[newbie] Is there a DVD authoring application for Linux?
Hi: I would like to author my own DVDs so that I could archive all of my digital images on DVD (complete with menus, etc...) and play them for family and friends on a DVD player. Apple iDVD application (packaged with any new machine with a "SuperDrive") does this. Is there a similar application available for the linux platform? The only things I can find are some projects on freshmeat which are only in the planning stage. Ideally I'd like to burn the DVDs on an external firewire DVD writer. Thanks, Mel __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Email client that allows checking of hotmail
>Does anyone know if there is an email client for >mandrake/linux that allows me to check my email >from Hotmail a la Outlook Express? Assuming Hotmail is just another POP3 mail server, most of the common E-mail clients will fetch your E-mail from your Hotmail account. For example, I use a @yahoo.com E-mail account for my mailing lists and I retrieve them using Sylpheed. I used to use KMail for the same thing and it worked fine also. You jsut need to configure the account settings properly in your EMail client (the POP3 server name, username, password,etc...). Let me know if you have any specific questions concerning setup. Good luck, Mel __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Re: Cron
>how do i tell cron to run them? i have no idea >where the cron configs are You schedule command lines to be executed by the Cron daemon by using the crontab utility. You should read up on this utility in the man pages (type "man crontab" in the terminal). A much easier way, however is to use KCron (a graphical front-end to crontab that is included in your distribution). If you haven't installed it yet, go back to your install CDs and install it. To start it, just type "KCron". I believe there is accompanying documentation in the help menu. It's pretty easy to use. Good luck, Mel __ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeing new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re:[newbie] Fetchmail Configure
I've just recently started using fetchmail myself. You'll want to first get procmail (the Mail Delivery Agent that comes in your Mandrake distribution) configured first, and then configure fetchmail to fetch your mail and have them processed by procmail (which will sort them and put them in the mail folder of your choice, etc... with "recipes" that you can write). About the best fetchmail documentation that I've found is the on-line documentation (type "man fetchmail"). It's not step-by-step, but if you read through it, it's not too bad. You can find some good introductions to procmail for newbies from the www.procmail.org website. I found Nancy McGeough's overview for newbies at the following site especially helpful:http://www.ii.com/internet/robots/procmail/qs/ After reviewing the fetchmail and procmail documentation you may still have a few questions, but hopefully these will give you a start. Good luck, Mel >Hi! >I have download the new fetchmail-5.9.6.tar.gz >I like to configure into my Linux Server. >Is there a step by step guide for configure >Fetchmail for Linux. __ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Shell Script
Hi: If I understand you correctly, you have a shell script that you want to invoke from an icon on your desktop. There no need to "create an executable" if the script does what you want it to do once invoked. Just create an icon on your desktop. In the properties of that icon, there should be a field where you specify the command line to be executed when the icon is pressed. Fill in that field with the full path and filename of the script. I've tried not to be too verbose, but let me know if any of this requires further clarification. Have a nice day, Mel __ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] RESOLVED: Why does fetchmail see my messages, but skip retrieving them?
Hi: I figured out the problem. I reviewed the man fetchmail documentation again for the "No Keep" option Lee Roberts referred to (Thanks, Lee) and then tried including the -K switch in my fetchmail invocation. This, however did not solve the problem. While scanning some of the other options, however, I noticed the -a switch (which says to retrieve all messages even if they had been marked "seen"). Looking back at the log file, I noticed that the mail server had indicated that the one message was "seen", so it appeared that the message was being ignored for that reason. I then invoked fetchmail with the -a switch and everything was working fine again. For some reason, the mail server was marking the messages as seen, even though I don't think I had ever had anything to do with those most recent messages before. At any rate, I'm going to include the -a option from now on. Thanks again to Lee for taking the time to offer your thoughts. Have a nice day, Mel --- Mel Roman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2002 07:55:07 -0800 (PST) > From: Mel Roman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Why does fetchmail see my messages, but > skip retrieving them? > To: Newbie Linux - mandrake Mail Group > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Hi: > > I've recently started working with fetchmail to > download my mail from two pop3 servers. Everything > was working as advertised until yesterday. When I > examine the log file, I see that fetchmail is > getting > into the accounts and seeing the messages, but then > decides to skip those messages and not flush them. > I > have done nothing to change my fetchmail > configuration > recently. My fetchmail.rc is exactly the same as it > was when everything was working fine. Does anybody > have any idea what the problem is? I've included > below 2 excerpts of the log file for comparison (one > when it working, one when it stopped working): > > 1. WHEN IT WAS WORKING: > === > fetchmail: 5.7.4 querying > pop.ktchnr.phub.net.cable.rogers.com (protocol POP3) > at Thu Jan 3 01:35:53 2002 > fetchmail: POP3< +OK InterMail POP3 server ready. > fetchmail: POP3> USER mroman0837 > fetchmail: POP3< +OK please send PASS command > fetchmail: POP3> PASS * > fetchmail: POP3< +OK mroman0837 is welcome here > fetchmail: selecting or re-polling default folder > fetchmail: POP3> STAT > fetchmail: POP3< +OK 1 12882 > fetchmail: POP3> LAST > fetchmail: POP3< +OK 0 > fetchmail: 1 message for mroman0837 at > pop.