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Sending email in a secure, IPv6 world

This is a guide to updating your Linux server for SSL-enabled, IPv6-happy email transmission using sendmail! Here are the things you need to have already: An IPv6 address for your server. Your internet hosting provider will be able ... (more)

The Manor House

The Manor House A beautifully restored period building dating back to the end of the 19th century in a semi-rural setting on the edge of the village, which hosts a pub, a lovely church and post office. Double, twin or single rooms with ... (more)

A Great Deal from Sainsbury's? Don't Drink to THAT!

Here's an offer from Sainsbury's you can possibly refuse - bottles of cider, usually £1.54, or THREE FOR £5! Wait a moment, doesn't that mean that you pay more with the offer price? (more)

Who are you buying your domestic heating oil from?

Ah, well, it's easy to answer, right? Boilerjuice, Butler, Bayford, Watson, or Scottish Fuels. Simple, eh? Or is it? Thanks to John Kelleher[1] who alerted us to the fact that many of the oil companies (that includes both domestic heating ... (more)

Matthew Parris - Cyclist's Friend or Foe?

Has Matthew Paris done cyclists some good after all? He wrote a column in the Times about how cyclists should be decapitated as penance for throwing drinks bottles into the hedgerows and for generally existing. Such was the well publicised ... (more)

Propane Tanks

The correct storage of propane is extremely important, as it is a highly flammable, pressurised fuel routinely stored in close proximity to residences. The size of a propane tank varies from the portable Calor Gas bottles right up to units ... (more)

Telegraph Special Introductory Offer

Your wine requirements vary on the occasion and company - a Grand Cru bottle is not ideal for every situation. Using all our expertise and experience as a wine merchant, we have extended our principles of rigorous selection, searching for the ... (more)

Telegraph Wines Special Offers

Chile's Cremaschi Furlotti winery and Jean Louis Saget in Touraine, are both very keen to do a deal for loyal Telegraph Wine Service customers. Buy any case and receive a 13th bottle FREE, plus a 14th bottle of a NEW wine they ... (more)

NakedWines.com Voucher

I was given a £25 NakedWines voucher today, in return for providing some feedback to Boilerjuice (a heating oil supplier). It stated that the voucher was valid for 30 days, but when I visited NakedWines.com from the voucher link, it told ... (more)

Arriving in Lourdes

We stayed overnight at a B&B near Stansted airport, getting up around 04:00 in time for breakfast and a 6km ride to the airport. We arrived at the airport at 5AM, but there was trouble checking in the bikes. We had wrapped them up and ... (more)

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