[SLUG] (no subject)

Hi there   Just wondering if you can help me out here.   I have installed virtual email accounts on linux, its receiving the mail ok, but i cannot log into the pop accounts to recieve mail.   I think it has something to do with pop-3   Cheers   John

[SLUG] lca2004 Sydney-Adelaide-Sydney transport

ing and petrol, please let me know by calling me on 04 1983 0078.   John -- 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] PDA phones ? Try a customisable open source Linux phone with GPS ..

Hi Sonia, They say its quad band GSM so I think it should. 640 x 480 resolution as well! J On 11/13/06, Sonia Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: * On Thu, Nov 09, 2006 at 12:54:35PM +1300, Adam Bogacki wrote: > > >Fyi, > > >http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35590 > > They've b

[SLUG] ubuntu 6.10 hangs on shutdown

Hi, I've got two old laptops (HP/Compaq & IBM TP) running 6.10 and neither of them will completely shutdown/power off. They hang right at the final point with the Ubuntu logo and black background. They were both fine with 6.04. Is this a bug? TIA John -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Use

[SLUG] Re: ubuntu 6.10 hangs on shutdown

If at first you don't succeed, Google some more :-) type: SUDO GEDIT /ETC/MODULES add a new line with the following statement: apm power_off=1 then save and reboot, and voilá! the computer shuts down correctly. J On 11/15/06, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, I've got

[SLUG] System boot hanging at "Running local boot scripts (/etc/rc.local)

Hi list, As the subject says my system hangs at this point. /etc/rc.local only has "exit 0" in it. I can ssh into the machine, thankfully, but what can I do to stop it hanging at this point, please? TIA John -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.a

Re: [SLUG] System boot hanging at "Running local boot scripts (/etc/rc.local)

AIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 18/11/06, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi list, > > As the subject says my system hangs at this point. /etc/rc.local only has > "exit 0" in it. > > I can ssh into the machine, thankfully, but what can I do to stop it > ha

[SLUG] Transferring servers (binaries, libraries configs etc) from old hd to new raid1

raid hdb4 swap md0 / I've read numerous howtos (incl. Jamie's) and tried a number of times by setting the old drive up as hdc but all have failed and I'm getting nervous about how long the old drive will last. Q. How do I transfer all the servers from the old drive to the new raid1

Re: [SLUG] Transferring servers (binaries, libraries configs etc) from old hd to new raid1

e old system is totally different to the one on the raid1 array. There's also the matter of kernels; 2.4 to 2.6. Q. Is there an easy way to only copy the relevant files or copy everything except the files that'll break the new system? John On 11/29/06, O Plameras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: [SLUG] Course

Grandville TAFE runs various Linux courses. On 12/1/06, Michael Catanzariti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hey Guys, I am looking to under take a Linux course to get started I have used it before but I am looking at going to tafe to start from scratch can you recommended a course and tafe. I am lo

[SLUG] Gnome WeatherApplet

Hi, Is there a reason why I cannot get the BoM radar map to show in the Gnome WeatherApplet after I input the url into :preferences:general:? John -- 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] Gnome WeatherApplet

Thanks John. It helps if you use the right url :-) J On 12/13/06, John Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Wed, Dec 13, 2006 at 10:03:40 +1100, John wrote: > Is there a reason why I cannot get the BoM radar map to show in the Gnome > WeatherApplet after I input

Re: [SLUG] PDA: nice, cheap, not windows; Calendar software.

There's always OpenMoko at http://www.openmoko.com/ due out in early 2007. On 12/17/06, Sonia Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: * On Sun, Dec 17, 2006 at 11:51:58AM +1100, Nick Urbanik wrote: > Any suggestions? Or should I just come up with a better paper system? I use a Palm Treo 650, afte

Re: [SLUG] change raid1 configuration

Marisa, if you do a search of the archives there's a good 'howto' with a subject header of "Debian RAID-1 installation" which should put you on the right path. HNY J On 12/31/06, Marisa Lopes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Dear friends, By mistake, i created a linux raid1 volume with only one dis

[SLUG] Gnome session/panel error

elpful eventuates. I've tried logging in on 'failsafe' but that doesn't get me any further except I see another error message briefly about Gnome session daemon. I can login as another user without this occurring. Any help or direction much appreciated. TIA John -- SL

