[newbie] Kmail / Konqueror question / bug report
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Running Mandrake 8.0 with KDE 2.1.1 and Konqueror 2.1.1 and Kmail 1.2
(all standard with the M8.0 power relase)
When I click in a URL in an email on kmail, it starts Konqueror to
view the URL.
1) I want to use Netscape or Opera as my default instead, but can't
find where to change the default
2) Konqueror frequently crashes under the following conditions, which
is why I want to make the change:
I have ads.doubleclick.net (and a couple of varients) resolved in my
/etc/hosts file to 127.0.0.1 to both speed up downloads and more
importantly to protest their previously announced intentions to
harvest personal information from people browsing pages which include
doubleclick banner ads.
Konqueror sometimes reacts to the inability to find the appropriate
doubleclick banner(s) by giving me one or more error popup boxes.
On a fair number of occasions when dealing with these intentional
errors, Konqueror crashes, with the following info showing in the
SIGSEGV (signal 11) crash handler. I've yet to get these on pages
that dont have these error boxes popping up, and the offending class
in the trace is a red flag, which is why I suspect the connection:
0x40e831d9 in wait4 () from /lib/libc.so.6
#0 0x40e831d9 in wait4 () from /lib/libc.so.6
#1 0x40ef2f2c in __check_rhosts_file () from /lib/libc.so.6
#2 0x4061f5a8 in KCrash::defaultCrashHandler () from
/usr/lib/libkdecore.so.3
#3 0x4100b0fe in pthread_sighandler (signo=11, ctx=
{gs = 0, __gsh = 0, fs = 0, __fsh = 0, es = 43, __esh = 0, ds =
43, __dsh = 0, edi = 3221222048, esi = 0, ebp = 137306532, esp =
3221222012, ebx = 1086195540, edx = 322156, ecx = 1, eax =
1090532352, trapno = 14, err = 4, eip = 1919311730, cs = 35, __csh =
0, eflags = 66198, esp_at_signal = 3221222012, ss = 43, __ssh = 0,
fpstate = 0xb000, oldmask = 2147483648, cr2 = 1919311730})
at signals.c:97
#4 0x40df7b68 in killpg () from /lib/libc.so.6
#5 0x69007400 in ?? ()
= = =
WORKAROUNDI've seen suggestions elsewhere that resolving to 0.0.0.0
instead of 127.0.0.1 to block obnoxious banner ads yields cleaner
results. Opinions?/WORKAROUND
I dug thru the KDE bug reports database to see what I can find on the
topic, found none, and got told that the version of KDE released with
Mandrake 8.0 is too old for me to report bugs. Interesting. Have to
see if upgrading buys me anything.
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What is this talk of software 'releases'? Klingons do not
'release' software; our software ESCAPES, leaving a bloody
trail of designers and quality assurance people in its wake!
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[newbie] Fwd: Linux for stupid newbies
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 - -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Someone in Central America saw my linux links webpage and asked for advice. see anything in the hardware below that would preclude using Mandrake 8.0? - - -- Look what the cat dragged in: -- (snip) * Is more stable than Win 95 SR2 (what I use now, which seems to be the least unstable member of the Windows family) * Will run fine on my current hardware (Celeron 366 MHz w/32MB RAM) * Free or extremely cheap, both the OS and apps * Can have a Windows look alike GUI so my cybercafé's customers will not have to ask for help or even notice that it's not Windows * The time I invest installing and learning a new OS will be less than the time I now waste messing with Windows' instability and quirks (snip) - - -- Charles Oriez [EMAIL PROTECTED] 39 34' 34.4N / 105 00' 06.3W ** Oh come now. At least pretend to be scared. The media spent millions trying to psyche you up for this - User Friendly, 08/01/01 on the Code Red virus scare - -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP 6.5.8 iQA/AwUBO4vkYX+bkeP849+WEQKqsQCghwzlTa6MSlrxotkjp4y+vT+mXPgAn0mz RPK9Kqghf+gBi2THM1E/98P9 =lOSe - -END PGP SIGNATURE- -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP 6.5.8 iQA/AwUBO4vnbn+bkeP849+WEQICGwCfY7czYGkUpcps8QH4UTi+tQO4StYAoLEq V+Gz0Enzi7iuJG/w08iXy24O =RmOP -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Re: Any Damn Browser Campaign (was: religion in linux OT TID)
