Linux-Announce Digest #356, Volume #3 Sat, 13 Feb 99 20:13:27 EST Contents: LOCAL: Central Florida ELUG Installfest! (Jeff Rose) COMMERCIAL: $1.99 Red Hat RPMs Galore CD-ROM (CheapBytes Information) bk2site 0.3.1- convert Nestscape bookmarks to yahoo-like site. ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SHAREWARE: NFTP 1.50 - powerful interactive textmode ftp client (Sergey Ayukov) PIKT, Problem Informant/Killer Tool, v1.2 released (Robert Osterlund) LOCAL: February 17: DC Linux User Group meeting: Alpha CPU Linux news ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jeff Rose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: LOCAL: Central Florida ELUG Installfest! Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 00:10:19 GMT =====BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE===== Everyone's Linux User Group (ELUG) serves the Central Florida and Space Coast area with information and services for the Linux Operating System. If you have heard the pro's and con's of this free Unix-like Operating System or are curious about what it can do for YOU, this is your chance to see Linux in action and get your own free copy installed by knowledgeable experts. February is THE month to visit ELUG! We are sponsoring an "Installfest" (see http://www.installfest.com ) where you can bring in your own hardware for an expert installation (*) of the latest Linux distributions as well as the opportunity to see how excellent Linux interacts with Windows 95/98, Windows NT Server or Novell Server (and Apple & others!) for a head to head performance comparison. Like the name implies, EVERYONE is welcome to attend! DATE: Friday, 19 February 1999 TIME: 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. (1930-2130) LOCATION: Florida Institute of Technology Graduate Center (FIT) Suite 161 3165 McCrory Place Orlando FL 32803 VICINITY: Office park behind the Fashion Square Mall in Orlando [Near Naval Training Center/UCF - take Maguire Blvd north to Woodcock (traffic signal) from E Colonial Dr (HWY 50)] TOPIC: Linux INSTALLFEST We encourage you to take a look at our link below for more information, maps and possible updates. Thank you! http://www.elug.org/meeting.html (*) Some precautions apply, see website! - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Everyone's Linux User Group (ELUG) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.elug.org - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - -- This article has been digitally signed by the moderator, using PGP. http://www.iki.fi/mjr/cola-public-key.asc has PGP key for validating signature. 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This group is archived at http://www.iki.fi/mjr/linux/cola.html =====BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE===== Version: 2.6.3ia Charset: latin1 iQCUAgUBNsYUcFrUI/eHXJZ5AQGDiwP4gXZvREQ9Kp2yrZo4fyU4G6qtdNxvA4gi nOCSfqjYmF4PY/jQgB7v7HeFLYnteCvBAGNf75c48XUfVavPyJPdnNOq1petht7t 79VDekyM1+BLdKamVnoXsMlhEX7y0b++d4Q4nbMnkelSfFpEd4ihro6d1BBPGtR0 oHMCdUrjXg== =3khN =====END PGP SIGNATURE===== ------------------------------ From: CheapBytes Information <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: COMMERCIAL: $1.99 Red Hat RPMs Galore CD-ROM Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 00:11:34 GMT =====BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE===== CheapBytes RPMS Galore CD-ROM +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Cheap*Bytes, a company that specializes in low cost Linux related products, announces the following: CheapBytes RPMS Galore CD-ROM --------> $ 1.99 each Included on this CD, you will find selected legally distributable Red Hat contrib files. In addtion you will find the Red Hat PowerTools. This CD makes an ideal companion to any Red Hat system. 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This group is archived at http://www.iki.fi/mjr/linux/cola.html =====BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE===== Version: 2.6.3ia Charset: latin1 iQCVAgUBNsYUtlrUI/eHXJZ5AQHTrwQAxOF3YoUMN+bjZLW9A4FvYOFWGjwxOqth hTrXi+yvQo2iUrhei6UT9V50mjmqsK98TzZeWhSi0oewHPT4Hp+4SFe3dQcryMv4 sqtbwEVzYXDFRtwyjn+IZtkZI8lV9TL5/zV3qen6u1zmEsFg1RNok5XC58abPzdP k1HOwOO71KQ= =r69z =====END PGP SIGNATURE===== ------------------------------ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: bk2site 0.3.1- convert Nestscape bookmarks to yahoo-like site. Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 00:19:50 GMT Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =====BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE===== bk2site is a small program that will convert your Netscape bookmarks file, or a subset of it, into a yahoo-like website. You can see an example website at http://multiagent.com. The program can found at http://multiagent.com/bk2site.html and is distributed under the GPL. It has several nice features: Nice-looking output. Powerful customization. Inserts navigation information into the top of each page. Puts a "new" icon next to new entries. Puts New Additions on the front page. Supports URL and directory aliases. Use PRIVATE keyword to keep some URLs/folders from appearing. Runs on Linux only (so far). - -- This article has been digitally signed by the moderator, using PGP. http://www.iki.fi/mjr/cola-public-key.asc has PGP key for validating signature. Send submissions for comp.os.linux.announce to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PLEASE remember a short description of the software and the LOCATION. This group is archived at http://www.iki.fi/mjr/linux/cola.html =====BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE===== Version: 2.6.3ia Charset: latin1 iQCVAgUBNsYWplrUI/eHXJZ5AQHGnQP/f464LTlLpILDWAbU+qx2Z71t8lKU336C 6p97UWtYvc/ThtAQY12PZHZB0apoY9hYDAGwXNcDtYSpTeNPS8S86BcBdslDWOla Wus8RBZ9L7TLbtRGYV7FyTtjPyMk9N9dq+JVua4d4+gWVR+TvUv2BDPWtFt2NJ/o 0V3pl7qKMOo= =owKv =====END PGP SIGNATURE===== ------------------------------ From: Sergey Ayukov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: SHAREWARE: NFTP 1.50 - powerful interactive textmode ftp client Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 00:19:16 GMT =====BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE===== submitted by: Sergey Ayukov ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Version 1.50 of NFTP is available. NFTP is a powerful interactive textmode ftp client for BeOS (R3,R4) Intel, Digital Unix, FreeBSD, Linux, OS/2, Solaris (SPARC and Intel) and Windows 95/98/NT. New distinctive features of this version are: - Direct FTP Search interface allows to find and download files quickly; includes advanced filtering capabilities, can sort results by host, domain, size, name, date/time. - Mouse support (not quite complete yet); works in OS/2 VIO, PM, Windows 95/98/NT, Unix xterm/rxvt/etc. Can be switched off. - Experimental (read: alpha-quality) OS/2 NFTP/PM version. NFTP user interface has been translated into English, Bulgarian, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Swedish and Ukrainian. More information including detailed list of new features and bugfixes and links for downloading is available from http://www.ayukov.com/ NFTP is shareware, so you have to pay for it to transfer files larger than 1024KB. The registration fee is $25. You can register via BMT Micro (http://www.bmtmicro.com). One registration covers all versions (including future ones) on all platforms. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Sergey Ayukov Sternberg Astronomical Institute http://www.ayukov.com Moscow, Russia http://crydee.sai.msu.ru/index-asv.html - -- This article has been digitally signed by the moderator, using PGP. http://www.iki.fi/mjr/cola-public-key.asc has PGP key for validating signature. Send submissions for comp.os.linux.announce to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PLEASE remember a short description of the software and the LOCATION. This group is archived at http://www.iki.fi/mjr/linux/cola.html =====BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE===== Version: 2.6.3ia Charset: latin1 iQCVAgUBNsYWhVrUI/eHXJZ5AQH7uQP/USvMEE9t+iThK9F53mShjVJPTpnvrzHD zpjNJR2churfz4skR5ecOmk9WPYrLka9/szfOU83KugbCMAL/ZxfaSY3ZuHJYtoL emjNzWesoIZpNfdU086UNqyrBByugnvWwn2BFrHWAVZ8/iPrnSE/mVIjh/Yurny5 0mL1h5+6WVo= =0hRm =====END PGP SIGNATURE===== ------------------------------ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert Osterlund) Subject: PIKT, Problem Informant/Killer Tool, v1.2 released Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 00:25:55 GMT =====BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE===== PIKT, Problem Informant/Killer Tool, version 1.2 New developments: increased max array size to 65535 elements; fixed several GNU/Linux-specific problems (the GNU/Linux version is now on a par with the Solaris/SunOS versions); implemented some speedups; fixed some bugs PIKT is an innovative new paradigm for administering heterogeneous networked workstations. PIKT monitors systems, reports problems, and fixes those problems automatically whenever possible. PIKT uses an embedded scripting language that sports an especially clean syntax and introduces unique features to make your programming easier. PIKT is also a sophisticated