Re: [PLUG] Having trouble sending messages to the main plug mailing list via Thunderbird
On 2/20/12 9:20 AM, Robert Miesen wrote:
> Hi everyone.
>
> I have recently noticed that for the last few months none of the replies /
> questions that I've been "sending" using Thunderbird have been being posted
> to the PLUG mailing list, yet when I use Gmail, everything works just fine.
>
> Could anyone give me some ideas as to what could be causing this rather
> annoying issue? Thanks in advance for your help!
I've seen similar problems with Thunderbird. It seems to be related to
the 'Reply-To' header looking like this -
Reply-To: "General Linux/UNIX discussion and help;
civil and on-topic"
It seems to confuse Thunderbird, which, at least for me, construct
an incorrect address when it tries to send the email. I noticed that
if I change the semi-colon (';') to a dash ('-') it seems to work just
fine.
~Rob
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Re: [PLUG] 2-System (KVM) Switches
On 1/16/12 3:34 PM, Chaz Sliger wrote: > Has anyone had good experiences with any of the small 2-4 system kvm > switches? > I've got an Avocent Switchview DVI that's pretty decent. So far as I can tell, don't go cheap. Never had any good experience with low end brands/models. ~Rob ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] I really do need help with Asterisk...blacklists
On 9/28/11 8:13 AM, MJang wrote: > > "The nobel peace prize should not go to an atheist period." > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/pipermail/plug/2009-November/066037.html I wasn't going to join in this general fracas until I was reminded of the above statement. It's too late, the 1962 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Linus Pauling. semi-topical - I use dovecot + procmail to filter email quite effectively. ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] parallel processing cluster solution
Carlos Konstanski wrote: > I need to build a cluster for parallel processing (i.e. not high > availability). It will run MatLab and SPM. Is LinuxPMI a good solution? I am > naturally drawn to it because OpenMosix was cool, and I'm really leaning > toward open source. Thankfully, Linux has been mandated by the customer. > > Any experience with Oracle GridEngine? It gets a mention in an email from > the customer. Either they know what they're doing, or they totally don't. > I've been meaning to build a cluster as a learning exercise for some time > now, but unfortunately I have never gotten around to it. So my hands-on > knowledge is lacking. I could use some backup for my argument that an open > source solution would be better than the Oracle product. Rock (www.rocksclusters.org) is worth a look. I worked at a place that used it and found it a good clustering solution. ~Rob ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] Efficiency of Compiled vs. Interpreted Languages
Randal L. Schwartz wrote: >> "S" == S Michael Convey writes: > > But I'm tired of trying to fight the ignorance around this. It's about > how much your language is doing for you, not whether it's "interpreted" > or "compiled". > not to mention that if you follows this line of logic the highest level language that one should use would be Assembly/Assembler. ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] Sudden drop in spam recently?
Scott Garman wrote: > For about a week now I've noticed a massive drop in the amount of spam > myself and my users have been getting. I remember around this time last > year an ISP was de-peered which was responsible for a large portion of > spam email, but searching through Google News I'm not seeing any similar > reports this time. > > Just out of curiosity, is anyone else noticing this? This graph http://www.spamcop.net/spamgraph.shtml?spamyear would 'seem to suggest' that spam levels are up some from last year. I notice there's a bit of a up-tick around the time Windows 7 was released. Could just be a coincidence. ~Rob ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] Linux Mint
Ronald Chmara wrote: > > In a drastic effort to try and get back on topic, anyone played with > Linux Mint? Is it basically just a shortcut to get more proprietary > drivers, with an Ubuntu base? Roger that. Worked well on an HP laptop I had a couple years ago. Upgrade from release to release was not smooth at that time, though. If that is of concern I recommend checking out their web site for info. ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] Linus Torvalds for Nobel Peace Prize
Tim Wescott wrote: > But then Bill Gates will try to buy Sweden. Nah, Microsoft will just announce they have a Scandinavian country 'under development', there by causing people to cease considering current Scandinavian countries as viable. > > > On Wed, November 18, 2009 9:08 am, Keith Lofstrom wrote: >> Since the Nobel Peace Prize is often given to politicians, some >> disagree with the choices. But it is often given to non-politicians >> who create international efforts to change the world for the better. >> >> Look at the massive international efforts represented by SC09, and >> realize that much of it started from the work of a 21yo Finnish >> college student named after 1962 Nobel Peace Prize winner Linus >> Pauling. It would be fitting to honor that international effort >> by giving a Peace Prize to Linus Torvalds, perhaps in 2011 on the >> 20th anniversary of the August 1991 Linux announcement, or in 2012 >> on the 50th anniversary of Pauling's award. >> >> Linux is one of the largest cooperative international efforts ever >> undertaken. It inspired Ubuntu, One Laptop Per Child, and many >> other global projects. Linux conquered the supercomputer space, >> the server space, the embedded computer space - by peaceful means! >> Linux helped sequence the human genome, helps protect the world >> computer infrastructure from viral attack, and is now the pathway >> for millions to learn computer programming and participate in new >> international efforts. >> >> The 2007 Nobel Peace Prize recipient (a politician some disagree >> with, please disagree in a different thread, thanks) is giving >> the keynote to SC09 as I write this. Meaning that we are all >> three handshakes away from the people that decide on future Peace >> Prizes. Perhaps it is time to launch some messages through our >> connections and see what makes it to the committee meetings in Oslo. >> >> According to the list on Wikipedia, the five people to convince are >> Thorbjørn Jagland (chair), Kaci Kullmann Five (deputy chair), Sissel >> Rønbeck, Inger-Marie Ytterhorn, and Ågot Valle. We can start by >> sending them Norsk language Ubuntu disks. >> >> While I imagine Linus Torvalds would be embarrassed by the attention, >> it would sure make his parents happy. And it would mean one less >> Peace Prize for a politician. >> >> Keith >> >> -- >> Keith Lofstrom kei...@keithl.com Voice (503)-520-1993 >> KLIC --- Keith Lofstrom Integrated Circuits --- "Your Ideas in Silicon" >> Design Contracting in Bipolar and CMOS - Analog, Digital, and Scan ICs >> ___ >> PLUG mailing list >> PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org >> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >> > > ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] Why are PSU network services...
