Re: Root privilege (SOLVED)

2007-01-11 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:52:18 -0500 cga2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mind you, and this is not directly related to the above, I sometimes > have this bizarre feeling that much of this awkwardness we have to > deal with -- in X certainly .. but from the linux console as well, > albeit to a lesse

Re: two version numbers on a kernel package?

2007-01-11 Thread Paul Johnson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > What does it mean when there are two version numbers on a package. The -number is the Debian patchlevel: major.minor.patch-debpatch -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [OFF-TOPIC] Mailing List Netiquette

2007-01-11 Thread Paul Johnson
Andrei Popescu wrote: > I think the answer is definitely DO NOT CC: :) If you look through the > archives you will notice a few signatures like: "Do not CC, I read the > list." This basically says it all: most of us are subscribed to the > list. We get every mail sent to the list. Why would I need

Re: Root privilege (SOLVED)

2007-01-11 Thread Paul Johnson
Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 11:31:32AM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: >> >> Yes, this is the right word. GUIs frequently sacrifice security, >> flexibility and functionality in favor of being relatively drool-proof. >> Sacrificing security at the root level is never the brigh

Re: How to tell if a Linux machine is a zombie?

2007-01-11 Thread Paul Johnson
Douglas Tutty wrote: > On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 11:23:29AM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: > >> I think shorewall assumes that you don't really want to block /all/ >> outbound traffic and does the right thing, then. > > Before you assume this, you should check the netfilter docs. If by > default I bl

Re: Root privilege (SOLVED)

2007-01-11 Thread Vladimir Kozlov
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 E.g. when I tried to use KVpnc to import the OpenVPN config file donwloaded from my vpn server (IPCop), I've got the "Wrong password" message. Not so informative, isn't it? After a long digging I've found that there is a problem with file permissions -

Re: Root privilege (SOLVED)

2007-01-11 Thread Paul Johnson
cga2000 wrote: >> Root gets the "failsafe" option for X by default? xterm is mandatory in >> an X install, IIRC. > > Please refer to what Roberto has to say about pointy-head activity in > the enterprise. In the enterprise world there is no guarantee that some > dude will not decide at some poi

Re: light-weight rescue live CD?

2007-01-11 Thread Clive Menzies
On (10/01/07 23:13), Douglas Tutty wrote: > I'm running Etch amd64 and this is my first box without a floppy drive. > On previous boxes I've used Woody's boot floppies and some extra > utilities disks I've made to cobble together a text-mode rescue setup on > a ram disk. I found Debian From Scratc

Why and how to blacklist soundcard or networkcard modules?

2007-01-11 Thread Richard
Hi A while ago i had also a pci network card in my pc which has an asus motherboard with onboard lan and sound, from VIA ... and then i always had the problem that interfaces eth0 and eth1 switched over and over again that i became very tired and just removed the NIC. Now i have the same problem

Re: [OT/Sometimes Windows is better] Horrible GNOME File Picker (Was: Open (helper application chooser) for iceweasel/icedove is too simple)

2007-01-11 Thread Nyizsnyik Ferenc
On Wed, 2007-01-10 at 14:47 +, marc wrote: > [...] > In passing, I'll mention that the Windows' file manager Directory Opus 8 > [1] is something that the Nautilus, Konqueror and Krusader folk should > examine. If Linux could get close to just its two pane setup, I would be > a happy man. Add

Re: [OT/Sometimes Windows is better] Horrible GNOME File Picker (Was: Open (helper application chooser) for iceweasel/icedove is too simple)

2007-01-11 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 14:47:52 - marc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Erik Steffl said... > >Not sure if it's standard gtk/gnome file open dialog, but it's > > the one used to pick application when opening an attachement and > > downloading files (it's probably used in other places as well). >

exim4

2007-01-11 Thread Andrew Critchlow
Hello all, I'm busy finding out and setting up exim4 on debian. I just had a few questions: Does exim4 not accept any client connections such as pop3/imap/web interface or do you have to install 3rd part applications for this functionality? I am busy learning exim4 for a competition where I m

