Re: sources.list: Running Sid. Need stable/testing?

2004-02-27 Thread Clive Menzies
On (27/02/04 12:11), Bill Moseley wrote: > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: Bill Moseley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 12:11:02 -0800 > Subject: sources.list: Running Sid. Need stable/testing? > > Do I need testing and stable entries in my sources.list if running > unstable? No - you

Re: [Fwd: Re: No printing at all!]

2004-02-27 Thread Clive Menzies
On (27/02/04 13:00), Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote: > On Wed, 2004-02-25 at 19:18, Clive Menzies wrote: > > On (25/02/04 17:23), Alisdair wrote: > > > After using Mandrake and Knoppix over the last couple of years I have finally > > > managed to install a working Debian syste

Re: No printing at all!

2004-02-25 Thread Clive Menzies
On (25/02/04 17:23), Alisdair wrote: > After using Mandrake and Knoppix over the last couple of years I have finally > managed to install a working Debian system :-), and everything seems to be > fine except the printing :-( > > I have looked through several forums, and done my best to rtfm but

Re: e1000 / debian installer problem

2004-02-25 Thread Clive Menzies
On (24/02/04 21:35), Hamid wrote: > Hi > > I am trying to install debian on my machine. It has a Gigabyte motherboard > (8KNXP) which uses IntelPro/1000 CT ethernet controller. I downloaded the > CD images from > http://people.debian.org/cdimage/testing/sid_d-i/i386/current/sarge-i386-netinst.i

Re: dselect refusing to upgrade packages in unstable?

2004-02-20 Thread Clive Menzies
On (19/02/04 20:54), Henry Hollenberg wrote: > I keep getting a line from dselect about packages that will > not be upgraded: > > 98 upgraded, 36 newly installed, 0 to remove and 71 not upgraded. > > I wonder, have I screwed something up? This morning I upgraded using aptitude and experienced so

Re: apt-get upgrade of kernel-image

2004-02-17 Thread Clive Menzies
On (13/02/04 09:27), Raquel Rice wrote: > On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 10:54:59 +0100 > Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello > > > > Chris Searle (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > > > > > I ran apt-get upgrade -u yesterday and noticed that it was > > > wanting to upgrade kernel-image-2.4.2

Re: ADSL ISP in UK

2004-02-15 Thread Clive Menzies
On (15/02/04 00:28), Pigeon wrote: > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: Pigeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 00:28:26 + > Subject: Re: ADSL ISP in UK > > On Thu, Feb 12, 2004 at 03:12:09PM +, Clive Menzies wrote: > > ADSL Guide > > gave Metr

Re: Troubles to install debian in a Machintosh

2004-02-13 Thread Clive Menzies
On (13/02/04 16:44), Nate Duehr wrote: > To: Debian-User users <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: Nate Duehr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 16:44:20 -0700 > Subject: Re: Troubles to install debian in a Machintosh > > > On Feb 13, 2004, at 1:03 PM, Fernando R. Fernandes wrote: > > >Hello,

Re: whew

2004-02-12 Thread Clive Menzies
On (12/02/04 16:17), Clive Menzies wrote: > On (12/02/04 16:29), Pedro M. wrote: > > That's a good news. In any case, I would like to see Debian-Newbie email > > list. > > > In view of recent discussion, this is unlikely to happen. > > I first installed Debi

Re: whew

2004-02-12 Thread Clive Menzies
On (12/02/04 16:29), Pedro M. wrote: > That's a good news. In any case, I would like to see Debian-Newbie email > list. > In view of recent discussion, this is unlikely to happen. I first installed Debian as a complete novice having used mainly Macs and some Windows PC's. It was hard because

Re: ADSL ISP in UK

2004-02-12 Thread Clive Menzies
On (12/02/04 13:46), Dave Howorth wrote: > I wrote: > > Does anybody have any recommendations or warnings about ADSL ISPs in > > the UK? > > Many thanks to all who made suggestions. I'll check them out and pick > one. I'm sure I won't go wrong with one from the list: > > Andrews & Arnold (AAISP)

Re: ADSL ISP in UK

2004-02-11 Thread Clive Menzies
On (11/02/04 11:15), Dave Howorth wrote: > Hi, > > Does anybody have any recommendations or warnings about ADSL ISPs in the > UK? I will also need (perhaps as part of the package) a mail address. > > (I'm currently with BTO but their refusal to support anything other than > Outlook Express has

Re: hp deskjet 600c please help

2004-02-10 Thread Clive Menzies
On (10/02/04 12:35), dm wrote: > Please help me configure my deskjet 600c, I keep finding lists every > like here > > http://hpinkjet.sourceforge.net/printmodedescr.php#DJ6xx > > > and various listervs but no matter what I try i can not get it > configured. > > > > I have tried foomatic, cups

