Re: [SLUG] c/c++ course

2000-11-09 Thread Rodos
On Thu, 9 Nov 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Me and a couple of friends are interested in learning c or c++ > we are all in yr 10 and have interest in linux and programing in it. Excelent! > We are looking for a few day course that runs during the christmas > holidays some time. we want it to

[SLUG] Dial on demand

2000-11-09 Thread Bernhard Lüder
Hi, I am a little stuck: I have a modem link I need to establish randomly several times a day. However the other end cuts me off every 2 hours regardless of what I do. I cannot do anything about that or change it, but that excludes any keeping alive action like sending or collecting mail. Natur

Re: [SLUG] Linux on low low end Laptop

2000-11-09 Thread Jeff Waugh
> I have a toshiba libretto P75 32M Ram and 810M HDD > Windoze is starting to go a bit flakey... Right hardware, wrong OS! ;) P75's are kick arse machines without the cruft and junk that Windows brings... > install everything and then cull things out or install only things I need Depends o

Re: [SLUG] Dial on demand

2000-11-09 Thread Dean Hamstead
I nice bit of work i saw, it utilising active desktop Run a web server on the proxy, write a quick script to initialise of close the ppp connection. Use the page as your background, when you need to use the net... *click* then when your done *click* Its so foolproof, that your average wife/gf/f

Re: [SLUG] Dial on demand

2000-11-09 Thread Terry Collins
Bernhard Lüder wrote: > extend, that it dials when the link is needed. However since I have to > put in a fixed remote IP address for demand dialing under PPP, but the It has changed then since RH5.2. I thought you put remote IP 0.0.0.0 if it was set by the other end. -- Terry Collins {:-)

[SLUG] Distros

2000-11-09 Thread Jason Rennie
Hi all, I know this can be a bad question, but here goes. I need a linux distro, that is supported by helix code, is ready for kernel 2.4 (or easily made ready) and preferably already has xfree4.0 (.01) Also it can;t be redhat 7.0, i've tried to install it twice so far, one with teh text and on

Re: [SLUG] c/c++ course

2000-11-09 Thread Rodos
On Thu, 9 Nov 2000, Rodos wrote: > Also set yourself a task to perform at the end. The best example is a > simple text based game like robots or something. Write it and then go over > every line of code and see where you can make it better. Well I got all nerstalgic and found my old crobots prog

[SLUG] Looking for JSP programmers

2000-11-09 Thread Lewis Tay
Hi Folks I am looking for a few experienced JAVA / JSP + MySQL Programmers for about one month, If anyone interested, please contact me on 0416 278 676 or send me your details. Thanks. Lewis _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail

Re: [SLUG] Distros

2000-11-09 Thread Thom May
On Thu, Nov 09, 2000 at 09:56:43PM +1100, Jason Rennie said: > Hi all, > > I know this can be a bad question, but here goes. > > I need a linux distro, that is supported by helix code, is ready for > kernel 2.4 (or easily made ready) and preferably already has xfree4.0 > (.01) Right. Well. Guess

Re: [SLUG] Distros

2000-11-09 Thread Jason Rennie
> Debian. You know it makes sense But i like rpm based distro's. Ah well, in leiu of a better suggestion i guess i'll give woody a bash. I suppose if i stay with the unstable branch it will stay up to date. Jason -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Inf

Re:[SLUG] c/c++ course

2000-11-09 Thread Stephen Graham
Me and a couple of friends are interested in learning c or c++ we are all in yr 10 and have interest in linux and programing in it. We are looking for a few day course that runs during the christmas holidays some time. we want it to be resonably laid back and relaxed using plain compilers and n

Re: [SLUG] Distros

2000-11-09 Thread Tom Massey
Jason Rennie wrote: > > > Debian. You know it makes sense > > But i like rpm based distro's. You might like to give Mandrake 7.2 a go. Got all the features you wanted, and rpm based. And for Debianites who plead 'apt-get', I say 'urpmi' :-). -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - h

Re: [SLUG] Distros

2000-11-09 Thread Jon Biddell
On Thu, 09 Nov 2000, you wrote: > Hi all, > > I know this can be a bad question, but here goes. > > I need a linux distro, that is supported by helix code, is ready for > kernel 2.4 (or easily made ready) and preferably already has xfree4.0 > (.01) Tried SuSE 7.0 yet ? -- Regards, Jon -

