Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board

2001-11-04 Thread lloyder
From: "Mark Ferlatte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2001 10:23 PM Subject: Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board > On Sun, Nov 04, 2001 at 06:39:28PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Please please tell me that the install has significant > >

Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board

2001-11-04 Thread Raphael Bustin
At 07:23 PM 11/4/01 -0800, Mark Ferlatte wrote: On Sun, Nov 04, 2001 at 06:39:28PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Please please tell me that the install has significant > improvements in woody? That is package 'boot-floppies', right? One would hope. On the other hand... I'm apparently one

Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board

2001-11-04 Thread Mark Ferlatte
On Sun, Nov 04, 2001 at 06:39:28PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Please please tell me that the install has significant > improvements in woody? That is package 'boot-floppies', right? One would hope. On the other hand... I'm apparently one of the few people who have had no problems instal

Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board

2001-11-04 Thread lloyder
What have I brought myself into... I do not think that I am going to get done any of the things that made me want to switch to Linux and Debian... I am going to be contributing to Debian (documentation) :-| Documentation being out of date is the understatement of the last century! Please ple

Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board

2001-11-02 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 09:28:16AM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Hello all, > > I am attempting to get into Linux/Debian in a big way. I have decided > that M$ WinXP is the last straw for my personal computing. > > (a) It seems that much of www.debian.org is not respond

Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board

2001-11-02 Thread Craig Dickson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I would suggest adding to the "Code of conduct" > "Never send your messages in HTML; post on Debian topics in > plain text wrapped within 80 columns. Avoid attachments." Those are all good guidelines. Actually, wrapping at about 72 columns is better, since it leaves r

Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board

2001-11-02 Thread lloyder
I discovered it was likely b/c I did not wrap @ 80. Best regards, Lloyd - Original Message - From: "DvB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 4:07 PM Subject: Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board > > > | Does anyone else see the benef

Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board

2001-11-02 Thread Geoff Beaumont
On Fri, 2001-11-02 at 18:29, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I know, I know, you guys hate it when the new guy tries to change the world > :-D On the contrary - I'd guess a fair proportion of the people on this list got into Linux because they think just like you ;c) -- Geoff Beaumont [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board

2001-11-02 Thread DvB
> | Does anyone else see the benefit for server-side subject line > > Once you have your filters set up, and you view the list of messages > in a folder, you alredy know what list they came from because they are > in that folder. Also, some people use mailers in an 80x24 terminal so > there are

Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board

2001-11-02 Thread dman
On Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 10:29:54AM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | - Original Message - | From: "Craig Dickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | To: | Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 12:56 PM | Subject: Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board | > > (e) Anyway to aut

RE: [debian-user] I'm coming on board

2001-11-02 Thread Scott Henson
> -Original Message- > From: Craig Dickson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 12:57 PM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > (a) It se

Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board

2001-11-02 Thread lloyder
- Original Message - From: "Craig Dickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 12:56 PM Subject: Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > (a) It seems that much of www.debian.org is not responding, so

Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board

2001-11-02 Thread dman
On Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 09:56:39AM -0800, Craig Dickson wrote: | > (e) Anyway to automatically have the subject line identify the mailing | > list. A few of my other mailing lists have that, example | > Subject: [debian-user]: a big problem !!! | > Subject: Re: [debian-user]: a big problem !!! |

Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board

2001-11-02 Thread Frank Zimmermann
On Friday 02 November 2001 09:28 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (a) It seems that much of www.debian.org is not responding, so I have been using one of the [nation].debian.org sites. But these do not seem to have access to the bugs. I'm having trouble connecting as well. Must be a temporary

Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board

2001-11-02 Thread Craig Dickson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > (a) It seems that much of www.debian.org is not responding, so I have > been using one of the [nation].debian.org sites. > But these do not seem to have access to the bugs. I'm not sure what you mean here. If you mean security updates for the stable branch of Debian, th

Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board

2001-11-02 Thread lloyder
Thanks for the feedback Kurt. > > (e) Anyway to automatically have the subject line identify the mailing > > list. A few of my other mailing lists have that, example > > Subject: [debian-user]: a big problem !!! > > Subject: Re: [debian-user]: a big problem !!! > > Subject: Re:[debian-user]: a bi

Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board

2001-11-02 Thread Kurt Lieber
On Friday 02 November 2001 09:28 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I am attempting to get into Linux/Debian in a big way. I have decided >that M$ WinXP is the last straw for my personal computing. Yep -- me too. Exact same reason. > (a) It seems that much of www.debian.org is not responding, so I