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USENET Part 1: Wasn't USENET Part of AOL or Something Back in the Dial-Up Days?

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In this article we begin a series on USENET, a "worldwide distributed discussion system available on computers," as Wikipedia puts it.  USENET was begun in 1980 and has changed dramatically over its lifetime.  We'll explain what USENET is and how you can use it.  We'll also talk with Frugal Usenet, one of our community advertisers.  If you've never known much about USENET, you're in for an education about a fascinating te...

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USENET Part 1: Wasn't USENET Part of AOL or Something Back in the Dial-Up Days?

Flashback: The World of Harpoon, via Proxmox and Windows 11

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In 1989, one of my favorite computer games was published: Harpoon. In the game, players take control of very detailed naval and aviation assets in future Cold War (e.g., US vs. USSR) scenarios.  Real...

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Flashback: The World of Harpoon, via Proxmox and Windows 11

RAID-0 Now Available in Mumbai, India: Namaste, Vultr!

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Apr 24, 2022
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If you're looking for a YOLORAID setup in the subcontinent, look no further than Vultr, who recently announced a location in Mumbai, India. This is their 25th datacenter (!) and their fourth in Asia,...

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RAID-0 Now Available in Mumbai, India: Namaste, Vultr!

BulletHost: Cheap DirectAdmin, Cheap VPS, Unlimited Bandwidth, and More!

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BulletHost is back!  They have some great offers in their spring sale: Web hosting starting at €2.40/month! Linux VMs starting the same price! 30-account reseller accounts for €18.40 a month! And all...

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BulletHost: Cheap DirectAdmin, Cheap VPS, Unlimited Bandwidth, and More!

OpenSSH Suffered a "Near Miss" But is Now Post-Quantum

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Apr 23, 2022
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According to the change log, OpenSSH 9.0 suffered a "near miss" - a potential vulnerability that was found and fixed before anyone could attempt to exploit it: "Near miss in sshd(8): fix an integer ov...

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FastCloud: Cheap VPS Systems in the Isle of Man! Windows Desktops, too!

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Apr 23, 2022
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FascCloud is back! We last had an offer for them on February and now they've returned some with some nice VMs available in the Isle of Man: Linux VPSes starting at £4.50/mo! Desktops (Windows 10, 11 a...

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FastCloud: Cheap VPS Systems in the Isle of Man! Windows Desktops, too!

ServerKurma: 2GB Cheap VPS in Turkey for Only $3/Month! Game Servers!

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Welcome, ServerKurma!  Also known as @sezing on LowEndTalk. He approached us about doing an offer in Turkey, which is a less common geography than many other regions.  In this case, the hosting compan...

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ServerKurma: 2GB Cheap VPS in Turkey for Only $3/Month! Game Servers!

OpenBSD 7.1 Released!

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Apr 21, 2022
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OpenBSD 7.1 has been released! For those unfamiliar with this OS, OpenBSD was forked from NetBSD in 1995.  In the BSD landscape, FreeBSD is the 800 pound gorilla, and OpenBSD is more of a niche OS foc...

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OpenBSD 7.1 Released!

MyRootPw: Cheap Discounted Blesta Licenses!

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Apr 21, 2022
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We had an offer from MyRootPw earlier this month but they've got a completely different offer to share with you: discounted Blesta! Blesta is one of the leading WHMCS competitors, and if you'd like to...

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MyRootPw: Cheap Discounted Blesta Licenses!

Ramdisks: Why You Might Enjoy One, Plus a Performance Puzzler

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Apr 19, 2022
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A ramdisk - or if you prefer, RAMdisk - is a method of taking a section of memory and treating it as disk.  If you think about it for a moment, the pros/cons should be obvious: RAM is much faster than...

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Ramdisks: Why You Might Enjoy One, Plus a Performance Puzzler

ReliableVPS: 4GB RAM VPS in Manhattan, New York as Cheap as $7.67/Month!

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Apr 18, 2022
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ReliableVPS has returned! We last featured them back on Black Friday 2021.  This time they've got some nice VDS offers.  Also known as VPS.  One of these days I'm going to have to run a poll on termin...

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ReliableVPS: 4GB RAM VPS in Manhattan, New York as Cheap as $7.67/Month!

Obsidian vs. Joplin vs. Notion vs. Evernote vs. OneNote vs. Apple Notes

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Apr 17, 2022
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In this "unscripted" LowEndBoxTV episiode, @raindog308 makes an in-depth comparison of these popular personal information management tools. Learn Why he loves Notion...and cried when he had to let it...

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Is Social Media a Failed Experiment?

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Apr 15, 2022
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When I heard that Elon Musk is toying with the idea of buying Twitter, I wondered why he'd want it.  I suppose he thinks on grander societal scales than I do, and perhaps he sees some strategic use fo...

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Concerns Voiced Over Sweeping New India Surveillance Law. Legit?

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Apr 13, 2022
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India's Criminal Procedure Identification bill passed in parliament last week and is raising concerns about government snooping. The law requires those arrested or detained to provide biometric data (...

