Re: [Discuss] Torrent of new spam

Spammers have become so much more sophisticated in recent years, that if (as a test) you or someone created an account with a username that makes absolutely no sense: udkpboqaxt, that account would likely receive spam at some point. It's as if spammers are sending it addressed to every

Re: [Discuss] How to permanently remove Linux package from installation

giflib and imlib2 are image-related, so I kept those installed. python2-pyxdg is related to freedesktop.org, so I also kept that one. In removing openbox-libs (which was still installed), dnf also wanted to remove obconf, which is a graphical configuration editor for openbox. That was also

Re: [Discuss] How to permanently remove Linux package from installation

Upon running dnf to install openbox on another system, it wants to install: giflib imlib2 openbox openbox-libs python2-pyxdg giflib, like openbox (and -libs), was not built for Fedora 25. I will check the system in question to see if any of these other packages are installed, then remove them

Re: [Discuss] How to permanently remove Linux package from installation

It wants to remove openbox, along with 15 other packages. Cinnamon apparently doesn't require it, as I have that also installed on a laptop (although 32-bit) and openbox is not installed on it. Removing: arc-themenoarch20161119-3.fc25 @updates 2.3 M cinnamon

[Discuss] How to permanently remove Linux package from installation

Under Fedora, I previously tried out the LXDE desktop, then subsequently removed it. One of the packages it used, openbox, remained on the system and repeated attempts to remove this package, have not resulted in its permanent removal. I should note that openbox was never built for Fedora 25 and

Re: [Discuss] GPG encryption and gmail

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Re: [Discuss] GPG encryption and gmail

I would not recommend K-9. I found that it would repeatedly hang when trying to connect to either the Comcast or Gmail servers, while using it on multiple mobile networks. And once that occurs, a manual poll of any other account with K-9, would not go through. The only way to fix (?) this,

[Discuss] Mail dot com app

Apparently, this never made it to the list yesterday... Original Message From: "edwa...@dr.com" Sent: March 17, 2016 8:35:08 PM EDT To: discuss@blu.org Subject: mail.com One correction to my previous post regarding the mail.com Android app. In Lollipop, the

[Discuss] Mail.com

Although their web interface is fine, I would advise not using their Android app, because every other release (just about) breaks the notifications. The current version in the Play Store, as of today, includes the broken notifications. ___ Discuss

Re: [Discuss] Discuss Digest, Vol 58, Issue 5

essage: 3 Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 16:26:09 -0500 From: Michael Tiernan To:discuss@blu.org Subject: Re: [Discuss] free email less intrusive than google Message-ID:<56e337f1.7030...@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed On 3/11/16 4:00

Re: [Discuss] CU attempts to end robocalls [OT]

It is illegal under U.S. Federal law for telemarketers to call cellular phones. If a robocaller is attached to a telemarketer, then I believe those calls are also illegal. The easiest way to combat this problem, would be to simply not answer the call if you do not recognize the incoming phone

Re: [Discuss] Firefox - Icecat

Although I have extremely limited knowledge of FSF/GNU's position on free software, I thought perhaps Icecat would not include extra bells and whistles that Firefox has - things that would slow down the browser. On June 22, 2015 10:40:08 AM EDT, Richard Pieri richard.pi...@gmail.com wrote: On

[Discuss] Firefox - Icecat

Regarding the recent discussion about Firefox and its flaws, would Icecat be a suitable replacement for it? It's GNU's (FSF?) version of Firefox. It's offered with Fedora, not sure about the other distros. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org

Re: [Discuss] Firefox - Hello feature

On 06/03/2015 12:17 PM, Bill Ricker wrote: On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 7:58 PM, edwa...@linuxmail.org wrote: In about:config, 'loop.enabled' is set to 'true' (enabled) by default. Thank you. Quickly clicked to user set, false ! Are there any other stealth privacy invasions i can easily disable?

[Discuss] Firefox - Hello feature

There is an add-on to Firefox, called Classic Theme Restorer. Upon installation, one of the options on the Advanced menu, is 'Calling and conversation', it displays a small 'Hello icon and references an item in about:config: 'loop.enabled'. It's description: Firefox 34+ introduced 'calling

Re: [Discuss] Mandriva out of business

I have gaf to thank for introducing me to Linux. :-) Mandriva was the second distro I used, the first one was SuSE. On 05/31/2015 03:55 PM, Steve Litt wrote: On Sat, 30 May 2015 20:34:15 -0400 edwa...@linuxmail.org wrote: According to an article at ZDNet and other sites, the company behind

Re: [Discuss] My HP Pavilion's HD bit the dust and it is 13 years old, so instead of replacing the disk again, I would like a new laptop. But I would like to pay $300. I do not expect the best or the

