Re: [SLUG] OT - disposing of CRT tubes.

Try this at your own risk: It is possible to (reasonably) safely de-vacuum a tube: The nipple is in the centre of the plug right at the back of the tube. If you squash (squeeze) the centre plastic protrusion with a pair of bull-nose pliers, the nipple will crack, letting the air in more

Re: [SLUG] ubuntu + packages

the tools available to you using a graphical interface called synaptic (system-administration-synaptic). There are a huge number of tools available but the likely hood of you using them is not that high. Thanks Ken Foskey FOSS developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http

Re: [SLUG] Code name C

On Wed, 2005-11-23 at 13:13 +1100, Benno wrote: On Tue Nov 22, 2005 at 19:47:51 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - char* somefunction() { char string2[] = some words; return string2; } -- doesn't In this case

[SLUG] Why not C

, correcting bugs in production code is far far worse. Sounds like a talk coming one here... Ken Foskey -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] gnu cash

On Wed, 2005-10-12 at 21:03 +1000, Chris Allen wrote: Can I ask a question about using GNU Cash on this list or should I go else where? You can certainly ask. gnucash users list might be more likely to get answers however. Things to consider: Have I put my question into google? Does my

[SLUG] uba1 not set up

and I would love for the burner to jump out at me when I insert a blank CD just like my ubuntu Laptop. -- Ken Foskey FOSS developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Your top-ten linux desktop apps

On Mon, 2005-09-26 at 15:57 +1000, Grant Parnell wrote: gnome-terminal firefox (squirrelmail,google) qfaxreader nautilus xv (old, small image viewer) gimp openoffice nagit's openoffice.org /nag gnumeric xmms grip evolution terminal server client (remote desktop for windows) project

Re: [SLUG] Presentation Mind Control - 21st September 2005

On Tue, 2005-09-20 at 18:12 +1000, Jeff Waugh wrote: Jacinta - sorry about the whiners. I enjoyed your announce email, and it sounds like it will be a fun night. Thanks. I am with you. If I can extricate myself from work, I will be there to. -- Ken Foskey FOSS developer -- SLUG - Sydney

Re: [SLUG] simple script going wrong...

I finally twigged to the problem with the script. The command gvim will automatically background itself so that editor opens the file then saves it AFTER the gpg to encrypt and remove has run. Sometimes the 'simple' problems eludes us. -- Ken Foskey FOSS developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux

[SLUG] simple script going wrong...

OK I have written gpgedit, strangely the script is not deleting the file yet rm does in command line. This is really strange. Also files are coming up empty then they have data. I have forced the system to check tun2fs -C 99 then rebooted. This IS an ext3 system and the check happened

Re: [SLUG] simple script going wrong...

only. Also I have run set -x the script is correct it is just not doing the rm and other strange results. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

[SLUG] Re: No M$ Laptop

There is a wholesaler in Sydney, called Protac. They distribute laptops that can be sold with no M$ tax. They sell an average laptop. These notebooks could be bought through Kelvin or Cathy at Newtech Systems in P'matta Rd, Lidcombe. (Use my name if you wish) http://newtechsystem.com.au/

Re: [SLUG] Documentation (management) System

do people use to do this? (document system??) 2. Are there any books about this? 3. Are there any (commerical) utils available? There was a book reveiw on slashdot.org about technical documentation. Might be worth a look review was pretty good. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org

Re: [SLUG] dual authentification

into USB authentification. Disabling root entirely is definitely an option. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

[SLUG] dual authentification

shoulders. Anyone ever done something like that? -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] dual authentification

get where you are going. The whole idea where physical access = access is a real problem here. You are never going to lock out the administrators from the computer room, console logon and even a simple su command is easy if they have any accounts on the machines. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org

Re: [SLUG] Bash Question - Redirection of output determined by Variable name

it from another script. in the calling script QUIET=YES myscript my options in the script if [ $QUIET = YES ] ; then X=something else X= fi Easy really. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's

Re: [SLUG] dual authentification

. Not two users. One user with two passwords. Told you it was strange :-) -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

