[chbot] Home server

Tue Aug 9 01:25:11 BST 2022

If you go down the self hosting approach, then I would suggest using an up stream SMTP relay so that your messages sent hopefully get accepted by larger email providers.

Henri

> On 21/07/2022, at 12:06 PM, Marshland Engineering <marshland at marshland.co.nz> wrote:
> 
> Hi all
> 
> I'm back on the internet hosting again. Freeparking have be bought by Crazy
> Domains and now the support is rubbish.  Soo many emails and so little is
> fixed. 
> 
> One of the issues is I'm continually getting spam - Prostrate Drones etc which
> they cannot seem to fix.
> 
> I have 2 options, get a new hopefully NZ provider with telephone support, or
> host it all from re
> 
> Hosting from home looks like a nice answer but as usual nice from the outside,
> but deep below, there is a lot more to it.
> 
> Anyone hosting their own website and emails and is it worth doing ? 
> 
> Thanks Wallace
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Thanking you
> Wallace Weideman BSc Elec Eng
> Marshland Engineering
> 704 Marshland Road
> Ouruhia
> Christchurch
> 03 3237449
> www.marshland.co.nz
> 
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>>  1. Robotics Group meeting, 5 Idris Rd, 6-30pm, Robotics 18 July
>>     2022 (Mark Atherton)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2022 21:43:39 +1200
>> From: Mark Atherton <markaren1 at xtra.co.nz>
>> To: Christchurch Robotics <chchrobotics at lists.linuxnut.co.nz>
>> Cc: Ian MacPherson <ian at macpherson.gen.nz>, S & P Tyerman
>> 	<tyerman at xtra.co.nz>
>> Subject: [chbot] Robotics Group meeting, 5 Idris Rd, 6-30pm, Robotics
>> 	18 July 2022
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>> Hello everyone,
>> 
>> Good turnout with 27 attendees, and lots of huddles-of tech-talk. $35 + 
>> change (in gold, and flat-money) collected and transferred into the 
>> robotics loose-change jar (for later banking).
>> 
>> All sales from the trading table should go into the brown box on the 
>> wall, and are directly for the benefit of our host club, Christchurch 
>> Amateur Radio Club, NZART Branch 05.
>> 
>> Equipment donations are welcome for the trading table, but no CRT based 
>> product, printers, toner or items that are likely to be a disposal burden.
>> 
>> With thanks on behalf of the group,
>> 
>> Mark Atherton
>> 
>> -------------
>> 
>> Mark started the evening by talking about a tiny microprocessor found 
>> inside an Energizer flashlight bought from New World. He then moved on 
>> to the task of how to hand-wire a QFP44 package with 0.8mm pin pitch 
>> using 30 AWG wire.
>> 
>> Mark also talked about boring a 12mm hole through a 9/16” socket wrench 
>> allowing BNC connectors to be unfastened easily using an electric 
>> driver. Finally, he discussed the repair of an EHT power supply.
>> 
>> Andy brought in the control panel from a complete commercial lift which 
>> he won for $1 on Trademe. He explained how he managed to recover quite a 
>> significant amount of the lift during a frantic weekend of disassembly 
>> (with some help from Rudy).
>> 
>> David had a question about identifying a test probe; he will be posting 
>> a photo, and possibly a chocolate-fish challenge.
>> 
>> Alex turned up with his portable combat-robot kit, and gave a 
>> demonstration of his wares. He also explained a little about the 
>> associated local culture.
>> 
>> Spencer had a question about CGA / Hercules video formats, and standards 
>> conversion to VGA. Also some questions about backing up the programme 
>> files from a 1990s vintage DMX controller.
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