Re: [PLUG] Audio hum when playing Blu-ray movie

2017-06-21 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Wed, 21 Jun 2017 15:45:29 -0700 Denis Heidtmann dijo: >I do not know much about what you describe, but you could answer the >frequency issue by recording the sound into Audacity on the laptop. >(Assuming you do not have a 'scope.) > >Is there a chance that the connections which produce the hum

Re: [PLUG] ssh vs vpn

2017-06-21 Thread david
On 06/21/2017 04:06 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: >For a sole practitioner away from the office does a vpn offer benefits > greater than ssh for communicating with the office network? > >My question is prompted by upgrading openvpn here. The biggest decision that you need to assess is what your

Re: [PLUG] ssh vs vpn

2017-06-21 Thread Rich Shepard
On Wed, 21 Jun 2017, wes wrote: > ssh offers connection forwarding, and so can be used as a sort of > poor-man's vpn. I would say, for a single user with a little patience, it > would be sufficient for most needs. Wes, Patience is not an issue. Most of the time I'm processing e-mail on the re

Re: [PLUG] ssh vs vpn

2017-06-21 Thread Rich Shepard
On Wed, 21 Jun 2017, Michael Barnes wrote: > As I understand it (I've forgotten a lot more than I remember), a vpn > provides a secure tunnel between your computer and the distant network. > You would use ssh and other protocols to connect via the vpn tunnel. So, > it is not really a vpn vs. ssh i

Re: [PLUG] ssh vs vpn

2017-06-21 Thread wes
On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 5:16 PM, Michael Barnes wrote: > As I understand it (I've forgotten a lot more than I remember), a vpn > provides a secure tunnel between your computer and the distant network. You > would use ssh and other protocols to connect via the vpn tunnel. So, it is > not really a

Re: [PLUG] ssh vs vpn

2017-06-21 Thread Michael Barnes
As I understand it (I've forgotten a lot more than I remember), a vpn provides a secure tunnel between your computer and the distant network. You would use ssh and other protocols to connect via the vpn tunnel. So, it is not really a vpn vs. ssh issue. It is a matter of making the ssh connection ou

[PLUG] ssh vs vpn

2017-06-21 Thread Rich Shepard
For a sole practitioner away from the office does a vpn offer benefits greater than ssh for communicating with the office network? My question is prompted by upgrading openvpn here. Rich ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.p

Re: [PLUG] Audio hum when playing Blu-ray movie

2017-06-21 Thread Denis Heidtmann
John, I do not know much about what you describe, but you could answer the frequency issue by recording the sound into Audacity on the laptop. (Assuming you do not have a 'scope.) Is there a chance that the connections which produce the hum include two different AC powered devices with a (not qui

Re: [PLUG] Tracing mail sent via postfix

2017-06-21 Thread Rich Shepard
On Wed, 21 Jun 2017, Larry Brigman wrote: > I use Gmail. I need to examine my spam folder at least once a month to > prevent my subscribed mailing lists from getting trashed. Typically, it > takes three or four times to prevent Gmail from putting the list in spam. Larry, This could explain it

Re: [PLUG] Tracing mail sent via postfix

2017-06-21 Thread Larry Brigman
I use Gmail. I need to examine my spam folder at least once a month to prevent my subscribed mailing lists from getting trashed. Typically, it takes three or four times to prevent Gmail from putting the list in spam. On Jun 21, 2017 11:08 AM, "Rich Shepard" wrote: > On Wed, 21 Jun 2017, Paul H

Re: [PLUG] Tracing mail sent via postfix

2017-06-21 Thread Rich Shepard
On Wed, 21 Jun 2017, wes wrote: > nope. it's all guesswork and black magic. wes, I thought so. Oh, well. Thanks, Rich ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Tracing mail sent via postfix

2017-06-21 Thread Rich Shepard
On Wed, 21 Jun 2017, Paul Heinlein wrote: > It depends on three things: > * whether you relay outbound mail through a smart host, > * the setup of the mail server on the far end, > * the user's junk/spam settings. > > If you use a smart host (e.g., your ISP's SMTP server) to relay your outbound >

Re: [PLUG] Tracing mail sent via postfix

2017-06-21 Thread Paul Heinlein
On Wed, 21 Jun 2017, Rich Shepard wrote: > Very infrequently I learn that a message I sent was not received; at > least, the recipient did not see it. None of these bounced back to > me so I've no idea they were not received until I call the recipient > who wonders why they did not get the mess

Re: [PLUG] Tracing mail sent via postfix

2017-06-21 Thread wes
> > >Is there a tool that can trace an outgoing message and determine where > it > got lost if it does not reach the intended recipient? > > nope. it's all guesswork and black magic. -wes ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdx

[PLUG] Tracing mail sent via postfix

2017-06-21 Thread Rich Shepard
Very infrequently I learn that a message I sent was not received; at least, the recipient did not see it. None of these bounced back to me so I've no idea they were not received until I call the recipient who wonders why they did not get the message. I suppose that google mail, and similar w