Re: [PLUG] Use of free DNS services

2010-05-01 Thread Michael C. Robinson
I'm using openDns and I must say that I'm fairly impressed with what I'm getting considering that I'm using the basic free service. Most of the sites I know about that I consider inappropriate are inaccessible with openDns. I'd guess that the service is at least 90% effective at categorizing web

Re: [PLUG] Possible security issue

2010-05-01 Thread wes
On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 10:54 AM, MJang wrote: > On Sat, 2010-05-01 at 08:49 -0700, MJang wrote: > > On Sat, 2010-05-01 at 08:30 -0700, MJang wrote: > > > Folks, > > > > > > Been experimenting a bit with nc. As such, I've been seeing how it > > > connects from system to system. To that end, I star

Re: [PLUG] Use of free DNS services

2010-05-01 Thread drew wymore
On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 7:43 PM, Scott Howard wrote: > Any suggestions for DNS services.  Google has one.  OpenDNS has one.  They > both want resolv to be modified.  Can I use more than one for the same domain > name.  Do I have to modify. > > Scott Howard > > > __

Re: [PLUG] Use of free DNS services

2010-05-01 Thread nathan
I recommend opendns. They allow a lot of customization, even w/ a free account. Google just wants another way to profile you. - Nathan Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® -Original Message- From: "Scott Howard" Date: Sat, 1 May 2010 19:43:00 To: Subject: [PLUG] Use of

[PLUG] Use of free DNS services

2010-05-01 Thread Scott Howard
Any suggestions for DNS services. Google has one. OpenDNS has one. They both want resolv to be modified. Can I use more than one for the same domain name. Do I have to modify. Scott Howard ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lis

Re: [PLUG] 'Ubuntu Help: Seamonkey Won't Load

2010-05-01 Thread Rich Shepard
On Mon, 26 Apr 2010, Rich Shepard wrote: > My wife's laptop runs xubuntu-9.10, last updated January 4, 2010. The > seamonkey suite will not load. I tried upgrading the system, but after > several hours I see most file download attempts failed, and re-installing > seamonkey (at least, that's what

Re: [PLUG] KDE apps on Gnome

2010-05-01 Thread Word Wizard
Tried systemsettings? On KUbuntu that's the swiss army knife system configuration app. Desktop is the module that customizes fonts I believe. Or maybe Appearance On Sat, 2010-05-01 at 13:57 -0700, John Jason Jordan wrote: > On Sat, 1 May 2010 11:17:15 -0700 > Ali Corbin dijo: > > >> I have

Re: [PLUG] KDE apps on Gnome (Resolved)

2010-05-01 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Sat, 1 May 2010 14:20:21 -0700 John Jason Jordan dijo: >On Sat, 1 May 2010 13:57:40 -0700 >John Jason Jordan dijo: > >>On Sat, 1 May 2010 11:17:15 -0700 >>Ali Corbin dijo: >> I have looked everywhere for a control panel for KDE, but cannot find it. Of course, why would there be a K

Re: [PLUG] KDE apps on Gnome

2010-05-01 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Sat, 1 May 2010 13:57:40 -0700 John Jason Jordan dijo: >On Sat, 1 May 2010 11:17:15 -0700 >Ali Corbin dijo: > >>> I have looked everywhere for a control panel for KDE, but cannot >>> find it. Of course, why would there be a KDE control panel when I >>> am using Gnome? Maybe the installation o

Re: [PLUG] KDE apps on Gnome

2010-05-01 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Sat, 1 May 2010 11:17:15 -0700 Ali Corbin dijo: >> I have looked everywhere for a control panel for KDE, but cannot find >> it. Of course, why would there be a KDE control panel when I am using >> Gnome? Maybe the installation of the KDE apps failed to add something >> needed to control the KD

Re: [PLUG] KDE apps on Gnome

2010-05-01 Thread Ali Corbin
On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 10:39 AM, John Jason Jordan wrote: > Fedora 11 x86_64, up to date, with Gnome desktop. > > Everything works, including the KDE apps that I have installed. > However, the window menu font in the KDE apps is too large - nearly > twice the size of the window menu font in other

Re: [PLUG] Possible security issue

2010-05-01 Thread MJang
On Sat, 2010-05-01 at 08:49 -0700, MJang wrote: > On Sat, 2010-05-01 at 08:30 -0700, MJang wrote: > > Folks, > > > > Been experimenting a bit with nc. As such, I've been seeing how it > > connects from system to system. To that end, I started an Apache server > > on my laptop (on Hardy Heron). Af

[PLUG] KDE apps on Gnome

2010-05-01 Thread John Jason Jordan
Fedora 11 x86_64, up to date, with Gnome desktop. Everything works, including the KDE apps that I have installed. However, the window menu font in the KDE apps is too large - nearly twice the size of the window menu font in other applications. By "window font" I mean the font used for "File, Edit

[PLUG] PDP-8 emulator

2010-05-01 Thread Keith Lofstrom
FYI: http://www.sparetimegizmos.com/Hardware/SBC6120-2.htm Build your own PDP8e! With blinky lights and boot loader toggle switches! It interfaces with an IDE laptop drive, so a 2GB drive emulates a thousand 2 megabyte RK-05 disk packs. Imagine, an entire room of 1970s capability in the palm

Re: [PLUG] Possible security issue

2010-05-01 Thread Tim
> > Been experimenting a bit with nc. As such, I've been seeing how it > > connects from system to system. To that end, I started an Apache server > > on my laptop (on Hardy Heron). After a bit, I ran the following command > > to see if the nc from another system would show up. > > > > netstat -at

[PLUG] parallel processing cluster solution

2010-05-01 Thread Carlos Konstanski
I need to build a cluster for parallel processing (i.e. not high availability). It will run MatLab and SPM. Is LinuxPMI a good solution? I am naturally drawn to it because OpenMosix was cool, and I'm really leaning toward open source. Thankfully, Linux has been mandated by the customer. Any experi

Re: [PLUG] Possible security issue

2010-05-01 Thread MJang
On Sat, 2010-05-01 at 08:30 -0700, MJang wrote: > Folks, > > Been experimenting a bit with nc. As such, I've been seeing how it > connects from system to system. To that end, I started an Apache server > on my laptop (on Hardy Heron). After a bit, I ran the following command > to see if the nc fr

[PLUG] Possible security issue

2010-05-01 Thread MJang
Folks, Been experimenting a bit with nc. As such, I've been seeing how it connects from system to system. To that end, I started an Apache server on my laptop (on Hardy Heron). After a bit, I ran the following command to see if the nc from another system would show up. netstat -atun Well, it d