Re: transfer between win2k and debian

2001-06-13 Thread Hall Stevenson
> On Tue, Jun 12, 2001 at 09:09:51PM -, Em Huynh > wrote: > Hi all, > > I got a little network (100baseT w/switch) going with win2k > and debian. When I transfer from my debian box (p3 566 > w/ultra 66 hd) it seem to peak at about 3000k-4000k. > > Does that seem right for a 100 base t network?

Re: fetchmail question

2001-06-15 Thread Hall Stevenson
> poll server1 with proto POP3 > user "user1" there with password "***" is asuzuki here > > poll server2 with proto POP3 > user "user2" there with password "***" is asuzuki here > *** > > My question is how do I leave mail on server for the first > account but download&delete it for

Re: 2.4 kernel and 4GB+ of RAM

2001-06-16 Thread Hall Stevenson
* Dimitri Maziuk ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [010616 14:03]: > > Note that 2.4 kernels die (after 14 days uptime here) with "out of > memory". I wouldn't use a 2.4 kernel for a production machine until > that is fixed. I've used every release of 2.4.x, including numerous -ac versions, and have *never* se

Re: GeForce4 card

2003-07-17 Thread Hall Stevenson
At 08:11 PM 7/17/2003 +0100, john gennard wrote: (**) Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" (EE) xf86OpenSerial: Cannot open device /dev/input/mice No such device. (EE) Generic Mouse: cannot open input device (EE) PreInit failed for input device "Generic Mouse"

Re: GeForce4 card

2003-07-17 Thread Hall Stevenson
At 01:41 PM 7/17/2003 -0600, Jamin W. Collins wrote: On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 03:27:11PM -0400, Hall Stevenson wrote: > At 08:11 PM 7/17/2003 +0100, john gennard wrote: > >(**) Option "Device" "/dev/psaux" > > >(**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/

Re: Cannot Connect to some website on linux

2003-07-28 Thread Hall Stevenson
At 11:48 PM 7/27/2003 -0400, ThanhVu Nguyen wrote: I use Debian Woody, with cable modem connected to the computer via eth0 , it get the ip via dhcp during bootup. The problem I have is that I cannot connect to the site www.thatpetplace.com , it just timed out. I've tried it on various browsers and

[OT] Utility to lookup hosts on an IP address

2003-08-03 Thread Hall Stevenson
Is there a tool along the lines of nslookup, dig, host, and so on that can list what websites, i.e. domain names, are hosted on a particular IP address ?? Regards Hall -- -=< A .sig ?? What in the world is a .sig for ?? ;-) >=- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of

Re: [OT] Utility to lookup hosts on an IP address

2003-08-03 Thread Hall Stevenson
* Hall Stevenson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030803 13:52]: > Is there a tool along the lines of nslookup, dig, host, and so on that > can list what websites, i.e. domain names, are hosted on a particular IP > address ?? I wasn't aware of such a tool and told the person who asked me th

Re: User's perspective on upgrading to kernel 2.4?

2002-04-11 Thread Hall Stevenson
* Richard Cobbe ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [020411 22:21]: > > Second question: is it possible to have a 2.2 kernel and a 2.4 kernel > installed on the same system and switch between the two by means of > LILO? It's a little unclear, but I get the impression that the /dev > hierarchy, in particular, is v

Re: User's perspective on upgrading to kernel 2.4?

2002-04-12 Thread Hall Stevenson
* Paul 'Baloo' Johnson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [020412 02:33]: > On Thu, 11 Apr 2002, Hall Stevenson wrote: > > > -- When you do your 'make config', be sure to enable ext2 support, > > assuming this is what you use. It's *not* enabled or turned on by >

Re: User's perspective on upgrading to kernel 2.4?

