On Mon, 04 Aug 2003 15:04, you wrote:
> I hope nobody minds me posting this to the list, but I know there are
> several people here who are interested in this.
>
> It seems that there is probably enough interest in this course to go ahead.
> What we need to do now is schedule a time for the course
On Mon, 2003-08-04 at 16:17, Michael JasonSmith wrote:
> I just remembered that I have copies of OS/2 next to my desk, so for
I think I've got warp on CD somewhere - I know I bought it
Thinking of setting it up on a vmware client, jsut for a laugh.
bought it? it was free on some australian pc mag a few years back (maybe
2 years) along with redhat approx 6.2 and the giveaway verion of BeOS,
all in one edition!
On Mon, 04 Aug 2003 16:32:56 +1200
CF <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, 2003-08-04 at 16:17, Michael JasonSmith wrote:
> > I just
On Mon, 2003-08-04 at 08:47, Yuri de Groot wrote:
> A stab in the dark: Could the CDs be in UDF format?
> UDF enables a CD-RW to be treated as a floppy,
> ie you can copy files to the CD without re-writing the whole image.
I just remembered that I have copies of OS/2 next to my desk, so for
OS/2 ve
Hi Yuri and Carl, thanks for the suggestions I'll give them a
try.
cheers Paul
- Original Message -
From:
Yuri de Groot
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 8:47
AM
Subject: Re: OS/2 cdrom disk
formats
A stab in the dark: Could the CDs be in U
> purely fyi, and not wishing to start any kind of
> rancourous discussion - honest - I'd just like to point
> out that a precompiled version Gentoo is coming out later
> in the week.
You must be a mind reader! I'm seriously considering
gentoo on the laptop (if I can preserve the way I've
set u
I hope nobody minds me posting this to the list, but I know there are
several people here who are interested in this.
It seems that there is probably enough interest in this course to go ahead.
What we need to do now is schedule a time for the course that suits
everyone. I have started a thread o
Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
The newer mozilla builds have bayesian spam filtering: You teach it what
spam looks like and it filters automatically.
Reading the instructions for the spamassassin-bultin bayesian
filtering, it seems it's not so straightforward. As usual, the
sure-fire spam killer doesn't
> Has anyone found a way around the annoying replacing of quotes(') with
> question marks(?) e.g. don?t instead of don't
Yes:
http://www.fourmilab.ch/webtools/demoroniser/
There's an excellent explanation here too:
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/ucs/quotes.html
The solution^H^H^H^H^Hworka
Has anyone found a way around the annoying replacing of quotes(') with
question marks(?) e.g. don?t instead of don't
I cannot even do the fat32 format with only one drive connected.
-Original Message-
From: Tim Wright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, 4 August 2003 12:12 p.m.
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:RE: 13 - unlucky for some
On Mon, 4 Aug 2003, Fisher, Robert (FXNZ CHC) wr
> The newer mozilla builds have bayesian spam filtering: You teach it what
> spam looks like and it filters automatically.
Reading the instructions for the spamassassin-bultin bayesian
filtering, it seems it's not so straightforward. As usual, the
sure-fire spam killer doesn't exist. How involved
> Debian users would want to add the two score lines to
Please, let's cut the distro bull for issues which are not distro-specific.
> /etc/spamassassin/50_scores.cf and the other four lines to
> 20_head_tests.cf
Arrghh. Read the first few lines of those files: "Do not edit these
files - they wil
On Mon, 4 Aug 2003, Fisher, Robert (FXNZ CHC) wrote:
> To do the low level format we downloaded the utility from Fujitzu and seemed
> to perform the format OK.
You might want to check the master/slave switch on the hard drive if
they're on the same IDE cable as well. Make sure that they're set
di
John S Veitch wrote:
We have been taught to be information
vegetables, passive receptacles for other peoples manure.
Best quote I've seen in a while :-)
Cheers,
Carl.
To do the low level format we downloaded the utility from Fujitzu and seemed
to perform the format OK.
-Original Message-
From: Christopher Sawtell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, 4 August 2003 11:33 a.m.
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:Re: 13 - unlucky for some
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On Mon, 04 Aug 2003 09:39, you wrote:
> I have a 13Gb Hard drive which is probably stuffed but I thought I would
> ask the list for advice before I biff it.
>
> First symptom was that it did not want to coexist with my other HD on my
> new MOBO.
> I managed to put it into another box and boot into
It is my belief that the lack of information literacy is a problem in
Christchurch. People buy computers but are not properly supported to
become competent users. Hope you find this useful.
