Exim4 and PHP and PHP-CGI mail() function using incorrect From: and applying Sender: headers.
If you’re using Exim4 and PHP as a module or as a CGI with suexec. You may have noticed some issues with your mail. Specifically you would have noticed that either the “From:” header was using “nobody@machinename” or “user@machine name, its also possibly that you had an additional header called “Sender:”.
There are two things you need to do to fix this. You first need to make sure that your “php.ini” has the following value “sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i”. Which is the default, double check this variable as it might be set to something else.
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Setting up daily, weekly and monthly MySQL Database Backups using AutoMySQLBackup
AutoMySQLBackup is a shell script that allows daily, weekly and monthly backups of your local and remote MySQL Databases. It’s meant to run on Linux/Unix through a cron job. Its highly configurable, and easy to setup as I will show you today!
First you will need to acquire the shell script and drop it on your server. You can download AutoMySQLBackup on their SourceForge Project Page
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Sun Microsystems Acquires MySQL
I woke up to a very big announcement today. I was browsing digg and found that MySQL was acquired by Sun Microsystems. You can read more about the acquisition on the MySQL blog of Kaj Arno about the acquisition of MySQL by Sun Microsystems. My take, with Sun releasing Solaris into the Open Source realm, this is just another piece of software that they can put under their belt and package with Solaris. I have included some blurbs from Kaj Arno’s blog below.
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Installing xcache for PHP5 on Debian Etch
XCache is an opcode cacher for PHP developed by the Lighttpd team. The full description directly from http://xcache.lighttpd.net/
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Network Solutions (NSI) is registering every domain name checked throug their WHOIS
I always thought there was something really strange about the WHOIS searches done at Registrars. Specifically the searches would have to be done on their website, a normal “whois” lookup through Linux wouldn’t show up registered the next day.
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A story is developing regarding domain name registrar Network Solutions front running domains. According to multiple sources on DomainState.com, it appears that domains searched via NSI are being purchased by the registrar thereby preventing a registrant from purchasing it at any other registrar other than NSI. As an example, a random domain which DNN searches such as HowDoesThisDomainTasteTaste.com can be seen in this whois search to now be unavailable to register at other registrars but at NSI it can be purchasedFull article at domainnamenews.com
Network Solutions (NSI) is registering every domain name checked throug their WHOIS
I always thought there was something really strange about the WHOIS searches done at Registrars. Specifically the searches would have to be done on their website, a normal “whois” lookup through Linux wouldn’t show up registered the next day.
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A story is developing regarding domain name registrar Network Solutions front running domains. According to multiple sources on DomainState.com, it appears that domains searched via NSI are being purchased by the registrar thereby preventing a registrant from purchasing it at any other registrar other than NSI. As an example, a random domain which DNN searches such as HowDoesThisDomainTasteTaste.com can be seen in this whois search to now be unavailable to register at other registrars but at NSI it can be purchasedFull article at domainnamenews.com
How to restrict users in linux to their home directory
So lets say you have a server with a bunch of users and they all have sites and data and you don’t want them to be able to see each others data. A lot of distributions aren’t setup to stop users from wandering and reading files within other users directories.
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Goverment Employee uses On Call IT firm to destroy Goverment data
A Goverment Employee used an On Call IT service to perform a "seven level" format on his hard drive that possibly contained federal evidence.
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Scott Bloch runs the Office of Special Counsel, an agency charged with protecting government whistleblowers and enforcing a ban on federal employees engaging in partisan political activity.
Ever wondered what the first domain names registered were?
You can find the list of 100 of the first domain names ever registered at http://www.thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com
Which has the full list, and what rolls in at number one? Well its SYMBOLICS.COM!
You can check out the full list here.
Looking for Free To Air Satellite fixes? Is ftatalk.com too busy? Use satfix.net a recently setup mirror!
I noticed quite a few of my visitors are finding my article about
MySQL Thread Caching and a Busy Site
And looking for the http://www.ftatalk.com mirror.
Heres the mirror http://www.satfix.net most of the articles on http://www.ftatalk.com are located on this site so just load it up, register and go.
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