Re: [expert] SMB install of 7.0

2000-08-14 Thread Ellick Chan
On Sun, 13 Aug 2000, Jason Pierce wrote: Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 18:54:03 -0500 From: Jason Pierce [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [expert] SMB install of 7.0 -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello list, I have been playing around with linux for a few

Re: [expert] MP3 Files

2000-08-14 Thread Ron Stodden
"Brian T. Schellenberger" wrote: Here is a script of mine. I call it makecd. Just copy it into a file and make it executable. Then you just give it a list of mp3's on the command line and it writes it. The script make some assumptions, but change it to change those assumptions should

Re: [expert] free internet

2000-08-14 Thread Mark Weaver
Ellick Chan wrote: On Sun, 13 Aug 2000, Dr Michael Powell PhD wrote: From: Dr Michael Powell PhD [EMAIL PROTECTED] Does anyone know of a free ISP that is availeable for linux? I heard Netzero will have a Linux version. In the meantime, if you are willing to bend some rules, you can

Re: [expert] Re: tracking employees

2000-08-14 Thread tom strickland
snip What you need to do is this: Draft up a 'charter' for the use of the Internet within the company. Make sure that this charter contains clauses such as "All Internet resources are to be used for Company businss only", "The Company reserves the right to monitor any and all Internet traffic

[expert] Apoligies : Please ignore

2000-08-14 Thread Zak McKracken
Sorry to all, but the lists been rather quiet, I'm testing to ensure I'm still subscribed :)

[expert] Permanent modem setup fails??

2000-08-14 Thread William J. Hudspeth
Hi All; I have successfuly followed the manufacturers instructions for setting up an Actiontec modem while in a single logon session. They say that if the 'setserial ..' commands are inserted at the end of the /etc/rc.d/rc.local file, they will be executed whenever the machine is booted. I

[expert] Apache trouble

2000-08-14 Thread Jason Bachman
Hello list, I am having some trouble with apache and I am hoping that someone may be able to point me in the proper direction. I installed apache-2.3.12-12mdk.i586.rpm A couple weeks ago, along with mod_php3-3.0.16-3mdk, mod_php3-manual-3.0.16-3mdk, mod_php3-imap-3.0.16-3mdk, and

[expert] Permanent modem setup fails??

2000-08-14 Thread Bill Hudspeth
My apologies. I made an error in entering the setup text in the rc.local script. Everything now works fine. TIA Bill

[expert] hello???

2000-08-14 Thread Mark Weaver
CAn someone tell me why my message are being sent back as undeliverable when they're sent to this list? -- Mark Weaver IT Dept./Reapernet.com Destiny Image Publishers [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[expert] almost there: ref - novell servers

2000-08-14 Thread Mark Weaver
Hi there, I hope you don't mind me emailing you directly. I got your message from the list this morning concerning connecting a linux box to a Novell server. I was the one that started that thread and after reading your resonse I was thrilled. At last, I thought, I would be able to connect to

Re: [expert] apache log trouble

2000-08-14 Thread Cecil Watson
Mandrake's Apache is optimized for speed! Speed baby speed! Thanks Jean-Michel! It doesn't write to the log until it reached 64K (if I remember correctly). I have a cron job that runs Webalizer at a give time each day, but before I do this I do a graceful restart of Apache. - Original

[expert] urpmi/rpmdrake hangs

2000-08-14 Thread Patrick Erler
hallo MANDRAKE! when i try ro add a remote location to urpmi, after fetching the filelist, urpmi hangs with the message generating dependencies list i start the whole process with urpmi.addmedia rpmfind ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/MandrakeCooker/cooker/Mandrake/RPMS/ with

RE: [expert] sendmail

2000-08-14 Thread Yacketta,Ronald J
problem with that is there are NO users on the local linux box it is hust a relay host, accepts emails and then forwards them to the internal exchange server the MX records of domain B will point to my linux box, when emails arrive from domain B I need to beable to generate a message back to the

[expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do I set the default editor so I can TRASH IT?

2000-08-14 Thread Mallard
Why did Mandrake pick the most geekyist editor for a setup that is suposto be easy for users? Anyone else seen this joke of a program? With Vim all you have to do is spend a half hour trying to get it give you help, then scroll all the way to the bottom of a super long whoopy-do list of usless

[expert] A simple question.

2000-08-14 Thread Becker, Matt
This isn't really an expert question (I don't think). I was wondering if just going into netconf and changing the IP and Host name that way really did it all. I know that for Unix it really didn't change it and you had to do some more obscure stuff to really get it to change. Matt Becker

Re: [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do I set the default editor so I can TRASH IT?

