[brlug-general] Mail Server Sort Of

2002-08-30 Thread Byron Como
I used the "lite" version of cox for a couple years with dyndns with no problems. When I moved to BR and got the full version of Cox I was not able to make it work. If he wants to send mail with sendmail then that should work ok without a domain. - Original Message - From: "Edmund Cramp"

[brlug-general] Mail Server Sort Of

2002-08-30 Thread Mnemonic
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Well, that certainly makes what I have been observing sensible. That is, some mail servers took what I was sending with no questions asked while others bounced the mail right back to me. Perhaps I will try to stop being so fancy and just go back t

[brlug-general] Mail Server Sort Of

2002-08-30 Thread Mark Orr
On Fri, 30 Aug 2002 21:12:49 -0500 Mnemonic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I appreciate you taking the time to provide the explanation. I still do not > understand why I would need a domain name to do what I want to do. What you want to do _used_ to work, but it really doesn't work well anymore.

[brlug-general] Mail Server

2002-08-30 Thread Paul Rushing
most of what you want is already setup in a default install of most distributions of linux. sendmail or qmail or postfix are some of the most common smtp servers. That's called a Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) it runs locally on your system and listens on port 25. Fetchmail usually retrieves mail

[brlug-general] Mail Server Sort Of

2002-08-30 Thread Doug Riddle
Same here, but someone mentioned the reverse lookup that is standard nowadays. I had failed to consider that. Any suggestions? --- Byron Como <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I used the "lite" version of cox for a couple years with dyndns > with no > problems. When I moved to BR and got the full ve

[brlug-general] Mail Server Sort Of

2002-08-30 Thread Edmund Cramp
Has anyone tried http://www.dyndns.org with Cox? It works OK with BellSouth DSL and should give you a static-ish address. FWIW - it sounds like all he's looking for is the ability to SMTP send - he's not really using the mailserver to receive mail - just send it. Edmund Cramp -- http://www.emgsr

[brlug-general] Mail Server Sort Of

2002-08-30 Thread Mnemonic
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Doug, I appreciate you taking the time to provide the explanation. I still do not understand why I would need a domain name to do what I want to do. I currently retrieve my email from multiple POP3 accounts using fetchmail. I was using my ISP's

[brlug-general] Mail Rever

2002-08-30 Thread Mnemonic
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Doug, I have not tried setting up Mutt. I already have fetchmail up and running. I was playing with Kmail when I decided I wanted to bypass my ISP's mail server. I suspect my desire to do this academic. I am curious to know whether or not this

[brlug-general] Mail Server

2002-08-30 Thread Mnemonic
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 ...ok, I have located postfix written by Wietse Venema. This seems to do what I want, however, it opens port 25. When I scan my ports, I find port 25 is indeed open. I am not certain what I need to do to filter this port. I still have not gotten

[brlug-general] Mail Server

2002-08-30 Thread Byron Como
You will need your own domain. When you get one you will need to set your mx record to point to your mailserver's IP. THEN you setup sendmail. - Original Message - From: "Mnemonic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 7:34 PM Subject: [brlug-general] Mail Server > -

[brlug-general] AWL books..

2002-08-30 Thread Byron Como
*yawn* - Original Message - From: "Dustin Puryear" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 6:00 PM Subject: [brlug-general] AWL books.. > The books that we discussed having reviewed for Addison-Wesley are taking a > bit too long. FYI, I just sent them an email trying to se

[brlug-general] Mail Server

2002-08-30 Thread Mnemonic
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I have spent the afternoon in search of information regarding setting up a mail server, but I have only been successful in confusing myself. The problem is I am not sure if I would actually be setting up a server or if I would be using sendmail. T

[brlug-general] Mail Server Sort Of

2002-08-30 Thread Doug Riddle
Kory: OK, different question than I thought I was answering. Most of the mail server questions concern having an active reciever. If what you want to do is set your box up to check multiple accounts and send without going though your ISP's account, as in smpt or the like, then yes, you can d

