Re: [techtalk] Mutt functionality

2001-07-06 Thread Conor Daly
On Thu, Jul 05, 2001 at 09:33:24PM +0100 or so it is rumoured hereabouts, Telsa Gwynne thought: > On Thu, Jul 05, 2001 at 10:57:43AM -0700 or thereabouts, Michelle Dukich wrote: > > Searchable by the standard commandline tools > (grep thing Mail/receive*) or by a keybinding which is > usually

Re: [techtalk] X issues

2001-07-06 Thread ktb
On Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 02:07:45AM -0400, coldfire wrote: > > Start X from the command line like so - > > $ startx > X.out 2>&1 > > or to just view the output of X - > > $ X > X.out 2>&1 > > by default, X dumps logs to /var/log/XFree86.0.log ... it should mention > that if you get the error "Fat

[techtalk] Video/Net Cam for conferencing

2001-07-06 Thread Subba Rao
Hello, I would like to setup Video conferencing on Linux. It is running 2.2.19 kernel and with a ATI 3D Rage Pro adapter. It is possible to view TV/Video on this adapter( I did it with NT, long time ago ). On linux, the video cam is hooked to the adapter and I can watch video too. Now, I would l

[techtalk] Firewalls und an off-topic Solaris question

2001-07-06 Thread Brian Sweeney
Hey all, Have a couple of questions for you. First, I'm setting up a Linux box with 64-bit PCI Gig ethernet cards. One SX, and one copper. It's going to act as a firewall. So, the first question is has anyone had any experience with Linux firewalling and Gig speeds? Are there horrible throug

Re: [techtalk] X issues

2001-07-06 Thread coldfire
> > by default, X dumps logs to /var/log/XFree86.0.log ... it should mention > > that if you get the error "Fatal: No Screens Found" .. > > I'm wondering if this is distro specific tweak to a config > file? I've got a debian box that was fatal erring everywhere and no > log file in /var/log. hrm

[techtalk] More X

2001-07-06 Thread Michelle Murrain
Well, I got version 4.03 of XFree86, and I still get the same problem - the standard svga driver, as well as the one that got installed by default by Progeny, has the same sort of "off" color. I've tried a number of the other X servers (for no good reason, really), and either I get the same "o

Re: [techtalk] Mutt functionality

2001-07-06 Thread Akkana
Conor Daly writes: > > > 3. Can we cut and paste text within and between > > > emails with Mutt? > > > > Well, you can run two mutts open on different messages > > and cut and paste like that. > > This is the one thing that bothers me about mutt. I suppose I could have > vi shell out and star

[techtalk] Slack 8 & Realplayer 8 problem

2001-07-06 Thread Jennifer Davis
Hi: I've been on this list for a week or so now and I haven't written anything yet (sorry!). Anyhow, I was working on an upgrade to Slackware. Overall, I like the changes in the distribution, especially GNOME, but alas this is not an editorial. This is something I also sent to alt.os.linux.sla

[techtalk] File sharing over the internet

2001-07-06 Thread kath
I'm currently working on a large project (web based email).  Well its large for me, anyway.   I'm working on it with another user (she is in two locations, on one same machine, was at home and now at university).   I am on 2 computers: Laptop I bring to home and work and my main desktop at ho

Re: [techtalk] File sharing over the internet

2001-07-06 Thread kath
I was thinking CVS... but not keeping changes local is important (so noone is holding out on something important on accident). Would CVS be able to do this? I always thought CVS was more like a different kind of FTP (How I've come to understand it is that you have people that can update the sour

Re: [techtalk] File sharing over the internet

2001-07-06 Thread James
oops, to be clearer: What I meant by "local" is, on our workstations. I want all changes on the server with no files on the client. - k - Original Message - From: "kath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 06, 2001 8:16 PM Subject: Re: [t

Re: [techtalk] File sharing over the internet

2001-07-06 Thread kath
Thnks for clearing up me being a non-specific dumbass for me yet again, James. You could at least use the right e-mail account to send it out and thus complete your half-hearted attempt at clearing up my misclarity under my name, turkey. Where are you now, out on the "ruff" again helping your

Screen is your friend (was Re: [techtalk] Mutt functionality)

2001-07-06 Thread Mary Gardiner
On Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 11:27:53AM -0700, Akkana wrote: > I usually just run another copy of mutt in a different shell window. > Or if I'm not in X (running on the console or over a telnet line), > I ctrl-Z to suspend the mutt process, use more or vi or another mutt > or whatever is easiest to vie

Re: Screen is your friend (was Re: [techtalk] Mutt functionality)

2001-07-06 Thread Mary Gardiner
On Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 09:42:07PM -0400, David Merrill wrote: > Very cool. The kde virtual terminal (konsole?) allows something very > similar, but the various terminals show as tabs on the bottom of the > window. Quite slick. I use PWM as my window manager, which is very minimalist but allows m

Re: Screen is your friend (was Re: [techtalk] Mutt functionality)

2001-07-06 Thread Malcolm Tredinnick
On Sat, Jul 07, 2001 at 01:46:40PM +1000, Mary Gardiner wrote: > On Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 09:42:07PM -0400, David Merrill wrote: > > Very cool. The kde virtual terminal (konsole?) allows something very > > similar, but the various terminals show as tabs on the bottom of the > > window. Quite slick.