Linux-Announce Digest #395, Volume #3 Sun, 14 Mar 99 15:13:19 EST
Contents:
COMMERCIAL: LinkScan 5.3 - Enhancements improve Website Administration and Control
(Ken Churilla)
Mp3blaster 2.0b5 - interactive text-based mp3 player (Bram Avontuur)
COMMERCIAL: Siamese Systems "8-Pack" Linux cluster case. (Steve)
Free Linux C++ TCP/IP libary + 2 cool apps using it (Sasha Pachev)
gifc 2.6 - the GIF compiler (Peter Verthez)
WANTED: Maintainer for magicfilter wanted (H. Peter Anvin)
LOCAL: Alice Springs Linux User Group : Thursday, 25th March (Adrian Casey)
LOCAL: Linux Install Party in Utrecht, The Netherlands
CONFERENCE: 10th International Rexx Symposium - *Final* CFP ("PC4RexxLA")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ken Churilla)
Subject: COMMERCIAL: LinkScan 5.3 - Enhancements improve Website Administration and
Control
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 16:59:36 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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LinkScan 5.3 - Enhancements improve Website Administration and Control
San Jose, CA, March 11, 1999. Electronic Software Publishing
Corporation (Elsop) introduces a number of new features in LinkScan
version 5.3 that greatly enhance its power and flexibility in
website management and the quality and performance of a website.
Website administrators may now monitor the progress of website
maintenance through LinkScan's audit trail of site scans.
Each execution of Linkscan creates a tab delimited file
that contains key information that includes number of HTML documents
scanned, missing and containing hard error. Number of non-HTML files
scanned and missing are also included. A summary of anchors found
and missing, number of orphaned files, and a variety of URL error
conditions are also reported. This historical record may be imported
into spreadsheets and other applications for management reports.
We have improved the processing of Server Side Include (SSI) tags
when using File System navigation. SSI Include tags are fully expanded
by LinkScan. SSI tags that require scripts to be executed (CGI/EXEC)
are not processed. When using HTTP Navigation, all SSI's (including
executables) are processed by the HTTP server.
LinkScan can now check your HTTP server access logs and include the
per-document page impressions (hits) on the SiteMap reports. A summary
of documents ranked by frequency of hits may be produced to aid the
website administrator in determining which are the most important pages
to fix first. A sample of this report can be found on the Elsop site
at http://www.elsop.com/beta/hit.html
Linkscan has been enhanced to enable it to validate those sites that use
Cookie based user authentication schemes. When scanning via HTTP, LinkScan
can submit the required cookie to your server.
New commands have been added to LinkScan to provide finer control over which
directories on your server should and should not be checked for orphaned files.
Other enhancements in this release include improving the treatment of path
names containing non-standard (e.g. %encoded) characters, several cosmetic
improvements to the SiteMap and TapMap reports, and checks to detect/correct
several common configuration errors.
LinkScan provides the most benefits to administrators of very large internet
and intranet websites. It is designed to provide management reports to multiple
content managers and site maintainers simultaneously. LinkScan uses
multi-threaded simultaneous processing which enables it to check external
links at a rate in excess of 40,000 links per hour. A number of customers
check sites in a single pass that have over a quarter of a million documents.
LinkScan is being used by such large and diverse organizations as Sun
Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, NEC, Silicon Graphics, the University of
Cambridge (UK), the United States Department of Defense, Goethe Institut,
the California Institute of Technology, StorageTek, HBO, Shell Canada,
Australia's Commonwealth Department of the Environment, Rueters, iafrica.com,
Computer Associates, Candle Corp., the US National Security Agency,
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northwest Airlines, Brown
University, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the
MITRE Corporation, the Ford Motor Company, the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration (NASA), Walgreens Pharmacy, the Boeing
Company, Business Week, the Swedish EPA, Molecular Simulations Inc.,
3Com Corporation, the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Ericsson.
LinkScan operates on all Unix Servers (including AIX, BSDI, FreeBSD,
Digital Unix, HP/UX, IRIX, Linux, and SunOS/Solaris flavors) and
Windows NT 4.0 servers with Perl 5.
Free fully functional evaluation copies of LinkScan 5.3 may be
downloaded (less than 300 Kbytes) from the company's website at:
http://www.elsop.com/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bram Avontuur)
Subject: Mp3blaster 2.0b5 - interactive text-based mp3 player
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 17:29:33 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hello,
I have released a new version of mp3blaster, version 2.0b5. Mp3blaster
is an interactive text-based program that plays mp3 audio files. It is
one of the very few mp3 players for the text console that allows full
interactive control during playback. One of its key features is the
ability to compose a very flexible playlist.
