New cPanel Perl Module

Introduction On Monday, cPanel announced the release of a new cPanel::PublicAPI Perl module. It’s a really nice module and this short article will explain how to use it.

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Python Development

Introduction I first learned Python back in 2004-2005. I thought it was a great language and I loved programming and scripting with it. Then in 2007 I took on a job as a Windows systems administrator. The environment had no use for Python so I stopped using it. A month ago I decided to pick [...]

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Surviving an HTTP DDOS Attack

Introduction I occasionally run into a cPanel server under a DDOS attack due to either the site itself being attacked or the site has had malicious files uploaded to it that are being used to launch an attack. This post will describe what I do to help mitigate the attack.

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SpamAssassin 2010 Bug

I first heard of the SpamAssassin 2010 bug in an email notice from cPanel and then saw it mentioned on LWN. The full details of the incident can be read in the bug report.

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