Re: [linux] apache reddirect branch

2025-06-08 Thread Jean-Francois Messier via linux
One way to do it would be completely outside of Apache. It would be to create a symlink of the directory of "oldsetname" to the actual location of the "newset". Therefore, any reference to the old URL would transpatenrly lead to the new directory. JF On 2025-06-08 11:01, David Patte via linux

Re: [linux] Looking for iptables deep dive tutorial

2025-05-26 Thread Jean-Francois Messier via linux
I guess that those tools will be there for a while anyway, as many scripts were written for those tools and the distro builders / util writers cannot expect everyone to always change to the latest and the greatest. Just like yum is still running on the latest Red Hat, although it now wraps around t

[linux] Trying to understand IPv6 w/ my router

2025-05-25 Thread Jean-Francois Messier via linux
I have an account with he.net for IPv6 addresses, and I am trying to configure my router to forward IPv6 connections. Once enabled, and properly configured (I think), it provides IPv6 addresses in the allocated range, with the /64 netmask. However, when looking with ip command, I see that I have tw

Re: [linux] cloud storage with versioning

2025-04-22 Thread Jean-Francois Messier via linux
I personally use pCloud. They advertise a service located in the US, but they also offer at the same price to have the storage in the EU, which is my option. They also offer a fully-supported software that will mount your storage on a Linux client. The mount is using fuse type. It worked flawle

Re: [linux] Best mail list server hosting

2025-04-09 Thread Jean-Francois Messier via linux
:41 -0400 > Jean-Francois Messier via linux wrote: > > > Yes, but for now, we want to avoid US, right ? > > Yes? So isn't buying services from an Australia-based company and > getting your services hosted in Europe avoiding the US? > > Am I misunderstanding somethin

Re: [linux] Best mail list server hosting

2025-04-09 Thread Jean-Francois Messier via linux
At Linux-Gatineau, we are using Sympa. This is a software that, I think, originates from France. It seems to work fine, although we had some issues with the proper header of the email. I did not do the setup of the software, but helped a little bit. On 2025-04-08 22:39, Alan McKay via linux wr

Re: [linux] Best mail list server hosting

2025-04-09 Thread Jean-Francois Messier via linux
Yes, but for now, we want to avoid US, right ? On 2025-04-09 11:19, Dianne Skoll via linux wrote: On Wed, 9 Apr 2025 10:42:15 -0400 Jean-Francois Messier via linux wrote: However, if you want hosting outside of USA, you have to go on the other side of Atlantic. No; mailmanlists.net is based

Re: [linux] Best mail list server hosting

2025-04-09 Thread Jean-Francois Messier via linux
However, if you want hosting outside of USA, you have to go on the other side of Atlantic. On 2025-04-09 10:37, Dianne Skoll via linux wrote: On Tue, 8 Apr 2025 22:39:27 -0400 Alan McKay via linux wrote: Currently costing about $37 a month and we are looking for a way to reduce that. Maybe w

[linux] UEFI lies from Mircosoft

2025-03-04 Thread Jean-Francois Messier via linux
I am sure hardware wiz on this list will be able to confirm this web page, or explain why it is wrong. https://techrights.org/n/2025/03/03/The_UEFI_hype_and_Microsoft_s_lies.shtml JFM To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscr...@linux-ottawa.org To get help send a blank message to li

Fwd: [linux] Canadian Web Hosting

2025-02-12 Thread Jean-Francois Messier via linux
It all depends on the numerous and redundant interconnections between the hosting service and a Canadian client, again depending on the network where the client is located. The resilient nature of Internet means that there are more than one route from point A to point B. The Linux traceroute co

Re: [linux] Mailman v3 migration for all the LUGs

2025-02-11 Thread Jean-Francois Messier via linux
I also support OCLUG's own mailing list. On Tue, Feb 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM Katie via linux wrote: > I am also in support of OCLUG running its own mailing list. +1 here. > > -Katie > > On 2025-02-11 12:35, Dianne Skoll via linux wrote: > > On Mon, 10 Feb 2025 16:04:02 -0800 > > Ron wrote: > > > >

Re: [linux] Migrating from USA infrastructure

2025-01-30 Thread Jean-Francois Messier via linux
I sure would like to discuss and learn more on how to reduce my dependency on USA. Not that we can completely get rid of them, but if we can minimize their impact, I sure want to know more on this. On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM David Patte via linux < linux@linux-ottawa.org> wrote: > After read

Re: [linux] Secure messaging?

2024-12-07 Thread Jean-Francois Messier via linux
Let's remember this is a public list. If one wants to do secure messaging, this is usually to a restricted list of recipients, each with their own public key, regardless of the encryption or security software. About having a shared keypair, the key is no more public. And to encrypt the message

Re: [linux] Update on Mailvelope with Roundcube Integration

2024-11-14 Thread Jean-Francois Messier via linux
I, for one would be very interested to see how the integration works. I am currently using my email addresses from RC, as a service from my provider, but I am also thinking about getting it installed as an app on my hosting, and see how everything would work together. Thanks :-) JFM On 2024-

Re: [linux] USB volt/amp "meter"

2024-10-24 Thread Jean-Francois Messier via linux
What are the ranges of voltages and watts/amps ? On Thu, Oct 24, 2024, 12:31 Nash JC - NCF via linux wrote: > Browsing at Princess Auto in Kanata I found a USB dongle that displays > voltage and current > passing through to 2 charging / download ports. $4.99. Never seen > something like this bef

Re: [linux] password keepers

2024-03-21 Thread Jean-Francois Messier via linux
I have been using Bitwarden for several years now. My main move to Bitwarden was the fact it is all open source, available to be installed locally on my own servers if I want, and that it was much cheaper than any other solution. I can give some demos, but to give demos of some advanced features, I

[linux] AD-based authentication for wireless access points

2024-02-02 Thread Jean-Francois Messier via linux
I have a laptop that works rather well with Linux, but the wireless connection, working fine at home, has issues on an access point that uses AD-based credentials to grant access. In some failed logins, I saw somewhere an error about expired certificates. Since this time, I never managed to login