This new version fixes a bug in the decoding library that made the program
crash on some mp3 formats (notably mp3 files with a sampling frequency of
48Khz).
This version also contains several new features, the most important
being the built-in mixer support and improved command-line options.
You can download mp3blaster from these places:
ftp://mud.stack.nl/pub/mp3blaster/mp3blaster-2.0b5.tar.gz
http://www.stack.nl/~brama/src/mp3blaster-2.0b5.tar.gz
And very soon:
ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/sound/players/mp3blaster-2.0b5.tar.gz
Bram
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From: Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: COMMERCIAL: Siamese Systems "8-Pack" Linux cluster case.
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 17:42:36 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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COMMERCIAL
Siamese Systems announce their new product the "8-Pack" casing.
This case is designed to hold up to 8 motherboards, PC or Alpha, in
single or multiprocessor configuration, in a robust, reliable and space
saving unit. Prototypes are being built and tested and we welcome
feed back from potential customers on their needs in this small but
important market to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The case is designed for two main markets, the Linux Cluster
community, which is growing in popularity and the 3D Render farm
applications i.e. Lightwave. These markets need a machine to be able
to run reliably and cool for long periods, be cost effective, and be
space efficient. The 8-Pack case can also be used to re-house a
small number of existing machines in one box if wished i.e. network
servers.
We hope that we can incorporate our TVNC developments to expand
the potential of the 8-Pack in the future by treating TVNC units as extra
Cluster Nodes. I envisage a school or university having a small cluster
for 24 hour work and using the TVNC Linux desktops on the campus
network as extra nodes after school hours, try that with Win98.
This is a small commercial venture but we want to give back to the
community by releasing all experience gained with our cluster systems
and also releasing the TVNC software freely for personal use when
ready and making a charge to the companies who supply the hardware
to schools, universities and maybe business's . If you are interested
in getting involved in this project please email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Who are Siamese Systems ltd
We are a small Amiga development company that has tried to push
the Amiga into the Windows market with some success. However,
with the new owners this has become difficult and for the past few
months we have been working on the Linux based TVNC system
concepts with which we hope to get partners soon. Then we will try
to bring Linux into the home aimed at the people who used to own
Amiga's and want that excitement again.
For more details please check out our web site www.siamese.co.uk or
www.tvnc.co.uk
All the best
Stephen Jones
Siamese Systems ltd
tel +44 (0)1525 210054, fax +44 (0)1525 210046
email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.siamese.co.uk
http://www.tvnc.co.uk
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All the best
Stephen Jones \|/
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>| Siamese Systems Limited | 9 Church Lane |
>| Developers of the TVNC, 8-Pack | Hockliffe, Beds, LU7 9NQ |
>| Cluster and Render farm case | Tel +44 1525 210054 |
>| Siamese for the Amiga | Fax +44 1525 210046 |
>| http://www.siamese.co.uk email [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
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From: Sasha Pachev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Free Linux C++ TCP/IP libary + 2 cool apps using it
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 17:01:56 GMT
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libtcp++ is a TCP/IP client server class library that
simplified and speeds up development of client/server
applications
www_proxy as the name suggests is an HTTP proxy written
in C++ and using
libtcp++. Special features are logging the body of a
POST request and the capability to spoof the value of
User-Agent, so you browser could appear as either a
robot or some other browser on some other OS. Great for
debugging/figuring out CGI parameters when writing
submisssion engines, or can also help in testing the
apps that care to know what browser you are using.
tcpgate is a daemon that will proxy your traffic
unmodified to the pre-configured host/port, so it looks
like is comming from the machine the tcpgate is on.
Great for accessing News servers that allow you to
connect only from certain subnets if there is a machine
on that subnet where you have an account. In fact, I am
posting this message with the help of the tcpgate :)
All the stuff is free and available at
http://www.sashanet.com/internet/download.html . If you
want to express your support/appreciation (no
contribution required), visit some of my affiliate
programs at the bottom of the download page. Now we can
truely support freeware without paying a buck!