Feedback would be appreciated.
On Mon, 04 Aug 2003 08:56, you wrote:
> On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 22:16, Christopher Sawtell wrote:
> > http://rzr.online.fr/docs/comp/modem.htm
> > http://rzr.online.fr/x/www.amigo.com.tw/download.htm
> > http://www.linuxant.com/
>
> Following those links to a PCTEL driver reported to work with
> variou
Hi Rob,
some options:
Try partition magic and see if it give you an error?
Is the HD recognise correctly by the bios?
If detection is set to auto try hard disk detection and leave it set
as detected in the bios rather than set as auto detect.
Is SMART hard disk monitoring enabled in the bios se
The World Summit on the Information Society is organised by the
United Nations and preparatory conferences and meetings are occurring
now.
The WSIS will be held at Geneva in December 2003, and in Tunis in
2005.
The key idea was to create plans to reduce the "digital divide" and
so enhance econom
On Sun, 2003-08-03 at 16:09, Chris Wilkinson wrote:
> Here is what happens when I try to 'make' the demos...
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] WaveGL]$ make
> make[1]: Entering directory `/home/chrisw/WaveGL'
> cc `sdl-config --cflags` `sdl-config --libs` -lm -lGL -lGLU -o WaveGL
> WaveGL.o
> /usr/bin/ld: ca
http://computerworld.co.nz/webhome.nsf/NL/EEA8DAEB7CF317F6CC256D74007A26D2
Monday, 4 August, 2003
Open source day for govt IT chiefs
Microsoft pitches shared source against open
Stephen Bell and Anthony Doesburg, Wellington and Auckland
An open source consciousness-raising effort for government I
I have a 13Gb Hard drive which is probably stuffed but I thought I would ask
the list for advice before I biff it.
First symptom was that it did not want to coexist with my other HD on my new
MOBO.
I managed to put it into another box and boot into Gentoo Live CD and scp
the files I needed to keep
I missed the meeting on Wednesday.
I would appreciate a quick summary of who said what.
I don't think it is OT to reply to the list - there are many
who can't make the meetings all (or any of) the time.
Cheers,
Carl.
Used to be like that in our family until the kids started earning their own
money. Now with their level of competence, their money and some of mine,
they all have high performance machines too.
The border has to make do with a Pentium 233Mhz laptop and the server is a
PII/450MHz
Rob
-Origin
Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
Hi, I found those two spamassassin rules below very useful so I thought
I'd share them. They now also catch a spam going round atm which
slipped through before. To install, copy into your
~/.spamassassin/user_prefs file. If you're in the habit of discussing
Pfizer products or
the rpm i installed (on a redhat box, although I am not sure it was
actually packaged by redhat) has a /etc/mail/spamassassin/local.cf for
local customisations.
I have them working, already pinged a couple of emails in the last 5
minutes.
and I just thought those spammers were targetting _my_ ina
Paul Parkyn wrote:
Hi all,
I am trying to read some cdrom disks which I believe were created using
os/2, I have tried various file formats using Linux to no avail. I seem
to remember there are some list members familiar with OS/2 who may be
able to help me out.
cheers Paul
Are you sure the
On Sun, 2003-08-03 at 23:16, Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
> Hi, I found those two spamassassin rules below very useful so I thought
> I'd share them. They now also catch a spam going round atm which
> slipped through before. To install, copy into your
> ~/.spamassassin/user_prefs file. If you're in the h
On Sat, 2003-08-02 at 11:49, Andrew Packer wrote:
> Background: She's got my old PII-266 running RedHat 7.3, kernel just
> updated to 2.4.20-19.7
I dunno if its a prioritising thing or a geek thing - but who here has
given their cast-off PC to the missus/kid/whatever while keeping the
best one
On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 22:16, Christopher Sawtell wrote:
> http://rzr.online.fr/docs/comp/modem.htm
> http://rzr.online.fr/x/www.amigo.com.tw/download.htm
> http://www.linuxant.com/
Following those links to a PCTEL driver reported to work with
various Intel 537 modems.
I followed the instructions, "
A stab in the dark: Could the CDs be in UDF format?
UDF enables a CD-RW to be treated as a floppy,
ie you can copy files to the CD without re-writing the whole image.
I could be way off.
Yuri
He uses the "s-video" output from the graphics card and the movies play
really clearly - not so great for the normal desktop though.
He has an infrared remote device which plugs into the serial port and can be
programmed to his liking so all of the actions he needs to operate the
"entertainment cen
that's cool...
how do the graphics look through your tv?
are you piping it out through onboard graphics?
how did you manage to get a remote working at the pc?
wireless keyboard?
