Re: Best WWW browser..

2003-02-19 Thread p
On Wed, Feb 19, 2003 at 11:00:32AM +1300, Haralambos Geortgilakis wrote: > > > Hi Yall & Kevin, > > I am on Netscape 7.0.1 & like it very much. > > There is no .deb file, but the installer rocks. > > >ftp://ftp.netscape.com/pub/netscape7/english/7.01/unix/linux22/sea/netscape-i686-pc-linux-gn

Re: hwto play .mpg files

2003-02-26 Thread p
On Tue, Feb 25, 2003 at 09:40:20AM -0800, nate wrote: > [snip] > assuming they are MPEG-1 video I use xine. I hear mplayer is > good but I've never used it and I see you can't get it workin so.. > > not sure what all xine can play I've only used it for MPEG-1 > and VideoCDs(MPEG-1 as well). >

Re: Another Happy Debian User

2003-03-08 Thread p
On Sat, Mar 08, 2003 at 05:13:53PM -0600, Joseph A Nagy Jr wrote: > Love you guys. I really do. :) > -- > Let me meddle not in the affairs of Linuxen > For I am an idiot and will toast my boxen. > > http://www.hsv-hotspots.com/ > Your hotspot for Wireless in HSV, AL > > > -- > // yeah, debia

Re: Problem with FireWire

2003-03-15 Thread p
On Sat, Mar 15, 2003 at 01:19:46PM +0100, Emilio Murcia wrote: > Hi! > > I've got a little problem with the IEEE1394 support on my computer, a > Dell Inspiron 8200 laptop... > > when I plug my shiny iPod (which works really good under f*cking > windows) to the computer, the laptop suddenly hang

Re: netiquette: CCing on lists

2003-10-28 Thread p
On Tue, Oct 28, 2003 at 11:34:25AM -0700, Monique Y. Herman wrote: > I'm going to attempt to make this a polite question, rather than a rant > or flame ... > > For those of you who CC people when responding to the mailing list, why > do you do this? Is there some benefit to doing so of which I'm

Re: dvorak keyboard

2003-11-11 Thread p
On Tue, Nov 11, 2003 at 04:56:40PM -0500, Nori Heikkinen wrote: > i've been getting enough questions off-list (of a few lists, not just > this one) about my experiences with the dvorak keyboard layout that i > finally wrote them up: > > http://www.maenad.net/geek/dvorak/ > > in case anyone's in

Re: OT: Where Best to Express My Rage at M$

2003-11-12 Thread p
On Thu, Nov 13, 2003 at 08:46:33AM -0500, Thomas H. George wrote: > I plan to send copies of the body of this message to the presidents of > Systemax and Tiger Direct, my senators, my congressmen and any one else > who might have influence. I am postint it here for suggestions for > addresses.

Re: how to change beep noise

2003-11-12 Thread p
On Wed, Nov 12, 2003 at 04:08:54PM -0600, Daniel Edmund Davison wrote: > Hi, I've just installed debian woody on a HPze1230 laptop. The beep noise > it is making on ambiguous file-completions, new mail, etc is very > loud. The keyboard volume-changing and muting keys are not recognised. Is > there

...needs help setting up x [was Re: your mail]

2003-11-14 Thread p
On Tue, Nov 11, 2003 at 07:47:50PM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Ok, I know this has been covered to death.. > > If I get all the common files for xf86, but yet still don't have an > xf86config-4 file on my system..then I'm obviously missing something..just > can't figure what it is, as all

Re: [OT] volunteer work

2003-02-10 Thread p
On Sun, Feb 09, 2003 at 11:02:45PM -0600, Elizabeth Barham wrote: >I currently do no do any volunteer work using Debian, but I do > volunteer work and the place I volunteer at uses Windows which is > mostly what I want to talk about. > >I am *shocked* that so many non-profit organizations

saving mutt email headers

2003-02-11 Thread p
debs, in mutt, when i save an email to a file, how do i save the headers, too? kthxbye. b. // -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: saving mutt email headers

2003-02-11 Thread p
On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 01:32:01AM +, Colin Watson wrote: > On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 01:23:23AM +0000, p wrote: > > in mutt, when i save an email to a file, how do i save the headers, > > too? > > What are you using to save the mail to a file at the moment? If you use &g

Re: saving mutt email headers

2003-02-11 Thread p
On Tue, Feb 11, 2003 at 05:41:16PM -0800, Vineet Kumar wrote: > * p ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030211 17:26]: > > debs, > > > > in mutt, when i save an email to a > > file, how do i save the headers, too? > > How do you _not_ save the headers? > > good times, &

Re: Machines with Debian preinstalled?