2002-04-13 Thread Hall Stevenson
* Paul 'Baloo' Johnson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [020412 22:57]: > > This is probably the biggest issue; I've gotten several conflicting > > recommendations about devfs/devfsd. What are the advantages of going > > to the new devfs/devfsd? > > You get to delete /dev/* and reclaim disk space and inodes, an

Re: Linux on Walmart's systemless computers

2002-04-13 Thread Hall Stevenson
> Plus you'll be giving a job to some teenager in a Maquiladora or some > slave-laborer in China and be putting a big $2 / week in their pocket > (the former only) with which to buy some beans for their family to > eat. I certainly won't pretend to know what a decent wage is in China, but maybe $2

Re: Installing packages from unstable version

2002-04-14 Thread Hall Stevenson
* Vincent Lefevre ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [020414 20:12]: > On Sun, Apr 14, 2002 at 14:25:54 -0700, Eric G. Miller wrote: > > Leave off the hyphenated version number which is not part of the > > "proper" package name. > > > > $ apt-get install libgtk2.0 > > It doesn't work. > > I've now modified the

Re: OT: Linux on Walmart's systemless computers

2002-04-14 Thread Hall Stevenson
* dman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [020414 20:07]: > On Sun, Apr 14, 2002 at 06:18:56PM -0500, Brian P.D. Smyth wrote: > | (snip) > | > > | > | Anyone have a reply to the original question? > | > | Has anyone successfully installed Debian on a Walmart OSless computer? > > I'd also like to know where s

Re: upgrade to ext3 ?

2002-04-14 Thread Hall Stevenson
* Paul 'Baloo' Johnson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [020414 20:27]: > On Sun, 14 Apr 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Here's a related question: when will those .journal files go away? > > I have a RH7.2 system which was installed with ext3 and a Debian > > system which I upgraded to ext3. The RH7.2 has

Re: OT: Linux on Walmart's systemless computers

2002-04-14 Thread Hall Stevenson
* dman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [020414 21:55]: > I kinda hope walmart does well in this venture, just to show the > industry that we don't want windows pre-installed. Otherwise the local > shop is just as good, if not better. You know, that was most people's biggest point when Walmart first started do

Re: Why was Galeon droped from STABLE?

2002-04-17 Thread Hall Stevenson
* dman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [020416 20:10]: > > Indeed, having now done an upgrade myself (I use apt-get, not dselect) > I see that the latest mozilla that is in testing is what would > force my (old) galeon package out. I haven't tried, but I would > hope that picking up a new galeon from unstable

Re: Running Yahoo Messenger??

2002-04-17 Thread Hall Stevenson
* Shawn McMahon ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [020417 12:16]: > begin Noah Sombrero quotation: > > > > Go to the Yahoo web site and establish an identity there. > > Or, better yet, don't, since that's an email harvesting service for > spammers now. And even a telephone number harvesting service for > tele

Re: Finding unused packages

2002-04-19 Thread Hall Stevenson
On Fri, Apr 19, 2002 at 03:00:34PM +0200, Matijs van Zuijlen wrote: > > > Some time ago, I've read somewhere about a tool that can find > > > installed debian packages that are not used, based on atime > > > of files that belong to the packages. > > > > I think you're looking for popularity-contest

Re: Finding unused packages

2002-04-19 Thread Hall Stevenson
> I think everyone has missed debfoster. It will run > through what packages (and dependencies) you > have asking if you still want them. That appears similar to my method: $ dpkg --get-selections > installed-debs Print out that list (or view on screen) and then decide which packages aren't

Re: Erratic mouse behavior

2002-04-20 Thread Hall Stevenson
* Jonathan David Pearce ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [020420 14:12]: > I've been running unstable for several months now. I just did a > package update in dselect and selected a few new packages to install. I've ran into some odd mouse behaviour after a recent xfree upgrade too. My mouse cursor will someti

Re: Problems: mutt to Outlook (Express)

2002-05-16 Thread Hall Stevenson
> I use mutt as my MUA, and am happy as a clam with it, > with one exception: anyone who runs Outlook or Outlook > Express on a PC cannot receive mail from me. This does > not apply to Outlook Express running on a Mac. I'm at work, running Outlook Express, and I rec'd this message fine. Then agai