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 From: Robert MacLean [EMAIL PROTECTED] I agree that IE is very good (duck rotten fruit), what bugs me is I have to develop web apps, and IE does everything differently, very differently. it's annoying have to code 2 different versions because M$ is too lazy to follow the standards that are setup. I was complaining along the same lines when someone pointed me to the Any Damn Browser campaign. I have a link to it from my home page at http://oriez.org behind the best viewed with Any Damn Browser button in the upper right hand corner. Whenever some site tries to tell me I can best view their pages in MSIE (McAfee is most offensive about it), I send them a link to that campaign along with a quote that I found on their home page: Anyone who slaps a 'this page is best viewed with Browser X' label on a Web page appears to be yearning for the bad old days, before the Web, when you had very little chance of reading a document written on another computer, another word processor, or another network. -Tim Berners-Lee in Technology Review, July 1996 - -- Charles Oriez [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** Gentlemen, it's in beta. That means it's like Windows. They're letting you test it while they continue to screw it up until it's totally useless. (Bigg Fredd in RCC talking about Google's temporary interface to the deja archives) -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP 6.5.8 iQA/AwUBO4etJH+bkeP849+WEQI/lwCZAY3ElUBs92VNU2DDqFS3lzfdExkAoKLn Zz0s7vRM8jFKk//Dl3jU3VXZ =fx0n -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Which Linux?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 20 August 2001 06:31, Adrian Lynch gave up his right to remain silent by saying: I'm new to Linux but I'm ready to make the giant leap forward and chop my HD up to make room for Linux. My question is, I've used Mandrake, 7.2 I think, and I would like to know if this is known to be easy to use. I liked what I saw, but does anyone have a better suggestion. I liked the installation process, nice and easy. Is there any reasons to choose this over Corel, Red Hat ect Thanks, and go easy on me, it's my first post :o) I qualify as an almost rank newbie. I've been a recovering Windoze-holic for almost two weeks now. I had installed but only sparingly used Mandrake 7.0 a year ago. I had tried and failed to install Mandrake 7.1 and 7.2 (display problems mostly), plus another local (Denver, Colorado) release based on Red Hat. Now I'm on Mandrake 8.0 8.0 proved to be the easiest install, with the most built in functionality. 7.0 didn't have Star Office and kmail, istr. With 8.0, I've had to do very little searching out of feral rpm's to install - almost everything that I really need came with the original package. That convenience was a major plus, and let me drop windows as soon as I was satisfied that I had my basic system working. Part of this may be my own improved ability to find sources of support that I didn't know about a year ago, too. Both the newbies list and a similar local list have proven useful, as has usenet. You definitely want to seek out your local LUG as well though - they tend to provide solid knowledge and assistance. Since you're in London, check out http://gllug.linux.co.uk/ I'm taking my machine to a local install fest in a couple of weeks (CLUE - Sept 15, if any Denver locals are reading this) to resolve a couple of low priority configuration issues. - -- One Code to rule them all, one Code to bind them In the land of Redmond where the Shadows lie - Joe Thomson, ASR. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP 6.5.8 iQA/AwUBO4ES0H+bkeP849+WEQJlggCaA/6NxtwdXcman5IRMVCpbPYhvxoAnAvZ 3CTJUQQHVIdvQT3kE8oSbUr7 =2kYR -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Code Red victim
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 ROFLMAO = = = Microsoft fails to patch servers, hit by Code Red Proving again that it's vulnerable too, Microsoft today confirmed that the Code Red worm infected two servers used for its own Hotmail Web-based e-mail service. http://computerworld.com/nlt/1%2C3590%2CNAV47_STO62917_NLTAM%2C00.html - -- My perception was/is that while the rest of the computer world was striving for Fault Tolerant Software, Micro$oft was working on Fault Tolerant Users. -- Charlie Gibbs in alt.folklore.computers -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP 6.5.8 iQA/AwUBO3M8h3+bkeP849+WEQJPpgCfRCcReVZHepJoOSeIKmDHkwlx8/8An1x1 zBEIUDqid/lLA9CUNO0iWmri =Mo1F -END PGP SIGNATURE-
[newbie] Fwd: Latest press Pc's for Kids Inc
