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Published on September 24, 2024
Last modified on October 6, 2024
Xapian logo

Do you self manage your email server? Are you now finding with large mailboxes it takes a long while to search? You might want to add Xapian full-text-searching into your mail server installation.

Published on January 24, 2024
Last modified on January 24, 2024
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When using PHP's cURL function, you may come across this error in your website log when the cURL function fails to retrieve information back. Here is the solution to this problem.

Published on August 20, 2023
Last modified on December 18, 2023
ACMA Headquarters

Enclosed is the link to the document I submitted in response to the Australian Government's proposed Misinformation / Disinformation Bill. This Bill (if enacted) will grant ACMA dystopian censorship over Australia's citizens.

Published on August 3, 2023
Last modified on August 4, 2023
USB External Hard Drive Mount

A recent computer hardware failure forced me to mount a hard drive via docking station to USB. However, every time I tried to introduce another USB drive, the drive mounted via the docking station disconnected. Here is the solution to this problem.

Published on July 19, 2023
Last modified on July 19, 2023
Dynamic DNS

If you use Bind in a DDNS context, you may have stumbled across this error. Here is the resolution.

Published on September 16, 2022
Last modified on September 17, 2022
OpenDMARC Report

Here is a solution to integrate OpenDMARC-Reports into your email server, if your only means of doing so is via secure SMTP authentication.

Published on August 21, 2022
Last modified on August 21, 2022
PHP-FPM - Selinux

Anyone who has done a custom install of PHP on a Linux OS with SeLinux enabled, would of at some time come across this error. Here is a solution.

Published on August 19, 2022
Last modified on August 19, 2022
Bind Caching Server

This howto steps through how to set up caching on Bind 9, when your Bind server is also serving as a Primary name server as well as a resolver for hosted domains.

Published on July 20, 2022
Last modified on July 20, 2022
The L2TP VPN Server did not respond.

Here is a solution for Mac & iPhone users who are having problems connecting to a Synology L2TP VPN Server.

Published on October 11, 2021
Last modified on October 11, 2021
DKIM Flow Diagram

This Howto is a brief explanation on what DKIM is, and its role in email delivery. Steps through installation, configuration and authentication.