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Comment on VoodooPad Pro Blogging by Andy

Andy — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:12:54 +0000

I just finished updating the parseMetaXml.rb script to create a sitemap that alters the priority and frequency tags based upon who old the the page is. I’m now using the Google Sitemaps Stylesheet from http://gsitecrawler.com/gss.xsl. I put it in my css folder.

The sample does not have the most current scripts. Email me for them.

Comment on Forwarding Email in Leopard Server, part 2 by paul

paul — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:28:59 +0000

Oh, and I thought I had mine fixed last night. Went back to the WGM — converted the account from forwarding to a standard POP box, saved it (creates the database entry so that the mailbox is now visible in the SA:Mail:Maintenance screen). Then went back and converted the account back to a forwarder (Maintenance still shows the box) — but the 550 error bounce remains — along with the successful delivery of the message to the forward target.

Grrrr.

Comment on Forwarding Email in Leopard Server, part 2 by paul

paul — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:26:03 +0000

Well, there is another solution I have yet to test:

http://downloads.topicdesk.com/docs/MakingVirtualMailUsersinOSX_Server.pdf

I would like to try this — timing is off for this weekend so I can’t clone my production server, test this and see what it does. I’ve also posted feedback to apple asking if they would fix this (Server Admin:Feedback) and I’ve posted on the apple discussions list to see if the flaw remains in 10.6:

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2238874&tstart=0

Trying the method above, and a lot of permutations of it, didn’t yield success. Like you, I prefer to keep to the SA/WGM way of doing things — and of nudging Apple to fix or enhance their GUI to work with the underlying technology. Clearly some of their settings do not do precisely what Postfix is expecting — so it is up to Apple to conform to Postfix. There is SO MUCH they could do for this product. Talking with Pash and other Apple engineers, I get the sense that Apple only sees the product as an Enterprise tool, and not for broader use. Pity, that.

Comment on Forwarding Email in Leopard Server, part 2 by Andy

Andy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:18:30 +0000

I don't seem to understand the errors. I don't really want to not use Server Admin and I guess we'll just have to accept the invalid error messages.

Currently I get a bounced message with the error

Diagnostic-Code: smtp; 550-Mailbox unknown. Either there is no mailbox associated with this 550-name or you do not have authorization to see it. 5.1.1 User unknown

But message does get forwarded.

Comment on Forwarding Email in Leopard Server, part 2 by paul

paul — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:43:08 +0000

Andy,

I've tried your method in 10.5.8 and I still get the error posts (NDR) and the message is properly delivered, too. Most frustrating. Are you still working successfully? If so, can you review your settings for us again pllease?

Comment on iCal - Exchange Time Zone Fix - Chapter 3 by Andy

Andy — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:45:10 +0000

@Michael Bartz,

I'm not sure what you're trying to accomplish by adding these replies back to iCal. Do they just tell you who has replied and whether they are coming?

The script is solely for importing Exchange/Outlook invites, changes or cancellations to invites into iCal, not replies to invites.

I don't send out invites from my iCal so I'm not really sure what Google calendar is doing that iCal isn't. If you could let me know perhaps there's a way to modify the script to do what you need.

Comment on iCal - Exchange Time Zone Fix - Chapter 3 by Michael Bartz

Michael Bartz — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:30:21 +0000

Andy:

I have tried your script and I still have problems.

My scenario is that I am sending invitations from my MobileMe account (iCal) to others that are running Outlook/Exchange.

I get replies from the individuals, but the attachments come in as "windat.dat" files. I installed a product called LetterOpener which converted the *.dat files ti ICS files and then installed your script. These replies still did not update my iCalendar.

I tried this experiment from a Google account and Google works when Letter Opener is installed.

Thanks for your great work.

Comment on iCal - Exchange Time Zone Fix - Chapter 2 by Surgical Diversions » iCal – Exchange Time Zone Fix

Surgical Diversions » iCal – Exchange Time Zone Fix — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:34:40 +0000

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Comment on iCal - Exchange Time Zone Fix - Chapter 3 by Andy

Andy — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:54:49 +0000

Minor tweak for odd behavior in Snow Leopard.

Comment on Apple USB Ethernet adapter by Andy

Andy — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:35:21 +0000

I solved my problem by not needing 2 Ethernet ports. I was using the server for DHCP intially and after several discussions with Apple Tech support I’m not doing that. I’m using my router for DHCP and firewall stuff and just have the server off the router. It makes for a much less complicated setup.