Re: [SLUG] Debian Boot Scripts

marty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > /etc/init.d/networking is, which has a "ifup -a" line. This suggests that > I should add a line to /etc/network/interfaces but I haven't been able to > figure out the syntax of the file... ?!? Try man interfaces -- Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 is out! ( http://www.d

Re: [SLUG] Printing and SCSI Stuff

Whilst scanners are being discussed...has anyone got a Canon 5300C running under 2.2.x with either parallel port or usb. If so I would like to discuss details, pse. -- Howard. LANNet Computing Associates "...well,

Re: [SLUG] Headerless email?

Mike Holland wrote: > > On Sat, 10 Feb 2001, Tom Massey wrote: > > > 'Headerless email in account tom_massey' sent from the fetchmail daemon. > > Its not you. Thanks for the reassurance! I assumed it was most likely something like this, just wanted to make sure it wasn't something evil I'd man

Re: [SLUG] Printing and SCSI Stuff

> Simple suggestion: get a real SCSI card. The POS SCSI cards those > companies supply with scanners, etc are some of the crummiest 8-bit card > to have ever existed. I guess i will need to fork out then. Anybody got an old scsi card they dont want ? Know where i can get a good PCI one that work

Re: [SLUG] Printing and SCSI Stuff

> What driver are you using ? I'm using the 53c7xx, and it seems to work > fine - won't recognise my Jaz drive, but the scanner is fine. The SYM 4c ??? There is one in the kernel that is correct, and the description actually says it is the card that came with these scanners. It worked in the p

Re: [SLUG] Printing and SCSI Stuff

> Whilst scanners are being discussed...has anyone got a Canon 5300C running > under 2.2.x with either parallel port or usb. If so I would like to > discuss details, pse. Good luck, i was looking at SANE today, and apparently they dont have drivers for stuff the companies wont tell them how to u

Re: [SLUG] Printing and SCSI Stuff

> I guess i will need to fork out then. Anybody got an old scsi card they > dont want ? Know where i can get a good PCI one that works with linux and > wont cost an arm and a leg ? I have an isa one that may not work.. i dunno i couldnt get it to work so i bought a pci one for $90. Now i don't ne

Re: [SLUG] Printing and SCSI Stuff

Actually I have looked at it in some detail. The 5300 is apparently made by AVision and there is a usb-scsi driver available as a patch for 2.4.x, (with caveats) which is why I am now battling with getting 2.4.x up and running. Sigh. -- Howard. _

Re: [SLUG] Why do all mail servers suck? (Maildir + POP3)

On Sun, Feb 11, 2001 at 03:39:05PM +1100, Jeff Waugh wrote: > It seems odd that whilst almost everyone in "I don't have my own hosted > domain" land require IMAP or POP3, just about all of the daemons operating > with these protocols suck. On with the question... I thought that the server daemons

Re: [SLUG] Why do all mail servers suck? (Maildir + POP3)

The latest versions of Courier-imap has pop and imap support (ssl versions as well), so that is the only daemon you need... -Colin Jeff Waugh wrote: > > *sigh* > > It seems odd that whilst almost everyone in "I don't have my own hosted > domain" land require IMAP or POP3, just about all of the

Re: [SLUG] Why do all mail servers suck? (Maildir + POP3)

> I thought that the server daemons were really nice, but all the > IMAP _clients_ sucked... Heh. They're getting better. Slowly. > What's the problem? Doesn't it compile without the rest of the qmail > stuff? I'm looking for other avenues before using qmail-pop3d, as I'm not fond of the li

Re: [SLUG] Printing and SCSI Stuff

> I guess i will need to fork out then. Anybody got an > old scsi card they > dont want ? Know where i can get a good PCI one that > works with linux and wont cost an arm and a leg ? > My Epson Colo[u]r Stylus 740 works great with its native USB port. I don't > know how well supported these USB-

Re: [SLUG] It's ALIVE!

On Thu, Feb 08, 2001 at 12:17:24AM +1100, Jeff Waugh wrote: > > > > "[slug-chat] A general bezar for the off-topic discussion of the SLUG > > community." - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > slug-chat: > > http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug-chat What was the problem with simply calling it `chat'

Re: [SLUG] Printing and SCSI Stuff

> You can also buy a Tekram DC315 for $40.00 which would > run a scanner, printer, CD-RW but they do not boot > from some BIOSs They work with linux right ? I dont really care beyond, run the scanner and work with linux. Jason -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.

Re: [SLUG] It's ALIVE!

