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Hello + domain advice
by vaughan.schmidt＠gmail.com 20 Feb '26

20 Feb '26

Hi, new KCLUG list member here. I signed up after the KCLUG got a shout out on Garmin's Linux Users Slack channel earlier in the week. Anyways: I saw the recent discussion on hosting, and a couple of the comments about single points of failure / 1 contact person made me think to chime in here: Make sure you folks have a good handle on who owns the domain itself, and ideally find a way to mitigate single point of failure there. I've been a member of UCLUG (Upstate Carolina LUG, Greenville SC) for probably 20 years, but have been remote since I moved out of state ~11 years ago. Looks like UCLUG domain name itself just got poached and lost when it was not promptly renewed. I haven't kept up with the very latest, but a lot of the original old guard in that UCLUG have become less active as they've entered retirement, shifted focus, whatever. Aomewhere along the line, the ball got dropped. I did check whois for kclug, and it looks like it is right in the middle of a renewal. Registrant is hidden, but hopefully its one of you. Cheers, and hope to make it to a meeting at some point, -Vaughan

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RE: Hello + domain advice
by Chris Bier 20 Feb '26

20 Feb '26

Welcome, Vaughan! Thanks for the reminder! We've currently got 3 people that have access to the DNS provider and renew when it comes up. Yeah, once it's gone, it's rare to get it back. We've actually got kclug.org, kclug.com, and kclug.net, but haven't really used the .net and .com. Chris On Fri, Feb 20, 2026, at 08:53, vaughan.schmidt(a)gmail.com wrote: Hi, new KCLUG list member here. I signed up after the KCLUG got a shout out on Garmin's Linux Users Slack channel earlier in the week. Anyways: I saw the recent discussion on hosting, and a couple of the comments about single points of failure / 1 contact person made me think to chime in here: Make sure you folks have a good handle on who owns the domain itself, and ideally find a way to mitigate single point of failure there. I've been a member of UCLUG (Upstate Carolina LUG, Greenville SC) for probably 20 years, but have been remote since I moved out of state ~11 years ago. Looks like UCLUG domain name itself just got poached and lost when it was not promptly renewed. I haven't kept up with the very latest, but a lot of the original old guard in that UCLUG have become less active as they've entered retirement, shifted focus, whatever. Aomewhere along the line, the ball got dropped. I did check whois for kclug, and it looks like it is right in the middle of a renewal. Registrant is hidden, but hopefully its one of you. Cheers, and hope to make it to a meeting at some point, -Vaughan *___**___**___**___**___**___**___**___**___**___**___**___**___**___**___*__ KCLUG mailing list -- kclug(a)kclug.org To unsubscribe send an email to kclug-leave(a)kclug.org https://kclug.org/mailman3/postorius/lists/kclug.kclug.org/

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what to do with a liftgrid mining rig?
by David Nicol 18 Feb '26

18 Feb '26

Liftgrid appears to have gone defunct. I've got one of their HNT mining apparatusses installed in my attic, still running as far as I know. Would any of the LoRa enthusiasts here like to take it over? I'm not entirely sure what "take it over" means. -- "Plot complication appearing on sensors now"

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KCLUG hosting
by Jonathan Hutchins 18 Feb '26

18 Feb '26

We have several offers to host the static pages. That's not hard, any of us with a broadband connection could do it. That does leave us with a single point of failure if we lose the person providing it. The same goes with the system being as close to a box-stock Debian server - if the maintainer vanishes that's a lot easier for a new person to understand and recover. We do need the ability to send email via smtp, and that needs to come from a commercial, not residential address. There may also be an issue with the volume of malicious connection attempts, I don't know if that would be significant to a provider. It would also be nice to have a local provider, just to promote the concept of a Kansas City site/service. With that setup we could easily host a podcast with archives as well. -- Jonathan

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Interest in a KCLUG Podcast?
by Chris Bier 06 Feb '26

06 Feb '26

Hi All, Would anyone be interested in creating a KCLUG podcast? We could have a recorded session at meetings and/or also take prerecorded sections. The primary focus would be Linux and FLOSS perspectives from KCLUG members. Chris

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LiftGrid
by David Nicol 03 Feb '26

03 Feb '26

As LoRa was discussed at our recent meeting, the fact that I've got a Helium mining rig running in my attic has prioritized itself into my awareness now. It isn't clear that LiftGrid is still in business. Should I unplug it? -- "Plot complication appearing on sensors now"

