Re: [Hampshire] wierd group issue

2010-03-16 Thread Michael-John Turner
On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 10:29:16PM +, Adrian Bridgett wrote: > How on earth is it dropping those other groups? The only thing I can > think of is that exim's use of setgid/setpgid is doing it. I'll > certainly admit that reading those manpages can get your head in a > twist so I wondered if a

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Smartphones with keyboards

2010-03-16 Thread Paul Stimpson
Hi, +1 for the Blackberry Bold 2 (aka the Blackberry 9700). I haven't tried using it as a modem yet but I'll give it a go and report back. Cheers, Paul. Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -Original Message- From: James Ashburner Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:31:37 To: Hampshire

Re: [Hampshire] wierd group issue

2010-03-16 Thread Adrian Bridgett
a weird one too. Adrian -- bitcube.co.uk - Expert Linux infrastructure consultancy Puppet, Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu, CentOS -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk ---

[Hampshire] wierd group issue

2010-03-16 Thread Adrian Bridgett
I've just been banging my head against lurker (mailing list program we use on hantslug) as it had stopped working. I've diagnosed what's wrong, but have very little clue as to _why_. The box runs exim as a mailserver and that runs as the Debian-exim user: $ id Debian-exim uid=102(Debian-exim) gi

[Hampshire] Itch scratching: annoying proxies

2010-03-16 Thread Martin A. Brooks
Hi Whilst stuck behind an annoying proxy today, I figured out how to work around it and documented the process. This may be of use to others: http://hinterlands.org/wiki/index.php/AvoidingRestrictiveProxy -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org

Re: [Hampshire] hants.lug.org.uk upgrade

2010-03-16 Thread Hugo Mills
On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 07:56:46PM +, Victor Churchill wrote: > I saw 'etch to lenny' and thought 'blimey, that's a big upgrade step'. > > Too much Ubuntu. Some around here would dispute there is such a thing... :) (And some would claim it's a tautology) Hugo. -- === Hugo Mills:

Re: [Hampshire] hants.lug.org.uk upgrade

2010-03-16 Thread Andy Random
On Tue, 16 Mar 2010, Adrian Bridgett wrote: > All done. Thanks Adrian! As always your efforts are appreciated. Andy -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk ---

Re: [Hampshire] hants.lug.org.uk upgrade

2010-03-16 Thread Adrian Bridgett
On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 19:56:46 + (+), Victor Churchill wrote: > I saw 'etch to lenny' and thought 'blimey, that's a big upgrade step'. > > Too much Ubuntu. :-) All done. Had to make a minor mod to the badge generator as PHP's tempnam() now seems to return an absolute path rather than

Re: [Hampshire] hants.lug.org.uk upgrade

2010-03-16 Thread Victor Churchill
I saw 'etch to lenny' and thought 'blimey, that's a big upgrade step'. Too much Ubuntu. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk ---

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Smartphones with keyboards

2010-03-16 Thread Victor Churchill
> (Actually, one I have unhidden it and discovered it, it's not very > clear how to go any further.) s/one/once/ -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Smartphones with keyboards

2010-03-16 Thread Victor Churchill
I have a Nokia E63, kind of Blackberry clone. I quite like its keyboard and can use it comfortably for txting and a little browsing with its own browser. It pairs OK with my laptop running XUbuntu K but I have not gone into trying to use it as a modem from there. (Actually, one I have unhidden it a

Re: [Hampshire] hants.lug.org.uk upgrade

2010-03-16 Thread Dr A. J. Trickett
On Tuesday 16 Mar 2010, Adrian Bridgett wrote: > Just a heads up, I'm feeling brave^W foolhardy^W bored. > > So I may well be upgrading the hantslug box this evening (etch to > lenny). > > I wonder what will break I'll prepare some kit-kats just in case. I upgraded a box at work, it took 2

[Hampshire] hants.lug.org.uk upgrade

2010-03-16 Thread Adrian Bridgett
Just a heads up, I'm feeling brave^W foolhardy^W bored. So I may well be upgrading the hantslug box this evening (etch to lenny). I wonder what will break I'll prepare some kit-kats just in case. Adrian -- bitcube.co.uk - Expert Linux infrastructure consultancy Puppet, Debian, Red Hat, Ubu

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Smartphones with keyboards

2010-03-16 Thread Adrian Bridgett
One that hasn't been mentioned is the Motorola Droid (or "Milestone" in Europe). Adrian -- bitcube.co.uk - Expert Linux infrastructure consultancy Puppet, Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu, CentOS -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/h