Re: [SLUG] [OT] LinuxCare business card recovery CD

2000-11-09 Thread Jon Biddell
On Thu, 09 Nov 2000, Ricky C wrote: > hi All, > > any idea where (in Sydney) I can get some blank ones ?? and how much ?? I > like to burn my own bus card size CD > Company called NASA TECHNOLOGY at Roseberry sells them. I think in the vicinity of $5 each. -- Regards, Jon --

Re: [SLUG] OT: Propeller Caps!

2000-11-09 Thread Jon Biddell
On Thu, 09 Nov 2000, Anthony Rumble wrote: > On Thu, 9 Nov 2000, MacFarlane, Jarrod wrote: > > > Where might one be able to source an actual propeller cap from? > > > > I want the computer room supervisors here to be easily identifiable when on > > duty, and at present they are not .. I have peo

Re: [SLUG] presentation packages

2000-11-09 Thread Alexander Else
Thanks to those who replied publically and privately. Alexander. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug

Re: [SLUG] Distros

2000-11-09 Thread Jason Rennie
> > I know this can be a bad question, but here goes. > > > > I need a linux distro, that is supported by helix code, is ready for > > kernel 2.4 (or easily made ready) and preferably already has xfree4.0 > > (.01) > > Tried SuSE 7.0 yet ? No I haven't. Next Question why is it better than the o

Re: [SLUG] [OT] LinuxCare business card recovery CD

2000-11-09 Thread Arunava Sen
On Thu, 09 Nov 2000, Ricky C wrote: > hi All, > > any idea where (in Sydney) I can get some blank ones ?? and how much ?? I > like to burn my own bus card size CD Yes, North Rocks markets. Sundays. In North Rocks shopping center. One of those stalls has them for $3 each. Cases bought separate

[SLUG] Re: X and authorization

2000-11-09 Thread Angus Lees
\begin{bart bunting} > Angus Lees writes: > > the default is to only allow people logged in on the (text) console > > ok this is my problem I was trying to launch X from within an emacs > shell buffer. It seems to not work from there, but perfectly from the > console. > > I'd like to know how

Re: [SLUG] [OT] LinuxCare business card recovery CD

2000-11-09 Thread Howard Lowndes
Check the archives. This was discussed about 2 months ago, or contact Terry Collins. -- Howard. __ LANNet Computing Associates On Thu, 9 Nov 2000, Ricky C wrote: > hi All, > > any idea where (in Sydney) I can get

Re: [SLUG] VPN

2000-11-09 Thread Howard Lowndes
I do know that IPSec does a very good VPN on Linux, but I don't know about working it to Checkpoint. I put in a 4 site VPN in my neck of the woods (150 km radius) and it works a charm. -- Howard. __ LANNet Computing Associates

Re: [SLUG] Distros

2000-11-09 Thread Jeff Waugh
> I need a linux distro, that is supported by helix code, is ready for > kernel 2.4 (or easily made ready) and preferably already has xfree4.0 > (.01) Right. Almost everything else has been mentioned, and I want the inside running on something completely different. Want some homework, Jason?

Re: [SLUG] VPN

2000-11-09 Thread Howard Lowndes
I can tell you that it works a treat. I put in a 4 site VPN with FreeSwan a couple of months ago. Windows boxen locked up behind Linux firewalls communicating with each other over Freeswan IPSec. Just make sure that any circuitry in between understands about protocols 50 & 51. -- Howard. ___

Re: [SLUG] Distros

2000-11-09 Thread jon
> One of the DRI developers when i was asking about radeon drivers > recomended suse 7.0 > > Althought it lacks the whole, free option. Or can i download an install ? > > $50 (last time i saw suse for sale) is way out of my poor uni student > price range. $69 for the "personal" version, $99 fo

Re: [SLUG] mount: RPC: Program not Registred

2000-11-09 Thread Herbert Xu
Michael and Louise Hosemans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > mount: RPC: Program not Registred Start portmap if it is down. Then restart mountd/nfsd if they don't show up when you do rpcinfo -p hostname. -- Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 is out! ( http://www.debian.org/ ) Email: Herbert Xu ~{PmV>HI~} <[EM