The one issue I have with my T43, happens to be the battery. Bought two of them from an Amazon vendor a few years ago. One didn't last more than an hour (on Linux) and the vendor replaced both. From the new batteries, gradually, one would only last one hour using Linux and the second battery

Re: [Discuss] My HP Pavilion's HD bit the dust and it is 13 years old, so instead of replacing the disk again, I would like a new laptop. But I would like to pay $300. I do not expect the best or the

My ThinkPad T43 (IBM-logo'd, but references it was manufactured by Lenovo on the bottom) is still going. Its BIOS is from 2005 and is happily running Fedora today. On 05/31/2015 03:58 PM, Steve Litt wrote: Is it my imagination, or are 8 year old laptops much more physically robust than their

[Discuss] Mandriva out of business

According to an article at ZDNet and other sites, the company behind Mandriva Linux has gone out of business. The former CEO of Mandriva, said (Yahoo Finance link) employee lawsuits forced it into bankruptcy.

Re: [Discuss] Fedora - How to enable yum-updatesd

I was able to resolve this on my own. After the package was installed, the command 'systemctl enable yum-updatesd.service' was required to enable it. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

[Discuss] Fedora - How to enable yum-updatesd

An upgrade from Debian 7 to 8 botched up my desktop, so on gaf's recommendation, I installed Fedora (21) and installed using the MATE spin. Up until yesterday (it's been installed for two days), I have manually run YUM Extender (via GUI) to download and install any updates, however I learned

Re: [Discuss] Unable to disable Wake On Lan

I am pleased to report that this problem has been resolved. In /etc/network/interfaces: #The primary network interface iface eth0 lo inet loopback post-up /sbin/ethtool -s eth0 wol d Removing 'auto eth0' from this file caused ethtool to run the command successfully, to disable

Re: [Discuss] Unable to disable Wake On Lan

I am pleased to report that this problem has been resolved. In /etc/network/interfaces: #The primary network interface iface eth0 lo inet loopback post-up /sbin/ethtool -s eth0 wol d Removing 'auto eth0' from this file caused ethtool to run the command successfully, to disable

Re: [Discuss] Unable to disable Wake On Lan

Sorry for the duplicate post, Opera reported a connection problem with the mail server, the error indicated it didn't go through, but it obviously did... -- Using Opera's mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ ___ Discuss mailing list

Re: [Discuss] Unable to disable Wake On Lan

Jerry Feldman wrote: I would suggest trying this from the command line: sudo ethtool -s eth0 wol -d ethtool -s eth0 wol -d ethtool: bad command line argument(s) ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org

Re: [Discuss] Unable to disable Wake On Lan

Jerry Feldman wrote: Also check status of /sys/class/net/eth0/device/power/wakeup The values will be enabled or disabled To disable: sudo echo disabled /sys/class/net/eth0/device/power/wakeup In any case, by running it from the command line you can determine if ethtool is working. You do not

[Discuss] Unable to disable Wake On Lan

Upon upgrading Debian Linux (64-bit) Squeeze (6) to Wheezy (7), the on-board NIC (Realtek) will not shut down when the system is brought down. I discovered this when the port light on the router remained on. However, in Windows 7, the NIC shuts down properly. In Squeeze, for the NIC to

[Discuss] (OT) Android OS version upgrade

If an Android phone right out of the factory box came installed with Froyo or Gingerbread and over time, the phone is eventually upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich, would Google Play then recognize that individual phone as being upgraded to ICS for app download purposes, or as the phone still

Re: [Discuss] Claws Mail

On Fri, 3 Aug 2012 21:32:52 -0400 Rich Pieri richard.pi...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, 3 Aug 2012 18:53:16 -0400 edwa...@mcom.com wrote: I switched to it from Thunderbird. Works great. Cannot /compose/ HTML with it, I count that as a feature. :) Claws started out as part of Sylpheed and

Re: [Discuss] T-Mobile pre-paid plans

On Tue, 10 Jul 2012 10:58:54 -0400 Steve Harris vshar...@gmail.com wrote: Have you actually done this (activated/de-activated the 1-day data plan)? How exactly is it done? It can be done through My T-Mobile https://my.t-mobile.com/, or through the phone's web browser. In the case of a

Re: [Discuss] T-Mobile pre-paid plans

On Tue, 10 Jul 2012 14:23:24 -0400 Shirley Márquez Dúlcey m...@buttery.org wrote: On 7/10/2012 10:58 AM, Steve Harris wrote: In order to maintain gold status (where minutes are valid for a year) you need to buy only enough minutes to put your total over 1000. For example, if you have 700

