Re: The dumb things we do to ourselves.

* Sergio Cu?llar Vald?s <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-05-24 22:04:30 -0500]: > and what about this: > > $ :(){ :| :&};: > > Try it at your own risk. :P > Eek! heh... -- Regards, Dave -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: Sarge/Exim4: Precedence of /etc/aliases?

On Sat, May 28, 2005 at 10:13:38AM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi, > > I have a stock Sarge install for which I am trying to setup exim4. > > However, things are not behaving as expected. > > In /etc/aliases I have: > > root: me > me: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On the box, I have run "

Re: please help a poor student

> > More than that. Could XP run with 128MB of RAM ? > > > >Cyp > > Minimum RAM for xp pro is 64 (from microsoft), minimum recommended 128. Experience shows sluggishness at half a gig. -- Regards, Dave My notion of a husband at forty is that a woman should be able to change him, like a bank

Re: exim SMTP Authentication (Follow-up)

> it doesn't thread the mail (like my post you replied to). > > The problem isn't with mutt or exim4, its the setup of the smtp server. > > Thanks for the pointer tho Dave. > > Wayne Yeesh. -- Regards, Dave After all, it is only the mediocre who are always at their best. -- Je

Re: fortune bug ?

> > I consider fortune to be the most important unix app ever written So do I (well, at least one of the most). Let us know what you did to fix it. -- Regards, Dave try again signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: apt-get

* Stephen Grant Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-06-01 19:03:22 +1000]: > > Dynamic MMap ran out of room. > > What do I do to get rid of this message? Make a new file /etc/apt/apt.conf enter the line in that file: APT::Cache-Limit "16777216"; Don't forget the semi-colon at the end. Regards, Dav

secure download/upgrade debian packages

Is there a method of verifying Debian package checksums/sigs during download, either new packages or during upgrade? -- Regards, Dave signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: secure download/upgrade debian packages

> I believe this what you seek: Not precisely, but close enough to get the job done. This will verify only after the packages are installed. I was looking for something that would verify in-stream prior to actual package install during apt-get, possibly with a command line approve/disapprove s

Re: Debian Sarge - What happened to tasksel?

> > You can run 'tasksel' from the command line. If it is not there you > don't have a complete install. Make sure you have added the cd-r's you > want to use using 'apt-cdrom'. > Be advised that there are not as many options in Sarge's tasksel as there were in Woody's. Also, if you want onl

Re: Re: ** System-generated message from DCCCD Internet Mail Gateway**

Seems to be backscatter off that address' filter - viral e-mails most often have a fake (not the originator's) return address. Simply delete and notify that address' admin to stop that - (s)he can just as easily catch and destroy. * Ward Phillips, DVM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-06-20 13:02:17 -050

some ALSA mixer settings not being saved

New install Sarge/Testing over kernel 2.6.11.11 logout/shutdown init.d/alsa saves volume setting, but PCM and ALL the rest are returned to zero. Any ideas? Possible workarounds? -- Regards, Dave -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [

Re: some ALSA mixer settings not being saved

* Ms Linuz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-06-21 12:28:25 +0700]: > Have you search this list for similiar topic ? Yes, I have. Problem was here: From /etc/init.d/alsa - # Default values of variables in /etc/default/alsa alsactl_store_on_shutdown="always autosave" runlevels_save='[2-5]' force_unload_

Re: Good backup software for Linux

* Rick Friedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-06-21 07:52:58 -0400]: > Check out MondoArchive. It's at http://www.mondorescue.org. > If you need to do a complete restore from some disaster, simply pop the > CD (or DVD) into the drive and boot from it. The restore program will > begin automatically.

