I'm not sure what to make of comments about phishing sites I came across
here
http://www.theregister.com/2007/10/03/ebay_paypal_online_banking/
as follows:
"These things are incredibly sophisticated, and when they take over a
computer, most [users] don't know it," he said. "With every single
Paul Tansom wrote:
> [...]
> If you're wanting to have a play and/or are willing to take a risk (I've
> not checked the status recently) I seem to remember that the Linux BIOS
> project was able to run from a serial console. I keep thinking of trying
> it myself, but haven't had the time or spare m
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Date: 2 Oct 2007 22:16
Subject: [ubuntu-marketing] countdown for gutsy
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Hello,
I've recently added a countdown script to the www.ubuntu.com
** Tony Travis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-10-02 13:56]:
> Chris Rowson wrote:
> >> It's not a problem borrowing kit most of the time, but it would still be
> >> convenient to have a nice little portable monitor with me. I take a USB
> >> RS232 serial adapter, so I can login on a server's RS232 seria
James Grabham wrote:
> If its an internet connection it will be Mb (mega bits) not MB (mega
> bytes) 8 bits in a byte ergo 8 megabits in a megabyte. :]
>
> Oh, and your server - whats the power consumption on that thing!?
>
>
Unfortunatley at the moment I'm stuck with the boxes I have and this on
John McCourt wrote:
> Hi, the servers section on http://ubuntuforums.com is
> pretty good for those sort of questions. I also run a
> file/webserver off virgin and it works pretty well.
> Ubuntu has a built in firewall but if you want to make
> any configurations to it then firestarter is a good
>
If its an internet connection it will be Mb (mega bits) not MB (mega bytes)
8 bits in a byte ergo 8 megabits in a megabyte. :]
Oh, and your server - whats the power consumption on that thing!?
On 10/1/07, Matthew Daubney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hey all,
>
> I've had a machine running as a
Hi, the servers section on http://ubuntuforums.com is
pretty good for those sort of questions. I also run a
file/webserver off virgin and it works pretty well.
Ubuntu has a built in firewall but if you want to make
any configurations to it then firestarter is a good
gui for your firewall. I use pos
Wow! Great response, thank you to everybody who has replied. There
have been some really good suggestions [I never doubted you guys!].
It's going to take me a while to go through them all properly. I'm
especially liking the parodies :-) Good stuff.
Cheers
Philip
P.S. Sorry I've not been replying
Hi,
> Good to hear it's working, but the message you sent was as an attachment
> "attachment.dat", i'm guessing that wasn't the intention?
Thanks for that Dave.
No - it certainly wasn't. My fault for being too clever and doing a
direct include of the .exrc file. The perl command had a couple o
Could you try downgrading cupsys?
Regards,
Daniel
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Sent: 02 October 2007 15:39
To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Printing in Ubuntu
They are installed - so I don't know why
Hi David,
Good to hear it's working, but the message you sent was as an attachment
"attachment.dat", i'm guessing that wasn't the intention?
Kind Regards,
Dave Walker
Hi,
Thanks for the replies - I knew mutt and elm etc did the work - nail
does it too but it saves the messages as it receives
They are installed - so I don't know why I needed to install the
TurboPrint driver. But I knew even less about what I was doing then than
I do now!
I have two printer/driver entries in System>Admin>Printing - tp0 which
is the turboprint, and Canon IP3000, which I assume is the gutenprint
driver. I
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Thanks Tony,
That's something new for me to play with :-)
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Chris Rowson wrote:
>> It's not a problem borrowing kit most of the time, but it would still be
>> convenient to have a nice little portable monitor with me. I take a USB
>> RS232 serial adapter, so I can login on a server's RS232 serial port in
>> an emergency!
>
> Hey Tony,
>
> I know it's a bi
Eddie Armstrong wrote:
> Tony Travis wrote:
>> Yes, but I think it's easier to teach an old dog GNU tricks!
