Daily Archives: December 3, 2004

Sorry readers, but it’s time to close off the comments. Spam has gotten to be enough of a problem that it’s slowing down a server we use for work. MT-Blacklist isn’t taking care of that part of the problem, so I’ve had to add a bit of fun to the server itself. Basically, every five minutes, the server looks for the mt-comments.cgi script and kills off the multiple copies of perl that it’s spawned.

Here’s the command, just in case anyone else needs it:
ps -ax | grep mt-comments.cgi | awk '{print $1}' | xargs kill

Put that in Root’s crontab with a 5 minute refresh and watch all your load problems fade away…

This will make no sense unless you’re having the exact same problem I was, in which case this will be the solution that saves you hours of experimentation:

An open A6 card is almost the same size as a C5 envelope. It’s close enough to fool the printer at any rate. Just remember, outside down, cover first, and open the back panel on the printer to save wear and tear.

No need to thank me. It’s all part of the service I provide here…