About vservers, VPNs, and more

Posted by wjl on May 22, 2006 2:32 PM EDT
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I started this new blog site here because I tend to forget things, especially when these were done in a hurry (like at work, where you often have to do several things at the same time, with a timeline like: “should be finished yesterday”). So to remember how I did things, I started to document them - and because most of what I’m doing today concerning hard- and software, services, and networks, is done with Linux and free and open source tools, I document them here - in the public. This is my 2¢ of giving back.

What’s next? I helped my boss yesterday to get basic email working on his new domain, and I showed him how to deal with that virtual server in a secure way - like disabling root logins, setting up POP3s and IMAPs, all the quick hacks to get him going. Next will be how to do it with an own free certificate from CAcert, something I will set up for our own pages as well, since I want secure logins into Wordpress, SysCP, and the like.

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