Re: [SLUG] Re: X and authorization

2000-11-09 Thread Herbert Xu
bart bunting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd like to know how to get it to run from the emacs shell. Specify Anybody instead of Console in /etc/X11/Xserver. > I exported the display on the other machine as export DISPLAY=hostname:0 > when trying to launch an app i get: > _X11TransSocketINETC

Re: [SLUG] Distros

2000-11-09 Thread Conrad Parker
On Thu, Nov 09, 2000 at 11:07:57PM +1100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > $50 (last time i saw suse for sale) is way out of my > > poor uni student price range. > > $69 for the "personal" version, $99 for > the "professional" - the pro version comes with a > pretty good set of manuals, 6 CDs

Re: [SLUG] Distros

2000-11-09 Thread Jason Rennie
> Right. Almost everything else has been mentioned, and I want the inside > running on something completely different. > > Want some homework, Jason? ;) First figure out who I'm talking about: OK so where do i get connectiva linux. > * They employ Rik van Riel (coming to linux.conf.au, btw).

Re: [SLUG] Distros

2000-11-09 Thread Jason Rennie
> Right. Almost everything else has been mentioned, and I want the inside > running on something completely different. > > Want some homework, Jason? ;) First figure out who I'm talking about: > > Test Conectiva Linux for us. Inquiring minds want to know. Ok i'm currently downloading the instal

Re: [SLUG] Distros

2000-11-09 Thread Conrad Parker
On Fri, Nov 10, 2000 at 12:28:51AM +1100, Jason Rennie wrote: > > Right. Almost everything else has been mentioned, and I want the inside > > running on something completely different. > > > > Want some homework, Jason? ;) First figure out who I'm talking about: > > OK so where do i get connecti

Re: [SLUG] Distros

2000-11-09 Thread Thom May
On Fri, Nov 10, 2000 at 12:44:12AM +1100, Jason Rennie said: > > Right. Almost everything else has been mentioned, and I want the inside > > running on something completely different. > > > > Want some homework, Jason? ;) First figure out who I'm talking about: > > > > Test Conectiva Linux for u

Re: [SLUG] Distros

2000-11-09 Thread Jason Rennie
> > > * They employ Rik van Riel (coming to linux.conf.au, btw). > > > > Snuh ? > > Rik van Riel is, like, a major hacker on the kernel's memory > management, dude, and so, like, you should pay him and therefore > Connectiva respect. [And, hey, Jeff got an excuse to plug > linux.conf.au, that's

Re: [SLUG] Distros

2000-11-09 Thread Jason Rennie
> > Ok i'm currently downloading the install iso, but i have a quick question > > jeff, as you seem to know something about this distro and i know nothing. > > > > In the 5.0 distro it doesn;t have xfree 4. Where do i get that ? > Ur. Jeff meant, I assume, Connectiva Linux 6.0 , which doesn't > a

[SLUG] IP Config

2000-11-09 Thread Daniel Hogan
Hey it the NFS guy again with some more questions. I installed RedHat 6.1 and i attempted to configure the NIC but I ran into some problems: lo 127.0.0.1 eth0 125.125.125.1 I need the address to be 125.125.125.1, 1st ?ion > What does "lo" mean? I tried pinging 125.125.125.1 fro

Re: [SLUG] IP Config

2000-11-09 Thread Thom May
On Thu, Nov 09, 2000 at 08:49:49AM -0500, Daniel Hogan said: > Hey it the NFS guy again with some more questions. > I installed RedHat 6.1 and i attempted to configure the NIC but I ran into = > some problems: > > lo 127.0.0.1 > eth0 125.125.125.1 > > I need the address to be 125.1

Re: [SLUG] Distros

2000-11-09 Thread Jeff Waugh
> OK so where do i get connectiva linux. One 'N'! :) And you know how to do this stuff! ftp://conectiva.com/pub/conectiva/ > > * They employ Rik van Riel (coming to linux.conf.au, btw). > > Snuh ? Rik van Riel is one of the kernel hackers vying to produce the next VM system for Linux