Re: [Discuss] Verizon wireless mandatory dataplan

On Sun, 8 Jul 2012 12:48:06 -0400 Scott Ehrlich srehrl...@gmail.com wrote: Take a look at Page Plus Cellular (pagepluscelluar.com)- a prepaid service which includes data, has excellent rates, and is a Verizon MVNO. I was with them before, and for the lack of minutes I use, and planning

Re: [Discuss] Verizon wireless mandatory dataplan

On Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:15:55 -0400 Shirley Márquez Dúlcey m...@buttery.org wrote: There is no need to throttle CDMA data. It already is throttled full time. By present day standards, it's pitifully slow on either Sprint or MetroPCS. There was a report that metroPCS was going to upgrade 20%

Re: [Discuss] text-screen login?

R. Luoma wrote: For some for the recent distros (e.g. ubuntu) I am having difficulty figuring out how to kill the GUI login and have the old-fashion text-terminal-like login screen. Does anyone have helpful advice on how to set up a freshly installed linux-based system to start with a

[Discuss] OpenOffice.org

Anyone know what's up with OpenOffice.org? Version 3.3, the last non-beta, was released back in January 2011, with a beta of 3.4 released in April (per their News page). Has the community switched to LibreOffice? --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 111217-1,

Re: [Discuss] Competition of broadband

Jerry Feldman wrote: On 12/04/2011 05:14 PM, Richard Pieri wrote: On Dec 4, 2011, at 11:00 AM, Ben Eisenbraun wrote: My understanding of the spat between Curtatone and Verizon is that it stems from his opposition to Verizon's desire to negotiate video franchises on the state and not city

Re: [Discuss] Linux box for under $20? TRENDnet

I bought a new Netgear router earlier this year, couldn't get the time zone out of -08:00 (Pacific), even after going through five levels of technical support at Netgear. It was returned for a Cisco. Jim Gasek wrote: I love the $15 refurb netgear wireless routers. Automatically download

[Discuss] (OT) Barnes Noble wants DOJ probe into Microsoft patent tactics

Microsoft is going after device makers who use Android. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57320800-75/barnes-noble-wants-doj-probe-into-microsoft-patent-tactics/?tag=mncol;topStories ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org

Re: [Discuss] Virtual hosting provider (me too)

Bill Horne wrote: On 10/27/2011 12:43 PM, Dave Peters wrote: Any suggestion for virtual hosting server provider? blueHost? Hostmonster, Godaddy, inmotion or networksolutions? I'm also looking for a virtual host provider. It's for a test site to work on changes to the production site that I

Re: [Discuss] Old computers Re: (OT) Steve Jobs 1955-2011

First computer was a TRS-80, had Level II BASIC and 16KB of RAM (circa 1980). Programs loaded in via cassette tape. Computers have indeed come a LONG way since then. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org

Re: [Discuss] best dual core Linux box

Robert Krawitz wrote: On Sun, 18 Sep 2011 11:29:27 -0400 (EDT), Daniel Feenberg wrote: We are in the midst of licensing the SAS software product for a server. This is an extremely expensive product, and the charge for a quad-core machine is tens of thousands of dollars more than for a

[Discuss] Extra splitter (OT)

The recent thread regarding RCN, reminded me of the ATT BB installation 10 years ago. They installed an additional splitter (two-way) with one cable going into the cable modem and the other cable going into another splitter (three-way) going to the TV's. At the time of the installation, they

[Discuss] [**SPAM**] Positioning of wireless router

A few months back, I bought a Cisco Linksys E2000 router (replacing that buggy Netgear unit.) The E2000 is wedge/doorstop shaped and has two holes on the bottom that would allow for vertical mounting on a wall. Given the shape of the router with the antennas internal, would there be any

[SPAM] [Discuss] [SPAM] Re: [SPAM] [SPAM] Re: Distribution that tests printing

On 06/04/2011 12:04 PM, Laura Conrad wrote: That sounded like a plausible solution, so I downloaded a Debian Stable live CD and tried printing my book. From the command line (lpr filename.pdf), it causes the printer light to blink yellow for a while and then gives up without printing

Re: SCO changes its name to TSG

On 05/08/2011 08:04 AM, Jerry Feldman wrote: I saw this in Groklaw. http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20110507072313920 The SCO Group, what's left of it, has filed an amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation in Delaware, officially changing its name from The SCO Group, Inc. to

Re: The Canterbury Project

On Sat, 02 Apr 2011 08:39:53 -0400 Jerry Feldman g...@blu.org wrote: This brings thoughts to United Linux. One of the major players in United Linux was Caldera Systems who renamed itself, The SCO Group. Currently the bankrupt SCO Group is trying to sell itself to unXis. Does anyone know if

