Re: a good file manager - any suggestions?

2002-10-11 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
Glyn Millington wrote: > Sandip P Deshmukh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >>hello all >> >>it has been almost a week since i shifted to linux and it has been >>wonderful. >> >>one thing that i am missing is a file manager like explorer.

Re: a good file manager - any suggestions?

2002-10-11 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
Glyn Millington wrote: > Sandip P Deshmukh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >>>The Midnight Commander can be set up to look like that ;-) It's >>>good! >>>Glyn >> >> >>well, i tried and could not. am i too dumb? > > &g

Re: xmms doesn't work

2002-10-11 Thread Michael P. Soulier
On 11/10/02 mun did speaketh: > however xmms starts, but when i open mp3 and do Play, xmms goes hang. What output plugin are you using? Mike -- Michael P. Soulier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, GnuPG pub key: 5BC8BE08 "...the word HACK is used as a verb to indicate a massive

CD Writing [was: Re: The Real Problem With Debian]

2002-10-13 Thread David P James
Jamin W.Collins wrote: > On Sat, 12 Oct 2002 17:20:10 -0300 > Klaus Imgrund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>but the doc's there are as outdated as my grandma - and she was put to >>rest a while ago. Don't get me wrong - I like linux a lot but the doc's >>suck sometimes. > > > You know, if yo

Re: CD Writing [was: Re: The Real Problem With Debian]

2002-10-13 Thread David P James
Stephen Gran wrote: > This one time, at band camp, David P James said: > >>I'm wondering why my modules.conf that I had to edit keeps reverting >>back to the previous version every time I reboot; it is really kind of >>frustrating. It means that every time I reb

what packages can be safely removed?

2002-10-14 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
hello! as happens in any computer system, i have so many packages installed on my debian 3.0 system - and i do not use all of them! i will like to delete the ones i do not need and can be safely deleted. is there a method of knowing that packages that can be safely removed? typically, these w

Re: gdm - adding windowmanagers

2002-10-15 Thread Michael P. Soulier
mandrakebox but it was a pain. There must be > an easyer way. > Anybody with experience in this field? Just tell it to use Xsession, and then it will respect your ~/.xsession file, the way it should by default. Mike -- Michael P. Soulier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, GnuPG pub key:

Re: install nvidia driver woody

2002-10-15 Thread Michael P. Soulier
ry > make:*** [nv.o] Error 1 > > that's all... > could someone help me please ? Is your kernel-headers package installed? modversions.h should be in there. Mike -- Michael P. Soulier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, GnuPG pub key: 5BC8BE08 "...the word HACK is used as

Re: gdm, log in as root? - solution and new questions

2002-10-15 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
Adrien Verlee wrote: > To use GDM configurator, you must be root. But the session manager > (GDM) says: System Adminstrator is not alloweded tot login as root. > How can I use GDM configurator as superuser? > > Adrien > > start x session as root. open xterm or equivalent type su - at prompt

Re: What's the best music sharing/downloading software for linux

2002-10-15 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
J.S.Sahambi wrote: > >> >> My favorite is giFT (http://gift.sf.net). People say that kazaa lite >> works w/ wine, but it didn't work for me. >> > > > > Kazaa lite works fine with wine for me in Debian. If some body wants to > know, I can send the details and command line options for wine wi

Re: How to remove Gnome2

2002-10-16 Thread Michael P. Soulier
but don't know how. I searched the > mailing list archive and found nothing. Just remove the packages? apt-get --purge remove Mike -- Michael P. Soulier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, GnuPG pub key: 5BC8BE08 "...the word HACK is used as a verb to indicate a massive amount of