control mechanism for managing all of your administrative scripts. You can, setting aside the PIKT language, even use it to version control, install, error log, and schedule programs written in other languages, as well as to employ macros, meta-comments, and C-like #if and #include directives in Perl, AWK, etc. PIKT is distributed under the GNU General Public License. Available now for Solaris, SunOS, and GNU/Linux. For more info, and complete source code, documentation, and data files (all 40,000+ lines of it), please visit the PIKT Web site at: http://pikt.uchicago.edu/pikt Robert Osterlund [EMAIL PROTECTED] - -- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Osterlund, Unix Systems Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] Grad School of Business, U of Chicago phone: 773/702-8898 1101 E. 58th Street, #309, Chicago, IL 60637, USA fax: 773/702-0233 - -- This article has been digitally signed by the moderator, using PGP. http://www.iki.fi/mjr/cola-public-key.asc has PGP key for validating signature. Send submissions for comp.os.linux.announce to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PLEASE remember a short description of the software and the LOCATION. This group is archived at http://www.iki.fi/mjr/linux/cola.html =====BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE===== Version: 2.6.3ia Charset: latin1 iQCVAgUBNsYYE1rUI/eHXJZ5AQGVewQAiGTshN/2On8VMsnqIAtxQRMUu9Qj2EWt LkqDMbczNNwN1hsYJQrGnn1QmsUJ1Z83kbk5cp431oXdkF7L28F+KPe5DbbkhFK8 yLhaweI7ORqVw0CQEvEWtoiYG2uCxSMl/wRzEltBAGkcIP51dwbuyGAHPrvQDZaE iPOlE+zXTIw= =E7rC =====END PGP SIGNATURE===== ------------------------------ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: LOCAL: February 17: DC Linux User Group meeting: Alpha CPU Linux news Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 00:17:37 GMT =====BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE===== Path: news.nist.gov!not-for-mail Lines: 89 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> NNTP-Posting-Host: rrdjazz.nist.gov X-Newsreader: Gnus v5.3/Emacs 19.34 Xref: news.nist.gov dc.org.linux-users:1421 dc.general:20905 nist.general:15 The February 1999 meeting of Washington DC Linux user group will take place on Wednesday, February 17, 7pm, at the National Institutes of Health; see our home page, http://dclug.tux.org Come to the meeting and win an Alpha workstation! Bob Segrest of Compaq OEM and Patmos International will talk about "Linux and the Alpha SBC". His presentation will review the evolution of Alpha Single Board Computers developed and sold by Digital and Compaq during the past four years. Topic areas will include: Evolution of the Alpha processor Digital/Compaq Alpha SBCs An informal study of Linux performance on Alpha SBCs Several Alpha SBCs including Noname, EB64+, LX, SX, RX, and possibly the new dual processor 264DP will be shown and demonstrated after the presentation. Door prizes will include a complete Alpha Linux computer system! The meeting dates for the rest of year 1999 are: March 17 April 21 May 19 June 16 July 21 August 18 September 15 October 20 November 17 December 15 For other details, see our home page http://dclug.tux.org ************************ ** How to get there *** ************************ BIG PICTURE: to Frederick to Baltimore & NYC \ \ I-270 / / \ \ / / Gaithersburg \ I-95 \ Rockville / / | | / / \ ==I-495 beltway=/ / // \\ // \\ || Washington || || DC || Fairfax || || // \\ // ================= NIH AND VICINITY Rockville Pike I-270 spur (Rte 355) \ \__________|____|_________________ \ / I-495 Beltway / /---------|----|----------------- Wisconsin Ave | | | | | | | | Cedar Lane ========= | Bldg. 10 is the huge NIH hospital | | | complex. The best parking opportunity West Dr.->| | | is Building 10's underground parking | | | lot P3 (entrance on the east side, lowest Bldg 10 | | level); it is free if you leave after 7pm. | | The elevator runs to the main lobby. There | | is also some paid street parking around. South Drive === | Lippsett auditorium is located on the | | left side of the main entrance lobby. M Medical Center (Red Metro Line) You can retrieve the NIH site map at URL You can retrieve the NIH site maps and photos at URL http://www.nih.gov/welcome/maps.html - -- This article has been digitally signed by the moderator, using PGP. http://www.iki.fi/mjr/cola-public-key.asc has PGP key for validating signature. Send submissions for comp.os.linux.announce to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PLEASE remember a short description of the software and the LOCATION. 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