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I noticed that some f*#king spammers are using my .com domain to forge emailaddresses and spam the world…aaahhhh!!

All of this started on May 15, so it's about time to take some serious measures. After poking around on the net I found SPF (Sender Policy Framework) which should  be THE solution for this. I asked my provider this morning to implement it for the .com domain (managed via Google Apps for your Domain) as well as the .nl domain…all I can do now is sit and wait.

Normally a day-off, but I don't feel this one…still enjoying my time off! Coming week I expect to be able to write a bit more on what direction my future will have! 🙂

Heyhey, let's go to heaven y'all!!

Have spent yet another day fixing stuff on a computer, *not* my own computer but my parents' (2 pc's)…it's probably something that most people with 'a little more than average' knowledge on computers will recognize; whenever there is something wrong, who they're gonna call? Yeah, me, me, me! Hehe, tell me again why I like pc's so much?? 🙂

It will never be a problem to help out, it's just one of those things one should do, helping out…especially if it's related to mystic things as computers. It can be frustrating sometimes…windows, microsoft, pfff…perhaps I should advise my dad to buy a Mac? 🙂

I must overlook something really simple and obvious, but I can't enable one of my Google Apps For Your Domain (GAFYD) accounts/mailaddresses to a Google Account…example; I would like to be able to use my primary mailaddress (raymond [at] raymondpoort [dot] com) to directly login to Gmail, Google Calendar, or Google Reader (!). At this moment I still have to login to the domain and from there to the (G)mail account. The main reason that I really want this, is the fact that I can't use Google Reader with my GAFYD account (and still have to use the old, original Gmail account…anyone???

Weather's shitty, so what better way to spend the day in the sauna?

Relax!

P.S. Luckily I gained the day back during the flight back, so Friday April 27 was a *very* long day…not that there was much to enjoy, since the entire 'day' was spent flying 🙂

Watched an eye-opening documentary last weekend: Oil, Smoke & Mirrors (dutch subs), interesting alternative perspective on the phenomenon 'Peak Oil' and the consequences it has (Afghanistan, Iraq, even 9/11?!?)…a MUST SEE, so reserve an hour in your agenda and click the link!

Next on the list to watch is 'A History of Oil', as recommended by Adam Curry in Daily Source Code #578 (I'm still catching up after my vacation)…interesting stuff!

Oww, it took till Saturday afternoon before I could login to Gmail again, and till Sunday before all mail was sent over to the raymondpoort.com domain…sjeez! I already understood from Adam Curry that this process can be troublesome, really thought I got his issues covered (even though his Gmail-account was bigger than mine, appr. 4Gb) and still got hit by the Google-hammer!

I (finally) went to the dentist today…it all looked good, but he still made some pictures (as a picture tells you more than a thousand words?!?).

Will know tomorrow if there's any damage to be taken care of.

I earlier migrated my raymondpoort.com domain to Google Apps For Your Domain and happily changed primary email address (see 'Contact'  on the right side). I was however still using my 'old' Gmail-account for all my mail (forwarded it from my domains).

Decided to migrate completely two days ago and stop using the gmail-account and work from the GAFYD exclusively, yay! First step in the process was to bring over all my old gmail messages to the raymondpoort.com domain (using a slow pop3 module), then…DAMN ME…unintentionally I created a nice loop where my .com mail got forwarded to my raymondpoort.nl domain (a back-up incase Google screws up :)) and then forwarded on to my gmail-account again. In itself no problem since the systems do have some intelligence and will not forward duplicate messages, however, I have only limited storage on my raymondpoort.nl domain…the domain exceeded its disk quota and started to send out 'message undeliverable – quota exceeded' messages triggering Gmail's anti-spam measures to lockdown my Gmail-account…DAMN ME twice!

Am still waiting till I can login again, most mail should go to the raymondpoort.com domain, but still, am sure I'm missing out on some mails.

Shit, never saw this one coming…

I even found some time to read, besides enjoying nature (and finishing some really tough sudoku's :)).

