[newbie] Creating POP3 users from console.

2000-02-18 Thread Eric Damron
Hi, How do I create a POP3 user without using linuxconf? I know how to adduser but that creates a regular user. (Unlike the POP3 users that have only the ability to use the mail system on my server. Thanks.

Re: [newbie] Good Programming Editor

2000-02-18 Thread Eric Damron
There is a very fine editor that is non-specific language wise called Moonshine. You will find it at: http://www.rednecksoft.com/ Denis Havlik wrote: :~Can anybody recommend a good programming editor. Then key features I am :~looking for are remote editing (open and save through ftp) and

Re: [newbie] Openint tar files

2000-01-30 Thread Eric Damron
kwf wrote: I downloaded a file that was "tar.gz" I have no problem getting it unzipped. But I cannot extract it for anything. I can enter: tar -x [filename] Then I can hit return. Then my cursor returns to the next line and won't let me do anything after that. I have to exit the

Re: [newbie] Cable Internet

2000-01-30 Thread Eric Damron
Raymond Wells wrote: Still trying to connect to Cable internet. Mandrake 7 found NICs for eth0 and eth1 Have input ip, host, domain, gateway and namesserver info but on startup I get message "starting http . failed" this is the only failure message in startup...I am then told it

Re: [newbie] simple question I think?

2000-01-30 Thread Eric Damron
sean F wrote: Javier, Como en englias? por favor? I understand what you said ;) ps -a shows all services, yes, I am looking for running deamons though. And alot of services I know are running do not show up under ps -a. Sean --- Softec - Javier Matos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [newbie] Hello!!!

2000-01-30 Thread Eric Damron
root wrote: Hello everybody!!! What 's going on? First of all sorry for my horrible English.I'm a new linux user from Spain,and I'm having a lot of problems in order to install Linux programs. How can I install "tar" files? I'm trying to install Gnome Chess,which contains a file

Re: [newbie] how do i get off this list

2000-01-30 Thread Eric Damron
Scott Stone wrote: please tell me how to get off this stupid list, i'm sick of getting all this waste of time mail!! This mail is a waist of time for a person who can't follow simple instructions! To unsubscribe send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the subject : unsubscribe newbie.

Re: [newbie] downloading ftp files

2000-01-30 Thread Eric Damron
"I. M." wrote: Heyla, All! Can ANYBODY tell me how to download a rpm file from a ftp site? I was told to do an anonymous ftp, which is hunky-dory, but the stupid thing wanted a password, which I didn't have. This was using the telnet utility. Then I tried using ftp, but I'm not

[newbie] PLEASE PEOPLE! - If you want to unsubsribe do this!!

2000-01-30 Thread Eric Damron
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Re: [newbie] screen resolution

2000-01-30 Thread Eric Damron
Brett Wolfson wrote: I have installed Mandrake 7.0 with the recomended settings. It sucessfully detected my video card and monitor, however it set the defult resolution extremely high. The hardware does not have a problem with this however I do. All I want to do is change the defult

Re: [newbie] Converting to Linux.

2000-01-30 Thread Eric Damron
William Howenstine wrote: I just subscirbed to this newletter and i am wondering i am currently running on Windows.And i am wondering when i switch over will i have to re do everything and config. the sound card and the modem?And i am newbieish and i play games alot so would Linux be 4