update: ssh stopped working

1999-10-21 Thread Ben Messinger
know what's up with this? It was 100% reliable for months - today is the first time there has been a problem. -Ben Messinger This mail was sent from a 100% Microsoft-free (aka GPF-free) environment. Have a stable day. Use Linux.

ssh stopped working today

1999-10-21 Thread Ben Messinger
Any help on this will be greatly appreciated! This morning when I tried to use ssh to log into my debian firewall from the private network I get no response. But I can telnet to my isp's server and then ssh back into the debian firewall from there with no problem. I have been ssh'ing into the fir

Re: Netscape 4.71 Is Rock Solid & Fast!

1999-10-13 Thread Ben Messinger
On Wed, 13 Oct 1999, Adam Shand wrote: > > > i don't care if an app crashes, as long as it doesn't take anything else > > down with it. NT does it to me all thje time..doing normal things then > > BAM! thats the kinda crash that REALLY pisses me off. > > upgrade to glibc 2.1 and you will care.

Re: Berolist

1999-09-29 Thread Ben Messinger
rolist from seg-faulting. I even compiled my own and it still was seg-faulting. Smartlist was harder to configure than Berolist, but easier than Majordomo and is working well. -Ben -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ben Messinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email contains no tyops. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Re: loop devices?

1999-09-25 Thread Ben Messinger
dev/fd0 /mnt -text2,loop,encryption=des You should then be prompted for a passphrase. Let us know if this works. -Ben -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ben Messinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email contains no tyops. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

berolist mail-list server

1999-09-18 Thread Ben Messinger
y like to get berolist working since it seems just right for what I need. Majordomo or another full-feature list-serve would be overkill for what I am doing, so I hope I don't have to resort setting up one of them instead. -Ben -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Re: debs for WindowMaker sound stuff?

1999-06-16 Thread Ben Messinger
prepared. I updated WM and wmsound tonight from the above url with no problems. -Ben -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ben Messinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux is coming. What side of the paradigm shift will you be on? -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

RE: I am not impressed with Debian so far.

1999-06-08 Thread Ben Messinger
This mail was sent from a 100% Microsoft-free (aka GPF-free) environment. Have a stable day. Use Linux. On Tue, 8 Jun 1999, Patrick Colbeck wrote: > Hey, my hard drive did the sudden thrashing thing last night too. Its > never done it before (well it has in NT but not in Linux). All I was > doi

Re: [off topic] installing linux from scratch

1999-06-08 Thread Ben Messinger
This mail was sent from a 100% Microsoft-free (aka GPF-free) environment. Have a stable day. Use Linux. On Tue, 8 Jun 1999, Armin Wegner wrote: > Hi, > > can anybody tell where to find information on how to install linux > from c source code. > Currently I'm using Debian. Debian is fine. But

A thank-you regarding exim deb (fwd)

1999-06-01 Thread Ben Messinger
-- Forwarded message -- Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 11:16:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Ben Messinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]<--- oops, typo! Subject: A thank-you regarding exim deb Mark, I just installed/configured exim a

Re: making linux look bad

1999-05-16 Thread Ben Messinger
bare system and walk away an hour later leaving a fully configured system complete with network, printing, sound, x-windows, etc. And even better, you will know how to use it! Then the fun begins. Hang in there. We will be here to help. -- --- Ben Messinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] Only dead fish go with the flow. Use Debian/GNU Linux. ---

Re: 2 network cards revisited

1999-05-13 Thread Ben Messinger
is a known working kernel image=/vmlinuz.safe label=safe root=/dev/hda1 vga=normal -- --- Ben Messinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] Only dead fish go with the flow. Use Debian/GNU Linux. ---

Re: Cobalt Qube

1999-05-05 Thread Ben Messinger
esktop-application server would be well beyond it's design scope. -- ------- Ben Messinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] Only dead fish go with the flow. Use Debian/GNU Linux. ---

Re: Switching windows managers

1999-05-04 Thread Ben Messinger
t wm or choose to quit x. -- ------- Ben Messinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] Only dead fish go with the flow. Use Debian/GNU Linux. ---

NIC trouble

1999-04-08 Thread Ben Messinger
ll as being identified by ifconfig, but I can not pass packets to my other computers although I see the light blinking on the card when I try to ping another box. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you. -Ben -- -------- Ben Messinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] Debian GNU/Linux user.

