Re: [newbie] next step.

1999-12-15 Thread Joachim Holst
jeff wrote: > > Well I have all my samba running good, so now I'm onto my next step. > > Installing a modem. > Install Linux on other boxes here at work. > >From what I have read that seems simple enough. > > My next question is this. > I want to make it so I can connect to the net via any box.

Re: [newbie] ARE YOUR COMPUTERS READY FOR YEAR 2000 ???

1999-12-15 Thread Joachim Holst
Dan Ferris wrote: > > On Mon, 13 Dec 1999, you wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > In order to protect data bases and email - YOU NEED TO FIND OUT !! > > > > > > You can do so for FREE with a thorough and guaranteed > > > RTC and BIOS test and 7 day trial fix. > > > Problems can and w

Re: [newbie] StarOffice install

1999-12-14 Thread Joachim Holst
Hi Jeffry and all others ! Extract the .tar (tarball) file with 'tar xvf so51a_lnx_01.tar". This will create 2 directorys. One is called (if I remeber correct) so51install. In there is a file calles setup. Run that file with ./setup and install will start. You can also do a network install if you

Re: [newbie] Ofertas de 3Com y Microsoft esta semana

1999-12-14 Thread Joachim Holst
Does anybody know what this has to do on this list ??? /Jocke! Moises Lopez wrote: > > <> > > Moises Lopez > Diode España > Telefono directo 914568111 > Fax 915973997 > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >

Re: [newbie] ARE YOUR COMPUTERS READY FOR YEAR 2000 ???

1999-12-13 Thread Joachim Holst
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In order to protect data bases and email - YOU NEED TO FIND OUT !! > > You can do so for FREE with a thorough and guaranteed > RTC and BIOS test and 7 day trial fix. > Problems can and will occur throughout January on most > computers - not exclusively on January 1,

Re: [newbie] OT - uptime

1999-12-10 Thread Joachim Holst
Bill Barnes wrote: > > I haven't turned my computer off for 5 years except for when a M$ glitch > requires it. Oh, maybe when a storm is REALLY threatening. Just walk away > from it when I quit work. > What M$ glitch ?? Or, you're running windoze.. /Jocke!

Re: [Re: [newbie] MSIE when?]

1999-11-30 Thread Joachim Holst
Seth Gibson wrote: > > On Mon, 29 Nov 1999, you wrote: > > When I think of a windows > > install, I think of about 4 hours sitting in front of a computer > > clicking buttons with a mouse, multiple rebooting session and crossing > > my fingers that it will work this time. Installing Linux on th

Re: [Re: [newbie] MSIE when?]

1999-11-29 Thread Joachim Holst
Tom Jacobs wrote: > > My two cents: > > Being a brand new Linux user, I still wonder "hmmm why > do I have to mount my CDROM just to use it. Why can't > I just click on a picture or type d:\". > While I am no lover of M$ products in any way. Out of > the box, with no other knowledge of comput

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 6.1 - First post

1999-11-28 Thread Joachim Holst
On sön, 28 nov 1999, you wrote: > Have fun, and welcome! Fair warning - Windows sometimes gets mad at > us for using a real OS. ;) Honestly, my NT won't run if I choose > restart from Linux. I have to power down and restart. Odd . . . . Must have something to do with the Redmont sloagan: O

Re: [newbie] Unzip

1999-11-28 Thread Joachim Holst
n fre, 26 nov 1999, you wrote: > How do I use unzip to unzip a program to install? That depends on the extension. I presume you have a file called .tar.gz or .tgz. You "unzip" these files with the following command: tar xvfz [FILENAME]. If it's called .zip you use unzip [FILENAME]. Nowadays ther

Re: [Re: [newbie] MSIE when?]

1999-11-28 Thread Joachim Holst
On fre, 26 nov 1999, you wrote: > "Thomas J. Hamman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, 24 Nov 1999, Ernest N. Wilcox Jr. wrote: > > > > > stable manner. But you have to admitt that they have done a great job with > the > > > installer. Any user can install M$'s OS. Now if they'd just stop tr

Re: [newbie] OFF TOPIC !

1999-11-25 Thread Joachim Holst
On tor, 25 nov 1999, you wrote: > i hear the beast is buying up linux. remember i while ago, when aohell > supposedly merged with netscape, when aol was in with ms. this isn't > over yet. if all else fails. Follow The Money! > > my preferences: netscape over irritate-explorer > an

Re: [newbie] OFF TOPIC !

1999-11-25 Thread Joachim Holst
On tor, 25 nov 1999, you wrote: > Joachim Holst wrote: > > > > Hi ! > > > > I've just joined this list, and I wonder why the h?ck is there so much > > debate about getting EI to run on a Linux system ?? Isn't it better to get > > Mozilla in w

[newbie] OFF TOPIC !

1999-11-25 Thread Joachim Holst
Hi ! I've just joined this list, and I wonder why the h?ck is there so much debate about getting EI to run on a Linux system ?? Isn't it better to get Mozilla in working order giving us an alternativ to propriety software ?? /Jocke! --- The New Testament offers the basis for modern computer codi

[newbie] Connection to X server ?

1999-11-23 Thread Joachim Holst
Hi ! Does anybody know why Mandrake 6.1 & KDE in user mode has trouble with the connect to the X server ?? Sometimes KFM disconnects from X with an error message saying "can not connect to :0 Host not allowed".. /Jocke! -- ... The free UNIX operating system :::'