>>
> Hi Tony, but you must be referring to the land where no GNUs is good GNUs
Hello, Eddie.
[LOL] Thanks for your snappy come back - I'll remember that one!
Best wishes,
Tony.
> It's not a problem borrowing kit most of the time, but it would still be
> convenient to have a nice little portable monitor with me. I take a USB
> RS232 serial adapter, so I can login on a server's RS232 serial port in
> an emergency!
Hey Tony,
I know it's a bit off-topic, but thought I'd be
I checked that first, but didn't work!!
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Sent: 02 October 2007 13:08
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Tag Lines?
Hi David.
On Tue, 2007-10-02 at 12:20 +0100, Daniel Lamb wrot
Philip Newborough wrote:
> Hello list
>
> I'm working on some web based adverts to do a little Ubuntu advocacy.
> Now I know you 'orrible lot are a talented bunch [FYI - that was some
> flattery] so I thought I'd ask for your ideas and opinions.
blatanly plagiarized
Ubuntu: "Because life's com
On Tue, Oct 02, 2007 at 10:33:13AM +0100, David Restall - System Administrator
wrote:
> every now and then I get an email and I want to reply. I save the
> message and edit it using vim. The text, instead of having spaces
> in it has =20 (equal sign two zero in case that gets interpreted), this
Kris Douglas wrote:
> Kelkoo/ Scan/ Aria.
Hello, Kris.
I've just tried Kelkoo, but when I looked for Aria it said:
"No products found in Computers & Software"
Was there a particular brand that you had in mind?
I *wish* I could use a laptop for this job, but it's not as easy as you
might thi
Tony Travis wrote:
> Yes, but I think it's easier to teach an old dog GNU tricks!
>
Hi Tony, but you must be referring to the land where no GNUs is good GNUs
Eddie
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Eddie Armstrong wrote:
> You *can* teach an old GNU dog tricks!
Hello, Eddie.
Yes, but I think it's easier to teach an old dog GNU tricks!
Best wishes,
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Mark Harrison wrote:
> [...]
> For the record, I am aware of Google / Kelkoo... the reason that I'm
> asking a human list on which I know there are people with similar setups
> to mine rather than using Google / Kelkoo is to get personal
> recommendation for a PRODUCT, not advice on which search
These are only good for t-shirts I guess..
"Ubuntu - kicks Chuck Norris's ass"
"Ubuntu - sexier than the Hoff"
"Ubuntu - goes down less often than the Pope" - no, not you Massster ;)
Pete
On 02/10/2007, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi David.
>
> On Tue, 2007-10-02 at 12:20 +0100, Da
You *can* teach an old GNU dog tricks!
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Hi David.
On Tue, 2007-10-02 at 12:20 +0100, Daniel Lamb wrote:
> There must be something that can be ripped off from here?
> http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-advertising-slogans
/me spits in the direction of answers.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_advertising_slogans is the origina
Pete Stean wrote:
> Mat, your lolcat phrase was slightly off there...
>
> You said: Ubuntu - can I has cheesburger
>
> It should be: Ubuntu - haz cheesburger! *nom nom nom*
>
> :)
>
> Pete
>
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Dave Walker wrote:
> Mark,
>
> I'm disappointed, true geeks do it 'blind' and hope they are typing the
> correct commands! :)
>
> Seriously tho, I would consider ebay - ie Item:180163351414
>
> Kind Regards,
> Dave Walker
>
Dave,
Thanks for the link - I've bid, but the pricing is already up
Mark Harrison wrote:
>>> The question is quite simply do you want the election to be held
>>> again, yes or no?
>>>
> I don't recognise the authority of this list as the right place to ask
> that question :-)
>
> Note to the hard of thinking - that was sarcasm, OK.
>
> I am AMAZED at how mu
On Tue, 2007-10-02 at 11:11 +0100, Mark Harrison wrote:
> Sorry - forgot to mention, ideally CHEAP.
