I just upgraded my Linux server’s webmail system to SquirrelMail 1.4.3a.
(http://www.squirrelmail.org/) with surprising ease, all over a VNC
session from my Windows box. Apparently, the new version, as is common
with many release-early-release-often open source projects, fixed a
critical memory leak and some security problems.

It was surprising because starting a tech project late in the evening
after work rarely ends up well for me. Fatigue usually prevents me from
having a smooth time of it.

The bonus was that I was able to read a couple of Techblogs from Blogs4God
(http://www.blogs4god.com/). I’m currently working on a post for Dean.
(He just doesn’t know it yet.)

Still to do:

  • Find out how to use SquirrelMail’s LDAP address feature
  • Find out how to use SquirrelMail’s MySQL integration for user preferences
  • Find out how to create and use a DSN on Linux for a MySQL database

    Maybe I should just quit mourning the stagnation of my Microsoft skills
    and embrace some alternatives while my bread and butter (read “mortgage
    payment”) comes from Visual Basic 6 and SQL Server 2000. I’ve been
    wanting to do more .NET development, but I find little motivation to do
    development at home. I’m over a year behind on Microsoft Money, receipts,
    and filing, so there’s some guilt for just geeking around. Maybe I should
    do some catching up on the paper pile.