Re: [SLUG] Gnome session/panel error

Jeff, I even checked with ps -A and killed the exact number of the gnome-panel, stopped gdm and restarted but no change. It just continues to briefly show my desktop before a black screen and then the login welcome again. J On 1/14/07, Jeff Waugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I did an updat

[SLUG] e-mail content filter

s set up. A signpost would be appreciated and any suggestions as to how I might achieve my desired configuration. TIA John -- 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] e-mail content filter

I am not a good interpreter of log files but a search of the mail.log came up with the following line which would appear to be relevant: amavis[3692]: (03692-04) Blocked BANNED (multipart/mixed | image/jpeg,.exe,.exe-ms,FTLINK40.jpg), [ip number] -> , quarantine: banned-A53A50k3vlJk, Message-ID:

Re: [SLUG] e-mail content filter

e moment so I'd prefer to avoid setting one up if I could. J On 1/24/07, Phil Scarratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: John wrote: > Hi list, > > I've just had someone try and send me an e-mail with a .zip file attached > containing a .exe file. > > It was rejected

[SLUG] ip address for mobile/pda

Hi, Does anyone know if this is possible? J -- 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: ip address for mobile/pda

I should have said static ip address, sorry. On 1/25/07, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, Does anyone know if this is possible? J -- 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: ip address for mobile/pda

You guessed correctly that my interest is in push email (from a Postfix server). I gather its possible from an MSExchange server on some mobile networks. On 1/25/07, Martin Visser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: John, Still not enough information - what platform and for what purpose? Howeve

Re: [SLUG] Brand new user

You're trying to start a flame war, Alan? :-) There are 2 that I'd recommend - Suse and Ubuntu. Probably in that order. J On 1/30/07, Alan L Tyree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have a person who is ready to convert (Hallelujah!). I have seen so many new distributions lately - has anyone got v

Re: [SLUG] Brand new user

that subject is for another flame war at another time :-) Good luck. J On 1/30/07, Alan L Tyree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:31:15 +1100 John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You're trying to start a flame war, Alan? :-) I hoped that by restricting to beginn

Re: [SLUG] Ubuntu NetworkManager

And I found that it wont work unless you have dhcp serving addresses. But with no setup (see above) in /etc/network/interfaces, dhcp and the correct driver it works a treat...now! J On 2/11/07, Sridhar Dhanapalan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sun, 11 Feb 2007, Peter Miller <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: [SLUG] Using Ubuntu in an Internet cafe problems!

If you do a search of the archive for "Ubuntu NetworkManager" it'll explain it all, I hope :-) J On 2/16/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi all I'm travelling over in Sydney at the moment and have been trying to get my Dell 640m laptop connected to the network in Global Goss

[SLUG] Open source document/content management system

orming new manuals. I hope I've stated the case clearly but feel free to query. Your suggestions/comments will be gratefully received. TIA John -- 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] Open source document/content management system

Alfresco certainly looks impressive and its concepts fit well with the other software architecture my client is currently using. Thank you everyone for your valuable input. On 4/12/07, Sonia Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: * On Thu, Apr 12, 2007 at 02:12:04AM +1000, Craige McWhirter wrote:

[SLUG] adsl2+ modem

Hi List, This has probably been discussed before but I'm sending this from my mobile so browsing the archive isn't an option. I'd like to know of an ADSL2+ ethernet modem (no firewall or bells and whistles) that is capable of iptv. I gather Netgear is not capable of iptv. T

[SLUG] Moving o/s' around

then load it once Ubuntu has been installed. I'm long on concept but short on howto. Am I talking out of my hat? TIA. John -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

[SLUG] Old computer equipment - Sun & x86 in Turramurra

cking) If not its all going to the tip. Thanks John -- 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] Linux newbie questions

Hi Rod Your problem might be specific to StGeorge BPay, because I've been able to run StGeorge Internet Banking using Firefox 0.7+ on Slackware 9.1 and 10 using Sun's JVM v1.4.2. And I am almost certain that I've used the BPay functionality as well ... (almost)... Anyway, java applets run fine on

