Re: exim and mtt probs continue

2000-11-18 Thread Griffith Feeney
At 08:13 AM 11/18/00, you wrote: i continue to have problems setting up my email configuration. I have run eximconfig but have had trouble working out how to answer some of the questions I am not sure what is meant by some of the terms i.e. what is my visible mail name. To be honest i have used the

Re: Setting up SMTP and POP servers - QMail or what?

2000-11-20 Thread Griffith Feeney
Appreciate your difficulties and questions, I'm working on similar problems getting unix style email working after years with Eudora on Windows. At 06:31 AM 11/20/00, you wrote: >Up till now I've shyed away from implmenting mail on my Linux boxes, >it seems so complicated and my nice friendly (!)

eximconfig option 2: why not send mail directly?

2000-11-22 Thread Griffith Feeney
I'm in the process of setting up exim/fetchmail/procmail/mutt on Debian 2.2. I've used eximconfig option 2, for which outgoing mail is sent via a "smarthost" and incoming mail is picked up from one or more POP servers. Getting incoming mail from POP servers makes sense, since I'm only intermittant

Re: Hi there

2000-11-26 Thread Griffith Feeney
I set out to install by download but decided that even with a fast (cable) internet connection, it was more than worth while to buy a set of "official" CDROMS. I used cheapbytes and had no problem. If you have a good, fast interenet connection and decide to go the download route, I would suggest a

Re: UNIX help

2000-11-30 Thread Griffith Feeney
The Unix Programming Environment, Kernighan and Pike. Amazon.com or the nearest bookstore for many, many more. Perhaps better yet, try google.com > Google Web Directory > Computers > Operating Systems > Unix > Tutorials (or other stops along the way). At 04:37 AM 11/30/00, you wrote: >Hi > >I have

Install XFree86 4.0.1/can't boot/recovery puzzle

2000-12-09 Thread Griffith Feeney
Tried to install XFree86 4.0.1 last to accomodate a new Matrox G450. Followed ftp.xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/4.0.1/binaries/Linux-ix86-glibc21/Install http://thedukeofurl.org/reviews/misc/3dlinux/6.shtml Now system hangs on boot following the message Starting X font server: xgsFontCachInitialize: h

Re: Questions i can't answer

2000-12-12 Thread Griffith Feeney
At 06:58 AM 12/12/00, you wrote: >Ok here goes. I am an experienced PC user. I've been into it since the days >of 486SX chips. I have had in interest in Linux for quite some time, but >have always hit serious walls when trying to get it set up. I have tried >Caldera's distro, about 2 years ago on a