[uug] Mozilla cd

2004-10-18 Thread District Webmaster
Has anyone on the list ever bought a mozilla/firefox/thunderbird cd? And if so, would you be willing to let me borrow it? Dave BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin

Re: [uug] Re: MacOS X

2004-10-14 Thread District Webmaster
Transmit (http://panic.com/transmit/) is very good. Dave >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/14/04 1:46 PM >>> My friend is looking for a good graphical sftp client for his brand new G5 imac. Any suggestions? Scott K >On Tue, 2004-10-12 at 19:29, Ben Crowder wrote: > > >>To those who are running or ha

[uug] PHP presentation

2004-10-07 Thread District Webmaster
Hello all, Sorry to hijack the list -- but UPHPU's October is going to be a special event, and we wanted to let you know about it. Adam Trachtenberg will be flying in from San Francisco to speak to us about "Developing Applications on the eBay Platform with PHP." Mr. Trachtenber is the author of

Re: [uug] Sun vs. Kodak - boycott

2004-10-04 Thread District Webmaster
I read the article, but it wasn't very specific on what the patent claim was -- although it might have been communication between objects. Is this the case, or was there something more involved? >>> Al Byers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/04/04 8:28 AM >>> While we have been hearing about abuses of the pa

Re: [uug] Web Programming

2004-09-24 Thread District Webmaster
The question I would ask of your employers is that, given that it doesn't take much (is any) more effort to develop standards-compliant pages -- and it doesn't cost anything to get at least a testing copy of almost any browser out there, why would they _knowingly_ lockout _any_ percentage of their

Re: [uug] [OT] Michael Moore to speak at UVSC

2004-09-16 Thread District Webmaster
wait . . . I'm confused. Free speech is a good thing, and Michael Moore should have the right to say what he wants . . . and my tax dollars should be directed to pay him to say what he wants, even if I disagree -- but I shouldn't be allowed to exercise free speech to say I don't like what he has t

Re: [uug] [OT] Michael Moore to speak at UVSC

2004-09-16 Thread District Webmaster
Moore will receive $40,000 for his speech out of the student gov-ernment's annual speaker budget of $50,000. No state funds given to the college will be used for this event. This kind of thing is really misleading. What-is-paid-for-out-of-which-fund is all interconnected. If there isn't enough m

Re: [uug] [OT] Michael Moore to speak at UVSC

2004-09-16 Thread District Webmaster
What got my gourd was not so much that it was Michael Moore, but that they would make a decision involving so much money, with aparent disregard for the views of the people from whom the money was taken. The money to be paid Moore has come from student fees (voluntarily paid) and taxe (involuntari

RE: [uug] mysql lock tables access denied

2004-09-13 Thread District Webmaster
ax to grant LOCK TABLES? Dave >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/13/04 1:14 PM >>> Your user would need the LOCK TABLES privilege to do this. > -----Original Message- > From: District Webmaster [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 13:02 > To: [EMAIL

[uug] mysql lock tables access denied

2004-09-13 Thread District Webmaster
I must be missing something simple . . . I have a user that can insert, delete, update and select from a table -- but I get an Access Denied (1044) error when trying to lock that table with the same user. I am able to lock the table as the mysql root user. The user is being logged in with a passwo

Re: [uug] OSX SSS CD

2004-09-01 Thread District Webmaster
No - we're just going to cut your pay in half. From here on, you only get paid half what you used to get for contributing to the list. ;) Dave >>> Michael Halcrow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 09/01/04 12:04 PM >>> And I offend people on this list all the time. Does that mean my membership is going to be

Re: [uug] [OT] Agnosticism

2004-08-31 Thread District Webmaster
Is it possible you're confusing atheists with agnostics? As has been stated, an agnostic is by definition a doubter. A true agnostic simply doesn't know whether there is a god or not (or where that god may be found). It would be incorrect to suggest that agnostics _believe_ anything. An agnostic

Re: [uug] SSS Cd

2004-08-29 Thread District Webmaster
Funny you should ask . . . Version 1.6 was finished at 12:45 this morning, and can be downloaded from http://alpinedistrict.org/sss/ -- or at least should be by the time y'all read this (still uploading). Hopefully it will be on the UUG ftp server soon. I will be bringing about 20 burned copies to

Re: [uug] Spyware stuff

2004-08-02 Thread District Webmaster
You left-wing, bleeding-heart liberals want the government to do everything for you! You've just got to accept that you're using a niche operating system -- you "fringe" Linux users don't comprise a large enough market to warrant the worms and spyware that the larger windows marketshare justifies.

