On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 17:22:15 +1300, you wrote:
>Just recovering from a horrendous server crash.
>
>Normal service will be resumed
>
>Vik :v)
What blew up?
Steve
anton, 2004-02-28 18:17:06:
> Warren Stuart wrote:
> > I would recommend the
> > Canon Powershot A70 $498.00
> > 8xAA batteries $40
> > 256mb CF card $99
> I bought exactly this combo [...]
> So far I have not been disappointed, but I am now a little more
> realistic about seeing the hairs o
Just recovering from a horrendous server crash.
Normal service will be resumed
Vik :v)
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lynx internet www.lynx.co.nz has ADSL if you are using that. the prices are
pretty good for adsl..
Johnno
- Original Message -
From: "Steve Holdoway" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 12:16 PM
Subject: Closed ports
Hi folks,
In the next step
>From an ISP's perspective - why close ports?
The more ports are open, the more traffic the user can clock
up.
The more traffic - the more you can charge (if they go over
cap).
Why would any ISP want to block a customer from that? :-)
I can see ISPs in the future offering two kinds of service:
Ra
Everyone,
Thanks for all your advice. I now have a camera and am happy!
Cheers
Anton
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On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 13:43:53 +1300, you wrote:
>Steve Holdoway wrote:
>
>>Hi folks,
>>
>>In the next step towards world domination, I've registered a new
>>domain with freeparking, with the idea of hosting services on my linux
>>box.
>>
>>However, I went about this in slightly the wrong order! Hav
On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 12:45, Steve Holdoway wrote:
> On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 12:39:08 +1300, you wrote:
> >On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 12:16:48 +1300
> >
> >Steve Holdoway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> Hi folks,
> >>
> >> In the next step towards world domination, I've registered a new
> >> domain with freepar
Nick Rout wrote:
On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 05:13, Paul Wilkins wrote:
Timothy Musson wrote:
Yuri de Groot, 2004-02-28 17:16:13:
For folk who say 'this is easy in windows, why not in linux'
the answer is usually 'try kde instead of gnome'.
Othertimes, try: "are you sure?"
S
Steve Holdoway wrote:
Hi folks,
In the next step towards world domination, I've registered a new
domain with freeparking, with the idea of hosting services on my linux
box.
However, I went about this in slightly the wrong order! Having opened
port 80 in the router, I tried to connect to it. I can
Any Gentoo users on list had problems after upgrading to LTSP 4?
See my problem at http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=142799&highlight=
Any advice would be appreciated.
--
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www.fisher.net.nz
I WILL NOT SHOW OFF
I WILL NOT SHOW OFF
I WILL NOT SHOW OFF
I WILL NOT SHOW OFF
On Sun, Feb 29, 2004 at 12:53:02PM +1300, Yuri de Groot wrote:
> > Here's a simple question with potentially complex answers.
> >
> > I know how to lock down a naked Windows XP machine for
> > suitable internet security, which usually involves
> > antivirus scanners, firewalls and not using IE.
> Here's a simple question with potentially complex answers.
>
> I know how to lock down a naked Windows XP machine for
> suitable internet security, which usually involves
> antivirus scanners, firewalls and not using IE.
>
> So here's the question. What kind of things should I do
> with a nak
On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 12:39:08 +1300, you wrote:
>On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 12:16:48 +1300
>Steve Holdoway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> In the next step towards world domination, I've registered a new
>> domain with freeparking, with the idea of hosting services on my linux
>> box.
>>
On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 12:16:48 +1300
Steve Holdoway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> In the next step towards world domination, I've registered a new
> domain with freeparking, with the idea of hosting services on my linux
> box.
>
> However, I went about this in slightly the wrong order
Hi folks,
In the next step towards world domination, I've registered a new
domain with freeparking, with the idea of hosting services on my linux
box.
However, I went about this in slightly the wrong order! Having opened
port 80 in the router, I tried to connect to it. I can't. So I got out
my tr
On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 12:45, you wrote:
> It seems to me that using Linux and being on this mailing list is a
> constant source of "enlightenment".
>
> Recent posts also reminded me that others obviously do not realise the
> power of some of the programmes available for Linux. I wondered if it would
Hi there,
Nick Rout wrote:
On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 17:12, Chris Wilkinson wrote:
Hi there,
Nick Rout wrote:
Only slightly OT as there are many good spam filtering programs running
on linux :-)
Just wondering what other people are experiencing. I have 30 in the 14
odd hours since I last deleted tham
On Sat, Feb 28, 2004 at 08:41:43AM +1300, G. M. Bodnar wrote:
> My laptop and work box are similar enough in configuration:
> openbox3, with 4 virtual desktops:
> 1) remote screen sessions (can cause nesting if I'm connecting to
> 2) local information screen session:
> 3) development screen sess
On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 05:13, Paul Wilkins wrote:
> Timothy Musson wrote:
> >Yuri de Groot, 2004-02-28 17:16:13:
> >>For folk who say 'this is easy in windows, why not in linux'
> >>the answer is usually 'try kde instead of gnome'.