> What was the problem with simply calling it `chat'? > > I.e., [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well... In retrospect, some kind of yearning to make sure it was still regarded as a SLUG list? No idea, it just came out that way. - Jeff -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- http://linux.con

Re: [SLUG] Why do all mail servers suck? (Maildir + POP3)

On Mon, Feb 12, 2001 at 12:26:22AM +1100, Jeff Waugh uttered: > I'm looking for other avenues before using qmail-pop3d, as I'm not fond of > the license, and for various reasons I'd prefer something supported by my > distribution. What you mean there's a way of doing things that isn't the Bernst

Re: [SLUG] Why do all mail servers suck? (Maildir + POP3)

Err... why not just use vpopmail (from the same people who wrote Courier-IMAP) - www.inter7.com :) It's fantastic - will also auth from MySQL etc... very funky. //umar. > > > > I thought that the server daemons were really nice, but all the > > IMAP _clients_ sucked... > > Heh. They're gett

Re: [SLUG] Why do all mail servers suck? (Maildir + POP3)

> What you mean there's a way of doing things that isn't the Bernstein > Way? Wash your mouth out with soap son! 8) What happens when the Debian Way and the Bernstein Way collide? [ Other than the requisite debian-devel flame war? ] - Jeff -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -

Re: [SLUG] Why do all mail servers suck? (Maildir + POP3)

> Err... why not just use vpopmail (from the same people who wrote > Courier-IMAP) - www.inter7.com :) Note: I don't run qmail. > It's fantastic - will also auth from MySQL etc... very funky. I can't help but giggle at the thought of add-on MySQL authorisation being either 'fantastic' or 'fun

Re: [SLUG] Why do all mail servers suck? (Maildir + POP3)

Rev Simon Rumble was once rumoured to have said: > On Mon, Feb 12, 2001 at 12:26:22AM +1100, Jeff Waugh uttered: > > > I'm looking for other avenues before using qmail-pop3d, as I'm not fond of > > the license, and for various reasons I'd prefer something supported by my > > distribution. > > Wh

Re: [SLUG] Why do all mail servers suck? (Maildir + POP3)

On Mon, Feb 12, 2001 at 09:54:32AM +1100, Jeff Waugh uttered: > > > > What you mean there's a way of doing things that isn't the Bernstein > > Way? Wash your mouth out with soap son! 8) > > What happens when the Debian Way and the Bernstein Way collide? > > [ Other than the requisite debian-d

Re: [SLUG] Printing and SCSI Stuff

>I guess i will need to fork out then. Anybody got an old scsi card they >dont want ? Know where i can get a good PCI one that works with linux and >wont cost an arm and a leg ? The Tekram 315 is supported (by the 395 driver) and about $40-50 at markets. I've got a spare Adaptec 1542 somewhere in

Re: [SLUG] Why do all mail servers suck? (Maildir + POP3)

> Sendmail might no be the answer for most people, but qmail is hardly > the answer for anybody when we have exim, postfix and zmailer out > there too, all of which [to the best of my knowledge] behave far > better than qmail. Actaully i noticed they behaved far worse. Of course that was simple

Re: [SLUG] Printing and SCSI Stuff

> The Tekram 315 is supported (by the 395 driver) and about $40-50 at > markets. I've got a spare Adaptec 1542 somewhere in the box if you are > interested. Is it PCI ? IF yes then what would you like/how much for it ? Otherwise i guess i'll get a tekram next week end. Jason -- SLUG - Sydne

Re: [SLUG] Why do all mail servers suck? (Maildir + POP3)

Jason Rennie was once rumoured to have said: > > Sendmail might no be the answer for most people, but qmail is hardly > > the answer for anybody when we have exim, postfix and zmailer out > > there too, all of which [to the best of my knowledge] behave far > > better than qmail. > > Actaully i no

Re: [SLUG] Why do all mail servers suck? (Maildir + POP3)

Exim is cool as. www,exim.org. crossfires persistance in bagging qmail is amusing though. However the joy of opensource is choice. (be it license, theory of implementation, debianization etc) I think its silly to bitch about qmail's non-gpl license. (personally im more a fan of BSD's freedom, a

[SLUG] Announcement of MacLUG - Next Meeting Saturday 17th February @Campbeltown

Hello Sluggers The next meeting of Macarthur Linux Users Group (MacLUG) will be on Saturday 17th February 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

Re: [SLUG] Printing and SCSI Stuff

> They work with linux right ? These are the offical drivers, from Tekram ftp://ftp.tekram.com/scsi/ These are another source of drivers. http://www.garloff.de/kurt/linux/dc395/ I haven't tried the DC315 with the linux OS, as i'm new to linux. I have a Adaptec 2940 to use with WinNT and linux.