Re: [OFF-TOPIC] Mailing List Netiquette

2007-01-11 Thread Mathias Brodala
Hello. Celejar, 11.01.2007 06:41: > On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 16:44:59 -0800 > Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [snip] > >> Another one: Avoid going AOL! on the list. If you must AOL! the list, at >> least trim it down to just what you're AOLing. > > What is "going AOL!"? See Wikipedia[

Re: exim4

2007-01-11 Thread Clive Menzies
On (11/01/07 09:14), Andrew Critchlow wrote: > Does exim4 not accept any client connections such as pop3/imap/web > interface or do you have to install 3rd part applications for this > functionality? For pop3 connections to download mail you need something like fetchmail or getmail which passes me

Re: exim4

2007-01-11 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:14:57 + Andrew Critchlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello all, I'm busy finding out and setting up exim4 on debian. I > just had a few questions: > Does exim4 not accept any client connections such as pop3/imap/web > interface or do you have to install 3rd part applic

Re: I WILL ASSIST YOU GET YOUR FUNDS

2007-01-11 Thread Jon Dowland
On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 07:59:24PM -0800, Bryce wrote: > Actually, my critique was in a pathetic attempt to pass > off oneself as speaking English natively, which that > spammer seemed to be trying. > > However, I am impressed by your summary judgment of my > intelligence level based on an irrelev

Re: About apt-get messages

2007-01-11 Thread rangalo
Hi, I thanks for you suggestions. I tried the faq but while importing the multimedia key, I get following message - [code] gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net --recv-keys 07DC563D1F41B907 && apt-key add /root/.gnupg/pubring.gpg && apt-get update gpg: requesting key 1F41B907 from hkp s

Re: I WILL ASSIST YOU GET YOUR FUNDS

2007-01-11 Thread Bryce
Cute. - Original Message - From: "Jon Dowland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 1:37 AM Subject: Re: I WILL ASSIST YOU GET YOUR FUNDS On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 07:59:24PM -0800, Bryce wrote: Actually, my critique was in a pathetic attempt to pass off oneself a

Re: I WILL ASSIST YOU GET YOUR FUNDS

2007-01-11 Thread Bryce
Citing a website for which you yourself are the technical contact is hardly authoritative. Top-posting is plenty readable for these shorter threads. Welcome to the 21st Century! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-posting#Top-posting Again your post contributes nothing significant. - Origi

Re: About apt-get messages

2007-01-11 Thread Florian Kulzer
On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 01:02:42 -0800, rangalo wrote: > Hi, > > I thanks for you suggestions. > > I tried the faq but while importing the multimedia key, I get following > message > - > [code] > > gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net --recv-keys 07DC563D1F41B907 && > apt-key add /root

Re: [OT/Sometimes Windows is better] Horrible GNOME File Picker (Was: Open (helper application chooser) for iceweasel/icedove is too simple)

2007-01-11 Thread marc
Andrei Popescu said... > On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 14:47:52 - > marc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Erik Steffl said... > > >Not sure if it's standard gtk/gnome file open dialog, but it's > > > the one used to pick application when opening an attachement and > > > downloading files (it's proba

Re: [OT/Sometimes Windows is better] Horrible GNOME File Picker (Was: Open (helper application chooser) for iceweasel/icedove is too simple)

2007-01-11 Thread marc
Nyizsnyik Ferenc said... > On Wed, 2007-01-10 at 14:47 +, marc wrote: > > > [...] > > In passing, I'll mention that the Windows' file manager Directory Opus 8 > > [1] is something that the Nautilus, Konqueror and Krusader folk should > > examine. If Linux could get close to just its two pane

Gnome

2007-01-11 Thread Jerome BENOIT
Hello List, my laptop have a small LCD screen, and I found the defaults fonts, bars and icons too large: what is the best way to reduce theirs size (and thus to enlarge my screen) ? Thanks, Jerome -- Jerome BENOIT jgmbenoit_at_mailsnare_dot_net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] w

Re: Gnome

2007-01-11 Thread Sven Arvidsson
On Thu, 2007-01-11 at 18:50 +0800, Jerome BENOIT wrote: > my laptop have a small LCD screen, and I found the defaults fonts, > bars and icons too large: what is the best way to reduce theirs size > (and thus to enlarge my screen) ? Hi, If you are running Etch, the font preferences are in System >

