ClamAV can be a memory hog at the best of times. If your mail server is feeling the pinch then there is a useful article in iRedMail’s own documentation on disabling it: Completely Disable ClamAV In iRedMail However, I have found that whilst the steps work, they don’t go quite far enough. The problem is…
Month: May 2018
Nullmailer: A Simple Mail Transfer Agent
Sometimes all you want to do is to allow your server to send emails. Postfix, exim and sendmail can all be configured to do this but they are complex to configure and relatively heavy-weight just to be used as a simple outgoing message transfer agent (MTA). This is where nullmailer comes in handy. Nullmailer is…
SpiderOAK Server Backup
I manage quite a few servers for various clients. Most of them are fairly small in size and backup is done via a bash script I wrote many years ago. For anyone who’s interested, I will publish the full script in a separate post soon. The script assembles files, exports databases and crontabs and compresses…
Mostly Adequate Functional Programming Guide
Here’s a useful link for you. If it’s got seagulls it’s got to be good, right? Let’s start with a touch of insanity. Here is a seagull application. When flocks conjoin they become a larger flock, and when they breed, they increase by the number of seagulls with whom they’re breeding. Now, this is not…
Welcome
My First Post So, finally I’ve spun up a server, created a virtual host and run through the famous WordPress 5 minute install (blindfolded!). It’s been a long time in coming but finally here it is – my brand new blog! What’s It All About? I take an active interest in most things Internet and…