Re: Newbie: Back to installation part...dselect

2004-02-10 Thread Clive Menzies
On (10/02/04 13:05), Strop Alexander wrote: > I installed woody on my system here. I tried to make a minimal system so > didn't use dselct or something like that, > because i tought i know apt. After the minimal installation i installed the > KDE with, apt-get install kde. No problem so far. > If i

Re: Partition size discrepancy df v parted/cfdisk -SOLVED

2004-02-08 Thread Clive Menzies
On (22/01/04 19:55), Paul Morgan wrote: > On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 23:57:44 +0000, Clive Menzies wrote: > > On (22/01/04 14:31), Paul Morgan wrote: > >> On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 15:05:01 +0000, Clive Menzies wrote: > >> > I've just reorganised the partitions on a seco

Re: Root Password recovery

2004-02-04 Thread Clive Menzies
On (03/02/04 21:45), Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote: > On Tue, 2004-02-03 at 14:19, Quartenoud Francois wrote: > > Hi, I have change the root password on a Debian 3.0. I make a mistake > > during > > the typing, I cannot retrieve the password. > > I try to reboot with typing "linux single" on Lilo, but

Re: Aptitude "#Broken: 4" message -- Confused!

2004-02-02 Thread Clive Menzies
On (03/02/04 00:02), Martin Helas wrote: > Am Mo Feb 02, 2004 at 10:3202 + gab Clive Menzies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> von sich: > > On (02/02/04 15:54), Benjamin Sher wrote: > > > Just for the fun of it, I downloaded and installed "Aptitude", At

Re: Aptitude "#Broken: 4" message -- Confused!

2004-02-02 Thread Clive Menzies
On (02/02/04 15:54), Benjamin Sher wrote: > Just for the fun of it, I downloaded and installed "Aptitude", At the top on > the menu it says: > > Aptitude 0.2.13 #Broken: 4 Will free 9375kb DL size: 13.9 > > This appears on the third line of the menu BEFORE I actually use it in any > way. Does t

Re: Apt-Get Update Stalling

2004-02-02 Thread Clive Menzies
On (02/02/04 08:55), David Thurman wrote: > We are trying to get an apt-get update and it seems to stall here > > 38% [Connecting to non-us.debian.org (194.109.137.218)] [Connecting to > security.debian.org (194.109.137.218)] > > Any ideas?? Colin Watson answered this earlier today. The machine

Re: Books for Debian.

2004-01-29 Thread Clive Menzies
On (29/01/04 10:28), Wendell Cochran wrote: > Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 20:29:06 -0500 > From: "Randy W. Sims" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [snip] > > . . . I've never seen "Linux Administration Handbook" > recommended . . . . > > Well, the book _is_ big, pricey, & intimidating. > > But in Nemeth `big'

Re: CUPS & Brother HL-1450: junk page appearing before every printout.

2004-01-29 Thread Clive Menzies
On (29/01/04 16:46), Adam wrote: > I'm running Debian testing with the following packages installed (from dpkg > -l): > > ii  cupsomatic-ppd20040102-1 > ii  cupsys1.1.20candidate6-6 > ii  cupsys-client 1.1.20candidate6-6 > ii  cupsys-driver-g

Re: stopping exim4 from hanging on startup with no network

2004-01-29 Thread Clive Menzies
On (29/01/04 00:32), Micha Feigin wrote: > I have exim4 setup on a laptop, thus the network isn't always available > when the system starts up. > The problem is that when the network isn't found it hangs for about a > minute before it gives up and lets the boot process continue which is > very anno

Re: libmemoize-perl/testing: Broken package?

2004-01-28 Thread Clive Menzies
On (28/01/04 15:00), Sam Ruby wrote: > I'm new to Debian (previously I used RedHat). My ultimate goal is to > install mythtv, but for now I seem to have isolated a reproducible > problem with a CPAN module. > > Environment: a machine wiped clean. Fresh minimal netinst of sarge > (vintage 2004012

Re: Installing Debian Unstable From Scratch

2004-01-28 Thread Clive Menzies
On (28/01/04 17:17), Chavdar Videff wrote: > Ok > This was asked maybe a thousand times. > and I've read it again and again. > and didn't take notes. > Now that I need it I don't have time to look through the list archives. > I am apologizing for taking your time, but would anyone not so busy with

Re: Installing an SMP kernel

2004-01-28 Thread Clive Menzies
On (28/01/04 08:39), Robert Cates wrote: > I would like to install Debian 3.0 (Stable) on my dual CPU Pentium 3 system, with an > SMP kernel of course. My understanding is I would have to first install using a > non-SMP kernel, and then compile a new kernel with SMP support. Could I not just do

Re: Partition size discrepancy df v parted/cfdisk

2004-01-22 Thread Clive Menzies
On (22/01/04 14:31), Paul Morgan wrote: > On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 15:05:01 +0000, Clive Menzies wrote: > > I've just reorganised the partitions on a second (Seagate) drive in > > a dual booting Dell Dimension XPS T500 to give more room to /usr > > (to upgrade from w

Re: Status of Galeon in testing?

