I am an independent technical consultant specializing in UNIX & Linux, interoperability, Internet technology and integration. I’m quite proficient in all things UNIX/Linux, and I typically program in C and Python, and I’ve been known to produce workable code in COBOL (but that was a long time ago). I adore DNS, SMTP, LDAP, HTTP, MQTT, and plain text.

I’m on Twitter as @jpmens, and on Mastodon as @jpmens@mastodon.social.

The best way to get in touch with me is by electronic mail at jp () mens.de.

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