Dovecot certificate problems on RHEL 4

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If you've recently upgraded to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and are trying to generate a new self-signed certificate for the Dovecot IMAP server, you've probably found that simply typing "make dovecot.pem" doesn't work. What you have to do is generate one "by hand" using this command:

openssl req -new -x509 -newkey rsa:1024 -nodes -keyout mykey.pem -out \ mycert-pem

Thanks to the folks on the Dovecot mailing list for helping me with that. :)

Water Intoxication

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A student in California has died as part of a fraternity hazing ritual, but rather than the usual alcohol poisoning, this student died from ingesting too much water. If it was alcohol, you could bet your ass that there'd be some crackdown on booze, but somehow I don't think they're going to start restricting access to the faucets. My point here is that stupid behavior is what kills these people, it has almost nothing to do with what they're ingesting, so let's not blame the alcohol, let's start banning the Greek systems instead. Harsh? Yeah, it is, but seriously, why would you want to join an organization that does this to its members? Have some self-respect.

Why not to live in Tennessee

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Here are a few good reasons not to live in Tennessee:

MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) -- Defense attorney Leslie Ballin called it the "jury pool from hell."

The group of prospective jurors was summoned to listen to a case of Tennessee trailer park violence.

Right after jury selection began last week, one man got up and left, announcing, "I'm on morphine and I'm higher than a kite."

When the prosecutor asked if anyone had been convicted of a crime, a prospective juror said that he had been arrested and taken to a mental hospital after he almost shot his nephew. He said he was provoked because his nephew just would not come out from under the bed.

Another would-be juror said he had had alcohol problems and was arrested for soliciting sex from an undercover officer. "I should have known something was up," he said. "She had all her teeth."

Another prospect volunteered he probably should not be on the jury: "In my neighborhood, everyone knows that if you get Mr. Ballin (as your lawyer), you're probably guilty." He was not chosen.

The case involved a woman accused of hitting her brother's girlfriend in the face with a brick. Ballin's client was found not guilty.