Re: sarge security

* yo mero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-06-21 11:25:47 -0600]: > hello : > > Can't find any convincing information about Sarge Security status > some say there's no security for sarge other says yes but > officially where can I find the sarge security status ? > > Thank you > > Leonel > htt

Re: Linux Drivers, The Kernel, and a Driver List

on Sat, Jan 13, 2007 at 05:46:04PM -0500 Grok Mogger mumbled: > This sounds like if I know for a fact that the device I'm > interested in uses "Chipset Awesome 100c", then I could start > grep'ing through the kernel source for parts and permutations of > the chipset name hoping to find some ma

Re: USB memory stick and flashcard mount failure

on Fri, Jan 12, 2007 at 06:47:41AM -0800 Herb Howe mumbled: > I'm having problems mounting either a memory stick or a flashcard using > Debian, kernel 2.6.8. > > Here's the setup: > > Line from lsusb with usb memory stick inserted: > Bus 004 Device 002: ID 08ec:0008 M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers

Re: SMTP server

on Thu, Jan 18, 2007 at 12:11:22AM + Clive Menzies mumbled: > In short, I share Greg's enthusiasm for exim4 > I have a fondness for exim4 as well, but now I'm playing with SELinux in Debian, and exim4 does not want to play nice there. Postfix has been a pleasant surprise to me in it's flexi

Re: where is the bash documentation in info format ?

yea, verily, John Hasler sayith: > Well, Debian silently includes the "non-free" archive in the default > apt-sources so that new users can easily install non-free software without > realizing that it is non-free. Really? That was an option on the last install I did - etch businesscard - but th

Re: Re: Debian, Iceweasle, Firefox!

yea, verily, Paul Johnson sayith: >..trivial changes to the name and artwork > makes it free? > It's still a fork. The differences will grow. signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Re: Re: Debian, Iceweasle, Firefox!

yea, verily, Angelo Bertolli sayith: > No, I mean a non-free firefox package in addition to iceweasel. I know > it sounds redundant, but I bet someone will start doing it eventually > since all it takes is using Mozilla's Linux binary and putting it in deb > format. I've done this already for

Re: Attracting newbies (Was Booting Debian/testing fails)

Michael Pobega wrote: > I don't mind not getting geek creds. > C'mon, Mutt's fun! Ciao, Dave signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Attracting newbies (Was Booting Debian/testing fails)

Michael Pobega wrote: > As for the newbie documentation, we should definitely get something > together. Everyone who is interested email me at my personal emailing > just to say "Aie!". Drop me an AIM/MSN/Jabber contact so I can reach you > beyond email if possible. > I'm in. Ciao, Dave s

Re: SpamAssassin/ProcMail Questions

Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > Now if > only we could get people to spell, as well. > Whut? Spel? Keeboords is hard ennuf! Ciao, Dave signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: price of the 3 debian cds much more expensive than what it is told on the website

* bruno doutriaux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-06-14 09:18:34 +0200]: > what is the gui of debian sarge ? > (graphical user interface) > What do you want? You can have Gnome, KDE, Xfce, Enlightenment, Fluxbox, Blackbox (to name a few), all of the preceding or none. By default, if 'desktop environme

Re: apt-get broken, packages not fully installed or removed

* Charles Hallenbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-06-14 05:42:43 -0400]: Try: apt-get remove --purge X11-common apt-get dist-upgrade -- Cheers, Dave -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: apt-get broken, packages not fully installed or removed

Ok, it looks like x11-common can't do anything because somethings hosed with debconf. Try apt-get -f install debconf, or dpkg-reconfigure debconf, and see what happens there. -- Cheers, Dave -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [E

Re: apt-get broken, packages not fully installed or removed

* Simone Soldateschi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-06-14 12:36:47 +0200]: > A debian user suggested me to fix the problem using synaptic and filtering > defective packages.. it did the job. Sorry. Here, he can't do that because he isn't even running X, only some components of it are needed for his

Re: apt-get broken, packages not fully installed or removed

* Charles Hallenbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-06-14 06:50:32 -0400]: > > Do I dare try to remove debconf? I better do a backup first, this is > getting serious 'Eek!' said I, and yes, do a backup. Then, yank it out. Then, pull debconf from the testing repository manually and install with

Re: apt-get broken, packages not fully installed or removed

* Joris Huizer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-06-14 13:58:57 +0200]: > one more note, in case you have aptitude installed, you may try using > that, too, as it is known to be handle conflicts and brakage slightly > different from apt-get; The interactive interface can show what is > broken and such

Re: apt-get broken, packages not fully installed or removed

* Charles Hallenbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-06-14 07:43:57 -0400]: > Yeah, but I can't yank it out! It is not fully installed, and nothing in > my arsenal can yank it out. Ok,then: Look at /var/lib/dpkg/info/debconf.postinst and see what's in that file-perhaps we can hack a fix from there.