Iceweasel download manager problem

2007-01-11 Thread Ismael Valladolid Torres
Running latest available Iceweasel on Debian unstable, when trying to save a link the download manager never opens, and the destination file is simply created with size 0 and downloading don't progress. Any ideas welcome. Cordially, Ismael -- Ismael Valladolid Torres m. +34679156321 [1]La media

Encrypted email question

2007-01-11 Thread Magnus Therning
Is there any MUA that supports the following scenario: Send an email to multiple recipients. If a recipient has a known public key (in GPG keyring) then the email is sent encrypted to that recipient. If a recipient has no known public key then the email is sent in the clear to that receipien

Re: Encrypted email question

2007-01-11 Thread Stephen R Laniel
On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 11:46:50AM +, Magnus Therning wrote: > All MUAs I've tried will send a single email, possibly encrypting it for > multiple recipients. This doesn't allow sending encrypted to some and > in the clear to some. What threat are you trying to combat? If anyone is reading yo

Re: Gnome

2007-01-11 Thread Clive Menzies
On (11/01/07 18:50), Jerome BENOIT wrote: > my laptop have a small LCD screen, and I found the defaults fonts, > bars and icons too large: what is the best way to reduce theirs size > (and thus to enlarge my screen) ? You need to check your screen resolution: Go to: System > Preferences > Screen

Re: exim4

2007-01-11 Thread Micha Feigin
You're mixing two levels of handling here. Exim is a mail transfers agent. It handles only the smtp protocol (and encripted friends). It basically acts as the post office. It recieves your envelope and delivers it to the specified mail box. If also acts as the mailbox for this purpose. It's onl

Re: Encrypted email question

2007-01-11 Thread Brad Rogers
On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 11:46:50 + Magnus Therning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello Magnus, > Send an email to multiple recipients. If a recipient has a known > public key (in GPG keyring) then the email is sent encrypted to that > recipient. If a recipient has no known public key then the e

Re: How to tell if a Linux machine is a zombie?

2007-01-11 Thread Douglas Tutty
On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 08:49:20PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: > Douglas Tutty wrote: > > > On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 11:23:29AM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: > > > >> I think shorewall assumes that you don't really want to block /all/ > >> outbound traffic and does the right thing, then. > > > > Befo

Re: Iceweasel download manager problem

2007-01-11 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Ismael Valladolid Torres wrote: Running latest available Iceweasel on Debian unstable, when trying to save a link the download manager never opens, and the destination file is simply created with size 0 and downloading don't progress. Any ideas welcome. Cordially, Ismael I run Mozilla/5.0 (X1

Re: My sarge box has an IRC bot

2007-01-11 Thread Sarunas Burdulis
Fran wrote: > I've been told by my ISP that my sarge webserver (only port 80 open, all > software up to date) is spewing traffic they're calling IRC_nick, which > is apparantly some sort of IRC bot. > > I'm unable to locate the file/files that are infected. Additionally, I > can't see the proces

modprobe

2007-01-11 Thread Gregor Schneider
Hi guys, I'm having a problem with the installation of vsftp. I'm getting a weird error (500 oops...). When googeling for this error, I found that a "modprobe capability" helps to fix this error. Since I'm quite new to Linux, I'm wondering if there's a possibility that "capability" gets loaded

Re: I WILL ASSIST YOU GET YOUR FUNDS

2007-01-11 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
Bryce wrote: > Citing a website for which you yourself are the technical contact is > hardly authoritative. Top-posting is plenty readable for these > shorter threads. Welcome to the 21st Century! > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-posting#Top-posting I guess, you didn't read what you quote.

Re: light-weight rescue live CD?

2007-01-11 Thread Douglas Tutty
On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 09:22:00PM -0800, Alan Ianson wrote: > On Wed January 10 2007 20:45, Douglas Tutty wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 11:28:38PM -0500, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > > > On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 11:13:38PM -0500, Douglas Tutty wrote: > > > > Of course this won't work with my ne

Re: light-weight rescue live CD?

