Denis Lemire's Site

Email as a legit communications platform has become useless due to spam producing scum. After finally getting fed up with the massive pile of spam I receive at Incoherency.Net (200+ messages per day) I have implemented SPF with the strictest configuration. After recently getting a Gmail account I have forwarded my mail to Google’s servers to take advantage of their spam filtering, however I disliked the idea of not being able to fully utilize my own personal domain for receiving email directly. Instead, I’ve now taken the strict SPF route, obviously the implementation used here is not yet feasible on the networks I maintain professionally, but for my own network, for my use, until your ISP or mail provider publishes SPF records I’d rather lose your mail then receive the pile of crap I receive each day.

After some technical hurdles all at this site is back up and running. First off Telus thought it would be cute to start blocking incoming port 80 and a colorful assortment of other ports. At first I rebelled and setup all sorts of workarounds, but in short time I thought it would be even cuter to flip Telus the bird they deserve and switch to Shaw Cable. Shaw is not blocking any ports and with their new extreme package has speeds far exceeding Telus.

Slightly before the whole “down with Telus” fiasco I upgraded the server to PHP5 which broke the web mail interface. After some additional upgrades web mail is now functioning. Time to catch a movie!

Went all the way up to Falher last weekend to visit some relatives. Was a fun little road trip we put together at the last possible minute. We were already visiting Jessie grandparents and they are just off the highway heading up North so I figured, eh… Why not?

Jessie got a haircut! I was quite nervous about the idea at first, as I’m pretty sure if I made any suggestions and she didn’t end up liking it that I would end up getting shot… After kicking the idea around for a little bit she finally got the nerve to give it a shot and change the haircut she’s had since the beginning of time. Looks like it worked out quite well… Meow!!!

Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god! Jessie just pointed out that Google now knows I exist! The tears of joy be flowing! I’m the number one match on the internet for the keyword “Incoherency!” Oh the sweetness. In other news, revamped the layout of this (still useless) site… Its now prettier then ever!