Re: gdm, log in as root? - solution and new questions

2002-10-16 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
Oki DZ wrote: > On Wed, Oct 16, 2002 at 11:00:33AM +0530, Sandip P Deshmukh wrote: > >>and yes, is there any method of changing the display manager? say from >>gdm to wdm to xdm to kdm etc? > > > I believe the program is called update-rc.d. > (Assuming that apt

solved - Re: Running Kazaa with linux/wine

2002-10-17 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
J.S.Sahambi wrote: > >> >> well, i tried wine + kazaa lite combination. it failed too. >> >> your suggestions are most welcome >> >> -sandip >> > > The first step is to install wine. > > I have the following installed for wine: (output of 'dpkg -l|grep wine'): > > jsahambi@ws97:~$ dpkg -l|grep

Re: What's the best music sharing/downloading software for linux

2002-10-18 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
giFTcurs is only the client. You need to run the server (giFT) as well. The server is updated constantly! You really need to use CVS. I kept the same version for a week and got messages asking me to upgrade to the newer version. The install is pretty straight forward though. I'm currently runn

Re: mail does not work

2002-10-18 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
Put the NT box in the smarthost line that ends in bydns_a, and change bydns_a to byname if you want a local address to work (I think there is a seperate way to specify an IP literal - check www.exim.org to make sure). bydns_a forces a dns lookup for the MX record, where byname sends directly to th

Re: mail does not work

2002-10-18 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
Shyamal Prasad wrote: Sandip> i ran eximconfig and answered the q to the best of my Sandip> abilities. however, outgoing mails are not yet going. Did you chose smarthost or not? If you picked smarthost, what is your smarthost? oh frankly, i did not know what does 'smarthost' mean. stil

Re: mail does not work

2002-10-18 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
Shyamal Prasad wrote: "Sandip" == Sandip P Deshmukh writes: Sandip> i had been trying to use mail the unix way after shifting Sandip> to linux from windows. Sandip> i ran eximconfig and answered the q to the best of my Sandip> abilities. however, outg

Re: apt-problems

2002-10-18 Thread Michael P. Soulier
On 18/10/02 Jacques Kotze did speaketh: > I am behind the firewall of my University. There exists an archive with > the full resource of Debian behind the firewall that I would like to get > access to using apt-get inorder to complete a full package installation > of my system. > > I have conf

Re: A few questions about settings

2002-10-18 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
Wathen, Metherion wrote: Thanks, I really appreciate for your help. I have limited space on my harddrive is there a way to see how much space a package is going to take before installing it? Thanks again. mw. man dpkg i do not remember the exact options -sandip -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Re: A few questions about settings

2002-10-18 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
1.) How do I fix the problem of program windows that are too big for my screen? Whenever I open gmc, windowmaker control panel, or any other app the window is huge,I mean like off the screen big; using the resize command I can only make the windows wider or bigger not smaller. hold alt key. righ

configuring exim

2002-10-19 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
hello all! aim: set up a mail system that will deliver mail from my linux box irrespctive of any other computer and will fetch mail from a few pop addresses i have setup: i run debian 3.0. it has a static ip address. it is connected to a lan. lan is run by nt server. there is a gateway that we

Re: gnome || kde

2002-10-20 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
Bruce Park wrote: Hello debian users, Can anyone tell me which one of these two desktop is better? I've been using gnome eversince I've been using linux and I am told that KDE is a better desktop by people yet they can't give me a solid reason as to why it is better. bp _

Re: inittab and graphical login

2002-10-21 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
Shyamal Prasad wrote: Paul> Go into /etc/rc2.d and mv S99gdm K99gdm and this should Paul> prevent gdm from starting up. IMHO this is a better way (and more correct) than apt-removing gdm. You should do the same for S99kdm and S99xdm if you have them. This way you can always change your ru

Re: purge packages already removed

2002-10-22 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
David Z Maze wrote: Anthony Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: On 21 Oct 2002, Sandip P Deshmukh wrote: one thing i missed out on was that instaed of purging the packages, i removed them. if i understand correctly, it means that the configuration and other files will be on the

Re: exim configuration

2002-10-22 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
David A. Rogers wrote: For future reference read the Linux Network Administrator's Guide http://www.tldp.org/LDP/nag2/index.html oh sure. i did. thanx for referring this. very informative! Yes your machine could send mail directly. how! that was my question. even after reading the nag chap

Re: exim configuration

2002-10-22 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
Derrick 'dman' Hudson wrote: On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 08:08:20PM +0530, Sandip P Deshmukh wrote: | i am yet to understand the term smtp smart host. Whether or not to use a smarthost or to make your own host smart is a choice. The "typical home user" will use a smarthost.

Re: exim with both smarthost and direct send

2002-10-22 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
Patrik Modesto wrote: Hi, First: I'm using Debian testing, daily updated as my home PC, exim is setup to send outgoing mail directly to MX record. how did you do this? what is your setup? i had been struggling with this for ages now! Second: Now I need to setup exim to send all mail for some

Re: exim configuration

2002-10-22 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
Stephen Gran wrote: One thing to consider is that when your SMTP demon makes a connection to your recipients mail hub, there is an exchange between the two computers, beginning with your computer saying HELO (or EHLO) and then identifying itself. Many mailservers reject mail if the announced nam

Re: exim configuration

2002-10-22 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
Paul Johnson wrote: On Mon, Oct 21, 2002 at 08:08:20PM +0530, Sandip P Deshmukh wrote: the way i look at it is, i am connected to the net. i have dns servers resolving hostnames for me. do i still need something else *on some other machine* to send mails? Only if your ISP won'

Re: exim configuration

2002-10-22 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
Shyamal Prasad wrote: A 'smarthost' is the term used in an exim configuration where a single SMTP server (the 'smarthost') will accept SMTP connnections from your network or host, and will relay these email onwards with headers that identify you in a manner acceptable to both you and the owner of

exim troubles - is there an end to this?

2002-10-23 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
i got in mainlog in /var/log/exim: 2002-10-23 14:21:38 184HEn-4j-00 <= [EMAIL PROTECTED] U=sandip P=local S=321 2002-10-23 14:21:38 184HEn-4j-00 => sandip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> D=localuser T=local_delivery 2002-10-23 14:21:38 184HEn-4j-00 Completed 2002-10-23 14:23:01 Start q

Re: exim troubles - is there an end to this?

2002-10-24 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
Derrick 'dman' Hudson wrote: On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 03:00:43PM +0530, Sandip P Deshmukh wrote: | hello all! | | my troubles with exim seem to be endless! Actually, I think you're really close. See below. so i wish, too! | by the way, the first message - sent to [EMAIL

exim - what is missing in my set-up?

2002-10-24 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
og 2002-10-25 12:13:09 184yBZ-FS-00 <= [EMAIL PROTECTED] U=sandip P=local S=326 2002-10-25 12:13:09 184yBZ-FS-00 => sandip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> D=localuser T=local_delivery 2002-10-25 12:13:09 184yBZ-FS-00 Completed this is sending mail locally and it works! 2002-10-25 12:

mail in linux

2002-10-25 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
i am new to linux. i have been using mail 'windows' way. use some program like popcheck to download headers from various pop3 accounts. delete headers i dont want to download off the server. finally, use mozilla to download the remaining messages. now, i am told, unix has better ways of handli

Re: exim - what is missing in my set-up?

2002-10-26 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 12:30:08PM +0530, Sandip P Deshmukh wrote: what if there is no smart host to do the job for me? can i not use exim? and will i have to always use mozilla with an smtp server specified for delivering mail - the windows way? Hello As

Re: mail in linux

2002-10-26 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
Auke Jilderda wrote: - The simple setup comprises some mailclient (e.g. KMail, Mozilla/Netscape, Evolution, Mutt, and so on) fetch mails directly from your POP3 and IMAP accounts and sending mail through your ISP's mailserver. this is what i had been doing. the problem is that all mail clien

Re: exim - what is missing in my set-up?