>
> I'm aware of the £200ish "touchscreens"... I was hoping for something
> more at the "digital photo frame" price point.
>
> M.
Mark,
I'm disappointed, true geeks do it 'blind' and hope they
There must be something that can be ripped off from here?
http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-advertising-slogans
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matthew Larsen
Sent: 02 October 2007 12:14
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk]
How about: "Ubuntu, a totally organic experience" (Herbal Essences)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matthew Larsen
Sent: 02 October 2007 11:03
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Tag Lines?
Ubuntu Linux: f**k it, why no
Kelkoo/ Scan/ Aria.
On 02/10/2007, Tony Travis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Mark Harrison wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Slightly odd question.
> >
> > I have a couple of servers in my dressing room (yes, yes, I know)
> >
> > Most of the time, everything works fine over SSH, but once in a while,
On 02/10/2007, Pete Stean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mat, your lolcat phrase was slightly off there...
>
> You said: Ubuntu - can I has cheesburger
>
> It should be: Ubuntu - haz cheesburger! *nom nom nom*
well.. I HAV has ur cheezeburger
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Mark Harrison wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Slightly odd question.
>
> I have a couple of servers in my dressing room (yes, yes, I know)
>
> Most of the time, everything works fine over SSH, but once in a while, I
> need to take a keyboard / monitor to them.
>
> I wondered whether anyone knew of a
Mat, your lolcat phrase was slightly off there...
You said: Ubuntu - can I has cheesburger
It should be: Ubuntu - haz cheesburger! *nom nom nom*
:)
Pete
On 02/10/2007, Chris Rowson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Heheheh - I'm liking the idea of parodying other adverts :-D
>
> --
> ubuntu-uk@lis
On Tuesday 02 October 2007 11:39, Chris Rowson wrote:
> > I am AMAZED at how much MORE traffic something relatively simple, like
> > electing a well-respected, experienced Ubuntu Advocate to be PoC has
> > generated... relative to stuff like, say, the launch coming up in 2
> > weeks time.
> >
> >
>
> I am AMAZED at how much MORE traffic something relatively simple, like
> electing a well-respected, experienced Ubuntu Advocate to be PoC has
> generated... relative to stuff like, say, the launch coming up in 2
> weeks time.
>
>
> M.
I wholeheartedly agreee - I think it's fairly evident that on
Heheheh - I'm liking the idea of parodying other adverts :-D
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Wouldnt the best idea be to use a VNC server?
But there is always the options of those micro screens, you can get them to
fit in 2 or 3 5.5inch bays in the front of machines.
On 02/10/2007, Neil Greenwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On 02/10/2007, Mark Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
On 02/10/2007, Mark Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sorry - forgot to mention, ideally CHEAP.
>
> I'm aware of the £200ish "touchscreens"... I was hoping for something
> more at the "digital photo frame" price point.
>
Could you hack a digital photo frame? :-)
Hwyl,
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Sorry - forgot to mention, ideally CHEAP.
I'm aware of the £200ish "touchscreens"... I was hoping for something
more at the "digital photo frame" price point.
M.
Mark Harrison wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Slightly odd question.
>
> I have a couple of servers in my dressing room (yes, yes, I know)
>
Hi all,
Slightly odd question.
I have a couple of servers in my dressing room (yes, yes, I know)
Most of the time, everything works fine over SSH, but once in a while, I
need to take a keyboard / monitor to them.
I wondered whether anyone knew of a SMALL TFT screen (like 7-8") that
would
=%20 is what the space character sometimes gets replaced with when
converting from HTML to text or something like that, not sure how much
that helps
regards,
On 02/10/2007, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> On Tue, 2007-10-02 at 10:33 +0100, David Restall - System Administrator
Ubuntu Linux: f**k it, why not?
Ubuntu Linux: linux for human beings (yeah yeah I know)
Ubuntu Linux: free, fast, simple
Ubuntu Linux: it works!
