Re: Netscape uses ??? instead of ''

2000-09-12 Thread vik
Others may know better, but I've been told that this is not really a Netscape or a *n*x problem, but a (wait for it...) MicroSoft problem. Riiight. I shall adopt a different tactic: Badgering web site operators. Vik :v) ___ Redhat-list mailing

Netscape uses ??? instead of '''

2000-09-11 Thread vik
{sic.} got the idea. Versions 4.x all do the same thing, and if I print the page out the fault is still there. So, how can I get a ' instead of a ? in Netscape? Vik :v) ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman

Re: Problem with xtraceroute

2000-09-10 Thread vik
://rpmfind.net Vik :v) I'm trying to run xtraceroute (version 0.8.14) on Red Hat 6.2 (kernel 2.2.16), but it always crashes with a segmentation fault. Has anyone else experienced this problem or know a solution? ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED

Offline web page access using RH6.x ?

2000-08-31 Thread vik
instantly. Is there something like this lurking in Gnome or similar on the RH CDs ? Vik :v) ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list

Sorting Out The RPM Crud

2000-08-20 Thread vik
to derrive a list of unwanted RPMs from this without eliminating any needed for dependencies. Or dependencies of dependencies and so forth. Any utilites or tips greatfully accepted. Vik :v) ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https

Someone scanned my user names

2000-08-17 Thread vik
Someone on our internal network - with my knowledge - ran the NT Retina Scan product on my RH 6.1 box, which has "finger" disabled in inetd.conf ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list

Re: Someone scanned my user names

2000-08-17 Thread vik
the users on my system. I'd really like to know how. Vik :v) ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list

Re: Someone scanned my user names

2000-08-17 Thread vik
mehow they were able to determine user names on my system. Does anyone know how this was accomplished, and how I can block it? It would not have been done by packet sniffing as they are not on the same switch segment as I am, and the other users have not logged in for

Re: Someone scanned my user names

2000-08-17 Thread vik
nteresting exploit tho. Vik :v) ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list

Re: Someone scanned my user names

2000-08-17 Thread vik
ely by our firewall. Double sure - the only way until I figure out triple sure. Vik :v) ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list

Sending automatically via SMTP

2000-08-16 Thread vik
Is there a mail package supplied with RH6.x (or anywhere else for that matter) that can send redirected output or files to an external e-mail address via an SMTP server? sendmail is a bit hefty for what I have in mind... Vik :v) ___ Redhat-list

Re: Mozilla M17 RPM... maybe not

2000-08-09 Thread vik
sizes. I'll grab 'em and have a play. Vik :v) ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list

Mozilla M17 RPM

2000-08-09 Thread vik
This seems to be a valid RPM http://people.redhat.com/blizzard/software/RPMS/i386/mozilla-M17-1.i386.rpm Now to play. Vik :v) ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list

Re: Window manager

2000-08-08 Thread vik
fast, has nice little applets and you can run Gnome apps on it. It's Drag 'n' Drop is compatible with gmc even. I've used it on anything from a 486DX50 and up. Vik :v) ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman

Mozilla M17 RPM

2000-08-08 Thread vik
Anyone know where the Mozilla M17 RPM is for RH6.x ? There must be one somewhere, right? The mozilla-5.0_M16-2 RPM was just s promising. Vik :v) ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat

Re: Install problems! [Reading floppy under Linux]

2000-08-07 Thread vik
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So how do I exchange files between Win and Linux on floppies??!! Put in the floppy in and use mcopy a:filename /tmp/wherever You might need to be root, depending on the setup. Vik :v) ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL

vnc on Redhat 6.2

2000-06-28 Thread vik
run wmaker, gnome/enlightenment or fvwm2 or whatever it is that generally takes your fancy. When faced with this I install wmaker and do: killall twm nohup wmaker Vik :v) -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

Re: redhat-digest Digest V00 #684

2000-06-25 Thread vik
all use the same wordprocessor and document formats. Vik :v) -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

Re: redhat-digest Digest V00 #650

2000-06-12 Thread vik
I found it necessary to use insmod parport insmod parport_pc before my ppa module would load correctly. The order seemed to matter too. Vik :v) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is slightly off the topic, but I have followed the howto for installing a zip drive and have no been successful