2002-10-26 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
Shyamal Prasad wrote: Sandip> now, my question is, what do i need to do to get exim Sandip> working? Actually, I think it is working. i also tend to agree with you now. i do not think my exim set-up is flawed. I think the above lines indicate that the message was accepted and delivered

Re: mail in linux

2002-10-26 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
Shyamal Prasad wrote: Sandip> 2. can i ask fetchmail to download only headers and Sandip> delete unwanted headers off the server only? Don't know. i read up the documentation. from what i understand, it can not. dont you think downloading headers alone first, deleting unwanted ones off

Re: A few Newbie Questions

2002-10-26 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
Wathen, Metherion wrote: 4.) Is it possible to have the cdrom and floopy drives automatically mount without recompiling the kernel? man fstab. you will have to edit /etc/fstab 6.) Where is there a mp3 plugin for XMMS? - do it need one? i think the default debian package installs it. i could

Re: mail in linux

2002-10-26 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
Stephen Gran wrote: If you're the only user on that box, and don't plan to move to another mail client ever, the easiest is to pick one client and configure it. If you want the repetitive tasks done for you, and like to tinker a bit, there's plenty that can be done . . . ah! i do not mind start

Re: mail in linux

2002-10-26 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
Earl F Hampton wrote: i read up the documentation. from what i understand, it can not. dont you think downloading headers alone first, deleting unwanted ones off the server itself and finally downloading the required ones is a more efficient way (in terms of internet bandwidth)? is there any way

exim problem solved. how do i configure mozilla?

2002-10-26 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
hello all! patience pays. the error that made me go through all the trouble was in the first section of exim.conf file. here is the relevant section: ## #MAIN CONFIGURATION SETTINGS # ###

Re: Why debian sucks.

2002-10-26 Thread Michael P. Soulier
On 09/08/02 Greg Ray did speaketh: > Because its not redhat. He mails from "Microsoft Outlook Express". Quite the Linux afficionado, are we loser? Another one for my kill file. Mike -- Michael P. Soulier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, GnuPG pub key: 5BC8BE08 "...th

Re: Why debian sucks.

2002-10-26 Thread David P James
Greg Ray was roused into action on 2002-08-09 15:58 and wrote: Because its not redhat. Is this some kind of sophisticated Outlook Virus? It looks like it plays with the system clock too... You poor Windows-afflicted user - you have our sympathies. -- David P. James 4th Year Economics Student

Re: Changing Hostname

2002-10-27 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
Antonio Rodriguez wrote: How do you change your host name after your installation is done? (network settings) check /etc/hosts, /etc/hostnames Also, what are valid parameters for host name? I made afresh installation of woody in a 386 I got in an auction, and every time gdm starts it comp

Re: exim - what is missing in my set-up?

2002-10-27 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
Once you do this, email should go wherever you want, and to the outside world your originating mail will look like it was from deshmukh escortsmumbai.com (or whatever you have chosen above). yes. it has strted going to all the addresses now. in fact, i had changed the exim.conf before i read

Re: mail in linux

2002-10-27 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
Sure, getting headers first would be nice. With an IMAP client this pretty much works for many people. You can run fetchmail like this. Basically, everytime you want to get mail you run fetchmail from the command line. If you have a permanent connection to the net, or nearly permanent (semi auto

Re: exim problem solved. how do i configure mozilla?

2002-10-27 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
Shyamal Prasad wrote: "Sandip" == Sandip P Deshmukh writes: Sandip> an error occured while sending mail. the mail server Sandip> responded: relayin to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sandip> prohibited by administrator. (failed to find hostname from Sandip> ip

fetchmail configuration

2002-10-28 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
hello all! i have set-up exim successfully. in the sense, i can send mails out from my machine using mutt or mail to any address now. now, i used fetchnmailconf to configure fetchmail for myself. i provided all usernames, passwords, pop3 server addresses etc here is output of my fetchmail -c

Re: exim problem solved. how do i configure mozilla?