2003-02-12 Thread p
On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 02:06:48PM -0800, A.J. Rossini wrote: > > I've just done a quick internet search/google, looking for machines > with Debian preinstalled.I've found a number of places that sell > Debian disks, very few with Debian preinstalled. > > Does anyone have experience or even k

Re: saving mutt email headers

2003-09-19 Thread p
On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 01:23:23AM +, p wrote: > debs, > > in mutt, when i save an email to a > file, how do i save the headers, too? > > kthxbye. > > b. > > // // debs, ...thought i'd report back to list. if the "pipe" command "|&qu

Re: Too Funny - Outlook Spell Checker

2003-09-20 Thread p
On Sat, Sep 20, 2003 at 03:25:09AM -0700, Garth Mosher wrote: > Greetings, all -- I'm a debian newbie, up and running > for a whole 3 days now! > > Anyway, at work, they force feed us MS Outlook. I > finished typing an e-mail that mentioned 'debian', and > the spell checker popped up. The first s

Re: saving mutt email headers

2003-09-20 Thread p
On Sat, Sep 20, 2003 at 06:14:57PM +0100, Pigeon wrote: > On Sat, Sep 20, 2003 at 03:34:06AM +0000, p wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 01:23:23AM +, p wrote: > > > in mutt, when i save an email to a > > > file, how do i save the headers, too? > > > >

Re: touchpads in Linux

2003-09-20 Thread p
On Sat, Sep 20, 2003 at 03:47:21PM -0700, Wendell Cochran wrote: > > Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 23:07:31 -0400 (EDT) > From: Faheem Mitha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > I'm trying to find a good touchpad (as a standalone device) > > to use with Linux in the place of a regular mouse. > > [SNIP] > > > I'

Re: saving mutt email headers

2003-09-20 Thread p
> > On Sat, Sep 20, 2003 at 06:14:57PM +0100, Pigeon wrote: __snip__ > > > What does appear to be missing is a "quote headers in reply" option. > > > On Sun, Sep 21, 2003 at 01:02:43AM +, p wrote: > > (give me another 7 months and i'll > >

Re: crc error

2002-10-04 Thread p
On Fri, Oct 04, 2002 at 09:55:33PM +0200, eric mc wrote: > Hello all, > 1.can onyone tell me what a 'crc error' means exactly ?? > Have this error time to times and all I have todo is reboot the system. > 2.An fsck results in a '..is this a zero lenght partition ' and/or > '...Null po

Re: sound is being played too fast?

2002-10-09 Thread p
On Wed, Oct 09, 2002 at 04:02:53PM -0500, Martin A. Hansen wrote: > hi > [snip] > > and how do i get rid of that annoying 'beep' whenever i mistype? > > > :o) > > martin > > // in x: xset b off kthxbye. b. // -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubsc

Re: Mutt help, please

2002-10-10 Thread p
On Thu, Oct 10, 2002 at 03:46:53PM -0700, Lonnie Sutton wrote: > Although I have RTFM and looked at example .muttrc's, I am obviously > missing something since I can't get Mutt to send mail outside my > system. I am using woody, and as you can see from this mailing, I can > send mail from Balsa

Re: Mutt help, please

2002-10-10 Thread p
On Thu, Oct 10, 2002 at 04:32:15PM -0700, Donald MacDougall wrote: > On Thu, Oct 10, 2002 at 11:13:55PM +0000, p wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 10, 2002 at 03:46:53PM -0700, Lonnie Sutton wrote: > > > Although I have RTFM and looked at example .muttrc's, I am obviously > >

Re: [OT]: Sort-of. What's the best way to "contribute"

2002-10-16 Thread p
On Wed, Oct 16, 2002 at 02:58:57PM -0700, deFreese, Barry wrote: > Since my posts usually get ignored we'll see what happens with this one. :-) > ...probably due to list volume or your posts being apolitical or not- related to beer. (muhahaha.) > Since I don't have a great deal of money yet (

trojan code in tcpdump/libpcap

2002-11-14 Thread p
debs (et al.), apparently, there's trojan code in tcpdump & libpcap. woody is okay, right? but those apps in sarge/sid could be effected? (i'm just the curious messenger.) b. att. // INFORMATION ALERT AN EMERGING ISSUE WITH: TROJAN CODE PLANTED IN TCPDUMP AND LIBPCAP SEVERITY: Medium D

Re: Laptops!