Re: [SLUG] Temporary mailbox close?

> "Mike" == Mike Holland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> At 10:19 AM 7/02/01 +1100, Simon Bryan wrote: >> >Hi, >> >I often have staff members going on leave for a term or more. In the >> >meantine their mailboxes continue to fill, is there anyway I can >> >temporairily close the mailbox so t

[SLUG] Toshiba 4380 XDVD console fonts

i'm currently having difficulty doing any development work on my "bleeding edge" laptop. if the fonts were the right size, no prob (!) - X can even wait a while. the problem i'm having is that my 80x25 default console fonts aren't proportional, or scaled rather, to the 14.1" active TFT LCD moni

[SLUG] Rogaine Vitamin Diet from USA

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Re: [SLUG] Toshiba 4380 XDVD console fonts

On Mon, 12 Feb 2001, minh van le wrote: > i'm currently having difficulty doing any development work on my "bleeding edge" >laptop. if the fonts were the right size, no prob (!) - X can even wait a while. > > the problem i'm having is that my 80x25 default console fonts aren't proportional, >o

Re: [SLUG] Toshiba 4380 XDVD console fonts

> i've had a couple of suggestions, mainly that i enable framebuffer > support. so i do, and pass vga=ask to the kernel and try various modes. > but this still doesn't scale the fonts to the right size to fit in the 14" > screen. You're on the right track with this... Read The framebuffer docu

Re: [SLUG] Antialiasing in X4.0.2

On Sunday 11 February 2001 15:58, Sonam Chauhan wrote: > I have no idea how to get this working (I've got X 4.0.2/KDE 2.0.1 but no > AA) The following seems to suggest that , for KDE users, it may be as > simple as a new version of QT: > http://news.gnome.org/gnome-news/981746971/981837995/9818

Re: [SLUG] Toshiba 4380 XDVD console fonts

> > the problem i'm having is that my 80x25 default console fonts aren't proportional, >or scaled rather, to the 14.1" active TFT LCD monitor that i have. this is causing >some strife because i'm looking at 12pt font inside a less than 10" box/frame >centered on the screen. > > > > i've had a

Re: [SLUG] Toshiba 4380 XDVD console fonts

On Mon, 12 Feb 2001, minh van le wrote: > > I don't know about Toshies, but IBM Thinkpads have a utility which allows > > you to select something like "Expand Screen" which is needed to be set to > > YES for Linux before the text will occupy all the screen. > > > > Does the Toshie have something

RE: [SLUG] Rogaine Vitamin Diet from USA

Has this got anything to do with our Linux User group I really detest spam. D. > -Original Message- > From: TKC USA [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 12:08 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [SLUG] Rogaine Vitamin Diet from USA > > $B(,(,(,(,(,(,

[SLUG] Re: Toshiba 4380 XDVD console fonts

\begin{Jeff Waugh} > For example, sputnik, our little Toshy notebook uses (from memory) > append="vga=0x317" this is what i do with my toshiba laptop (vga=0x303 - i only wanted 8bit). works fine, until you want to scroll while playing mp3's. is there a way to do this without doing the whole fra

Re: [SLUG] Rogaine Vitamin Diet from USA

Dion Curchin wrote: > > Has this got anything to do with our Linux User group > > I really detest spam. Seems it is time for a reminder 1 - Do not reply to these spammers as all it does is give them another valid email address to sell to other spammers. 2 - Do not post the full spam to t

[SLUG] Compaq Armada 4131T sound?

Hi fellow sluggers, I've just bought myself a second-hand Compaq laptop, and of course immediately installed Debian on it. It has a sound-blaster compatible sound chip on its motherboard, which I have working. However, when in its docking station, it also is supposed to have a wavetable s

[SLUG] Re: Toshiba 4380 XDVD console fonts

> does anyone actually understand the whole crt/lcd sync thing? > is it just a matter of svgatextmode not duplicating whatever hacks X > uses to work around this? I understand it enough to avoid it. Have you seen the state of some lcd screens after being svgatextmoded? *apppity* - Jeff -

Re: [SLUG] Why do all mail servers suck? (Maildir + POP3)

On Mon, 12 Feb 2001, Crossfire wrote: > Yes, but qmail does other incrediably stupid/evil things, like > breaking down multiple recipiant envelopes - which zmailer, exim and > postfix don't do - but I've already iterated over these arguments > before. My peeve with Qmail (apart from the stupid l