2002-10-28 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
Jens Grivolla wrote: Sandip P Deshmukh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: an error occured while sending mail. the mail server responded: relayin to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> prohibited by administrator. (failed to find hostname from ip address). please check mail receipients and try again

Re: mail in linux

2002-10-28 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
Shyamal Prasad wrote: "Sandip" == Sandip P Deshmukh writes: Sandip> and what do lesser mortals, and quite a few of them, who Sandip> do not have the luxury of always on net connections do? You could always have fetchmail dial out on demand if you don't mind the

Re: exim problem solved. how do i configure mozilla?

2002-10-28 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
Shyamal Prasad wrote: Sandip> an error occured while sending mail. the mail server Sandip> responded: relayin to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sandip> prohibited by administrator. (failed to find hostname from Sandip> ip address). please check mail receipients and try again >> >> I have

Re: fetchmail configuration

2002-10-28 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
Shyamal Prasad wrote: "Sandip" == Sandip P Deshmukh writes: Sandip> fetchmail -d0 > flog & results in flog that looks like: Sandip> 1 message for deshmukh at 192.168.100.1 (955 octets). Sandip> reading message [EMAIL PROTECTED]:1 of 1 Sandip> (95

what is failing? fetchmail or exim?

2002-10-28 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
hello all so far, i have set up exim properly. it is able to send messages. i also used fetchmailconf and it created a .fetchmailrc file in ~. i have checked and there is no .procmailrc or .forward file in ~. .fetchmailrc: # Configuration created Fri Oct 25 13:38:42 2002 by fetchmailconf set p

fetchmail or exim - what is failing?

2002-10-28 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
hello all so far, i have set up exim properly. it is able to send messages. i also used fetchmailconf and it created a .fetchmailrc file in ~. i have checked and there is no .procmailrc or .forward file in ~. .fetchmailrc: # Configuration created Fri Oct 25 13:38:42 2002 by fetchmailconf set

installing a printer

2002-10-28 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
hello all! this is a question that comes from a windows user shifting to linux. i have debian 3.0 installed, up and running. i recently have attached an hp710c printer to the lpt1 port. and i do not have any set-up cds, floppies, etc. windows way of 'installing' the printer would be to add pri

Re: what is failing? fetchmail or exim?

2002-10-29 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
Stephen Gran wrote: This one time, at band camp, Sandip P Deshmukh said: 2002-10-29 12:15:13 verify failed for SMTP recipient deshmukh@localhost from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> H=localhost [127.0.0.1] U=sandip exim is saying it couldn't verify who deshmukh@localhost is. thanx st

Re: Scrolling in Netscape 4.x, .Xdefaults.

2002-10-29 Thread David P James
nding an attachment to the list. -- David P. James 4th Year Economics Student Queen's University Kingston, Ontario http://members.rogers.com/dpjames/ The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe. -Dr. Leonard McCoy, Star Trek IV -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTE

solved - exim and fetchmail

2002-10-29 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
hello all! after a lot of troubles, i have - at last - a working exim and fetchmail set-up. i must thank all in the group who helped. in fact, that alone kept me going. i will like to tweak it further to suit my needs. but i at least have a working set-up now. thanx again - sandip -- To UN

any suggestions on mail client?

2002-10-29 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
hello all! after shifting from windows to linux, i am trying to see which mail program can i use. i need something that will -have facility to have folders: i will like to keep business, personal mails in different folders -have facility for 'groups': so when i send mail to 'music' it

Re: CUPS and Canon BJC-4100

2002-10-30 Thread David P James
gh the web interface. Cheers, -- David P. James 4th Year Economics Student Queen's University Kingston, Ontario http://members.rogers.com/dpjames/ The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe. -Dr. Leonard McCoy, Star Trek IV -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROT

Re: PS 2 Wheel Mouse Problem

2002-10-31 Thread P. M. Wright
"Emulate3Buttons" "true" > Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" > EndSection > You only need one of the above sections. Device="/dev/input/mice" is for USB mice. Device="/dev/psaux" is for PS/2 mice. (I would expect that a 2-button mouse is PS/2 rather than USB) Also, for a 2-button mouse, the protocol should be "PS/2" ("ImPS/2" is for wheel mice). Hope this helps... -- P. M. Wright Norwottuck Technology Resources, Inc. "technology made easy" -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Microsoft's plans to kill open source: TCPA

