Niall has packaged Skype for Debian. It works perfectly! More details on his site here … [Read more...] about Skype
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Google spam – sort of
Well... Not really... One of the spam trends I've noticed recently is "link swap" spam. If you only run one website you might be duped into believing it was a genuine request for a link swap.. ... except when you get 100's of them with almost identical text and very obvious indications that they have never "visited" your site except with their spam bot! Typically the text reads … [Read more...] about Google spam – sort of
Choosing a CRM
I've been experimenting with a number of CRMs over the last few months. There seem to be a couple of types on the market: Desktop based web based Combination The desktop applications all seem to be windows based and include some form of email client that either integrates with Outlook or replaces it. Although a lot of companies use windows only on their desktops we don't, so … [Read more...] about Choosing a CRM
SPF records
Spam Assassin 3 comes with a builtin SPF record checker, so it would make sense to publish SPF records for domains. Or would it? This domain has now got a simple set of SPF records which I setup using a couple of the online tools to generate them. If you want to see how many domains are publishing SPF have a look here. Although it is not a definitive listing it does give some … [Read more...] about SPF records
Upgrading MailScanner – rpm based system
Upgrading MailScanner on an rpm based system is not complicated as long as you read the messages on the screen. First off go to the MailScanner download section and get the version you want to upgrade to. The second one in the list is the rpm version for RedHat and derivatives. Normally there is a choice of "stable" and "beta" downloads. What's the difference? The stable has … [Read more...] about Upgrading MailScanner – rpm based system