2004-01-22 Thread Clive Menzies
On (22/01/04 09:22), stan wrote: > > For several weeks now, I've had to freeze all my "testing" systems, as an > apt-get dist-upgrade wants to remove galeon, which is a critical > requirement for these systems. > > Can anyone enlighteen me as to what's going on with this package? Sorry - I can't

Re: Versions

2004-01-22 Thread Clive Menzies
On (22/01/04 15:26), Pedro Hernandez wrote: > --- Rus Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: > On Thu, 22 Jan 2004, > Pedro > > > Debian stable aims for well, stability so the old packages are known > > to be > > secure and work. If you want newer versions have a look at things > Ok. I can buy that

Partition size discrepancy df v parted/cfdisk

2004-01-22 Thread Clive Menzies
Hi List I've just reorganised the partitions on a second (Seagate) drive in a dual booting Dell Dimension XPS T500 to give more room to /usr (to upgrade from woody to sid). The partitions I messed with were /home, /usr and two swap. /home was 35 Gb and /usr 1Gb Using parted I deleted home and

Re: kernel

2004-01-19 Thread Clive Menzies
On (19/01/04 12:19), Dr Gavin Seddon wrote: > Hi, > I need to recompile my kernel so I can use my cdrw and scsi tape, > however the dir > > cd /usr/src/linux > > Is not there to run make xconfig. Need I download a new kernel source? > > Gavin. Hi Gavin The following is a comprehensive guide t

Re: default terminal application in KDE

2004-01-15 Thread Clive Menzies
On (15/01/04 08:39), Andreas Janssen wrote: > Josh Robinson (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > > > apologies if this is an absolutely inane question: when i execute a > > command (e.g. after pressing alt + F2) and elect to 'run in terminal', > > it always chooses to use uxterm. is there any way of tel

Re: OT: Why the net Sucks: Stonehenge

2004-01-13 Thread Clive Menzies
On (13/01/04 19:10), Russell Shaw wrote: > Nano Nano wrote: > >Watching a program on PBS, I decided I wanted to read about Stonehenge. > >Off to google, I go, searching for "Stonehenge". Didn't like the > >results. Tried Google directory, Yahoo, and Teoma: didn't like any of > >them. > > > >The

Re: Package installing / Kernel Upgrade

2004-01-06 Thread Clive Menzies
On (06/01/04 14:33), Jan Albrecht wrote: > after my debian is working without problems on my firewall for a few months, > I have two more or less simple questions: > > #1 > While updating or installing a package the computer needs a lot of time. For > example updating 2 packages took about 45 minu

Re: woody > sarge problems

2004-01-06 Thread Clive Menzies
On (06/01/04 19:19), Colin Watson wrote: > On Tue, Jan 06, 2004 at 06:57:11PM -, Martin wrote: > > Is there a way to get any version of kde running? > > [Please don't send me private copies of mails to mailing lists; thanks.] > > 'kde' is just a metapackage. You should be able to install most

Re: Exim3 --> Exim4

2004-01-06 Thread Clive Menzies
On (06/01/04 10:58), Monique Y. Herman wrote: > On Tue, 06 Jan 2004 at 17:45 GMT, Clive Menzies penned: > > I can't remember exactly in what sequence I did everything (I did a > > few installs with different configurations). However, at least one > > install involved Ex

Re: Exim3 --> Exim4

2004-01-06 Thread Clive Menzies
On (06/01/04 12:28), Stephen wrote: > On Tue, Jan 06, 2004 at 05:21:54PM + or thereabouts, Clive Menzies wrote: > > On (06/01/04 11:22), Stephen wrote: > > > Asked this earlier, I'll try again. > > > > > > Is there any gotchas, gimme's that I

Re: Exim3 --> Exim4

2004-01-06 Thread Clive Menzies
On (06/01/04 11:22), Stephen wrote: > Asked this earlier, I'll try again. > > Is there any gotchas, gimme's that I need to be aware of, upgrading > stable to testing in terms of keeping a working Exim3 configuartion > going? FWIW I recently upgraded from woody to sid but did a total reinstall (hav

Re: KVM switch recomendation?

