Re: [techtalk] The End of The World

2001-06-13 Thread Erin Clarke
On Tue, Jun 12, 2001 at 07:41:47PM -0700, bill t wrote: > I just returned from the TLUG meeting, where Jim Mercer > had attended. I tell you the end is near. > > (Jim Mercer, for those who don't know is one of the > freeBSD Gurus) So, what did the Enigmatic Jim say or do at yesterday's TLUG m

Re: [techtalk] Backup strategy

2001-04-25 Thread Erin Clarke
On Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 10:07:12AM -0400, Erin Clarke wrote: > On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 03:05:13PM -0700, jennyw wrote: >> Can anyone suggest where I can go to find out more about backup strategies? > > I, personally, recommend a 'trip' to > http://www.backupcentral

Re: [techtalk] Backup strategy

2001-04-25 Thread Erin Clarke
On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 03:05:13PM -0700, jennyw wrote: > Can anyone suggest where I can go to find out more about backup strategies? I, personally, recommend a 'trip' to http://www.backupcentral.com/ where you will find loads of information about backup strategies, software, etc. I've used

Re: [techtalk] Better snort/logcheck reporting - portsentry

2001-04-22 Thread Erin Clarke
ld be on? I just signed up > for the debian security annoucements and discussion list. I highly recommend bugtraq http://www.securityfocus.com/ and CERT http://www.cert.org/ as well as any related to your OS and important server software. Erin 8) > - Original Message ----- > F

Re: [techtalk] Better snort/logcheck reporting - portsentry

2001-04-22 Thread Erin Clarke
On Sat, Apr 21, 2001 at 11:43:19PM -0700, Nicole Zimmerman wrote: > You might also check out 'portsentry': it looks for port scans on specific > ports so you don't have to get all of the other traffic as well. Snort is > good for all around stuff. portsentry is great, not least because its free..

Re: [techtalk] OT: This takes the cake

2001-04-11 Thread Erin Clarke
I feel compelled to contribute anecdotally.. On Wed, Apr 11, 2001 at 11:48:02AM -0400, Kath wrote: > They are putting new windows in the area where the T1 line > enters our school building. They UNHOOKED the T1 line and > left it dangling from a nearby telephone pole. Actually I > surely hop

Re: [techtalk] Registering DNS servers

2001-04-09 Thread Erin Clarke
On Tue, Apr 10, 2001 at 02:41:48AM -0400, Erin Clarke wrote: > http://www.networksolutions.com/cgi-bin/makechanges/itts/host I see that someone already sent this URL, but I just thought I'd add, for clarity, that registering a host (AKA nameserver) is FREE of charge.

Re: [techtalk] Registering DNS servers

2001-04-09 Thread Erin Clarke
On Tue, Apr 10, 2001 at 02:17:07PM +1000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Mary Gardiner wrote: >> I thought that there were actually two more or less independent procedures. There are... >> 1) Registering a domain name, which can be done through endless registrars. Well, ICANN Accredited Registrars.

Re: [techtalk] Time stamps on copies of files

2000-10-13 Thread Erin Clarke
cp -p -p to preserve original file info (permissions, ownership, date, etc.) man cp for more! Erin 8) On Fri, Oct 13, 2000 at 10:27:12AM -0700, Katherine Macey wrote: > Hi, > > Does anyone know how I can copy a file and keep the original time stamp (ie, > not the time at which it was copi

Re: [techtalk] Multiple virtual host question/Apache

2000-10-05 Thread Erin Clarke
On Thu, Oct 05, 2000 at 01:59:29PM -0500, Yvonne Beever wrote: > Is there a reasonable limit to the amount of virtual hosts one should > run on a server? For example, we're up to 5 virtual hosts on one web > server (using Apache) and are considering adding another. One opinion > has been voiced t

Re: [techtalk] Linux/Apache/Webmin question

2000-10-02 Thread Erin Clarke
Check the path info in the apachectl script (path to httpd and path to pid file). Could you possibly have two different versions of apache installed on this machine? Are you running your site off one httpd.conf or are you using several (as in one conf file per site)? I'm assuming you're running f

Re: [techtalk] *nix comparisons?

