ripperX failed to start rip
Issue: Tried to start ripping a CD - Why CD1, it failed in the way that the program quited silently immediately after clicking the start button: go!!! Solution: remove the…
java re-install
Since the BT-client Azureus runs on java, and it's suspected that due to unclean version or install of java1.5, it terminates unexpectedly after running for a while. java jdk is…
parse error: unexpected T_STRING
Issue: when using test site of my oscommerce online shop, there's "parse error: unexpected T_STRING ....checkout_success.php in line 20" Solution: Add immediately before each apostrophe: ' containing text string AND…
RealPlayer on Firefox
Issue: Installed RealPlayer10GOLD.rpm compat-libstdc++-33 (as FC4 used gcc4, but realplayer compiled on gcc3) Add to file: /usr/bin/realplay (to solve conflict w/ scim): export GTK_IM_MODULE=xim copied files: cp /usr/local/RealPlayer/mozilla/nphelix.so /usr/lib/firefox-1.0.7/plugins/ cp…
SMTP server Config. Verification
it's a good chance while i'm not in Singapore to verify if the tcpserver works correctly. the Squirrelmail client works fine w/o setting anything. Thunderbird mail client could not access…
Outgoing Mail SMTP
Issue: mail.netvigator.com no longer provide smtp as outgoing server for mail client even connected directly to its ISP service. Solution: subscribe no-ip.com Alernate SMTP port (US$19.9 /yr. limited to 150…
Webmin & iptables
Before using web-based system administration tool, Webmin, it's necessary to either stop firewall or allow a special UDP port. However, RHEL3.4 GUI interface, redhat-config-securitylevel doesn't provide configuring speical port. Thus,…
Install Intrusion Detection Tool
After many trial and errors, finally i'd given up installing Tripwire suggested by LinuxPilot. Why? It's because no RPM is available for RHEL3 x86_64 and unfortunately the compilation of source…
qmail replacing sendmail
Need to think about setting quota to mail users in case i open my mail server for friends or further business needs, say web hosting customers. Suddenly, i found out…
Mail Server is Up
This is the 1st diary written out of home. i'm now in an Internet cafe. To celebrate my mail server is up in my CentOS server (actually it's been up…