2004-01-06 Thread Clive Menzies
On (06/01/04 08:15), Greg Norris wrote: > Can anyone recommend a good 4-port (or thereabout) KVM switch? I need > one which can handle USB keyboard and mouse inputs, and it would be a > plus (but definitely not required) if it can accommodate both USB and > PS/2 outputs. > > I recently tried a Be

Re: fetchmail not deleting mail's that have already been downloaded ?

2004-01-06 Thread Clive Menzies
On (06/01/04 12:19), Gregory Machin wrote: > Fetchmail is not deleting mail's that have already been downloaded ? > all seem's to go fine until 291 / 296 which gives the following error. In my limited experience of fetchmail, I found it to work as follows: When I was setting fetchmail up, I had "o

Re: How to easily input special characters? (encoded in UTF-8)

2004-01-03 Thread Clive Menzies
On (03/01/04 06:53), Paul Morgan wrote: > On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 16:05:56 +0800, Hongzheng Wang wrote: > > >Now I have to use openoffice to input them, but, you know, the > > opening process of openoffice is so slow. Is there another easier method > > to input them? > >Thank you very much.

Re: unsubscribe

2004-01-02 Thread Clive Menzies
On (02/01/04 18:20), Antony Gelberg wrote: > On Wed, Dec 31, 2003 at 11:50:16AM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > unsubscribe > > > > how mane times do I have to send this email. > > How long is a piece of string? Unsubscribe instructions are shown in the signature from the list: > -- > To UN

Re: Problems with Static network configuration

2004-01-02 Thread Clive Menzies
On (02/01/04 07:51), Robert Ames wrote: > Recently moved our unofficial debian server into a proper lab up > at work. Used to have it set up as DHCP (without any troubles), > but the networking people have given us a range of static IP's > on our own interal subnet, so I'm trying to stick the serv

Re: Hard drive checking.

2004-01-02 Thread Clive Menzies
On (02/01/04 15:45), Alex wrote: > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: Alex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2004 15:45:24 + > Subject: Hard drive checking. > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hi There, > > Is there a tool on the debian installation disc for checking a hard > drive prior ot i

Re: X fonts problem

2004-01-02 Thread Clive Menzies
On (02/01/04 12:36), Olivier Sirven wrote: > I'm running a debian unstable release and I've got a problem with my X fonts. > I've installed the fixed font but X doesn't want to load it (I can't see it > under KDE). > I've also a strange error message in my X log : > "Not loading .note.GNU-stack" >

Re: messages in mutt: \225 etc

2003-12-31 Thread Clive Menzies
On (31/12/03 00:47), Monique Y. Herman wrote: > I have a feeling that I should know this, but I don't, and I'm not quite > sure how to google for the answer. Any insight would be greatly > appreciated. > > I occasionally view a message I've received in mutt and see the following: > > \225We have

Re: USB <-> HP Officejet problem

2003-12-23 Thread Clive Menzies
On (23/12/03 13:13), Jacob S. wrote: > On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 17:44:57 + > Clive Menzies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On (23/12/03 11:24), Jacob S. wrote: > > > > Use "modconf" to install the usb printer driver > > hmm... Seems pretty obvious.

Re: USB <-> HP Officejet problem

2003-12-23 Thread Clive Menzies
On (23/12/03 11:24), Jacob S. wrote: > I've been googling, but all the similar problems I find seem to either > not have an answer, or use a solution that doesn't fit my situation. > > I'm trying to hookup my HP Officejet G85 to a machine running > testing/unstable. The G85 is in the list of supp

Re: Starting Gnome (GTK+) applications is slow (font loading)

2003-12-23 Thread Clive Menzies
On (23/12/03 09:02), Vincent Lefevre wrote: > On 2003-12-22 18:07:53 -0200, Leandro Guimarães Faria Corcete Dutra wrote: > > Just guessing, but probably you have both the FontPath and the font > > server defined in /etc/X11/XF86Config(-4). Use only one. > > I have the following in "/etc/X11/X

EXIM4 - remote_smtp delivery to user@local.domain - SOLVED!

2003-12-22 Thread Clive Menzies
Hi This may be obvious to many but I found a dearth of information on how to deal with my situtation and I thought that my fix may be of some help to some other desperate soul like myself. It took me a while to crack this: Scenario: I have a local domain, clivemenzies.co.uk, for which I have tw

Re: Woody with Gnome2.4 Backport or Sarge?

