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Author Archives: joe
How to Fix It: Error connecting to database: SQLSTATE[HY000] [2054] The server requested authentication method unknown to the client with PHP and MySQLd
So you updated MySQLd, or perhaps you just updated your distro, like to Ubuntu 20 LTS or whatever the latest and great flavor of the day is… And now you keep getting these pesky errors every time you try to … Continue reading
courier mta Virtual Users Deliver to mbox Instead of Maildir – Failure of maildrop – .mailfilter Doesn’t Work
In a recent server upgrade (and in fact in a prior server upgrade a few years back) I ran into a problem where my Courier Mail Server (courier-mta) virtual users (virtual domains) for use with IMAP or POP3 (and with … Continue reading
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Tagged authdaemon, authmysql, Computers, config, courier, courier-mta, email, ESMTP, IMAP, linux, mail, maildrop, MySQL, POP, SMTP, Ubuntu, unix, Virtual, Virtual Domains, Virtual USers
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Install djbdns in 2021 on Ubuntu 20.04 or Other Modern Linux
On a recent server install I needed to put djbdns onto an Ubuntu 20.04 system. djbdns is no longer support by Bernstein, but it has been in the public domain for a few years now. Note that djbdns is not … Continue reading
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How to Fix Slow Samba smbd on OpenBSD
So I have been testing out a Samba file server on my OpenBSD 6.7 machine. Its read speed from the OpenBSD Samba server to a Windows 10 client was about 100MB/sec, right where I would expect it with Gigabit Ethernet. … Continue reading
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Tagged BSD, Computers, File Server, linux, OpenBSD, Samba, smb, smbd, sysctl, unix
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Build Alpine 2.23 on OpenBSD to Fix Hang When Sending Mail
Once again, I love the Alpine MUA. Simple and robust, it just works, and is much faster than a GUI mail client. During a recent OpenBSD install (6.7) I ran into a issue where Alpine 2.21 from Ports (alpine-2.21p4) hangs … Continue reading
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Tagged 1777, alpine, BSD, Computers, Folder Vulnerable, ktrace, mail, mail client, mua, OpenBSD, patch, sendmail, smtpd, unix
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Fix T_SPF_HELO_PERMERROR in Spamassassin
So I thought I had my spf (Sender Policy Framework) records setup correctly. They all passed the various test sites. Nevertheless I kept seeing this one error in my spamassassin produced headers: I was unable to find a lot of … Continue reading
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Tagged BSD, Computers, linux, mail, mail server, OpenBSD, Sender Policy Framework, server, SpamAssassin, spf, T_SPF_HELO_PERMERROR, unix
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Hello world!
OK. You kinda gotta have a Hello World, right? So, yes, there was an old version of this blog a few years back. The DB got corrupted, and I have been too busy/lazy to extract it form backups and get … Continue reading
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Fix “File Not Found” with PHP on OpenBSD httpd
When setting up my WordPress site on OpenBSD 6.7 using this nice tutorial I ran into an error during installation of PHP. Every time I tried to load a .php page all I got was a message saying: Not very … Continue reading
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Tagged chroot, Computers, HTTPD, OpenBSD, PHP, php-frm, server, web
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