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Peter N. M. Hansteen

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<p>Occasional rants about IT with an OpenBSD slant at <a href="http://bsdly.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">bsdly.blogspot.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>If you&#39;re new to the fediverse or Mastodon, please take a peek at <a href="https://fedi.tips/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">fedi.tips/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> for tips on fediverse netizenship.</p><p>I&#39;m usually located in Bergen, Norway (AKA The Other West Coast)</p>

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    If you need financial assistance to attend EuroBSDCon 2027, the Paul Schenkeveld Travel Grant https://eurobsdconfoundation.org/travel-grant.html may be for you. Apply before 2027-02-01 #eurobsdcon @EuroBSDCon@mastodon.bsd.cafe #bsd #openbsd #netbsd #freebsd

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    The first packet sent on an RFC1149-compliant (avian carrier) network is up for auction: https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/fine-printed-books-manuscripts-science/carrier-pigeon-internet-protocol-150/325216 For background, see https://blug.linux.no/project/rfc1149/ and https://nxdomain.no/~peter/rfc1149_implementation_25_years_later.html #rfc1149 #firstpacket #networking #aviancarrier #auction #christies #internethistory #tcpip

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    OpenBSD -current is now &quot;8.0-current&quot; https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20261001091454 #openbsd #current #newreleasesoon #development #freesoftware #libresoftware

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    If you were unable to attend EuroBSDCon 2026 in Brussels, or had to choose between parallel sessions, you can now see the talks directly from the talk descriptions on the program page https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2026/schedule/ or peertube: https://exquisite.tube/c/ebc2026/videos @eurobsdcon #eurobsdcon #bsd #openbsd #netbsd #freebsd #unix #unixlike #freesoftware #libresoftware

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    EuroBSDCon 2026 talks online https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260916093106 #openbsd #eurobsdcon #conference #development #security

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    There will be a PF tutorial at EuroBSDCon 2026 in Brussels: Network Management with the PF Packet Filter Toolset on OpenBSD and FreeBSD Featuring Tom Smyth and Peter Hansteen, 2026-09-11, 10:30, full day See https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2026/talk/RKCHRW/ To register: https://tickets.eurobsdcon.org/eurobsdcon/brussels/ #eurobsdcon #bsd #openbsd #freebsd #networking #firewall #security

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    When posting about events such as conferences, please include a clear indication of *where* the thing is. Keep in mind that your post will be seen worldwide, including people who are not in your city, country, time zone or even continent. Including details about possible remote participation is fine of course, mod time zones #conferences #meetups #localtime #remotepartcipation

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    rpki-client 9.9 released https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260824085031 #openbsd #openbgpd #rpkiclient #bgp #routing #rpki #security #cryptography #networking #freesoftware #libresoftware

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    At EuroBSDcon 2026: Looney Tunes: FreeBSD, rsync, and ZFS https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2026/talk/JURFDY/ Talk by Mateusz Piotrowski 2026-09-13 17:15:00 To register: https://tickets.eurobsdcon.org/eurobsdcon/brussels/ About EuroBSDcon 2026: https://2026.eurobsdcon.org @eurobsdcon #eurobsdcon #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #conference #brussels #bruxelles #freesoftware #libresoftware

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    OpenSSH 10.5 released https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260811113606 #openbsd #openssh #ssh #security #remotelogin #tunneling #networking #development #freesoftware #libresoftware

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    At EuroBSDcon 2026: Highly Available DNS via BGP Talk by Beni Keller 2026-09-12 10:30:00 To register: https://tickets.eurobsdcon.org/eurobsdcon/brussels/ About EuroBSDcon 2026: https://2026.eurobsdcon.org @eurobsdcon #eurobsdcon #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #conference #brussels #bruxelles #freesoftware #libresoftware

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    Call for testing: OpenBSD vmm(4)/vmd(8) fd-ification https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260804054218 #openbsd #vmm #vmd #virtualization #virtualmachines #testing #newcode #development #security #freesoftware #libresoftware

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    Returning readers will remember my &quot;Eighteen years of greytrapping&quot; piece (https://nxdomain.no/~peter/eighteen_years_of_greytrapping.html or tracked https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/08/eighteen-years-of-greytrapping-is.html, and may also remember that it has numbers and graphs. It&#39;s now been more like 19 years of the activity, and the numbers and graphs are refreshed as of end of July. #spam #antispam #spamd #openbsd #greylisting #greytrapping #security #cybercrime #cybersecurity...

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    Those who read my stuff at https://bsdly.blogspot.com (ie the tracked site) will hopefully be pleased with the new look which I think offers better readability. New stuff and most of the useful older things will still be available without trackers at https://nxdomain.no/~peter/blogposts/, of course.

