Archive for the 'Computers' Category

Installing source package with YUM

Friday, November 14th, 2008

in the essence it is:

The Sean Blog : Linux on Hyper-V [how to run linux under MS Hyper-V]

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Blog posts shows some screenshot of various linux distros running under MS new virtualization solution, similar to XEN. Hyper-V used special network device (not sure about block device, i.e. disk ), so linux needs a

[russian] vadiml: HOWTO по работе с С++ классми из Perl’a || C++ classes in Perl howto

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Article in russian part of LiveJournal deals with writing perl XS wrappers around C++ classes

Xen Hosting Providers – ConShell

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

list of hosting providers that host XEN (PV) images. /some host custom images/

I Knew How To Validate An Email Address Until I Read The RFC

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

notes about testing for valid email addr syntax

Automated HTTPS Cookie Hijacking | fscked.org

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

a note from security ppl that session/login cookies that normally delivered via https have to be explisidly marked as “secure” so they _only_ delivered via https. Otherwise bad ppl can hijack them.

Memory Translation and Segmentation : Gustavo Duarte

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

very goom sum-up about memory mechanism in modern x86 machines. For more elabored and detailed info

An Illustrated Guide to the Kaminsky DNS Vulnerability

Monday, August 11th, 2008

exellent explanation for the much-hyped Dan Kaminsky DNS vuln. This is for people for whom word “DNS” sounds like it’s in elvish

Intel IXP425 | Timesys Embedded Linux [product page]

Friday, August 1st, 2008

page lists some details about intel ixp4xx combo-cpu’s and there are some useful notes as to what kernel config options should be enabled. Timesys uses 2.6.16.10

[how to queue messages for sendmail] sendmail queue questions – comp.mail.sendmail | Google Groups

Monday, July 28th, 2008

some bits about how to queue mgs for sendmail as opposed to inistate sending.