I added a few more translations of the phrase "This is trash" to the spamtraps at https://nxdomain.no/~peter/traplist.shtml (see https://nxdomain.no/~peter/the_rest_is_trash.html or https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-rest-is-trash.html).

If you want further translations added, please let me know (with translation in your message).

#spamtraps #greytrapping #spamd #openbsd #freebsd #antispam #imaginaryfriends #localization #cybercrime

The list without wrapper text is available as https://www.bsdly.net/~peter/sortlist.txt (BIG! -- 22975800 entries as of right now, will increase)

"The Rest Is Trash"

We are now halfway through the nineteenth year of greytrapping, still tracking and collecting from the wealth of imbecility out there

https://nxdomain.no/~peter/the_rest_is_trash.html (tracked https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-rest-is-trash.html) #spamd #greytrapping #greylisting #openbsd #freebsd #spam #antispam #cybercrime

Just a shout out to everyone directly or loosly involved in *BSD world here on fedi and elsewhere.
Thanks for having me here. It's been a couple of years now since I migrated from Linux and really enjoying it.

be safe and keep up the excellent work,

#appreciation #bsd #kiss #unix #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #dragonfly #runbsd #illumos

Quote of the day:

"Text Editing (vi / nano) OpenBSD doesn’t come with VS Code. You will be editing configuration files directly on the server."

VS Code NOT being included is a FEATURE of #OpenBSD in my humble opinion. But you do you, my friend! 😂

https://thelonestack.com/openbsd-wireguard-vpn-setup/

Just added short 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗙 (𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻) [Book of PF] review/update to 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗕𝗦𝗗 [Books About FreeBSD] article.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2022/02/04/books-about-freebsd#book-pf-4th

#verblog #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #pf #firewall

tax return

#openbsd #technomage #unix_surrealism #comic #art #fediart

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do you want to run syspatch with me?

acquired - tome of pf

(this is not sponsored content, I just like the book)

thank you @pitrh

https://nostarch.com/book-of-pf-4th-edition

#unix_surrealism #comic #technomage #openbsd #pf #bookofpf

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girl studies the ancient tome of PF

#Slackware vs #OpenBSD round 1:

- Slackware is more user friendly
- Simple updates
- Offline updates possible
- No BGP routing in base install
- Standard Bind for DNS

- OpenBSD slightly less user friendly
- Simple updates
- Offline updates possible, but require a bit more work
- BGP in base install
- Unbound in base install

Winner: Fish Linux! Sorry, OpenBSD! 🏆

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟮/𝟬𝟮 (Valuable News - 2026/02/02) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/valuable-news-2026-02-02/

Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/

#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday

I will be hosting #OpenBSD and #PF firewall courses at @linuxhotel in the city of Essen, Germany.

OpenBSD: https://www.linuxhotel.de/course/openbsd-de

PF: https://www.linuxhotel.de/course/pf-de

Currently there are no dates set for either course, but it is possible to send Linuxhotel a proposal for the next date.

The target audience are system administrators who would like to learn about OpenBSD and PF in order to use them as part of their network security tool set.

(Do not be afraid to sign up if you do not understand German. While the courses are advertised in German, written course material will be in English and the presentation will be entirely in English if preferred by participants.)

The Rest Is Trash https://nxdomain.no/~peter/the_rest_is_trash.html (tracked https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-rest-is-trash.html) following up on #greytrapping, updating the 18 years piece https://nxdomain.no/~peter/eighteen_years_of_greytrapping.html #openbsd #spamd #greytrappng #greylisting #antispam #cybercrime #networking # spam

Game of Trees 0.121 released https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260201110851 #openbsd #gameoftrees #got #git #development #sourcecontrol #versioncontrol #freesoftware #libresoftware

Deadline this weekend - apply by Feb 1st, 2026!

Do you want to go to EuroBSDCon https://2026.eurobsdcon.org/ but need support to do so?