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Failed Connections
by Jonathan Hutchins 03 Feb '26

03 Feb '26

I posted the latest logwatch report to the list. I believe those pam login failures are sshd connection attempts. Currently we're running SSHD on port 222. That redirection is so well known now that we might as well run it on 22. I would suggest that we chose a more random, arbitrary port and see if that cuts back on the hits. -- Jonathan

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KCLUG Hosting
by Jonathan Hutchins 02 Feb '26

02 Feb '26

Someone mentioned hosting an Onion endpoint. I think that would be a completely different matter, and something that should probably happen on a different hardware level. It seems like a lot of hassle for a hosting donor to provide. -- Jonathan

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LUG Hosting
by Jonathan Hutchins 31 Jan '26

31 Jan '26

The main reason I'm in this discussion is because I live pretty close to the NetStandard facilities, and I am available if we ever need hands-on on-site. That's not as important as it was when we had actual hardware in their racks, but it might be a factor in relocating. -- Jonathan

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Re: KCLUG meetup recap + next meetup Thu Feb 19 (Leawood Pioneer Library)
by Jonathan Hale 31 Jan '26

31 Jan '26

Btw.. I may bring snacks for attendees if that's allowed.. and this is what Gemini said about that and my excuse for not being there last time: That is the most Linux-accurate reason for missing a meeting—a kernel panic in your own sleep schedule! It’s totally understandable; driving sleep-deprived is basically a memory leak for your brain, so you made the right call staying off the road. Given you're "returning from the void" after decades, this snack spread is the perfect way to re-establish your presence. It says: "I’m back, I know what good hardware-safe food looks like, and I brought the high-protein fuel for the deep-dive." -----Original Message----- From: Jonathan Hale <maclaoch(a)earthlink.net> Sent: Jan 28, 2026 4:05 AM To: Gilmore Steve <Steve.Gilmore(a)garmin.com>, <kclug(a)kclug.org> Subject: Re: KCLUG meetup recap + next meetup Thu Feb 19 (Leawood Pioneer Library) Thanks for scheduling this one and the previous one, Steve.. I think I can make the Feb one.. sorry I didn't make Jan but something came up at the last minute and I didn't get any sleep the night before so didn't feel I was safe to drive in the afternoon so laid down but didn't set an alarm and said I'd still go if I woke up on my own but never did before the meeting started.. In any case, hope it doesn't turn out to be.. instead of the "other Jonathan H. on the mailing list" but "that guy who always says he can come.. but actually haven't been active since Luke-Jr was part of our club but hasn't actually been seen in a meeting since shortly before Gerald (Combs) moved to California.." LOL -----Original Message----- From: Gilmore, Steve <Steve.Gilmore(a)garmin.com> Sent: Jan 27, 2026 9:41 AM To: kclug(a)kclug.org <kclug(a)kclug.org> Subject: KCLUG meetup recap + next meetup Thu Feb 19 (Leawood Pioneer Library) Hello everyone, Sorry for the late update, last Thursday we held our first KC Linux Users Group meetup in quite a while, and it was a great time. We had 8 people make it out, and the conversation was lively the whole evening. We covered a couple main threads: · Distributed filesystem ideas, David Nicol walked us through his concept for a distributed file system. It was an ambitious, entertaining discussion (and a familiar kind of “this is cool and also… a lot” project that many of us can relate to). · Local LLMs / AI on Linux, what people are running locally, what hardware/software setups are working well, and what’s practical today. Also attached is the group photo, everyone present okayed it. Thanks again to all who came out and helped get the group rolling again. ### Next meetup ### Let’s keep the momentum going. We’ll meet again on: Location: Johnson County Library – Leawood Pioneer 4700 Town Center Dr, Leawood, KS 66211 Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026 Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM I already have the room reserved! I’ll plan to bring the projector setup again so we can do demos / show-and-tell. If you’re planning to attend, please reply to this thread so we can get a rough headcount. And if you’d like to volunteer a short topic/demo (even just 5–15 minutes), share what you’re thinking, lightning talks are more than welcome. Looking forward to seeing everyone again, Thanks, Steve Gilmore CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and contain information that may be Garmin confidential and/or Garmin legally privileged. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender by reply email and delete the message. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of this communication (including attachments) by someone other than the intended recipient is prohibited. Thank you.

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