[dreamwidth/dreamwidth] af6e4d: Revert to using relay forwarder
Jun. 3rd, 2026 12:32 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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changelogBranch: refs/heads/main Home: https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth Commit: af6e4d08e07926f932a98f46c3f936d494896a0b https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth/commit/af6e4d08e07926f932a98f46c3f936d494896a0b Author: Mark Smith mark@dreamwidth.org Date: 2026-06-03 (Wed, 03 Jun 2026)
Changed paths: M cgi-bin/DW/IncomingEmail.pm
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Revert to using relay forwarder
I have been bested by SES. This falls back to using va-mail01 as the mail forwarder still, but it no longer receives mail from the Internet and instead all mail comes in via SES and we get spam protection that way. And we get queueing in case our postfix is ded or something.
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[dreamwidth/dreamwidth] f8dd41: Add logging of auth errors
Jun. 2nd, 2026 11:32 pmgithub posting in changelogBranch: refs/heads/main Home: https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth Commit: f8dd4144cf4c7dfc07e7c4fee9f8e7808c056e97 https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth/commit/f8dd4144cf4c7dfc07e7c4fee9f8e7808c056e97 Author: Mark Smith mark@dreamwidth.org Date: 2026-06-03 (Wed, 03 Jun 2026)
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Add logging of auth errors
Seeing a few of these per hour, let's log the error code.
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[dreamwidth/dreamwidth] 87a033: Tighten spam drops + fix double-DKIM
Jun. 2nd, 2026 11:24 pmgithub posting in changelogBranch: refs/heads/main Home: https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth Commit: 87a033c8ac931abb2c42751ded7d8c357eb34185 https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth/commit/87a033c8ac931abb2c42751ded7d8c357eb34185 Author: Mark Smith mark@dreamwidth.org Date: 2026-06-03 (Wed, 03 Jun 2026)
Changed paths: M bin/worker/ses-email-events M bin/worker/ses-incoming-email M cgi-bin/DW/IncomingEmail.pm
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Tighten spam drops + fix double-DKIM
This drops messages as spam if they fail DMARC and the domain policy is to reject failures. This also fixes an issue that was double-DKIM during the forwarding path.
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[dreamwidth/dreamwidth] c075e7: Add ses-email-events handler
Jun. 2nd, 2026 10:47 pmgithub posting in changelogBranch: refs/heads/main Home: https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth Commit: c075e7cd49d5e2d2e2578eb1906d9740d17c3574 https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth/commit/c075e7cd49d5e2d2e2578eb1906d9740d17c3574 Author: Mark Smith mark@dreamwidth.org Date: 2026-06-03 (Wed, 03 Jun 2026)
Changed paths: A .github/workflows/tasks/worker-ses-email-events-service.json M .github/workflows/worker22-deploy.yml A bin/worker/ses-email-events M cgi-bin/DW/IncomingEmail.pm M cgi-bin/DW/Task/SendEmail.pm M config/workers.json
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Add ses-email-events handler
This processes delivery/bounce/etc notifications from SES so we get good logs on what's going on with email.
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[dreamwidth/dreamwidth] 8eacf8: Fix to drop dw_null emails
Jun. 2nd, 2026 09:24 pmgithub posting in changelogBranch: refs/heads/main Home: https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth Commit: 8eacf894a9d8fba2a4c02953b9998d0f952a31f8 https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth/commit/8eacf894a9d8fba2a4c02953b9998d0f952a31f8 Author: Mark Smith mark@dreamwidth.org Date: 2026-06-03 (Wed, 03 Jun 2026)
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Fix to drop dw_null emails
These were being dropped but categorized poorly on the dashboards, so this makes them be blackholed and also lets us configure this live if needed.
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[dreamwidth/dreamwidth] cb8119: Add stats/logs to email processing
Jun. 2nd, 2026 07:46 pmgithub posting in changelogBranch: refs/heads/main Home: https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth Commit: cb81198c74bd69eae3f4b541127ff9cf711cc026 https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth/commit/cb81198c74bd69eae3f4b541127ff9cf711cc026 Author: Mark Smith mark@dreamwidth.org Date: 2026-06-03 (Wed, 03 Jun 2026)
Changed paths: M bin/worker/ses-incoming-email M cgi-bin/DW/IncomingEmail.pm
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Add stats/logs to email processing
Gives better visibility into the email processing pipeline. For great justice! Or at least mediocre dashboards.