Re: The Canterbury Project

On Fri, 1 Apr 2011 17:26:29 -0400 Dan O'Donovan odono...@hkl.hms.harvard.edu wrote: http://www.debian.org/News/2011/20110401 Looks like Debian, Gentoo, Grml, openSUSE and Arch, are now one... What day is it today? .. I seem to recall Loo Flirpa telling me about this once.. Dan If

Re: The Canterbury Project

On Fri, 1 Apr 2011 18:15:23 -0400 Dan O'Donovan odono...@hkl.hms.harvard.edu wrote: If it is an April Fool (as I thought it was) then it's a pretty well organised one as they're all in on it - with possibly the exception of Gentoo, but I never could work my way around their website...

Routers (with some humor)

Not too long ago, I asked on the list for suggestions on a new router. I eventually purchased a Netgear N600 model WNDR3400 router. I recently returned, a Netgear N600 model WNDR3400 router. Right out of the box, the firmware was found to by buggy, the router actually wanted to spend its days

Re: Network Solutions

On Sat, 12 Mar 2011 09:28:05 -0500 Mark Woodward ma...@mohawksoft.com wrote: How come Godaddy can update your domain records in a matter of minutes but Network Solutions still takes 24~48 hours!?? It frustrating. GoDaddy sponsors at least one race car team, they have to be just as fast as

X crashes with SSID Broadcast turned off

My laptop has Xubuntu 10.10 installed (Ubuntu with XFCE desktop). With the SSID Broadcast turned off at the router (the Netgear I recently purchased), once logged into the desktop, it (X?) crashes and returns to the login screen. Before the actual crash occurred each time, the network-manager

Re: New Router Suggestions

The router (Netgear N600, model WNDR3400) was $79.99 at Staples, definitely not a cheap router in my opinion. I stand corrected, the 2.4 GHz network is indeed b/g/n with the 5 GHz being a/n. -Original Message- From: Bill Bogstad bogs...@pobox.com To: edwa...@linuxmail.org Cc:

Re: Diagnosing connection issue

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Re: Diagnosing connection issue

Sorry for another blank/dupe message. I saw a blank message go through again. Mobile interface bug. :( ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: Diagnosing connection issue

Ubuntu's LXDE defaults, also loads in the CPU Usage Monitor. I have yet to see that monitor display green all the way to the top, which would indicate 100% CPU usage. When the problem occurred, the monitor displayed very little green, meaning there was plenty of CPU power remaining. On

Re: Diagnosing connection issue

What remains a mystery, is while SeaMonkey and Firefox freeze (or were unable to retrieve any web pages) under both OS' on this machine (AMD Athlon X2 64) during that time, I could not call up the modem and router status screens in the browsers using their IP addresses (no DNS used), yet both

Re: New Router Suggestions

I updated the Linksys' firmware to the current revision. It didn't fix the Ethernet connection issues and that revision also does not support IPv6. The new router I'm considering to purchase at present, is a Netgear. John Abreau wrote: Is that just the stok Linksys firmware? I would hope that

Re: why do you play with computers?

My first 'puter was a TRS-80 from RadioShack back in 1980. Couldn't do much with them back then, except play games loaded in via cassette tape... Then when Commodore took off, bought one of those, then an Atari, then went PC in 1997. Linux since 2003. :-) -Original Message-

Re: Neither Speakeasy speed test nor Comcast Speed test work on Fedora 14

Matthew Gillen wrote: Actually, now that I think about it, it might be from a flashblocker addon for firefox. That extension has some very odd effects on certain flash sites. You might try disabling that (supposing you have it) and try again... Matt The latest 64-bit Flash plugin

Re: Neither Speakeasy speed test nor Comcast Speed test work on Fedora 14

edwa...@linuxmail.org wrote: The latest 64-bit Flash plugin from the Adobe Labs site, does not work with 64-bit Ubuntu. I get the same results with Speakeasy and Comcast, as reported by Jerry. This particular (preview release) 64-bit Flash plugin, is the one named Square...

Re: wireless keyboards

-Original Message- From: Tom Metro lt;tmetro-...@vl.comgt; To: discuss@blu.org Sent: Wed, Jan 19, 2011 6:18 pm Subject: Re: wireless keyboards lt;snipgt; The benefit to wireless doesn't seem worth the bother - at least not for a work desktop - so I'm only considering wired models.

Re: keyboard trends

The most durable keyboard I bought at a computer show (Do they still have those???) was a SolidTek ACK-260A.? It came in both PS/2 and AT versions.? It still works great today as if it were brand new and am using the AT version right now on an old box.? :-)