Or do you know someone in that situation? Apply for the Paul Schenkeveld Travel Grant before February 1st, 2026!

https://eurobsdconfoundation.org/travel-grant.html

#eurobsdcon #netbsd #openbsd #freebsd #conference #travelgrant

I was pleasantly surprised to hear that the latest BSDnow https://www.bsdnow.tv/648 features my "Eighteen years of greytrapping ..." https://nxdomain.no/~peter/eighteen_years_of_greytrapping.html as well as the @bsdcan organizer interview #bsdcan #bsdnow #freebsd #openbsd #greytrapping

And now for the inevitable, shameless plug: The Book of PF, 4th ed https://nostarch.com/book-of-pf-4th-edition has some preview of upcoming features as well as #openbsd 7.8 and #freebsd 14 #pf configs. Also see the #asiabsdcon tutorial and https://nxdomain.no/~peter/yes_the_book_of_pf_4th_ed_is_coming.html

Despite some persistent rumors, installing OpenBSD is both quick and easy on most not too exotic hardware. But once the thing is installed, what is daily life with the most secure free operating system like?

See https://nxdomain.no/~peter/openbsd_installed_now_for_the_daily_tasks.html #openbsd #freesoftware #libresoftware #dailydriver #sysadmin

How about an #OpenBSD story on oooooooooold hardware this morning?

http://miod.online.fr/software/openbsd/stories/arcofi.html

Ladles and jellyspoons, @mischa and I are honoured to present, the one and only

#OpenBSD dot Amsterdam Fishtank

$ ssh puffy@fishtank.openbsd.amsterdam

or

$ ssh puffy@ft.obsda.ms

Because all statistics should be presented as whimsical ascii art.

Now go and book a VM with @OpenBSDAms so we can render more ascii fish.

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()<  >()  ()<  >()  ()<  >()  ()<  >()  ()<  >()
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This morning I was thinking about something: one of the reasons why every enthusiast should consider going to a BSDCon is simple.

I eat a lot and I still come back slimmer 😄

2024 - EuroBSDCon: ate twice as much as usual, came back from Dublin 1 kg lighter.
2025 - BSDCan: breakfasts that could cover a whole day’s calories, huge delicious meals... came back from Ottawa 0.5 kg lighter.
2025 - EuroBSDCon: double breakfast (sweet + savory), massive lunches, delicious dinners (including a huge pizza, as @outofcreativity, @angie and @mwl can confirm) and still came back 0.5 kg lighter.

Positive emotions burn calories.

So come to BSDCons: you’ll come back happy and slimmer!

#RunBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #DragonFlyBSD #BSDCon #AsiaBSDCon #BSDCan #EuroBSDCon

The first scheduled "Network Management with the OpenBSD PF Toolset" session of the year will be at AsiaBSDCon 2026 https://2026.asiabsdcon.org/index.html.en, https://2026.asiabsdcon.org/entry/talk/ZUQPMV/, registration to open soon.

Also see https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html #asiabsdcon #freebsd #openbsd #pf #packetfilter #networking #conference @nostarch @stucchimax

Oh, I suppose I have been slacking and not telling you that if you order The Book of PF, 4th ed https://nostarch.com/book-of-pf-4th-edition now, you will get the *final version* ebook (print is still in progress) #bookofpf #openbsd #freebsd #networking #firewalls #pf #networktrickery #freesoftware #libresoftware @nostarch

Also see https://nxdomain.no/~peter/yes_the_book_of_pf_4th_ed_is_coming.html

Kinda had to spend the morning in bed, so I made an aquarium for @OpenBSDAms displaying the number of VM's deployed:
https://asciinema.org/a/iyxZA6cvuNX7BRiz

Telnet version soon.

#openbsd

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟭/𝟮𝟲 (Valuable News - 2026/01/26) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/valuable-news-2026-01-26/

Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/

#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday

#unix_surrealism #dataswamp #technomage #art #comic #openbsd

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Do you ever wonder how different thing would be if we had met in the data swamp?

New #OpenBSD story, on kernel stacks.

http://miod.online.fr/software/openbsd/stories/stack.html

welcome home, purple

previously: https://analognowhere.com/techno-mage/what-was-i-to-do/

#unix_surrealism #comic #linux #openbsd #technomage #penguin #fish #art

Alt...