2002-11-20 Thread p
booger is the cdrom > and floppy are usb, makes debian installs a bit of a problem, or did > with Debian2.2, haven't tried 3.0. > > > Thus spake Michael P. Soulier ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 08:19:08 -0500 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >

Re: [OT] Love you guys - It's Alive

2002-11-20 Thread p
On Wed, Nov 20, 2002 at 05:23:35PM -0800, deFreese, Barry wrote: > >"deFreese, Barry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Sorry for the goofy OT post but I really wanted to put Debian on a Compaq > >> Proliant 1600 and not have to put RedHat on it. I couldn't get it to see > >> the array controller a

Re: load module on boot

2002-11-27 Thread p
On Wed, Nov 27, 2002 at 03:36:15PM -0500, Levi Waldron wrote: > Specifically, add the line > > NVdriver > > to /etc/modules. Add it manually or type > > echo "NVdriver" >> /etc/modules // (echo "newstuff" >> foo_file) hmm, that's a cool trick! i can definitely get some mileage outta that

Re: Viewing my replies in mutt

2003-09-04 Thread p
g mail? I haven't tried this, but it might be > worth a shot. > > -- > Pigeon > > Be kind to pigeons > Get my GPG key here: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x21C61F7F // yeah, i think that's what i do: i amended .muttrc: # save sent mail. se

Re: How long is linux going to be free ?

2003-03-28 Thread p
On Fri, Mar 28, 2003 at 08:06:08AM -0800, adit y wrote: > Hi, > > Just loaded OpenBSD and Debian Linux onto my laptop. [snip] > > I am not talking about debian in particular but linux > in general > > 1. How long is it going to be free ? // forever. // > 2. Is there any possibility of this

Re: play mp3 files on xmms

2003-06-10 Thread p
On Tue, Jun 10, 2003 at 11:48:29AM -0400, Eduardo Gargiulo wrote: > Hi all > > I'm running woody 3.0_r1 and I'm looking for same way to play mp3 files > on xmms. Is it possible? Is there any plugin? In case the answer is not, > which player do you recommend me to play mp3 files? > > thanks in adv

Re: [OT] ergonomic setups

2003-06-10 Thread p
On Tue, Jun 10, 2003 at 12:26:49PM -0400, Nori Heikkinen wrote: > on Sat, 07 Jun 2003 02:23:19AM -0700, Paul Johnson insinuated: > > I mostly hate the MS "natural" keyboards with a purple passion. > > Yeah, they have a nice angle that keeps your wrists fairly nice and > > straight horizontally, but

Re: Do DVD-drives support booting?

2003-06-20 Thread p
On Fri, Jun 20, 2003 at 04:12:36PM -0700, alberto wrote: > > Hi folks, > > I thought they would, but I purchased a second-hand laptop VERSA SXi > with a DVD drive who won't boot my Woody disks (nor any other) > > BIOS is OK, and the drive itself, also. > // is the cd ok? (can a different

my .muttrc is locked (i.e., read-only)

2002-12-19 Thread p
debs, my .muttrc is "read-only." i need to modify it, as i've been able to do in the past. i don't know what i did to make it r/o. (permissions = 666) $ ls -la .muttrc -rw-rw-rw-1 bt bt 8503 Oct 31 00:13 .muttrc (i am user "bt," so i am in the group.) $ groups bt ma

Re: my .muttrc is locked (i.e., read-only)

2002-12-19 Thread p
On Thu, Dec 19, 2002 at 05:47:17PM -0800, Osamu Aoki wrote: > On Fri, Dec 20, 2002 at 01:18:39AM +0000, p wrote: > > debs, > > > > my .muttrc is "read-only." i need to > > modify it, as i've been able to do > > in the past. i don't know wh

resolved -- Re: my .muttrc is locked (i.e., read-only)

2002-12-20 Thread p
On Fri, Dec 20, 2002 at 01:18:39AM +, p wrote: > debs, > > my .muttrc is "read-only." i need to > modify it, as i've been able to do > in the past. i don't know what i > did to make it r/o. > > (permissions = 666) > > $ ls -la .muttrc &

Re: Which USB portable memory?

