It used to be that weekends were made for Michelob. Now, they’re made for software (and a little scotch). This past weekend I had to get my hands dirty with:

• Postfix configuration

• Courier IMAP/SSL setup

• pop-before-smtp with Postfix

• Goofy details of Debian’s Apt system

• Spamassassin

• Apache/MySQL/PHP5 install

• Tweaks to a couple of Python scripts

• CVS Repository move from one server to another

• ViewCVS.cgi setup

• Awstats install

• Importing Blosxom entries into Movable Type

• And several I’ve forgotten or would rather not mention

Dealing with a few of the above felt like I was looking for my ass with both hands and a flashlight, but for the most part, it was successful. And for some reason, satisfying and a helluva lotta fun.