Re: Many ports open by default
On Mon, Apr 30, 2001 at 11:52:46PM +, Will Lowe wrote: > Sure, don't run the daemon at all. When you install exim, "rm > /etc/init.d/rc?.d/S*exim" and it won't start. Local processes will be BTW, I think this is what ssh should do if you choose not to run the daemon on startup (rather than making /etc/init.d/ssh not work at all). I have ssh installed on my laptop, and I don't want it running by default, but I'd like to be able to start and stop it with the /etc/init.d script. Anyone else agree with this (should I file a bug)? - Tom
Intent to package: cooledit
On Fri, 14 May 1999, Leon Breedt wrote: > Martin Schulze spake thus: > > > I wonder if/when/why not/how/who there is/will be/will package > > the CoolEdit HTML editor? > > The author works for the same company as I do, and asked me to > package it, but I really don't have the time. > > I'd appreciate it, and I know he would, if someone could package > it for Debian. I hearby state my intention to package cooledit, smalledit, coolicon, coolman, and libcw (the widget library they rely on). - Tom
Netscape under unstable...
Is it just me or is netscape crashing more recently? Every machine that I have following unstable is having problems with netscape crashing, but the machines following stable work fine. - Tom Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ NameVersionDescription +++-===-==- ii communicator-ba 4.5-7 Communicator base support for version 4.5 ii libc6 2.1.1-5GNU C Library: Shared libraries and timezone ii libg++272 2.7.2.8-0.1The GNU C++ libraries (libc6 version). ii xlib6g 3.3.3.1-3 shared libraries required by X clients ii xpm4g 3.4k-1 X Pixmap run-time libraries
Re: Time to rewrite dpkg
On Wed, 19 May 1999, Aaron Van Couwenberghe wrote: > Notably, I'm going to be writing it in C++. This will add about 270k > to the boot disks' root image, but as the floppy install methods are for the > most part phasing out under the shadow of easier methods, I'm not going to > lose any sleep over this. libstdc++ can be minimized for static linkage > anyway. > Why C++? Well, personally, I have been seeing all of these > applications pop recently that are for package management, aside from dpkg. > Examples include dconfig and apt. Other ideas have been floating about, like > source dependencies and binary diffs. Specifically what features of C++ are you planning on using? > I will pursue it, and let the chips fall where they may. Good luck. - Tom
Re: Where does 'www-data' come from?
On Tue, 19 Jan 1999, Eduardo Marcel Macan wrote: > We seem to have a ever-standing bug against postgresql saying we > cannot have a user called www-data accessing databases (postgresql > complains about the '-' in the name, it looks like it is not a valid char > for postgresql usernames at all). Since I have been making kludges in > several scripts a client of mine has for them to work on debian+Pg I > started to wonder... Where does the name "www-data" come from? IS there any > argument against 'www' ? Actually, in postgres if you create "www-data" (quotes included and they must be double quotes) it works. > See, I am not suggesting that we change the username to solve the > postgres problem, this would solve this problem, but not THE problem with > postgres. I am just wondering why it is not called just 'www'. I've wondered that myself. - Tom
Re: Your Stealth Mail Bomber
On Tue, 19 Jan 1999, Zephaniah E, Hull wrote: > Well, I think its time that we start trying to truly enforce our spam > policy... Advertising policy. Yes this is long overdue. - Tom
Re: login time limits in slink???
On Thu, 15 Oct 1998, Craig Sanders wrote: > On 15 Oct 1998, Paul Crowley wrote: > > > Craig Sanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > anyone know what it is in slink which is enforcing idle-timeout and daily > > > time limits on serial lines? > > > > I don't have this problem, and I haven't installed idled: > > > > Description: Idle Daemon. Removes idle users. > > Idled is a "daemon" that runs on a machine to keep an eye on current > > users. If users have been idle for too long, or have been logged on > > for too long, it will warn them and log them out appropriately. > > yeah, i know about idled. i even package a similar daemon for debian > (timeoutd). > > i don't have idled or timeoutd or anything similar installed on the machine > in question. that was the first thing i thought of. Maybe autolog, it's in hamm too though. autolog - Terminates connections for idle users - Tom
Re: Thoughts on installation
On Mon, 12 Oct 1998, Dave Swegen wrote: > lilo.conf there and then in some manner. I would also like to say I think > the default lilo.conf is a mess, to put it mildly. It is badly > structured, makes the process of adding other images less than obvious and ^^ I agree completely, though I use grub now (it's in project/experimental on the ftp site). > Also, how is one supposed to say 'dpkg' without tying ones tongue up in > a knot? ;) D-Package - Tom
Re: Top source
On Wed, 7 Oct 1998, Peter Iannarelli wrote: > Hello all: > > What package hosts the top command? dreamer:~% dpkg -S /usr/bin/top procps: /usr/bin/top > I want to see if I can get the thing going > for multi-CPU systems. I use it on multi-CPU systems. What doesn't work about it? - Tom
Re: automating the "Intents to package" was Re: Please follow protocol when you announce your Intents to package
On Thu, 25 Jun 1998, Andreas Jellinghaus wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write: > >Ok, I'm game. I have had to fend off enough people from taking my > >packages that this is worth my time. Besides, I enjoy writing CGI, call > >me sick. What do we want/need/desire/despise and let's get this going. > > a database with the stuff from wnpp (list of programs that should be packages, > and of orphaned/giveaway packages). would be nice to also handle tasks with > that (e.g. "someone to check permissions of files and suid/sgid bits in all > packages"). > > the whole thing with a "i will do it button", maybe also with a history > function. no access control: we will correct things, if some people do crap. > a daily or weekly journal to debian-devel would also be nice... I had a package of mine moved to orphaned and I never knew about it, we should notify maintainers whenever thier packages are orphaned. - Tom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Intent to package newscache...
I intend to package newscache a free cache server for the USENET News system available under the GNU General Public License. It's home page is http://www.infosys.tuwien.ac.at/~gschwind/NewsCache/ Hope there aren't any objections... - Tom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Intent to pakage astrolog
Astrolog is a many featured and customizable astrology chart calculation program for DOS, Windows, Mac, and Unix, used in 30+ countries on six continents. It is 100% freeware and requires no registration fee. :) The complete source code is available . Astrolog features: wheels, aspects, midpoints, relationship charts, transits, progressions, some interpretations, astro-graphy, local horizon, constellations, planet orbits, dispositors, various influence charts, biorhythms, different zodiacs, central p lanets, 14 house systems, 8400 year ephemeris, asteroids, Uranians, fixed stars, Arabic parts, script files and macros, interactive PC & MS/X11 Windows graphics, smooth animation of charts, graphic files in PostScript, Windows metafile, and bitmap formats , and more! 100% freeware of course means it has to go into non-free, because of a plethora of copyrights, all less than acceptable. Any objections? - Tom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