Re: Xauth, how to get rid of it?

1999-04-08 Thread Ben Messinger
stion, so I wanted to add that I am also interested in solving this one. I never encountered this problem when I was using other (lesser) distributions. Please help if you know the answer. There are some tools like gnome-apt that I would like to use without having to end my x-session and start a new

Re: Convert FAT32 to FAT16 with windows 98

1999-03-30 Thread Ben Messinger
d the other with a Quantum ide. I had no problems what so ever. For example one with four partitions was formatted like this: /dev/hda1 linux swap /dev/hda2 ext2 (Linux /) /dev/hda3 fat32 (windows c:) /dev/hda4 fat16 (mounted as d: in windows, and /dosd in Linux) -- Ben Messinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] Debian GNU/Linux user.

Re: Convert FAT32 to FAT16 with windows 98.

1999-03-29 Thread Ben Messinger
also a fat32 drive is slower than the same drive with fat16. But that doesn't really matter to me anymore - now _all_ my partitions are ext2 . -- -------- Ben Messinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] Debian GNU/Linux user.

Re: Enlightenment .15.x for Slink

1999-03-20 Thread Ben Messinger
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > *- On 19 Mar, Ben Messinger wrote about "Enlightenment .15.x for Slink" > > Are there any E .15.x debs for Slink yet? > >From http://www.debian.org/Lists-Archives/debian-user-9903/msg01784.html > they are at > > deb htt

Enlightenment .15.x for Slink

1999-03-20 Thread Ben Messinger
ectory. Am I looking in the wrong place or just not being patient enough? (my humble respect goes out to all Debian developers - you do tremendous work.) -Ben -------- Ben Messinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] Debian GNU/Linux user.

please recommend 3d video card

1999-03-12 Thread Ben Messinger
A large electronics/computer store is closing their store where I live and they are having a liquidation sale tommorow. I thought this might be the time to upgrade a few things and would like recomendations on a 3D video card. I only use Linux, so 'WinTendo' performance is a non-issue. Please let m

Re: Using crontab to update Debian

1999-03-12 Thread Ben Messinger
wake up each morning to find that _everything_ on your system is up to date. Two examples of problems I encountered are: 1. One day after some updates gnome stopped working. I never use it anyway so I didn't even try to fix it yet. 2. Another day I went to print a document and couldn'

Re: SOLVED: samba 2.0 troubles (mostly)

1999-03-02 Thread Ben Messinger
indoze clients were polling like crazy. Enabling WINS on the Samba server eliminated all polling traffic and really sped things up. YMMV. -- Ben Messinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] There are no accidents, only plans other people make and don't tell you about.

Re: realaudio with 2.2.2

1999-03-01 Thread Ben Messinger
know we will probably get one sometime. -- Ben Messinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] There are no accidents, only plans other people make and don't tell you about.

raplayer deb package?

1999-02-13 Thread Ben Messinger
Is there a deb installer for the realaudio player? If so what is the package name/path? -- Ben Messinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] There are no accidents, only plans other people make and don't tell you about.

Re: slashdot poll

1999-02-10 Thread Ben Messinger
e had a hard time. Is RH the Anti-Unix Linux? -- Ben Messinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] There are no accidents, only plans other people make and don't tell you about.

Re: slashdot poll

1999-02-10 Thread Ben Messinger
cars do not have air-conditioners and cup-holders. You start worying about comfort and ease of use and you end up with a mini-van instead of an F1 car -- or in our case RH instead of Debian. -- Ben Messinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] There are no accidents, only plans other people make and don't tell you about.

Re: Slink, xbase-common and xdm...