Another great one from Paolo Coelho, 'De Vijfde Berg' (The Fifth Mountain)

A dutch writer, Kluun with 'Komt een vrouw bij de dokter'. An auto-biography about a 'hip, healthy and wealthy' couple in their mid-30's, living like gods in Amsterdam with their on-year old daughter…until she is diagnosed with cancer.

…wow, this one got me to tears…since metro-sexual is sooo 2006, does that make me gay? 🙂

Dave Winer (aka Big Daddy Dave and 'The Blogfather') is turning 52 today and still going strong. Congrats dude, have one on me. 🙂

It's a nice sunny day, perfect day to go to 'De Keukenhof'! (for the first time of my life, wow!) 🙂

Queensday is one of the uhhh…ONE national public holidays The Netherlands got (if you don't count Xmas, New Year, Eastern, Ascensionday and Whitsunday)!! Queensday 2007 was nice and relaxing, a bit different compared to previous years since I don't have the 'special' feeling of an extra day off…hehe, think I will celibrate Labour Day tomorrow (NO public holiday in NL) and well, why not take May 2 off since it's uhhh…Wednesday?? 🙂

We just arrived back home, a total trip of 31 hours this time…have to say, am feeling not too bad. I guess the upgrade to business class from LA to AMS has to do with that (thx KLM!) 🙂

The first half of the trip wasn't that smooth; leaving Auckland our plane got delayed for 2.5 hours due to a problem with one of the doors which couldn't be closed (brrr) and customs at LAX took over 2 hours to pass (sometimes you would wish for an US-passport…'sometimes' hehe :)).

My earlier post just before leaving Auckland airport unfortunately vanished due to some issues with the weblog-database, but I got that sorted out by now…yeah, it's good to be back home, sun is shining yay!

…it’s my Birthday today!! A lustrum at 35, starting to become a MAN, eh?

I’ve celebrated it in the splendid environment of Karikari Peninsula in the Northland of NZ. Weather was terrific, the sea warm and wild and lunch was marvelous, at the Karikari Wine Estate. Kristel got me a Koru necklace which symbolizes peace, tranquility, health, personal growth and new beginning…wow!

Kristel (a.k.a. 'Kissy') has her site at kissy.waarbenjij.nu (in dutch), check it out to find out where she is doing what! 🙂

We arrived in Russell today, ready for a week of sailing, diving, sunbathing and snorkeling!! 🙂

Finally, internet again 🙂

We arrived in Taupo yesterday, close to the Taupo lake (surprising name) and the Tongariro National Park, famous for Mt. Ruapehu, an active vulcano and Mt. Ngauruhoe (a.k.a. Mount Doom from Lord of the Rings).

Weather is not too good, a bit windy and cloudy, but we'll survive; our Campervan (named 'Willy') gives us everything we need and is nice and cosy.

So far New Zealand has been an amazing experience;

We started off in Auckland last Sunday; wandered through the harbour, climbed the SkyTower (the highest building in the Southern Hemisphere) and picked up the campervan. Next stop was the Coromandel peninsula, famous for the sandy beaches and blue sea and…Hot Water Beach, were we dug ourselves a hole on the shore and enjoyed the warm (sometimes TOO hot!) water coming from the natural spring underneath.

Next stop; Rotorua, situated right in the middle of the Geothermal Activity area of NZ and enjoyed the Maori culture at 'Te Puia' and Thermal Wonderland 'Wai-O-Tapu' and some amazing nature (besides the smelly sulphur odour, yek!). Finished it off with a jump in 'Kerosene Creek', got a nice diesel smell over me and wandered through the 'Craters of the Moon' and 'Huka Falls', both inbetween Rotorua and Taupo.

Next will be the Tongariro Crossing, a 7-8 hour (!!) walk/hike in the Tongariro NP…*if* the weather is good enough, otherwise we're off to Wellington, or Hastings, or…yet to be decided. 🙂

PS. I inserted links to the highlights, since photos are a 'no can do, sir' at the moment…

Oww…btw. Happy Easter!

(sjeez, almost forgot about Easter…this time difference is killing me!) 🙂