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 interesting. note the sixth paragraph. it would be nice if they mentioned linux a little sooner. - -- Look what the cat dragged in: -- Subject: Latest press Pc's for Kids Inc Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 22:04:10 +1000 From: Pc's for Kids Inc [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Charlie Oriez [EMAIL PROTECTED] WINDOW OF HOPE FOR KIDS Australian charity Pc's for Kids, which is the focus of International awareness was forced to suspend operations because of actions by Microsoft Legal department, has started building the first of many computers destined for underprivileged kids. Mr. Bayes issued a statement saying; Our kids need us, the International public and Australians vowed us to continue our work assisting Children Bridge the Digital Divide. Our members voted to take a stand for the advancement of kids and not let this issue with Microsoft dampen many a child's dream of obtaining their own computer. Microsoft and Pc's for Kids become the focus of worldwide attention when the Software giant told the charity not to use its software unless it is legal. The standoff lasting well over a month has raised many questions of the philanthropic efforts of Microsoft's Co-Founder Mr. William Gates and Microsoft intentions of not granting a simple Refurbishment License to the charity. Lets face it Microsoft, if you do not support the old redundant software of Dos 6.22 and Win 3.11 together with Windows 95 then why not make it Public Domain so the older computer equipment can be used. You state that kids need the latest technology but what happens to the tons of waste IT equipment - send it to landfill Mr. Bayes said. Pc's for Kids Inc, which is based in Geelong Victoria Australia will ship the first of 50 refurbished machines to children next week, thanks to the generosity of the IT public who have scrounged around to locate their old Win 95 certificates. We will give each system Windows 95 and load a full version of Sun Micro-Systems Star Office which was donated by Sun to pass onto our less fortunate children Bayes stated. Mr. Bayes also is pleased at the support offered by the Linux community, We have just completed training with Linux in Melbourne and are looking at offering children the choice of both. The learning of Linux will take some time to perfect so in the meantime we will keep sending out systems with donated Windows, Apple has issued a letter supporting our efforts and fully agree that children need assistance with any means of computer technology, we will be sending to Tonga another 20 refurbished Apple units early next month Mr. Bayes is now appealing to the public and IT sector to keep the dream alive by locating the old software so this charity can continue it works. We need over 1,000 copies for the next 12-months so please dig deep and help us place a smile on a child's face - Remember your old systems and software will assist our disadvantaged kids all over the world Mr. Bayes said. Visit Pc's for Kid's www.pcsforkids.org and post an email with your pledge. Press Release Issued By: Colin Bayes President / Founder (0402) 149719 (24-Hours Contact) Pc's for Kids Inc Ph: 61 (3) 52444146 Fax: 61 (3) 52436026 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pcsforkids.org Wednesday, August 08, 2001 - --- - -- - --- Oh come now. At least pretend to be scared. The media spent millions trying to psyche you up for this - User Friendly, 08/01/01 on the Code Red virus scare -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP 6.5.8 iQA/AwUBO3FI4H+bkeP849+WEQIhFgCg/3zuBIU54D6VuuFWbS97NGJ5d4IAn1tJ cMAtFXGdwdTHVPS520X279PK =lp6b -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: [newbie] Spam mail
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 04 August 2001 07:03, Olaf Marzocchi wrote: I read that the list administrators send the junk mail to different organizations. Could someone indicate one of them? I have some spam I want to send to them in order to stop the spammers. You don't send the spam to the anti-spam organizations. They get enough of their own. :-) You complain to the ISPs providing connectivity for the spammer. You need to know how to expand and read headers to determine where the spam really came from and what the appropriate targets of your wrath might be. Don't overlook drop boxes and web pages listed in the spam. You can get preferred abuse addresses for ISPs at http://abuse.net. abuse.net also runs a forwarding service for spam complaints. For instance, if you get a spam from an aol user, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] will auto