2000-08-14 Thread Bill Hudspeth
Mallard: I agree with you 200%! I have wasted all kinds of time trying to work with "UNIX" tools that are outdated and clumsy, except for the geeks who thought they were cute. They aren't. I have been writing useful 'C' programs for 20+ years (obviously not in UNIX/LINUX) and have never seen

RE: [expert] Apache trouble

2000-08-14 Thread Jason Bachman
Hi.. I un-installed all rpm's then reinstalled them and got the same thing. Next... :) -Original Message- From: Jean-Michel Dault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 11:33 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] Apache trouble Your

[expert] thanks everyone

2000-08-14 Thread Dr Michael Powell PhD
Just a note to thank everyone for your help finding a free internet source I can use with Linux.

Re: [expert] Promise Ultra ATA/100

2000-08-14 Thread JASON SNYDER
There are a number of possible causes depending where exactly the hang is occurring. One thing to consider is IDE addressing limitations. The most recent of problems has been the 32G limit (16 heads * 63 sector/track * 65536 cylinders * 512 bytes/sector I believe). Neither the Promise Ultra66

RE: [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do I set the default editor so I can TRASH IT?

2000-08-14 Thread Eric Peters
For someone who has been programming in C for 20 years and never used or heard of vi? hm I know vi has been around at least that long and longer, since the inceptions of Unix. I my self have been programming in Perl for about 4 years now and can not imagine doing that in another editor

[expert] Plugger on 7.1

2000-08-14 Thread Craig Woods
Greetings, Just out of curiosity, has anyone been successful with the installation of Plugger 3.2 on LMDK 7.1? I have set this guy up on ALL earlier versions without any problems. It does not seem to work on 7.1. Is it broken, Mandrake team? After both kinds of install, RPM and manual, I get

Re: [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do I set the default editor soI can TRASH IT?

2000-08-14 Thread Steve Cooper
IMO usability is not a static concept. To me it's a great usability and speed feature that my hands never have to leave the alphanumeric part of the keyboard. The outstanding contribution of vi is that it needs virtually no per-machine configuration. It's plug and play on any keyboard and

Re: [expert] A simple question.

2000-08-14 Thread Dave Lers
On Mon, 14 Aug 2000, Becker, Matt wrote: This isn't really an expert question (I don't think). I was wondering if just going into netconf and changing the IP and Host name that way really did it all. I know that for Unix it really didn't change it and you had to do some more obscure stuff to

[expert] Nvidea Riva TNT / Diamond Viper 550 installation

2000-08-14 Thread Ian McLeod
Hi people, Has anyone successfuly installed the Nvidea drivers under XFree86 4.0? Is there any noticeable difference? Regards, Ian -- --- "Never mind what the critics say; no one has ever erected a statue to a critic" -George Bernard Shaw (c1890)

[expert] PPP config Linux - NT RAS

2000-08-14 Thread Ian McLeod
Hi people, My ISP uses some crappy thing called NT RAS. It is driving me up the wall. Connections stall, connections get reset by peer, you name it. I have turned off ALL compression in the PPP config, and this seems to have worked, but I still receive the error in my logs when connecting:

Re: [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do I set the default editor soI can TRASH IT?

2000-08-14 Thread Stephen Bosch
Bill Hudspeth wrote: I agree with you 200%! I have wasted all kinds of time trying to work with "UNIX" tools that are outdated and clumsy, except for the geeks who thought they were cute. They aren't. Vi will always be around, and Linux/Unix admins will always have to know how to use it.

Re [expert] hello???

2000-08-14 Thread Mallard
I can handle this one. When the listserver sends out a message to the 100's of subscribers and a message bounces at let's say AOL, the AOL mailer may pick any / all return address it finds and send a bounce message back to those. Thus you get a bounce message in your box. Just ignore it. If you

Re: [expert] Nvidea Riva TNT / Diamond Viper 550 installation

2000-08-14 Thread Sarang Lakare
Yes.. I did it.. its very simple to install.. The drivers are basically OpenGL library files.. so just replace your current ones with the new ones (just take care of symlinks) and you are done! The performance is ofcourse much better! Check this site :

[expert] ATTN: Adrian - [Fwd: Re: old versions of windows]

2000-08-14 Thread Mark Weaver
Adrian, I couldn't remember you address off the top 'O my head this morning, but my supervisor did remember the request. here's the URL to the site with the old version of windows that I was talking about yesterday. Enjoy... Mark http://www.abandonkeep.com/os/All.shtml

Re: [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do I set the default editor so I can TRASH IT?

2000-08-14 Thread Hoyt
- Original Message - From: "Mallard" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 1:33 PM Subject: [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do I set the default editor so I can TRASH IT? Yea, I am pissed. All I wanted to do is set up my cron file ("crontab

Re: [expert] Logging of apache-1.3.12-24mdk

2000-08-14 Thread Vincent Danen
On Sat, Aug 12, 2000 at 12:57:43AM -0600, Daniel Woods wrote: I noticed that the cooker version is changing the /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf so that the web root path is now /var/www instead. Although it seems they have /var/www linked back to /home/httpd... so what's the point of that ?