2003-12-22 Thread Clive Menzies
On (22/12/03 08:50), M. Kirchhoff wrote: > A friend of mine is interested in migrating from WinXP to Debian. I > suggested that Woody is ideal for the most secure, stable environment, > but he balked at the ugly Gnome1.x. > > My question is thus: is it better to install Woody and backports of > Gn

Re: Help with dselect

2003-12-20 Thread Clive Menzies
On (20/12/03 19:31), Medi Esmail wrote: > HI all, I was wondering if i can recover from a > mistake i did using dselect, I was choosing the new > kernel package and when it came up with dependencies i > found some packages i had were removed etc any way i > made some changes and went to the main me

Re: access denied

2003-12-20 Thread Clive Menzies
On (19/12/03 19:25), Gruessle wrote: > > From: Scarletdown [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Gruessle wrote: > > > I get access denied when I try to make a folder from my > > > win2000 machine on my Debian user folder > > > > > > \\Rebel\tamer\public_html > > > > > > Rebel is my Debian box > > > ta

Re: Name resolution on Debian/Windows network

2003-12-20 Thread Clive Menzies
On (20/12/03 10:01), John Smith wrote: > On Fri, 2003-12-19 at 23:01, Jeffrey Barish wrote: > > I have 3 computers on my home network. The Windows machines are > > connected to each other using ICS. I can ping one Windows machine from > > another Windows machine simply by naming the destination:

Re: Installing CUPS printing subsystem

2003-12-19 Thread Clive Menzies
On (19/12/03 04:57), David LaPlant wrote: > Is there an easy way to install CUPS and the packages > it depends on (using dselect)? > A good start is: http://mumford1.dyndns.org/~bs7452/linuxhelp/cups.html I googled on: debian cups howto HTH Regards Clive -- http://www.clivemenzies.co.uk str

Re: dial-up to ethernet

2003-12-18 Thread Clive Menzies
On (18/12/03 17:22), mmissett wrote: > > Apologies first if this if a very basic and/or stupid > question, but I have not managed to find > anything about it in the archives and > documentation that seems to be working. > I am running potato on a powerpc (Mac G4) > and have just changed the

Re: Groundhog day (was Galeon 1.3.10 on sid (ppc)

2003-12-16 Thread Clive Menzies
On (16/12/03 19:20), [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 04:32:03PM +0000, Clive Menzies wrote: > > Hi > > > > Sorry to re-post but I'm really stuck (I've been reduced to reinstalling > > woody on another partition, just to be able to function).

Groundhog day (was Galeon 1.3.10 on sid (ppc)

2003-12-16 Thread Clive Menzies
Hi Sorry to re-post but I'm really stuck (I've been reduced to reinstalling woody on another partition, just to be able to function). To recap, using aptitude, I installed Galeon 1.3.10 (which seems to run although there were some errors reported on installation). My problems started when I trie

Galeon 1.3.10 on sid (ppc)

2003-12-15 Thread Clive Menzies
Hi I've just ugraded from sarge to sid and using aptitude. I tried to install galeon. However, aptitude reported errors and so I tried to remove it using aptitude, dpkg -P, and apt-get remove. All of these produce the following error: dpkg: error processing galeon (--purge): Package is in a ve

Re: Redhat to Debian conversion

2003-12-15 Thread Clive Menzies
On (15/12/03 00:19), Gruessle wrote: > To: Lucas Albers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: Gruessle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 00:19:00 -0800 > Subject: RE: Redhat to Debian conversion > > > I am not sure if we are on the same page. > The apt is installed and wo

Re: How to Esc?

2003-12-15 Thread Clive Menzies
On (14/12/03 13:07), Gruessle wrote: > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: Gruessle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2003 13:07:27 -0800 > Subject: How to Esc? > > > In the install > I am in "Testing up sources ..." and get connection timed out > > How can I esc from thet without reboot? Ctl-C

Re: IntelliMouse Explorer (USB Compatible)

2003-12-08 Thread Clive Menzies
On (08/12/03 22:27), [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I decided trying to get help on this list after having read many articles I > found with google and having tried a lot of different entries in the > /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and /etc/gpm.conf files - none of which worked. > > My computer is a PowerBook

Re: SOLVED - KDE3.1 in sid and woody

2003-12-07 Thread Clive Menzies
On (06/12/03 00:27), Ross Boylan wrote: > Check http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?DebianKDE > sid needs some help to install > On Fri, Dec 05, 2003 at 11:52:22PM +0000, Clive Menzies wrote: > > Hi > > > > I am just rebuilding Debian on my Powermac G4 having repartione