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Concerns Voiced Over Sweeping New India Surveillance Law. Legit?

LowEnd Benchmark Wars Heat Up!

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Apr 13, 2022
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Ok...just kidding.  There are no benchmark wars. But if you're into benchmarking, you should check out LowEndTalk member @Liso's fork of the famous YABS script, which is getting some discussion over t...

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LowEnd Benchmark Wars Heat Up!

EuroVM: Unlimited Bandwidth Cheap VPS in Europe for €26.40/YEAR (DDoS Protection and IPv6 Included!)

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Apr 12, 2022
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Hello again, EuroVM! They're a HostSlim brand was featured last year and now they've returned to do what they do best: cheap unlimited bandwidth VMs in Europe (the Netherlands, to be specific). These...

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EuroVM: Unlimited Bandwidth Cheap VPS in Europe for €26.40/YEAR (DDoS Protection and IPv6 Included!)

Community News: Ryzen Windows VPS with NVMe by RackNerd - Now Back in Stock!

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Apr 10, 2022
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To continue LowEndBox’s new “interesting news” series, we recently received a new submission from Dustin B. Cisneros over at RackNerd to let us know that their highly anticipated Windows VPS product l...

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Here Today, Gone When You Exit: Proper Tempfiles in Shell Scripts

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Apr 09, 2022
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In the course of my career, I've periodically come across code like this in shell scripts: TEMP_FILE=/tmp/tempfile Or sometimes, slightly more elegantly: TEMPFILE=/tmp/tempfile.$$ The problems with th...

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Get More Cheap VPS, Cheap Shared, Cheap Reseller, Cheap Dedicated, and Cheap Everything!

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Apr 08, 2022
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Are you getting enough LowEnd in your life?  If you're already obsessively hitting refresh on LowEndBox.com but still want more, we have some things you might be interested in. First, if you're not re...

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One Euro Hosting: MyRootPW Has Shared Hosting in US or Europe for 1 € First Year, 10 € / Year After That!

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Welcome, MyRootPW!  Er, well actually welcome back.  Sort of.  We had MyRootPW on back in August 2021.  But that wasn't an official LowEndBox offer, just a pointer to a thread @SGraf started on Lowend...

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One Euro Hosting: MyRootPW Has Shared Hosting in US or Europe for 1 € First Year, 10 € / Year After That!

AA Layer: Special Offer on Hosting Industry Web Templates!

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Apr 06, 2022
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Community member @armandorg asked us to share a special offer from his company AA Layer! Who is AA Layer?  They're a web design agency focused on the hosting market.  They offer themes for popular bil...

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The Wrong Way to Use Let's Encrypt on a Private Network

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I've been working on a small app written in golang, and I'd like my local-area network connections to the golang-embedded webserver to be over https.  Most of the clients are going to be scripts runni...

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RackNerd - New KVM VPS Specials! KVM VPS from $13.89/Year in 6 Locations (Voted #1 Top Provider)

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RackNerd recently submitted new VPS specials for us to share with the LEB community! For those who don’t know about RackNerd, RackNerd was voted #1 on the recent best providers poll, and won the award...

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RackNerd - New KVM VPS Specials! KVM VPS from $13.89/Year in 6 Locations (Voted #1 Top Provider)

Shared Hosting with Unmetered Bandwidth for Only $2.49/Mo with The Venus Host!

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Apr 02, 2022
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Happy third birthday, The Venus Host! They've been participating our community since 2022.  We last had The Venus Host on back in Cyber Monday 2021. Their offer this time is another in a long line of...

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Shared Hosting with Unmetered Bandwidth for Only $2.49/Mo with The Venus Host!

Clientexec 6.5 Beta 1 Released Now! Pterodactyl, VirtFusion, CyberPanel Integration and more!

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Apr 01, 2022
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If you’re a hosting provider around these parts, chances are you’ve heard of Clientexec by now. If you haven’t, Clientexec is a web hosting billing & support system, and is considered one of the t...

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Clientexec 6.5 Beta 1 Released Now! Pterodactyl, VirtFusion, CyberPanel Integration and more!

Last Chance to Win an iPad or 3D Printer!

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Mar 31, 2022
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Today's the last day to enter our amazing giveaway!  Community provider RackNerd, recently voted Best Provider and Most Professional Provider, is giving away: A 2021 Apple 10.2-inch iPad (Wi-Fi, 64GB,...

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Why I Kicked NameSilo to the Curb

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Mar 29, 2022
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I have a set of domains that I renew every year and this year I decided not to renew them at NameSilo. As a registrar, I've never had an issue with NameSilo.  However, their service has some things th...

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Evolution Host Wants to Give You a FREE VPS! (Of Course There's Fine Print!)

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Evolution Host have returned to the scene of the crime to offer even more high-spec, DDoS protected, free VDS packages. This time they're celebrating the release of our brand new service - Rust DDoS P...

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