Re: [SLUG] Potato & Win XP compatibility

2002-02-14 Thread Ken Foskey
On Wed, 2002-02-13 at 16:11, Steve Downing wrote: > At Wednesday, 13 February 2002, you wrote: > AFAIK the secret is to choose a Bootloader which can understand NTFS > partitions and boot them. The LILO that comes with Potato can't > (from memory). Niether could CHOS ( I haven't updated it in

[SLUG] NFS win2000

2002-02-14 Thread Ken Foskey
On Thu, 2002-02-14 at 18:56, Howard Lowndes wrote: > Well, the way I did it was set up a share on the Win box and then smbmount > that into the Linux file ssystem somewhere then just handle them as if > they are Linux to Linux rsyncs. Win 2000 (urk) will create an NFS export (urk again). Has any

[SLUG] Que... LInux locks up...

2002-02-14 Thread Ken Foskey
Just found this on another list. Might be of interest to slug. No guarantees on accuracy. -Forwarded Message- > From: Scott Carr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [discuss] linux vs win32 > Date: 12 Feb 2002 16:13:57 -0600 > > Recently there was a thing about

[SLUG] Dial up modem

2002-02-14 Thread Bob Hubbard
Hi, finally made it from Canada, living now in Bonnells Bay. Running SuSE 7.0 as main distro along with Slackware 8.0, debian and w98. Signed up for 3 months with TPG as a provider. Haven't yet configured ppp for my SuSE. My question is about a dial up system here in Oz. I am extremely disappoi

Re: [SLUG] Dial up modem

2002-02-14 Thread Tony Green
* On Thu Feb 14, 2002 at 10:06:19PM +1100, Bob Hubbard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Hi, finally made it from Canada, living now in Bonnells Bay. > Welcome to Oz! > Signed up for 3 months with TPG as a provider. Haven't yet configured ppp > for my SuSE. > > My question is about a dial up system

Re: [SLUG] Dial up modem

2002-02-14 Thread Heracles
On Thursday 14 February 2002 22:06, Bob Hubbard wrote: > Hi, finally made it from Canada, living now in Bonnells Bay. > > Running SuSE 7.0 as main distro along with Slackware 8.0, debian and w98. > > Signed up for 3 months with TPG as a provider. Haven't yet configured ppp > for my SuSE. > > My qu

Re: [SLUG] Que... LInux locks up...

2002-02-14 Thread David Fitch
On Thu, Feb 14, 2002 at 09:38:29PM +1100, Ken Foskey wrote: > Just found this on another list. Might be of interest to slug. No > guarantees on accuracy. we'll I've got a Duron (700 I think) and an AGP video card, been running happily for yonks don't think it's ever locked up or crashed. Dave.

Re: [SLUG] Dial up modem

2002-02-14 Thread Jeff Allison
Hi Bob I'm in Blue Haven south of you what seems to be the go on the Central Coast, is to put fiber in from the nearest exchange to new areas so if your unlucky enough to be on one of those you are limited to 28800, 31200 if the wind is in the right direction. (and no possibility of ADSL). but 2

Re: [SLUG] Que... LInux locks up...

2002-02-14 Thread Jeff Waugh
> we'll I've got a Duron (700 I think) and an AGP video card, been running > happily for yonks don't think it's ever locked up or crashed. That's because the rubber is more resilient. - Jeff -- Toothpaste is the most important meal of the day. -- SLUG - Sydney Lin

[SLUG] ADSL (once again)

2002-02-14 Thread Stephan Borg
Slightly off-topic, but useful none-the-less. Telstra have given us ('the meek') the opportunity to cancel our ADSL contracts without fee until 26 Feb. Does any have a plan which is better than this: Business or Home: 3GB included download per month $111.45 inc GST per month Currently Dynamic I

[SLUG] (fwd) Inquiry

2002-02-14 Thread Angus Lees
tony: i've forwarded your mail to the SLUG mailing list, where i'm sure someone will be able to help you out. feel free to post further linux questions/answers to [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you want to subscribe to this list (or view the list archives) see http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug slug

Re: [SLUG] (fwd) Inquiry

2002-02-14 Thread David Kempe
> however I have struck a problem that I haven't been able to solve. I > want to install WordPerfect and Star Office in the Linux partition, and > for the last couple of months (off and on) have been trying > unsuccessfully to do so from a disk that comes with Next Handbooks' My sugesstion wou

Re: [SLUG] (fwd) Inquiry

2002-02-14 Thread Andrew Fries
On Fri, 15 Feb 2002 13:42:11 +1100 Tony Prince wrote: >I want to install WordPerfect > and Star Office in the Linux partition, and for the last couple of > months (off and on) have been trying unsuccessfully to do so from a disk > that comes with Next Handbooks' "Learning Linux" (which I bought j

RE: [SLUG] (fwd) Inquiry

2002-02-14 Thread Brett Fenton
WordPerfect has been released and withdrawn by Corel for the Linux platform, thus not requiring the use of Wine. Installation on any Debian based system is a breeze, Debian, Corel, Progeny etc. Instalation on RedHat or SuSE good luck. Brett > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTEC

[SLUG] AGM Fri Mar 29 2002

2002-02-14 Thread Conrad Parker
Dear SLUG members, Our Annual General Meeting will be held at next month's meeting, Friday March 29 2002 at 7pm (six weeks from today). As usual the meeting will be held at the University of Technology, Sydney as described at http://www.slug.org.au/slugmeet.shtml. Nominations are sought for the

Re: [SLUG] (fwd) Inquiry

2002-02-14 Thread Andrew Fries
On Fri, 15 Feb 2002 14:45:57 +1100 "Brett Fenton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > WordPerfect has been released and withdrawn by Corel for the Linux platform, > thus not requiring the use of Wine. OK, I stand corrected as far as the requirement for Wine goes. Still, a quick google I just performe

[SLUG] Ordinary Committee Member Nomination

2002-02-14 Thread Craige McWhirter
I'd like to nominate Tony Green for the position of "Ordinary Committee Member". -- Cheers, Craige. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug

[SLUG] VP Nomination

2002-02-14 Thread Tony Green
I'd like to nominate Chris 'XFire' Collins for the position of VP Greeno -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug

[SLUG] President nomination

2002-02-14 Thread Crossfire
I would like to nominate Craige McWhirter for the position of SLUG President. C. -- --==-- Crossfire | This email was brought to you [EMAIL PROTECTED] | on 100% Recycled Electrons --==-- -- SLUG - S

Re: [SLUG] AGM Fri Mar 29 2002

2002-02-14 Thread Mary
On Fri, Feb 15, 2002 at 03:28:06PM +1100, Conrad Parker wrote: > Please mail nominations to the slug mailing list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Are nominees required to be financial members at nomination time, or at voting time? -Mary. -- Mary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mail

Re: [SLUG] AGM Fri Mar 29 2002

2002-02-14 Thread Craige McWhirter
Quoting Mary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Fri, Feb 15, 2002 at 03:28:06PM +1100, Conrad Parker wrote: > > Please mail nominations to the slug mailing list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Are nominees required to be financial members at nomination time, or at > voting time? Voting. -- Cheers, Crai

[SLUG] General Committee Nomination

2002-02-14 Thread Crossfire
I would also qlike to nominate Mary Gardiner for the position of General Committee. C. -- --==-- Crossfire | This email was brought to you [EMAIL PROTECTED] | on 100% Recycled Electrons --==-- -- SL

Re: [SLUG] AGM Fri Mar 29 2002

2002-02-14 Thread Conrad Parker
On Fri, Feb 15, 2002 at 04:03:30PM +1100, Mary wrote: > On Fri, Feb 15, 2002 at 03:28:06PM +1100, Conrad Parker wrote: > > Please mail nominations to the slug mailing list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Are nominees required to be financial members at nomination time, or at > voting time? > > -Mary.

Re: [SLUG] General Committee Nomination

2002-02-14 Thread Craige McWhirter
Quoting Crossfire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I would also qlike to nominate Mary Gardiner for the position of General > Committee. Seconded. -- Cheers, Craige. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug

Re: [SLUG] Ordinary Committee Member Nomination

2002-02-14 Thread brad thomson
On Fri, 15 Feb 2002 15:27:35 +1100 (EST), Craige wrote: CM> I'd like to nominate Tony Green for the position of "Ordinary Committee Member". Seconded. b. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug

Re: [SLUG] President nomination

2002-02-14 Thread Ken Foskey
On Fri, 2002-02-15 at 16:00, Crossfire wrote: > I would like to nominate Craige McWhirter for the position of SLUG > President. seconded... -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug

[SLUG] NFS win2000

2002-02-14 Thread zipworld mail
Hi Ken I think this is an SMB mount not an NFS mount. You can mount a windows drive from linux across a win network with mount -t smbfs (from memory). Done it lots of times. It's noice. W2K would probably need special s/w to do NFS. StuG > On Thu, 2002-02-14 at 18:56, Howard Lowndes wrote: >

Re: [SLUG] (fwd) Inquiry

2002-02-14 Thread Ken Foskey
On Fri, 2002-02-15 at 14:03, David Kempe wrote: > > however I have struck a problem that I haven't been able to solve. I > > want to install WordPerfect and Star Office in the Linux partition, and > > for the last couple of months (off and on) have been trying > > unsuccessfully to do so from a di

[SLUG] Re: grep help (Grant Parnell)

2002-02-14 Thread Ross Mitchell
> > > > I have to mark some assignments, and I have a set of sample output and the > > output from the students test files. > > > > What I need to do is compare the two files to see if they match. However I > > cant use diff becasue a number of brain dead students added full stops to > > the ends

[SLUG] Form submit causes output from 2 submits to be emailed

2002-02-14 Thread Gonzalo Servat
Hi all I have a simple HTML file like the following: TEST Name Email The strange problem I'm having is that the first 4 people might go to this form and type in their name and email address and I get the 4 emails. However, the 5th person may put their name in and email and I'll get t