Re: [SLUG] Linux newbie questions

izer.net/firefox/faq.html#q2.2 Hope this helps :) --- Rod Butcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John, how long ago did you get StGeorge Internet > banking to work ? > Because The option to test "System Suitability" > returns "The Operating > System UNIX is no

Re: [SLUG] Linux newbie questions

e applet, you can bring up the Java Console and see the exceptions thrown. HTHs, John --- John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > that would have been maybe one or two month ago, so > it > is possible that they've changed it - haven't tried > the system suitability optio

Re: [SLUG] how to wireless

Don't forget to download the firmware. J dave collette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/01/2005 05:18 PM To slug@slug.org.au cc Subject [SLUG] how to wireless hi to all am newbie  using fc3 have down loaded prism54 driver have got so far in install says st

Re: [SLUG] safe(ish) single-login from website

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Re: [SLUG] Wall-to-wall Windows

No mention of hardware!?-- 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] OT: managers secretly reading users emails

Try Brenden. Brendan Scott Phone: 0414 339 227 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.opensourcelaw.biz/ John-- 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] Accounting/Bookkeeping

You could look at www.muli.com.au John "Edwin Humphries" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 16/03/2005 11:37 AM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To slug@slug.org.au cc Subject [SLUG] Accounting/Bookkeeping G'day all, Is anyone a

[SLUG] debian upgrade killed my amavisd and e-mail server

op, please? Thanks John -- 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] Linux Workshop THIS Sunday

Hi Chris, I'm having a problem with amavisd-new. My apt-get upgrade broke it (and my entire e-mail service) and I've tried to sort it without luck and probably compounded the problem. Is this the sort of forum that I'm likely to find help? The issue is on a server so I'd need an Internet conn

[SLUG] Linux Workshop

it on his new Ubuntu laptop. A new Linux convert in the making :-)John -- 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] Newcomer

Hi Roberto,If you go to one of the larger newsagencys,  e.g. Borders and buy Linux Format's August edition for $24.50 it has a full verion of SUSE10.1.I've got it but I have no way of getting it to you, sorry. John On 7/15/06, Phil Scarratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Roberto Ari

[SLUG] ls -la gives some horrible results

?-  ? ? ?    ?    ? johndrwx--  2 ford$ 1000 16384 Sep 11 17:03 lost+founddrwxrwx---  4 ford$ 1000  4096 Sep  4 16:11 music Is there any good news or have I stuffed my directory (Data & john) backups?TIAJohn -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription

Re: [SLUG] ls -la gives some horrible results

c and copied accross some files and > directories.>> I then took the hard drive out and put it into another pc.>> I then ls -la with the following results!>> ?-  ? ? ??? Data > ?-  ? ? ??? john> drwx-- 

Re: [SLUG] ls -la gives some horrible results

The drive is on an ultra5 which is pci and ide compliant.On 9/13/06, Erik de Castro Lopo <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:John wrote:> As far as I know the drive is/was mounted/umounted ok. >> I think I may have found my own solution. I've changed architectures from> i386 to sun.Sun??? Or do you mean Spa

Re: [SLUG] ls -la gives some horrible results

No not yet. I'm still trying to get everything I can off the hard drive. Once that's achieved its my next step, I guess.On 9/13/06, Phil Scarratt < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:John wrote:> As far as I know the drive is/was mounted/umounted ok. >> I think I may have found my own solution. I've changed

Re: [SLUG] ls -la gives some horrible results

]> wrote: John wrote:> The drive is on an ultra5 which is pci and ide compliant.Yes, the drive is OK.The problem is that the OS on the i386  machine and the Sparcdisagree on how data is to be written/read to/from the disk. So for instance, your user id is a number (run the "id" co

Re: [SLUG] ls -la gives some horrible results

Just to update you all and pass on my thanks; you were quite right it was the missmatch of a Dos hd in a Sparc machine.I took it out and put it back in its normal position and all those horrible ??? disappeared :-) Phew! JohnOn 9/13/06, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks for the t

[SLUG] Dist-upgrade breaks e-mail

Hi,It seems that my e-mail server was broken in some way over the weekend while doing a dist-upgrade.It would seem I have no connection to my mailbox in any way using Thunderbird, Evolution, Squirrelmail or Outlook. Ideas would be gratefully received.TIAJohn -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mai

[SLUG] Re: Dist-upgrade breaks e-mail

All fixed. Thanks to Dave Kempe.On 9/18/06, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi,It seems that my e-mail server was broken in some way over the weekend while doing a dist-upgrade.It would seem I have no connection to my mailbox in any way using Thunderbird, Evolution, Squirrelmail or Outlook.