Re: [SLUG] Distros

2000-11-09 Thread Anand Kumria
On Thu, Nov 09, 2000 at 10:06:25PM +1100, Tom Massey wrote: > Jason Rennie wrote: > > > > > Debian. You know it makes sense > > > > But i like rpm based distro's. Feh. A poor reason indeed to pick a distro. .deb: Debian, Corel, Storm and Progeny .rpm: Redhat, Suse, Turbolinux, Mandrake, Co

Re: [SLUG] Distros

2000-11-09 Thread Terry Collins
Conrad Parker wrote: ...snipp > > > * They employ Rik van Riel (coming to linux.conf.au, btw). > > > > Snuh ? > > Rik van Riel is, like, a major hacker on the kernel's memory > management, dude, and so, like, you should pay him and therefore > Connectiva respect. [And, hey, Jeff got an exc

Re: [SLUG] Distros

2000-11-09 Thread Terry Collins
Conrad Parker wrote: ...snip. > or is there non-free stuff on those CDs? All the non-free stuff is trial or demo (6.0 7 6.4), so no problems there. -- Terry Collins {:-)}}} Ph(02) 4627 2186 Fax(02) 4628 7861 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www: http://www.woa.com.au WOA Computer Se

RE: [SLUG] VPN

2000-11-09 Thread Daron Barndon
Investigated ISDN as well, as well as install costs there was running costs of approx $650 a month as well, cheaper than frame but still expensive. Spread spectrum wireless - now that sounds nice. Other than www.air.net.au, who else (other sites/manufacturers) could I have a look at that could co

RE: [SLUG] VPN

2000-11-09 Thread Daron Barndon
The only prob for me is that it has to work with Checkpoint FW. I do believe it is possible, but it will require some work... :-) Thanks Daron -Original Message- From: Howard Lowndes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 9 November 2000 11:01 PM To: Gareth Walters Cc: Daron Barndon

Re: [SLUG] VPN

2000-11-09 Thread Terry Collins
Daron Barndon wrote: ...snip. > Spread spectrum wireless - now that sounds nice. Other than > www.air.net.au, who else (other sites/manufacturers) http://www.x.net.au for one place, but also look for links off my slug wirelesslan interest page at http://www.woa.com.au/linux/lists/slugwi

[SLUG] Re: distros

2000-11-09 Thread Jamie Honan
Jason's point about wanting rpm prompted this thought. Surely the point is not so much that one distro is rpm or deb based. If you get an rpm for RH, this does not neccessarily mean the dependancies or file layout will make sense for say SuSE. Has anyone struck this much? Jamie -- SLUG -

Re: [SLUG] VPN

2000-11-09 Thread Jamie Honan
> Does anyone know the status of Linux VPN? Will it talk to a > CheckPoint Firewall-1 firewall? I did a little googling and came up with this: > There's a Checkpoint-to-FreeS/WAN Howto at; > http://kubarb.phsx.ukans.edu/~tbird/vpn.html As the various VPN howtos explain, there are various tunne

RE: [SLUG] IP Config

2000-11-09 Thread George Vieira
125.125.125.1 pinging to 125.125.125.2 shouldn't make a difference if it's a private IP or not as it should still ping it. My guess is that the NIC has a wrong IRQ or something similar. Pinging yourself doesn't actually go through the wire so of course you'll be able to ping yourself. thanks, G

Re: [SLUG] Re: distros

2000-11-09 Thread Jason Rennie
> Jason's point about wanting rpm prompted this thought. > > Surely the point is not so much that one distro is rpm or > deb based. > > If you get an rpm for RH, this does not neccessarily mean the > dependancies or file layout will make sense for say SuSE. > > Has anyone struck this much? In

Re: [SLUG] VPN

2000-11-09 Thread Howard Lowndes
I will confirm that. The doco is good, the examples are sound, but you really do need to understand the link concepts between one private network and another. Setting up the various tunnels becomes exponentially more complex as you add sites and you need to plan it well beforehand. The 4 site n

RE: [SLUG] VPN

2000-11-09 Thread tom burkart
On Fri, 10 Nov 2000, Daron Barndon wrote: > at that could cover the distance between the mountains and Sydney? I > expect I would be over the 44 K mark although with enough height, line > of site to Sydney would not be a problem. Line of sight to the mountains is pretty well out of the question.

