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cheap high-density 24-port SATA
by Adam Thompson 22 May '26

22 May '26

I mentioned, not terribly long ago, a way to get 24 SATA ports relatively cheaply using M.key modules in a carrier board, as long as your motherboard has a spare x16 slot that supports bifurcation. While searching for something else altogether, I noticed someone has put it together as a package (except for the cabling) to make life easy, at a reasonable price: * BTER PCIE X16 Expansion Card, 4 x 32Gbps Full Speed Signal SATA 3.0 DC Power Chip Stable Operation JMB585 Chip PCIE to SATA 6G Adapter Card, Stable Operation Thicker PCB 4 Disk Expansion Card : Amazon.ca: Electronics<https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09PNMFQNB> * ( https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09PNMFQNB ) I say “reasonable price” because the cheapest 24-port SATA single-slot HBA I’ve seen that isn’t severely limited by a PCIe x1 interface(!), is this GLOTRENDS thing<https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0D2J4NF18> for $350, and the name-brand cards with tech support mostly start around $750! -Adam

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Sorry, is this the right address to send this type of stuff ??
by Greg Manning 18 May '26

18 May '26

Greg Manning <a31ford(a)gmail.com> https://www.zdnet.com/article/third-major-linux-kernel-flaw-in-two-weeks-fo… Should a simple Mint user 21.3 Kernel 6.8.1-117 like myself be worried about the above ?? Greg Manning

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rack for sale
by Scott Toderash 09 May '26

09 May '26

Is anyone interested in this 6' dis-used rack? (See attached.) Make an offer. I can put you in touch with the seller.

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From recent meeting Pdf edit
by destiny2b＠wisdomtree.info 09 May '26

09 May '26

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Reminder: MUUG Meeting, Tonight, May 5, 7:30pm -- XigmaNAS
by Trevor Cordes 05 May '26

05 May '26

A reminder that the MUUG meeting is happening, both in-person and online, this evening... The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly meeting in person and online, on Tuesday, May 5th, at 7:30pm. XigmaNAS Ken Wong will do a guided tour on modernizing XigmaNAS for OpenZFS. XigmaNAS is one of the longest-running NAS solutions, which has its roots traced back to FreeNAS. Ken will talk about how it is built, how it operates, highlighting modernization efforts, what "dragons" are encountered along the way, and areas for future work. We are in for an exclusive and early treat, as BSDCan (the definitive BSD event in North America), has asked Ken to do this presentation at BSDCan later this June in Ottawa. Save money on flight/hotel/tickets and join us! Where to find the Meeting: Winnipeg Senior Citizens Radio Club, 598 St. Mary?s Road, 2nd Floor WSC is located at 598 St. Mary's Road, 2nd Floor, a block South from the St. Mary's / St. Anne's fork, on the West side beside the Miller's Meats. It's in the old fire hall, so you really can't miss it! Look for the red door. There is no elevator, so attendees will have to be able to climb a flight of stairs. Apologies to anyone requiring accessibility. There are a limited number of parking spaces for WSC around the building. If you arrive early you'll probably snag one. If not, there is parking available on the nearby streets, such as Mager Dr, or the streets off of St. Mary's such as Blenheim or Clonard Ave. Be careful not to park in nearby private parking lots unless otherwise indicated. For those unable or preferring not to attend in person, the meeting will also be available online, using BBB as usual. Stay tuned to our muug.ca home page for the official URL, which will be made available about a half hour before the meeting starts. (Reload the page if you don't see the link, or if there are issues with connecting.) The group now holds its meetings at 7:30pm on the *first* Tuesday of every month from September to June. (There are no meetings in July and August.) Meetings are open to the general public; you don't have to be a MUUG member to attend. For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out our web server: https://muug.ca/ Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board, or linking to it on social media: https://muug.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf

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MUUG Meeting, Tuesday, May 5, 7:30pm -- XigmaNAS
by trevor＠muug.ca 28 Apr '26

28 Apr '26

The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly meeting in person and online, on Tuesday, May 5th, at 7:30pm. XigmaNAS Ken Wong will do a guided tour on modernizing XigmaNAS for OpenZFS. XigmaNAS is one of the longest-running NAS solutions, which has its roots traced back to FreeNAS. Ken will talk about how it is built, how it operates, highlighting modernization efforts, what "dragons" are encountered along the way, and areas for future work. We are in for an exclusive and early treat, as BSDCan (the definitive BSD event in North America), has asked Ken to do this presentation at BSDCan later this June in Ottawa. Save money on flight/hotel/tickets and join us! Where to find the Meeting: Winnipeg Senior Citizens Radio Club, 598 St. Mary?s Road, 2nd Floor WSC is located at 598 St. Mary's Road, 2nd Floor, a block South from the St. Mary's / St. Anne's fork, on the West side beside the Miller's Meats. It's in the old fire hall, so you really can't miss it! Look for the red door. There is no elevator, so attendees will have to be able to climb a flight of stairs. Apologies to anyone requiring accessibility. There are a limited number of parking spaces for WSC around the building. If you arrive early you'll probably snag one. If not, there is parking available on the nearby streets, such as Mager Dr, or the streets off of St. Mary's such as Blenheim or Clonard Ave. Be careful not to park in nearby private parking lots unless otherwise indicated. For those unable or preferring not to attend in person, the meeting will also be available online, using BBB as usual. Stay tuned to our muug.ca home page for the official URL, which will be made available about a half hour before the meeting starts. (Reload the page if you don't see the link, or if there are issues with connecting.) The group now holds its meetings at 7:30pm on the *first* Tuesday of every month from September to June. (There are no meetings in July and August.) Meetings are open to the general public; you don't have to be a MUUG member to attend. For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out our web server: https://muug.ca/ Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board, or linking to it on social media: https://muug.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf

