Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-27 Thread Joris Bolsens
Do you have a tutorial or how to on setting up mailman with that setup? it seems a little non standard now that I'm looking at various mailman tutorials. ~Joris signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-23 Thread Darac Marjal
On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 11:47:28AM -0700, Joris Bolsens wrote: > > > On 03/17/2015 11:37 AM, Tazman DeVille wrote: > > Run a RedMatrix hub on it. See https://redmatrix.me > > > What is that? looked at the site but don't really understand what it does. Looking at it, it appears to be a privacy-f

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-22 Thread Bob Proulx
Stuart Longland wrote: > Joris Bolsens wrote: > >> Mail server, > > I thought about this, but from what i understand, mail servers are > > notoriously difficult to secure properly. Not really. They are notoriously infamous when people don't secure them. But securing them is quite easy. If you

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-22 Thread Stuart Longland
On 23/03/15 07:42, Joe wrote: >> The only issue you might hit is port 25/tcp being blocked by your ISP. >> > You may have to relay outbound email via their SMTP server. > I think that's quite rare, as I still get vast amounts of malware from > domestic connections. What is more likely is that outg

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-22 Thread Joe
On Mon, 23 Mar 2015 06:58:21 +1000 Stuart Longland wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 15/03/15 09:11, Joris Bolsens wrote: > >> Mail server, > > I thought about this, but from what i understand, mail servers are > > notoriously difficult to secure properly. > > The

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-22 Thread Stuart Longland
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 15/03/15 09:11, Joris Bolsens wrote: >> Mail server, > I thought about this, but from what i understand, mail servers are > notoriously difficult to secure properly. The crucial bit is ensuring you don't openly relay all mail. Only traffic from y

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-21 Thread Joris Bolsens
On 03/17/2015 11:37 AM, Tazman DeVille wrote: > Run a RedMatrix hub on it. See https://redmatrix.me > What is that? looked at the site but don't really understand what it does. -Joris signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-18 Thread Chris Bannister
On Sat, Mar 14, 2015 at 07:43:46PM -0700, Joris Bolsens wrote: > > > I have a guide on my website[1] for setting up Postfix that is secure. > > If you google, you'll find many more for different configurations[2]. > > Use them as guides and review the documentation on the proper > > Postfix/Exim/e

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-17 Thread Dan Purgert
On Wed, 18 Mar 2015 03:29:07 +, Dan Purgert wrote: > On Tue, 17 Mar 2015 12:30:24 -0700, Joris Bolsens wrote: > >> On 03/17/2015 06:05 AM, Dan Purgert wrote: >>> >>> Set your t-bird to use "STARTTLS" for the outgoing server. Fixed it >>> for me when I ran into that problem. >>> >>> There's p

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-17 Thread Dan Purgert
On Tue, 17 Mar 2015 12:30:24 -0700, Joris Bolsens wrote: > On 03/17/2015 06:05 AM, Dan Purgert wrote: >> >> Set your t-bird to use "STARTTLS" for the outgoing server. Fixed it >> for me when I ran into that problem. >> >> There's probably a fix in either postfix or dovecot, but from what I >> can

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-17 Thread Joris Bolsens
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 So I had two issues in case anyone is wondering, 1: I had to use STARTTLS and not SSL/TLS 2: I had `error` set as my transports for some reason, works fine and dandy now. On to setting up horde :p ~Joris -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-17 Thread Joris Bolsens
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/17/2015 11:42 AM, Tazman DeVille wrote: > > Linode (expensive host, I no longer use, but with lotso great > docu), has a great howto for setting up mail with postfix, dovecot, > mysql on squeeze: > https://www.linode.com/docs/email/postfix/em

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-17 Thread Joris Bolsens
On 03/17/2015 06:05 AM, Dan Purgert wrote: > > Set your t-bird to use "STARTTLS" for the outgoing server. Fixed it for > me when I ran into that problem. > > There's probably a fix in either postfix or dovecot, but from what I can > see, there's no real security concerns over explicitly starting

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-17 Thread Joris Bolsens
On 03/17/2015 06:05 AM, Dan Purgert wrote: > > Set your t-bird to use "STARTTLS" for the outgoing server. Fixed it for > me when I ran into that problem. > > There's probably a fix in either postfix or dovecot, but from what I can > see, there's no real security concerns over explicitly star

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-17 Thread Tazman DeVille
On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 02:06:10PM +, Dan Purgert wrote: > On Sat, 14 Mar 2015 19:43:46 -0700, Joris Bolsens wrote: > > >> I have a guide on my website[1] for setting up Postfix that is secure. > >> If you google, you'll find many more for different configurations[2]. > >> Use them as guides a

