Russell Coker’s Documents

Based on past mistakes by myself and others, here is a check-list before putting a Linux (or other Unix) server online:

Run memtest86+ (or an equivalent program for other architectures) before going live, ideally run it before installing the OS. Run it again every time you upgrade the RAM.
Reboot the machine after every significant change. [...]

Here are some free books that I have downloaded and read:

Cory Doctorow’s book Eastern Standard Tribe was the first novel I read on my computer. His other novels are linked here.
Julian Dibbell wrote a book about the LambdaMoo online rape. He has recently released it freely, he writes about the difficulty in freely [...]

One problem many people encounter is the fact that they don’t appear on Google and other search engines the way that they like. If you have an uncommon name which is not referenced in any popular web pages then a single mention in a popular site can immediately become the top hit, this may [...]

In my work I often receive problem reports from clients regarding their email service, here is some advice to help get the problem fixed as fast as possible:
Firstly problems sending mail and problems receiving mail are often unconnected and should be reported separately. If only one aspect of a problem is reported then probably [...]

One option that is often overlooked is the possibility of staying in an apartment instead of a hotel room. The difference (which is not always reflected in the name) is that a hotel room usually will have a fridge that is mostly filled with over-priced drinks and has no facilities for cooking and often [...]

Tickets for Melbourne public transport can be purchased on any bus or tram. The trams have vending machines which only accept coins so you must have sufficient coins to pay for your ticket. Neither buses nor trams sell the cheaper tickets.
Tickets have to be validated every time you get on a bus or [...]