2002-12-20 Thread p
On Fri, Dec 20, 2002 at 11:20:54AM -0800, Lars Jensen wrote: > Which brand name portable USB memory works well with linux? I'm thinking > about getting something like a SanDisk Cruzer or an ImageMate w/Secure > Digital media, but I'm not sure if it will work. > > Any info apprecuated. > > Thanks,

SoundBlaster PCI64

1999-05-28 Thread p
Hi I have a new computer (the old one had commited suicide :)

SoundBlaster PCI64

1999-05-28 Thread p
help me? Thank you. At\'e breve Pedro Quaresma de Almeida Departamento de Matem\'atica, Faculdade de Ci\^encias e Tecnologia Universidade de Coimbra P-3000 COIMBRA, PORTUGAL e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] url: http://www.mat.uc.pt/~pedro/ phone: 351 39 791170

Re: well its about time

2003-11-17 Thread p
On Mon, Nov 17, 2003 at 08:40:06PM -0600, Paul Valley wrote: > Hi all: > __deletia__ > I would > like to say thank you to all those who made it possiable including ian > murdock for making Debian linux __deletia__ > > replacment word for freedoom?Linux! > > > > Paul > > > // pin

Re: mutt - saving message to disk (not mail folder)

2003-11-19 Thread p
On Wed, Nov 19, 2003 at 09:22:01PM +0200, Micha Feigin wrote: > How do I save a mail message to disk with mutt? I want to save it to > disk, not another mail folder (saving to a different mail folder appears > quite clearly in the docs but couldn't find save to disk). > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE,

Re: Getting rid of MS XP

2003-12-09 Thread p
On Tue, Dec 09, 2003 at 11:03:49AM +0100, Peter Bartosch wrote: > Hi! > > > > On Mon, Dec 08, 2003 at 10:08:01PM -0500, Johann Koenig wrote: > > > I was unaware that there were 7 flavours ;) > > > > If you're going cross architecture, yes. Or way back in time. > > > > well let's see: > > > r

Re: Command line network monitoring tool

2004-12-07 Thread p
On Tue, Dec 07, 2004 at 03:09:58PM -0600, Jacob S wrote: > On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 16:01:07 -0500 > Andr?s Rold?n <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Michael Madden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > Are there any network monitoring tools that monitor the availability > > > of network resources (HTTP

Re: installing nagios removed other programs (was: Command line network monitoring tool)

2004-12-07 Thread p
On Tue, Dec 07, 2004 at 05:11:17PM -0500, Adam Aube wrote: > p wrote: > > > i just tried to install "nagios-common" and it > > removed a lot of my good programs--gimp, xine, > > mplayer that doesn't even begin to scratch > > the surface. (i'

Re: Command line network monitoring tool

2004-12-07 Thread p
On Tue, Dec 07, 2004 at 05:19:08PM -0500, Ben Russo wrote: > p wrote: > >i just tried to install "nagios-common" and it > >removed a lot of my good programs--gimp, xine, > >mplayer that doesn't even begin to scratch > >the surface. (i'm sti

Re: Command line network monitoring tool

2004-12-07 Thread p
On Tue, Dec 07, 2004 at 04:40:28PM -0600, Jacob S wrote: > > Sounds like you had a different problem with your system that you didn't > notice until you tried to install nagios-common. > > I am running Sarge, not sid, and I didn't actually complete the install, > but running "apt-get install nag

Re: installing nagios removed other programs (was: Command line network monitoring tool)

2004-12-07 Thread p
On Tue, Dec 07, 2004 at 06:49:34PM -0500, Adam Aube wrote: > > So you had "stable" there before, and switched them to "sid" to install > nagios? If that's the case, then that mixing of stable and sid (unstable) > is probably what caused the problem. > > The best way to fix this is to run "apt-get

Re: Clarification concerning security of testing on a laptop

2005-01-04 Thread p
> On Tuesday 04 January 2005 06:26 pm, Kent West wrote: > > > My personal opinion? Skip Testing and go straight to Sid. __deletia__ > > You also get newer toys to play with. > On Tue, Jan 04, 2005 at 07:26:31PM -0500, Brian Pack wrote: > I like toys. :) > __deletia__ // ...same here. i

Re: DVORAK

2005-06-06 Thread p
On Mon, Jun 06, 2005 at 03:46:01PM -0600, Cam wrote: > Hi, > > So after a few years of hearing of the DVORAK layout (and noticing > that it seems like my left hand is doing all the work w/ QWERTY), i'd > like to try to make the switch... here's my major concern though (and > perhaps this isn't rea

