I've been tracking down a problem when trying to use gmail's smtp server for relaying.

We are using debian and post fix.

Errors like the following appear:

certificate verification failed for smtp.gmail.com[74.125.47.109]:587: untrusted issuer /C=ZA/ST=Western Cape/L=Cape Town/O=Thawte Consulting cc/OU=Certification Services Division/CN=Thawte Premium Server CA/emailAddress=premium-server@thawte.com

warning: SASL authentication failure: No worthy mechs found

The fix on debian:

apt-get install libsasl2-modules

That's right.  When you have SASL installed on debian you also need to install the authentication mechanism modules.  Great.

I'll update this post with instructions on how to get your debian MTA server to relay to gmail.

Upgrade to Apollo 0.2.  I'm trying out the Fife Ventures colours to see what they are like.  Maybe I'll go back to purple.

We are planning a tour of Germany this summer and will be trying to plan the trip using the Zingzam tools. Below is the initial plan of our route around germany. There will be a lot more stops to add.

Over at yes human testing, they are trying to get people to test consumer products.  Head over there to recommend a product to be tested.

Crazy Gal has created a new zingzam site.  

I'm migrating my site over to ZingZam.  A free service offered by Fife Communities.  Lets see if it has more features than orablog!

Below is the menu of a recent dinner party that we had on 2nd January.  I thought it would be nice to record the event as I'll never remember the wines or the order that we had them.

Mousse de canard with sauternes jelly served on crostini

Duc de Sauternes – 2003

Wild mushroom and truffle ravioli with wild mushroom jus and shaved parmesan

Chateauneuf du Pape, Clos des Brusquieres – 2003

Honey and soy glazed chicken on a bed of rice with a cucumber salad and sweet chilli sauce

Alsace Trimbach Gewurztraminer – 1998

Lemon and ginger pudding

Green Point Vintage Brut 2004

Selection of cheeses

Apostoles Palo Cortado Muy Viejo, Jerez – 30 years old 

British Airways is in its final steps of becoming a budget airline at national carrier prices.  

British Airways sets seat charges

I am in the process of moving my blog/site over to Fife Communities Apollo platform. I expect it to look worse than normal during the transition.

With time I hope to add more features and feeds. This may help me update and add articles and other ramblings more often.

This could spell the end of orablog.

I have recently written a blog post over at Fife Community on cricket meets Twitter. Cross posting here for completeness.