Re: apt-get broken, packages not fully installed or removed

* Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-06-14 12:21:32 -0400]: : > > set -e > > Then re-run this apt-get -f install and we should be able to figure out > what's really wrong. > This will tell you where in the script it's exiting... -- Cheers, Dave -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTE

Re: apt-get broken, packages not fully installed or removed (solved?)

* Charles Hallenbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-06-14 14:51:22 -0400]: > The strange problem of the "not fully installed or removed" packages I > have been reporting has been resolved... Hooray! > > It seems that a short while ago I have switched shells from bash to zsh > to explore its new fe

Strange cdrw behavior

SID laptop: Running KDE on a HP Compaq nx7010 with a TEAC DW-244E-A DVDR/CDRW Drive. I get this error during boot: Jun 15 10:13:17 davescrunch kernel: hdc: packet command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Jun 15 10:13:17 davescrunch kernel: hdc: packet command error: error=0x34

Re: Strange cdrw behavior

Erm, The drive was toast. Apt-get install new drive fixed the problem. -- Cheers, Dave -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: upgrading x11-common_7.0.22

* [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-06-17 07:00:54 +0300]: > trying to overwrite `/usr/X11R6/bin', which is also in package xgl apt-get remove --purge xgl apt-get dist-upgrade apt-get install xgl -- Cheers, Dave -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of

Re: Google Earth display problem

* Jan Willem Stumpel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-06-17 11:55:35 +0200]: I'm using a Radeon 9200 SE with the Linux (open-source) DRI > drivers (have to, because ATI does not seem to have a > proprietary driver for xorg 7.0). > Try the proprietary ATI Driver. They claim it builds packages for xorg 7

Re: debian testing netinstall via pppoe?

* Urs Thuermann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-06-18 09:17:29 +0200]: > Is it possible to use the etch netinstall CD to install a debian > testing system via pppoe? I have tried but didn't succeed. The > installer only lets me choose between the two ethernet network cards > and then asks me for IP co

Re: Installing on usb thumb drive,

* Chuck Payne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-06-22 02:28:31 -0400]: > Hey, > > Can some one tell me how to get grub to install only on the usb > thumbdrive? I tried to install and over wrote my other os installer. > Debain see my thumb drive sba2 > Most thumb drives are sda, sdb, sdc, etc. If that

Re: Replying to list

* Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-06-23 13:13:50 -0700]: > On Fri, Jun 23, 2006 at 01:30:49PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > > Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > > > yes. bring on the brick-bats! > Hear, here. I've used Mutt/Getmail/Exim/Procmail for a long time. Tried T-bird about t

Re: multiple identities with mutt (was: Replying to list)

* s. keeling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-06-24 01:35:42 +]: > For Steve Lamb? Essentially the moon. Heh,heh... -- Cheers, Dave -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Replying to list

* Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-06-24 05:00:28 -0500]: > What problem do you see with Tbird? Nothing, really, for quick basic setup, it's terrific, and using imap mailboxes does indeed let you switch between mua's at will.. Tbird out of the box, though, does not let me sort mailboxes t

Re: multiple identities with mutt

* Steve Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-06-25 17:01:43 -0700]: > Besides, the answer isn't always "write one." Excellent point. However, sometimes it is. So there. -- Cheers, Dave -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL P

Re: E-mail Failing in weird ways

* Mike McCarty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-06-26 09:05:42 -0500]: > > Yeah, I shoulda mentioned that those had both been checked. I've sent > her an e-mail asking for what (if any) error messages she gets, but > I'm going to give her a phone call, as well. > Is she on a dialup? If so, have her c

Re: Why?