1999-02-10 Thread Ben Messinger
e to do a "++F1" to get to the console. Try that. From there I was able to edit Xsession and remove that hideous retched loathsome xdm. -- Ben Messinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] There are no accidents, only plans other people make and don't tell you about.

"just one problem with 2.2.1" - solved!

1999-01-30 Thread Ben Messinger
Ben Messinger wrote: > > I compiled 2.2.1 and have only found one problem on my system. I changed > my working printcap to identify lp0 as the printer (was lp1 under 2.1), > and dmesg reports that the parralel port is detected at boot. However, I > get permission errors when

having just one problem with 2.2.1

1999-01-30 Thread Ben Messinger
I compiled 2.2.1 and have only found one problem on my system. I changed my working printcap to identify lp0 as the printer (was lp1 under 2.1), and dmesg reports that the parralel port is detected at boot. However, I get permission errors when I try to print. For example, "$ cat testfile > lpr" re

lurker's printer problem solved!

1999-01-28 Thread Ben Messinger
I want to thank Bob Nielson for the answers, and Craig Hodges for asking the questions! Because of your thread today you helped me solve my own printer problem that I was to embarassed to ask the list about. Thanks guys! This list has made the transition to Debian smoother than I could have hoped

Re: slink vs. staroffice 5.0

1999-01-22 Thread Ben Messinger
Ben Messinger wrote: > > I had staroffice 5.0 working under hamm, but it broke when I updated to > slink. I am assuming due to differences in libc.so.6 between hamm and > slink. Is this right? Is there a way to keep slink and still get > staroffice working again? Everything else I

slink vs. staroffice 5.0

1999-01-22 Thread Ben Messinger
I had staroffice 5.0 working under hamm, but it broke when I updated to slink. I am assuming due to differences in libc.so.6 between hamm and slink. Is this right? Is there a way to keep slink and still get staroffice working again? Everything else I use is working fine. -Ben

Re: apt-get to upgrade from hamm to slink.

1999-01-20 Thread Ben Messinger
Rafael Kitover wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 19, 1999 at 05:47:49PM +1030, Mark Phillips wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I've just installed the slink version of apt-get. Am I right in > > thinking that to upgrade to slink, I should run: > > > > apt-get update > > apt-get dist-upgrade snip > > > > What hap

removing/updating a stuck package

1999-01-14 Thread Ben Messinger
. Please advise. Thanks in advance. -Ben Messinger

Re: Remote boot question

1999-01-08 Thread Ben Messinger
Eric Monson wrote: > > We are setting up a network with Linux and need some help. We are > attempting to remote (network) boot the Win95 systems that we already > have as > clients for our Linux server. The problem is this: We have been looking > into > using ROM chips plugged into the network car

Re: AMD K6-2 3D Now 300 MHz

1999-01-02 Thread Ben Messinger
Darko Martic wrote: > > Hi ! > > Are there any problems about using the processor from the subject with > Debian linux ? I'm buying a new processor and I think I'll buy that one. > > Thanx ! I am using that processor on two boxen with no problems. One is a server that has been up continuously s

looking for xconfig

1998-12-26 Thread Ben Messinger
Can someone please tell me which package contains the xconfig program (for configuring kernel compile options)? I haved looked everywhere I can think of. I even did a grep of the Packages files and found nothing. Thanks in advance. -Ben

strange windowmaker behavior

1998-12-24 Thread Ben Messinger
These problems existed using the wmaker package from hamm as well as the wmaker package from /frozen. (wmaker_0.20.3-1.deb) I am having trouble with my x sessions using windowmaker. I have windowmaker set as the default window-manager. When I run startx windowmaker starts up with no "dock", only a

Re: True Type Fonts

1998-12-24 Thread Ben Messinger
AJ wrote: > > hey > i installed xfstt copied my true type fonts from windows to /var/ttfonts > ran xfstt --sync but when i run gimp i only have access to the fonts i > used to have what did i do wrong? > > AJ You are almost there. Now you have to add the font-path to your .xinitrc or from comman