Archive for March, 2010

Updating the rules of SpamAssassin

n order to stay updated with the latest spam identification rules, it is necessary to update the internal rules of SpamAssassin.
This procedure for SpamAssassin on a FreeBSD operating system will check for updates in rules, and, if available, download and install them.
SpamAssassin provides a silent utility, that downloads and installs the latest rules from a [...]

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Protecting personal data

hinking, that you are above reproach, is not enough to stop your personal data from being used against you by authorities, employers, marketing campaigns, hackers and sick people with or without your permission or authorization.
Personal data can be used for theft of identity, criminal activities, revenge and other critical abuse, that can give you severe [...]

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Password protecting a website

assword protecting a website or part of a website is used to control access.
Which method you use depends on the operating system, web server, language and content management system.
If you use the FreeBSD operating system and the Apache web server, a simple solution is to use the htpasswd utility.
In the following example, two users are [...]

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Pictures from Open Source Days 2010

Here are some of our mobile phone pictures from the Open Source Days 2010 conference. Enjoy!

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WordPress, pictures and galleries

he content management system WordPress has a built in feature, that can handle pictures. However, this is not a well working feature. Fortunately, WordPress supports the use of plugins, which are extensions for WordPress. You can find many different plugins for WordPress on the homepage of WordPress.
NextGEN Gallery handles pictures much better. It is easy [...]

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