* John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-07-11 13:29:35 -0500]: > The reason is that there is no reason to change. One or the other has to > be the default: should we toss a coin? Maybe battlebots to the death... -- Cheers, Dave -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subj

Re: system heavy load

* Roberto C. Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-07-11 18:01:24 -0400]: > Top is quite reliable. The load average represents how many processes > are ready to run. If everything is trying to access the disk, your CPU > utilization will be low (at least less than 100%) and yet you will have > a h

Re: system heavy load

* Roberto C. Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-07-11 21:34:53 -0400]: > I would start simpler than that. Make sure that DMA is enabled on your > hard drive(s). > It is: # hdparm /dev/hda /dev/hda: multcount= 0 (off) IO_support = 0 (default 16-bit) unmaskirq= 0 (off) using_dma

Re: encrypted filesystem that can be mounted remotely?

* Anonymous <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-07-11 17:00:56 -]: > I'd like to keep some of the data on my computer's hard drive > encrypted, but not necessarily all of it. But I also need to be able > to reboot the computer remotely and log into by SSH without the > encrypted FS mounted, then mount t

Re: Shutdown my Laptop? Why should I?

* Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-07-12 16:54:21 -0500]: > I use a 12" piece of 2x4 wood to prop up the rear of my never-moves, > always-on work laptop. That gives room to circulate air underneath, > and the fan hardly ever comes on. Once or twice a week for a a few > minutes. > I've do

Re: Why not?

* Cybe R. Wizard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-07-12 17:50:02 -0500]: > I'm with Steve here; why should I care about GTK vs. Qt when an app > 'Just Works' for me? I switch about with impunity based on what I like. > Me three. -- Cheers, Dave -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Orinoco Silver wireless works w/2.6.15 but not 2.6.17

Modprobe should do the trick... -- Cheers, Dave signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Orinoco Silver wireless works w/2.6.15 but not 2.6.17

* Paul Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-07-12 16:01:39 -0700]: > Any ideas why I can't get an Orinoco Silver card: > > Lucent Technologies WaveLAN/IEEE Version 01.01 > manfid 0x0156, 0x0002 > > works with a stock 2.6.15 kernel but not with a 2.6.17? > > Something to do with device names and ude

Re: setting up partition before cryptsetup

* [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-07-19 12:02:42 -]: > Do I need to make an extra, unused partition when I install Debian on > a new computer, before I try to use cryptsetup to add an encrypted > filesystem? > It depends on how you want to do this. If you want a completely encryp

Re: Iptables and kernel 2.6.17 phelp needed

* [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-07-19 22:54:31 +0800]: > As I recall, this broke for me in going from 2.6.15 to 2.6.16. > > Clayton > Yup, it did - my solution was to install a stock kernel, and used it's .config as the basis for my custom kernel's config, then remove the stock k

Re: setting up partition before cryptsetup

* Digby Tarvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-07-19 15:58:19 +0100]: > In my opinion it is more secure to keep confidential data in a > dedicated encrypted partition which is only initialised and mounted > when really needed. If you are really paranoid, you can remove your > network connection whenev

Re: USB Key Drive

* Patrick Ester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-07-19 19:11:10 -0400]: > I find that I am alone in this problem. Does anybody have any > suggestions? Do you need some more information? > Open a terminal and run (as root): tail -f /var/log/messages Insert and extract the key. You should see some

Re: setting up partition before cryptsetup

* Dave Patterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-07-19 21:31:19 +0700]: > A how-to here: > > <http://www.debianhelp.org/node/1074> > Has been changed to: <http://www.debianhelp.org/node/1116> -- Cheers, Dave signature.asc Description: Digital signature

kde, guarddog, and hotel wifi...

In this hotel, using the Guarddog firewall tool on KDE, I can't perform Browser login to hotel wireless until I've turned the firewall off. Once I've authenticated the login I can turn the firewall back on and things operate normally. How can I tell which port to open? Regards, Dave. signatu

Re: kde, guarddog, and hotel wifi...

* Jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-07-22 09:31:38 -0700]: > Dave Patterson wrote: > >In this hotel, using the Guarddog firewall tool on KDE, I can't perform > >Browser login to hotel wireless until I've turned the firewall off. Once > >I've authenticated

the mysql postgresql question.