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    I wonder if this actually worked somewhere, somewhen, for somebot Jul 27 07:40:21 skapet sshd-session[71062]: Failed password for invalid user root/bin from 217.156.66.34 port 47552 ssh2 #passwordgropers #passwordguessers #sshgropers #ssh #cybercrime #morons #idiots #bots

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    At EuroBSDcon 2026: OpenNTPD - 20 years and a few milliseconds later https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2026/talk/MAHMBQ/ Talk by Henning Brauer 2026-09-13 16:15:00 To register: https://tickets.eurobsdcon.org/eurobsdcon/brussels/ About EuroBSDcon 2026: https://2026.eurobsdcon.org @eurobsdcon #eurobsdcon #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #conference #brussels #bruxelles #freesoftware #libresoftware

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    At EuroBSDcon 2026: Using modern *BSD to get a 4.2BSD system from 1983 running https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2026/talk/YGCH9Y/ Talk by Walter Belgers 2026-09-13 15:15:00 To register: https://tickets.eurobsdcon.org/eurobsdcon/brussels/ About EuroBSDcon 2026: https://2026.eurobsdcon.org @eurobsdcon #eurobsdcon #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #conference #brussels #bruxelles #freesoftware #libresoftware

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    Oh, good old test123! We remember him well Jul 20 15:45:32 portal sshd-session[27522]: Failed password for invalid user test123 from 154.83.17.226 port 51552 ssh2 #passwordguessers #passwordgropers #idiots #cybercrime

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    The EuroBSDcon 2026 program is published: https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2026/schedule/ See https://2026.eurobsdcon.org for more info To register https://tickets.eurobsdcon.org/eurobsdcon/brussels/ @eurobsdcon #eurobsdcon #netbsd #freebsd #openbsd #conference #freesoftware #libresoftware #brussels #bruxelles

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    OpenBSD&#39;s pledge(2) and unveil(2) are developer-friendly, study finds https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260708055608 #openbsd #security #pledge #unveil #development #programming

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    relayd(8) and httpd(8) TLS settings update. https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260629165750 #openbsd #relayd #httpd #tls #ssl #tlsv13 #tlsv12 #security #cryptography #crypto

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    OpenBSD/amd64 kernel virtual address space is now 512GB https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260623114653 #openbsd #amd64 #addresspace #virtualaddresspace #memory #development #openbsd-current #hackathon

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    Final week for submitting to #eurobsdcon 2026! https://2026.eurobsdcon.org/cfp/ Submit by June 20th, come to Brussels September 9-13 and mingle with #BSD people! We also offer pre-submission guidance/mentoring, see the CFP text. Wonder what BSD and the conferences are about? See https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html @EuroBSDCon #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #freesoftware #libresoftware #brussels #bruxelles

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    We are very close to a new OpenBSD release. &quot;You Have Installed OpenBSD. Now For The Daily Tasks.&quot; https://nxdomain.no/~peter/openbsd_installed_now_for_the_daily_tasks.html can help you prepare for the upgrade. If you are using exim as your MTA (or any other non-base system MTA), &quot;OpenSMTPD Is The Mail Server For The Future&quot; https://nxdomain.no/~peter/time_for_opensmtpd.html contains useful pointers for a better mail future. #openbsd #newrelease #openbsd79 #opensmtpd #email...

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    I was pleasantly surprised to hear that the latest BSDnow https://www.bsdnow.tv/648 features my &amp;quot;Eighteen years of greytrapping ...&amp;quot; https://nxdomain.no/~peter/eighteen_years_of_greytrapping.html as well as the @bsdcan https://www.bsdcan.org/2026/ organizer interview #bsdcan #bsdnow #freebsd #openbsd #greytrapping

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    Deadline this weekend - apply by Feb 1st, 2026! Do you want to go to EuroBSDCon https://2026.eurobsdcon.org/ but need support to do so? Or do you know someone in that situation? Apply for the Paul Schenkeveld Travel Grant before February 1st, 2026! https://eurobsdconfoundation.org/travel-grant.html #eurobsdcon #netbsd #openbsd #freebsd #conference #travelgrant

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    The #eurobsdcon 2026 Call for Papers is open! https://2026.eurobsdcon.org/cfp/ Submit by June 20th, come to Brussels September 9-13 and mingle with #BSD people! We also offer pre-submission guidance/mentoring, see within. Wonder what BSD and the conferences are about? See https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html @EuroBSDCon #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #freesoftware #libresoftware #brussels #bruxelles

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    pfsync(4) Packet Header Field Renamed to Avoid AI Bug Report Noise https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260413055845 #openbsd #pfsync #networking #redundancy #carp #pf #packetfilter #development #libresoftware #freesoftware

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    Yes, world+dog (or at least a subset that lives in the annoyingly big cloud providers&#39; IP ranges) is scanning for Wordpress instances where they are not to be found. What do *you* do about those?

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    The #eurobsdcon 2026 Call for Papers is still open! https://2026.eurobsdcon.org/cfp/ Submit by June 20th, come to Brussels September 9-13 and mingle with #BSD people! We also offer pre-submission guidance/mentoring, see the CFP text. Wonder what BSD and the conferences are about? See https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html @EuroBSDCon #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #freesoftware #libresoftware #brussels #bruxelles