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If you've been following Dru Lavigne's FreeBSD Basics column (and, no matter which Unix you're using, you really should), you'll know all about proxies now. You're probably already aware of HTTP Proxies, but have you ever heard of an SMTP proxy? In SMTP Proxies, Dru explains what it is and why you'd want one.
Speaking of SMTP, we're proud to run the second piece of Dru Nelson's anti-spam case study. Defending Your Site Against Spam, Part 2 explains how he used blocklists to prevent spam from choking his network. The biggest help came from a fledgling trust network, which decides which senders (and raters) are trustworthy.
Finally, new author Russell Dyer delves into a popular-but-still-underused feature of Apache. Apache Virtual Hosts explains how a small company can save on servers and IP addresses and how an overworked web developer can keep the development versions of several sites straight, just by configuring Apache a little differently.
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Weblog-wise, Steve Mallet takes advantage of the surging popularity of the wonderful Ruby language to promote RubyForge. Andy Oram asks "why is no one in the U.S. calling SCO on the carpet?" Andy Lester wonders "would you like to throw away your last five minutes of work?"
That's all for this week. Next week's articles will help you look better, feel younger, and possibly improve your software development practices.
Possibly,
chromatic
chromatic@oreilly.com
Technical Editor
O'Reilly Network
Defending Your Site Against Spam, Part 2
Dru Nelson recently had spammers attempt to attack his network,
but this time, he didn't notice until he checked the logs. Why?
He's using qmail and Trustic. Read on to find out how they can
protect you from unwanted e-mail.
Terence Spies on Identity-Based Encryption
Public key encryption has worked fairly well for decades, but its
complexity has kept many people at bay. A new startup has revived
a 20 year old idea that just may put encryption in the hands of
the average user. Terence Spies, vice president of engineering at
Voltage Security, recently spoke to us about Identity-Based
Encryption.
Simplify Your Life with Apache Virtual Hosts
Not every web site needs its own server or IP address. Apache and
HTTP 1.1 both allow different sites to share a single box and a
IP address. Russell Dyer explains how virtual hosts can make your
life easier as a web developer and a system administrator.
The Essence of OpenBSD
A thousand open source projects quietly produce excellent code
under the radar. What goes on in these projects? How do new
people join? What motivation is there? Cameron Laird and George
Peter Staplin interview several core OpenBSD developers.
Kapor's Thoughts on Desktop Linux
Mitch Kapor examines what stands in the way of Linux as an end-user
operating system. Daniel Steinberg reports on Kapor's keynote from
OSCON 2003.
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