Hi all - is it possible to go with one database system for all package dependencies? Package foo depends on mysql for install, Package bar allows postgresql or mysql but requires one or the other. Package umpty-scratch prefers postgresql. Is it necessary to have both database systems installed

Re: the mysql postgresql question.

* Bob McGowan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-04-25 11:19:05 -0700]: > But if you want/require PostgreSQL for those two, you'll still need > mysql for the first. As I suspected, alas. Cheers, Dave -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EM

Re: Clamav-deamon Bug

* David Baron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-05-19 22:51:26 +0300]: > Known and submitted bug. Recently started happening on my box: > On bootup, the daemon fails to start. > A little later on I can manually run the /etc/init.d/clamav-daeamon start and > it does work. > > Is there a proper work aroun

Re: application like iPhoto on Debian GNU/Linux Etch?

On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 12:58:14PM +, kj wrote: > > I missed the earlier posts in this thread, so excuse my ignorance. Are > you aiming to share one photo repository between thee machines? In that > case Picasa would really be your only option. Mixing DAM applications > on the same da

Lenny-Sid upgrade causes(?) loss of connectivity

Hey all... Just got a shiny new cheap laptop, did a Lenny netinstall AMD64. The thing's an HP dv7 with Turion chipset. Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02) Lenny runs fine, had to bring in a newer kernel and ath9k compiled from pristi

Re: [OT I think] Which Distro?

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 01:23:18AM +0800, Nelson Castillo wrote: > On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 12:56 AM, Dean Chester > wrote: > Fedora can hurt your brain. > Try LFS. Makes your brain seriously sore, but you learn a lot... The key word is laptop. I'd try booting the thing with a live disc from ea

Re: Upgrading flashplayer?

On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 10:56:12AM -0800, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: > Hi. Im running...well, I guess Sid. Im using "testing" for my > /etc/apt/sources.list file. > > A few days ago flashplugin-nonfree went away, or something, and i can no > longer get flash to work. I installed flashplayer-mo

Re: [OT I think] Which Distro?

On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 05:52:32PM +, Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Wednesday 25 February 2009 17:44:06 Dave Patterson wrote: > > use Knoppix for Debian. > > Why? What's wrong with Debian Live? > > http://debian-live.alioth.debian.org/ > > Lisi > Oops, I

Re: [OT I think] Which Distro?

On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 06:35:10PM -0500, Chris Jones wrote: > On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 01:42:51PM EST, Dotan Cohen wrote: > > > My C experience began and ended in a one-semester course. > > There is such a thing as "fundamentals" .. fluency in C is one major > tool in your toolbox.. and one sure

running gedit as su brings error

Hello * Recently I've been getting an error I've not seen before in Gnome: when I run Gedit from a terminal as su, I get the following: Failed to contact configuration server; some possible causes are that you need to enable TCP/IP networking for ORBit, or you have stale NFS locks due to a system

Re: running gedit as su brings error

* Michael Pobega [2009-03-02 04:02:38 -0500]: > > Try running it with sux or gksu rather than just plain su; that should > pass X privileges to any account you switch to > Hmm, it seems gksu is being used with Synaptic, but why the error when calling Gnome's system log monitor? I get a root

Re: running gedit as su brings error

Also, running Gedit with sudo works fine. -- Dave signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Help! My debian sid cannot boot, "A manual fsck must be performed"

* Star Liu [2009-03-09 21:20:59 +0800]: > i have fixed it, just exe "fsck /dev/sda4" and press enters :) Sid's a mess right now... Heh. -- Dave signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Help! My debian sid cannot boot, "A manual fsck must be performed"

* Frank Lanitz [2009-03-09 14:50:57 +0100]: > > Sid's a mess right now... > > And nothing for untrained Debian users IMHO. Yup, happens every time a new release goes out. We try lotsa new stuff, and it's not quite coordinated. reportbug gets lots of exercise, and upstream gets spanked. --

Re: Help! My debian sid cannot boot, "A manual fsck must be performed"

