Which data center processes Claude? Tracing the connection and limiting processing to Switzerland or the EU

Which stops a request to Claude passes through, why the trace ends at the Cloudflare edge, and what Anthropic discloses about its data centers. It also compares options with a fixed processing location (Anthropic API, AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, Microsoft Foundry), the limits of a Switzerland-only setup, and the cost of regional binding.

October 2, 2026 Claude 12 min to read

Proton Drive CLI: Using Proton Drive from Scripts and Servers

Since June 2026, Proton has offered an official command-line tool for Proton Drive. This article covers commands, signing in on servers without a desktop, conflict strategies for scripts, and its limitations compared with Rclone.

October 1, 2026 Proton Drive 9 min read

Proton Drive on Linux: The State of Play in October 2026

The official Linux client has been announced but is not yet available. The official Proton Drive CLI has been available for scripts and servers since June 2026; Proton Drive can still only be mounted with Rclone. What is missing is machine access limited to individual folders or tasks.

October 1, 2026 Proton Drive 8 min read

What exactly is Tailscale, and what advantages does it offer over traditional VPN connections?

Tailscale uses WireGuard to create a mesh VPN in which devices connect directly rather than through a central VPN concentrator. Learn how coordination servers, NAT traversal, and DERP relays work together, the advantages over IPsec and SSL VPNs, and the dependencies and limitations you should know before deploying it.

October 1, 2026 VPN and remote access 11 min read

Moving Windows to a Smaller SSD with Rescuezilla: From 1 TB to 512 GB

Rescuezilla restores an image only to a disk that extends at least to the end of the final partition. Using a 1 TB NVMe as an example, this guide shows how to shrink C: with GParted, move the recovery partition, remove the dirty flag, and restore the new image to a 512 GB SSD.

September 29, 2026 PC & Hardware 9 min to read

Rescuezilla: Migrate Windows to a New SSD, with an Introduction to the Tool

Rescuezilla is a free, Clonezilla-compatible imaging solution with a graphical interface. This article introduces the tool and shows the complete migration of a Windows installation to a new SSD: preparation in Windows, bootable USB drive, backup, verification, restore, and follow-up steps.

September 29, 2026 PC & Hardware 10 min to read

Brave Web Discovery Project: Why Long Word Segments in URLs Exclude Pages

In the Web Discovery Project, Brave discards any URL whose path contains a word segment longer than 18 characters. German compounds such as Verschlüsselungsgateway are affected. Because Claude's web search is based on the Brave index, this also affects visibility in Claude. The source-code rule, further heuristics, the role of the canonical URL, a script for checking your own sitemap, a measurement using 825 terms in 24 languages, and an assessment of why the rule disadvantages compound-word languages.

September 25, 2026 Claude 13 min read

Kiteworks: Vendor Recommends Shutdown on September 26 – What Is Known So Far

Kiteworks asked its customers to shut down all systems on Saturday, September 26, 2026, from 4:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Final report: During the shutdown, the vendor found and closed a critical flaw without a CVE; on September 30, 125 advisories followed, including CVE-2026-54154 (CVSS 10.0) in the Email Protection Gateway. Totemomail is not affected.

September 25, 2026 Kiteworks / Totemomail 12 min read

MailHeaderAnalyzer: Analyze Email Headers in PowerShell Without Network Access

Reference for the MailHeaderAnalyzer PowerShell module: parameter overview, syntax, description, examples, and parameter properties for Get-MailHeaderAnalysis and ConvertTo-MailHeaderReport, plus the output object with delivery chain, authentication results, Exchange Online classification, and all finding codes.

September 24, 2026 SMTP and Mail Flow 16 min read

Mail loop with encryption gateway behind EXO - Prevent spoofing issues

If the encryption gateway (HIN in this example) is behind Exchange Online, every incoming message reaches EOP a second time: with a foreign sender domain, an invalid DKIM signature, and the gateway IP as the source. The result is a spoof verdict and junk. Four settings prevent this without disabling filtering using SCL -1: a PTR record, Enhanced Filtering disabled, a spoof exception for the gateway infrastructure, and CloudServicesMailEnabled on both connectors.

September 23, 2026 SMTP and Mail Flow 9 min read

Closing a journaling gap: Exporting from Microsoft Purview and importing into Enterprise Vault

If journal reports from Exchange Online fail for several days, they cannot be generated retroactively. However, the content still exists in the mailboxes. Learn how to export it as PST through the new Purview eDiscovery, why Enterprise Vault's PST Migrator is usually not an option, and how to reimport it through the journal mailbox without displacing the active journal stream, using two generic scripts for importing, moving, and logging.

September 22, 2026 Archiving and journaling 18 min read

Exchange Online throttles and blocks outdated Exchange 2016 and 2019 servers starting in September 2026: How transport enforcement works

Starting in the second week of September 2026, Exchange Online requires hybrid servers to have at least the October 2025 SU; otherwise, mail flow is throttled and later blocked. Background on transport enforcement since 2023, escalation stages with SMTP codes, the report in the Admin Center, the 90-day pause via PowerShell, and why the next increase will only allow ESU customers and Exchange SE.

September 7, 2026 Exchange OnPrem / Hybrid 9 min read