Re: [expert] xcdroast

2000-08-14 Thread Rob Morrison
I had the same problem (it sounds like) on a couple of different systems on new installs, one of RedHat 6.2, and one of Mandrake 7.1. I resolved the problem (after much digging through archives of this mailing list, and other resources on the net) by loading the "ide-scsi" module. Not knowing

Re: [expert] Nvidea Riva TNT / Diamond Viper 550 installation

2000-08-14 Thread Rial Juan
Yeah, I heard lots of good stuff about it; on my box however it gives me corrupted image after some random period. No clue what's causing it. But I believe it's got to do with an instable motherboard (gonna return it to the store to see if they can fix it, since it isn't manufactured anymore), so

Re: [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do I set the default editor so I can TRASH IT?

2000-08-14 Thread Rial Juan
Calm down; vi is part of the linux heritage, and will therefor always be around. Well, enough peoble have been ranting about that. If you want another editor (let's assume pico in our example), put this line somewhere in /etc/profile: export EDITOR="pico" Hope this helps you calm your nerves.

Re: [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do I set thedefault editor soI can TRASH IT?

2000-08-14 Thread Gavin Clark
Bill Hudspeth wrote: I agree with you 200%! I have wasted all kinds of time trying to work with "UNIX" tools that are outdated and clumsy, except for the geeks who thought they were cute. They aren't. Vi will always be around, and Linux/Unix admins will always have to know how to use it.

[expert] ?Adaptec 1502 SCSI card for internal zip

2000-08-14 Thread Neil Kate
Any advice on installing the 1502 would be greatly appreciated. I notice that Mandrake has support for 152x card but nothing older. Once that's done... Where do I get ZIP drivers?

Re: [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do I set the defaulteditor so I can TRASH IT?

2000-08-14 Thread Ellick Chan
On Mon, 14 Aug 2000, Mallard wrote: Why did Mandrake pick the most geekyist editor for a setup that is suposto be easy for users? It's the unix tradition :) Anyone else seen this joke of a program? Yes, and I use it almost daily With Vim all you have to do is spend a half hour trying

Re: [expert] Nvidea Riva TNT / Diamond Viper 550 installation

2000-08-14 Thread Ian McLeod
Chris, Was it difficult to insall? Did you download the binaries or the source? Which instructions did you follow? I appreciate your help, very much! Regards, Ian Chris Spencer wrote: I've installed them. And yes, its a huge difference. Not much difference in 2D, but watch out if you

Re: [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do I set the defa ult editor soI can TRASH IT?

2000-08-14 Thread Anton Graham
Submitted 14-Aug-00 by Zaleski, Matthew (M.E.): I disagree. I don't like vi but I learned enough to do some basic editing. Vi is about the only full screen editor that's guaranteed to be on any Unix/Linux box. At least knowing the basics of using it is valuable when your system takes a

RE: [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do I set the default editor so I can TRASH IT?

2000-08-14 Thread Zaleski, Matthew (M.E.)
Here's hoping this doesn't turn into a flame war A few years ago, I would have agreed with you. However, I have learned a few things about Unix and especially Linux. To coin a Perl phrase, "There's more than one way to do it." Whereas Microsoft forces you down a single path for better or

Re: [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do I set the default editor so I can TRASH IT?

2000-08-14 Thread Michael R. Batchelor
I think the whole discussion is important in that it points out at least one of the problems in documentation of a very complex system. I, for one, have been using vi since the 80's, and it's practically always my editor of choice. Why? Because I know it. Frankly, I've never recommended it for

RE: [expert] sendmail

2000-08-14 Thread Dave Lers
On Mon, 14 Aug 2000, Yacketta,Ronald J wrote: the MX records of domain B will point to my linux box, when emails arrive from domain B I need to beable to generate a message back to the sender saying that [EMAIL PROTECTED] has moved to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Why not just relay @b.com - @a.com?

Re: [expert] PPP config Linux - NT RAS

2000-08-14 Thread Sundeep Mediratta
See http://cpqlin.van-dijk.net/PPP-NT-HOWTO/PPP-NT-HOWTO.html I am using the pppd patched for NT-RAS and callback As I remember the "recieve-all" option in ppp-options was key in setting up successful ppp negotiation. It was documented as essential while negotiating with a "buggy OS". --

Re: [expert] Vi/Vim - The editor from HELL! How do I set the defa ult editor soI can TRASH IT?

2000-08-14 Thread Anton Graham
Submitted 14-Aug-00 by Zaleski, Matthew (M.E.): I disagree. I don't like vi but I learned enough to do some basic editing. Vi is about the only full screen editor that's guaranteed to be on any Unix/Linux box. At least knowing the basics of using it is valuable when your system takes a