re: [newbie] Postfix help.

Is your Win9x box directly connected to the Internet? If so, I believe you must just set up your SMTP server to point to your ACTUAL email server rather than the Linux box. OR use one of the many other SMTP servers available out on the Internet that don't require user authentication. Remember,

re: [newbie] Netscape setup

Cris Contact your ISP and get their DNS addresses. Win9x will let you get away with no DNS entries, but Linux will not. Also, under kppp make sure you choose the correct port for you modem. My external modem worked fine once I changed the port from /dev/modem to /dev/cua0 (linux equivalent of

re: [newbie] Logging in as root trough telnet

Dude ... that would leave a big hole in your security. Linux has deliberately blocked root from logging in remotely. If you really want to do it, then I think you can create a "super user" with access to everything (haven't tried it but told by a friend it can happen) OR: load VNC server on

re: [newbie] Mandrake Install Problem

Question: What do you mean "drive D reserved for Linux"? Ideally the partition you are gonna install into should not be defined at all (Linux will do the partitioning for you). do you already have NT on drive e:? If it is necessary to keep the drive letter for the NT, then I believe you will

[newbie] RE: 7.0 upgr AND it works w/win stuff too!

I read an article last wk on ZDNET about mandrake7, which said that the "update" option works fine .. I did a full install myself because I didn't have any "stuff" I was interested in keeping. Incidently, you may be interested to know that the new KDE that is shipping with man7 automounts ALL

RE: [newbie] Licq message problem in Mandrake 7.0

** Original Message follows... Has anyone come up with a fix for the message problem in Licq 0.70 (included in Air)? Go to http://rufus.w3.org They have one of the largest library of RPM files I have ever seen. Download and install one of the KICQ's (kde icq) ... I haven't had problem 1

RE: [newbie] How do I install Mandrake to a 2nd IDE hard drive?

My solution for this was to move my WIN drive to the second IDE port and installing the empty HD at primary on the first IDE port. I FDISKed the new drive (just to make sure nothing survived) and then did an auto install to that drive. LILO will now boot linux automatically if I do nothing

re: [newbie] Getting more than 8bpp from Xfree86?

Paul .. you wrote ... ** Original Subject: [newbie] Getting more than 8bpp from Xfree86? ** Original Sender: Paul Derbyshire [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** Original Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 14:08:06 EST ** Original Message follows... The system recognizes that I can do more than 8bpp. My XF86Config

RE: [[newbie] Getting more than 8bpp from Xfree86?]

Paul Man 7 has a utility called DrakConfig that allows you to change your resolution, color level, etc. Alan ** Original Subject: RE: [[newbie] Getting more than 8bpp from Xfree86?] ** Original Sender: Paul Derbyshire [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** Original Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000 16:50:43 EST

RE: [newbie] Hi

To boot from CD, you have to go into cmos and change the boot order. If your cmos does not support it, boot to DOS with cd suppport, switch to the cdrom (the man7 one), change to the DOS folder, and run MAKEDISK. It will make a disk (floppy) that you can use to boot to the cdrom for

RE: [newbie] boot disk and cd help

IfI recall, you run MAKEDISK and tell it you want the boot.img file, not the cdrom.img .. I loaned my linux book out, but you will find it Alan ** Original Subject: RE: [newbie] boot disk and cd help ** Original Sender: Cory Wagner [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** Original Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2000