Re: [SLUG] VPN

2000-11-09 Thread James Morris
On Fri, 10 Nov 2000, Jamie Honan wrote: > > * the stock standard freeswan won't do DES. This is only > important because older equipment (i.e. the router at the other > end you may have to work with) may not do the recommended 3DES. > Cisco, for example, couldn't export 3DES till this year. (AFAI

[SLUG] Slug Wireless Page Fixed

2000-11-09 Thread Terry Collins
htpp://www.woa.com.au/linux/lists/slugwireless.html is now fixed and updated. -- Terry Collins {:-)}}} Ph(02) 4627 2186 Fax(02) 4628 7861 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www: http://www.woa.com.au WOA Computer Services "People without trees are like fish without clean water" -- SLUG

RE: [SLUG] RH7 and ethernet

2000-11-09 Thread Marty
> IRQ 0 is probably not a good sign. This is a PCI card? Played with the > PCI IRQ order in Bios? Disabled/enabled Plug'n'pray OS in Bios? 1) i know 2) yes 3) yes 4) yes all to no avail > the Dmesg entry shows the MAC address ok? yes... > Doubt it makes any difference, but I would usuall

RE: [SLUG] RH7 and ethernet

2000-11-09 Thread George Vieira
You can't config a PCI card to use a different IRQ, they are given an IRQ by the PNP BIOS. Your better off changing the PCI IRQ order to change the cards IRQ... thanks, George Vieira Network Administrator http://www.citadelcomputer.com.au PGP Fingerprint : 43DC 92AC 1A82 27B2 E97B 52F1 B

Re: [SLUG] Re: X and authorization

2000-11-09 Thread bart bunting
Herbert Xu writes: > bart bunting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > when trying to launch an app i get: > > > _X11TransSocketINETConnect: Can't connect: erno = 111 > > This means that it can't connect to the server. In particular, 111 is > ECONNREFUSED. See if you can telnet to port 60

RE: [SLUG] RH7 and ethernet

2000-11-09 Thread Marty
> You can't config a PCI card to use a different IRQ, they are given an IRQ by > the PNP BIOS. Your better off changing the PCI IRQ order to change the cards > IRQ... > > > Are there any DOS config utils for the RTL? Maybe u can force the card > > to try for some other IRQ? the bios won't chang

RE: [SLUG] Re: X and authorization

2000-11-09 Thread George Vieira
That definately means that the screen isn't there to begin with. If you have Xwin or Xvision or any of those Windoze based X servers then you can do this: export DISPLAY=WindozeIP:0 printool # Or whatever GUI program and it will output to the WIndoze machine. thanks, George Vieira Network Adm

[SLUG] Dial on Demand

2000-11-09 Thread Brian Martin
I use dial-on-demand PPP to an ISP, from RH6.0 The ISP assigns a different IP address each time. I leave local IP address as blank, & I chose one of the assigned remote IP addresses as a "typical" address, & added it as the nominal remote address. This is enough to trigger the dial on demand acti

[SLUG] local guys Tridge, Paul and Bob hack Ethernet into the TiVo

2000-11-09 Thread Ken Yap
http://linuxcare.com.au/tridge/tivo-ethernet/ This got mentioned in /. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug

[SLUG] What is it? - The TiVo

2000-11-09 Thread Terry Collins
Ken Yap wrote: > > http://linuxcare.com.au/tridge/tivo-ethernet/ What is it? After following links six deep, I gave up on one that was high graphic content and looking like it would arrive after christmas. -- Terry Collins {:-)}}} Ph(02) 4627 2186 Fax(02) 4628 7861 email: [EMAIL PR

Re: [SLUG] What is it? - The TiVo

2000-11-09 Thread Craige McWhirter
Linux based TV set-top box or some such. Movies on demand etc Terry Collins wrote: > Ken Yap wrote: > >> http://linuxcare.com.au/tridge/tivo-ethernet/ > > > What is it? > > After following links six deep, I gave up on one that was high graphic > content and looking like it would arrive aft