Re: MPG / AVI player

2001-06-19 Thread p
On Tue, Jun 19, 2001 at 08:55:53PM -0500, Jonathan Daugherty wrote: > Does anyone know of a GOOD (I mean not xanim) mpg player? I need to watch my > futurama episodes!! > > -- > > Jonathan Daugherty > Dept. of Computer Science / UCNS Workstation Support Group > The University of Georgia > //

Re: mp3 players

2001-07-10 Thread p
On Tue, Jul 10, 2001 at 08:47:12PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > hi all! > I did a search for mp3 in the stable package list and got a number of players. > Does anyone have any favorites? I'd like to hear people's opinions. > which, if any, can copy CD tracks? > thanks! > > xucaen hi, xucaen

Re: Repeat: Problem with Postgresql database

2001-07-21 Thread p
> On Wed, Jul 11, 2001 at 09:04:01PM -0400, Brian Schramm wrote: [snip] > > problem is that the postgresql database says that my username does not > > exist in the pg_shadow file any more. I thought that this was a problem > > that > > the users did not transfer so I created another user with th

wine with potato

2001-07-26 Thread p
debs, could somene share /etc/wine.conf with me. apparently, i need to change mine and i don't have a clue. thx. bentley taylor. // Script started on Thu Jul 26 13:57:05 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ wine amb.exe       /home/bt/amb.exe Could not stat /c, ignoring drive C: Invalid pa

can't ping isp

2001-08-24 Thread p
debs, i can ping my lan and router, but i can't get out (from there) to the isp. ifconfig is receiving/tranmitting packets (from the lan) and resolv.conf has the ip addys for the dns servers. what did i overlook? ia, t. bentley taylor. //

fetchmail can't resolve (some) domains

2001-08-24 Thread p
debs, my fetchmail can't resolve some domains from this list. (then i have to use netscape's mail client to "clear" the pop timeout "jam.") how should i handle this situation? ia, t. bentley taylor. //

Re: rlogin delays

2001-08-29 Thread p
On Wed, Aug 29, 2001 at 03:44:06PM +, Iain Smith wrote: > On Wed, Aug 29, 2001 at 03:39:44PM +0200, Cliff Sarginson wrote: > > hello, > > I have installed the latest potato/2.2.19 on one of my network PCs. > > When I rlogin into it from another host it takes more than a minute > > before I get

Re: Postgresql doubt ..

2001-11-19 Thread p
On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 09:45:55PM +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] shyam]$ xhost + > [EMAIL PROTECTED] shyam]$ su postgres > bash $createdb shyamdb > psql.connectDBStart() ... connect() failed : Cannot respond > Is the postmaster running at 'localhost' & accepting connectio

Re: Postgresql doubt ..

2001-11-19 Thread p
On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 08:36:30PM +, p wrote: > On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 09:45:55PM +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] shyam]$ xhost + > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] shyam]$ su postgres > > bash $createdb shyamdb > > psql.connectDBStart() ... connec

Re: X starts on boot--no exit--shades of J P Sartre

2001-12-11 Thread p
On Mon, Dec 10, 2001 at 09:51:53PM -0600, Gary Turner wrote: > I configured xfree86 but I'm not running X because 1) my mouse acts > squirrelly and 2) I haven't downloaded the i810e server yet. Tonight I > wanted to study/work on the shutdown procedures, and said shutdown -r > now. This was first

smtp error during fetchmail

2002-02-04 Thread p
debs, when i fetchmail, i get an smtp error: fetchmail: smtp connect to localhost failed fetchmail: smtp transaction error while fetching from pcisys.net fetchmail: query status=10 (smtp) suggestions? thx. b. //

Re: smtp error during fetchmail

2002-02-04 Thread p
On Mon, Feb 04, 2002 at 09:19:50PM +, Jonathan Matthews wrote: > On Mon, Feb 04, 2002 at 06:37:14PM +0000, p wrote: > > debs, > > > > when i fetchmail, i get an smtp error: > > > > fetchmail: smtp connect to localhost failed > > fetchmail: smt

Re: OT: Web Standards

2002-02-19 Thread p
On Tue, Feb 19, 2002 at 02:57:18PM -0500, dman wrote: > On Tue, Feb 19, 2002 at 10:35:51AM -0800, Craig Dickson wrote: > | begin Karl E. Jorgensen quotation: > | > | > IMHO if your co-worker wants *absolute control* over how things are > | > rendered, then he's figthing a loosing battle. Essenti