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-17 Thread Tazman DeVille
On Sat, Mar 14, 2015 at 03:38:44PM -0700, Joris Bolsens wrote: > Hey all, > > I've got a smallish Debian server that I'm currently not really using > for anything. > At the moment I have it as my own imagehost, general fileserver, vpn, > and a pastebin like thing. > > What are some cool/fun/weird

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-17 Thread Dan Purgert
On Mon, 16 Mar 2015 22:54:34 -0700, Joris Bolsens wrote: > On 03/16/2015 10:24 PM, Joris Bolsens wrote: >> >> [snip] >> >> Been googling for hours and I cannot for the life of me find what the >> problem is. >> ~Joris >> >> > I can connect just fine to IMAP, it's SMTP that gives me issues. >

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-17 Thread Dan Purgert
On Mon, 16 Mar 2015 16:38:27 -0700, Joris Bolsens wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > > > On 03/16/2015 02:59 PM, Dan Purgert wrote: >> On Mon, 16 Mar 2015 12:23:43 -0700, Joris Bolsens wrote: >> >>> [snip...] I'm assuming they moved it to here: >>> https://www.linode.

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-17 Thread Darac Marjal
On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 10:24:10PM -0700, Joris Bolsens wrote: > > > On 03/16/2015 02:59 PM, Dan Purgert wrote: > > > > [snip] > > > Well you were definitely correct in that this will keep me busy for > awhile, can't get thunderbird to connect properly. > > I have verified that the SSL cert is

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-17 Thread Darac Marjal
On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 04:38:27PM -0700, Joris Bolsens wrote: > > > On 03/16/2015 02:59 PM, Dan Purgert wrote: > > On Mon, 16 Mar 2015 12:23:43 -0700, Joris Bolsens wrote: > > > >> [snip...] I'm assuming they moved it to here: > >> https://www.linode.com/docs/email/postfix/email-with-postfix-d

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-16 Thread Joris Bolsens
On 03/16/2015 10:24 PM, Joris Bolsens wrote: > > [snip] > > Been googling for hours and I cannot for the life of me find what the > problem is. > ~Joris > I can connect just fine to IMAP, it's SMTP that gives me issues. the response when i EHLO the smtps delio i get; joris@debian:~$ telnet m

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-16 Thread Joris Bolsens
On 03/16/2015 02:59 PM, Dan Purgert wrote: > > [snip] > Well you were definitely correct in that this will keep me busy for awhile, can't get thunderbird to connect properly. I have verified that the SSL cert is good (got one from comodo) followed instruction to the letter and checked to make

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-16 Thread Joris Bolsens
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/16/2015 02:59 PM, Dan Purgert wrote: > On Mon, 16 Mar 2015 12:23:43 -0700, Joris Bolsens wrote: > >> [snip...] I'm assuming they moved it to here: >> https://www.linode.com/docs/email/postfix/email-with-postfix-dovecot- > >> and-mysql >> >

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-16 Thread Dan Purgert
On Mon, 16 Mar 2015 12:23:43 -0700, Joris Bolsens wrote: >[snip...] > I'm assuming they moved it to here: > https://www.linode.com/docs/email/postfix/email-with-postfix-dovecot- and-mysql > Yup, that's the one. Gonna have to update my link then (wrote the note in 2014, didn't think to check i

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-16 Thread Ric Moore
On 03/15/2015 02:26 PM, Joris Bolsens wrote: You could give Proxmox a whirl!! Then install Turnkey Linux containers to it. I'm a perfect idiot and had containers like Wordpress and Owncloud running in no time. Since proxmox is headless, you need a machine on the same localnet to ssh in to admin

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-16 Thread Joris Bolsens
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/16/2015 12:14 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: > Joris Bolsens wrote: > >> On 03/16/2015 10:27 AM, Dan Purgert wrote: >> >>> Good deal :) >>> >>> I found this one too. It's specific to dovecot + mysql on >>> linode boxes, but it should be relative

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-16 Thread Richard Owlett
Joris Bolsens wrote: On 03/16/2015 10:27 AM, Dan Purgert wrote: Good deal :) I found this one too. It's specific to dovecot + mysql on linode boxes, but it should be relatively easy to sort through and work out for you (or at least easier than the postfix and dovecot manuals ... those are ha

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-16 Thread Joris Bolsens
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/16/2015 10:27 AM, Dan Purgert wrote: > Good deal :) > > I found this one too. It's specific to dovecot + mysql on linode > boxes, but it should be relatively easy to sort through and work > out for you (or at least easier than the postfix an

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-16 Thread Dan Purgert
On Mon, 16 Mar 2015 10:07:23 -0700, Joris Bolsens wrote: > On 03/16/2015 09:14 AM, Dan Purgert wrote: >> >> --lots of snippage-- >> > Thanks a ton, I will definitely look into all those things xD I've got a > few days to kill and an entire week off next week. > > > ~Joris Good deal :) I fo

