Re: OT: In defence of ``newbie-picking''

2005-07-25 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
Anders Breindahl wrote: On Tuesday 26 July 2005 03:54, Michael Z Daryabeygi wrote: Anders Breindahl wrote: Have you tried `less`? Why are you picking on (perceived?) newbies? That's not funny. I'm pretty sure he needs more functionality than that. And I know from his other thre

Re: MS Project 2003

2005-07-25 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
v Vyas for clobbing up his/her mailbox. Why is reply-to not debian-user? Didn't it use to be? try looking in the archives for the reply-to question. We only just went around on this. Just reply-all and delete the sender. cheers -- ~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~` Micha

Re: Three OS on one HD

2005-07-25 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
down your throat for a) top-posting, b) CC'ing sender. Just send your responses to the list. And don't ask why reply-to is not to the list. ;-) On 7/25/05, *Michael Z Daryabeygi* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: Rajiv Vyas wrote:

Re: Three OS on one HD

2005-07-25 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
of course other options. You should explain your needs more. -- ~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~` Michael Z Daryabeygi Database Applications Developer Sligo Computer Services Co-op www.sligowebworks.com 301.270.9673 x 304 ~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~` -- To U

Re: does Gmail has the function "Reply to list"?

2005-07-15 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
e standard Debian footer on messages sent from gmail accounts. -- ~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~` Michael Z Daryabeygi Database Applications Developer Sligo Computer Services Co-op www.sligowebworks.com 301.270.9673 x 304 ~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~` -- No vi

Re: OT (and Flamebait): Top-Posting

2005-07-10 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
it is not recursive and is either by one two-thousandth or 200,000 percent. sorry, I haven't been paying attention until now and I am no theoretical nor practical mathematician by any stretch. But felt like throwing in my two cents anyway -- ~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~

Re: Migrating from Windows to Debian - keeping email messages from Outlook Express

2005-07-04 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~` Michael Z Daryabeygi Database Applications Developer Sligo Computer Services Co-op www.sligowebworks.com 301.270.9673 x 304 ~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~` -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus

Re: [OT] Good book about GNU/Linux structure

2005-07-02 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
en written). After the reading, I would like to be able to say what will work and what won't removing particular pieces from GNU/Linux (and so, to understand reasons behind problems). Any advice? -- ~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~` Michael Z Daryabeygi Database Applications

Re: Top posting (a different point of view)

2005-06-10 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
ould love to see it. Sadly Lotus Notes doesn't seem to handle it very well, same as Outlook and the like. -- ~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~` Michael Z Daryabeygi Database Applications Developer Sligo Computer Services Co-op www.sligowebworks.com 301.270.9673 x 304 ~,~`~,~`~,~

Re: Swap usage

2005-06-08 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.6 - Release Date: 6/8/2005 -- ~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~` Michael Z Daryabeygi Database Applications Developer Sligo Computer Services Co-op www.sligowebworks.com 3

Re: what is using my swap

2005-06-08 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
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Re: DVORAK, reptitive stress

2005-06-06 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
ul with it. Again, "relax" and "move from the center", i.e. distribute the load. -- ~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~` Michael Z Daryabeygi Database Applications Developer Sligo Computer Services Co-op www.sligowebworks.com 301.270.9673 x 304 ~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`

Re: OT Required Options?

2005-05-27 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
wall. How about the "option" to shrink your ntfs partition? It used to be worse, windows is becomming more configurable. The shirt seems like a fair statement to me. -- ~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~` Michael Z Daryabeygi Database Applications

Re: How install GRUB into partition after Debian install?

2005-05-20 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
e. Ted -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~` Michael Z Daryabeygi Database Applications Developer Sligo Computer Services Co-op www.sligowebworks.com 30

Re: Please, stop mail massive

2005-05-17 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
me massages? Thanks. Cristian Castillo. -- Open WebMail Project (http://openwebmail.org) -- ~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~` Michael Z Daryabeygi Database Applications Developer Sligo Computer Services Co-op www.sligowebworks.com 301.270.9673 x 304 ~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,~`~,

Re: OT Firefox security leak: bogus or genuine?