[SLUG] usb keyboard

It appears that my motherboards keyboard plug has been blown by a voltage spike. I have tried a working keyboard and it does not work on this computer however the USB mouse works perfectly. I was wondering whether there were any tricks to USB keyboards as I think I can just plug on in and get my

Re: [SLUG] dvd burner

On Sat, 2005-07-09 at 10:12 +1000, ashley maher wrote: Anybody know some nice howto's, hints, suggestions etc greatly appreciated. Do this all the time. If the filename is .iso then you simplyright click, and select write to CD. There may be a need to reconfigure the whole setup. It may be

[SLUG] talk on bash

I would like someone to do a sluglet on bash shortcuts and commands that do things. It would be really nice... -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

[SLUG] Parking wiki

Let's get this started. http://wiki.slug.org.au/wiki/ParkingAtUTS -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Soundex - is it good enough?

On Sun, 2005-04-17 at 07:46 +1000, Howard Lowndes wrote: Does anyone know of a better FOSS algorithm than soundex for fuzzy name matching. One of the major shortfalls of soundex is the problem of comparing names beginning with C K. Try this... http://www.nist.gov/dads/ -- Ken Foskey

[SLUG] supporting a school with LInux

can job share this) Be prepared to support a bit of windows as well, you have to help the school first and Linux second to gain trust. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq

Re: FW: [SLUG] Possible hacker Attempt

then you may be exposed, eg latest kernel and old version of apache. Security and hacker prevention is not about solving one simple problem, it is a total package. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info

Re: [SLUG] Evolution - a PITA?

in there and purging deletes can be very consuming. I used to purge on exit and this was totally unworkable. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] IPCOP Firewall

The access to root is restricted via the web interface. To log in as root requires a monitor keyboard on the IPcop box. Most things can be done as Admin. (the password would have been set up when you loaded IPcop). I find it is easier to reload the box if I have problems (like forgetting the

[SLUG] perl - simplifying xml-simple

this and the references to a single value are 80 characters long. I want to make it more readable. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Memory Usage

the script altogether :) I believe it's been done, but never bothered - I've got an AMD64 system with 1GB of RAM and fast hard drives... speed isn't exactly a problem for me :P I assume 'bash -x firefox' would make it easier to figure out. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG

Re: [SLUG] Range of Wifi

parked between as well. I am using the linksys router. I tried a dlink and it was really awful. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Nomination: Grant Parnell

On Thu, 2005-03-03 at 19:52 +1100, Chris Deigan wrote: 'evening! I'd like to nominate Grant Parnell to continue his job as secretary. Seconded. (I feel like the official seconder lately :-) -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http

Re: [SLUG] Re: Weird login behaviour

to say the kernel is a rich source of exploits because: a) it is huge with lots of options. b) cracking it gains much more access. c) There are chunks of it not closely maintained, ie the drivers. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http

Re: [SLUG] Re: Nomination: Lindsay Holmwood

should make it official. For the books - seconded. Robert - well said. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

[SLUG] meeting report

covered off the new plugin to his magic foo which I could not attend because I bored the three people in sluglets with stuff about scripting. Dinner afterwards was interesting with lots of discussions as per usual. You have to be there to get the highlights. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer

Re: [SLUG] mc gmc

into step. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

[SLUG] list of distros

that Slug will host a list of links page if you want to create one. Where is no real point mirroring though. wiki might be better then you can rate the various distros and make comments on why. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http

Re: [SLUG] wiki choice

upgrading because the wiki does not always work properly when upgraded. This is a serious concern, data preservation is all important. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq

Re: [SLUG] wiki choice

application, the problem domain is important. cu, gottfried -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] catdoc, locating/specyfing codepages ?

the documents on the fly for web presentment. I have not followed how but it would be on the http://api.openoffice.org or http://udk.openoffice.org lists somewhere. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info

[SLUG] wiki choice

- WikiWikiWeb clone written in Java -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] wiki choice

and in the end noone uses it. I suppose this begs the questions: Which ones did you use? What sort of hardware were you using? -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq

Re: [SLUG] catdoc, locating/specyfing codepages ?

