There was an interesting post to ILUG this morning with links to alternatives for a lot of common Windows applications. Ken Guest's list of applications is an excellent starting point. I'll definitely be adding that to the resources section when I get a chance. There are still a couple of areas that it is hard for linux to compete, but things are definitely improving. I only … [Read more...] about Common Windows Software alternatives
ICANN and domains ….
As of last Friday ICANN's rules on domain transfers have been changed quite dramatically. Whether this should be seen in a positive light or not is hard to say, however the potential for abuse is all too real. Some of the registrars make it relatively easy to edit domains "en masse", so locking isn't an issue. Others don't seem to understand why updating several hundred … [Read more...] about ICANN and domains ….
DNS Blacklists – Setting up a local mirror
Introduction I am currently mirroring a number of DNS blacklists, often referred to as RBLs, on our network in order to speed up mail processing. By keeping the queries local not only do we get a definite speed increase, faster processing and fewer timeouts but we also reduce our bandwidth usage. In order to setup a local mirror (or caching server) you will need the … [Read more...] about DNS Blacklists – Setting up a local mirror
IRC Support
Vasiliy Boulytchev has setup a MailScanner IRC channel over on freenode: #mailscanner ipv4: irc.freenode.net ipv6: irc.ipv6.freenode.net I've also setup a "paste bin" if you need to share your config or other code with users. If you need a good IRC client use Xchat … [Read more...] about IRC Support
Firefox 1.0 released
Well if you haven't heard it already (where have you been hiding?) Firefox 1.0 has finally been released. I've been using it on both Windows and Debian for the last few months and love it. Why? Tabbed browsing is the main thing for me, but it's not the only one. I made a few comments on it in the past when PR1 was released. I also ran into a few issues with getting its links to … [Read more...] about Firefox 1.0 released