Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dixons/PC World response

2013-05-01 Thread Nigel Verity
When I last mentioned Linux in PC World it was quite obvious that the assistant had never heard of it. Now that most PC World shops are integrated with Currys, there are staff with apparently little experience on the PC side. They may know a lot about fridges and hoovers but not IT. Maybe that w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dixons/PC World response .....

2013-05-01 Thread Jones, Victor
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:06:56 +0100 From: Barry Drake To: ubuntu-uk Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Dixons/PC World response . After a lot of contact making, including two opposing e-mails from the support team, I got the following response after copying in the CEO for the group. This seems to repr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Dixons/PC World response

2013-05-01 Thread Neil Greenwood
On May 1, 2013 1:28 PM, "Nigel Verity" wrote: > > When I last mentioned Linux in PC World it was quite obvious that the assistant had never heard of it. Now that most PC World shops are integrated with Currys, there are staff with apparently little experience on the PC side. They may know a lot ab

[ubuntu-uk] Network proxies and PAC files

2013-05-01 Thread Neil Greenwood
Hi, I'm having a problem with Ubuntu in work when I try to use a PAC file to configure the proxy. The result is that the http_proxy variable is not set, and everything tries to connect directly. Does anyone have any idea how I could try to debug this? By the way, the same file works perfectly for

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Network proxies and PAC files

2013-05-01 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 1 May 2013 16:06, Neil Greenwood wrote: > Hi, > I'm having a problem with Ubuntu in work when I try to use a PAC file to > configure the proxy. The result is that the http_proxy variable is not set, > and everything tries to connect directly. Does anyone have any idea how I > could try to debu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Network proxies and PAC files

2013-05-01 Thread Neil Greenwood
On May 1, 2013 4:16 PM, "Simon Greenwood" wrote: > > > > > On 1 May 2013 16:06, Neil Greenwood wrote: >> >> Hi, >> I'm having a problem with Ubuntu in work when I try to use a PAC file to configure the proxy. The result is that the http_proxy variable is not set, and everything tries to connect d

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Network proxies and PAC files

2013-05-01 Thread Alan Jenkins
Foxyproxy is a good plugin for firefox if you cannot get the PAC file working. That allows setting exceptions and redirecting to different proxies based on regular expressions. On 1 May 2013, at 17:11, Neil Greenwood wrote: On May 1, 2013 4:16 PM, "Simon Greenwood" wrote: > > > > > On 1 May 20

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Network proxies and PAC files

2013-05-01 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 1 May 2013 17:10, Neil Greenwood wrote: > > On May 1, 2013 4:16 PM, "Simon Greenwood" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > On 1 May 2013 16:06, Neil Greenwood > wrote: > >> > >> Hi, > >> I'm having a problem with Ubuntu in work when I try to use a PAC file > to configure the proxy. The result is that

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Network proxies and PAC files

2013-05-01 Thread Neil Greenwood
On May 1, 2013 5:27 PM, "Alan Jenkins" wrote: > > Foxyproxy is a good plugin for firefox if you cannot get the PAC file working. That allows setting exceptions and redirecting to different proxies based on regular expressions. > I've used foxyproxy in the past, but I don't think it's particularly

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Network proxies and PAC files

2013-05-01 Thread Alan Jenkins
You could also try this: http://linuxpoison.blogspot.tw/2010/12/automatic-web-browser-proxy.html?m=1 On 1 May 2013, at 17:49, Neil Greenwood wrote: On May 1, 2013 5:27 PM, "Alan Jenkins" wrote: > > Foxyproxy is a good plugin for firefox if you cannot get the PAC file working. That allows setti

[ubuntu-uk] missing hard drive

2013-05-01 Thread norman silverstone
I have just finished a completely fresh install, on my PC, of Xubuntu 13.04 64 bit and, for the first time, Windows 7 64 bit. There were no problems with the dual installation. However, although my PC has two hard drives, only one appears in either operating system. Please, how do I get my mi