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To-read pile, 2026, May
Jun. 1st, 2026 01:34 pmrmc28(aha, this post-by-email has finally appeared!)
Books on pre-order:
- Call Me Traitor by Everina Maxwell (1 Dec)
- Unrivaled (Game Changers 7) by Rachel Reid (1 Jun 2027)
Books acquired in May:
- and read:
- Darksight Dare (Penric & Desdemona) by Lois McMaster Bujold
- Grumpy Fake Boyfriend by Jackie Lau
- Four Weddings to Fall in Love by Jackie Lau
- Radiant Star (Imperial Radch) by Ann Leckie [1]
- Big Red Tequila (Tres Navarre 1) by Rick Riordan
- Platform Decay (Murderbot 8) by Martha Wells [1]
[1] Pre-order
Go me, I read everything I acquired this month. I did not read a single borrowed or previously acquired book but I have two library books awaiting my attention now I'm past the month boundary.
I bought Big Red Tequila on the first day of the month but got distracted and didn't pick it up again until the last few days. Rick Riordan's adult detective Jackson "Tres" Navarre has a lot of the sass and stubbornness of his teenage demigod Percy Jackson, the book is a lot longer but the pages turn just as quickly. There are six more books in the series ...
Birdfeeding
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birdfeeding is a community started on January 1, 2023. It's all about birdfeeding, birdwatching, and other topics relating to birds. It also touches on nature in general, and observations that may effect bird activity such as local weather. Both text and image posts are welcome. Now is a great time to join as hungry birds are easy to attract with a feeder.Community resources include posts about birding events, nurseries that sell seeds or plants attractive to birds, bird identification apps, the benefits of birdwatching, and other useful materials. Check out the anchor posts from Three Weeks for Dreamwidth.
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denise posting in dw_maintenanceEDIT: This should be fixed as of around 7AM EDT! We *believe* everything that was stuck in the plumbing has been sent along to your journal or the comment thread it was meant for; it's definitely not where it was stuck anymore, at least.
30 Days of Blake's 7 - wrap up
Jun. 1st, 2026 09:53 pmjulesjonesAnd a week ago I started writing a fic, after years of not writing fanfic. Can't give an exact word count since it's with pen and paper, but it's probably around 5,500 words so far. Not bad going. :-)
Reply from Pippa Heylings
Jun. 1st, 2026 02:00 pmlnrAs a Liberal Democrat, I am committed to respecting and defending the rights of everyone - including all LGBTQ+ people - and rejecting all forms of discrimination, wherever they happen.
I am deeply concerned that so many trans, non-binary and intersex people in our country were left feeling worried, fearful or uncertain after the supreme court ruling, and questioning whether they would be able to enjoy the same rights as their peers. The EHRC interim guidance that was published soon after the Supreme Court ruling did not in any way counter the anxiety, confusion and disruption surrounding how the ruling will be interpreted, and how it will work in practice. At this time I wrote to the Minister for Women and Equalities to convey these concerns and to press the government to show more leadership, provide more clarity and to ensure everyone’s rights are protected, including ensuring that the transgender community feels safe and do not face any discrimination.
It was essential that the new guidance issued by the EHRC gave individuals and organisations guidance that worked in practice and ensured that everyone was protected from harassment and discrimination. I do not think that the new Code of Practice meets this demand.
I completely understand the concerns of the transgender community who feel that they will be shut out of vital services, and unable to go about their daily lives and , worse still, will be at risk of harassment and victimisation. And many of my constituents also fear the risk of “gender policing”, where women can be challenged simply for not looking “feminine” enough. Businesses, societies and organisations are left worried about the costs of complying with the guidance and the legal challenges they may face.
I am pleased that Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey and Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Women and Equalities Marie Goldman MP have written to the Minister for Women and Equalities to convey these concerns, to urge that the guidance is withdrawn and that a cross-party committee of MPs be established to conduct a post-legislative scrutiny of both the Gender recognition and the Equality Act 2010, taking advice from all of those who have been impacted in order to propose new legislation or new guidance to ensure that existing rights are upheld and protected. Like them, I am committed to both women’s rights and transgender rights, do not agree that the two of these are in conflict and will continue to campaign for legislation and policy that upholds these rights and prevents discrimination in all of its forms.
Many thanks again for writing to me to share your concerns.