[brlug-general] Mail Rever

2002-08-30 Thread Doug Riddle
As someone indicated earlier, by-passing your ISP requires another destination. Ergo, you would need a domain, a webmail account or somewhere for the mail to be sent. Without a static IP Address it is problematic. A dial up or a DHCP address will not do. For a mail sever you need a "always on"

[brlug-general] Pieces of the Pentagon coming to Louisiana - from The Advocate

2002-08-30 Thread Doug Riddle
August 30, 2002 Pieces of Pentagon To Be Displayed In LA A Louisiana native who served in the Korean War some 50 years ago, went all the way to the Pentagon recently to make sure that the war on 9-11 is never forgotten. Seventy-year-old Lester Guidry from Lafayette is on a mission to show pieces

[brlug-general] When do the polls close?

2002-08-30 Thread Dustin Puryear
Whenever. I think FOSSILE has taken the clear lead.. At 07:30 AM 8/30/2002 -0700, you wrote: >What time do the Polls close today? > >= >Warmest Regards, >Doug Riddle >http://www.dougriddle.com > >## Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are >the Peoples' Liberty Tee

[brlug-general] Voting system is up!

2002-08-30 Thread Dustin Puryear
Nice. Thanks. At 09:20 AM 8/30/2002 -0500, you wrote: >Advanced Poll 2.0.2, written entirely in PHP, can be used to set up the >voting. This way you can avoid any javascript/browser pitfalls. It can be >downloaded from http://www.proxy2.de/scripts.php . And it has a nice >web-based interface to

[brlug-general] Public Library Project Name Voting

2002-08-30 Thread Dustin Puryear
At 05:40 AM 8/30/2002 -0700, you wrote: >Yeah! Then we could offer the Netscape plugin for >ActiveX controls! > >Dustin, what about .NET enabling your website to >increase productivity? Hmm.. Regards, Dustin --- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Puryear Information Technology Windows, UNIX, an

[brlug-general] Public Library Project Name Voting

2002-08-30 Thread Dustin Puryear
At 07:28 AM 8/30/2002 -0500, you wrote: >I was thinking an ActiveX control would be nice. I had already tried that in fact. Regards, Dustin --- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Puryear Information Technology Windows, UNIX, and IT Consulting http://www.puryear-it.com

[brlug-general] Proposed distributions to donate

2002-08-30 Thread Dustin Puryear
I just read the website and they did not mention a requirement for a swap partition. However, the site did mention that a swap partition could be used if there was not enough memory. Regards, Dustin At 05:14 AM 8/29/2002 -0700, you wrote: >I agree. That and the necessity for a swap partition.

distros for newbies? was Re: [brlug-general] Proposed distributions to donate

2002-08-30 Thread Dustin Puryear
I think Mandrake and Red Hat are the best choices so far simply because of the level of application support they have. Regards, Dustin At 04:48 AM 8/29/2002 -0700, you wrote: >I agree with Tim. Knoppix is ideal for demonstration, >but it will confuse newbies who want to install. IIRC, >DemoLinux

[brlug-general] AWL books..

2002-08-30 Thread Dustin Puryear
The books that we discussed having reviewed for Addison-Wesley are taking a bit too long. FYI, I just sent them an email trying to see what the hold up is. Hopefully, we will have the books soon. Regards, Dustin --- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Puryear Information Technology Windows, UNIX

[brlug-general] Mail Server

2002-08-30 Thread Doug Riddle
Fetchmail and Sendmail are probably already installed. Have you tried setting up something like Mutt. Doug --- Mnemonic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > I have spent the afternoon in search of information regarding > setting up a > mail server,

[brlug-general] When do the polls close?

2002-08-30 Thread Doug Riddle
What is the next move? I know there was some desire to accelerate once we had that key piece. Who is taking the lead on the SF? I can, but I do not want to be pushy... ;-P --- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Whenever. I think FOSSILE has taken the clear lead.. > > At 07:30 AM 8/3

[brlug-general] Proposed distributions to donate

2002-08-30 Thread Doug Riddle
I agree we should include this distro, if for no other reason than that someone supporting the project wants it in. Aside from that, it sounds pretty neat. They did not say you had to have a swap partition, they just indicated it would run like a snail in winter without +128 MB of ram and a swap

[brlug-general] At last - the IT certification I've been looking for ...

