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What is Torrentflux-b4rt?

What is Torrentflux-b4rt you say? Torrentflux-b4rt is a sophisticated web-based PHP BitTorrent client based off the original Torrentflux. It allows you to use an old linux server as your happily obedient bittorrent client , while you gallivant around town feeding it torrents. Its greatest feature is freeing you from being constantly connected to the internet while downloading.

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The purpose of document is to demonstrate how to construct a basic LaTeX document. This assumes that you are running from a system that has LaTeX installed. Most Linux distros include or make it simple to install. I wrote an earlier post on LaTeX Resources for Mac OSX.

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LaTeX – A Document Preparation System

I started using LaTeX for its ease of writing mathematical equations and expression. Anyone who has tried fooling with Microsoft Word’s equation editor realizes that it is time consuming, looks terrible, and will agree that there must be an easier way. That way is LaTeX.

LaTeX is a typesetting tool that excels with many types of documents such as academic journals, books, and complex mathematical formulas. One thing that it is great with is keeping track of references and bibliographies.

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IPKungFu Firewall and Basic Server setup

IPKungFu is an iptables-based Linux firewall. It aims to simplify the configuration of Internet connection sharing, port forwarding, and packet filtering. — http://freshmeat.net/projects/ipkungfu/

IPKungFu better described as being a smart script that eases creation complex firewall rules. Creating a gateway firewall, internet sharing, or simply setting up a basic firewall are all simple tasks. By default it includes advanced logging, syn-flood protection, and port scanning protection.

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Over the past few days we have been tackling a nasty Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) bug in Nagios 3.0.4. With our bug fix I updated the Nagios documentation to include some information on Enhanced CGI Security and Authentication. This is a much needed addition that answers some of the communities questions regarding different ways to secure Nagios. This post will rehash much of what I wrote about in the documentation. There are many ways to enhance the security of your monitoring server and Nagios environment. This should not be taken as the end all approach to security. Instead, think of it as an introduction to some of the techniques you can use to tighten the security of your system. As always, you should do your research and use the best techniques available. Treat your monitoring server as it were the most important server in your network and you shall be rewarded.

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