Re: [SLUG] What is it? - The TiVo

2000-11-09 Thread Ken Yap
>> http://linuxcare.com.au/tridge/tivo-ethernet/ > >What is it? A box using Linux internally that can record hours of TV programs to a big hard disk. Has advertisers worried because with random access people can easily skip ads. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.or

Re: [SLUG] What is it? - The TiVo

2000-11-09 Thread Jeff Waugh
> What is it? > > After following links six deep, I gave up on one that was high graphic > content and looking like it would arrive after christmas. Yes indeedy - you've found the TiVo! It's a Linux-based VCR-like appliance that downloads programmes, records your viewing habits, and automa

Re: [SLUG] What is it? - The TiVo

2000-11-09 Thread Paul Haddon
On Fri, Nov 10, 2000 at 10:22:53AM +1100, Terry Collins wrote: > Ken Yap wrote: > > > > http://linuxcare.com.au/tridge/tivo-ethernet/ > > What is it? > > After following links six deep, I gave up on one that was high graphic > content and looking like it would arrive after christmas. http:/

Re: [SLUG] What is it? - The TiVo

2000-11-09 Thread Rodos
On Fri, 10 Nov 2000, Ken Yap wrote: > >> http://linuxcare.com.au/tridge/tivo-ethernet/ > > > >What is it? > > A box using Linux internally that can record hours of TV programs to a > big hard disk. Has advertisers worried because with random access people > can easily skip ads. It also records w

Re: [SLUG] Re: distros

2000-11-09 Thread Conrad Parker
On Fri, Nov 10, 2000 at 09:29:29AM +1100, Jason Rennie wrote: > > Jason's point about wanting rpm prompted this thought. > > > > Surely the point is not so much that one distro is rpm or > > deb based. > > > > If you get an rpm for RH, this does not neccessarily mean the > > dependancies or file

Re: [SLUG] Via chipset sound configuration

2000-11-09 Thread Gareth Walters
- Original Message - From: "Dean Hamstead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gareth Walters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 5:35 PM Subject: Re: [SLUG] Via chipset sound configuration > Try the ALSA sound drivers. > > Dean Thanks a lot. Its working

[SLUG] Radiata on Linux on News on 9 (last night)

2000-11-09 Thread Matthew Dalton
Did anyone see the Radiata wireless communications story on lateline (late night ch9 news) last night? They showed a brief glimpse of the Gnome-foot on the machine running it (ie. probably linux). Is anyone here involved in its development? -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http

Re: [SLUG] VPN

2000-11-09 Thread Jamie Honan
On Fri, 10 Nov 2000, James Morris wrote: > Please keep in mind that single DES is not considered to be secure. > > This is why Free/SWAN is shipped with single DES disabled. The reason it > can be hacked to use single DES so easily is because the same core code is > required for triple DES. An

Re: [SLUG] Dial on demand

2000-11-09 Thread paul
> Naturally I do not constantly want to redial the link every 2 hours, > especially at night or when it is not used, ---> phone billl. So I > thought I put on the PPP demand function, which I have working up to the > extend, that it dials when the link is needed. However since I have to > put in

[SLUG] Rmcobol

2000-11-09 Thread paul
Hi Guys, I am running the sco version of rmcobol on my slackware linux system(note: I develop on linux before everyone flames me). We are trying to simulate user input into a cobol program, that is storing the keys in a file and piping it to runcobol. Now this works in a fashion, however I a

Re: [SLUG] What is it? - The TiVo

2000-11-09 Thread Terry Collins
Terry Collins wrote: > > Ken Yap wrote: > > > > http://linuxcare.com.au/tridge/tivo-ethernet/ > > What is it? Thanks to all who replied and the ensueing discussions. Does anyone know what the compression technique is? So tv capture card + xawtv + irda + generic hand controller + compression c

Re: [SLUG] What is it? - The TiVo

2000-11-09 Thread Stephen Robert Norris
On Fri, Nov 10, 2000 at 11:42:13AM +1100, Terry Collins wrote: > Terry Collins wrote: > > > > Ken Yap wrote: > > > > > > http://linuxcare.com.au/tridge/tivo-ethernet/ > > > > What is it? > > Thanks to all who replied and the ensueing discussions. > > Does anyone know what the compression techn

[SLUG] Remte printing...yet again, more printer problems...