2005-05-11 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
Gnu-Raiz wrote: Mozilla has already had a fix for it, check your local sites, Firefox 1.04 rc is now out. Some claim it as a RC but I assume they will push this pretty fast. well it doesn't show up in the auto-notify for updates yet... I agree with the poster that said it should be on the firefox

Re: OT: deliver text as email (UK)

2005-05-06 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
have you tried an IM client that supports SMS? I have never tried it over seas, but I figure if it is SMS it should work. I use gaim for sms with AIM. Just put a plus sign in front of the number when you add them to your buddies. Joe Mc Cool wrote: > Please, > > how can I use my woody box to se

Re: Back from near death: exhausted. Question 1

2004-12-22 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
I don't know specifically, but I set myself up a little while ago to copy my thunderbird files from my laptop to a workstation. When I open thunderbird on the workstation after copying the files, everything matches with the laptop. So no explicit import necessary, just put it back where you copie

Re: Thunderbird style search in Firefox

2004-12-17 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
Sam Halliday wrote: for anyone who has thunderbird installed, they will notice that when you search for an item in the search bar, a little button appears which allows you to clear the field... is there an extension to firefox which enables the same feature in its search bar? as it is very irri

Re: Sun (was Re: Hardware hassles: Linux vs. Windows)

2004-12-15 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
Alvin Oga wrote: On Thu, 16 Dec 2004, Sam Watkins wrote: On Wed, Dec 15, 2004 at 12:55:55PM -0800, Alvin Oga wrote: being GPL is "dangerous" ... the big boyz with $$$ can do and will do what they want with all the (free) r/d work for the past few decades Huh? I thought the GPL was s

Re: Laptop choice, first boot issues

2004-11-23 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
Victor, You are well prepared for your linux thinkpad journey. I have a T41 with dual boot debian. Absolutely get a thinkpad. The T series are really slim. Thinkpads are top rated for Linux installation. After you get your thinkpad call and ask for the rescue CD's. It will be free. It won't b

Re: MBR problem

2004-11-23 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
Punit Ahluwalia wrote: I installed grub to /dev/hdc2 which is also /root. This is not a dual boot. It is plain and simple "Woody". How do I install grub to the MBR? you must start grub, either from in a working linux or by booting directly into grub. from the grub command line: $ root = hd(x,y

Re: Linux on HardDrive

2004-11-23 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
Nathanael Hasbrouck wrote: You don't need to worry about creating the MBR, I believe it's already there. You are correct. The MBR is a place, not a thing. To install the bootloader, run either grub or lilo - I also reccomend grub. 'man grub' for info, and googleing for 'installing grub' or

Re: HELP!!!, can't login even as root

2004-11-22 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
That h-thing is what, a code for what? :) http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

message format ettiquet

2004-11-17 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
Thanks to everyone who took the time to call me out on my email formatting. I was being lazy about configuring my new email client. No it was not Thunderbird's default. The default is to send both text and html. I just was sloppy. I now have a profile just for debian.org and I will not post any

Re: Off-Topic; was, Will debian Grow....

2004-11-16 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
ticipation on this topic except off list. That is an invitation. John Hasler wrote: Michael Z Daryabeygi writes: lists are first about community. The value of spontaneous community fosters the value in name. You can't have the latter without the former. Inflammatory p

Re: Will Debian grow and stay?

2004-11-16 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
He didn't throw a stick of dynamite! His comment was about the media. not about politics. You  were just a ticking time bomb. You are so contradictory.  You claim that Curt was allowing the interpretation that Open Source is motivated by a Bin Laden like jihad against microsoft.  You were the o

Re: Will Debian grow and stay?

2004-11-16 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
apparently you have no problem with topic drift Why do you speak of Free Software as if it is ADD? Human beings are multi-faceted. Free Software benefits from intellectual people who have many interests. I don't consider a statement that is received 50/50 for/against as a very good zinger

Off-Topic; was, Will debian Grow....

2004-11-16 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
the point you are missing will is that OT is not such an anathema to everyone as it is to you. The only thing that gets my goat on lists is when people complain about OT or ask people to take things off list. lists are first about community. The value of spontaneous community fosters the value

Re: How to configure network card for Sarge netinst?

2004-11-11 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
Good advice Rob. But If he has no router, ie no subnet of his own, then using 192.168.0.1 won't work. He should call tech support to find out what IP and subnet mask to use. I would be surprised if he had a static IP and didn't know what it was.  So he should have DHCP... Are you not the one wh

Re: I'm nude, delete this email

2004-11-11 Thread Michael Z Daryabeygi
cool, I've never seen anyone talk back to spam... If you need to know what's next, check this out. http://rainbow.arch.scriptmania.com/rainbow_tv_episode.html sorry for enabling this thread folks. Eduard Bosma wrote: so? You're nude. Ok, wait let me undress myself. There, I'm nude also. No