KDE3.1 in sid and woody

2003-12-05 Thread Clive Menzies
Hi I am just rebuilding Debian on my Powermac G4 having repartioned to install sid as the main system but with a "/" partition to run woody as a fallback (this is my main workstation). Both installs have worked fine (after a couple of blind alleys) and I've installed various packages using aptitu

Re: Installing CUPS

2003-11-26 Thread Clive Menzies
On (23/11/03 09:46), peted wrote: > How do I know if I have CUPS installed? Also, is there some type of > configuration program for CUPS? I get an error message when I try to run the > KDE Printer manager stating that it could not connect to the CUPS Server on > localhost:631 Open a shell in co

Re: (unofficial) Debian project list status

2003-11-25 Thread Clive Menzies
On (25/11/03 02:48), Karsten M. Self wrote: > I've been lurking on the #debian-devel IRC channel, some info on lists. > This is an unofficial informational posting. > > > If you weren't already aware, several Debian project servers were > compromised by what appears to have been a password captur

Re: antivirus recomendation?

2003-11-21 Thread Clive Menzies
On (20/11/03 23:39), Stephen wrote: > On Thu, Nov 20, 2003 at 01:15:05PM -0500 or thereabouts, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > You can look into clamAV. > > But if SpamAssassin is too resource intensive I think you will find > > antivirus scanners to be even more so. > > > > clamav+spamassassin

Re: installed with no X

2003-11-20 Thread Clive Menzies
On (20/11/03 08:14), Thinker wrote: > On Thu, 2003-11-20 at 04:41, Clive Menzies wrote: > > On (19/11/03 23:41), Thinker wrote: > > > After installing Debian 3.0r1 "woody" "stable" after rebooting the > > > machine I get the error message...

Fwd: Re: Learning debian Linux

2003-11-20 Thread Clive Menzies
I think this was meant for the list . - Forwarded message from Scarletdown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - > To: Clive Menzies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: Scarletdown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 03:03:52 -0800 (PST) > Subject: Re: Learning debia

Re: Learning debian Linux

2003-11-20 Thread Clive Menzies
On (20/11/03 10:42), Knut Willy wrote: > I am a novice at Linux. Never used it, but want to teach myself. > > 1. Have a Windows-98 PC, which has internet connection. >Do not intend to use Linux on this one. >Afraid of having two operating systems on same machine. If you have a broadband co

Re: installed with no X

2003-11-20 Thread Clive Menzies
On (19/11/03 23:41), Thinker wrote: > After installing Debian 3.0r1 "woody" "stable" after rebooting the > machine I get the error message... > > "I cannot start the X server (your graphical interface). It is likely > that it is not set up correctly. Would you like to view the X server > output to

Re: Enterprise Hardware support

2003-11-20 Thread Clive Menzies
nd Netatalk instead of KDE etc. HTH Clive > > -Mensagem original- > De: Clive Menzies [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Enviada: quarta-feira, 19 de Novembro de 2003 15:25 > Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Assunto: Re: Enterprise Hardware support > > > On (19/11/03 14:2

Re: Enterprise Hardware support

2003-11-19 Thread Clive Menzies
On (19/11/03 14:22), Pedro Miguel Ruivo (TRQV-DSI) wrote: > just a couple of questions. > > i'm looking for a Linux distro to install on Compaq DL380 and DL360 G3 > Servers. > I'm relatively confortable with Debian but can't find any support on the part > of hardware manufacturers for Debian. > >

Re: epson

2003-11-19 Thread Clive Menzies
On (19/11/03 11:51), steef wrote: > The black ink on my epson 870 does not print. The colors print. > I have run the nozzle check, etc., several times and it still doesn't print. > I have a new black cartridge and it still doesn't print in black. > > Can anyone help? > Thanks > Karen > > under w

Re: Integrated Broadcom nic on Dell times out with dhcp

2003-11-17 Thread Clive Menzies
On (17/11/03 17:17), Kent West wrote: > I have a new Dell Dimension 2400 with an integrated Broadcom BCM4401 > 100Base-T nic. > > When I first installed Woody on it, with a 2.4.18-bf kernel, the nic was > not recognized. > > When I upgraded the kernel to a stock 2.4.22-1-686 kernel, the nic >

Re: mailfilter bug?

2003-11-12 Thread Clive Menzies
On (12/11/03 20:53), Brian Walker wrote: > On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 09:10:18 +0800, kmark+debian wrote: > > On Tue, 11 Nov 2003, Roberto Sanchez wrote: > >> csj wrote: > >> > Before I file a bug report, I'd like to confirm the behavior I > >> > describe below. > >> > > >> > I have in my my ~/.mailfilter

Re: What is the password of "root" when first run after the installation of the base system!