forward to whatever address aol is using this week to handle spam complaints. Include the entire spam with expanded headers in your complaint. Best place for a newbie getting started on spam fighting to get help is the usenet news group news.admin.net-abuse.email. They'll help you with confusing or forged spam headers. I also have some links to tutorials on my spam fighting page at http://oriez.org Once you're comfortable, good tools to use include http://combat.uxn.com. Sam Spade was my favorite tool in my M$ days, but it hasn't been ported to linux yet and it blows up under wine. I have a query in to the author about his plans for a linux port. I'm using procmail now with good success, except my ISP's security setting blocks me from invoking sendmail from the script for bounces. - -- - --- Oh come now. At least pretend to be scared. The media spent millions trying to psyche you up for this - User Friendly, 08/01/01 on the Code Red virus scare -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP 6.5.8 iQA/AwUBO2wUEH+bkeP849+WEQJL4gCgmMT19w/ywzKdpN4Laqlyvq8KGDsAoMvp vITVrvivx7j1R5isviBmioXQ =6Npn -END PGP SIGNATURE-
[newbie] still having PGP / KMAIL problems
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I now have message signing working with PGP and KMAIL. When I had 'auto detect' selected kmail wasn't finding my 6.5.8 pgp (is gnuGP installed as a default in 8.0?), but when I told it specifically to look for a 6.x version, signing works. However, encryption of messages still fails. The error box says that a pgp error has occured, and to check my pgp setup and key rings. My test was to send a message to myself, since I have my public and private keys in my key rings. I am able to encrypt and decrypt successfully in console mode using the appropriate line commands. I downloaded and am using pgp 6.5.8 from the MIT server and installed via rpm. I imported my keyrings from pgp 6.5.1 on the M$ 98 side of my box. - -- Microsoft is a cross between the Borg and the Ferengi. Unfortunately, they use Borg to do their marketing and Ferengi to do their programming. -- Simon Slavin in asr -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP 6.5.8 iQA/AwUBO2gafuh9GnqxDknIEQLSfwCgqv5QA6BznFXnt0TJGk/OyCmXdIgAn2Ar VEkHN3wPgv3BWXhQFqWBY9zI =etm7 -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: [newbie] Aussie charity still doesn't get it
On Tuesday 31 July 2001 07:56, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: Charlie, Just a couple of simple requests to preserve sanity on the list: 1. Don't post e-mail attachments. They can bog-down the mail server and make mail downloads unnecessarily lengthy for users. My bad. I apologize for that. it was early in the morning here and I wasn't thinking yet. I should have known better, since that's a standard rule. 2. The last time I checked, Microsoft had not released a version of MS Word for GNU/Linux. Can you please post in plain text, or link to a site? I read it with Star Office which came with 8.0. Checking their home page, they don't have it posted. I put a text copy inline at the bottom of this with the fancy letterhead stripped. With that said and done, here's my commentary. These charity people are just plain imbeciles. Though I greatly respect their work, I can't figure out why they still bitch and moan even after things like this (http://www.linuxworld.com.au/news.php3?nid=861tid=4) occur. I read it. Perhaps I should send a note to them with the link expressing happiness that the problem has been resolved. :-) I don't think they are imbeciles. I suspect something else that I run across every now and then. I'm starting to sense that this guy is a professional victim. That is, being a victim is more important than solving the problem, and he will avoid easy solutions because then the problems, and the attention that comes with being a victim, will go away. In the US at least, directors of charitable organizations are required to act in the best interests of the organization and their intended beneficiaries. If he shuts down to preserve his victim status rather than switch to linux, I have to wonder if he might be running afoul of similar australian requirements. begin press release Tuesday, 31 July 2001 MICROSOFT BACKSTABS CHARITY PC's FOR KIDS The Pc's for Kids project of assisting less fortunate children with donated computers is facing their toughest battle to date and the outlook looks bleak following a decision by Microsoft Australia today. The US software giant