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Check your smtp security with TLS receiver test

Posted on za 16 april 2016 in services • Tagged with security

I’ve used a webservice to check the TLS settings on a secured website numerous times (ssllabs.com). But I’ve only recently discovered a TLS/SSL testing service that checks if third parties can securely deliver mail on you mailserver.

Using http://www.checktls.com/ I was able to …


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Tmlmmj, a proper replacement for ezmlm

Posted on za 16 augustus 2008 in services • Tagged with smtp

Last year I rushed to replace qmail + ezmlm with postfix + mailman. SPAM was killing me and my Scouting friends. Sure, postfix is a wonderful MTA, but mailman is somewhat different if you’re in love with ezmlm.

But now I found mlmmj (mailing list management made joyful) and everything is …


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Cancelled my ADSL line and provider bought by KPN

Posted on za 03 juni 2006 in services • Tagged with isp

About a week ago I cancelled both my ADSL link from Demon and my ISDN telephone line. I'm paying about 80 euro a month for the two so I'm trying to get something cheaper. But looking at the options, I'm just not able to make up my mind. So many …


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Bye bye Postfix, hello Qmail

Posted on vr 21 april 2006 in services • Tagged with smtp, open source

I switched to postfix about a year ago for most of my mail stuff, but have decided to move back to qmail. The Postfix + MySQL combo does work, but I think it is slow and error prone. So back so qmail+vmailmgr it is ;)

Finally getting to the point where …


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So much for 'professional' DNS hosting ... sigh

Posted on ma 03 april 2006 in services • Tagged with dns

systeemkabouter@saga:~$ traceroute  ns2.eurodns.com
traceroute to ns2.eurodns.com (80.92.67.140), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
1  saga.privatenet (192.168.111.1)  2.523 ms  0.649 ms  0.688 ms
2  192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1)  1.717 ms  1 …

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