• Kerio,  Mac OS X,  Microsoft Exchange Server

    Entourage 2004 and Exchange 2003

    I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal Microsoft Entourage interacts with Microsoft Exchange differently than a typical Microsoft Office client. There are some fundamental concerns that an organization should have when using Entourage with Exchange. One difference that is important to point out early in the process is the fact that Microsoft Entourage can cause Exchange database files to become bloated with streaming information in the *.stm files that is not otherwise needed. There are 3 ways to combat this when/if it occurs: 1) Run a eseutil command while the database is stopped to defrag the database. When using eseutil you will need a minimum amount of freespace available that is…

  • Windows Server,  Windows XP

    MS DST

    Who programs without taking into account leap years, daylight savings time and really, really complicated things like four digit years? http://support.microsoft.com/gp/dst_hu2?systemlist=w1 Just think, now we have 8,000 years to figure out how to program a 5 digit year…

  • Mac OS X,  Mac OS X Server,  Mac Security,  Ubuntu,  Unix,  Windows Server,  Windows XP

    TrueCrypt

    Great encryption software, although there is no full disk encryption for the Mac from TrueCrypt I hope to see it eventually.  By the way, I didn’t mention this yet: it’s free. http://www.truecrypt.org/ UPDATE: While TrueCrypt does not do full disk encryption (FDE) for the boot volume still, it does do FDE for other volumes fairly easily and of course free.  If you need FDE for boot volumes on Mac OS X check out PGP and CheckPoint FDE.  PGP Desktop is easy to install and use and has a great command line interface.  CheckPoint though seems to be a bit more mature and has an easier methodology for mass deployment.

  • Ubuntu,  Unix

    Linux: Install Wireshark from yum

    Using CentOS or Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, install and run Wireshark over the command line.  To install Wireshark, use yum: yum install wireshark Run a capture: tethereal -i eth1 -w ~/mycapture.pcap This command will run a Wireshark capture on the eth1 interface and output the data to a file called mycapture.pcap in your home directory.  You can then view this file in the X11 interface for Wireshark or grep it for specific information.

  • Cooking

    Recipe: Mussels

    First, place the mussels in a large bowl with cold water and cover. Then let them soak for about 20 minutes to remove any dirt or sand.  While you’re doing that, heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil in a pot over medium-low heat. Add 5 cloves of garlic, and saute for one minute, but do not let the garlic get brown. Next, add the 6 chopped roma tomatoes (and a little onion if desired) and cook it until it’s all almost tender. Then pour in two cups of white wine, and stir in some parsley and butter (optional). Bring the mixture to a boil, and allow to boil until the…

  • Mac OS X Server

    Mac OS X Server: Changing IP Addresses

    Unlike many flavors of the *nix beast you do not want to change the IP address of a Mac OS X Server without thinking it through very carefully first.  The IP address that you used when you initially set the system up is the one it would prefer to use for the rest of its life if it were left to its own devices. If you do insist on changing the IP address it’s usually best to do so before you configure services.  If you can’t then you can change the IP address with services running but prior to doing so please make sure to perform a clone of your…

  • Mac OS X,  Mac OS X Server

    Mac OS X: Command Line Disk Management

    Now that you are looking at a command prompt on the target server use the diskutil command to prepare the hard drives for installation.  As with the Disk Utility application, double (nay, triple) check your drives to make sure that either they are backed up or you absolutely positively do not need any of the data they contain, or you will not ever likely see your data again (my precious).  When you run diskutil list you will see a listing of all partitions on your disk as can be seen below:    #:                       TYPE NAME         …

  • Mac OS X Server

    LDAP RFCs

    I got into a debate the other day with some folks over some of the more finer grained aspects of LDAP.  The reasons behind why some of the choices were made are not always obvious but it’s important to remember that insofar as much of this stuff is concerned we stand on the shoulders of giants.  So considering the fact that there are many people involved in LDAP (and most other protocols) that are way smarter than we are, here’s some information regarding the technical specifications involved with LDAP (straight from the horses, er, IETF’s, mouth): LDAPv3 Technical Specification (RFC 3377) LDAPv3 Protocol (RFC 2251) LDAPv3 Attribute Syntax Definitions (RFC…