[Hampshire] [Solved] Re: Curious Xsane Issue

2010-03-16 Thread Sean Gibbins
Sean Gibbins wrote: > Hi, > > I have several machines here running Ubuntu in various guises - 64-bit, > 32-bit and UNR. Most connect to the network over wifi, and my desktop > connects to the network via ethernet. > > The scanner is part of an HP C4580 wireless printer, and worked with all > of

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Smartphones with keyboards

2010-03-16 Thread trotter
At 16:31 16/03/2010, you wrote: >On 16/03/2010 16:27, Ian Park wrote: > > I'm looking around for a phone to replace my current model, a Sony > > Ericsson v630i. I'd like one with a "keyboard" a la Blackberry; it's > > also important for me that I can use it as a modem for my laptop& > > netbook (bo

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Smartphones with keyboards

2010-03-16 Thread James Ashburner
On 16/03/2010 16:27, Ian Park wrote: > I'm looking around for a phone to replace my current model, a Sony > Ericsson v630i. I'd like one with a "keyboard" a la Blackberry; it's > also important for me that I can use it as a modem for my laptop& > netbook (both of which run Ubuntu). There's no const

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Smartphones with keyboards

2010-03-16 Thread Hugo Mills
On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 04:27:50PM +, Ian Park wrote: > I'm looking around for a phone to replace my current model, a Sony > Ericsson v630i. I'd like one with a "keyboard" a la Blackberry; it's > also important for me that I can use it as a modem for my laptop & > netbook (both of which run Ubu

[Hampshire] [OT] Smartphones with keyboards

2010-03-16 Thread Ian Park
I'm looking around for a phone to replace my current model, a Sony Ericsson v630i. I'd like one with a "keyboard" a la Blackberry; it's also important for me that I can use it as a modem for my laptop & netbook (both of which run Ubuntu). There's no constraint about which operator it's tied to; in

Re: [Hampshire] Unpicking gps data

2010-03-16 Thread dee
> Hi > > I have no idea where to start, but I'd like to display all of the roads in > the UK that are deristricted, but not motorways. The simple reason is that > I > am a motorcyclist, and am frustrated with picking nice bendy roads on a > map > to find they are all 30 or 40mph. There are a few 'b

Re: [Hampshire] Unpicking gps data

2010-03-16 Thread Russell Morris
A while ago I was creating a mapserver for a sister company, we shelved the project but I recall GIS data that had what you need. It's often freely available and road data files tend to have speed limits and road classifications. While I don't remember exactly where I go the data I had from, but

Re: [Hampshire] any experience of the Samsung N210 netbook ?

2010-03-16 Thread Sean Gibbins
Edward Beckmann wrote: > > So - your views welcome please. > Hi Ed, I've just ordered one of these for my son's birthday: http://tinyurl.com/yj7oqxu [Acer Aspire One 751 / Intel Atom Z520 1.22GHz / 1GB / 160GB / 3-Cell Battery Pack / 11.6" / Windows XP Home / Netbook / Blue] Having bought one

Re: [Hampshire] Unpicking gps data

2010-03-16 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Tue, March 16, 2010 11:34 am, Edward Beckmann wrote: > So, the idea is to suck the data out of a gps device (not that I have > one), > and then ask it stuff. I assume that gps data is a database with name, > class, start point, end point, speed grading, speed limit etc. Can anyone > help pleas

Re: [Hampshire] Unpicking gps data

2010-03-16 Thread Philip Stubbs
On 16 March 2010 11:34, Edward Beckmann wrote: > > Hi > I have no idea where to start, but I'd like to display all of the roads in > the UK that are deristricted, but not motorways. The simple reason is that I > am a motorcyclist, and am frustrated with picking nice bendy roads on a map > to find

Re: [Hampshire] Unpicking gps data

2010-03-16 Thread Jim Kissel
Edward Beckmann wrote: > Hi > > I have no idea where to start, but I'd like to display all of the roads in > the UK that are deristricted, but not motorways. The simple reason is that I > am a motorcyclist, and am frustrated with picking nice bendy roads on a map > to find they are all 30 or 40mph.

[Hampshire] Unpicking gps data

2010-03-16 Thread Edward Beckmann
Hi I have no idea where to start, but I'd like to display all of the roads in the UK that are deristricted, but not motorways. The simple reason is that I am a motorcyclist, and am frustrated with picking nice bendy roads on a map to find they are all 30 or 40mph. There are a few 'best roads' site

[Hampshire] any experience of the Samsung N210 netbook ?

2010-03-16 Thread Edward Beckmann
Hi I've been asked to get a netbook ( £300 - 400) with about 10in screen for working on the move, doing the odd presentation (with projector) and demo-ing a few web-based bits. Most netbooks on linux will happily be a miniature, portable server but the samsung N210 has caught my eye, mainly 'cos o