will not grant any copyright exemptions that would allow Pc's for Kids to continue providing refurbished computers to needy kids. We simply do not have the funds to purchase the old software needed for the refurbished machines, Pc's for Kids President and founder Mr. Colin Bayes said. In a letter sent to Mr. Bayes today, Microsoft has said it will provide assistance to the Geelong YMCA and will provide 150 packs of Windows-95 to be sent to East Timor via the Rotary International scheme (DIK) If Pc's for kid's folds, who are going to build these systems, I am sure no Rotarian will accommodate Microsoft. The other issue is more like, Microsoft Snubs Aussie Kids Bayes states. However, this kind offer does not address the copyright issue which leaves us with countless of children on our waiting list and the many who will need systems in the future. Our project is a grass roots community driven project. We have achieved miracles with little support. We at Pc's for Kids have one question for the well-known philanthropist Mr. William Gates. Why should less fortunate kids be made to pay again for software already donated by our community? As the founder of Pc's for Kids I am deeply ashamed at this halfhearted offer by Microsoft and urge all our supporters to call Microsoft and voice your concern at their lack of compassion. Press Release Issued By: Tuesday, 31 July 2001 Colin Bayes President / Founder (0402) 149719 24 Hours Contact Pc's for Kids Inc Ph: (03) 52444146 Fax: (03) 52436026 [EMAIL PROTECTED] end -- Microsoft is a cross between the Borg and the Ferengi. Unfortunately, they use Borg to do their marketing and Ferengi to do their programming. -- Simon Slavin in asr
[newbie] Couple of kmail questions
1) On M$ I was using Eudora Pro, with multiple address books. I ran kmailcvt to import them one at a time to the kmail address database. No problems there. However, they ended up entry ordered - all 390 of them. Where does the KAB database reside, under what name? And is it a database, or a flat file? I want to sort it somehow. 2) I had PGP v6.5.1 running on M$, and just installed v6.5.8 from the MIT server on linux via rpm. Then, instead of building a new key, I imported my key rings from the M$ side of the box, including my private key. Seemingly no problems. Then I set KMail to auto-sign all mail. First time in, I'm asked for my private key. I see no error messages. But when I see the post sign window, there is no sign. I'm running as root. pgp sits in /usr/bin which is part of my $PATH. Running the proper command within pgp tells me my key rings are populated. Is there a log created either by pgp or kmail that I can look at to look for problems, or is the problem sufficiently simple that it is obvious to everyone but me? -- Microsoft is a cross between the Borg and the Ferengi. Unfortunately, they use Borg to do their marketing and Ferengi to do their programming. -- Simon Slavin in asr
Re: [newbie] login problem
On Saturday 28 July 2001 12:46, Frans Ketelaars wrote: [frans@localhost frans]$ cat /etc/modules.conf | grep 180 alias char-major-180 usb-ohci so it seems to have something to do with USB. The Can't locate module ... means just that: modprobe cannot find the module, it does not exist or it's in the wrong place. [frans@localhost frans]$ locate usb-ohci /lib/modules/2.4.3-20mdk/kernel/drivers/usb/usb-ohci.o.gz Note the kernel version in the path. cat /proc/devices says char-major-4 is associated with ttyS. Maybe something with the keyboard? Sorry I have no solution just information. -Frans Interesting. I have no USB ports on the machine, or so I believe (see below) and the installation should have detected that. I get a fail at boot time as services are being started when attempting to detect the USB port, although the boot continues. I tried removing the supposed USB port from the services list without success (success == not seeing the failed attempt to detect at boot) (MCC / System / Services / stop and deselect usb / click okay) When I went back in this morning to ensure that I had the process right to document here, I found usb was back selected and running. I've again stopped it and deselected it. this morning, the following appears in my syslog (login to root worked okay this time): Jul 30 05:51:47 localhost kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usbdevfs Jul 30 05:51:47 localhost kernel: usb.c: registered new driver hub Jul 30 05:51:47 localhost kernel: usb-uhci.c: $Revision: 1.251 $ time 