Linux: October 2005 Archives

Postgrey + smtp auth

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I got postgrey (greylisting for postfix) working without too much difficulty a couple of weeks ago. Unfortunately I managed to screw up smtp-auth in the process.
Ubuntu's installer for desktops is simplicity itself. Not only is it easy to use it also comes with a wide range of powerful features. The development team have now announced the release of a server specific version ie. one without all the "junk" that you need on a desktop machine

Ubuntu 5.10 Breezy Released

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The latest version of Ubuntu has officially been released. The release comes shortly after the news that ie.archive.ubuntu.com is now mirrored in Dublin by Heanet
A lot of mail server admins have been forced to implement some form of spam checks at the SMTP level. Some of the implementations are quite demented and probably do more harm than good, whereas others are extremely sane.