Penguin: "For days we walked. He didn't say a word. But neither did he protest that I was following him. And then, one night, he just spoke." Fish: "We're going to an abandoned MilTek shelter. It used to be the base of operations of the open clan once. It's not on any map. Technically, it does not exist." Penguin: "And neither did we." Fish: "Welcome home."

Ron Manosuthi sent in a patch recently to tech@ that should bring #RaspberryPI cpu frequency reclocking to #OpenBSD https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=176879016806867&w=2

@penguin86 they had a really long gap from version 3 to 4, something like five years, and that was back in the day when dist-upgrade was an unreliable experiment so people stayed on 3 for even longer. I had one running until mid-2024 because "just one more patch by hand, I'll upgrade properly soon" every time was safer than upgrading. I got 22 years without a single intrusion, which is even better than #OpenBSD 😉. By the time I finally turned it off I suppose there wasn't much Debian left!

Do you want to go to EuroBSDCon https://2026.eurobsdcon.org/ but need support to do so?

Or do you know someone in that situation? Apply for Paul Schenkeveld Travel Grant before February 1st, 2026!

https://eurobsdconfoundation.org/travel-grant.html

#eurobsdcon #netbsd #openbsd #freebsd #conference #travelgrant

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟭/𝟭𝟵 (Valuable News - 2026/01/19) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/valuable-news-2026-01-19/

Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/

#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday

strlcpy(3)

#unix_surrealism #technomage #openbsd #analognowhere #fish #penguin #mata #linux #comic #art

Alt...

MATA_Bots descend upon Fish's bunker. Bots: "CLEAR! KEEP MOVING, THE FISH IS HERE" Fish: "I'll buy you time. Use the ventilation system. Go wake her up. Get her out." Bots: "GOT A SEALED DOOR. BREACH IT" Fish: "And Purple? Thank you." Bots: "BREACHING! MOVE MOVE!" Fish: "For what it's worth... I wish for unlimited ammo."

last of the fish

#unix_surrealism #technomage #gameoftrees #9front no #thinkpad #openbsd #runbsd

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Girl lounging on a desk. there are 9front no-thinkpad, and game of trees posters behind her. a fish plush toy. and some other computer-speak stuff.

The latest "Lazy reading" by Dragonfly Digest @dragonflydigest https://www.dragonflydigest.com/ has "Eighteen years of Greytrapping" https://nxdomain.no/~peter/eighteen_years_of_greytrapping.html featured. Later this year it will be nineteen years :) (and updates will come) #spamd #spam #openbsd #antispam #greytrapping #greylisting #cybercrime

(Open) Widevine support added to the chromium port https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260118112808 #openbsd #chromium #widevine #openvidevine #video #streaming #current #development

My boat!

#unix_surrealism #comic #technomage #openbsd #rust #linux #art

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Penguin is freaking out: "Oh no! Oh God! Not here too! No! By Linus! It's all rusted!" Fish finds sleeping girl next to a book. He examines the book. It's the ABC of RUST animals.

Managed to liberate an 11 inch Chromebook with #openbsd right before the New Year.

I’ll post a write up in 2026 😉

#bsd #laptop

Finally posted my write-up on getting OpenBSD booting on my Chromebook:

"Liberating the ASUS CX1100CN Chromebook with OpenBSD"

https://btxx.org/posts/asus-openbsd/

#openbsd #laptop #chromebook #hardware #software

diving

#unix_surrealism #openbsd #fish #comic #art

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fish swim about Girl and Fish do underwater computing

pf: make af-to less magical https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260116085115 #openbsd #pf #packetfilter #ipv6 #ipv4 #afto #addressfamilytranslation #nat64 #networking #current #developement

MAXCPUS on OpenBSD/amd64-current is now 255 https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260115135856 #openbsd #amd64 #current #maxcpus #development #highperformance #multicore #libresoftware #freesofware

The lost 213th issue of Techno-Mage
"ON THE FRONTIER"
finally haphazardly assembled after 2 years!

https://analognowhere.com/techno-mage/on_the_frontier/

#unix_surrealism #technomage #comic #linux #penguin #openbsd #gentoo #slackware #ubuntu

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Techno-Mage On The Frontier

Do you want to come to #ottawa and tell a bunch of #BSD geeks about what you enjoy doing?

