Software Archive

This archive contains various programs written by Chip Rosenthal. These programs were written for Unix/Linux systems. Unless indicated otherwise, the software in this archive is provided under a freeware software license.

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Packages are listed below, most recently updated first.

 web-chpass - web-based "change my password" utility (ver 1.4, 21-Dec-2006)

The web-chpass utility allows users to change their account password through the web. This package was written with security and flexibility as the primary concerns--and in that order. It runs on systems that use PAM to manage user authorizations. At this time, it has been tested only on Red Hat 7.2.

 force-preview - Movable Type plugin to protect against comment spam (ver 1.0, 01-Mar-2006)

The Force Preview plugin helps reduce comment spam on a Movable Type blog. When enabled, commenters are required to preview their comment before posting.

 web-nsupdate - web-based dynamic DNS update utility (ver 1.0, 26-Dec-2005)

The web-nsupdate package provides a simple, web-based facility for clients to send dynamic DNS updates. Clients are typically DHCP hosts, such as a Linux system acting as a gateway for residential broadband service. The client sends a simple web request (such as with the wget(1) or lynx(1) commands) to the web-nsupdate service to register their host request.

 better_spam_protect - Movable Type improved spam protection plug-in (ver 1.4, 03-Jun-2004)

better_spam_protect is a plug-in for the Movable Type weblogging system.

 postping - utility to aggregate weblog trackback pings into a meta-blog (ver 1.0, 14-Aug-2003)

postping is a package that aggregates weblog trackback pings into a Movable Type weblog, to create a meta-blog of weblog entries. The package provides a CGI that can receive trackback pings, as well as a form for manual submission. Each trackback is encapsulated into a Movable Type blog entry, and then posted to the weblog.

 pxytest - test for open proxy server that allows mail relay (ver 1.36, 28-Dec-2002)

pxytest is a command line utility to test a host for open proxies that are vulnerable to spammer abuse. It is written in perl.

 blq - query spam and email abuse block lists (ver 1.23, 13-Nov-2002)

Some organizations, such as the MAPS RBL and MAPS DUL, publish lists that identify potential sources of spam and email abuse. The blq utility is a Perl script that queries one or more of these lists to determine if a particular host is listed.

 rlytest - test mail host for third-party relay (ver 1.22, 22-Oct-2001)

The rlytest utility tests a host to determine whether it will relay third-party email. It will try to relay an email message to yourself through that host. A host that allows third-party relay is subject to attack by Internet vandals, and frequently is hijacked by spammers to relay massive amounts of junk email. A host that allows third-party relay should be immediately secured, disconnected, or shunned as a menace to the Internet.

 mrsh - remote shell on multiple hosts (ver 1.4, 08-Feb-2001)

The mrsh utility runs a remote command on multiple hosts. Rather than repeat an rsh command across a set of hosts, a single mrsh command can do the job.

 xtail - watch the growth of files (ver 2.1, 05-Jun-2000)

xtail watches the growth of files. It's like running a "tail -f" on a bunch of files at once. My favorite usage is: xtail /var/log/*

 htmlab - The Interactive HTMLab (ver 1.11, 23-Mar-1999)

The Interactive HTMLab is a tool for demonstrating and experimenting with HTML markup. It runs within a web browser, using JavaScript and CGI. HTML documents may be created or marked up on-the-fly, and the results immediately displayed or validated.

 cgi-postin - WWW form data processor (ver 1.19, 05-Jan-1997)

The cgi-postin utility processes data generated from a World-Wide Web form. It is a standalone processor that may be run easily from sh, perl, or Tcl scripts.

 enh-du - summarize disk usage (ver 3.9, 04-Jan-97)

enh-du is a highly-portable, high-performance, POSIX-conformant reimplementation of the du command. It has some nice features to help you better understand where all that disk space is going. If you find your current system du is buggy or unacceptably slow, or if you find some of the added features appealing, you might want to try this. You will NOT suffer a performance penalty to get these new features. This version probably compares well with the version of du your vendor ships.

 uucpm - uucp over TCP/IP network daemon (ver 1.11, 16-Apr-1994)

uucpm provides networked uucp services on older systems that otherwise lack this capability, but do have TCP/IP networking support. This includes systems such as SCO Xenix and NCR Towers.