Category Archives: OpenBSD
Using the PayPal express checkout API in Perl
Perl API for PayPal There are a number of apps written in Perl that connect to classic CC transaction gateways. Meanwhile, PayPal has become so inexpensive, that a number of merchants can save significant amounts by switching to PayPal. The … Continue reading
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Trouble shooting sendmail base configuration
There is a simple command that can be used to make sure that the basic configuration of sendmail is correct: echo \$Z | sendmail -d0.1 The output of that command should look like: Version 8.13.1 Compiled with: DNSMAP HESIOD HES_GETMAILHOST … Continue reading
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Migrating a directory to a separate filesystem on AIX
Problem You have a directory that deserves it’s own file system for some reason. This could be because you need to increase throughput, manage backups separately, manage quotas separately or just to have a cleaner data architecture. Solution Create a … Continue reading
NetApp bonded VLAN configuration
Problem To maximize the benefit from the multi-port adapters on a NetApp, it is best to bond the ports together (some vendors refer to this as “trunk groups”). Then over the new bonded trunk, the various networks can be assigned … Continue reading
Directing all VPN traffic through the OpenVPN concentrator
Problem It is necessary for some users to have all their traffic directed through the OpenVPN concentrator. The number one reason for such a configuration is to protect the HTTP traffic over unsecured WiFi (a.k.a. hotspots). Solution Add to the … Continue reading
Reporting OpenBSD dmesg
Overview In order to help OpenBSD developers understand what systems people are running OpenBSD on, it is recommended to send them the system information, as well as the hardware sensor information. Steps Log on to your OpenBSD box At the … Continue reading
Mac OS X fash disk burning
Overview One of the neat aspects of OSX is that it has all the classic Unix tools available. Linux users know that dd is the command line tool to flash a CF card or a USB drive on Linux. Here … Continue reading
Fast and Secure VPN setup with OpenBSD 4.5
Premise Setting up VPN with IPsec using public / private key authentication between two networks using OpenBSD firewalls. Concept Each VPN concentrator will have the public key fo the other machine, and one of the VPN concentrators will be designated … Continue reading
Setting up Apache Authentication with htpasswd / htaccess
Authentication in Apache is done through htaccess, either from the configuration file, or from the .htaccess file in a given directory. Note that only full directories can be easily protected with this method. Here is how: (first log in to … Continue reading
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Qmail Autoresponder
Installation get it from http://untroubled.org/qmail-autoresponder/ untar the tarball $ make # ./installer # ./instshow # vi /etc/vmailmgr/vdeliver-postdeliver And make sure it contains: #!/bin/sh if test -s $MAILDIR/autoresponse/message.txt then qmail-autoresponder $MAILDIR/autoresponse/message.txt $MAILDIR/autoresponse fi Then # /etc/vmailmgr/vdeliver-predeliver and make sure it … Continue reading
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