RE: [expert] apache and imap configuration

2000-02-08 Thread Tim Howell
Your system is probably already set up to do this, but with the public_html directory. Look for the UserDir directive in your httpd.conf file, and modify it according to your needs. Don't forget to restart Apache after you've made your changes. # UserDir: The name of the directory which is appe

RE: [expert] IP ranges

2000-01-07 Thread Tim Howell
the subnet masks of each of your client machines. It is also possible to get closer to the original ranges you mentioned, but that would require even more subnets. Tim Howell > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Michael D. &

Re: [expert] FTP port range

1999-12-20 Thread Tim Howell
> check /etc/services > ftp-data20/tcp > ftp 21/tcp What about the upper port ranges it can use (ie when the PORT command is issued)? Active ftp doesn't work at all behind my firewall, and only works from the firewall itself now that I've opened up ports 1024 - 65000. Tim

[expert] FTP port range

1999-12-20 Thread Tim Howell
Hi, I'm setting up a firewall on my mandrake 6.1 box, and am trying to lock down as many ports as possible. Does anybody know what range of ports *active* ftp connections use? Thanks, Tim

[expert] Sendmail & Mailing Lists

1999-11-16 Thread Tim Howell
Hi, I am trying to get a simple mailing list program (minimalist) installed on my 6.1 system. The program's documentation illustrates a technique to discover the EUID/EGID of my MTA program (sendmail) in order to get proper permissions set on some of the program's files. However, when I follow

Re: [expert] RPMs and New Kernels

1999-11-16 Thread Tim Howell
Hi Adam, You'll need to modify /etc/lilo.conf to point to the new kernel. THe line you'll need to modify will look something like this: image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.5-15mdk In this case, change 2.2.5-15mdk to 2.2.13-22mdk. If you have a SCSI based system, you'll also need to modify the initrd line

Re: [expert] FTPd configuration

1999-11-15 Thread Tim Howell
Hi Derek, The FTP server should already be configured to do this...at least it was for me. I think to add support for this if it doesn't exist would require that you add something like to following to /etc/ftpaccess: class all real,guest,anonymous * The key here being "real" Tim >

Re: [expert] A script to discover IP?

1999-11-13 Thread Tim Howell
Thanks for your help, Ramon. I now have a script that emails me only the assigned IP address - took a while to get the parsing right! A couple more questions, if you don't mind: 1. Is there a way to pipe the contents of a file into the subject line when using the "mail" command? I would like

[expert] A script to discover IP?

1999-11-12 Thread Tim Howell
Hi, Just wondering if anyone more familiar with shell programming than I had any ideas how to write a script that would take a client's IP address (as assigned by a DHCP server) and email to a user? I have recently configured my system as a DHCP client, and would like such a script, to avoid hav

RE: [expert] My default gateway has disappeared!

1999-11-12 Thread Tim Howell
Sorry, I should have been more specific. I have been using linuxconf to set the default gateway (and have verified its existence in /etc/sysconfig/network) - my problem is that it not being added to the routing table. I seem to have to do that manually. Any ideas? Thanks, Tim -Original M

[expert] My default gateway has disappeared!

1999-11-11 Thread Tim Howell
Hi, I have had to change my IP and default gateway on my machine, and now my default gateway has dissapeared! I have had to put a "route add" command in rc.local to keep it in place when the system restarts. What would normally set the default gateway? TIA Tim

[expert] Samba strangeness

1999-11-11 Thread Tim Howell
Hi, My machine has recently gone insane, and now samba is behaving strangely. When I boot the system, it fails to start NMB services (SMB services are ok) - so, I once the system is up , I try to manually start samba (/etc/rc.d/init.d/smb start) and both SMB and NMB start successfully. Why would

[expert] Trouble with SparQ drive

1999-11-11 Thread Tim Howell
Hi, I'm not sure if my previous posting made it to the list, so here it is again. If this is a repeat, my apologies. I have recently had to move my SparQ drive to another machine, and now when I issue the command "modprobe pd" (after having issued "modprobe paride" then "modprobe epat"), I rec

Re: [expert] fix for missing pixmaps in KFM

1999-10-15 Thread Tim Howell
I ran into a similar problem when installing WebMaker under Mandrake6.0...in previous versions, all shared pixmaps etc. were located in the /opt/share directory structure. Now everything is in /usr/share. I "solved" my problem by copying /opt/share to /usr/share - maybe that's what's needed here?

Re: [expert] Dynamic DNS (slightly off topic)

1999-10-10 Thread Tim Howell
can check it out at http://www.dhs.org Tim Howell On Sun, 10 Oct 1999, Stephen Carville wrote: > Now that I have a static IP address and DSL, I would like to set up > with one of those dynamic DNS services. My ISP doesn't care much what > services I run from my home (as long as

Re: [expert] Password on entering a webpage using Apage Server

1999-10-07 Thread Tim Howell
Hey Patrick, You can use .htaccess files to protect the areas of the site you don't want the world at large to see. Check out how this can be done at builder.com: http://www.builder.com/Authoring/Stupid/ss01.html Tim On Thu, 7 Oct 1999, Patrick Putteman wrote: > Hello All, > > Got another

Re: [expert] window views?

1999-10-06 Thread Tim Howell
David, If you are using KFM, then you can simply choose "Save Settings" from the options menu. Tim On Wed, 6 Oct 1999, R. David Whitlock wrote: > OK, I'm a little embarrased, but I'd really like to know if anyone has > some way to do this that I'm just missing or what: > > When I open the vi

Re: [expert] where to get KICQ?

1999-10-05 Thread Tim Howell
You can download an RPM for KICQ from www.linuxberg.com Tim On Tue, 5 Oct 1999, Ricardo Kleemann wrote: > Hi guys, > > I'm trying to find ICQ for linux and the ICQ homepage doesn't seem to give > linux any space whatsoever. > > I've heard there is KICQ, maybe others. Anywhere know of an RPM