[PLUG] [OT] GMail POP! (and OpenPGP and PLUG admins allowing 'signature.asc' attachments)

2004-11-18 Thread Vishal Rao
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, GMail is now providing free POP access! But for how long it will remain free, I don't know. They say they "have no plans" to change this. Click on "New Features" or if your settings has "Forwarding and POP" listed then you have it already! This

Re: [PLUG] One Week On, Firefox Nudges Towards Five Million

2004-11-18 Thread Vishal Rao
On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 23:29:37 +0530, Sumeet Madhukar Moghe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "The open source browser Firefox has surpassed four million downloads in just > over a week according to the spreadfirefox.com web site. Hi, Does that include downloads from mirrors?! What about examples like m

Re: [PLUG] Bochs

2004-11-18 Thread Shantanoo
On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 07:01:15 -0800 (PST), Harshal Vaidya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Has anybody used Bochs? > http://bochs.sourcefoege.net > > Its a x86 platform simulator, much in functionality > like VMWare. > > I'm currently having a hard time understanding how to > set it up. All I

Re: [PLUG] Need help setting up modules (slackware 9.1).

2004-11-18 Thread Sumeet Madhukar Moghe
On Wednesday 17 November 2004 18:40, Atul Sowani wrote: > Hi, > > I am using Treansend JetFlash (512MB) on slackware linux 9.1. In > order to use it on linux, I need to connect it _before_ booting > my machine. If I connect it afterwards, I can not mount it. The > reason behind this is few of the m

[PLUG] Patrick Volkerding needs your help, Slackers

2004-11-18 Thread Sumeet Madhukar Moghe
Slackers who care could read the following. Is there anyone who can help? ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/PAT-NEEDS-YOUR-HELP.txt "Send a URL to the archive of the original message. By the way, make sure that this is not a hoax; it surely is." I hope Mr Moderator check

Re: [PLUG] Install Problem Of Xandros.

2004-11-18 Thread kapil pendse
Hi! > I will recreate this problem in a couple of days > and try the rescue mode if present. I dont hv any > floppies, hence no boot floppy. If it doesnt provide > one, I will use knoppix and try to solve the prob. You have SuSE 9.1 CDs right? You can use those to rescue your bootloader. :-) If y

[PLUG] One Week On, Firefox Nudges Towards Five Million

2004-11-18 Thread Sumeet Madhukar Moghe
"The open source browser Firefox has surpassed four million downloads in just over a week according to the spreadfirefox.com web site. "Up until yesterday the total number of downloads of the browser stood at 4,275,712. We can expect the number to surpass five million sometime today. Download

[PLUG] Bochs

2004-11-18 Thread Harshal Vaidya
Hi, Has anybody used Bochs? http://bochs.sourcefoege.net Its a x86 platform simulator, much in functionality like VMWare. I'm currently having a hard time understanding how to set it up. All I wanted to know was whether anybody has used it. What were there experiences with it? Has anybody tri

Re: [PLUG] Install Problem Of Xandros.

2004-11-18 Thread A G
> don't know. A lot of distros don't touch the > bootloader config till the very > end of the install procedure. You could have solved > the problem if you had a > boot floppy or by using the rescue mode, if the > Xandros installer has one. > Just boot of the boot floppy and reinstall lilo. > >

Re: [PLUG] Install Problem Of Xandros.

2004-11-18 Thread Saifi Khan
On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 03:54:07 + (GMT), A G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I have installed Xandros 2.0. A couple of days ago I > left the xandros CD in my CD drive and booted the > machine. The xandros install started. Since I had kept > the cd in the drive by mistake and didnt want t

Re: [PLUG] Off Topic: Blank CDs.

2004-11-18 Thread Saifi Khan
On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 10:18:46 + (GMT), A G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > > My friend has brought 100 blank CDs of 700 MB capacity > from Madras at 700 Rs. They are at least 5 Rs cheaper > per CD that we get in Pune. (If anyone knows where we > get a 7Rs CD in Pune, please let me know.)

Re: [PLUG] Install Problem Of Xandros.

2004-11-18 Thread Kaustubh Gadkari
> Now the problem was that the booting of xandros use to > hang. I used to get the booting from ide0 message and > then just "L1". Was that L1 or Li (LI). If it was Li, there's a problem with lilo. Maybe Xandros screwed up your lilo. Why it should do that at the first prompt I don't know. A lot

Re: [PLUG] Off Topic: Blank CDs.

2004-11-18 Thread A G
> > the group). > > For people not concerned, please bear with this > mail. > > How about putting '[SEMI-COMMERCIAL]' in the > subject? > > Regards, > Shantanoo Ok. Btw. I had never intended to sell any CDs to anyone. There was some communication gap between me and my friend and instead of buyi

[PLUG] Install Problem Of Xandros.

2004-11-18 Thread A G
Hi All, I have installed Xandros 2.0. A couple of days ago I left the xandros CD in my CD drive and booted the machine. The xandros install started. Since I had kept the cd in the drive by mistake and didnt want to install anything, I cancelled it at the very 1st prompt that I got, removed the CD

[PLUG] Need help setting up modules (slackware 9.1).

2004-11-18 Thread Atul Sowani
Hi, I am using Treansend JetFlash (512MB) on slackware linux 9.1. In order to use it on linux, I need to connect it _before_ booting my machine. If I connect it afterwards, I can not mount it. The reason behind this is few of the modules are loaded only if I connect the JetFlash memory stick befor

Re: [PLUG] BSD.

2004-11-18 Thread Shridhar Daithankar
Shantanoo wrote: On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 12:29:59 +0530, Shridhar Daithankar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: If it is 5.2.1, don't bother. It is not latest and it has known severe bugs. Don't get your expectations ruined due to a known buggy version. Well 5.2.1 worked quite well for me. If enough people ar

Re: [PLUG] BSD.

2004-11-18 Thread Shantanoo
On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 12:29:59 +0530, Shridhar Daithankar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If it is 5.2.1, don't bother. It is not latest and it has known severe bugs. > Don't get your expectations ruined due to a known buggy version. > Well 5.2.1 worked quite well for me. > If enough people are intere