Everything Practical

I started using Linux around 1997-98, it was RedhHat 5.x at the time. Until I had the chance to try out Linux I was running Windows NT on our servers to provide database and web service, Windows 98 was on the desktop, and to be honest, I was quite happy with what I could do [...]

When you move heavy, bulk stuff, don’t forget to tie them down!

The principle of greylisting is simple and elegant, because most spams are fire and forget, meaning that spammers send a batch of spams once and never look back, and this behavior is necessary for spammers, if the spams behave like legitimate emails it will be easy to identify the source and block the spams.

I’ve heard paypal horror stories before, but I haven’t had one yet, but this one got my attention: “Pocketing Police“. It’s pretty scary when paypal can do that kind things at their will. We’re doing a portion of our business through paypal payment, simply because there are no better choices at the moment, and people [...]

How do we fight all these parasites? Education is the key. When the people know better, they will do better. All I can do now is to recommend GNU/Linux whenever I have a chance.