2003-11-11 Thread Clive Menzies
On (11/11/03 22:48), Otto Wyss wrote: > Since neither Sarge-i386-1 nor Knoppix nor Morphix was usable to install > a base system I took out Debian-3.0r1 and cleanly installed it. Now I'm > at the first run but I'm stuck at the Login prompt, I simply don't know > the password for root!?! > > Can't

Re: Execute shutdown as other user than root

2003-11-11 Thread Clive Menzies
On (11/11/03 19:33), Andreas Janssen wrote: > Clive Menzies (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > > > On (11/11/03 16:28), Iago Sineiro wrote: > > > >> I want to execute shutdown as other user than root. How to do it? Is > >> it possible? > >> >

Re: mailfilter bug?

2003-11-11 Thread Clive Menzies
On (11/11/03 13:21), Roberto Sanchez wrote: > csj wrote: > >Before I file a bug report, I'd like to confirm the behavior I > >describe below. > > > >I have in my my ~/.mailfilterrc a DENY rule for "^Subject:.*Test" > >and ALLOW rules for "marssociety" and "marssocietynewsletter": > > > >$ grep -Ei

Re: Execute shutdown as other user than root

2003-11-11 Thread Clive Menzies
On (11/11/03 16:28), Iago Sineiro wrote: > Hi. > > I want to execute shutdown as other user than root. How to do it? Is it > possible? > > Note: I want to do it in one box with Debian that doesn't have command sudo > and I don't want to install it. > > > Iago. FWIW KDE3.1 gives me reboot/shutdo

Re: fetchmail, when does one loose email?

2003-11-11 Thread Clive Menzies
On (11/11/03 14:41), wsa wrote: > Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 14:41:18 +0100 > From: wsa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: fetchmail, when does one loose email? > > Exim passes it on to icourier so everyone on the local network has their > mail on

Re: Single-use root account?

2003-11-07 Thread Clive Menzies
On (07/11/03 04:27), Alex Malinovich wrote: > To: debuser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 04:27:01 -0600 > On Fri, 2003-11-07 at 03:22, Roberto Sanchez wrote: > > Alex Malinovich wrote: [snip] > > > So any ideas on how to go about it? Is it possible to have two different > > > users

Re: Faked Browser with Mozilla Firebird

2003-11-06 Thread Clive Menzies
On (06/11/03 16:48), Kent West wrote: > Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 16:48:50 -0600 > From: Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Faked Browser with Mozilla Firebird > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Clive Menzies wrote: > > >I'm intrigued. why would y

Re: Help!

2003-11-06 Thread Clive Menzies
On (06/11/03 17:32), Ken Gilmour wrote: > Do you work in sales or something? > > > Replying to the message sent by David Palmer. ?on Thu, 6 Nov 2003 14:02:34 +0800, > received at 17:32:09 on 06/11/2003. David Palmer. wrote: > > >Stick with it! > >Some kind person is trying to save you. > >Now,

Re: Faked Browser with Mozilla Firebird

2003-11-06 Thread Clive Menzies
On (06/11/03 17:35), Joseph Jones wrote: > > Lukas Ruf wrote: > > >Dear all, > > > >is there any way to make Mozilla Firebird send a faked browser > >identification to the server? I would like it to send for some sites > >the MSIE identification, while for others Netscape 4.7. > > > >Can I do th

Re: xfce

2003-11-06 Thread Clive Menzies
On (06/11/03 17:24), JG wrote: > Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hi Kent, > > > > > >> Not knowing what your level of *nix knowledge is, it's hard to answer > > >> without being too terse or too simplistic. > > > I've been using Redhat for about a year no

Re: file and directory permissions question...

2003-11-06 Thread Clive Menzies
On (06/11/03 14:39), [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Eric, > > > /foo - Only folks in the 'users' group can read, write and delete > > files/dirs. > > The permissions of directory foo do not influence whether someone can > open a given file in it for reading or writing, only whether he can >

Re: OT - Documenting systems

2003-11-06 Thread Clive Menzies
On (06/11/03 04:57), Karsten M. Self wrote: > on Wed, Nov 05, 2003 at 09:56:15PM -0500, Paul M Foster ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 05, 2003 at 10:47:00PM +0000, Clive Menzies wrote: > > > By stealth, I seem to be developing a sysadmin personality, what with t