m0gely wrote: > Michael Robinson wrote: >> lots of stuff > > The bottom line here is you're unqualified to to make these statements. > You don't know what you're talking about. At all. > Not to mention the proper venue for this sort of issue is the PSU Ombuds Office : http://www.ombuds.pdx.edu/about.php ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] London Stock Exchange - $Soft out, Linux/Solaris in
Keith Lofstrom wrote: > > The financial/investment community has had a strong commitment > to Unix for decades. The remaining question was when to move > from Unix to Linux, and most large firms made the back-office > conversion years ago. That much I've been aware of. In a previous life I worked at a closed source UNIX shop that was a vendor to an exchange. I've not kept my ear to the ground with regards to Linux adoption for awhile. I've been fortunate to work in places where it was the rule rather than the exception for quite awhile now. > Most of the desktop is still M$. No accounting for taste. ;) Anyway, thanks again to Pete for passing along the link. ~Rob ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] London Stock Exchange - $Soft out, Linux/Solaris in
Pete Lancashire wrote: > London Stock Exchange is dumping a .NET- > based system for an open source -based system: > > http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=2568 Interesting. Just this morning I was wondering what sort of inroads OSS has made at this 'level'. Thanks. ~Rob ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] online CS degree programs
Some of this might seem a bit strong, but... Michael Robinson wrote: > I've been quiet so far, but I'm trying to get a CS bachelors degree > myself and the following are my thoughts and experiences: > > 1) Getting the degree completely on line, even from University of >Phoenix, is not possible. I talked to University of Phoenix and >was told to attend courses on a campus. How to do this effectively for a Bachelors level degree is probably still being worked out. > 2) The requirements are changing even at PSU, and frankly the degree is >valuable because it is hard to get it. There is a ridiculous >amount of math and statistics that you have to take for example. >I still have hard courses ahead of me even though I'm technically >beyond what the fussers guide says I need to pass to be a CS major. There is a good reason for the math - it's the foundation of CS. If you want to be a technician go to a tech school. > > 3) A bachelor's degree will in all likelihood not teach you what you >need to know depending on what you are going to do, but it puts >you in a different category compared to a person who doesn't have >one. This is true. I've seen pin-headed bosses try and fire excellent systems programmers simply because they didn't have a bachelors. > 4) Computer science is a lonely field, seriously consider social work >or something else before you commit potentially 10 years or more to >getting through engineering school. If you want to meet and work >with people, this may be the wrong field for you. I've never found it to be lonely, even when I was working from home as a contractor. Then again, one of the things I learn while getting my bachelors was how to deal with and respect people I found personally distasteful. > 8) Don't expect to get through in 4 years. Different people have different paces. And different circumstances. A good friend of mine got his degree in 4 years, I was on the 7 year plan. There is more to school than studying, taking tests, and working on project. Even underwater basket weaving can teach important lessons. ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] Fetchmail and odin...
Michael Robinson wrote: > > It appears with my cs.pdx.edu account that I can do > a simple .forward file, but the ODIN system doesn't > seem to pay any attention to forward files. If you're creating the .forward in your home directory on odin it won't work. Try looking into the webmail front end. I seem to remember there being an option there t set up a forward. There used to be people at the help desk that could help with this sort of thing. ~Rob ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] Java book
Peter van der Linden's "Just Java 2" is a favorite of mine. After not doing anything Java related for years I need to brush up for a new job. Book was helpful. ~Rob ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] Denyhosts, Cracking Attempts, and Intensity
Quentin Hartman wrote: > Just wanted to comment that the super-wimple way to avoid all this headache > is to run SSHD on a non-standard port. I started doing this several years ago after getting sick of seeing my logs get filled with failed login attempts. I've read comments by some saying that all attackers have to do is a port scan, which is true. But, it the years I've been doing this I've seen exactly one set of failed login attempts on the alternate port I use. And I use other measures as well. ~Rob ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] Linux Mint...
Michael Robinson wrote: > What is the 411 on Linux Mint? Supposedly it is an Ubuntu derivative, > but that isn't much to go on. > My only gripe with Linux Mint was the way it handled upgrades, or rather didn't. This was circa ~ a year ago. ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