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Expert WordPress developer needed in a hurry
by Hartmut W Sager 26 Apr '26

26 Apr '26

This might belong in "[Jobs]", but I'm looking for maximum exposure, and besides, it's freelance work, not a job. A commercial project that I have a major involvement in is suddenly in need of an expert WordPress developer, needed in a hurry. The site is running on Linux, and is running quite well, but some modifications are needed, and I don't do WordPress at all. The specific skills needed are: > What we're looking for is a template or theme developer who knows how to code in WordPress (and doesn't look for a plugin to solve every problem) and can develop a 'child theme' and knows how to customize WooCommerce templates. > Nice and short, huh? The devil is in the details. 😊 Hartmut Sager Marityme Domains & Telnums Tel +1-204-339-8331, Tel/VoIP/SMS/texting +1-204-515-1701

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JMAP Revamped jmap.io Website
by Hartmut W Sager 22 Apr '26

22 Apr '26

As many of you have noticed, I have been very supportive of the JMAP initiative, an IETF standard intended to replace IMAP and SMTP, and ultimately CalDAV and CardDAV too. Well, they just announced a revamped Website, still located at: https://jmap.io/ Hartmut ----- Original message ----- From: Neil Jenkins <neilj=40fastmailteam.com(a)dmarc.ietf.org> To: IETF JMAP Mailing List <jmap(a)ietf.org> Subject: [JMAP] Revamped jmap.io website Date: Monday, April 20, 2026 21:51 Hi all, We've just rolled out a major revamp of the jmap.io website. Some highlights: • Much improved design, now also responsive for mobile devices, and with dark mode support. • All the JMAP RFCs hosted in one place, formatted nicely and easy to link to any line in the spec. • New "Why JMAP" page with the case for switching. Hopefully this helps people discover and learn about JMAP, and as a useful reference guide. Cheers, Neil.

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Re: OpenBSD CDs and DVDs
by Vijay Sankar 19 Apr '26

19 Apr '26

Sorry for the noise. Just replying to this request since his email address doesn’t seem to work (cl(a)foo.tinfoilhat.ca) Chris, I ended up having to leave a lot of books and all the OpenBSD CDs and DVDs at my old house which has since been sold. So unfortunately I am not able to get that for you. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 17, 2026, at 10:34, Chris Lawson <cl(a)foo.tinfoilhat.ca> wrote: > > Hi Vijay, > > I didn't notice this message at the time. Did you end up giving away your > OpenBSD CDs/DVDs? If you still have them I would love to have them. > > Thanks, > Chris > >> On Fri, 4 Jul 2025, Vijay Sankar wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> As part of my downsizing project, I have now given away most of my prized possessions such as books and so on, and sold or given away most of my servers, laptops, and accessories. Sorry for the TMI but just wanted to set the stage for giving away OpenBSD which was a big part of my life since the 1990s :) >> >> I have all the OpenBSD CDs and DVDs ever released, I think ? from 1998 onwards. Please let me know if any of you OpenBSD enthusiasts want the whole set and I will be happy to give that to you. >> >> There are also other things such as workstation desks and chairs and so on that you can have. You can look at those if it?s of interest, when you pick up the OpenBSD media. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Vijay >> Sent from my iPhone >> _______________________________________________ >> Roundtable mailing list -- roundtable(a)muug.ca >> To unsubscribe send an email to roundtable-leave(a)muug.ca >>

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Mailing list changes -- please read, impacts how you use the list!
by Trevor Cordes 18 Apr '26

18 Apr '26

We were made aware of some issues with inadvertent unsubs from the mailing lists. To fix this we were forced to go full on with DMARC, DKIM, SPF, ARC, the whole enchilada. This will impact you, the user, in a very important way: the From: address in the header of emails you get from the mailing lists will now be from @muug.ca. Previously, they would be From: the actual person who sent the email to the list. (Look at the From: header and Reply-To: header of this email to get an idea of the change.) This will impact what happens when you press REPLY (and related buttons) in your MUA (your Outlook, gmail, thunderbird, etc). What exactly happens is up to your MUA. But now you have to be extra careful that you aren't sending a private/personal response (meant for the human sender) to the mailing list. Always check your To: and Cc: headers before you hit send! The opposite may happen too, a reply you want to go to the list may just go to the sender! Click your reply, reply-all and reply-sender buttons now to get a feel for what will happen (then hit cancel!). On my box/MUA, the reply-sender button is now useless (completely backwards). YMMV If you're interested in the full technical spiel feel free to ask me at the next meeting's roundtable! :-) If something doesn't work, email (right away!) the list, or email me directly with MUUG in the subject. (See this email's reply-to header.)

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