Submit to BSDCan 2026!

Our submissions deadline is January 17, 2026, see https://www.bsdcan.org/2026/papers.html

Tutorials: June 17-18, 2026
Conference: June 19-20, 2026

More about the BSD conferences: https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html

#freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #conference #development #sysadmin

Recent and not so recent changes in OpenBSD that make life better (and may turn up elsewhere too) https://nxdomain.no/~peter/recent-and-not-so-recent_changes_in_openbsd_that_make_life_better.html - reprising a now 5 year old piece about #openbsd, which is a source of much #opensource #freesoftware #libresoftware goodness, also see links therein

rpki-client 9.7 released https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260114104154 #openbsd #rpkiclient #rpki #routing #security #networking #bgp

I have a small confession to make: Obviously I am a #Linux user, but for some inexplicable reason I keep going back to #OpenBSD and I can't get it out of my head. As a desktop/laptop it's certainly less capable, but at the same time it reminds me a lot of GNU/Linux that I originally fell in love with.

If you understand what's going on with me, do tell.

LACP mode removed from trunk(4) https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260113070814 #openbsd #networking #trunk #lacp #development #current

The preliminary AsiaBSDCon 2026 program has been published, https://2026.asiabsdcon.org/entry/schedule/, with registrations to open soon!

@stucchimax and I will be giving the "Network Management with the OpenBSD Packet Filter Toolset" tutorial (with #openbsd as well as #freebsd labs)

For more info on the regional #BSD conferences, see "What is BSD? Come to a conference to find out!" https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html
#asiabsdcon #conference #bsd #freesoftware #development #libresoftware

The recording from NYC*BUG Saturday January 10th, 2026 session "The Book of PF 4th ed + EU CRA: It's time to Engineer up" is now available:

Youtube: https://youtu.be/HOCsvcCm1Ec
Peertube: https://toobnix.org/w/bQPtKXKqJMdeYDbzhrrkEa

#bookofpf #OpenBSD #freebsd #packetfilter #EUCRA #CRA #SBOMS #dependency #supplychain #security

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟭/𝟭𝟮 (Valuable News - 2026/01/12) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/01/12/valuable-news-2026-01-12/

Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/

#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday

#OpenBSD on the Sharp #Zaurus SL-C3100

https://goldfishdev.net/posts/openbsdzaurus/

Someone was wondering about color emoji support in terminal using #OpenBSD. I never really checked before but on 7.8, it does work OOTB.

This is #Neomutt inside a #tmux session ran from #Xfce terminal. But it also works in plain #Xterm; since you have it render UTF-8 characters with DejaVu Sans for example.

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A list of email items. 3 of them have colored emojis in their subject.

New #blog post: Monocultures Considered Harmful or: Why Linux Nerds Should Give BSD and Other "Weird" OSes a Try

https://rldane.space/monocultures-considered-harmful-or-why-linux-nerds-should-give-bsd-and-other-weird-oses-a-try.html

545 words

cc: my wonderful #chorus: @joel @dm @sotolf @thedoctor @pixx @orbitalmartian @adamsdesk @krafter @roguefoam @clayton @giantspacesquid @Twizzay @stfn @ay

(I will happily add/remove you from the chorus upon request! :)

#rlDaneWriting #blost #Linux #BSD #RunBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #EdsgerDijkstra #Dijkstra #monoculture #monocultures #ConsideredHarmful

Evergreen

#OpenBSD #RunBSD #Linux #Jokes

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FishLinux meme with 3 panes: First pane: one person representing linux, the second representing OpenBSD, and a grandma. The grandma says "Hey it's-a the Linux bros!" Second pane: OpenBSD person says: "Mama, why do you never remember my name" Third pane: grandma says "I'm-a sorry, Fish Linux"

I'm just at the reading and thinking stage just now. Yes I know another rabbit hole my brain thinks would be a good idea to jump into. 🙄
#RunBSD

So I am using this #edgerouter with #OpenBSD
But i have issues turning it on. It can't find usb on poweron, so on the console i give the reset command. and it boots normally.. just a small inconvenience

#openbsd