On Fri, 2005-02-11 at 23:23 +1100, Voytek wrote: quote who=Ken Foskey On Fri, 2005-02-11 at 11:14 +1100, Voytek wrote: anyone familar with catdoc ? Unashamed plug. Look at OpenOffice.org it can convert the documents on the fly for web presentment. I have not followed how but it would

Re: [SLUG] ASX website

. If you simply click it may open a new window. This happens on news.com.au when you click on photo links, like an emmy award slideshow. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au

Re: [SLUG] Exporting applications from windows?

, this ONLY works for X applications running on windows machine, not the normal windows apps. In theory it should be easy to do port forwarding. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http

Re: [SLUG] Work For The Dole, Open-source Project: Flexible Bus Service

If we are to think of the real purpose of this exercise: to provide affordable transport in a timely manner to communities, I think we must think a little latterly. The system propose may save the govt money, as some of the transport systems then would be redundant. An example would be

Re: [SLUG] Work For The Dole, Open-source Project: Flexible Bus Service

On Wed, 2005-01-26 at 09:26 +1100, Doug Foskey wrote: If we are to think of the real purpose of this exercise: to provide affordable transport in a timely manner to communities, I think we must think a little latterly. Clubs would use this to schedule their bus services. They have a fair

Re: [SLUG] Fedora/XP Dual Boot

. All the grub info is still in your /boot parition, you just need to let grub know where it is. I I suspend Windows and boot Linux it crashes. I have to boot Windows and shut it down. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au

Re: [SLUG] Work For The Dole, Open-source Project: Flexible Bus Service

I have in mind, once I have enough 'volunteers' to assist with the code side of things, to approach Lismore Council (the Mayor in particular) and see if I can get council support to prepare a submission for funding. There is a pool of money available for regional public transport iniatives.

Re: [SLUG] Work For The Dole, =?iso-8859-1?q?=09Open-source_Project=3A_Flexible_Bus?= Service

On Tuesday 25 January 2005 2:47, you wrote: Forgive me for asking, but how the world is that related to SLUG? :( It is based around an open-source software pack that does all the routing, time scheduling. The algorithms would be similar to network traffic routing, and the software would

Re: [SLUG] Work For The Dole, Open-source Project: Flexible Bus Service

software project, should not be difficult to get Govt funding to start it. Is anyone interested in running with it?? (as I am not a programmer.) regards Doug Foskey PS: I will be in Sydney at the Slug meeting next Friday if anyone wants to discuss the proposal. On Saturday 22 January 2005 3:22

Re: [SLUG] Work For The Dole, Open-source Project: Flexible Bus Service

to start it. Is anyone interested in running with it?? (as I am not a programmer.) regards Doug Foskey PS: I will be in Sydney at the Slug meeting next Friday if anyone wants to discuss the proposal. On Saturday 22 January 2005 3:22, you wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 22 Jan

Re: [SLUG] Work For The Dole

software to assist other WFTD programmers to work with FOSS and generating a stream of loyal programmers into your company as it grows. Why wait for someone else to take on your great ideas. Do it yourself. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing

Re: [SLUG] GCLUG

Do not forget your close cousins: GLUG! We are situated in Lismore meet at Goonellabah. We would be more than happy to arrange some joint sessions (perhaps even in a central location, Tweed, or Mullumbimby?? - I would need to put it to our group, but feel sure they would agree.) regards

[SLUG] Re: slug Digest, Vol 22, Issue 28: St Geo

Richard, as someone who is firmly financially locked into the Dragon, I am more than happy to add my help to make the Dragon more friendly. regards Doug (I have asked my account manager previously to advise the IT dept that I was a Linux user) -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing

Re: [SLUG] Newline after last record ?

wrote a program and forgot the linefeed and tested it perfectly under Linux failed badly under AIX. So I would call the 'standard' to have it. Vim automatically includes one when you edit the file without one. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing

Re: [SLUG] OT: Optus cable problem?

the signal strength of the cable. The joints of the cable up the pole corroded after a few years. They moved the connector and it was better. They ended up rerunning the cable into my house because it was not 100% reliable. Since then it is fine. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG

Re: [SLUG] Macquarie Uni vs StGeorge Bank logons in Linux

simple steps :-) -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] joining the development teams which one better ?

something that matches those talents and get involved. Any project will be happy to have help in any way possible. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] next meet

. See you in the January meeting. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Macquarie Uni vs StGeorge Bank logons in Linux

'why you are staying with them' would apply here as well. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] If you didn't get one for Christmas...