2002-11-03 Thread Michael P. Soulier
point. You're hurting the credibility of the argument immensely with this nonsense. Mike -- Michael P. Soulier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, GnuPG pub key: 5BC8BE08 "...the word HACK is used as a verb to indicate a massive amount of nerd-like effort." -Harley Hahn, A Student&#x

Re: My first Linux crash

2002-11-03 Thread Michael P. Soulier
ut errors on a CD? I disagree. This is incorrect behavour for any OS. Mike -- Michael P. Soulier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, GnuPG pub key: 5BC8BE08 "...the word HACK is used as a verb to indicate a massive amount of nerd-like effort." -Harley Hahn, A Student's Guide to

Re: Locale to have the ISO 8601 date format?

2002-11-04 Thread David P James
answer eventually and it turns out to be contained in a locale created as a bit of a joke - en_DK - English Denmark! -- David P. James 4th Year Economics Student Queen's University Kingston, Ontario http://members.rogers.com/dpjames/ The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the uni

Re: Evolution is slow

2002-11-06 Thread Michael P. Soulier
On 06/11/02 Setyo Nugroho did speaketh: > Hi all, > > My evolution 1.0.5 works extremely slowly. I run it mostly under KDE > 3.0.3, woody. Is it usual? No. Evolution is a pig. Mike -- Michael P. Soulier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, GnuPG pub key: 5BC8BE08 "...the

Re: mutt trouble

2002-11-06 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
On Sun, Nov 03, 2002 at 12:51:13AM -0500, Stephan Sauerburger wrote: > On Sat, Nov 02, 2002 at 09:26:25AM -0500, Jon-o Addleman spanked upon the > buttocks of Barbie in Morse Code: > >On Sat, Nov 02, 2002 at 05:21:04PM +0530, sandip spake thusly: > >>hello! > >> > >>this is what i did: > >>mutt >

mutt configuration

2002-11-07 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
hello! i do not know if the problem is with exim or mutt. here is what happens - when i send mails, in the From: field, it appears to be coming from Sandip P Deshmukh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> however, on top in my mutt, there is a line that has From but no colon following it. there it says,

address book for mutt

2002-11-08 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
hello all! i have recently migrated from windows to linux. currently i use woody 3.0. in windows i used outlook and one of the important portions i will like to carry over in linux is the address book. i have converted ms outlook addressbook into csv format. it has several headings - first name,

nano question

2002-11-08 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
hello all! this is a small problem i face regarding nano. i have both ispell and aspell installed on my computer. however, when i use ^t to check spelling, it just doesnt check spelling. it says 'spell checking failed'. what is happening here? and what do i need to do? thanx in advance - sand

tag lines in mutt?

2002-11-08 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
hello all! here is another thing i will like to have in mutt. in mozilla, it is called tag line. i have a file that contains tag lines i will like to use in my messages. in every outgoing message, a random tag line is chosen and appended. cool! can the same be done in mutt? how? i did some rea

systemwide fetchmail

2002-11-08 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
hello all! when i boot up my system, it shows a message that reads - systemwide fetchmail not configured. well, i will like to setup fetchmail in such a way that at boot up, fetchmail is started in background - (as a daemon?) and then it does fetchmail for users as they log in. or automaticall

printing - simple way out?

2002-11-08 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
hello all! ever since i shfted to linux from windows, the printer has only been a paper weight on my desk. i use a fine hp deskjet 710c printer and i could not set it up while installing linux. i will surely like to install it now and start using it right away. i read through linux printing .o

Re: address book for mutt

2002-11-08 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 09:52:11PM +1100, Sam Varghese wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 03:51:28PM +0530, Sandip P Deshmukh spake thus: > > > i have recently migrated from windows to linux. currently i use woody 3.0.