Re: Problems: mutt to Outlook (Express)

2002-05-16 Thread Hall Stevenson
> I have no idea. The messages simply fail to show up. > Baloo suggests I should get out the strong arm, but > your experience suggests that I need to set something > {differently, or unset it}. I do not use gpg (yet), as Hall > Stevenson asked. I'm reluctant to post my .m

Re: Problems: mutt to Outlook (Express)

2002-05-16 Thread Hall Stevenson
> ... I do not use gpg (yet), as Hall Stevenson asked. I'm > reluctant to post my .muttrc file because of the > bandwidth, but will do so if that will help. No, even if you use PGP signing, Outlook Express users still get the message. It's just that the actual message you wrot

Fw: Problems: mutt to Outlook (Express)

2002-05-16 Thread Hall Stevenson
This is now your friends problems, not you or your mutt... ;-) - Original Message - From: "Cam Ellison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Hall Stevenson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Debian-User" Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 2:17 PM Subject: Re: Problems:

Re: pppoe

2002-05-29 Thread Hall Stevenson
> And another question: the username my provider sent > me contains a slash (/) int it. Should that be a problem? Or > is that a sign that I'll be only able to connect to them with > their windows dial software? As for you sending a "wrong" username, i.e. without the slash, I don't know if any of

Re: Samba and homedirs?

2002-05-30 Thread Hall Stevenson
> i dont like these "shortened" default smb.conf files... Why not ?? Samba simply defaults to various 'enabled' or 'disabled' settings whether or not they're listed in your smb.conf file. Granted, the authors or whoever have decided for you that it's not necessary to list this option because 99.9%

Re: the dreaded Word attachment

2002-05-30 Thread Hall Stevenson
> In addition, the PDF and RTF outputs from Word used > (it seems to me) to be fairly easy to deal with. But more > and more in recent times, the PDF files that I have been > sent yield errors of this sort: > > Error (0): PDF file is damaged - attempting to reconstruct > xref table... Error (3428)

Re: font display problem in mozilla

2002-05-30 Thread Hall Stevenson
> Yes. You can often see text jump by a few pixels > when you select it; however, the resulting position isn't > always correct. You can also fix the entire display by > switching to another virtual desktop and back, and > you can sometimes see offsets change in galeon's > display by moving another

Re: Debian is not GNU [at least current GNU]

2002-06-11 Thread Hall Stevenson
> [Debian's default installation gives 2 year old emacs > and 6 year old non-GNU awk, while sporting the > "GNU/Linux" branding] > [snip] > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Let's hope he gets s much mail that he can't respond to the list about this (non-)issue !! Regards Hall -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, em

Re: OT question sorry but i need salution fast ....

2002-06-11 Thread Hall Stevenson
> I'm not saying that this is an ideal solution, but could > you install a cheap 4-port switch (not hub!) every 100 > meters? > > Anyone care to tell me if or why this is a bad idea? A device is a device, right ?? Whether it's a network card, hub, or switch, keep the distance between them under 10

Re: Lite-ON LTR-32123S cdrw - any successes?

2002-06-11 Thread Hall Stevenson
> Hi - just wondering if anyone has had any luck using > a Lite-ON LTR-32123S CD rewriter. > > (snip) If it's an ATAPI-compliant (or is it MMC-compliant) drive, there's very little reason that it won't work. According to this page, http://www.cdrfaq.org/faq05.html#S5-1-43, that drive works with t

Re: Jumping through audio hoops after boot.

2002-06-26 Thread Hall Stevenson
> I'm the kind of guy who turns off his machine at > night (mostly because the wife is worried about > electric bills, though). Hint: Just turn your monitor off. It uses quite a bit more electricity than the computer itself and if it is turned off, many people assume the computer is also off. ;-)

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