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Zoho MX for GOV.in and NIC.in: Why mgovcloud.in Uses US-Based MarkMonitor and UltraDNS

In 2023, Zoho was awarded the contract , after due process of public tender, to migrate the official hosted email and office suite services for government departments, as well as public sector undertakings (PSUs). It is a good step to deploy a uniform solution for data sovereignty and privacy. Kudos to

Exotic Domain TLDs Like firstname.tld Felt Special Until Renewals Kept Getting Expensive

A domain name is like your digital identity, providing you with an online address. It lays the groundwork for your online presence, whether you are choosing it for business or personal reasons. When choosing a domain name, people often fall into the trap of opting for top-level domains (TLDs)

How to Configure TLS Client Certificate Authentication for IMAP & SMTP in macOS Mail app — Step‑by‑Step Video Guide

The Mail app on macOS ships with more features than any other OS, including support for S/MIME and the TLS client certificate authentication method for both IMAP and SMTP. As far as I know, it isn't fully supported by any client other than the open-source Claws

Don't Buy Apple 4K TV Unless You Own an iPhone or iPad or a Mac: Support Email/TOTP 2FA, Please!

I am a brave owner of an Apple 4K TV device . I want to issue a disclaimer. It is a dangerous ownership experience, so I advise you not to try it at home; go with other streaming devices instead. I created an Apple account online to use the Apple Music

Track Open‑Source Project Releases on GitHub via Email Notifications

If you use an open-source project that does not offer mailing lists or official newsletters, you can still receive updates and release notifications. If your project is on GitHub, you can easily get email notifications about the latest releases directly in your inbox with a few clicks using your

Why remote workers still struggle for respect in the family and how to change that

On this International Workers' Day, I would like to draw your attention to an important issue that is rarely discussed. Since the start of the pandemic, working from home has become popular, but there have always been remote workers who never had an office to go to and who

PRQ (Former WikiLeaks & Pirate Bay Host) Battles IIS Sweden’s .SE/.NU Registry – Free .ST Domains for Paying Users!

Update: SpaceDump IT AB, PRQ's registrar for .se and .nu domains, confirmed in an email dated December 7, 2025, that IIS insists they have invalid ownership of some domains. Update: In an email dated December 8, 2025, Internetstiftelsen —the Swedish Internet Foundation—confirmed that they had

Step‑by‑Step Guide: Install Steam on openSUSE Leap 16

If you're interested in a stable version of openSUSE for desktop users, such as openSUSE Leap 16.0, know that the upcoming Leap release uses sources from SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE). It features a stable LTS kernel 6.12 (from SLES 16.0). There are drastic changes, including

Root CA BuyPass Ends TLS/SSL Certificate Issuance, Including Free GoSSL via ACME

Today, on August 18, BuyPass (a Root CA based in Norway) has sadly announced the termination of the service for issuing TLS/SSL certificates, including Go SSL (ACME) . The Discontinuation Timeline has been shared by BuyPass, which has also provided the specifics and details. October 15, 2025, is the final

Debian 13 'Trixie' released: Get ready for latest and greatest packages in the current Debian Stable

Today, August 9, 2025, the Debian Project released Debian 13, also known as "trixie". At first glance, it is clear that it will be one of the greatest distribution releases of 2025. I can't speak for you, my dear readers, but I have been following the

Ghost CMS 6.0 released: Exciting New Features – But Self-Hosting Users Miss Out

Today, August 4, 2025, Ghost CMS released its latest version, Ghost 6.0 . Only a couple of hours have passed, and we are already live with Ghost 6.0. There is a lengthy change log post dedicated to Ghost 6.0 on Ghost.org. The following changes are worthy of

WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Leaks Donor Data: Secure Your Site with a WAF

Last week, you may have read about the donor data breach that Pi-hole experienced with the GiveWP plugin they use for their donation page form. The breach caused panic among Pi-hole's donors, who were suddenly inundated with spam to email addresses they had created for specific

NixSanctuary Bulletin: Issue 1

Debian finally fixed a 22-year-old bug related to Debian Pure Blend, released as Debian Med This interesting news comes straight from Debian Micronews. On July 29, 2025, Carlos Henrique Lima Melara posted about a Debian bug that was opened in 2003, closed in 2004, and finally fixed in

NixSanctuary Bulletin: Issue 0

Firefox 141.0 released with enhanced local AI features and reduced memory usage on Linux Mozilla released Firefox version 141.0 on 22nd this month. It comes with on-device AI models that help you organize similar tabs into groups by automatically suggesting names for them when you try to

Ghost CMS CEO John O'Nolan Boots Honest Criticism: Has He Forgotten Its Roots?

Founder/CEO of Ghost CMS silenced us I recently wrote a critical post about Ghost CMS. A link to the post was then listed on Ghost's forum for comments and feedback. A couple of Ghost users joined the discussion, mostly agreeing with me and contributing to the conversation