23:13:16 Apr 15 2001 Jul 30 05:51:47 localhost kernel: usb-uhci.c: High bandwidth mode enabled Jul 30 05:51:47 localhost kernel: PCI: No IRQ known for interrupt pin D of device 00:07.2. Please try using pci=biosirq. Jul 30 05:51:47 localhost kernel: usb-uhci.c: USB UHCI at I/O 0x6700, IRQ 0 Jul 30 05:51:47 localhost kernel: usb-uhci.c: Detected 2 ports Jul 30 05:51:47 localhost kernel: usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1 Jul 30 05:51:47 localhost kernel: usb-uhci.c: request_irq 0 failed! Jul 30 05:51:47 localhost kernel: usb.c: deregistering driver usbdevfs Jul 30 05:51:47 localhost kernel: usb.c: null device being purged!!! Jul 30 05:51:47 localhost kernel: usb.c: deregistering driver hub Jul 30 05:51:47 localhost kernel: usb.c: null device being purged!!! Jul 30 05:51:47 localhost kernel: ip_tables: (c)2000 Netfilter core team Jul 30 05:51:47 localhost kernel: ip_conntrack (768 buckets, 6144 max) Jul 30 05:51:47 localhost kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usbdevfs Jul 30 05:51:47 localhost kernel: usb.c: registered new driver hub Jul 30 05:51:47 localhost kernel: usb-uhci.c: $Revision: 1.251 $ time 23:13:16 Apr 15 2001 Jul 30 05:51:47 localhost kernel: usb-uhci.c: High bandwidth mode enabled Jul 30 05:51:47 localhost kernel: PCI: No IRQ known for interrupt pin D of device 00:07.2. Please try using pci=biosirq. Jul 30 05:51:47 localhost kernel: usb-uhci.c: USB UHCI at I/O 0x6700, IRQ 0 Jul 30 05:51:47 localhost kernel: usb-uhci.c: Detected 2 ports Jul 30 05:51:47 localhost kernel: usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1 Jul 30 05:51:47 localhost kernel: usb-uhci.c: request_irq 0 failed! Jul 30 05:51:47 localhost kernel: usb.c: deregistering driver usbdevfs Jul 30 05:51:47 localhost kernel: usb.c: null device being purged!!! Jul 30 05:51:47 localhost kernel: usb.c: deregistering driver hub Jul 30 05:51:47 localhost kernel: usb.c: null device being purged!!! -- Microsoft is a cross between the Borg and the Ferengi. Unfortunately, they use Borg to do their marketing and Ferengi to do their programming. -- Simon Slavin in asr
Re: [newbie] buying Domain Name from Yahoo
I'm a fan of gandi.net, over in France. I registered a US org domain with them last spring, and will be moving most if not all of my domains to them in the future as registrations get closer to expiration. It cost 12EU per year (EU currently trading around 86 cents US to the EU if memory serves), Set up was easy, I can extend it out to 10 years, and unlike Network Solutions, gandi has yet to send me my first piece of spam. I've used three other registrars (invite, NS, and joker) for various domains. I've received spam from all the others, in particular NS (very limited from joker and invite to the point where they might almost make the case that they didn't spam). invite can't cope with transferring a domain from another registrar for some weird reason. gandi.net seems best set up to do that of the ones I've used. Before doing business with any registrar, do a google search of news.admin.net-abuse.email to make sure you aren't giving your email address to a registrar which has a reputation for spamming its customers. NS got so bad that this became my primary reason for finding another registrar, so that I could stick their IP space into my procmail filter. From: Roger Sherman Subject: Re: [newbie] buying Domain Name from Yahoo Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 15:10:48 -0700 No! Go to Dotster.com, 15 clams a year... On Tue, 24 Jul 2001, Tuan Duc Tran wrote: Hi all, I am going to buy a Domain Name (registered Domain) for my Web Server. I have a plain to buy it from Yahoo. Has anyone bought it from Yahoo? Is this a good way to do? It's cost about $35.00 USD/year. Tuan _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com -- Microsoft, Windows, Windows 98, Bugs, Lacking features, IRQ conflicts, System crashes, Non-functional multitasking, the Y2K problem and the Blue Screen of Death are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp., Redmond, USA.
[newbie] archives
I've managed to misplace the welcome message which I think tell me where the archives are for this list. :-( I don't want to repeat questions already answered. Anyone have a link? -- Microsoft, Windows, Windows 98, Bugs, Lacking features, IRQ conflicts, System crashes, Non-functional multitasking, the Y2K problem and the Blue Screen of Death are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp., Redmond, USA.