2000-07-17 Thread Erin Clarke
The Rosetta Stone for UNIX: http://home.earthlink.net/~bhami/rosetta.html This may not be exactly what you're looking for, but it is useful, nonetheless, as a comparison of (and for finding) different tools and info accross various proprietary and open source UNIX/UNIX-type OS's... hmmm, NetBS

Re: [techtalk] A friend's question

2000-06-12 Thread Erin Clarke
Dunno anything about running it, but: YellowDog Linux is the one for Mac folk http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/ydl_home.html There may be other Mac distributions out there, I just don't know of any others, since I'm not much of a Mac user (familiar, not avid). Or she can just wait until MacOS X

Re: [techtalk] know of a linux-friendly isp in la?

2000-06-07 Thread Erin Clarke
-0500, Robert Wade wrote: > I most certianly was not being sarcastic, I was didn't really know what she > was talking about. I'm terribly sorry, however if it came across that way > > Robert Wade > > > Erin Clarke wrote: > > > I assume that Kathy

Re: [techtalk] know of a linux-friendly isp in la?

2000-06-07 Thread Erin Clarke
ight be, even if I can't suggest any L.A.-based ISPs who are known to provide tech support to Linux users. Erin 8) -- Erin Clarke SysAdmin-y Type Doer of Many Things On Wed, Jun 07, 2000 at 02:57:19PM -0500, Robert Wade wrote: > Well golly, all you really need is a ppp friendly isp, and most

[techtalk] Web-based Linux Desktop

2000-05-28 Thread Erin Clarke
I'd sent this when the list was non-functioning. The original message doesn't seem to have made it so I am resending it... Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 12:43:34 -0400 From: Erin Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Web-based Linux Desktop Message-ID: <[EMA

Re: [techtalk] a good perl book - regex book!

2000-05-19 Thread Erin Clarke
On Fri, May 19, 2000 at 11:43:41AM +0100, Telsa Gwynne wrote: > On Thu, May 18, 2000 at 09:35:21PM -0400 or thereabouts, srl wrote: > > On Thu, 18 May 2000, Clair Mooza wrote: > > > or perhaps *Learning Regular Expressions* (?), also both published > > by O'Reilly. www.oreilly.com will tell all.

Re: [techtalk] re: PHP

2000-04-19 Thread Erin Clarke
ot of PHP documentation available (in various formats) there, too. Erin 8) -- Erin Clarke, SysAdmin-y Type, Doer of Many Things ___ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/techtalk

Re: [techtalk] disk space monitoring?

2000-04-17 Thread Erin Clarke
as a cron job. 0 3 * * 1 /local/sbin/maildu.sh Hope that helps! Erin 8) -- Erin Clarke SysAdmin-y Type, Doer of Many Things ___ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/techtalk

Re: [techtalk] re: Apache

2000-04-12 Thread Erin Clarke
uot;|/usr/local/sbin/cronolog /wwwlogs/logs/usersite/%Y-%m-%d" If this doesn't work, check to see if you have AddHandler cgi-script cgi Hope that helps, Erin 8) Erin Clarke, SysAdmin-y Type, Doer of Many Things ___ techtalk mailing list [E

Re: [techtalk] netscape woes

1999-11-09 Thread Erin Clarke
nd I'll have to switch machines, > > telnet in, kill all my netscape processes remotely, > > and start over. It's getting ridiculous. > > > > Can anyone suggest advice or diagnostic tricks? Should > > I ditch Gnome/Enlightenment? Go back to an older > > Netscape? -- Erin Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Web Networks Systems Administration http://community.web.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org

Re: [techtalk] No HTML/RTF - What Browser...

1999-10-28 Thread Erin Clarke
mail/news, depending on which account it is, and good ol' Lynx for browsing. Erin 8) -- Erin Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Web Networks Systems Administration http://community.web.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxchix.org

Re: [techtalk] request(<-was) Terminals/screen

1999-10-12 Thread Erin Clarke
nd the number of terminal sessions I have in use, though I've yet to have 40 (in any combination of terminal and screen sessions) open at once! I prefer fewer actual windows open (or no windows but fewer Alt+F# terminals), yet each one has several screen sessions running (^A+N|P to scroll