Monthly Archives: April 2009

Multiple SMTP Accounts from the Console

Posted on April 8, 2009 by ehurst

Update: I got this working, but I’m leaving the original post. For the solution, go here. ************ Scenario: I really love working from the console. As I continue preparing my Inspiron 4100 for long-term use, I now have CentOS 5.3 … Continue reading →

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Virtuous Vice

Posted on April 7, 2009 by ehurst

The definition of “human” includes the expectation we all have our vices. What separates some vices from virtue is often little more than context. It’s possible to do any good thing to excess and bring about a harmful effect. Should … Continue reading →

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XP: Just Checking

Posted on April 6, 2009 by ehurst

When I gave my wife the big server machine, we set her old one aside as a guest machine. It also collects the stuff I do which simply requires something Win-DOS. It’s at least twice the machine as this laptop, … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile, Out There on Mars

Posted on April 5, 2009 by ehurst

Merzan stroked his ocular extensions with seven-fingered hands. Okay, not really seven fingers, since two were thumbs on opposite sides of his palms. It gave a different meaning to “opposable thumbs” but no humans would ever get the joke. Merzan … Continue reading →

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Web Ads Out of Control

Posted on April 4, 2009 by ehurst

I never thought I would see it. I was reading Slashdot, scrolling down, and a huge single window popped up in my Seamonkey browser. Not just that, but the whole site in the background went dark. There was nothing in … Continue reading →

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Stumbling Upon CPAN

Posted on April 3, 2009 by ehurst

I don’t know Perl. I don’t want to know Perl, because I don’t need to know Perl to do what matters in my life. Still, I can’t get done things I need to do without the existence of Perl. For … Continue reading →

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CentOS 5.3: This Works

Posted on April 2, 2009 by ehurst

All I can say is “WOW!” No, not the fan-boy stuff; it has to work the way I work. I can be quite merciless about discarding the most expensive, the best supported and wildest hyped, and I really could care … Continue reading →

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CentOS 5.3

Posted on April 1, 2009 by ehurst

Finally, CentOS 5.3 has been released. I’m getting a DVD ISO myself. Much as I love Debian Etch, there are some things broken which won’t be fixed anytime soon. Further, Etch will die in less than a year, whereas CentOS … Continue reading →

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