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Fix for undeletable user-defined Squirrelmail folder

I run my own mail server and use Squirrelmail to facilitate webmail access using HTTPS.  I encountered problems trying to delete a folder that I created as part of a test to find out if things were working correctly: ERROR : Could not delete “Archive” Given: Invalid mailbox name SquirrelMail is a Webmail application started by Nathan [...]

Automatically redirect to HTTPS with .htaccess

I caught the flu last week that’s why I haven’t been posting regularly.  =0( Anyway, I wrote previously on how to password-protect a website/page, but in this post I’ll show you how to redirect a user automagically to HTTPS. All you need to do is add the following in the .htaccess file (I’ll be using [...]

Creating a self-signed cert

If you need to support or serve your website using SSL, but only for personal purposes, such as a webmail, you’ve probably come across the problem of creating your own server certificate. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), are cryptographic protocols which provide secure communications on the Internet for such things as web browsing, e-mail, Internet faxing, instant messaging [...]

Password-Protecting your pages with .htaccess

If you develop websites or adminster them, you’ve probably been asked or required to password-protect parts of a website.  So, to help you out, here’s a quick how-to in Apache using .htaccess: Open a terminal window and navigate to the folder or page(s) you’d like to add a password requirement. Once there, type the following: [...]

SideStep.com: What technology used?

My sister’s been shopping around for airline tickets to go to Asia without any luck.  So, the geekness in me felt the need to help her out.  Scanning through some blogs I read regularly, I came across SideStep.com.  It is one of the “newer” travel websites that search a lot of other websites’ flight information, which got me [...]