Re: systemwide fetchmail

2002-11-08 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 07:43:33AM -0600, Donald R. Spoon wrote: > Sandip P Deshmukh wrote: > >hello all! > > > >when i boot up my system, it shows a message that reads - systemwide > >fetchmail not configured. > > > The only thing you have to do to get wh

Re: systemwide fetchmail

2002-11-08 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 01:38:22AM -0500, Stephen Gran wrote: > This one time, at band camp, Sandip P Deshmukh said: > > is not there a way in which i can ask the fetchmail daemon to look for > > .fetchmailrc files in different user directories? > > - sandip > > Sadly,

Re: printing - simple way out?

2002-11-09 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 11:07:23AM +, Tom Badran wrote: > On Friday 08 Nov 2002 10:57 am, Sandip P Deshmukh wrote: > > hello all! > > > > ever since i shfted to linux from windows, the printer has only been a > > paper weight on my desk. > > > > i use a f

signature in mutt

2002-11-09 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
ines. but now i do not get my signature!! is there a way by which i can use signature and a tag line? i will like to conclde e-mails like this == somethin regards, sandip p deshmukh --+-- tagline fr

Re: address book for mutt

2002-11-09 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 02:24:05PM +0100, Vinai Kopp wrote: > On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 05:34:47PM +0530, Sandip P Deshmukh wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 09:52:11PM +1100, Sam Varghese wrote: > > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > > Hash: SHA1 > > >

Re: UNIX shells - Bourne and C

2002-11-09 Thread Michael P. Soulier
r scripting. That is, unless you like no functions and all global variables, and non-deterministic behaviour. Mike -- Michael P. Soulier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, GnuPG pub key: 5BC8BE08 "...the word HACK is used as a verb to indicate a massive amount of nerd-like effort." -Harley

Re: systemwide fetchmail

2002-11-10 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 10:52:32AM -0600, Shyamal Prasad wrote: > "Sandip" == Sandip P Deshmukh writes: > > Sandip> On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 01:38:22AM -0500, Stephen Gran > Sandip> wrote: > >> This one time, at band camp, Sandip P Deshmukh s

Re: signature in mutt

2002-11-10 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 11:04:53AM +, Colin Watson wrote: > On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 03:42:29PM +0530, Sandip P Deshmukh wrote: > > earlier i had a .signature file that put my name etc in the e-mails. > > then i thought of adding a tagline to my messages and changed .muttrc

repost - anybody knows power-point substitute?

2002-11-10 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
powerpoint. i am unable to find a utility that can handle ms powerpoint presentations. anybody who knows any solution? thanx in advance, sandip p deshmukh --*** Life is like a sewer. What you get out of it depends on what you put into it. -- Tom Lehrer -- To UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: repost - anybody knows power-point substitute?

2002-11-10 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 12:09:35AM -0500, Scott Henson wrote: > On Sun, 2002-11-10 at 23:58, Sandip P Deshmukh wrote: > > hello all, > > > > i am unable to find a utility that can handle ms powerpoint > > presentations. anybody who knows any solution? > > p

Re: repost - anybody knows power-point substitute?

2002-11-10 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
installation program from wine used default installation options ran wine and installed program cheers, sandip p deshmukh --*** -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

pipe attachments in mutt

2002-11-11 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
command, i type xpdf. the xpdf program opens up. but empty. what is it that i am doing that is wrong? what do i need to do so that the desired application will open with the attachment? thanx in advance, sandip p deshmukh --*** -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a sub

use of folders

2002-11-11 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
pipe_split=no #set pipe_decode=no #set pipe_sep="\n" #set move=ask-no #set mask="!^\\.[^.]" #set mbox="~/mbox" #set mbox_type=mbox #set mh_purge=no #set confirmappend=yes #set confirmcreate=yes #set copy=yes #set default_hook="~f %s !~P | (~P ~C %s)" #set fcc