2007-01-11 Thread Douglas Tutty
On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 08:39:57AM +, Clive Menzies wrote: > On (10/01/07 23:13), Douglas Tutty wrote: > > I'm running Etch amd64 and this is my first box without a floppy drive. > > On previous boxes I've used Woody's boot floppies and some extra > > utilities disks I've made to cobble togethe

Re: Adding a new HDD - how do I move /var/lib/mysql ?

2007-01-11 Thread hendrik
On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 10:20:57PM -0800, Marc Shapiro wrote: > -Original Message- > >Ln -s /var/lib/mysql /mnt/hdx/mysql > > > Shouldn't the last line be replaced with: > >ln -s /mnt/hdx/mysql /var/lib/mysql > > Although I would actually do: > >cd /var/lib >ln -s /mnt/hdx/

Re: About apt-get messages

2007-01-11 Thread Douglas Tutty
On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 01:02:42AM -0800, rangalo wrote: > Hi, > > I thanks for you suggestions. > > I tried the faq but while importing the multimedia key, I get following > message > - > [code] > > gpg --keyserver wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net --recv-keys 07DC563D1F41B907 && > apt-key add /ro

Re: exim4

2007-01-11 Thread Douglas Tutty
On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 09:14:57AM +, Andrew Critchlow wrote: > Hello all, I'm busy finding out and setting up exim4 on debian. I just > had a few questions: > > Does exim4 not accept any client connections such as pop3/imap/web > interface or do you have to install 3rd part applications for

Re: Root privilege (SOLVED)

2007-01-11 Thread hendrik
On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 10:06:33AM +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:52:18 -0500 > cga2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Mind you, and this is not directly related to the above, I sometimes > > have this bizarre feeling that much of this awkwardness we have to > > deal with

Re: light-weight rescue live CD?

2007-01-11 Thread hendrik
On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 11:45:53PM -0500, Douglas Tutty wrote: > > I'm looking for debian-based since I know how it works e.g. setting up > networking, raid and lvm stuff, etc. It'll only take 9 nights to get > Knoppix so I'll do that and perhaps later make a USB-based rescue set up > like I had

Re: modprobe

2007-01-11 Thread Marko Randjelovic
Gregor Schneider wrote: Hi guys, I'm having a problem with the installation of vsftp. I'm getting a weird error (500 oops...). When googeling for this error, I found that a "modprobe capability" helps to fix this error. Since I'm quite new to Linux, I'm wondering if there's a possibility that

Re: [OFF-TOPIC] Mailing List Netiquette

2007-01-11 Thread Kent West
* Readers should be aware that their posting will be public forever more and cannot be retracted from the public eye. * Confidentiality disclaimers are a joke (and irritant) when posting to a public list (or anytime, for that matter). * Don't scream at the list when you can't get unsubscribed. (I

Re: I WILL ASSIST YOU GET YOUR FUNDS

2007-01-11 Thread Kent West
Bryce wrote: > Citing a website for which you yourself are the technical contact is > hardly authoritative. Perhaps not, but I don't think that's the point. The point is to avoid having to take up space on this list, repeatedly, to explain his reasoning. I applaud him for making his reasoning avai

Re: light-weight rescue live CD?

2007-01-11 Thread Alan Ianson
On Thu January 11 2007 06:15, Douglas Tutty wrote: > > Have you had a look at http://debian-live.alioth.debian.org/ ? You might > > find that interesting. > > I'll dl it and check it out. I note, however, that the most recent is > made from Etch in October. There were more at one time. I downloa

Re: modprobe

2007-01-11 Thread Matt Zagrabelny
[...] > apt-get install vsftpd from the debian system book: The sarge release notes recommend using aptitude instead of apt-get, as it "makes safer decisions about package installations than running apt-get directly." hence, aptitude install vsftpd -- Matt Zagrabelny - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - (2

Re: [OFF-TOPIC] Mailing List Netiquette

2007-01-11 Thread Kent West
Kent West wrote: > * * When turning on a vacation responder, exclude mailing lists. * Turn off "Request Receipt" when posting to a mailing list. -- Kent West Westing Peacefully -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Tr

