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MXMole Comics

The lighter side of mail DNS.

Brief case files for every time a perfectly reasonable email setup turns out to be very much not fine.

MXMole Case Files Case File #001: It Was DNS

35 case files

Case Files

Short field notes from the weird, frustrating, and very human side of email DNS.

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MXMole The Purple Tag Issue #001: Loose Ends

12 issues

The Purple Tag

A 12-issue MXMole mystery about purple clues, technical debt, and the systems nobody owns.

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MXMole Gone Phishing Issue #001: The Bait

6 issues + post-credits

Gone Phishing

A six-issue MXMole micro-series introducing Captain Catphish: a convincing lure, one stolen password, and the extra factor that stops him.

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MXMole One Click: Cipher Cobra Issue #001: Routine

6 issues + post-credits

One Click: Cipher Cobra

A six-issue MXMole incident-response story about a routine email, one click, and the cipher that follows.

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MXMole Knock, Knock Issue #001: The Doors

6 issues + post-credits

Knock, Knock

A six-issue MXMole incident-response story about Brute Badger, one neglected test account, and closing every loose door.

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