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phenomlab

Hello all - long time no speak. Just so you know I haven’t died, and am very much alive. Just extremely busy these days.

Thought I’d drop by and share this - complete gem if you are in the market for a new VPN

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ijfqfLrJWLUVBfJZ_YalVpstWsjw-JGzkvMd6u2jqEk/edit?gid=231869418#gid=231869418

phenomlab

@JAC this is a good question and certainly one that will trigger debate. Nord has a good track record for privacy with a no log policy, and has an independent audit to certify this as fact.

They also have the most number of servers scattered around the globe and also pioneered NordLynx which is based on the their existing Wireguard protocol.

I suspect much of their popularity comes down to their marketing as you suggest with YouTube influencers and affiliate links, although they aren’t the only brand leveraging this area.

JAC

I remember @phenomlab saying he only trusts Nord VPN. I looked and compared all the top 5 VPNs last night and Nord usually does come out on top above Proton and Express VPN which seems to have fallen by the way side.

Do you think Nord’s popularity is because of their aggressive marketing campaigns, the fact YouTube creators will get more from an affiliate link from Nord than another competitor so put it as number 1, or do you think It’s probably a mix because the product delivers?

JAC

I use Proton Mail mostly and recommend it.

There’s some good alternatives here though - https://europealternative.com/category/email-communication/

https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/1vrrml3/what_is_a_good_email_provider/

cagatay

mark hi,
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I keep getting this error.

phenomlab

@Madchatthew the ones that spring to mind here are the obvious contenders such as Gmail and Office365.

Do you have a specific budget in mind?

Madchatthew

Hello,

I would like everyone’s input regarding who you would use for an email service. It is a lot of work keeping one’s own email service up and running. It takes a lot of time, it is fun, but I think I can use that time keeping it up and running for more productive use of my time.

I appreciate your input. Thank you!

Madchatthew

I want to start out and say that, no, I am not Linux flavor jumping around. I was curious with how Fedora would be as a server. There is a community server that is built for use, so I downloaded that. My impression of this setup is a good one.

I installed Fedora Server in a virtual machine on Arch Linux, Arc Linux has been my daily driver for quite some time now. I believe it has been over a year, but maybe I am just not good at keeping track of time. Anyway, I installed Fedora Server on a virtual machine. Now Virtualmin doesn’t have Fedora listed on it’s Grade A Supported Systems list, but it is on their Grade B Supported Systems list. So I thought, well why not. I really like Fedora so let’s try it.

With a fresh install of Fedora Server installed, I downloaded script and after a few attempts with which switches to use, Virtualmin was up an running in no time. I went through the Virtualmin setup process via the web page and viola! I was then able to use Virtualmin on Fedora Server and it looks and feels exactly the same. It runs quick on Fedora Server as well.

So why would I do this you ask? Let me tell you! Because I wanted to see if it would even work. Then i thought well if it did work, then maybe that might even be a more stable way of running a web server without having to reinstall the whole operating system everytime the OS is upgraded. Which was the whole reason I moved to Arch Linux. Which by the way is running fantastically well. The email software had a major breaking update, but that didn’t have anything to do with Arch Linux.

My thinking was that if I ever have to build a new server, I just may use Fedora. You aren’t using the newest rolling updates like in Arch Linux, so your upgrades in between versions would be longer. Speaking of upgrades, I have a couple of Fedora Servers running on two different machines using virtual machine.

I performed the upgrades on each of them. One I was on the machine itself, and the other I remoted into. Of course the upgrade process is different. You need to upgrade your system using sudo dnf update and then letting the system update. To update to the lates version of the OS you have to use sudo dnf system-upgrade download --releasever=XX with “XX” being the latest version. Then you run sudo dnf system-upgrade reboot and this is where the magic happens. Now you get disconnected in the terminal, but with the Virtual Machine Manager you can open that and see what is happening. I watched the upgrade go through it’s process, which was just showing so many files out of so many files being updated but then when it was done, Fedora Server rebooted itself and I was able to remote back in and verify that it was indeed upgraded.

I went into Virtualmin and did some refreshing and Virtualmin also verified that the latest Fedora Server was running. The websites were back up that I just threw together to test and everything was running right as rain.

So you could say that I am impressed with how Fedora Server is holding up. One of the downsides, is that when you do upgrade the OS to the newest version, your sites are down for that amount of time. Unlike with Arch Linux your sites are only down for however long it takes to reboot. So there are some trade offs there.

With Fedora Server you get a little longer in between upgrades, so the chances of things breaking are less. I do have to say that so far with Arch Linux and the rolling releases, I have not yet had anything break from doing upgrades.

phenomlab

@DownPW once you leave windows for Linux, you don’t ever go back.

DownPW

@Madchatthew said:

I have to give an update on this. I talked to my father in law a week or two ago when he was visiting and he updated me that Fedora Linux was still treating them good. He said he really liked it and that my mother in law is liking it as well. He even said that he came across a couple of minor issues and was able to solve them on his own. I thought wow, that is awesome!

So I am going to say with all confidence right now, that if those two can switch to Linux from Winblows that ANYONE can switch.

Yes off course…
Linux it’s cool

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