Re: Iceweasel download manager problem

2007-01-11 Thread Kent West
Ismael Valladolid Torres wrote: > Running latest available Iceweasel on Debian unstable, when trying to > save a link the download manager never opens, and the destination file > is simply created with size 0 and downloading don't progress. > Clear your cache. Restart Iceweasel. Make sure non

Re: Iceweasel download manager problem

2007-01-11 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 12:32:06PM +0100, Ismael Valladolid Torres wrote: > Running latest available Iceweasel on Debian unstable, when trying to > save a link the download manager never opens, and the destination file > is simply created with size 0 and downloading don't progress. > > Any ideas w

Re: exim4

2007-01-11 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 06:50:49PM +0200, Micha Feigin wrote: > You're mixing two levels of handling here. > > Exim is a mail transfers agent. It handles only the smtp protocol (and > encripted friends). It basically acts as the post office. It recieves your > envelope and delivers it to the spe

Re: light-weight rescue live CD?

2007-01-11 Thread Douglas Tutty
On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 07:20:28AM -0800, Alan Ianson wrote: > On Thu January 11 2007 06:15, Douglas Tutty wrote: > > > > Have you had a look at http://debian-live.alioth.debian.org/ ? You might > > > find that interesting. > > > > I'll dl it and check it out. I note, however, that the most recen

Re: exim4

2007-01-11 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 09:14:57AM +, Andrew Critchlow wrote: > Hello all, I'm busy finding out and setting up exim4 on debian. I just had a > few questions: > > Does exim4 not accept any client connections such as pop3/imap/web interface > or do you have to install 3rd part applications fo

Re: Root privilege (SOLVED)

2007-01-11 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:29:44 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 10:06:33AM +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: > > On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:52:18 -0500 > > cga2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Mind you, and this is not directly related to the above, I > > > sometimes have thi

Re: Why and how to blacklist soundcard or networkcard modules?

2007-01-11 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 04:45:16PM +0800, Richard wrote: > Hi > > A while ago i had also a pci network card in my pc which has an asus > motherboard with onboard lan and sound, from VIA ... and then i always > had the problem that interfaces eth0 and eth1 switched over and over > again that i beca

DVD ROM Drive confusion

2007-01-11 Thread Daniel Haude
Hello, in my box I have a DVD-ROM drive and a DVD burner. I ide-scsi'd both of them (because I occasionally use multi-session DVDs which, when using the ATAPI driver, are not mountable any more if the last session is beyond a certain position). This sould make the drives appear as /dev/scd0 and /d

Re: PPRacer and video card problem

2007-01-11 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 10:38:37PM -0500, David Shultz wrote: > >it looks like fb_nvidia_i2c came in 2.6.12 per: > > > >http://www.mailarchives.org/list/debian-kernel/msg/2005/04040 > > > >so it should be in etch > > I'll try etch then. If still have the problem then will try sid. Thanks to > all

Re: resolv.conf file is written over on reboot.

2007-01-11 Thread jdaues
All my internet connections are working now, thanks to resolvconf (and to Jhair) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [OT/Sometimes Windows is better] Horrible GNOME File Picker (Was: Open (helper application chooser) for iceweasel/icedove is too simple)

2007-01-11 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:32:08 - marc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > For me Opus 8 is too bloated. > > Bloated is one of those spurious apparent criticisms that doesn't > mean anything, though. In any case, why would anyone translate the > "bloat" when porting functions to Linux? Maybe I misus

Re: resources to resolve dependency problems

2007-01-11 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 04:34:40PM -0900, Tim Jordan wrote: > Hi, > > Can someone point me to documentation that could help resolve a > dependency problem? > > The following packages have unmet dependencies. > libapache2-mod-php4: Depends: apache2.2-common but it is not installed > libxine1

Re: [OFF-TOPIC] Mailing List Netiquette

2007-01-11 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 04:44:59PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: > Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > > >> So on your question in general post to the list, don't CC unless > >> requested, send private messages when the contents are not beneficial for > >> public consumption. > >> > > > > Second tha

Re: Adding a new HDD - how do I move /var/lib/mysql ?