Yours sincerely,
Pippa
Pippa Heylings
Member of Parliament for South Cambridgeshire
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May. 31st, 2026 10:00 pmdenise posting in dw_maintenanceRobby has managed to put in a temporary fix for the site errors and things failing to refresh or not showing up where they should! The permanent fix is going to need Mark's experience, and unfortunately -- seriously, this literally never fails -- Mark has been on an international flight all day, because of course he has. (Never. Fails. He and I are not allowed to both take vacation at once.)
The site will work just fine with the temporary fix in place, things just might be a little slow here and there. We'll keep you updated.
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May. 31st, 2026 08:59 pmdenise posting in dw_maintenance[dreamwidth/dreamwidth] a2e480: add .module-customtext ul to styling for module li...
May. 31st, 2026 03:39 pmgithub posting in changelogBranch: refs/heads/main Home: https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth Commit: a2e480c89cdd4b647132d44f198276c197b829c3 https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth/commit/a2e480c89cdd4b647132d44f198276c197b829c3 Author: Carly Ho carlymho@fastmail.com Date: 2026-05-31 (Sun, 31 May 2026)
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add .module-customtext ul to styling for module lists on abstractia (#3556)
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[dreamwidth/dreamwidth] 2377ad: Add new Cloudy Daze mood theme (#3546)
May. 31st, 2026 01:23 pmgithub posting in changelogBranch: refs/heads/main Home: https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth Commit: 2377ade830b2f6f3ed01ece78c15fa2b6e59edda https://github.com/dreamwidth/dreamwidth/commit/2377ade830b2f6f3ed01ece78c15fa2b6e59edda Author: Socchan socchan@protonmail.com Date: 2026-05-31 (Sun, 31 May 2026)
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(Advice request) Upset and unsure how to respond
May. 30th, 2026 09:08 pmfirecatI want to respond but I’m having trouble figuring out how. I don’t mind being out to the city government or library but I don’t want to wade through a lot of vitriol if I post publicly. Do you have any thoughts?
Options:
Write an email to the local newspaper where the announcement was posted
Write an email to someone at the library, but who?
Write an email to the county Pride center
Write an email to the city council
Post on NextDoor
Post on Facebook (the local library has a page) and Bluesky
30 Days of Blake's 7 - Day 30
May. 30th, 2026 06:49 pmjulesjonesNo.
It was a product of its time and place, and a remarkable collection of people. You *might* be able to catch lightning in a bottle twice, but you would need a cast that worked together that well, a script editor of the quality of Chris Boucher who was willing to dedicate multiple years of their life to keeping it as consistent as possible, and a producer of the quality of David Maloney, ditto. We all saw what happened when Vere Lorrimer took over, even with Chris Boucher trying to keep the ship on an even keel.
That balance between hope and evil winning would disappear. It would be tilted far more heavily in one direction or the other, depending on who was making it and what the intended market was. And CGI would be more important than decent scripts and acting.
I can think of two people I could see possibly pulling it off - JMS and RTD. And RTD would still probably make it either too cuddly or too grim.
Beer festival round up
May. 30th, 2026 11:09 amrmc28I managed to go Monday evening, Tuesday lunchtime to early evening (no closure Tuesday afternoon), Wednesday lunchtime and Thursday evening. Thursday evening was considerably more crowded but on the right side of my people-proximity tolerance: unsurprisingly I saw a lot of people I knew that evening, usually in passing.
I had multiple cheese platters over the course of the festival, and also got to taste vegan cheeses from other people's platters. Of the standard cheeses I especially liked Mayfield, Sussex Camembert[1], and Sheep Rustler, and the vegan standouts were Fetamorphosis and Shoreditch Smoked.
[1] I guess it's not trying to say it's Camembert de Normandie and thus not breaching PDO?
I managed to try all the AF beers available that I wanted to, and rotated back around to Mash Gang's Lesser Evil chocolate cherry stout for my last drink of the festival (we also have cans of it in the fridge now along with a couple of their IPAs for me to try). Nirvana Brewery's offerings were also pretty good, cementing my feeling that the best AF beers come from AF-specialist breweries rather than standard breweries making an AF option. Butcombe's Goram IPA Zero was the only real disappointment of the festival, will not bother again.
I also had both available AF ciders. Hogan's High Sobriety has an excellent name and was pretty good, but the prosaically-named Premium Low-Alcohol Cider from locals Cranes was even better.