Re: Enough time wasted, moving on

2002-02-28 Thread p
On Thu, Feb 28, 2002 at 09:38:20AM -0800, Harry Putnam wrote: > Anyone who wants the official 6 CD set of woody 3.0 > Can send me an address privately. First one I get in my inbox with > snailmail address will get the cds mailed to them. > > I've burned up 2 full days, gotten no help whatever fro

Re: Retry.. no more crybaby bs

2002-03-01 Thread p
On Thu, Feb 28, 2002 at 05:34:27PM -0800, Harry Putnam wrote: > OK, list posters, you've advised me to coninue my efforts and step > back to potato. (See thread suject `Enough time wasted.. moving on') > > A coulpe of posters have suggested a network install. Thing is I have > $40 dollars worth o

Re: Avoid booting direct to X.. I want my starx back

2002-03-01 Thread p
On Fri, Mar 01, 2002 at 10:32:50AM -0800, Harry Putnam wrote: > Well, I got X working in my fresh woody install, but there are a few > rinkles. > 1) I want to boot to console mode and call x with startx. > > Currently, I get popped right into X. > I thought this could be contolled by setting the

eximconfig's "satellite" mail

2001-04-18 Thread p
debs, i tried option #3 (the "satellite" approach) in eximconfig. well, i really wanted option #2 (the "smarthost" approach, which is what i'm now using). for the email i tried to get (while exim was set for "satellite,") that's now sitting at my isp (mail.pcisys.net), how do i retrieve it? (m

Re: eximconfig's "satellite" mail

2001-04-18 Thread p
On Wed, Apr 18, 2001 at 12:16:58PM +, p wrote: > debs, > > > i tried option #3 (the "satellite" approach) in > eximconfig. well, i really wanted option #2 (the > "smarthost" approach, which is what i'm now using). > > for the email i

precious irq 9

2001-04-18 Thread p
debs, my sony picturebook, running potato on 2.4.0, shows that the controllers for sound and usb are on irq 9, which doesn't bode well for "sound" (as it just plays a a 3-second "loop"). i believe i need to put the sound controller on a different irq, say, irq 5. suggestions? ia, t. bentley

Re: Wordperfect8 missing libXpm.so.4

2001-04-19 Thread p
On Thu, Apr 19, 2001 at 03:25:17PM +1000, Doug Hespe wrote: > Hi, > > I'm having trouble reinstalling Wordperfect8 on a Potato system. > It was running fine a couple of months ago after I installed libc5 > and xlib6 but it is now complaining > /usr/local/wp8/wpbin/xwp: can't load library 'l

removing inetd

2001-04-23 Thread p
debs, i got a call from my isp complaining that i was generating news error messages (i think because i don't know how to set up the domainname in knews). at boot, i was starting innd, of which i believe i've gotten rid. but i still see inetd as a pid when i run top. how do i remove inetd or

Re: removing inetd--thx.

2001-04-23 Thread p
messrs schuller and perry, thx very much. all is well! bentley taylor. //

Re: Software DVD players

2001-10-12 Thread p
On Fri, Oct 12, 2001 at 01:35:04PM -0400, Hall Stevenson wrote: > > Excuse my ignorance, but what's the attraction of watching > > DVD movies on a computer? It seems I'm better off... > > Because some people never leave their computers ?? Or don't > have time to waste sitting in front of a TV whil

Re: pictures systems 2001/munich

2001-10-16 Thread p
On Tue, Oct 16, 2001 at 08:59:48AM +0200, martin f krafft wrote: > * Mike Pfleger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2001.10.15 16:10:46-0700]: > > Bwahahaa! Dudes, indeed. Ha ha ha ha... > > I would prefer "dudes" to be spelled using an umlaut, personally ;) > > you been smokin' too much again, mike! >

Re: It has been a while since potato was release

2001-10-19 Thread p
On Fri, Oct 19, 2001 at 09:02:23AM -0500, Colin Watson wrote: > On Fri, Oct 19, 2001 at 05:57:11AM -0400, Victor J. Cubas wrote: > > When is woody going to be released? It seams to me that perhaps the > > individuals currently assigned to packaging and releasing debian have > > dropped the ball. >

fetchmail and nameserver failure errors.