2007-01-11 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:02:02 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 10:20:57PM -0800, Marc Shapiro wrote: > > -Original Message- > > >Ln -s /var/lib/mysql /mnt/hdx/mysql > > > > > Shouldn't the last line be replaced with: > > > >ln -s /mnt/hdx/mysql /var/lib/mysql

Re: modprobe

2007-01-11 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 15:13:42 +0100 "Gregor Schneider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi guys, > > I'm having a problem with the installation of vsftp. > > I'm getting a weird error (500 oops...). When googeling for this > error, I found that a > > "modprobe capability" helps to fix this error. >

Re: Why and how to blacklist soundcard or networkcard modules?

2007-01-11 Thread Matt Zagrabelny
On Thu, 2007-01-11 at 07:49 -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 04:45:16PM +0800, Richard wrote: > > Hi > > > > A while ago i had also a pci network card in my pc which has an asus > > motherboard with onboard lan and sound, from VIA ... and then i always > > had the prob

Re: Gnome

2007-01-11 Thread Francisco Zabala
On 1/11/07, Clive Menzies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On (11/01/07 18:50), Jerome BENOIT wrote: > my laptop have a small LCD screen, and I found the defaults fonts, > bars and icons too large: what is the best way to reduce theirs size > (and thus to enlarge my screen) ? You need to check your s

Exim4 and mailman error

2007-01-11 Thread Justin Catterall
I think my problem is with exim, not mailman. I've spent a good few hours googling this and also looking at the exim and mailman mailing lists, I've tried to follow the instructions but don't seem to be getting anywhere. So here I am! Debian Sarge, amd64 unofficial port. Exim4 4.5-8sarge2 Mailman

Re: [OFF-TOPIC] Mailing List Netiquette

2007-01-11 Thread Paul Scott
Andrei Popescu wrote: On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 23:37:30 -0800 "Justin Gallardo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hey All, I am preparing a presentation to a group of students on mailing list netiquette( (SNIP!) I think the answer is definitely DO NOT CC: (Snip) You might also find usef

Re: Encrypted email question

2007-01-11 Thread Magnus Therning
On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 06:50:14 -0500, Stephen R Laniel wrote: >On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 11:46:50AM +, Magnus Therning wrote: >> All MUAs I've tried will send a single email, possibly encrypting it for >> multiple recipients. This doesn't allow sending encrypted to some and >> in the clear to

error using make-kpkg

2007-01-11 Thread jdaues
I am following instructions for Debian NVIDIA proprietary display driver installation through APT here: http://wiki.serios.net/wiki/Debian_NVIDIA_proprietary_display_driver_installation_through_APT I get to the point of this command: make-kpkg modules_image and i get this message: The modules_*

Re: error using make-kpkg

2007-01-11 Thread Wackojacko
jdaues wrote: I am following instructions for Debian NVIDIA proprietary display driver installation through APT here: http://wiki.serios.net/wiki/Debian_NVIDIA_proprietary_display_driver_installation_through_APT I get to the point of this command: make-kpkg modules_image and i get this messag

Re: [OT/Sometimes Windows is better] Horrible GNOME File Picker (Was: Open (helper application chooser) for iceweasel/icedove is too simple)

2007-01-11 Thread marc
Andrei Popescu said... > On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:32:08 - > marc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > For me Opus 8 is too bloated. > > > > Bloated is one of those spurious apparent criticisms that doesn't > > mean anything, though. In any case, why would anyone translate the > > "bloat" when por

Re: error using make-kpkg

2007-01-11 Thread jdaues
Thanks, when searching for help on this message, all the hits were in french. Ah zut! I now have the .deb file Wackojacko wrote: jdaues wrote: I am following instructions for Debian NVIDIA proprietary display driver installation through APT here: http://wiki.serios.net/wiki/Debian_NVIDIA_pr

Re: [OFF-TOPIC] Mailing List Netiquette

2007-01-11 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:51:57 -0700 Paul Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Learning to quote should include trimming from the quote all the > material that is not relevant to your answer. We probably have > already read the OP's post and don't need to see it again and again. I replied immediate