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Sasha Pachev
http://www.sashanet.com/ (home)
http://www.direct1.com/ (work)
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From: Peter Verthez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: gifc 2.6 - the GIF compiler
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 17:53:12 GMT
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gifc accepts a file with graphical commands and outputs
a GIF file. It originated in a need by my sysadmin to
show some system information graphically. He found that
HTML is not very versatile in placing text and graphics
on a page, so he started a kind of contest, from which
this program was born.
gifc is a Perl script, and thus needs Perl (version 5.003,
patchlevel 23; preferably 5.004). It also needs the GD
Perl module which can be downloaded at
http://www.perl.com/CPAN.
The current release (2.6) is my second public release.
The possibility to rotate text counterclockwise over
90 degrees has been added. In a later release, the general
case of rotation (and its application to images) will be
implemented.
The home page of gifc is:
http://gallery.uunet.be/Peter.Verthez/gifctxt.html,
from which you can also download the package. The program
is released under the GPL. The README file contains build
and installation instructions.
I can be reached for suggestions and bug reports at
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Peter Verthez
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Peter Verthez Software engineer
Email at work: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
at home:(for life) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(direct) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
WWW: http://gallery.uunet.be/Peter.Verthez
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (H. Peter Anvin)
Subject: WANTED: Maintainer for magicfilter wanted
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 18:33:24 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (H. Peter Anvin)
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Hi all,
After trying to get myself to release a new version of magicfilter for
three years, I'm giving up -- it isn't really interesting to me
anymore, the way for example autofs or syslinux are, and the difficult
part is all in script-generation, which is pretty high level.
I have some substantial improvement to the engine code, but the
scripts are still left at the level they were in magicfilter 1.2.
Please let me know if you would be interested in maintaining all of
magicfilter, or just the script-generation part. I believe
magicfilter is a useful tool and that it being easy to set up and
customize is a major win. However, I don't have time for it anymore,
combined with everything else I want to do.
-hpa
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"Linux is a very complete and sophisticated operating system. There
are, and will be, large numbers of applications available for it."
-- Paul Maritz, Group Vice President for Platforms And Applications,
Microsoft Corporation [Reference at: http://www.kernel.org/~hpa/ms.html]
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From: Adrian Casey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: LOCAL: Alice Springs Linux User Group : Thursday, 25th March
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 18:24:54 GMT
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The Alice Springs Linux User Group (ASLUG) will meet at the Alice
Springs RSL Club on Schwartz Crescent at 18:30 on Thursday, March
25th, 1999.
Agenda.
1. Linux in the News
2. ASLUG at the Alice Springs Show
We really need to sit down and get some definite plans together for the
show.
All welcome!
** INSTALLATIONS DONE WHILE YOU WAIT **
Just bring your PC along and take home a Workstation.....
Cheers.
Adrian Casey.
www.ozemail.com.au/~axiiom/aslug.html
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Subject: LOCAL: Linux Install Party in Utrecht, The Netherlands
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 17:34:52 GMT
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[ Note to english readers: This event takes place in The Netherlands,
and therefore the announcement is only in Dutch. If you would like
to attend, and need more information about it, please email me
directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with any questions you
might have. ]
Het Internet Fiesta is een fantastisch internationaal evenement dat
plaatsvindt van 19 t/m 21 maart 1999. In Nederland wordt het Internet
Fiesta georganiseerd door de Internet Society Nederland (ISOC.NL).
Gedurende dit "Weekend van het Internet" worden er op tal van lokaties een
groot aantal leuke publieksgerichte Internet-evenementen georganiseerd.
Tijdens het Internet Fiesta moet voor 80% van alle Nederlanders die nog
niet on-line zijn, de deuren opengaan om gratis kennis te maken met het
Internet.
Ook de NLLGG zal bij dit gebeuren niet ontbreken. Op zaterdag 20 en zondag
21 maart zal de NLLGG een install-party houden in het gebouw van Intercai
Nederland op de Einsteindreef 115-119 te Utrecht. Dit houdt in dat mensen
hun eigen PC mee kunnen nemen waarop dan door ervaren Linux gebruikers het
Linux besturingssysteem geinstalleerd wordt, zodat de bezitter trots
huiswaarts kan keren met een volwaardig besturingssysteem. Ook voor problemen
kan men bij deze ervaren Linux gebruikers terecht.
Er zullen diverse distributies (verzamelingen van programma's met een
installatieprocedure) aanwezig zijn, zoals RedHAt, SuSE, Debian en
Slackware. Verder zal de mogelijkheid bestaan om StarOffice 5.0 en/of
WordPerfect 8 voor Linux op de PC te installeren. Kortom een zeer compleet
pakket.