2001-11-16 Thread p
debs, how do i "cure" intermittent "nameserver failure" responses in fetchmail. this causes my mail to stop being downloaded. (i'd like to get away from having to use netscape's email client to clear the "jam.") ...suggestions? ia, t. bentley taylor. //

ot: vcd's on mtv

2001-09-03 Thread p
debs, mtv plays mpg's, but i can't get it to play vcd's: cannot open cd-rom device: /dev/cdrom permission denied check env variable mtv vcd device (see "mtv -h" for help) any guidance would be appreciated. ia, t. bentley taylor. //

Re: ot: vcd's on mtv

2001-09-04 Thread p
On Wed, Sep 05, 2001 at 01:40:48AM +0800, --- wrote: > On Tue, Sep 04, 2001 at 08:07:01AM +0530, Raghavendra Bhat wrote: > > [Mon, Sep 03, 2001 at 03:40:15PM +] p : > > > > > cannot open cd-rom device: /dev/cdrom > > > > > > permission denied >

Re: video players

2001-09-19 Thread p
On Mon, Sep 17, 2001 at 02:51:26PM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote: > on Mon, Sep 17, 2001 at 03:48:13PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL > PROTECTED]) wrote: > > what good video players are there in linux? i've been playing around > > with Xine but it's messed up, sometimes i can get .mpg files to

mutt and utc / gmt

2001-09-19 Thread p
debs, is there a way to indicate in mutt that the email time is utc/gmt? (my office doze-heads freak-out at some of the "odd" office hrs i appear to keep.) ia, t. bentley taylor //

Re: video players

2001-09-19 Thread p
On Wed, Sep 19, 2001 at 04:22:37PM -0600, Adam McDaniel wrote: > On Wed, Sep 19, 2001 at 02:37:51PM +0000, p wrote: > > pardon my asking, but how, exactly, does xmms work? (i type, "xmms" > > in a console, get the xmms "skin," click the ">" (&quo

testing -- plz ignore

2002-01-16 Thread p
thx. //

Re: OT: Rant

2002-01-16 Thread p
On Wed, Jan 16, 2002 at 12:27:22PM -0600, Lance Simmons wrote: > On Wed, Jan 16, 2002 at 10:19:49AM -0800, Craig Dickson wrote: > > > > Reveal Codes is not the sort of thing that your average secretary can > > understand easily. > > I know a lot of administrative assistants, and many, many of the

electric eyes see far

2002-01-25 Thread p
debs, i dual boot: linux (potato) and windontz. whenever i've had to access windontz through linux, i'd have to be root first and then mount it (# mount /dev/hda1 /bt). but with ee, i can access that partition without getting "root" with it. this just doesn't seem "cricket." suggestions? t

Re: Need USB help? Re: USB setup problems

2001-05-10 Thread p
usb.c: USB device not accepting new address (error=-110) > > usb.c: USB disconnect on device -1 > > > > $ cat /proc/bus/usb/drivers > > hid > > hub > > usbdevfs > > > > $ cat /proc/bus/usb/devices > > T: Bus=01 Lev=0

Re: staroffice package

2001-05-17 Thread p
On Thu, May 17, 2001 at 05:07:58PM -0500, Andrew D Dixon wrote: > b3 wrote: > > > The install can be a bit tricky - make sure you run the installer > > first as root with /net, as this will do a "network install" - then > > switch to a normal user and run the installer to get the user stuff > > go

Re: LILO error: "ran out of input data"?

2001-05-25 Thread p
On Thu, May 24, 2001 at 11:52:57AM -0500, Brian Dunnette wrote: > Hey all... > Just tried installing Debian 2.2 on an old K6 I had lying around... after > wading > through LOTS of stuff (the installer crashes at random points, I get "unable > to > handle null dereference" or kernel paging errors

Re: Netscape problem in debian. Found the cause :-)

2001-05-30 Thread p
On Thu, May 31, 2001 at 08:12:25AM +1000, Steve Kieu wrote: > Hi, > > Yeah finnally I found the cause that I have complained > about netscape before, that ever you quit netscape by > click File / Exit, Netscape will still remain in > memory (actually still running but no window display). > Always

Re: Power button doesn't work

2001-06-12 Thread p
On Tue, Jun 12, 2001 at 06:33:27PM -0400, Derek Hans wrote: > What is APM? // (a)dvanced (p)ower (m)anagement. (i believe it would allow for the box to be shutoff via command, rather than manually pushing the power (off) button.) hth. bentley taylor. //

excellent advice for x-server driver [was Re: Unidentified subject!]