* Frank Lanitz [2009-03-09 14:58:57 +0100]: > But it's cool to see all the stuff comes in and help testing the packages. We do. When I have time to play, I love to see what can be done with my favorite stuff. My road lappy is running Lenny - and is quite happy with it. I'll keep it there,

Re: URGENT - v5.0.0 amd64 (stable): Broadcom 4321AG Wi-Fi adapter not detected

* John Wesley Cooper [2009-03-12 19:41:34 -0700]: > I haven't quite gotten it fixed, but I have managed to successfully set up a > ndiswrapper kernel! Now all would appear to need is a driver... I thought I pointed you to a driver that you wouldn't have to install from a softpac first. Hence t

Re: concern about the state of Debian

* ghe [2009-03-21 13:35:03 -0600]: > Oops! While I was trying to get my mail server back online, the Debian > MTA was trying to send me mail saying this bug had been closed... Long day? -- Dave signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: concern about the state of Debian

* ghe [2009-03-21 13:42:04 -0600]: > All morning :-( Was it the recent kernel upgrade, or something else, you think? -- Dave signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Top posting vs Bottom posting

* Ron Johnson [2009-03-22 16:06:06 -0500]: > > Except that Our arguments are Right, and Theirs are Eeeevil. > Here we go. I can imagine the hearings now: "Are you now, or have you ever been, a top poster?" -- Dave signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Top posting vs Bottom posting

* Christofer C. Bell [2009-03-22 16:24:52 -0500]: > I remember the days before 1994 and the Great AOL Floodgates opening... A 286 accelerator card in an 8086 IBM with a 20 Mg hard drive and 5 1/4 floppy drive. 56k modem. Hotrod machine for the day. I don't miss it. -- Dave signature.asc

Re: Top posting vs Bottom posting

* Ron Johnson [2009-03-22 21:20:30 -0500]: > You must have missed the Editor Wars... > > "Why do we have to hide from the police, Daddy?" > "Because we use vi, son. They use emacs." > > "Escape Meta Alt Control Shift" > > "Eight Megabytes And Constantly Swapping" > > "EMACS Makes Any Computer S

Re: Top posting vs Bottom posting

* Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. [2009-03-22 20:34:50 -0500]: > That's hyperbole, at the very least. The original Pentium was released on > March 22, 1993. 3 1/2" disks had been available for a while. While the > first GB disk wouldn't be seen until 1995, 100MB drives were available. Not in '87.

Re: which package can display chart?

* Long Wind [2009-03-23 00:40:55 -0400]: > I have never seen crash or attack in Linux Then you should read this and think about it: -- Dave signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: problem with apt

* Michael Ekstrand [2009-03-31 21:20:51 -0500]: > Do be careful, though, that you don't let it remove important things > that you use :). Like, all of gnome. I've done that before... -- Cheers, Dave signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Grub2 question

* Curt Howland [2009-04-03 11:08:03 -0400]: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > > Is GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX= in /etc/default/grub where I put vga=791 to get > the same function in grub2 that I had putting vga=791 > into /boot/grub/menu.lst in grub1? > > Just want confirmation b

Re: Grub2 question

* Curt Howland [2009-04-03 16:03:12 -0400]: > I gladly admit that it wasn't until his RTFM screed that I found out > about /usr/share/doc. I think /usr/share/doc should get a LOT more > mention than it does. (and a lot more data, such as on grub2) > GRUB2 looks pretty, and has lots of switch

Re: kernel-package??

* Randy Patterson [2009-04-30 10:28:00 -0500]: > > I guess I assumed that kernel-package was to build the kernel from the source > used by the current Debian distro installed. So if that's not the case and I > decided to use the latest stable from kernel.org, is it advantageous to use > kern

Re: debiantutorials.org seeks input and new blood

* Paul Johnson [2009-04-30 08:41:14 -0700]: > If I wanted > Ubuntu answers, 1) I'd be special in the head to start with Agreed. -- Cheers, Dave signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Desktop Search Engines

* Paul Johnson [2009-04-30 08:56:38 -0700]: > I just recently switched from Google Desktop for Linux to beagle for > that task. > Lenny or Sid? -- Dave signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: kernel-package??