Re: OT - Documenting systems

2003-11-06 Thread Clive Menzies
On (05/11/03 21:56), Paul M Foster wrote: > On Wed, Nov 05, 2003 at 10:47:00PM +0000, Clive Menzies wrote: > > By stealth, I seem to be developing a sysadmin personality, what with the > > expanding network here and increasingly getting involved in networking > > on behalf of

OT - Documenting systems

2003-11-05 Thread Clive Menzies
Hi By stealth, I seem to be developing a sysadmin personality, what with the expanding network here and increasingly getting involved in networking on behalf of clients. I've tried various approaches to recording details of individual components and the network but keeping them up to date is diff

Re: netiquette: CCing on lists

2003-10-28 Thread Clive Menzies
On (28/10/03 22:37), Richard Lyons wrote: > On Tuesday 28 October 2003 20:30, Monique Y. Herman wrote: > [...] > > Hrm.. Does debian-user not set the reply-to to the list, or is this my > [...] > Apparently not. I wonder why not. It would surely be a good idea - for > those using simpler mail

Re: Insidious Spam/swen/Garbage

2003-10-25 Thread Clive Menzies
On (24/10/03 22:04), Ron Johnson wrote: > On Fri, 2003-10-24 at 18:54, Clive Menzies wrote: > > On (25/10/03 01:14), David Jardine wrote: > > > On Fri, Oct 24, 2003 at 10:55:20PM +0100, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > > > on Fri, Oct 24, 2003 at 07:39:11AM -0700,

Re: Insidious Spam/swen/Garbage

2003-10-24 Thread Clive Menzies
On (25/10/03 01:14), David Jardine wrote: > On Fri, Oct 24, 2003 at 10:55:20PM +0100, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > on Fri, Oct 24, 2003 at 07:39:11AM -0700, John Yurcik ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > > > Hi, I am glad to be on this list-even if it seems like one has to wade > > > through crocodile

Re: indent for html?

2003-10-24 Thread Clive Menzies
On (24/10/03 11:41), Monique Y. Herman wrote: > > Anyone know of an indent program for html? > > I'd accept a vim script too *grin* At the risk of a little knowledge being a dangerous thing (I've recently acquired Vim-improved by Steve Qualine) will "set autoindent" not do it? Regards Clive --

Re: new to debian

2003-10-23 Thread Clive Menzies
On (23/10/03 04:50), Scott Hansen wrote: > Thanks for everyones response to my post! > > In response to the last posting helping me with my request, no I do not > have the graphical side of things working. Here is what goes on when I > use startx (although I am unsure if I am doing this correct

Re: good beok on mysql and php?

2003-10-23 Thread Clive Menzies
On (23/10/03 03:01), Edwin Lau wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I am looking for a book about mysql and php to develop some web > application. And good suggestion? Please CC me. It depends on your level of competence (scripting languages etc.) If you're new to all this (like me) I'd recommend La

Re: RPC: Program not Registered

2003-10-22 Thread Clive Menzies
On (22/10/03 04:20), Alex Malinovich wrote: > Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 04:20:24 -0500 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: RPC: Program not Registered > From: Alex Malinovich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 11:07:55AM +0200, Richard Lyons wrote: > > Nice to be back with a broadband

Re: No X configuration offered during install of Woody (30r1)

2003-10-21 Thread Clive Menzies
On (21/10/03 18:44), Olav Lavell wrote: > Op di 21-10-2003, om 01:25 schreef John Hasler: > > > Olav Lavell writes: > > > Denbian still installs too much stuff I did not ask for. It's not a > > > "minimal" distribution > > > > The Debian base system is too much? > > Isn't it? > > Why would one

Re: update in sid has killed gnome-terminal

2003-10-21 Thread Clive Menzies
On (21/10/03 22:29), David Lloyd wrote: > > > You know what? > > All you technical whizz bang, dumbass geeks haven't even given a link to > how to fix the problem. You've HINTED at what it is, but there's no > solution. > > You're so fucking helpful. Ouch ! Hi David I'm not any sort of geek,

Re: Epiphany.

2003-10-20 Thread Clive Menzies
On (21/10/03 05:22), David Palmer. wrote: > On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 09:00:59 -0600 > "Jamin W. Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Mon, Oct 20, 2003 at 10:22:34PM +0800, David Palmer wrote: > > > > > > What risk do I run with apt-get remove epiphany (the game), without > > > disturbing epiph

Re: browsers (galeon; mozilla) really slow

2003-10-19 Thread Clive Menzies
On (19/10/03 11:28), Nori Heikkinen wrote: > Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2003 11:28:51 -0400 > From: Nori Heikkinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-user <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: browsers (galeon; mozilla) really slow > > for the past two or so weeks, galeon especially, but also usually > mozilla, hav

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