2004-07-05 Thread p
On Mon, Jul 05, 2004 at 10:00:58PM +0200, David Fokkema wrote: __deletia__ > to configure your graphics card, which can > be tricky if you have newer hardware. If you are unsure, select the > 'vesa' server, that will give you the best chance of success. > > __deletia__ > HTH, > David > __del

Re: Xserver aborts when idle

2004-07-11 Thread p
On Sun, Jul 11, 2004 at 05:44:41PM -0400, disciple wrote: > I'm running windowmaker window manager. My system is config. to boot to > prompt. I then use startx to run X. It comes up and runs fine, but > when I leave idle for a certain length of time, it aborts. I get the > following error: >

Re: Xserver aborts when idle

2004-07-12 Thread p
On Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 05:56:02AM +, p wrote: > On Sun, Jul 11, 2004 at 05:44:41PM -0400, disciple wrote: > > I'm running windowmaker window manager. My system is config. to boot to > > prompt. I then use startx to run X. It comes up and runs fine, but > > when

Re: screen goes black

2004-07-30 Thread p
On Fri, Jul 30, 2004 at 12:33:05PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > When I leave my PC on with no activity it goes black. When I move the > mouse or hit a key it comes back. I don't lose any info. Is this a BIOS > thing? Can I set it so that the screen does not go black for an 1 hour? > Is th

Re: debian on notebooks

2003-06-27 Thread p
On Thu, Jun 26, 2003 at 04:30:47PM -0300, GARGIULO Eduardo GESI wrote: > Hi all > > is there a list for debian on notebooks or is this list > the right place to post questions regarding debian configuration > on laptops/notebooks ? > > TIA > > -ejg > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL P

Re: 'su by nobody' - should I be worried?

2004-03-30 Thread p
On Tue, Mar 30, 2004 at 10:55:29PM +0200, Matthijs wrote: > Since a few days, Logcheck reports a lot of messages like this: > > - > Security Violations for su > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > Mar 30 06:25:02 MyMail su[13083]: (pam_u

Re: 'su by nobody' - should I be worried?

2004-03-30 Thread p
On Tue, Mar 30, 2004 at 10:55:29PM +0200, Matthijs wrote: > Since a few days, Logcheck reports a lot of messages like this: > > - > Security Violations for su > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > Mar 30 06:25:02 MyMail su[13083]: (pam_u

exim worked; had to upgrade to exim4, which, for me, doesn't work

2007-08-15 Thread p
on january 2, 2007, i replaced an aging hard drive, running debian potato. for the 3+ years of running potato, i used mutt (exim and fetchmail) to handle email. ever since (jan. 2, '07), when i upgraded to sarge, i have not been able to configure exim4 (correctly), as when i "fetchmail," op

Re: Repost of some earlier described "challenges"

2007-09-26 Thread p
On Wed, Sep 26, 2007 at 04:26:34PM -0600, bent. wrote: > On Tue, Sep 25, 2007 at 09:33:43PM -0500, Mike McCarty wrote: > __deletia__ > > > > Another issue which has never been posted: She installed more > > memory. She had 512 MB RAM, and now has 1.5 Gig. Unfortunately, > > Debian seems only to re

Re: Silly question: Where's eth0? (followup)

2007-10-25 Thread p
On Thu, Oct 25, 2007 at 06:57:40AM -0700, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: > I wanted to thank everyone who responded to my > questoin. Fortunately or unfortunately i was forced to > reboot the machine for other reasons, and upon > rebooting eth0 was there. Repeated suspends had no > effect, i.e. eth0

Re: Mail issues

2006-05-11 Thread p
On Thu, May 11, 2006 at 04:17:43PM -0400, Richard wrote: > Looking for a simple method of doing this: > Main reason for the changes, lost 255,000 email in a mbox format. > corrupted. > // __deletia__ ...sorry for the loss and that i don't have a "substitute" recommendation. however, i just wan

Re: Something has gone wrong with Mutt

2006-07-14 Thread p
On Fri, Jul 14, 2006 at 12:08:56PM -0400, Alec Berryman wrote: > > Fetchmail is downloading messages but mutt is not displaying them? I > > have not changed any settings and I saw nothing in the latest > > dist-upgrade of testing which related to mutt. What can have gone > > wrong? > hmm...if

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