daniel)]

sure, cost you a measly $10 bucks

> > http://metasploit.com/donate.html



On 31 Aug 2005, at 08:20, vajira ganepola wrote:

> Hello,
>
>         Can we have a glimpse of the new Metasploit logo before being
> released ?
>
> Thanks
>
> Vajira
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "H D Moore" <hdm at metasploit.com>
> To: <framework at metasploit.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 7:04 AM
> Subject: [framework] Metasploit Hardware
>
>
>
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > The metasploit.com server suffered two hardware lockups today and was
> > finally replaced. The problem appears to be related to the  
> > motherboard --
> > everything else has been replaced over the last two years and the  
> > lockups
> > have become more frequent.  The server is graciously hosted at a  
> > company
> > called WireWeb in San Antonio, who provide free hosting with nice
> > bandwidth in return for sporadic technical help (code,  
> > administration,
> > etc).
> >
> > The admin was nice enough to drive downtown to meet me twice, at  
> > thirty
> > minutes each way, in order to get the server back online.  I no  
> > longer
> > live in San Antonio and only had a twenty minute window to replace  
> > the
> > system with something that would fit in the rack-mount slot. My  
> > employer
> > was able to sell me an appliance from inventory at cost (minus the  
> > hard
> > drive) and this was used to replace the dying server. The new  
> > appliance
> > has about four times the processing power of the old server, but is
> > definitely no speed daemon (yes, we had a 600Mhz CPU before). The  
> > high
> > cost is mostly due to the small form factor, low power  
> > consumption, and
> > easy maintenance.
> >
> > The short of it is that we had an unexpected $800 USD expense in  
> > order to
> > keep the metasploit.com site operational. Previously, donations  
> > have been
> > used to replace parts and upgrade drives, but at this time, we are
> > actually at a negative balance[1]. If you would like to support the
> > project in a way that is immediately appreciated,  a donation to our
> > PayPal account would go a long way. To donate, please visit the  
> > URL below
> > and click on the "Make a Donation" button. Thanks!
> >
> > http://metasploit.com/donate.html
> >
> > -HD
> >
> > 1. The new artwork should be ready within the next month. We are  
> > pretty
> > excited about it and plan on doing a run of shirts and posters as  
> > soon as
> > we figure out the best way to handle it.