2002-08-30 Thread Doug Riddle
Not of the hive! Not of the Hive! Conform. Conform! That was cute. --- Edmund Cramp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.schnell.net/certification.html > > > ___ > General mailing list > General@brlug.net > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/gen

[brlug-general] At last - the IT certification I've been looking for ...

2002-08-30 Thread Edmund Cramp
http://www.schnell.net/certification.html

[brlug-general] Motherboards

2002-08-30 Thread Nashid Hasan
You are exactly right. I have a guitar tube amp. Even though it is small it sounds so sweet! The sound is totally different from a solid state. The only problem is maintenance you will have to replace the valves after so many hours of usage. I wish I could afford a tube amp for my home ster

[brlug-general] Voting system is up!

2002-08-30 Thread Nashid Hasan
Advanced Poll 2.0.2, written entirely in PHP, can be used to set up the voting. This way you can avoid any javascript/browser pitfalls. It can be downloaded from http://www.proxy2.de/scripts.php . And it has a nice web-based interface to admin the poll. Nash At 04:52 AM 8/30/2002 -0700, you wr

distros for newbies? was Re: [brlug-general] Proposed distrib utions to donate

2002-08-30 Thread Larry Braud
Mine is 3.75 X RAM (64M) - Original Message - From: "Byron Como" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 8:43 AM Subject: Re: distros for newbies? was Re: [brlug-general] Proposed distrib utions to donate > I believe the recomended swapfile size for 2.4 kernels is 2x ram si

[brlug-general] Motherboards

2002-08-30 Thread Chopin Cusachs
The experts in sound tend to favor the old tube amplifiers as providing a warmer sound. Could be the sampling rate doesn't quite get all the highs that color the sound even if beyond direct hearing. Our perception of sound isn't as simple as an old audio engineer would like. Choppy At 05:09 AM

[brlug-general] Motherboards

2002-08-30 Thread Edmund Cramp
Don't laugh - Tube audio amps are about the most expensive audio systems on the planet ... ah how I long for the days of a pair of KT88's glowing blue as the lights dim and the music swells http://www.movement-audio.co.uk/quad-forty.html -- Edmund Cramp http://www.emgsrus.com/graffiti.htm

[brlug-general] Motherboards

2002-08-30 Thread Byron Como
Oh, yea, thats to bring hi-fidelity audio to computers, as if digital audio isn't good enough. - Original Message - From: "Jeff Crosby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 6:38 AM Subject: [brlug-general] Motherboards > Hey, I was looking around at new motherboards and

distros for newbies? was Re: [brlug-general] Proposed distrib utions to donate

2002-08-30 Thread Byron Como
I believe the recomended swapfile size for 2.4 kernels is 2x ram size. - Original Message - From: "Larry Braud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 6:34 AM Subject: Re: distros for newbies? was Re: [brlug-general] Proposed distrib utions to donate > I have a 5.7 G, and

[brlug-general] Proposed distributions to donate

2002-08-30 Thread Byron Como
Yes, we are looking for people with a few years of computer experience, primarily through Microsoft products who are questioning MS's monopolistic stranglehold on all the software he uses. This approach solves several problems: He's already computer literate/savvy, has hardware that works reasonab

distros for newbies? was Re: [brlug-general] Proposed distrib utions to donate

2002-08-30 Thread Larry Braud
Thanks, but I'll be working in the yard until lunch. If I don't answer the doorbell, come around to the back, I'll be in the yard. Larry - Original Message - From: "Doug Riddle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 8:07 AM Subject: Re: distros for newbies? was Re: [brlug-g

distros for newbies? was Re: [brlug-general] Proposed distrib utions to donate

2002-08-30 Thread Larry Braud
I'm at 9010 Gail, turn West off Bluebonnet Speedway, third house on the South side, Acadian style with silver roof., big numbers on the front. I will be home all morning, have to go out sometimes after lunch. Thanks, Larry - Original Message - From: "Doug Riddle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Se

distros for newbies? was Re: [brlug-general] Proposed distrib utions to donate

2002-08-30 Thread Bill LeBlanc
Doug, There's a Radio Shack in Zachary, in the shopping area in front of WalMart. Probably just as easy to go into Baton Rouge, though. Bill At 05:26 AM 8/30/02 -0700, you wrote: >Ahm out in Baaker. ;-) I have to make a trip into town anyway >though. Can I drop them off for you today? I hav

[brlug-general] When do the polls close?