2000-11-09 Thread George Vieira
Hi all, I'm really starting to hate my customer. We have installed a Linux server at a client site in the city and the box does LPR prints to remote printers. Some of these printers are in the city and the others are in a remote site. When printing to these local city printers, thhey come o

[SLUG] Announcement of MacLUG - Next Meeting Saturday 18th November

2000-11-09 Thread Terry Collins
Hello Sluggers The next meeting of Macarthur Linux Users Group (MacLUG) will be on Saturday 18th November from 10am to whenever. It is in Campbelltown - RSVP for the address. MacLUG meetings are a day event, relaxed, hands on, come and go when you want to, etc. The idea is to bring your box a

[SLUG] Natural remedies for shareware problems !

2000-11-09 Thread Perumpanani, Abbey
We're trying to set up a website that will allow patients with a known diagnosis (as from a visit to their GP) to access natural remedies using their diagnosis as a starting point. We've worked out the details of the site architecture and would like to implement it entirely using shareware (has

[SLUG] Do you want a Debgeek(s) to come to MacLUG? was Re: [SLUG]Network/Security fest

2000-11-09 Thread Terry Collins
Jeff Waugh wrote: > > > > > Thanks you. Maclug with thus be on on the 18th (I didn't want to clash). > > :) Thanks to Anand, 'cos he first realised. Thanks. > > > Debian is the theme, but we do whatever. Formal announcement later. > > Need some shock troops?^W^WDebgeeks? Jeff Since MacLUG

Re: [SLUG] Announcement of MacLUG - Next Meeting Saturday 18th November

2000-11-09 Thread Jeff Waugh
> Each meeting has a theme/topic and the theme for the November meeting is > SPUDs - which is Linux code for Debian - okay? spEcIAl prOpAgAndA fOr thE UbEr-dIstrIbUtIOn, I gather. - Jeff -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- http://linux.conf.au/ -- make: *** No

[SLUG] The philosophy behind MacLUG Meetings/Events

2000-11-09 Thread Terry Collins
This is in answer to a few posts I've received about what talks are on at the next MacLUG meeting/event, etc. This means a few people haven't quite grasped what they are about and how they fit into the overall picture of Slug activites.(delete now if you are not interested). MacLUG meetings/event

Re: [SLUG] Rmcobol

2000-11-09 Thread Howard Lowndes
It wouldn't be a Nagle problem would it? RDW (8-) -- Howard. __ LANNet Computing Associates On Fri, 10 Nov 2000, paul wrote: > > Hi Guys, > > > I am running the sco version of rmcobol on my slackware linux syste

[SLUG] Regex - Not (^) in bracketed list [] does not work properly

2000-11-09 Thread V Kamakhya
-- Forwarded by V Kamakhya/MLs/TCSCHENNAI on 10-11-2000 11:28 --- Hi, In a c file, I defined: #define [^{]+[' ']+XYZ The idea is to prevent occurence of '{' before XYZ and used REG_EXTENDED in regcomp I got the following output for valid and invalid

Re: [SLUG] VIA chipset sound configuration

2000-11-09 Thread Dustin
Sorry for the late reply - hope you can try this before resorting to ALSA 1. Most common problem is the onboard sound in the BIOS having the wrong settings. I'm using an Award 6.00 BIOS so the menus may differ. "OnChip Sound" should be enabled in Advanced Chipset Features and "OnChip Modem" disab

Re: [SLUG] Regex - Not (^) in bracketed list [] does not work properly

2000-11-09 Thread John Ferlito
On Fri, Nov 10, 2000 at 11:31:07AM +0530, V Kamakhya wrote: > > > > -- Forwarded by V Kamakhya/MLs/TCSCHENNAI on 10-11-2000 > 11:28 --- > > Hi, > In a c file, I defined: > #define [^{]+[' ']+XYZ try #define ^[^{]+[' ']+XYZ basically because you are

[SLUG] Re: Rmcobol

2000-11-09 Thread Angus Lees
paul, do you realise your sig is about twice as long as your actual message? if its possible, try and cut it down a bit when posting to a public list (that really doesn't care what your ACN is) \begin{paul} > regards > > Paul Wood-Bradley > Analyst/Programmer > ___ > > Aust