[newbie] Turn off computer only ends the session
Dear All After having installed KDE 3.4 (which works fine), when I select turn off computer, it only ends the session. Any ideas? Thanks in advance, Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
RE: [newbie] turn off computer?
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Huff Sent: 22 January 2005 21:00 To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com Subject: Re: [newbie] turn off computer? Andy Yankovich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Snip 4. Is the anti-span feature built into KMail sufficient or should I pick a second program. If yes, what do you recommend? I would wait and see how well your present spam filter does. If you still get too much spam (or too many false positives) for your liking, then you could try other ones. I like popfile, myself. http://popfile.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl HTH, eric -- Mandrake HowTo's More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Am I right in thinking that kmail does not have an antispam filter built in. You have a choice of three plugins? Spamassassin, bogofilter or annoyance filter. Regards, Steve Goodey Colchester, England. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.stevegoodey.com http://www.bbcfactual.com Registered Linux user #372670 http://counter.li.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
[newbie] turn off computer?
Hi guys, My computer is used only by me. Never by another person. I have a cable connection that is always on. 1. Is the recommended procedure to turn computers off at least nightly or keep them on all the time? 2. Should I install some type of firewall for security reasons? I do not have any secret formula for Coca Cola or things like that on my system, but do have credit card and other financial info, If yes, what do you recommend? 3. Ditto for anti-virus? If yes, what do you recommend? 4. Is the anti-span feature built into KMail sufficient or should I pick a second program. If yes, what do you recommend? Looking forward to both your answers and *reasons*. Andy
Re: [newbie] turn off computer?
Andy Yankovich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My computer is used only by me. Never by another person. I have a cable connection that is always on. You'll get a lot of suggestions, but here is what i do: 1. Is the recommended procedure to turn computers off at least nightly or keep them on all the time? I turn mine off to save power, but there is little or no need to do it for stability. 2. Should I install some type of firewall for security reasons? I do not have any secret formula for Coca Cola or things like that on my system, but do have credit card and other financial info, If yes, what do you recommend? You will get a lot of answers here, but i just use a Linksys router with a built in firewall. Also, turn off any services you don't use. MCC is the Mandrake Control Center. type mcc at the cli or find it in the menu system. Then system--services will show what is running. 3. Ditto for anti-virus? If yes, what do you recommend? No real need. There are entire threads on why in the archives and on the web. :) 4. Is the anti-span feature built into KMail sufficient or should I pick a second program. If yes, what do you recommend? I would wait and see how well your present spam filter does. If you still get too much spam (or too many false positives) for your liking, then you could try other ones. I like popfile, myself. http://popfile.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl HTH, eric -- Mandrake HowTo's More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] turn off computer?
Andy Yankovich wrote: Hi guys, My computer is used only by me. Never by another person. I have a cable connection that is always on. 1. Is the recommended procedure to turn computers off at least nightly or keep them on all the time? This is really up to you. I keep mine on all the time (1) because I like to convenience of being able to access the Internet any time, day or night without having to wait for the computer to boot and (2) because I am running my own mail server. 2. Should I install some type of firewall for security reasons? I do not have any secret formula for Coca Cola or things like that on my system, but do have credit card and other financial info, Yes. Linux is good and secure but it is not completely hacker proof (nothing is). If yes, what do you recommend? Start with the firewall that ships with Mandrake and use the Mandrake Control Center to turn it on and configure it. 3. Ditto for anti-virus? If yes, what do you recommend? Viruses at this point are not a problem for Linux, but if you serve mail to Windows machines or just want to be safe, you can use clamav. You can install it via the mcc. 4. Is the anti-span feature built into KMail sufficient or should I pick a second program. If yes, what do you recommend? Stick with the kmail anti-spam feature and if you are not satisfied, you can always look for something additional (like spamassassin). Looking forward to both your answers and *reasons*. BTW, you may want to turn off the reply-to setting. It is normally not needed and it causes replies to go directly to you instead of the mailing list. Also, there is no need to send html to this list. Text is all you need. Avi -- Avi Schwartz http://public.xdi.org/=avi.schwartz When you have robbed a man of everything, he is no longer in your power. He is free again. -- Alexander Solzhenitsyn Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] turn off computer?
