Month: June 2011
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Prius
Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris One of the things I have always wanted to do, ever since Toyota launched the Prius, was drive one. Not too long ago, “thanks” to an accident, I had the opportunity to drive a Prius. It was a new model, which Toyota touts as the most advanced car…
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Migrating spamassassin from db files to MySQL
Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris In this post, we’ll take a look at how to migrate spamassassin from the default db files to a MySQL database. The assumption is that you have a working mail server that already does spam scanning and where spamassassin stores its information in the default db files. In…
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The ssh files (2)
Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris Welcome to the second instalment of the ssh files. In this instalment, we’ll be taking a look at logging in without a password, using public key authentication. The major benefit of logging in through public key authentication, is that you will only have to remember the pass phrase…
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Door to door spam
Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris Online or offline, we are constantly bombarded with all kinds of messages trying to convince us to buy this or give money to that. I tend to be a little allergic to advertising messages.I tend to be a bit careful with the kind of information I want to…
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The ssh files (1)
Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris If you have ever had to administer Linux (or Unix) servers, you are probably familiar with ssh, the secure shell client. For those of you not familiar with ssh, think “telnet on steroids”. For those of you not familiar with telnet or ssh…what are you doing administering servers?…
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Drivers from hell
Last Updated on 2020-08-25 by Joop Beris I don’t know why but generally it seems that the Dutch are simply poor drivers. For instance, when there’s fog, rain or snow, you get either people who panic and suddenly think it’s best to drive at a speed that would embarrass an asthmatic hippo. Or you get…