[techtalk] Linux and UNIX

2000-10-06 Thread Lynn Kuhlman
Is Linux close enough to UNIX that I could ask some UNIX questions? Thanks, Lynn ___ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/techtalk

Re: [techtalk] Linux and UNIX

2000-10-06 Thread Patricia Jung
On Thu, Oct 05, 2000 at 11:53:33PM -0700, Lynn Kuhlman wrote: > Is Linux close enough to UNIX that I could ask some UNIX questions? Depends on which Unix you're talking about and how detailed. As Linux is a Unix flavour, many things are similar or the same. However, when it comes to installatio

Re: [techtalk] Linux and UNIX

2000-10-06 Thread sara ruohotie
> Is Linux close enough to UNIX that I could ask some UNIX questions? imho it is. but you have to remember, that linux *isn't* unix, it's minix actually, it doesn't go with the unix standards. and depending on the question you have, you might even get an answer which is correct :> > Thanks,

Re: [techtalk] Multiple virtual host question/Apache

2000-10-06 Thread sara ruohotie
> 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 well, we use apache on our isp's server and provide virtual hosting for our clients and yes, there are quite an amount of virtual hosts running at the

Re: [techtalk] Linux and UNIX

2000-10-06 Thread Robert Wade
On Fri, 6 Oct 2000, sara ruohotie wrote: > > > Is Linux close enough to UNIX that I could ask some UNIX questions? > > imho it is. but you have to remember, that linux *isn't* unix, it's > minix actually, it doesn't go with the unix standards. No, Linux is not Minix at all. While it is true

Re: [techtalk] Linux and UNIX

2000-10-06 Thread bill t
Fire off the questions. The worst we can say is that it isn't applicable to linux. Most of us on this list are familar with more than one *nix anyway. I suggest you try to mention the *nix in the question because there is slight differences between the flavours. Bill On Thu, 5 Oct 2000 23:53:3

[techtalk] thanks for DSL help

2000-10-06 Thread K. Ziel
I just want to say thank you to everyone who helped me so much during my DSL angst. As it turned out, it wasn't software at all, but a *huge* hardware problem called my computer. thankfully, there was an extra computer at my job for me to use, as my old computer can't even get through bios righ

[techtalk] RE: Not using Netscape

2000-10-06 Thread Angela Nash
Opera just released a new build of their Linux browser. I'm playing with it now and it's FAST. Check it out. Jason ___ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/techtalk

Re: [techtalk] Linux and UNIX

2000-10-06 Thread shad
Damn, you stole my thunder :-) Cheers Shad Robert Wade wrote: > > On Fri, 6 Oct 2000, sara ruohotie wrote: > > > > > > Is Linux close enough to UNIX that I could ask some UNIX questions? > > > > imho it is. but you have to remember, that linux *isn't* unix, it's > > minix actually, it doesn't

Re: [techtalk] RE: Not using Netscape

2000-10-06 Thread curious
Btw here is a break down of cli browsers: (please feel free to make any corrections your feel nessary) links: http://artax.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~mikulas/links/ frames:yes cookies:no userauth:no ssl:no tables:yes background-downloads:yes mousesupport:yes Comments: this would problably be my browser

Re: [techtalk] RE: Not using Netscape

2000-10-06 Thread Laurel Fan
Excerpts from linuxchix: 6-Oct-100 Re: [techtalk] RE: Not usin.. by [EMAIL PROTECTED] > lynx: (not to be confused with the OS of same name) [...] > mousesupport:no This should be yes. ___ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux.org.u

Re: [techtalk] RE: Not using Netscape

2000-10-06 Thread Conor Daly
On Fri, Oct 06, 2000 at 12:34:13PM -0400 or so it is rumoured hereabouts, Angela Nash thought: > Opera just released a new build of their Linux browser. I'm playing with it > now and it's FAST. Check it out. > Er.. Where? -- Conor Daly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Domestic Sysadmin :-) ___

Re: [techtalk] RE: Not using Netscape

2000-10-06 Thread Sunnanvind Briling
Curious wrote [about lynx] Comments: probably the most famous cli browser though it's quite heavy and less able to properly present webpages with tables/frames Now, I haven't tried links, but the reason I use lynx over w3m (I have both installed, use both, but lynx a *lot* more) is that

Re: [techtalk] RE: Not using Netscape

2000-10-06 Thread Glen Strom
>Er.. Where? (is Opera) http://www.opera.com/download/linux.html Glen Strom [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/techtalk