* Randy Patterson [2009-04-30 11:29:33 -0500]: > Dave, with a last name like yours I must assume that this is excellent > advice! > :-) Thanks for everyone's input. I will now travel down the kernel-package > road. The tutorial's old, but it stands the test of time ;-) And don't assume any

Re: debiantutorials.org seeks input and new blood

* Miles Fidelman [2009-05-01 09:52:58 -0400]: > As much as I'm a proponent for good manuals, vs. google... you can > always add "-ubuntu" to your search query Good point. -- Dave signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Nvidia driver and second screen

* Sjoerd Hardeman [2009-05-01 15:40:22 +0200]: > Probably no Nvidia for me next time. I'm going crazy with fglrx over here, so I don't know if you'd have better luck on ATI. -- Dave signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Encrypting incoming messages with GnuPG

* Harry Rickards [2009-05-09 11:14:14 +0100]: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > I was wondering if anyone knew of a way, perhaps using /etc/aliases, so > that all incoming mail addressed to my username (hrickards) is encrypted > with *my* public key, so that when I read it on

Re: Encrypting incoming messages with GnuPG

* Harry Rickards [2009-05-09 18:24:37 +0100]: > When piping stuff to it from the command line it works fine, but when > sending a test email to gpm...@l33tmyst.com I get a blank email in > response. I think this is because /usr/bin/gpmail is being executed as > the 'nobody' user (I setup a whoa

Re: Encrypting incoming messages with GnuPG

* Dave Patterson [2009-05-10 01:34:46 +0700]: > Curious, why are you trying to do the thing with postfix? Seems like an > overly complicated parent for the script. Postfix won't write the thing to disk either. You can configure postfix to use procmail for delivery, and procmai

Re: DNS lookups in Sid

* Old Crankbuster [2009-05-14 19:25:48 +0700]: > * Old Crankbuster [2009-05-14 19:22:14 +0700]: > > > > $ nslookup security.debian.org > > Server: 127.0.0.1 > > Address:127.0.0.1#53 > > > Oops wrong output, should read: > > Server: 192.168.1.1 > Address: 1

Re: Way OT: OpenDNS

On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 04:26:07AM +0300, Dotan Cohen wrote: > My Internet access has been getting slower and slower and my ISP is a joke: > > $ ping google.com > PING google.com (64.233.167.99) 56(84) bytes of data. > 64 bytes from py-in-f99.google.com (64.233.167.99): icmp_seq=1 ttl=243 > time=1

Re: Way OT: OpenDNS

On Tue, Sep 09, 2008 at 09:12:15PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 09/09/08 20:47, Andrei Popescu wrote: >> On Wed,10.Sep.08, 04:26:07, Dotan Cohen wrote: >>> My Internet access has been getting slower and slower and my ISP is a joke: >>> >>> $ ping google.com >>> PING google.com (64.233.167.99) 56(

Re: Way OT: OpenDNS

On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 03:52:38AM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > I wonder why your packets have such a longer trip than mine do. And > what's the story with hop #13? As we say here, TIT (This Is Thailand) - you get weird hops as you cross borders and such. Gummint tries to intrude as well, but

Re: Way OT: OpenDNS

On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 05:01:38AM -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > and how come when I do that I only get: > > HOST: debian Loss% Snt Last Avg Best Wrst StDev > > and zip. My firewall? > > Hugo More'n likely. What are you using? Cheers, Dave -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, em

Re: Way OT: OpenDNS

On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 10:17:12AM -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Firehol You may be blocking some outgoing traffic with the wall, which is perfectly sane, or you may have a permission issue with traceroute or ping that doesn't allow a non-administrator to get results from mtr. Again, that woul

Re: Way OT: OpenDNS

On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 05:36:44PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: >>> What's this? >> >> guessing australia -> us undersea cable > > I'm surprised that Google doesn't have a data center there in Oz. > > Anyway, the solution is obvious: move to the US! Hah! Cheers, Dave -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [

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