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| author | Paul Buetow <paul@buetow.org> | 2021-12-01 09:09:42 +0000 |
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| committer | Paul Buetow <paul@buetow.org> | 2021-12-01 09:09:42 +0000 |
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diff --git a/gemfeed/2008-12-29-using-my-nokia-n95-for-fixing-my-mta.gmi b/gemfeed/2008-12-29-using-my-nokia-n95-for-fixing-my-mta.gmi new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e53f6cf8 --- /dev/null +++ b/gemfeed/2008-12-29-using-my-nokia-n95-for-fixing-my-mta.gmi @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +# Using my Nokia N95 for fixing my MTA + +``` + + _ + |E] + .-|=====-. + | | mail | + ___|________| + || + || + || www + ,;, || )_(,;;;, + <_> \ || \|/ \_/ + \|/ \\|| \\| |// +_jgs_\|//_\\|///_\V/_\|//__ + Art by Joan Stark +``` + +> Published by Paul Buetow 2008-12-29, last updated 2021-12-01 + +The last week I was in Vidin, Bulgaria with no internet access and I had to fix my MTA (Postfix) at +host.0.buetow.org which serves E-Mail for all my customers at P. B. Labs. Good, that I do not guarantee +high availability on my web services (I've to do a full time job somewhere else too). + +My first attempt to find an internet café, which was working during Christmastime, failed. However, I found with my N95 phone lots of free WLAN hotspots. The hotspots refused me logging into my server using SSH as I have configured a non-standard port for SSH for security reasons. Without knowing the costs, I used the GPRS internet access of my German phone provider (yes, I had to pay roaming fees). + +=> ./2008-12-29-using-my-nokia-n95-for-fixing-my-mta/nokia-n95.jpg Picture of a Nokia N95 + +With Putty for N95 and configuring Postfix with Vim and the T9 input mechanism, I managed to fix the problem. But it took half of an hour: + +* First, getting a shell prompt +* Second, use the "tail" command to analyse the Postfix logs +* Third, use the "sed" command to fix a syntax error in the Postfix config +* Fourth, restart Postfix + +It was a pain in the ass. My next mobile phone MUST have a full QWERTY keyboard. This would have made my life lots easier. :) + +At the moment I am in Sofia, Bulgaria. Here I can use at least an unprotected WLAN hotspot which belongs to one of the neighbours which I don’t know in person, and it is not blocking any port at all :) + +E-Mail me your thoughts at comments@mx.buetow.org! + +=> ../ Go back to the main site diff --git a/gemfeed/2008-12-29-using-my-nokia-n95-for-fixing-my-mta/nokia-n95.jpg b/gemfeed/2008-12-29-using-my-nokia-n95-for-fixing-my-mta/nokia-n95.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 00000000..6a11be8b --- /dev/null +++ b/gemfeed/2008-12-29-using-my-nokia-n95-for-fixing-my-mta/nokia-n95.jpg |
