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DenyHosts is a set of Python scripts that will help automate the process of blacklisting IP addresses that are hammering your SSH service. So obviously you know that I’m talking about something related to *NIX systems here.

It does this by appending offending IP addresses into your hosts.deny file. In addition to that, it has some cool features such as keeping logs of all banning actions, purging of old entries, and emailing the administrator of any newly blacklisted host. You can get the full list of features from the DenyHosts features page.

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A good friend of mine approached me just after Christmas with a problem. His sister’s notebook has gone kaput with the dreaded NTLDR is missing error message.

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Perhaps this move will result in better Linux drivers for ATI graphics cards. It does seem to be a step in the right direction by AMD if it’s really implimented.

I’ve always wanted to check out some of the higher spec’d ATI graphics cards but have always refrained from actually purchasing them due to reading about so many problems getting them to play nice with Linux.

If this news is true, then I’d probably be getting an ATI GPU for my next purchase

Scott McCausland was convicted of illegally downloading one of the Star Wars series some time in 2005. He’s now under probation after serving five months in prison.

A condition of his probation includes him consenting to periodic checks on his computer by a probation officer and/or monitoring software. McCausland in not against this, but apparently the monitoring software only supports Windows and not McCausland’s current OS, Ubuntu Linux:

“I am consenting to all of it, but it just so happens that the OS I use might not be supported by the software they use to monitor. So I do not feel (neither does my lawyer) that the government can force me to switch OS.”

McCausland has now started an appeal on his website to cover the cost of buying Windows.

So what’s a pirate to do in this situation? Launch a “Windows Tip Jar Campaign” of course

Any decent Linux-based web hosting service would allow customers to access the server via SSH. SSH is short for Secure Shell. Using SSH, you can access your web hosting server to perform administration as well as file manipulation.

To know if your web hosting provider allows customers to access their servers using SSH, you need to ask the contact person. You would also need an SSH client. If you’re using Windows, I recommend that you download PuTTy.

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