Re: error using make-kpkg

2007-01-11 Thread Douglas Tutty
On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 10:11:09AM -0700, jdaues wrote: > I am following instructions for Debian NVIDIA proprietary display driver > installation through APT here: > http://wiki.serios.net/wiki/Debian_NVIDIA_proprietary_display_driver_installation_through_APT > > I get to the point of this comman

Re: exim4

2007-01-11 Thread Kamaraju Kusumanchi
On Thursday 11 January 2007 11:50, Micha Feigin wrote: > You're mixing two levels of handling here. > > Exim is a mail transfers agent. It handles only the smtp protocol (and > encripted friends). It basically acts as the post office. It recieves your > envelope and delivers it to the specified mai

Re: error using make-kpkg

2007-01-11 Thread jdaues
I'm now sure I know enough to answer your question. I first attempted to use NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-9746-pkg1.run from here: http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_1.0-9746.html but my graphics card is too old. Anyways, it is now working at 1024x768. I thinks its capable of more, though.

Re: About apt-get messages

2007-01-11 Thread rangalo
Hi guys, thanks all for the help. I did apt-keys add with the downloaded file and it worked. The gpg import was not working . regards, Hardik Douglas Tutty wrote: > On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 01:02:42AM -0800, rangalo wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I thanks for you suggestions. > > > > I tried the faq

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Re: error using make-kpkg

2007-01-11 Thread jdaues
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Re: Gnome

2007-01-11 Thread Evan
Jerome, Are you also trying to make the panels smaller in gnome? You can right-click the panels and change the pixel size and AutoHide them. On 1/11/07, Francisco Zabala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 1/11/07, Clive Menzies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On (11/01/07 18:50), Jerome BENOIT wrote

Re: Eudora -> Evolution how?

2007-01-11 Thread Greg Folkert
On Wed, 2007-01-10 at 15:22 -0700, jdaues wrote: > Its been my experience that importing into Evolution is difficult. > It is the reason why I don't use it anymore, but rather Thunderbird. > Perhaps your colleague would consider Thunderbird? HIS WIFE. And Imports into Evo from mbox format is just

Re: Eudora -> Evolution how?

2007-01-11 Thread Greg Folkert
On Wed, 2007-01-10 at 21:39 +, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > I've a colleague on the phone now: he wants to transfer Eudora mail > archives from a Windows partition -> Evolution under Debian - Testing. > > This will make his wife and his world Windows free for the most part :) > > TIA YWIA Wh

RE: resources to resolve dependency problems

2007-01-11 Thread Tim Jordan
-Original Message- From: Andrew Sackville-West [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 7:08 AM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: resources to resolve dependency problems On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 04:34:40PM -0900, Tim Jordan wrote: > Hi, > > Can someone p

Re: [OT/Sometimes Windows is better] Horrible GNOME File Picker (Was: Open (helper application chooser) for iceweasel/icedove is too simple)

2007-01-11 Thread Wim De Smet
On 1/11/07, marc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: But that's my point, really: why continue to clone TC, when there are so many additional functions out there on other tools that leave TC in the dust? If devs stick their heads in the sand and ignore developments then things will atrophy. In fact, in th

Re: [OFF-TOPIC] Mailing List Netiquette

2007-01-11 Thread Nigel Henry
On Thursday 11 January 2007 17:11, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 04:44:59PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: > > Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > > >> So on your question in general post to the list, don't CC unless > > >> requested, send private messages when the contents are

Re: [OFF-TOPIC] Mailing List Netiquette

2007-01-11 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 07:27:43PM +0100, Nigel Henry wrote: > On Thursday 11 January 2007 17:11, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 04:44:59PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: > > > Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > > > >> So on your question in general post to the list, don't CC

ntfs with encrypted files

2007-01-11 Thread BAGI Akos
Hi List! I have the following problem: - on xp the user encrypted 6 GB of data ( documents, photos etc.) - the data was copied tho an USB-HDD ( the user didn't mention that the data is encrypted) - the xp was fully reinstalled - the restore doesnt't work because it's not possible to read the e