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com (12882 octets). > fetchmail: POP3> LIST > fetchmail: POP3< +OK 1 messages > fetchmail: POP3< 1 12882 > fetchmail: POP3< . > fetchmail: POP3> TOP 1 > fetchmail: POP3< +OK 12882 octets > fetchmail: reading message 1 of 1 (12882 octets) > fetchmail: About to rewrite Return-Path: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Rewritten version is Return-Path: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > fetchmail: About to rewrite From: Multex Investor > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Rewritten version is From: Multex Investor > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > fetchmail: About to rewrite To: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Rewritten version is To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > fetchmail: about to deliver with: procmail > fetchmail: flushed > fetchmail: POP3> DELE 1 > fetchmail: POP3< +OK > fetchmail: POP3> QUIT > fetchmail: POP3< +OK mroman0837 InterMail POP3 > server > signing off. > > 2. WHEN IT WAS NOT WORKING: > === > fetchmail: 5.7.4 querying pop.mail.yahoo.com > (protocol > POP3) at Sun 06 Jan 2002 10:38:35 AM EST > fetchmail: POP3< +OK hello from popgate > fetchmail: POP3> USER f24012 > fetchmail: POP3< +OK password required. > fetchmail: POP3> PASS * > fetchmail: POP3< +OK maildrop ready, 1 message > (10286 > octets) (357708 6291456) > fetchmail: selecting or re-polling default folder > fetchmail: POP3> STAT > fetchmail: POP3< +OK 1 10286 > fetchmail: POP3> LAST > fetchmail: POP3< +OK 1 > 1 message (1 seen) for f24012 at > pop.vip.sc5.yahoo.com > (10286 octets). > fetchmail: POP3> LIST > fetchmail: POP3< +OK 1 message (10286 octets) > fetchmail: POP3< 1 10286 > fetchmail: POP3< . > skipping message 1 (10286 octets) not flushed > fetchmail: POP3> QUIT > fetchmail: POP3< +OK server signing off. > fetchmail: not swapping UID lists, no UIDs seen this > query > fetchmail: Query status=1 (NOMAIL) > > Any insights would be appreciated. > > Thanks in advance, > > Mel Roman > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! > http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ > __ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Why does fetchmail see my messages, but skip retrieving them?
Hi: I've recently started working with fetchmail to download my mail from two pop3 servers. Everything was working as advertised until yesterday. When I examine the log file, I see that fetchmail is getting into the accounts and seeing the messages, but then decides to skip those messages and not flush them. I have done nothing to change my fetchmail configuration recently. My fetchmail.rc is exactly the same as it was when everything was working fine. Does anybody have any idea what the problem is? I've included below 2 excerpts of the log file for comparison (one when it working, one when it stopped working): 1. WHEN IT WAS WORKING: === fetchmail: 5.7.4 querying pop.ktchnr.phub.net.cable.rogers.com (protocol POP3) at Thu Jan 3 01:35:53 2002 fetchmail: POP3< +OK InterMail POP3 server ready. fetchmail: POP3> USER mroman0837 fetchmail: POP3< +OK please send PASS command fetchmail: POP3> PASS * fetchmail: POP3< +OK mroman0837 is welcome here fetchmail: selecting or re-polling default folder fetchmail: POP3> STAT fetchmail: POP3< +OK 1 12882 fetchmail: POP3> LAST fetchmail: POP3< +OK 0 fetchmail: 1 message for mroman0837 at pop.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com (12882 octets). fetchmail: POP3> LIST fetchmail: POP3< +OK 1 messages fetchmail: POP3< 1 12882 fetchmail: POP3< . fetchmail: POP3> TOP 1 fetchmail: POP3< +OK 12882 octets fetchmail: reading message 1 of 1 (12882 octets) fetchmail: About to rewrite Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Rewritten version is Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> fetchmail: About to rewrite From: Multex Investor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Rewritten version is From: Multex Investor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> fetchmail: About to rewrite To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Rewritten version is To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> fetchmail: about to deliver with: procmail fetchmail: flushed fetchmail: POP3> DELE 1 fetchmail: POP3< +OK fetchmail: POP3> QUIT fetchmail: POP3< +OK mroman0837 InterMail POP3 server signing off. 2. WHEN IT WAS NOT WORKING: === fetchmail: 5.7.4 querying pop.mail.yahoo.com (protocol POP3) at Sun 06 Jan 2002 10:38:35 AM EST fetchmail: POP3< +OK hello from popgate fetchmail: POP3> USER f24012 fetchmail: POP3< +OK password required. fetchmail: POP3> PASS * fetchmail: POP3< +OK maildrop ready, 1 message (10286 octets) (357708 6291456) fetchmail: selecting or re-polling default folder fetchmail: POP3> STAT fetchmail: POP3< +OK 1 10286 fetchmail: POP3> LAST fetchmail: POP3< +OK 1 1 message (1 seen) for f24012 at pop.vip.sc5.yahoo.com (10286 octets). fetchmail: POP3> LIST fetchmail: POP3< +OK 1 message (10286 octets) fetchmail: POP3< 1 10286 fetchmail: POP3< . skipping message 1 (10286 octets) not flushed fetchmail: POP3> QUIT fetchmail: POP3< +OK server signing off. fetchmail: not swapping UID lists, no UIDs seen this query fetchmail: Query status=1 (NOMAIL) Any insights would be appreciated. Thanks in advance, Mel Roman __ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Mac vs Intel architecture deliberations