[SLUG] Ubuntu raid

Hi List,I'm trying to setup raid on an mda. Ubuntu install finds my fc card and presents all 14 sds which I can partition in any way I like but it doesn't seem to give me the choice of picking a partition type. When I come to use the raid setup there are no partitions available with the correct typ

Re: [SLUG] Ubuntu raid

Hi Jeff,I'm using the server CD for sparc. I've just downloaded 6.06.1 to see if its any different. I read somewhere that a text install might give me the partitioning options that I think are missing in the version (?) I have. I don't think 6.06.1 is a text install but we'll see.The frustrating t

[SLUG] Spamassassin

 Hi list,My e-mail isn't getting through to the mail box.Syslog keeps showing bayes: expire_old_tokens: child processing timeout.After Googling I've found a comment that suggests a manual Bayes expire run but doesn't go on to describe how to do it. Has anyone struck this before and how do I sort it

[SLUG] sfdisk - missing in action!

Hi list,I'm following a 'howto' where it's suggested I use sfdisk.I'm using Debian/Ubuntu and apt-get cache search reports 0. Googling reports a lot of happy users but no suggestion as to why I haven't got it or where I can get it! Any sign post will be much appreciated.TIAJohn -- SLUG - Sydney Li

Re: [SLUG] sfdisk - missing in action!

Yes that's what I thought but apt-get install util-linux tells me I've got the latest package. But sfdisk -d /dev/sda | sfdisk /dev/sdb-bash: sfdisk: command not found!On 10/4/06, Michael Chesterton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:> Hi list,

[SLUG] Mail (spamassassin?) problems

Hi list,I am having great difficulty in sorting my local postfix server. DMZ relay is working. I can send e-mail but I cannot receive it.I've included a 'tail' message of an e-mail I sent myself from gmail to my local address. From a previous attempt to sort this problem (thanks James Gray) I don'

[SLUG] Edgy au repo 404 not found!

Hi,Is anyone else having this problem?J -- 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] Edgy au repo 404 not found!

Sorry but apt-get upgrade edgy au still finds 404s. I've changed my repos to us. Everything's fine.On 10/13/06, Rev Simon Rumble < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:This one time, at band camp, Morgan Storey wrote: > Just checked now and all good... it has been like this for a couple days> though.Is there a

[SLUG] Ubuntu wifi challenge

Hi list,I'd like to challenge someone to get my son's laptop wifi working.I managed to get it done with Suse SLED 10 but I'm finding it impossible with Ubuntu 6.04 or 6.10. That's not to say it cannot be done in Ubuntu, just that I've not managed it. If you're wondering why I want to do this when I

Re: [SLUG] Ubuntu wifi challenge

I cannot even get it to recognise wlan0! I've tried ndiswrapper, blacklisting orinoco, hermes etc. to no avail.On 10/19/06, Rev Simon Rumble < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:This one time, at band camp, John wrote:>By working, I mean having the capability to switch between wireless and

Re: [SLUG] Ubuntu wifi challenge

Its the firmware for the inbuilt card I think that's not working or not installed.On 10/19/06, Rev Simon Rumble <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:This one time, at band camp, John wrote:>By working, I mean having the capability to switch between wireless and >ethernet networ

Re: [SLUG] simple sendmail question (I hope)

d trying it, you still need help, let me know and I'll give you the details of how I've done it here. Cheers, John -- whois [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug

Re: [SLUG] Sendmail & DNS

(wrongly) > via DNS. Have you tried "order hosts,bind" in /etc/host.conf? Cheers, John -- whois [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug

Re: [SLUG] Sendmail & DNS

is even though you specifiy a host sendmail still trys to do an MX lookup on it which would fail if you don't have any DNS. Solution is put square brackets around the host name then it will deliver top it directly.eg domain.com.au: smtp:[smtp.domain.com.au] -- John Ferlito

Re: [SLUG] Pasive mode ftp (ipchains alternative?)