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-16 Thread Lisi Reisz
On Monday 16 March 2015 17:10:31 Joris Bolsens wrote: > On 03/16/2015 03:44 AM, Bonno Bloksma wrote: > > Ik have a server that I use for testing. Whem I am not using it for > > testing I run folding@home on it. > > https://folding.stanford.edu/home/guide/linux-install-guide/ > > Really looking for

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-16 Thread Joris Bolsens
On 03/16/2015 03:44 AM, Bonno Bloksma wrote: > > Ik have a server that I use for testing. Whem I am not using it for testing I > run folding@home on it. > https://folding.stanford.edu/home/guide/linux-install-guide/ > > Really looking for something that I'll get utility out of, interesting id

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-16 Thread Joris Bolsens
On 03/16/2015 09:14 AM, Dan Purgert wrote: > > --lots of snippage-- > Thanks a ton, I will definitely look into all those things xD I've got a few days to kill and an entire week off next week. ~Joris signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-16 Thread Dan Purgert
On Sun, 15 Mar 2015 11:42:38 -0700, Joris Bolsens wrote: >> Confirming "mail server" will keep you busy - especially the initial >> configuration (there will be a lot of "WTF, now what'd I do!?" moments, >> if you're like me). >> >> But yeah, postfix + dovecot (or other sasl agent) is pretty 'se

RE: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-16 Thread Bonno Bloksma
Hi Joris, > I've got a smallish Debian server that I'm currently not really using for > anything. > At the moment I have it as my own imagehost, general fileserver, vpn, and a > pastebin like thing. > > What are some cool/fun/weird things you use your servers for? Ik have a server that I use f

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-15 Thread Joris Bolsens
> > Confirming "mail server" will keep you busy - especially the initial > configuration (there will be a lot of "WTF, now what'd I do!?" moments, > if you're like me). > > But yeah, postfix + dovecot (or other sasl agent) is pretty 'secure' in > terms of not getting blindly turned into a ma

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-15 Thread Joris Bolsens
> You could give Proxmox a whirl!! Then install Turnkey Linux containers > to it. I'm a perfect idiot and had containers like Wordpress and > Owncloud running in no time. Since proxmox is headless, you need a > machine on the same localnet to ssh in to admin Proxmox. Then you admin > it through yo

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-15 Thread Dan Purgert
On Sat, 14 Mar 2015 19:43:46 -0700, Joris Bolsens wrote: >> I have a guide on my website[1] for setting up Postfix that is secure. >> If you google, you'll find many more for different configurations[2]. >> Use them as guides and review the documentation on the proper >> Postfix/Exim/etc websites

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-15 Thread D.E. Bil
On Sat, Mar 14, 2015 at 03:38:44PM -0700, Joris Bolsens wrote: > Hey all, > > I've got a smallish Debian server that I'm currently not really using > for anything. > At the moment I have it as my own imagehost, general fileserver, vpn, > and a pastebin like thing. > > What are some cool/fun/weird

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-14 Thread Rani Ahmed
Think of a thin client setup. if you are married and has kids, this will be good way to save more money. read about LTSP here. I am actually going to make a similar setup for a company. On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 12:38 AM, Joris Bolsens wrote: > Hey all, > > I've got a smallish Debian server that

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-14 Thread Ric Moore
On 03/14/2015 06:38 PM, Joris Bolsens wrote: Hey all, I've got a smallish Debian server that I'm currently not really using for anything. At the moment I have it as my own imagehost, general fileserver, vpn, and a pastebin like thing. What are some cool/fun/weird things you use your servers for

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-14 Thread Joris Bolsens
> I have a guide on my website[1] for setting up Postfix that is secure. > If you google, you'll find many more for different configurations[2]. > Use them as guides and review the documentation on the proper > Postfix/Exim/etc websites and man pages. > I'll give it a look then, awesome :D Anyth

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-14 Thread Stephen R Guglielmo
On Sat, 14 Mar 2015 16:11:13 -0700 Joris Bolsens wrote: > > Mail server, > I thought about this, but from what i understand, mail servers are > notoriously difficult to secure properly. Nah, I definitely wouldn't say "notoriously" difficult. There's some out there that are generally annoying, but

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-14 Thread Joris Bolsens
> Mail server, I thought about this, but from what i understand, mail servers are notoriously difficult to secure properly. > sound server with USB output connected to my hi-fi system, > RADIUS server for the wireless access point, an assortment of PHP pages > to run the music, get Internet radio,

Re: Cool things to do with server

2015-03-14 Thread Joe
On Sat, 14 Mar 2015 15:38:44 -0700 Joris Bolsens wrote: > Hey all, > > I've got a smallish Debian server that I'm currently not really using > for anything. > At the moment I have it as my own imagehost, general fileserver, vpn, > and a pastebin like thing. > > What are some cool/fun/weird thin