The Danesh Project

Deluge BitTorrent Client 0.5.8.7 released

Can’t believe I’m 2 versions back. Not been torrentting much the past weeks thanks to work.

Anyway, the latest version out is 0.5.8.7. Mostly bug fixes and tweaks.

Read the changelog or download it here.

Send mail through SMTP using Telnet

Developers in my office constantly complain that the SMTP server is down and no mails are being sent out. We come back saying that their application is buggy. Most often after hours of troubleshooting the problem will turn out to be the application itself.

Here’s a simple way to test your SMTP server over port 25 using Telnet to proof them wrong.

Telnet to the server via port 25.

1. Key in “EHLO example.com” and hit enter.

2. Key in “MAIL FROM: sender@domain.com” and hit enter.

3. Key in “RCPT TO: recipient@domain.com” and hit enter.

4. Key in “DATA” and hit enter.

5. Key in your message body and hit enter.

6. Key in ” . ” and press enter.

If you received the mail then your SMTP is working fine.

Sample output,
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WordPress 2.5 Released

Wait no longer, WordPress 2.5 is out!!

The shiny new WordPress has gone through a major overhaul with tones of new features where mostly all new features were requested by the WordPress community.

New dashboard, enhanced tag support, updated WYSIWYG editor, better search better encryption for passwords and cookies, built in galleries, one-click plugin upgrades and support for multiple uploads. Full feature list

I’ve been playing the RC for the past week and I’m loving it. It’s going to be sometime before my plugins are fully supported but ya, this is one WordPress release you should not miss.

Download WordPress 2.5 here.

Source: WordPress Dev Blog

Get your Linux counted

Just how many Linux are out there today? No one knows for sure but it’s pretty obvious that the number keeps increasing as the Linux is gaining audience from all over.

The Linux Counter Project was stated back in 1999. The project’a goal was and still is to count how many Linux users and Linux based machines are out there.

I’ve got my self counted and received my badge seen below.

If you are a Linux user then make sure to register yourself and your Linux machines. It’s simple,

1. Goto The Linux Counter and click “Get Counted“.

2. Fill up the form and you’ll receive your badge. Check your mail too.

3. Check your mail or go here to register your Linux machines. There’s a simple script which you can download and run from your Linux machine to register it.

Let’s start counting….

The Newton Virus

In the begining viruses were art, later they evolved and became weapons of mass destruction. Now, the guys over at Troika deceid to get back in time and start over by introducing “The Newton Virus” for the Mac. Newton has only one goal and that is to make you go “WOW”. See for yourself.

No data was harm in the making of this video.

Source: Troika