I stand corrected - thank you. I have been mounting my local NTFS partition read-only for quite some time, but did not know that SAMBA allowed you to write also. Aside from the SAMBA clarification, does anyone have any other thoughts about the pros and cons of getting into the Mac architecture? --- Randy Kramer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mel Roman wrote: > I know that you can > > similarly use SAMBA to serve files to a Windows > > client, but I understand that this would be more > > limiting (the linux box cant write to the Windows > > partitions, etc...). > > The Linux box *can* write to Windows partitions > (using Samba). > > Randy Kramer > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > __ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Mac vs Intel architecture deliberations
Hi everyone. I´ve been playing with linux (ML8.1) for a little while on my home machine (an old P166). Our family is getting to the point where we need a second machine, so I´m trying to decide on the merits of going with a PowerPC (Mac) architecture (perhaps a new Mac G4) instead of Intel. I forsee my current machine being used primarily as a linux box (file/print server, database server, secondary desktop for me). We would use the newer machine as the primary (user-friendly) desktop that all family members will be comfortable using. One of the things about the Mac that caught my attention was that its new OS X is basically another Unix variant. Aside from being more stable than Windows, Im hoping that each machine would be able to easily mount the others file systems. Has anyone tried this? I would expect it to be simply a matter of starting up an NFS service. I know that you can similarly use SAMBA to serve files to a Windows client, but I understand that this would be more limiting (the linux box cant write to the Windows partitions, etc...). I know that several distributions (Mandrake, SuSe, and Debian) come in PPC flavours, but I sometimes wonder if they will continue to find it worthwhile to develop for PPC. Although I expect that we would usually use OS X on the Mac, I would eventually want to someday put linux on that machine also. How does everyone else feel about the future of linux support for the Mac? I would be interested in any thoughts/experiences people have concerning Mac vs Intel architecture (either relating to the above or in any other respect). Thanks in advance, Mel __ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Resolved: Problem printing to Epson Stylus Color 777
I changed to the 680 printer driver, as suggested by one of the respondants. My Epson Stylus Color 777 is printing beautifully now. Thanks a lot to both of the people who responded. Mel >Hi, >I also have the 777 and in 8.0 I used the 680 >drivers and upped the dpi to >360 in qt-cups. You can fiddle with the settings >to suit your wishes, but >the main one is the dpi. They default to like >180 or something. They work good in 8.1. -s --- Mel Roman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 18:37:28 -0700 (PDT) > From: Mel Roman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Problem printing to Epson Stylus Color 777 > To: Newbie Linux - mandrake Mail Group > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hello all: > > I've been trying to get my Epson Stylus Color 777 > printer to print properly under Linux Mandrake 8.0 > using CUPS, but am having some difficulties. When I > print a simple text document, text is printed very > lightly and little grey dots are printed in the > background. I suspect there might be problem with > the > driver. The driver info is as follows: > > Epson Stylus Color 777 > CUPS+GIMP-print v4.1.5 > > Does anybody know what's wrong? Is anyone else able > to get their Epson Stylus Color 777 to print > properly? > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks in advance, > > Mel Roman > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Listen to your Yahoo! Mail messages from any phone. > http://phone.yahoo.com > __ Do You Yahoo!? Listen to your Yahoo! Mail messages from any phone. http://phone.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Retrieving Yahoo mail with K-mail - Here's how
There's been a lot of discussion about how to retrieve web-based mail with the K-mail client. This is actually pretty easy if your Web-based mail server supports POP mail clients. I use KMail to retrieve mail from my Yahoo account every day. In fact, I get all my mailing lists that way. It's simply a matter of setting up an account in KMail for the Yahoo mail account and then setting the correct options on your web-based Yahoo account). Here's how: Configuring your Yahoo account: == Log on to your yahoo mail account and select Options. The go to the "Pop Access and Forwarding" section and select "Web and Pop Mail Access". Setting up a K-mail account to retrieve from Yahoo == In KMail, go to Settings > Configuration. Under "Incoming Mail" press "Add" to create a new account for K-mail. Specify Pop3. In the "Add Account" form just fill in your personal info (a nickname for the new account, your Yahoo logon id, password, etc...) and use the following: Host = pop.mail.yahoo.com Port = 110 You should then be able to download from your Yahoo account. Good luck, Mel __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