In het kort komt het op het volgende neer:
- -1). Je neemt je PC mee naar de Instal-party. Voorkennis van Linux is niet
vereist.
- -2). Een van de aanwezige Linux gebruikers zal je stap voor stap
begeleiden door de installatie van Linux en er de nodige uitleg bij
verschaffen.
- -3). Je experimenteert met je nieuwe systeem en alle opkomende vragen
worden graag door de ervaren gebruikers beantwoord.
- -4). Voldaan en gewapend met veel nieuwe kennis ga je weer naar huis om de
ontdekkingsreis door Linux land voort te zetten.
Het geheel zal beginnen om 10.00 uur en eindigen om 17.00 uur. Dit geldt
zowel voor de zaterdag als de zondag.
Natuurlijk zijn jullie allemaal van harte welkom.
Meer informatie is te verkrijgen via:
- - De website van de NLLGG: http://www.nllgg.nl/home.html
- - Het Internet Fiesta: http://www.internetfiesta.nl/
- - InterCAI (routebeschrijving): http://www.intercai.nl/info/route.html
Tot ziens op zaterdag 20 of zondag 21 maart in Utrecht!
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From: "PC4RexxLA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: CONFERENCE: 10th International Rexx Symposium - *Final* CFP
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 18:06:03 GMT
Reply-To: "PC4RexxLA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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[19990313 22:41:58]
-- *FINAL* CALL FOR PAPERS --
-- 10th INTERNATIONAL REXX SYMPOSIUM --
-- 3-5 May 1999 --
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.A.
Sponsored by the Rexx Language Association
The 10th International Rexx Symposium for Developers and Users will be
held in Jacksonville, Florida on 3-5 May, 1999. The Symposium program
provides a focal point for information about Rexx and a venue for
technical interchange among members of the Rexx community.
The technical program features topics that range from application
development to issues associated with the implementation of Rexx
interpreters. Vendor presentations highlight new or enhanced product
offerings. Presentations also span the full range of platforms on which
Rexx is implemented.
Mike Cowlishaw, author of Rexx and NetRexx, will attend and speak.
Papers and presentations are now being solicited for the technical program.
Presentations in the following topic areas are of particular interest
- Rexx in client/server applications
- interesting Rexx applications/solutions/utilities
- status of current Rexx implementations (e.g. commercial, Open
Source Software)
- packages that provide language extensions (e.g. Rexx function
packages, Object Rexx class definitions)
- Rexx compilers
- products that use Rexx as a scripting or macro language
- Rexx support for OS/2's SOM/WPS and Windows95/NT's
OLEAutomation/ActiveX-Scripting or/and WSH-support
- Rexx and emerging technologies, including the Internet and the Web
- designing applications for performance and portability
- re-hosting applications that use Rexx
- rapid prototyping in Rexx
- large-scale or mission-critical Rexx applications
- multi-platform applications
- Object Rexx (Rexx with a full implementation of the object-oriented
paradigm running under AIX, Linux, OS/2, Windows/95, Windows/NT)
- NetRexx (Java with a Rexx-style syntax, running on all platforms where
Java runs)
Papers of all levels are requested: introductionary, inter-mediate and
expert/scientific.
Presentations in other topic areas are also welcome.
Sessions are 45 minutes, including time for questions.
Abstracts for proposed presentations should be submitted to the Symposium
Committee for review. Submissions should include the title, speaker(s),
AV requirements (LCD computer projection device to be available), and an
abstract not to exceed 500 words. They may be submitted electronically to:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
or
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Abstracts must be received no later than March 24th, 1999. Please indicate
the planned level (introductionary, intermediate, expert/scientific).
Speakers will be notified by March 31st, 1999.
Call for Papers (CFP), Registration and lodging information
are available from the Rexx Symposium Announcement at
http://www.RexxLA.org/
Rexx Homepage of the "father" of Rexx, Mike F. Cowlishaw, with many
links to interesting Rexx-related pages:
http://www2.hursley.ibm.com/rexx/
http://www2.hursley.ibm.com/netrexx/
http://www2.hursley.ibm.com/orexx/
For questions about the Symposium send mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
Rexx Symposium Program Committee: Chip Davis, Rony G. Flatscher, Mark Hessling,
John J. Urbaniak, Gwen L. Veneskey, David Wells
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