Re: [ubuntu-uk] IRC - does not connect

2008-08-01 Thread Mac
Stephen Hildrey wrote: > It might be worth trying to connect on port 6665 which is supported by > most (all?) freenode servers and is less likely to be filtered by your ISP. Great! Using 6665 I can connect using Pidgin. I can't see anywhere to change the default port in Xchat-gnome. Any ideas

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IRC - does not connect

2008-08-01 Thread Jake Bunce
Try a web based client like mibbit http://www.mibbit.com/ :-) 2008/8/1 Stephen Hildrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Mac wrote: > > Stephen Hildrey wrote: > > > >> Does your ISP block port 6667? Can you connect to > chat.freenode.net:6667 > >> (e.g. telnet chat.freenode.net 6667)? > > > > If I do teln

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IRC - does not connect

2008-08-01 Thread Stephen Hildrey
Mac wrote: > Stephen Hildrey wrote: > >> Does your ISP block port 6667? Can you connect to chat.freenode.net:6667 >> (e.g. telnet chat.freenode.net 6667)? > > If I do telnet chat.freenode.net 6667 > > I get only > > Trying 216.155.130.130... > > which just sits there, with nothing else happe

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IRC - does not connect

2008-08-01 Thread Mac
Stephen Hildrey wrote: > Does your ISP block port 6667? Can you connect to chat.freenode.net:6667 > (e.g. telnet chat.freenode.net 6667)? If I do telnet chat.freenode.net 6667 I get only Trying 216.155.130.130... which just sits there, with nothing else happening. I'll e-mail my ISP to chec

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IRC - does not connect

2008-08-01 Thread Mac
Jake Bunce wrote: > Do you have any firewall rules that may be blocking IRC? Not AFAIK. I don't have a software firewall. How would I check??? Mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IRC - does not connect

2008-08-01 Thread Stephen Hildrey
Mac wrote: > Mac wrote: >> I thought I'd have a go with IRC. I've set up an account in >> Xchat-gnome, but it does not make the connection. All I get is >> >> Looking up irc.ubuntu.com.. >> Connecting to chat.freenode.net (209.177.146.34) port 6667.. >> >> and then it just hangs. I get the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IRC - does not connect

2008-08-01 Thread Jake Bunce
Do you have any firewall rules that may be blocking IRC? 2008/8/1 Mac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Mac wrote: > > I thought I'd have a go with IRC. I've set up an account in > > Xchat-gnome, but it does not make the connection. All I get is > > > > Looking up irc.ubuntu.com.. > > Connecting to cha

Re: [ubuntu-uk] IRC - does not connect

2008-08-01 Thread Mac
Mac wrote: > I thought I'd have a go with IRC. I've set up an account in > Xchat-gnome, but it does not make the connection. All I get is > > Looking up irc.ubuntu.com.. > Connecting to chat.freenode.net (209.177.146.34) port 6667.. > > and then it just hangs. I get the same thing with ot

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google & Privacy

2008-08-01 Thread Adam Funk
On 2008-08-01, Mac wrote: > AFAIR, Google log the originating IP addresses and details of the > searches for all searches done through their servers, and keep the logs > for two years. They do the same for all their on-line services. And > they reserve the right to data-mine the information yo

[ubuntu-uk] IRC - does not connect

2008-08-01 Thread Mac
I thought I'd have a go with IRC. I've set up an account in Xchat-gnome, but it does not make the connection. All I get is Looking up irc.ubuntu.com.. Connecting to chat.freenode.net (209.177.146.34) port 6667.. and then it just hangs. I get the same thing with other channels; and the s

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Did you get my invite?

2008-08-01 Thread Alan Pope
On Fri, 2008-08-01 at 09:39 -0400, Alfred Lakudzala wrote: > > > Hi, > > Please join me > > Address set to moderated. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Bug Day

2008-08-01 Thread John Levin
Paul Broadhead wrote: > Hi, > I'm new to this list so hello everyone. Welcome aboard. > I'm also new to bug jams so > would there be room for a novice at this event? I should think many of us would be novices at this, so there really should be room. > I'm a C/C++ developer > on Linux and h

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Did you get my invite?

2008-08-01 Thread James Edwrd Grabham
On Fri, Aug 01, 2008 at 03:05:56PM +0100, ptaylor wrote: > Colin McCarthy wrote: > > On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 2:39 PM, Alfred Lakudzala > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> Please join me > >> > > > > Ok, now that really is spam! Should someone official speak to Alfred? > >

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Did you get my invite?

2008-08-01 Thread ptaylor
Colin McCarthy wrote: > On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 2:39 PM, Alfred Lakudzala > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Please join me >> > > Ok, now that really is spam! Should someone official speak to Alfred? > And ask him to stop or unsubscribe him? > > Colin > > hi thats definatly a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Did you get my invite?

2008-08-01 Thread Colin McCarthy
On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 2:39 PM, Alfred Lakudzala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Please join me Ok, now that really is spam! Should someone official speak to Alfred? And ask him to stop or unsubscribe him? Colin -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubun

[ubuntu-uk] Did you get my invite?

2008-08-01 Thread Alfred Lakudzala
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google & Privacy

2008-08-01 Thread Mac
Mac wrote: > AFAIR, Google log the originating IP addresses and details of the > searches for all searches done through their servers, and keep the logs > for two years. Correction: 18 months. Then they are "anonymized". Mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/lis

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google & Privacy

2008-08-01 Thread Mac
Jeff Fisher wrote: > Some on the list may not be aware that Google, for whatever reason, > record all search originations. I would be interested to know if > searches conducted through the Mozilla Ubuntu search plugin are subject > to the same criteria as normal Google searches. Would anyone kno

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google & Privacy

2008-08-01 Thread Adrian
Well complete privacy does not exist according to Google http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/910/google-complete-privacy-does -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Google & Privacy

2008-08-01 Thread Ciaran Mooney
I know that they atleast record what program they have come from, as the Mozilla Foundation get a couple of pennies each time a search is sent from the built-in Firefox Google search. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/

[ubuntu-uk] Google & Privacy

2008-08-01 Thread Jeff Fisher
Some on the list may not be aware that Google, for whatever reason, record all search originations. I would be interested to know if searches conducted through the Mozilla Ubuntu search plugin are subject to the same criteria as normal Google searches. Would anyone know if, as I suspect, all s