Ubuntu Linux: do YOU like shiny things?
Ubuntu Linux: download, burn, install
Ubuntu Linux: more cunning than a fox
Ubuntu Linux: goes well with a cup of
Alan Pope wrote:
> Hi Chris,
>
> On Tue, 2007-10-02 at 10:00 +0100, Chris Rowson wrote:
>> Ubuntu Linux, Kills 100% of viruses. Dead. (along the lines of
>> Domestos advert)
>> Ubuntu Linux, Does exactly what it says on the tin. (Ronseal)
>>
>
> Ahh, now if we're parodying other peoples adv
I knowingly installed the Gutsty leafnode package on my system without
meeting the dependency
dpkg -i --ignore-depends=libc6 leafnode_1.11.6-3ubuntu1_i386.deb
to see if it would work. (The package says it depends on libc6 >=
2.5-0ubuntu1 but I have 2.5-0ubuntu14 installed.)
Leafnode runs fin
Hi David,
On Tue, 2007-10-02 at 10:33 +0100, David Restall - System Administrator
wrote:
> Yes I know I should be using the latest and greatest whizz bang gui email
> client but I have been using mail, mailx and now nail & vi for so long
> now that I'm a dinosaur :-)
>
You could use mutt and set
Hi Chris,
On Tue, 2007-10-02 at 10:00 +0100, Chris Rowson wrote:
> Ubuntu Linux, Kills 100% of viruses. Dead. (along the lines of
> Domestos advert)
> Ubuntu Linux, Does exactly what it says on the tin. (Ronseal)
>
Ahh, now if we're parodying other peoples adverts then we can definately
have
Hmm, don't know where you're looking but the Pixma IP3000 is supported
m8 - it was a real frig to get it to work this time last year but I
have no probs with mine now (running Gutsy Beta here).
***Note to self, get a HP next time (I installed Ubuntu Feisty on my
flatmate's PC recently and his HP a
Alan Pope wrote:
> Hi Mark,
>
> On Tue, 2007-10-02 at 09:47 +0100, Mark Harrison wrote:
>
>> Matthew Larsen wrote:
>>
>>> YES a Hitchhikers reference!!
>>>
>>> Thats the first one i've seen on this list!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> OK, see if you can guess what this proves:
>>
>> Without looki
But its listed in your version at the moment correct Diane?
The problem is a bug in the package, which is why an upgrade will fix it.
Regards,
Daniel
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Sent: 02 October 2007 10:29
To: British Ubuntu
Hi,
every now and then I get an email and I want to reply. I save the
message and edit it using vim. The text, instead of having spaces
in it has =20 (equal sign two zero in case that gets interpreted), this
equals escape sequence isn't always followed by 20, it can have other
characters or just
Hi Mark,
On Tue, 2007-10-02 at 09:47 +0100, Mark Harrison wrote:
> Matthew Larsen wrote:
> > YES a Hitchhikers reference!!
> >
> > Thats the first one i've seen on this list!
> >
> >
> OK, see if you can guess what this proves:
>
> Without looking, it's hanging on the second peg from the right
Hi again,
On Tue, 2007-10-02 at 10:25 +0100, Alan Pope wrote:
> Hi Dianne,
>
> On Tue, 2007-10-02 at 08:59 +0100, Dianne Reuby wrote:
> > I did see a Gutsy screenshot which showed the Canon IP3000 as default,
> > so maybe support will be better in a couple of weeks time :) but I can't
> > remembe
ive just had confirmation from where i bought the DVD rom that it does support
both type of formats.
The disc im trying to burn is in + format!
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> Date: Mon, 1 Oct
> 2007 18:15:05 +0100> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] K3b- Burning DVD problem
Hi Dianne,
On Tue, 2007-10-02 at 08:59 +0100, Dianne Reuby wrote:
> I did see a Gutsy screenshot which showed the Canon IP3000 as default,
> so maybe support will be better in a couple of weeks time :) but I can't
> remember where that screenshot was :(
>
I am running Gutsy here and I just tried
>> The question is quite simply do you want the election to be held
>> again, yes or no?
