The Case of the Mysterious Linker
On a few of my Fedora 19 machines, I’ve had odd linker problems. Apps that used to work, like k3b’s ripper, Audacity, etc. would fail… Read More »The Case of the Mysterious Linker
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SMTP, STARTTLS, and Stastistics
Do mail servers really encrypt mail opportunistically? Does STARTTLS really leak metadata?
vsftpd Configuration for TLS and Passive Mode
The vsftpd standard FTP daemon on Fedora 17 comes configured to not work. It doesn’t work in normal mode (chroot problems) it doesn’t handle TLS,… Read More »vsftpd Configuration for TLS and Passive Mode
Zero a GPT Label Using dd
When re-using a disk with a GPT label (GUID Partition Table) it’s important to wipe the label stored on both the first and last blocks… Read More »Zero a GPT Label Using dd
‘watch’ for Solaris (or any other machine with bash)
Solaris variants (i.e. Nexenta) seem to lack the ‘watch’ program that’s so useful on Linux/BSD. There are several people asking for this on various forums.… Read More »‘watch’ for Solaris (or any other machine with bash)