ROT13 is a very simple encryption algorithm that rotates the alphabet by 13 places. In other words, A becomes N and M becomes Z. Obviously it’s pretty useless as a secure cipher, but it’s great for covering up something in a posting that a reader might not want to see, such as the murderers name… Continue reading ROT13
Month: February 2005
phpMyAdmin
During an upgrade of WordPress, I realised it was about time I figured out how to backup my databases. This led to the requirement for phpMyAdmin, and this section. There doesn’t seem to be any Debian packaging for phpMyAdmin, so I just went to the homepage and downloaded it. It consists of a single tarball… Continue reading phpMyAdmin
INN – News Server
I’ve been using INN for long enough now to appreciate some of its quirks and features. Because of this, I don’t really want to install it from a package, but much prefer to build it from the source. One of the primary reasons for this is that INN gets big, even with just the small… Continue reading INN – News Server
Firewall Config
How to setup iptables on Debian
Postfix Config
Debian’s Postfix configuration is pretty much as Fedora, the only differences I’ve noticed are the aliases are in /etc instead of /etc/postfix, and the origin parameter is read from a file /etc/mailname. The later of these two caused me endless problems during testing as mails were getting bouced to the wrong domain when I sent… Continue reading Postfix Config
Kite Buggy
Received kite and buggy yesterday after getting the harness in a seperate package last Saturday. Order was placed on Friday, so not bad delivery. Harness came from Powerkiteshop, whilst everything else came direct from Flexifoil, hence seperate shipments. One big problem; buggy came without a rear axle! This apparently happened because usually wide wheels and… Continue reading Kite Buggy
Apache2 SSL on Debian
How to configure Apache2 on Debain with support for SSL. In other words, how to serve https.
Kite Package
Just got reply from The Power Kite Shop. Copied below so I don’t forget to order the beast! Steve, The package below should be fine – please catch up with Richy Stones one of our team riders at Westward Ho! http://www.powerkiteshop.com/profiles/richystones.htm Flexifoil Buggy with extra wide wheels Flexifoil Bullet 4.5m with lines and safety system… Continue reading Kite Package