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saslfail: Escalating Fail2ban Bans for Postfix SASL Authentication Attacks
Standard fail2ban bans just get waited out. saslfail uses escalating bans — 48 hours, 8 days, 32 days — backed by a persistent SQLite database that survives restarts and remembers
WordPress Full Site Editing: Database vs Theme Files
FSE template edits can land in the database or in your theme files — they look identical in the editor. Understanding the difference matters the moment you try to deploy,
Hardening a WordPress Server in an Afternoon
Most WordPress hardening guides are bloated with solved problems. This is the version for self-hosters who want to spend an afternoon on what actually matters: permissions, auth, and server config.
Converting a WordPress Child Theme to Standalone
Once your child theme has its own templates, patterns, and functions, the parent is just dead weight with update risk. Here's when and how to cut the dependency and own
Why Your Apache Cipher Suite Probably Has RC4 in It
If your Apache SSL config is a few years old, RC4 is probably still in it. Modern browsers skip it, but scanners flag it and it should go. Here's how
Managing WordPress with Git: What Actually Works
WordPress and git work fine together if you know what to version control. The trap nobody warns you about: FSE template edits that silently land in the database instead of