;get" cause of the masquerade. Obvious solution is Have you loaded the ip_masq_ftp module? Cheers, John -- whois [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug

Re: [SLUG] Using $HOME inside Makefile

et $(HOME) in your makefile. make inherits some variables from the environment, $(HOME) is one of these. "$$" escapes the '$' and prevents make from expanding the variable. make passes a single '$' to the shell. So "$$HOME" becomes "$HOME"

RE: [SLUG] Linux as server in Mac environment

shouldn't have too much of a problem. You may want to keep the Mac around as a server until you have that working flawlessly. Regards, John Wiltshire > -Original Message- > From: Tom Massey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, 24 July 2000 9:42 pm > To: [EMAIL

[SLUG] How to annoy PINE users

at of people who scratch cars with coins. John Wiltshire -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug

RE: [SLUG] How to annoy Outlook users

cars > with coins. > > So turn off the Outlook title bar. Not possible? Ah yes, I forgot, the > hood's welded shut. Of course it's possible. You just write a script to unflag everything that gets received and drop it in the rules wizard inside Outlook or in the Exchange Server

RE: [SLUG] How to annoy PINE users

unning Outlook), but the boring ones are annoying - as was the original intent. John Wiltshire -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug

RE: [SLUG] How to annoy Outlook users

of other fun tricks using headers. I'll have to experiment some when I get home. :-) John Wiltshire -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug

RE: [SLUG] How to annoy Outlook users

lot could probably do it in about the same time. You are exactly right, Kevin - it's no annoyance any more. End of discussion. John Wiltshire -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug

Re: [SLUG] Linux as server in Mac environment

From: "Andrew Macks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Tue, 25 Jul 2000, John Wiltshire wrote: > > > The Linux box will act just fine as a PPP dialup machine. Configured with > > ipchains to do NAT, and preferably a caching DNS server and DHCP daemon you > >

RE: [SLUG] How to annoy Outlook users

their particular tasks well (as opposed to the one touted before - not sure where that came from) suits groupware systems just as well as it suits most other tasks. John Wiltshire -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug

RE: mail handling (was RE: [SLUG] How to annoy Outlook users)

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > John Wiltshire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I think you are setting up a strawman here, Jill. > > I've seen that expression used before in yank newsgroups (usenet) > but never quite got the hang what it's

RE: [SLUG] Linux as server in Mac environment

P Chains stuff is independant of the netatalk configuration. It is identical to the way you would set it up for a Windows machine, Linux machine or any other machine you want to have masqueraded. Hope this helps, but you seem to have it all figured out now. John Wiltshire -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug

Re: [SLUG] Microsoft Apps Company: the winner in the split?

all. If you've done any development for NT Server systems and look at the ruling which states COM+ goes to the MS/Apps while Win2k Server goes to MS/Windows you'll understand what I mean: Win2k Server is pretty much built around COM+ and splitting it out would be the death of the sy

RE: [SLUG] To learn, to troll, to participate?

From: Jamie Honan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > The name John Wiltshire rings a bell. > > John has been (still is?) a very active participant in the newsgroup > comp.os.linux.advocacy. Still is, but only for the more clueless posts now. It gets very monoton

RE: [SLUG] To learn, to troll, to participate?

From: Matthew Dalton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > John Wiltshire wrote: > > If you want to know more about me, just go to > http://www.chase.net.au. > > Please flame me for the 'Linux for NT users' presentation > (not on the slug > > list thou

RE: Tshirt slogans! (was Re: [SLUG] To learn, to troll, to participate?)

stop until you are finished. - Won't do it with anyone else unless you want it to. - Tells you when anyone else tries to do it. - Is always ready when you are. - Does it for as long as you want. - Is ready and willing to do two or more at once if you let it. - Doesn't hide an ugly old fa

RE: Tshirt slogans! (was Re: [SLUG] To learn, to troll, to participate?)