2002-08-30 Thread Doug Riddle
What time do the Polls close today? = Warmest Regards, Doug Riddle http://www.dougriddle.com ## Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the Peoples' Liberty Teeth." - George Washington ## __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo!

[brlug-general] Public Library Project Name Voting

2002-08-30 Thread Tim Fournet
I was thinking an ActiveX control would be nice. Dustin Puryear wrote: > At 11:13 AM 8/29/2002 -0700, you wrote: > >> Dustin mentioned it was buggy with netscape for some reason. I >> suspect it is the way Netscape implements java. > > > I may need to look again, but the script at most uses Jav

distros for newbies? was Re: [brlug-general] Proposed distrib utions to donate

2002-08-30 Thread Larry Braud
Doug Where are you located? I'm near the Mall of Louisiana, on Gail Drive, about 1/2 mile North of I10. Larry - Original Message - From: "Doug Riddle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 7:06 AM > I've never had an install fail with LibraNet. Any chance your image > is b

Quad Forty tube amp = love, was RE: [brlug-general] Motherboards

2002-08-30 Thread John Hebert
--- Edmund Cramp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Don't laugh - Tube audio amps are about the most > expensive audio systems > on the planet ... ah how I long for the days of a > pair of KT88's glowing > blue as the lights dim and the music swells > > http://www.movement-audio.co.uk/quad-forty.htm

[brlug-general] Motherboards

2002-08-30 Thread Jeff Crosby
Hey, I was looking around at new motherboards and saw where they are starting to put vacuum tubes on them. Has anyone else noticed this? I just haven't seen this before. Kind of different. http://www.aopen.com/products/mb/ax4b-533tube.htm http://www.aopen.com/products/mb/Pax4b-533tube1.htm Je

distros for newbies? was Re: [brlug-general] Proposed distrib utions to donate

2002-08-30 Thread Larry Braud
I have a 5.7 G, and I used 240 MB for the swap. Nothing else on the drive. Larry - Original Message - From: "Doug Riddle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 10:05 PM Subject: Re: distros for newbies? was Re: [brlug-general] Proposed distrib utions to donate > Larry:

distros for newbies? was Re: [brlug-general] Proposed distrib utions to donate

2002-08-30 Thread Doug Riddle
Want to join me at Fleur de Leis? Seriously, I'll drop em off after a while. I have to run by the bank, then I was going to go to Radio Shack and goof off until Lunch. Doug --- Larry Braud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm at 9010 Gail, turn West off Bluebonnet Speedway, third house on > the > S

distros for newbies? was Re: [brlug-general] Proposed distrib utions to donate

2002-08-30 Thread Doug Riddle
Almost half a dozen of one six of the other, but I planned on grabbing lunch at Fleur de Leis. I have to go on a diet. But darn it, I'm having my Pizza first! --- Bill LeBlanc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Doug, > > There's a Radio Shack in Zachary, in the shopping area in front of > WalMart.

[brlug-general] Public Library Project Name Voting

2002-08-30 Thread Doug Riddle
Stop that. Stop it right now. Go wash your mouth out! --- John Hebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah! Then we could offer the Netscape plugin for > ActiveX controls! > > Dustin, what about .NET enabling your website to > increase productivity? > > John Hebert > > --- Tim Fournet <[EMAIL PR

[brlug-general] Voting system is up!

