Question about a “Secure Filesystem”Question about a “Secure Filesystem”
I have just been asked for advice about “secure filesystem” and decided to blog my answers. The first issue is what is meant by “secure filesystem, that could either mean[...]
Why Cyrus SucksWhy Cyrus Sucks
I’m in the middle of migrating a mail server away from the Cyrus mail store [1]. Cyrus provides a POP and IMAP server, a local delivery agent (accepting mail via[...]
Maildrop, IMAP, and PostfixadminMaildrop, IMAP, and Postfixadmin
I have recently configured my mail server to use IMAP. I started doing this when I was attending Linux.conf.au so that I could read urgent mail using my EeePC while[...]
I need an LMTP serverI need an LMTP server
I am working on a system where a front-end mail server sends mail to what it considers to be a LDA (Local Delivery Agent) which actually sends mail to a[...]
The FAIL MemeThe FAIL Meme
One of the recent poor trends in mailing list discussions is to reply to a message with a comment such as “FAIL” or “EPIC FAIL“. The FAIL meme has been[...]
Case Sensitivity and Published PasswordsCase Sensitivity and Published Passwords
When I first started running a SE Linux Play Machine [1] I used passwords such as “123456“. Then for a while I had “selinux” but when I created a T-shirt[...]
SE Linux Lenny Status UpdateSE Linux Lenny Status Update
I previously described four levels of SE Linux support on the desktop [1]. Last night I updated my APT repository of SE Linux packages for Lenny (as described on my[...]
You Have the Right to Not Search My BagYou Have the Right to Not Search My Bag
This afternoon I was in a Safeway/Woolworths store (an Australian supermarket chain) and the lady on the checkout asked to inspect my backpack on the way out. The conversation went[...]
A Police SMS about Fire RiskA Police SMS about Fire Risk
My wife and I have each received SMS messages from “Vic.Police” that say: Extreme weather expected tonight (Monday) & tomorrow. High wind & fire risk. Listen to the ABC local[...]
Links February 2009Links February 2009
Michael Anissimov writes about the theft of computers from the Los Alamos nuclear weapons lab [1]. He suggests that this incident (and others like it) pose a great risk to[...]