All I got was 4 really old AIX machines for $50 :-) Seriously can you boot Debian on one B20 and B50? -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Insert text at the beginning of a file

with the filesystem anyway either you do it or the OS does it so the result is the same. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Re: startx works for root but nay for me

the files? apt-get clean should do it. `apt-get autoclean` is better because it deletes the debs that are old leaving the current ones. Not as effective at releasing diskspace though :-) -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au

Re: [SLUG] Gday slugers

and they block access to web email so it not possible to work around. If you cannot restrain yourself please use a personal reply. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq

Re: [SLUG] powerpoint parsing/converting

://api.openoffice.org http://udk.opneoffice.org -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] wireless brick buildings

of sight. (90%) -- Ken Foskey -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Goals

for the blind but perceived a weak solution for a sighted person, different strokes. I hope that this helps, Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Verifying a debian install

the actual messages with this thing :-) -- Ken Foskey -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Re: Goals

included library that is installed with the rest of the application. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer Openoffice.org miniconf at LCA: Cool. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Probs installing onboad nic

and I have no idea where it is and it still fails to load at boot. any hepl would be good You might want to try lspci and include this so that we can help you. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription

Re: [SLUG] Goals

% success rate. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.developer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

[SLUG] Verifying a debian install

to check everything now. Any suggestions? -- Ken Foskey -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

[SLUG] Re: Verifying a debian install

On Thu, 2004-12-02 at 23:16 +1100, Ken Foskey wrote: My first kernel panic after an apt-get upgrade (udev strikes again...) How do I get debian to totally verify itself. I lost libX11 and also udev packages in the crash, it says it is installed but it just is not. I have forced

[SLUG] installing java on ubintu / debian

It will complain of unresolved dependencies, so apt-get install sun-j2sdk1.5debian , make sure you have contrib in your sources.list. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org Programmer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq

[SLUG] VET affairs

Did anyone read the vet affairs article about looking for office suite replacements on news.com.au. The comment I was interested in was the reliability of the new system was very poor. No real details though. Anyone have any information on this? -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org programmer

[SLUG] talks last night

. This was an excellent talk and puts us developers on notice to understand the other side. Thanks one and all, excellent meeting. Bowling with laptops next month :-) -- Ken Foskey -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq

[SLUG] udev - don't install it without understanding...

-- Ken Foskey PS: Yes I compile my kernel myself, leave me alone Jeff :-) -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Encoding mp3 on debian

mp3 and it was not installed. There is nothing obvious on the suggested packages pages. help... -- Ken Foskey -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Encoding mp3 on debian

On Wed, 2004-11-24 at 12:22 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ken Foskey wrote: sound-juicer locked up nicely when I selected mp3 and it was not installed. There is nothing obvious on the suggested packages pages. help... I see this thread only now so I might have took the wrong

Re: [SLUG] another MS workaround

need any clarification. This is not aimed at Kevin however we have to stop trying to be funny and be professional or else we will not be taken seriously. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org programmer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs

Re: [SLUG] another MS workaround

that suggested an overwrite in the bum though... Seen the fact that Linus is named most influential executive http://www.crn.com/sections/special/top25/top25_03.jhtml?ArticleID=52601051 -- Ken Foskey -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs

Re: [SLUG] Linux software for finding broken links

On Mon, 2004-11-22 at 09:50 +1100, Peter Rundle wrote: Sluggers, As per the subject, looking for recommendations for a simple tool to run on a Linux desktop which will scan a web site and report broken links. I found linklint that works reasonably well. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org

[SLUG] Generating a website map

is checked out on my hard disk so file based is fine. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Most valuable free/OSS software that doesn't exist?