>>
I don't recognise the authority of this list as the right place to ask
that question :-)
Note to the hard of thinking - that was sarcasm, OK.
I am AMAZED at how much MORE traffic something relativel
Chris Rowson wrote:
> The question is quite simply do you want the election to be held
> again, yes or no?
>
>
No
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DUUUH we all know the first rule of hitchiking ;)
On 02/10/2007, Mark Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Matthew Larsen wrote:
> > YES a Hitchhikers reference!!
> >
> > Thats the first one i've seen on this list!
> >
> >
> OK, see if you can guess what this proves:
>
> Without looking, it's han
Ubuntu Linux, Not just for nerds anymore.
Ubuntu Linux, Officially used by James Bond.
Ubuntu Linux, Kills 100% of viruses. Dead. (along the lines of
Domestos advert)
Ubuntu Linux, The 0S ov l33t hax0rs
Ubuntu Linux, Does exactly what it says on the tin. (Ronseal)
Chris
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Ubuntu Linux, Made in Scotland from Girders.
Oh, wait a minute someone already did that :-S
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Matthew Larsen wrote:
> YES a Hitchhikers reference!!
>
> Thats the first one i've seen on this list!
>
>
OK, see if you can guess what this proves:
Without looking, it's hanging on the second peg from the right on the
door of my en-suite.
:-)
Mark
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On 01/10/2007, Ian Pascoe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Now if that
> approach is wrong I'll step out into the Vortex
YES a Hitchhikers reference!!
Thats the first one i've seen on this list!
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Perhaps we should have a launchpad poll on weather or not to vote again.
That way Dave will get practise on setting up polls before the next
election!!
But seriously, the only thing that has really come up from this is a bit
of negativity. Alan won the election, and as such deserves the post. If
t
I would suggest and wait for a little bit as Gutsy does have better printing
support, the other thing you could do is try the beta now as a live cd and
check if the printer works.
Regards,
Daniel
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Hi all,
I'm running Feisty, and my printer isn't supported - it's a Canon
IP3000, and they have no intention of releasing a Linux driver. I've
been using the TurboPrint driver since May with no problems.
Now it won't print - I've got a bug listed on Launchpad (#138473), and
the status is incompl
no i havent tried burning a dvd or this brand of dvd even, before. This is the
first time im burning a dvd
> Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 08:11:46 +0100> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:
> ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] K3b- Burning DVD
> problems> > On 01/10/2007, STONE COLD <[EMAIL
ok sure i will try and burn a CD!
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> Date: Mon, 1 Oct
> 2007 22:59:15 +> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] K3b- Burning DVD problems> >
> Ok, well maybe its not got the correct driver for the lightscribe? Might be
> the case, can you try a blan
"The simplest Operating System"
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Philip Newborough
Sent: 02 October 2007 02:19
To: British Ubuntu Talk
Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Tag Lines?
Hello list
I'm working on some web based adverts to do a little U
Hi Philip,
On Tue, 2007-10-02 at 02:18 +0100, Philip Newborough wrote:
> Ubuntu Linux, <--insert tag line with 10 words or less-->
>
Ubuntu Linux, like Windows without the grief.
Ubuntu Linux, making computing fun again.
Ubuntu Linux, we know what community means.
Ubuntu Linux, just works.
Ubunt
On 01/10/2007, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> i tried gnomebaker and this is what i got!
>
> Executing 'genisoimage -gui -V GnomeBaker data disk -A GnomeBaker -p jav
> -iso-level 3 -l -r -hide-rr-moved -J -joliet-long -graft-points --path-list
> /tmp/GnomeBaker-jav/gnomebaker-52PSZT | bu
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