Re: My sarge box has an IRC bot

2007-01-11 Thread Greg Folkert
On Wed, 2007-01-10 at 11:53 -0600, Fran wrote: > I've been told by my ISP that my sarge webserver (only port 80 open, all > software up to date) is spewing traffic they're calling IRC_nick, which > is apparantly some sort of IRC bot. > > I'm unable to locate the file/files that are infected. Add

Re: resources to resolve dependency problems

2007-01-11 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
> > > -Original Message- > From: Andrew Sackville-West [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 7:08 AM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: resources to resolve dependency problems > > On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 04:34:40PM -0900, Tim Jordan wrote: > > Hi

Re: error using make-kpkg

2007-01-11 Thread Douglas Tutty
On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 10:51:13AM -0700, jdaues wrote: > Just curious: > > > >If you're using a stock debian kernel, why not use the pre-packaged > >nvidia drivers? > > > >Get X working with the nv driver and save that xorg.conf as > >xorg.conf.nv. > > > >Then install the nvidia drivers and run

Re: Eudora -> Evolution how?

2007-01-11 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 12:59:40PM -0500, Greg Folkert wrote: > > Just an FYI, I have 21K messages in a few folders and Evo has no > problem. Plus I can connect from anywhere in the world and get my mail + > Mail archives. And I have made an attachment with all of my contacts in > it and sent myse

Re: ntfs with encrypted files

2007-01-11 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 07:35:25PM +0100, BAGI Akos wrote: > Hi List! hi. you do realise this is not a windows support list? > > I have the following problem: > - on xp the user encrypted 6 GB of data ( documents, photos etc.) > - the data was copied tho an USB-HDD ( the user didn't mention tha

Re: Encrypted email question

2007-01-11 Thread Dave Ewart
> "mutt can be hacked to make anything happen." My favourite quote so far this year :-) Dave. -- Please don't CC me on list messages! ... Dave Ewart - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] All email from me is now digitally signed, key from http://www.sungate.co.uk/ Fingerprint: AEC5 936

Re: ntfs with encrypted files

2007-01-11 Thread Douglas Tutty
On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 07:35:25PM +0100, BAGI Akos wrote: > Hi List! > > I have the following problem: > - on xp the user encrypted 6 GB of data ( documents, photos etc.) > - the data was copied tho an USB-HDD ( the user didn't mention that the > data is encrypted) > - the xp was fully reinstall

Re: Root privilege (SOLVED)

2007-01-11 Thread cga2000
On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 03:06:33AM EST, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:52:18 -0500 > cga2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Mind you, and this is not directly related to the above, I sometimes > > have this bizarre feeling that much of this awkwardness we have to > > deal with --

Re: [OFF-TOPIC] Mailing List Netiquette

2007-01-11 Thread Nigel Henry
On Thursday 11 January 2007 19:33, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 07:27:43PM +0100, Nigel Henry wrote: > > On Thursday 11 January 2007 17:11, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > > > On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 04:44:59PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: > > > > Andrew Sackville-West wrote:

RE: Adding a new HDD - how do I move /var/lib/mysql ?

2007-01-11 Thread James Stevenson
> -Original Message- > From: Andrei Popescu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 11 January 2007 16:15 > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Adding a new HDD - how do I move /var/lib/mysql ? > > On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:02:02 -0500 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > On Wed, Jan 10,

Re: Adding a new HDD - how do I move /var/lib/mysql ?

2007-01-11 Thread hendrik
On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 06:14:44PM +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:02:02 -0500 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > So the effect of ln is the same as cp, except that no copy is made. > > Not really. If you make a link (soft or hard) you get one file/dir with > two names and/o

Re: resolv.conf file is written over on reboot.

2007-01-11 Thread Jhair Tocancipa Triana
jdaues writes: > All my internet connections are working now, thanks to resolvconf (and > to Jhair) Good to know :) Have fun, -- -- Jhair -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Root privilege (SOLVED)

2007-01-11 Thread Paul Johnson
Douglas Tutty wrote: > On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 11:25:51PM -0500, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: >> On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 11:00:48PM -0500, Douglas Tutty wrote: >> > >> > Hi Roberto >> > >> > I can buy that. Hard to watch a DVD or use a full-featured >> > web-browser, or read a pdf with diagrams wi

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