Asterisk 1.6 CDR – CSV to PgSQL

9 December 2009

Damn, perl is ugly by today’s standards, but I found this old script kicking about so I decided to dust it off and make it useable. This happens alot with asterisk code posted on the various wikis. Using the newer Text::CSV_XS library and the latest asterisk column structure I’ve made it work as below to [...]

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NetworkManager PPTP Windows-based VPN

7 December 2009

Getting connected: Configure the connection as you would normally: hostname, username, password, domain (usually blank). Now lets get to the advanced settings that are not so well documented. Default settings will likely result in LCP (host refused authentication) errors, which indicate that your authentication request is being denied by the server. Windows VPNs can be [...]

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Lest we forget Ontario scams

12 November 2009
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Just in time for remembrance day! Reading an article today reveals another epic scam by our provincial politicians. With public support for our military finally gaining ground, it seems anyone will take advantage to make an extra buck. A popular way seems to be claiming that buying expensive, useless stuff is going to support various [...]

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