On Sat, 2005-01-22 at 15:15 -0600, Avi Schwartz wrote: Andy Yankovich wrote: Hi guys, My computer is used only by me. Never by another person. I have a cable connection that is always on. 1. Is the recommended procedure to turn computers off at least nightly or keep them on all the time? This is really up to you. I keep mine on all the time (1) because I like to convenience of being able to access the Internet any time, day or night without having to wait for the computer to boot and (2) because I am running my own mail server. Andy, I'm like Avi - I like to keep my computer on and online for convenient access. Something about keeping the computer on when it is not doing anything worthwhile strikes me as wasteful so I rationalize my indulgence by participating in one of the many distributed programming projects available on the web. If you are inclined to keep your computer running, I urge you to consider participating in one. Currently, I particpate in the [EMAIL PROTECTED] project. You can find more information here: http://folding.stanford.edu/ Essentially, these distributed programming projects allow you to run a program that processes data at the lowest priority rating. I really cannot perceive any drag on my systems performance. Participating in one of these distributed programming projects is one of the easiest ways to make a worthwhile contribution to the commonweal. Sorry, to post off topic. You, or anyone who is interested in more information, please feel free to contact me. -- Kenneth Rhodes 100% MicroSoft Free Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] turn off computer?
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 13:00:09 -0800 Eric Huff disseminated the following: 1. Is the recommended procedure to turn computers off at least nightly or keep them on all the time? I turn mine off to save power, but there is little or no need to do it for stability. Once you've stopped using your machine for some time, and the drives have spun down and the monitor goes into powersave mode, how much are you really saving? I've always been curious about that one. 2. Should I install some type of firewall for security reasons? I do not have any secret formula for Coca Cola or things like that on my system, but do have credit card and other financial info, If yes, what do you recommend? You will get a lot of answers here, but i just use a Linksys router with a built in firewall. I would second that. Linksys routers have always been my fav for such 'appliances', easy to configure, hackable, and they run Linux :-) -- JoeHill / RLU #282046 / www.freeyourmachine.org 18:13:07 up 20 days, 6:52, 7 users, load average: 1.35, 1.40, 1.31 +++ Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me. -- Jesus Christ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] turn off computer?
On Sat, 2005-01-22 at 23:15, JoeHill wrote: On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 13:00:09 -0800 Eric Huff disseminated the following: 1. Is the recommended procedure to turn computers off at least nightly or keep them on all the time? I turn mine off to save power, but there is little or no need to do it for stability. Once you've stopped using your machine for some time, and the drives have spun down and the monitor goes into powersave mode, how much are you really saving? I've always been curious about that one. There is a theory that its the power spikes when you turn on equipment that shortens their life - don't know how true it is though. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] turn off computer?
I turn mine off to save power, but there is little or no need to do it for stability. Once you've stopped using your machine for some time, and the drives have spun down and the monitor goes into powersave mode, how much are you really saving? I've always been curious about that one. I am not really sure myself. I have been planning for years to make a little AC chord splitter so i can measure the current. But i do know that the fan stays on and makes a lot of noise. At the moment, i am not even sure my hard drives shut down properly. But i haven't tried yet, either... eric -- Mandrake HowTo's More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] turn off computer?
1. Is the recommended procedure to turn computers off at least nightly or keep them on all the time? I turn mine off to save power, but there is little or no need to do it for stability. Once you've stopped using your machine for some time, and the drives have spun down and the monitor goes into powersave mode, how much are you really saving? There is a theory that its the power spikes when you turn on equipment that shortens their life - don't know how true it is though. Well, turning them on and off can shorten their lives. It's probably mainly the capacitors charging and discharging. A reason *not* to leave them on is that when you do finally shut down, and the disk drives park the heads all the way, they might run into a big dust bunny that would have otherwise been cleaned on previous shut downs. I think that info came from Stephen Kuhn. eric -- Mandrake HowTo's More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
