Subject:
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Date:
Fri, 23 Jul 1999 11:28:23 +1000
From:
Doug Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
virtanen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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shudder shudder !
God save us from "e
> try:
> STARTFILE:file://localhost/usr/doc/lynx/lynx_help/lynx_help_main.html
> in /etc/lynx.cfg
>
> This is the default locatuion for the lynx help file.
>
> or make this file to point lynx at:
> <--cut here-->
>
>
>
> This is a dummy page
>
>
> Lynx should be displaying this page I hope
>
>
9 -0500
From:
Michael Merten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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On Thu, Jul 22, 1999 at 10:36:05AM +1000, Doug Young wrote:
> now i understand the
Hear hear . hope someone else takes this stuff on board
Date:
Thu, 22 Jul 1999 10:08:46 +1000
From:
"Carley, Jason \(Australia\)"
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To:
"'Nate Duehr'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
debian-user@lists.debian.org
Good n
Date:
Wed, 21 Jul 1999 20:02:19 -0400 (EDT)
From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
Doug Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
hello,
now i understand the source of your problem. you are trying to use a
copy of lynx found on a distribution copy of linux. just a sugg
I think I posted a response to this already, but if not here it is.
>From a newbie point of view, the actual root of the problem
faced by newbies in trying to come to grips with any unix
based operating system is NOT that there is insufficient
documentation ... but rather that there is TOO MUCH,
an
Thanks Tyler another example of the problems newbies face
with present documentation
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From: tyler spivey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Doug Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Thursday, July 22, 1999 1:17 AM
Subject: Re: Mcopy
> its &#x
> I gather that first line doesn't do anything of consequence ??
Right.
--
figures .. just like lynx it doesn't do anything of consequence
either :(
whether with OR without that line in "lynx.cfg"
do you think possibly something else could be broken ??
I've tried looking at "nslooku
Never seen that with any flavor of unix but it happens all the time with
Windows NT4 or Windows 2000 if you have an AMD K6/2 CPU . I am using
the same CPU with Redhat / Mandrake & Solaris and never had problems
then
but the Debian boxes both have Intel Pentium 100 / 133 so don't know if
Debia
A number of people who have been trying to help me figure out
configuration issues have asked me to email them a copy of this
or that file. Initially I tried copying directly from Debian
to a DOS formatted floppy but for some reason this made the floppy
inaccessible to DOS / Windows. Soemone then
Re: [Thanks] Diald auth problem
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I haven't had time to per
I don't know if this is relevant to the problem at hand but FWIW
the default email client (Outlook Express) in Windows 2000 uses a
completely different format to anything previously used, so that
its near impossible to export messages to any other application,
including Outlook 97 / 98. I haven
using netscape with all the known but unsolved crashes and bus errors i
feel like
workin with m$ software...
The difference is Netscape is suited to the majority of computer users
who possess neither the time nor the inclination to wade through reams
of excessively obtuse documentation in the ho
Would someone please try to enlighten me on how I go about setting a
different subnet for ppp0 & eth0 ?
I have a number of real IP addresses for personal use, and I'm
apparently supposed to use subnet mask 255.255.255.248 with them on my
LAN, but I guess I need to use 255.255.255.0 for the dialup
Some simple english explanation of that "Synopsis" stuff found in most
of the HOWTO's wouldn't go astray either !!!
--- Begin Message ---
Stephan Engelke wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
>
> On Mon, Jul 19, 1999 at 09:57:26PM -0400, Carl Mummert wrote:
>
> > One issue: there is already a lot of document
I have been following this discussion with considerable interest as
its been my main bone of contention ever since I started trying to
learn unix O/S.
The issue as far as I am concerned, and probably the majority of
newbies .. is one of usable documentation rather than the actual
volume of mat
Does anyone know of a real basic web browser thats simple
to setup & configure. I am fast running out of patience with lynx
due to its virtually useless documentation and excessively complicated
config file.
> I think you get this when DNS lookup failed. Check to make sure you
> have DNS addresses set up in /etc/resolv.conf. (man resolv.conf)
>
I think resolv.conf is set right .. first line is just server homepage,
second & third ones are primary & secondary DNS numbers lynx still
not do
Ah that might be it . I used wvdial and don't recall it
asking about
DNS stuff although ifconfig worked like it should and I could ping some
known
IP addresses. I am impressed with the user friendliness of wvdial though,
its a
really pleasant change after all the weird stuff appare
Would someone please tell me where to find info on the following can't
find
anything relevant in HOWTO's or MAN pages or that makes any sense to me
(1) When I ping a remote site . how to stop the stuff ??
(2)When I try to get Lynx working, it initially seems like its looking
for t
If anyone who is actually involved in writing documentation PLEASE
take this stuff
on board because if even one elementary (to an expert) item is overlooked it
causes
untold frustration to the less experienced !
>If anything, I am swamped with manuals. Sometimes they help,
>
If you have to use a Windows proxy program, I suggest using Rideway (from
www.itserv.com) instead of Wingate . its a fraction of the cost if you
decide to pay for it and much more straightforward to configure . I have
used it on small LAN's for some years and never had a problem, and at lea
First Problem:
I have a Debian 2.1 installation I intend to use purely as a gateway /
router (Intel Pentium 100 / 16Mb / 170Mb HDD) to the point where it will
dialup OK, tells me "Starting pppd at blah blah blah" . then
stops at a blinking cursor and doesn't seem to respond further
I
Would someone please explain in words of less than two syllables
just what steps are required to use "dselect" ?? . I have followed
the instructions in the manual at least 20 times so far but it seems
there must be something more than "+ " and "-" involved in
selecting packages to install / unin
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