Limiting web bandwidth to certain users

2000-05-29 Thread vik
have discovered shapecfg, but it is pretty light on documentation. My best current option is still visiting said users whilst bearing a baseball bat and growling deeply. Vik :v) -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

Re: ZIP Drives parport

2000-05-21 Thread vik
Thanks to all thise who offered advice. The final working solution was to use: /sbin/insmod parport /sbin/insmod parport_pc /sbin/insmod ppa and variations on: mount -t vfat /dev/sda4 /mnt/zip or associated entries in /etc/fstab to allow user access. Vik :v) -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL

ZIP Drives parport

2000-05-19 Thread vik
use as an ashtray on a motorbike. I've got a working, standard parallel port at 0x3bc and I've not enabled the lpd. Any suggestions pertaining to making the Zip drive work are very welcome. Vik :v) -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

Re: Samba and IDE CDROM post-6.1 install

2000-04-20 Thread vik
RH5.2 Solution: The IRQ used by the IDE CDROM (corresponding to /dev/hdc) was non-standard and not found by the 2.2 kernel IDE module. Inserting append="hdc=cdrom" in lilo.conf, running LILO and rebooting made the CDROM magically burst into life. Vik :v) -- To unsubscribe: mail

IDE CDROM Samba config mucked up post 6.1 install

2000-04-18 Thread vik
. Is there a workaround for this that does not involve using expect to ram a password down its throat? Vik :v) -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

Re: PPP RH 6.1

2000-04-03 Thread vik
Thanks to all who wrote to help. The upgrade RH6.1 pppd RPM solved my problems. I still get the char-major-108 module not found error, but pppd now does actually seem to work. Vik :v) -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

PPP Under 6.1

2000-04-02 Thread vik
RH5.2, but I can't see how to get a permanent PPP link going under RH6.1 Any pointers? Vik :v) -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

Re: PPP Under RH 6.1

2000-04-02 Thread vik
Vik, The instructions on this page are very comprehensive; http://axion.physics.ubc.ca/ppp-linux.html Regards Stephen Thanks, Stephen. The site seems to be out of order so I'll hammer at it until it comes up. Meanwhiles, I'll try the pppd from the RH6.1 Upgrades mirror and see if it makes

Re: redhat-digest Digest V00 #395

2000-03-27 Thread vik
ng checker. So simple my Mum could use it, and s much faster than loading StarOffice when you just want to do a quick letter or note. It will also read DOC files and let you write something legible out as RTF. Vik :v) -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

Remote use of serial ports

2000-03-14 Thread vik
I'd like to use one of the serial ports on my RH5.2 server as a local serial port on my RH5.2 workstation. I need to run terminal s/w, jpilot and various other crud on it. What is the appropriate utility to map a remote serial port to a local serial device? Vik :v) -- To unsubscribe: mail

Source-based routing

2000-03-09 Thread vik
that ipchains can only redirect between ports. Vik :v) -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

Re: ipchains firewall and Oracle

2000-03-02 Thread vik
It turns out that I'd been specifying 1521 as the source port rather than the destination port in my ipchains commands. I see a weekend looming, preceeded by beer... Vik :v) -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

Re: vnc through ip masq

2000-03-01 Thread vik
that I've not tried restricting the outgoing ports through masquerade access. There is a VNC mailing list where you can probably get more specific help. See their webpage. Vik :v) -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

Running Oracle through ipchains firewall

2000-02-29 Thread vik
, and if I open all traffic between the server and client through the firewall the connection does work. Is there some port or protocol other than TCP 1521 that I need to allow through too? Vik :v) -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

Re: eth0 and eth1

2000-02-29 Thread vik
out after doing a couple of pings if the wrong driver is used. Vik :v) -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

Re: Attach a second client to my X server????

2000-02-29 Thread vik
be had from http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/ and is a piece of cake to install across Unix and Window$ systems. I use it all the time. Vik :v) http://olliver.penguinpowered.com -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

Re: filtering sites by URL

2000-02-28 Thread vik
(.*) /nogo.html where nogo.html is a local page saying that you can't access this page. I use it for advert blocking rather than net censorship, but the same principles apply. Details on http://www.apache.org Vik :v) http://olliver.penguinpowered.com -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED