[newbie] Websphere(Fpbuilder) can't ftp

2001-07-20 Thread John Rigby
Hi folks, Gotta be something simple: 1. iglooftp ( very familiar to cuteftp users!) no probs. 2. Can't get the help files . 3. When attempting to upload inside FPB, it reports no server contact. -- Cheers, John Fablor now Webhosting?? What on earth for?? Info here: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] Transferring files from Windoze drives to Mandrake

2001-07-18 Thread John Rigby
Hi Paul, K=KDE the other one :-) Dave covered it Newbie style for me thanks! I aim to K.I.S.S. and that means GUI solutions wherever possible and it was simple .. when someone shows you! :-) I wouldn't have known how to get to /mt/windows ! On Wed, 18 Jul 2001 23:19, you

Re: [newbie] Next replacement needed: CUTEFTP NOW: Missing Title bar in K

2001-07-18 Thread John Rigby
09:13, John Rigby wrote: Hi Civileme, My K doesn't have VIEW or even Bookmarks ?? Can't find any change options and docs don't say anything about how to Cheers, John WHOA! You have a titlebar at the top, then a NON-MODIFIABLE Text Bar that says Location Edit View Go

Re: [newbie] RPM failures

2001-07-18 Thread John Rigby
Hi Sridhar, Thanks again for your help! But what I'm trying to do is avoid the command-line wherever possible and use the long-awaited friendly gui. Especially as I will have to teach it to a lot of utter computer novices in the not distant future. I personally already have enough troubles

Re: [newbie] Text Display in boxes and WP Programs NOW: YOU NEW USERS CAN HELP

2001-07-18 Thread John Rigby
Hi Charles, You are durn tootin' right!! Cheers, John Until then, when you need to use a terminal or write a script for something, this list will get you very detailed resoponses. That is what makes it easier than Winduhs in my estimation. I can actually get someone to explain (in plain

Re: [newbie] Transferring files from Windoze drives to Mandrake NOW Mounting 2nd CD

2001-07-18 Thread John Rigby
Hi Civileme, Have responded to part of this in other post. Interesting how it all happens, what?? :-) On Thu, 19 Jul 2001 02:00, you manipulated electrons to produce: On Wednesday 18 July 2001 12:36, John Rigby wrote: Hi folks, Can't see how to do this: Gnome automatically recognises

Re: [newbie] RPM failures NOW: K. I. S.= S

2001-07-18 Thread John Rigby
Hi Sridhar folks, On Thu, 19 Jul 2001 14:39, you manipulated electrons to produce: On Thu, 19 Jul 2001 13:01, John Rigby wrote: Hi Sridhar folks, Well put, Sidhar, but missing the key point: Use as distinct from support. I would argue that GNU/Linux has _better_ support than does

Re: [newbie] RPM failures

2001-07-17 Thread John Rigby
I don't get what you're trying to do here. How are you searching? If its installed, you should be able to type the relavant command (IIRC, it's hpbuilder) to load the app. * I suspect it has something to do with WINE and how it is all supposed to startup as well. I have not

Re: [newbie] RPM failures

2001-07-17 Thread John Rigby
Hi Sridah, On Tue, 17 Jul 2001 16:08, you manipulated electrons to produce: What do you mean by the program is nowhere to be seen? The RPM is installed, right? Try this from a command line: rpm -q packagename ** Yup - says same as the GUI Manager: is installed!!?? BUT no search

[newbie] Mystery of disappearing paks Websphere /3

2001-07-17 Thread John Rigby
Hi Sridah and folks, Well, following Sridah's lead, I went and followed up more detail at IBM: You do need a special implementation(?) of WINE and the install puts the package in a directory off root called opt/hpbuilder4 !! I still can't implement it as there is no immediate doc for what to

[newbie] HTML in Email

2001-07-16 Thread John Rigby
Hi folks, For years as President of the Queensland Internet Development Society Inc. I trained people to turn off HTML in their Emails and graphics in their Browsers. Simple logic: 1. Only brochures (usually spam) come via HTML 2. Graphics are usually useless things providing no value in the

[newbie] KMAIL M8 PowerPak

2001-07-16 Thread John Rigby
Hi folks, THere must be a way to automatically add addresses to the address book in KMAIL, surely? ( I liked the Outlook Express one of automatically adding replied to's to it.) -- Cheers, John

[newbie] Mystery of missing Install of Websphere

2001-07-16 Thread John Rigby
Hi folks, Looks like Websphere is NOT in the M8Powerpak. Downloaded it and went thru the RPM install which said it was done. No sign of it anywhere! YET, if I try to install it again it says nocando already there. I uninstalled it and did it again. same result. -- Cheers, John

[newbie] Missing Bookmarks in Konq

2001-07-16 Thread John Rigby
Hi again, Using the K Browser in M8, I am sure I had Bookmarks as an option. Now I don't. Can't see how to reconfigure it - but in one of the screenshots it is shown there. -- Cheers, John Fablor now Webhosting?? What on earth for?? Info here: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (it's only an

[newbie] Next replacement needed: CUTEFTP

2001-07-16 Thread John Rigby
Hi folks, What advice as a replacement for CuteFTP in M8? -- Cheers, John Fablor now Webhosting?? What on earth for?? Info here: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (it's only an Autoresponder) :-)

[newbie] RPM failures

2001-07-16 Thread John Rigby
Hi folks, No wonder so many people do give up on Linux! :-) I have downloaded for the second time ( in case of error) the IBM WEbsphere package and attempted to install it. All of the responses are fine all the way EXCEPT that the program is nowhere to be seen. Yet if I try to install again

[newbie] Mandrake V8 PowerPak

2001-07-14 Thread John Rigby
Hi folks, Very pretty pak! Went on very well for this Newbie at Linux. However: I can't get the logic of adding all the extra programs that came with it. E.G. I know somewhere in there is IBM's ViaVoice program. Also I was told... Websphere trial is there. Has anybody found alternative

Re: [newbie] basic question : NOW loadup speed

2000-12-31 Thread john rigby
Ha folks, I have found the same problem. M72 is far slower than Wdoze to load. Far slower in operation too. John - Original Message - From: "Revenant" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2000 7:50 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] basic question AMDK7-650, HDD

Re: [newbie] stopping gates getting Linux!

2000-12-30 Thread john rigby
- Original Message - From: "Anthony Daniell" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2000 9:55 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] gates gets Linux - Original Message - From: David Raleigh Arnold [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL

[newbie] USER ONLY: A plan

2000-12-30 Thread john rigby
Ha folks, In line with my policy to put something back ... Here are some additional descriptions that can help us all here: Newby-Newby: Someone stuck it to them. "Just plug it in and switch it on" Remember the Applecore ads?? Even *I* nearly rushed out and bought one

Re: [newbie] RAMDISK ERROR ON MANDRAKE 7.2 INSTALL

2000-12-22 Thread John Rigby
On Thu, 21 Dec 2000 19:35, Paul Williamson wrote: Thanks for replying!, I am booting from the CD on a DVD-Drive (very new!) I got it on The Linux Pocketbook (www.pocketbooks.net.au) thanx! Paul, Try washing the CD with a detergent and VERY soft cloth or tissue. Make sure

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