On Mon, 2004-11-15 at 15:17 +1100, Jamie Wilkinson wrote: The counterpoint is that I'm using M4 to autogenerate some common structures in my cfengine inputs... Is that available for the bunnies to help them hop up the curve a bit? -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org programmer -- SLUG - Sydney

Re: [SLUG] Re: Re: Most valuable free/OSS software that doesn't exist?

On Mon, 2004-11-15 at 08:40 +1100, Matthew Palmer wrote: Since I don't know what TIBCO is, either, I'm not in any way enlightened. The term I have heard is middle-ware. The glue that provides an easy way to manage business logic more easily. -- Ken Foskey -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's

[SLUG] spam suggestion

Can we check incoming mail that is @slug.org.au for a valid name eg: [EMAIL PROTECTED] is not valid therefore it is spam. -- Ken Foskey -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] SSH idle timeouts

. -- Ken Foskey -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Re: Preventing attacks

On Tue, 2004-11-09 at 15:31 +1100, Toliman wrote: Ken Foskey wrote: On Mon, 2004-11-08 at 23:27 +1100, James Gregory wrote: Foes anyone know the ciphers that kerberos uses? I was going to ask the person that did cryptography in Uni recently :-) Kerberos uses DES, but the encryption

Re: [SLUG] Re: Preventing attacks

or No? Kerberos servers are not as available as ssh servers? Yes or No? -- Ken Foskey -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Building kernels [Was: Maybe trying out gentoo again]

to that point. The time that the intruder had was not the issue here. So boxing them in longer may have discouraged them and they gave up, but assume that they were persistent. -- Ken Foskey -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http

Re: [SLUG] Preventing attacks

full encryption. I am still unsure whether this is better encryption than ssh however. -- Ken Foskey -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Re: Preventing attacks

On Mon, 2004-11-08 at 23:27 +1100, James Gregory wrote: faster (and just as secure) block cipher algorithms like DES or Blowfish Foes anyone know the ciphers that kerberos uses? I was going to ask the person that did cryptography in Uni recently :-) -- Ken Foskey -- SLUG - Sydney Linux

[SLUG] Preventing attacks

of break-in ? The initial attack was by social engineering. One developers key was compromised due to their lack of security thought. With one weak link in the chain then it all comes down. I am not sure under this circumstance how better encryption would have helped. -- Ken Foskey -- SLUG - Sydney

Re: [SLUG] Building kernels [Was: Maybe trying out gentoo again]

of success. (So you have not applied kernel patches for 2 years on your firewall, interesting...) -- Ken Foskey -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

[SLUG] easy fast web presentations

The was on /. and I have started using it. It really is very easy to work with. http://www.meyerweb.com/eric/tools/s5/ Now if someone could make the slug logo transparent so it looks right on the presentation I am writing :-) -- Ken Foskey -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List

[SLUG] security fact or fallacy

interesting ideas out there plus personal experience of how review really works. For example, review by senior programmer fails to identify strdup implementation that fails to account for null byte for MVS was todays catch. -- Ken Foskey -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http

Re: [SLUG] Maybe trying out gentoo again

? (particularly #3) While I do not disagree with this in principle please let's stick to the facts. The packages are supplied by gentoo packagers who do maintain the packages to the best of their ability. The average gentoo user does not have to concern themselves with tracking. -- Ken Foskey -- SLUG

Re: [SLUG] Building kernels [Was: Maybe trying out gentoo again]

. The reason FOSS works is because many people have different ideas on things and work on 'their thing'. Tex for word processing or Openoffice.org, the choice is yours, different tools for different users or purposes. -- Ken Foskey -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au

Re: [SLUG] ubuntu review

On Fri, 2004-10-29 at 01:30 +1000, Jeff Waugh wrote: quote who=Ken Foskey The installer needs some work before i would call it really easy to use. Seems to be streamlined for a simple clean all setup. Error messages appear to be a bit weak when things go wrong. Hey, interesting

[SLUG] ubuntu review

from do not use to ext3 and it then works OK. Onwards with the install. Get to user setup. I type in Ken Foskey, user ken, password, and it clocks back to the beginning with something flicking up on screen. I am not sure whether it is prompting me because of an error or whether it actually

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