> >
> >Othertimes, try: "are you sure?"
>
> Some things I find easier
On Fri, Feb 27, 2004 at 02:28:31PM +1300, Jim Cheetham wrote:
> However, I'd consider hard disk to be the most durable & safe storage
> medium, see recent discussions about the long-term storage capabilities
> of CD, DVD etc. So every few years, read in your data, and write it out
> to something di
So here's the question. What kind of things should I do with a naked
Mandrake installation to properly secure it?
From the perspective of the network, find out what services you are
offering using netstat -l (or lsof -i TCP and lsof -i UDP). Close the
ones you don't want (other people are menti
Timothy Musson wrote:
Yuri de Groot, 2004-02-28 17:16:13:
For folk who say 'this is easy in windows, why not in linux'
the answer is usually 'try kde instead of gnome'.
Othertimes, try: "are you sure?"
Some things I find easier in Windows.
Media Player (album info)
Photoshop vs The Gim
Yuri de Groot, 2004-02-28 17:16:13:
> For folk who say 'this is easy in windows, why not in linux'
> the answer is usually 'try kde instead of gnome'.
Othertimes, try: "are you sure?"
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/nautilus-list/2002-August/msg00179.html
(FWIW, I have no idea which file manager
Terry Cole, 2004-02-28 15:01:54:
> I am trying out Debian (30r2). I have managed the install but cannot
> find out how to connect to the Internet.
To set up/edit your accouts:
$ su
# /usr/sbin/pppconfig
And you'll want permission to dial out without being root, so...
# adduser YourUserNa
Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
Yes, it is always FAT AFAIK. It has to be so Winders users can use it.
Thanks! Can't believe they put USB1.1 into gear to read 10Mbyte/s (CF
66x) flash memory - I mean, why go full speed when one can wait 10
times as long. That makes the card reader interesting (and the
Paul Wilkins wrote:
> Here's a simple question with potentially complex answers.
>
> I know how to lock down a naked Windows XP machine for suitable internet
> security, which usually involves antivirus scanners, firewalls and not
> using IE.
>
> So here's the question. What kind of things should I
'Urro, some of the later cameras are using FAT32, but you're right, 99%
of them are FAT /VFAT / FAT16.
The notable exceptions being the very early canons that used some weird
arse format that could only be read by the camera, and the early Kodak
easyshare which used sorta-FAT. It was readable, but
Sorry, you lost me there...
Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
Yes, it is always FAT AFAIK. It has to be so Winders users can use it.
Thanks! Can't believe they put USB1.1 into gear to read 10Mbyte/s (CF
66x) flash memory - I mean, why go full speed when one can wait 10
times as long. That makes the card re
> Yes, it is always FAT AFAIK. It has to be so Winders users can use it.
Thanks! Can't believe they put USB1.1 into gear to read 10Mbyte/s (CF
66x) flash memory - I mean, why go full speed when one can wait 10
times as long. That makes the card reader interesting (and the specific
camera interface
On Sat, Feb 28, 2004 at 09:28:54PM +1300, Jason Greenwood wrote:
> If you read my whole post, you'll see that I said I keep my systems up
> to date with URPMI. So I HAVE those patches installed on a regular
> basis. If you know me, you'd never say I was a troll...others on this
> list know I am not
Forgot to mention one of the easiest and most important:
Keep up to date with security patches for your distribution. URPMI
should make that fairly painless with Mandrake. It's probably worth
subscribing to the security advisories list for your distribution.
-mjg
--
Matthew Gregan
On Sat, Feb 28, 2004 at 08:44:27PM +1300, Paul Wilkins wrote:
> Here's a simple question with potentially complex answers.
> I know how to lock down a naked Windows XP machine for suitable
> internet security, which usually involves antivirus scanners,
> firewalls and not using IE.
> So here's th
If you read my whole post, you'll see that I said I keep my systems up
to date with URPMI. So I HAVE those patches installed on a regular
basis. If you know me, you'd never say I was a troll...others on this
list know I am not.
I DO suggest people keep their systems updated but I do belive that
Matthew Gregan wrote:
Looking at the MandrakeSoft advisories for security problems in the
latest product (9.2), there are 36 security-related patches available.
Any operating system that has been locked down by somebody who knows
what they're doing is going to be significantly more secure than an
Jason Greenwood wrote:
Hi Paul,
I have run a stock Mandrake install since about 8.0. I keep my system
up to date via URPMI and I also run Cooker on a separate partition. I
have an always on Internet connection and AFAIK I have never been
compsromised and I do nothing special.
If you are reall
On Sat, Feb 28, 2004 at 08:50:34PM +1300, Jason Greenwood wrote:
> In my experience, my out of the box installs are miles more secure
> than even the most locked down Winders box.
Looking at the MandrakeSoft advisories for security problems in the
latest product (9.2), there are 36 security-relat
I found out at:
http://www.aboutdebian.com/modems.htm
Worked a treat.
I am using RedHat at present, tried Fedora, but had times when Squid
would fail and I could not work out why.
We are working on a new web server for school and I have given the
project to my new technician, but thought I had b
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