Just to be sick: Naked shots of Linus? John Wiltshire -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug

RE: [SLUG] ip Accounting

ng > what amount of > traffic. So you can tell, roughly, how much web surfing Joe > in accounts is > doing or who is chewing into your valuable bandwidth. Check out ntop: www.ntop.org. John Wiltshire -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug

[SLUG] Apache vs Squid

A quick question: What is the best for a web proxy on a home machine acting as a NAT box - Apache or Squid? I currently have apache set up (because it was easy), but I'm wondering if I would be better off using Squid. John Wiltshire -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List -

Re: [SLUG] Slightly OT- Log file analysis tools

On Fri, Jul 28, 2000 at 02:07:35PM +1000, Bill Hiley wrote: > I seem to recall that there are some public domain packages around for > monitoring log files, looking for a configurable range of patterns and logcheck: http://www.psionic.com/abacus/logcheck/ Cheers, John -- whois

Re: [SLUG] Print server how to

ter at: http://au1.samba.org/samba/oreilly/using_samba/ch07_01.html There's also the printing how-to at: http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/LDP/HOWTO/Printing-HOWTO/index.html Cheers, John -- whois [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info

Re: [SLUG] Re: slug mail bouncing

t host is the other 2 are down, so it shouldn't > be happening too frequently. > > I'd expect whoever is currently responsible for slug.org.au DNS will fix > it (again!) any week now... > > Scott. > > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group M

Re: [SLUG] Grepping a variable and spaces.

grep -w' to restrict the match to whole words. Cheers, John -- whois [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug

RE: [SLUG] TNT, Free86-4.0.1

The guys down in Melbourne have written a nice HOWTO on this subject: Check out http://games.luv.asn.au/lsd/nvidia-mini-howto.html. John Wiltshire -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug

RE: [SLUG] Apache hits 62.8%

From: Ken Yap [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > http://www.netcraft.com/survey/ > > And IIS dropped 0.5%. Did you notice download.microsoft.com is running Apache? John Wiltshire -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/li

RE: [SLUG] Apache hits 62.8%

er of hits on each type of server which is probably a better indicator of the popularity of each system. Of course, there are lies, damned lies and statistics. John Wiltshire -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug

RE: [SLUG] Apache hits 62.8%

Content-Length: 138 > -- Interesting. I get: HTTP/1.1 302 Found Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 04:23:52 GMT Server: Apache/1.3.6 Location: http://msvaus.www.conxion.com/ Connection: close Content-Type: text/html John Wiltshire -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug

RE: [SLUG] Firewall setup.

ink. I they were all masqueraded > address it > would be easier. I just can seam to work out how to setup the routing. This situation will not work. You need the network (x.x.x.x/y) to be different on each side of the Firewall box so it can figure out where to send packets. Use a

[SLUG] Debian woody

Is anyone out there using woddy ie the current unstable. Not frozen. How stable is it? I've been noticing heaps of packages in woody I'd like to use and have been to some degree and just wondering if it's too early to just move straight to it.

RE: [SLUG] Firewall setup.

From: John Wiltshire [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > From: Rodos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Having trouble working out a firewall setup. Here is what I have > > > > Basically everything is in the same address range. I want to use the > > firewall box as

RE: [SLUG] Apache hits 62.8%

From: Richard Ames [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > > John Wiltshire > > > > > There is another survey which counts number of hits on each > typ

RE: [SLUG] Broadband access with permanent IP address?

hanges about once every 6 months anyhow if you stay online 7x24). For email and web serving just outsource to someone like WebCentral and you save support costs for maintaining a secure web/email server as well. John Wiltshire -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au

RE: [SLUG] Samba as a PDC for windows domain

right). I'm really not sure what to suggest here. Even if you do get auth working, getting the password change mechanism happening seamlessly is going to be a whole new area of pain. That's just my experience anyhow - the Samba guys may know things I don't (more than possible). John

RE: [SLUG] IP Accounting

can't > upgrade it but > ip accounting is compiled in. Try ntop? www.ntop.org John Wiltshire -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug

RE: [SLUG] Re: Samba as a PDC for windows domain

From: Angus Lees [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > On Wed, Aug 02, 2000 at 10:27:29AM +1000, John Wiltshire wrote: > > I'm really not sure what to suggest here. Even if you do > get auth working, > > getting the password change mechanism happening seamlessly > is goi

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