Monthly Archives: November 2008

CTRL+R rocks your console!

By etagwerker | Published: November 21, 2008
If you are using a Linux/UNIX/MySQL console, use CTRL+R to speed up your work. It is very useful, as it enables you to do a reverse search through all your previous commands. Stop trying to remember every single command you enter, and start using CTRL+R! I find that this shortcut is a lifesaver for me (my [...]
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how to test your SMTP server with ActionMailer (using the Rails console)

By etagwerker | Published: November 21, 2008
I was having a problem delivering notifications in my Rails application; so I had to check that the SMTP server was working properly with the credentials I had. After ‘googling’ for ten minutes I found a very useful code to test this situation. This is not my code, it is something I found here: http://lists.radiantcms.org/pipermail/radiant/2007-February/003394.html, I’m [...]
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