2002-08-30 Thread Doug Riddle
10-4 I added two and two and got five. That's what I meant. I saw script and read Java. Assumptions are bad. Doug --- John Hebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Doug Riddle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > By jolly, you didn't mention it being buggy with > > java Dustin. I made > > an assump

[brlug-general] Public Library Project Name Voting

2002-08-30 Thread John Hebert
Yeah! Then we could offer the Netscape plugin for ActiveX controls! Dustin, what about .NET enabling your website to increase productivity? John Hebert --- Tim Fournet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was thinking an ActiveX control would be nice. > > > Dustin Puryear wrote: > > > At 11:13 AM 8

[brlug-general] Voting system is up!

2002-08-30 Thread John Hebert
--- Doug Riddle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > By jolly, you didn't mention it being buggy with > java Dustin. I made > an assumption because you used Netscape and Script > in the same > sentence. Netscape sort of has a history of being > unique, and the > way it treats java, and java script is jus

distros for newbies? was Re: [brlug-general] Proposed distrib utions to donate

2002-08-30 Thread Doug Riddle
Ahm out in Baaker. ;-) I have to make a trip into town anyway though. Can I drop them off for you today? I have to go to Radio Shack (They closed the Baker Radio Shack! Cretins!), so I will be going into town this morning in all likelyhood. Doug --- Larry Braud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do

[brlug-general] Motherboards

2002-08-30 Thread Doug Riddle
LOL Do they have one that reads punch cards too? Dad always said his old 1954 Grundig stereo had better quality sound that any solid state sytem he has bought since. They may be on to something. Doug --- Jeff Crosby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey, I was looking around at new motherboards and s

distros for newbies? was Re: [brlug-general] Proposed distrib utions to donate

2002-08-30 Thread Doug Riddle
I have never seen that error. It shouldn't be your hardware. The system requirements are: Intel and compatible systems e.g. AMD. i486 and higher CPU ( Pentium and higher recommended ) 16MB RAM( 32MB and up recommended ) SuperVga 640x480 ( 800x600 recommended ) Hard Disk requirements: Minimal

[brlug-general] Voting system is up!

2002-08-30 Thread Doug Riddle
By jolly, you didn't mention it being buggy with java Dustin. I made an assumption because you used Netscape and Script in the same sentence. Netscape sort of has a history of being unique, and the way it treats java, and java script is just of of those things. Doug --- Dustin Puryear <[EMAI

[brlug-general] Proposed distributions to donate

2002-08-30 Thread Doug Riddle
I would suggest targeting highschool students, and adults in the newbie and intermediate catagories.. The students will be all over the board, or think they are at least. The adults will be from beginner to intermediate, and curious. I read a recent survey that said over 80% of the Open Source d

[brlug-general] RE: Transfer Speed was RE: distros for newbie s?

2002-08-30 Thread Dustin Puryear
Unless I'm mistaken (again), kbps is kilobits per second while kBps is kilobytes per second. Regards, Dustin At 04:33 PM 8/29/2002 -0500, you wrote: >Kory, > >Yes, I am on Cox cable. I am not sure about bits or bytes. I never really >gave it a lot of thought since, when I was on dial up, 2 to 4

[brlug-general] Public Library Project Name Voting

2002-08-30 Thread Dustin Puryear
At 11:13 AM 8/29/2002 -0700, you wrote: >Dustin mentioned it was buggy with netscape for some reason. I >suspect it is the way Netscape implements java. I may need to look again, but the script at most uses JavaScript. I really don't think I saw any Java applets. John H., please rewrite the enti

[brlug-general] Proposed distributions to donate

2002-08-30 Thread Dustin Puryear
Um, good point. We haven't even defined the people we are trying to serve yet. Okay, let's define the following: What kind of library patrons are we trying to attact? Saying "all" isn't going to be very beneficial here I think. Are we aiming at new users, experienced users, anyone interested in

[brlug-general] Public Library Project Name Voting

2002-08-30 Thread Dustin Puryear
At 05:05 AM 8/29/2002 -0700, you wrote: >What version of Netscape? It works with Mozilla 1.0 and above. Oh, >and Dustin mentioned you need Java enabled. No, I didn't. Regards, Dustin --- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Puryear Information Technology Windows, UNIX, and IT Consulting http://w