Re: pipe attachments in mutt

2002-11-11 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 10:10:37AM +, Glyn Kennington wrote: > Sandip P Deshmukh wrote: > > now, i occassionally get pdf files as attachments. i thouht if i 'pipe' the >attachment to > > xpdf, i will be able to see the attachment. > > > > so, while i

Re: use of folders

2002-11-11 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 10:30:24AM +, Colin Watson wrote: > On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 03:41:52PM +0530, Sandip P Deshmukh wrote: > > set folder="~/Mail" > [...] > > now, when i save a message in a folder by hitting s, the folder is created in ~ >and not in > &

Re: pipe attachments in mutt

2002-11-11 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 10:38:15AM +, Glyn Kennington wrote: > Sandip P Deshmukh wrote: > > > > what do i need to do so that the desired application will open with the >attachment? > > > xpdf has the correct mailcap entries that it should start automatically if &

Re: pipe attachments in mutt

2002-11-11 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 11:12:24AM +, Glyn Kennington wrote: > Sandip P Deshmukh wrote: > > > Things you can do: If you have any pdf files saved, type `see filename.pdf' > > > and see what happens. > > works perfectly! opens xpdf and the file > >

Re: systemwide fetchmail

2002-11-11 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
erties "" set daemon 5 thanx sandip p deshmukh --*** You roll my log, and I will roll yours. -- Lucius Annaeus Seneca -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

gpg: Can't check signature - is something wrong?

2002-11-11 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
hello all! i often get messages from the list which say begin gpg signature. invariably, the second line says can not verify signature. is something wrong with my set-up or is it a tampered message? regards, sandip p deshmukh --*** Why not go out on a limb? Isn't that wher

repost - printing - help please

2002-11-11 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
nd list of instructions? thanx in advance sandip p deshmukh --*** In most instances, all an argument proves is that two people are present. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

repost - import a csv file as addressbook for mutt (abook)

2002-11-11 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
ption but it does not work. any suggestions on how can i do that? thanx in advance sandip p deshmukh --*** The sky is blue so we know where to stop mowing. -- Judge Harold T. Stone -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe

Re: repost - printing - help please

2002-11-11 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 12:28:38AM -0500, Scott Henson wrote: > On Mon, 2002-11-11 at 23:44, Sandip P Deshmukh wrote: > > hp deskjet 710c printer is connected to it on lpt1 (i am using windows >nomenclature) > Just a general guess, but: > apt-get install magicfilter pnm2

Re: repost - printing - help please

2002-11-11 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 01:08:17AM -0500, Scott Henson wrote: > On Tue, 2002-11-12 at 00:54, Sandip P Deshmukh wrote: > > On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 12:28:38AM -0500, Scott Henson wrote: > > > On Mon, 2002-11-11 at 23:44, Sandip P Deshmukh wrote: > > > > hp deskjet 710c

Re: gpg: Can't check signature - is something wrong?

2002-11-12 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 08:48:59PM -0800, Jeff wrote: > Sandip P Deshmukh, 2002-Nov-12 09:38 +0530: > > hello all! > > > > i often get messages from the list which say begin gpg signature. > > > > invariably, the second line says can not verify signature. > &

Re: repost - printing - help please

2002-11-12 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 06:02:09PM +, Rupert wrote: > On 12 Nov 2002 07:27:27 +0100 Sandip P Deshmukh wrote: > > On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 01:08:17AM -0500, Scott Henson wrote: > > > On Tue, 2002-11-12 at 00:54, Sandip P Deshmukh wrote: > > > > what to do now

Re: repost - printing - help please

2002-11-12 Thread Sandip P Deshmukh
On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 01:47:10AM -0500, Travis Crump wrote: > Sandip P Deshmukh wrote: > >On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 01:08:17AM -0500, Scott Henson wrote: > > > >>On Tue, 2002-11-12 at 00:54, Sandip P Deshmukh wrote: > >> > >>>On Tue, Nov 12,

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