--- "Fisher, Robert (FXNZ CHC)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Long story..
>
>Son has birthday. Requests, as present,
Robert Fisher, 2003-08-03 20:59:53 +1200:
> On Sun, 2003-08-03 at 12:46, Nick Rout wrote:
> > i sometimes think i need a notebook!
> I actually go further. I have jotted down (and copied) several notes
> and they are on my website (accessed from an unnamed link) so I can
> check them from anywher
Hello Christopher,
Thanks for the input.
Two of the drives are new the third about 6 mth. old and tried
a couple of old drives. I know one of the disks definitely has data on it. I am
pretty sure their is no equivalent Linux program to the OS/2. So I would
like to find out if the Disk is r
Well, I do still have an OS/2 installation running, and it does have a CD-ROM
drive.
I'm open to trying them out for you - but it'll have to be on Tuesday or
Wednesday, after 7pm.
reply privately if you want to come around and we'll work something out.
Wesley Parish
On Sun, 03 Aug 2003 22:51,
Hi, I found those two spamassassin rules below very useful so I thought
I'd share them. They now also catch a spam going round atm which
slipped through before. To install, copy into your
~/.spamassassin/user_prefs file. If you're in the habit of discussing
Pfizer products or anatomy you might wan
On Sun, 03 Aug 2003 22:51, you wrote:
> Hello Wesley,
>
> Thanks for your reply, the disks are probably about a year old, I have
> tried reading them on 3 different cdrom drives but every one comes up with
> invalid media.
If it's saying that I suspect the problem is that the CDROM drive cannot rea
Hello Wesley,
Thanks for your reply, the disks are probably about a year
old, I have tried reading them on 3 different cdrom drives but every one comes
up with invalid media. Trying with Linux doesn't give much info at all and I
never bothered to hunt through the logs to try and find out. I
While I'm reasonably familiar with OS/2, I am totally unfamiliar with any
CD-ROM reading or writing stuff that may have come with it - I got into - and
out of - OS/2 before CD-ROMs became popular.
That being said, how old are the discs? Most CD-ROMs these days are in some
form of the iso9660 f
bugger sorry, i am in a loop of thinking freesoftwaresite=.org
coupled with a dislike of bookmarking it often leads me astray!
On Sun,
03 Aug 2003 21:26:03+1200 Andrew Packer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 2003-08-03 at 20:05, Nick Rout wrote:
>
> > go to http://www.distrowatch.org which
On Sun, 2003-08-03 at 20:05, Nick Rout wrote:
> go to http://www.distrowatch.org which will show you what versions of
> various programs like apache are current in various distros.
>
that should read www.distrowatch.com
Interesting site!
=Andrew
On Sun, 2003-08-03 at 12:46, Nick Rout wrote:
> i sometimes think i need a notebook!
>
I actually go further. I have jotted down (and copied) several notes and
they are on my website (accessed from an unnamed link) so I can check
them from anywhere.
I got an email from a guy in Canada last week.
Hi there,
Chris Wilkinson wrote:
Hi there,
Chris Wilkinson wrote:
OK, but there is no libGLU.so.* on my system, nor can I find a packaged
one with rpmdrake under mcc. Thats odd, but never mind I'll get one
from the net and see what happens...
...STOP PRESS! I found it! Its in /usr/X11R6/lib. Tha
on a publicly accessible server the most important thing is to be up
to date so that security fixes are up to date. so go for a distro that
is currently supported, and easy to update when a hole is found in a
package you are running.
basically every distro will have apache (apart from very small e
Hello all, I have a very simple question……
I want to set up an apache server to run some intanet applications 9accesible over the net).
I have a digital 3000 (Pentium mmx200mhz) for the job…
My simple question is simply this…..
What is the best version of linux
for the job, I do not
Hi there,
Chris Wilkinson wrote:
OK, but there is no libGLU.so.* on my system, nor can I find a packaged
one with rpmdrake under mcc. Thats odd, but never mind I'll get one
from the net and see what happens...
...STOP PRESS! I found it! Its in /usr/X11R6/lib. That directory is also
mentioned in ld
Hi there,
Jim Cheetham wrote:
On Sun, Aug 03, 2003 at 04:09:51PM +1200, Chris Wilkinson wrote:
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lGLU
Obviously the compiler can find gl.h but not glu.h. This is odd to
me since glu.h sits in /usr/include/GL/ right next to gl.h. Does
anyone have any clues as to why this m
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