Archive for July, 2005

VMWare presentation

Sunday, July 31st, 2005

Ever looked at the on-line demo at the VMWare site?
Very nice and accurate, especially when thet talk about isolation of VM’s, preventing the server to crash when 1 of the VM’s is experiencing a problem.
Look at the screenshot “before”..

Re-arranging my home office

Thursday, July 28th, 2005

I’ve re-arranged and re-furnished my home office a bit.
Pictures “before” are not shown as it was too much of a disaster (my server-room is not on this picture).

My desk is the one with the gsm and keys on.

Cat5 Wiring

Thursday, July 28th, 2005

It seems that every time I need to make a crossover cable I can’t remember the correct pinouts.
If you are like me, and only make a cable once in a blue moon this diagram is for you.

Most common IT-problems at SMB’s

Tuesday, July 26th, 2005

Here you can find a layout of the most common ICT related problems that SMB’s have (Dutch only).
Click on the images to see more detail.

Configure Sendmail to use SSL encryption for sending/receiving email

Tuesday, July 26th, 2005

Sendmail can be configured to encrypt email via the secure socket layer (SSL) when sending and receiving messages.
This requires the following configuration changes to Sendmail.
Step 1
First, SSL requires a valid certificate on the server. This can be obtained from a company which digitally signs the certificate or it can be created locally. To generate [...]

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Monday, July 25th, 2005

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The moon this evening

Wednesday, July 20th, 2005

This evening there was a perfect summer moon…
The sharpness of the picture (taken at 22:35) is questionable but I took the picture for my son with his telescope and my webcam (ok…I’m no professional)

Preview : Small Business Mail Appliances Keeping E-Mail Infrastructures Affordable

Tuesday, July 19th, 2005

Currently I’ m working on a Small Business Mail Appliance, targetting very small companies (10 to 50 user max) that want to host their own e-mail.
This Small Business Mail Appliance or SBMA will provide e-mail, calendaring, and schedule sharing across the Intra- and Internet. No more “fat-clients”. Everything will be done by [...]

Replication Topology – The Basics

Monday, July 18th, 2005

I’ve found a very nice article by Chris Miller on his blog explaining Replication Topology scenarios.
A must read for beginners but also for Domino Admins to refresh their minds!
Read this article here

Spamassassin and SendMail

Monday, July 18th, 2005

Everbody hates spam I suppose, eating up you precious mail quota on the mailserver.
To eliminate or at least reduce the number of spam messages, it is best to install a “spamkiller” like SpamAssassin
SpamAssassin is a mail filter used to identify spam which is VERY effective.
How to install SpamAssassin?

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