Re: [uug] sss iso

2004-07-16 Thread District Webmaster
As of a couple of days ago, this url was still active: http://thornock.homelinux.com/sss.iso For anyone who cares, I am still working on 1.6 and it _will_ be ready for the Fall semester. Dave >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/16/04 13:02 PM >>> This has been brought up before... I wish we could get the

Re: [uug] Tattoo

2004-07-13 Thread District Webmaster
I was just going to stamp your parking pass. :) Now I should get a groan or two for that one . . . Dave >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/13/04 14:04 PM >>> I expected at least a groan and/or forehead slap :p And I don't think I can be validated, really, unless someone's got a schema doc for me... ;)

Re: [uug] Tattoo

2004-07-13 Thread District Webmaster
I got it -- I just didn't know you needed validation . . . Dave >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/13/04 13:35 PM >>> Yeesh, nobody's up for a riddle today: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/lperl2/ Get it? lambda/Llama? *someone* had better laugh, my self esteem balloon is on the line here! Dan -- The

Re: [uug] Michael Moore on Copyright and Fahrenheit 9/11

2004-07-05 Thread District Webmaster
Even though Michael Moore doesn't object to the sharing of his movie, there may be other entities (distributors, etc.) that have, via contracts, intellectual property claims on this movie. Does anyone know if there are other parties and, if so, what are their positions onthe matter? Dave >>> Mich

Re: [uug] PHP?

2004-06-29 Thread District Webmaster
I have a theory on this: PHP isn't taught in academia very much, if at all. Java, even with it's backing from a large and established corporation, didn't really take off until it started being taught in cs courses -- it's kind of a critical mass thing. I hear similar complaint about Perl, but less

Re: [uug] new window focus

2004-06-22 Thread District Webmaster
I think putting something like onload = window.opener.focus() in the body tag of the newly opened window should work. Dave >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/22/04 13:06 PM >>> Does anybody know how to use Javascript to open a new window but to retain the focus in the main window? I have a friend who wan

Re: [uug] SSS .iso?

2004-06-22 Thread District Webmaster
It is still under development -- the plan is to have it ready for Fall semester. I'll gladly check out synergy -- I assume you're refering to the software at http://synergy2.sourceforge.net. Also, I need suggestions for Mac OS X Open Source Software packages to include. Thanks, Dave >>> [EMAI

Re: [uug] User can't su

2004-06-09 Thread District Webmaster
What kind of *n*x are you running? On Mac OS X, for example, the user must be a member of the wheel group to be able to su -- there may be similar restrictions on your favourite distro. Dave >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/08/04 23:42 PM >>> I just added a new user. When logged in as this user, I can't

[uug] NAT/firewall distro

2004-05-14 Thread District Webmaster
I'm hoping to bypass paying comcast extra money for additional IPs by putting evrything behind a NAT/firewall server. As I recall there are distros that specialize in this sort of thing. Any recommendations? Dave BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/

Re: [uug] php-mysql returning wrong number of rows

2004-05-13 Thread District Webmaster
You're checking for number of rows in $result, but your mysql result set is assigned to the variable name $res. PHP is reporting the number of rows in $result, and not $res. Dave >>> Ryan Bowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 05/13/04 10:31 AM >>> My message didn't seem to show up on the uphpu list so I'll

RE: [uug] SQL and web pages

2004-05-06 Thread District Webmaster
Most of the responses have mentioned you'll need a database, web server and scripting language. Many have recommended php, and I second that opinion. If you'd like to dive in to php, you may wish to subscribe to the uphp.org mailing list -- lots of folks on the uug list are willing to help, but o

Re: [uug] Unsubscribing

2004-04-21 Thread District Webmaster
Even that may not work -- I'm pretty sure Wade still lurks here, despite his ghastly treatment at the hands of the self-righteous and self-appointed on-topic police (few though they may be). This is the list that just keeps pulling you back . . . And since I've got the floor, as it were, am I the

Re: [uug] SSS cd name change . . .

2004-04-20 Thread District Webmaster
Just to keep it alive a little longer . . . A friend of mine suggested "GNUtopia" or "Win GNUtopia" -- I actually like that one. Dave BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/

Re: [uug] CD Project to be posted on SourceForge?

2004-04-16 Thread District Webmaster
Sourceforge has crossed my mind, but I haven't had time to pursue the idea. Plus, I don't know how the group feels about that -- although sometimes I think we might make more progress if we didn't ask and just took action . . . :) Dave >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/15/04 4:07 PM >>> Are you planning o

Re: [uug] SSS cd name change . . .

2004-04-16 Thread District Webmaster
I'd just like to emphasize, one more time, that I never intended the SSS cd as an active proselytizing tool. I simply meant that anything that is associated with BYU reflects on the church -- and therefore I'd like to have the best disc we can have, so that it will reflect well on the church. I abs

Re: [uug] Back to basics (was: SSS cd name change . . .)

2004-04-15 Thread District Webmaster
>>>Harshwardhan Nagaonkar >How about Gimp2.0 too? It is a lot easier to work with than 1.x. A >windows installer has already come out for it. The version on the next SSS cd is Gimp 2.0 Dave BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ __

Re: [uug] Back to basics (was: SSS cd name change . . .)

2004-04-15 Thread District Webmaster
ou're welcome to _buy_ their new client. :) http://www.ssh.com/support/downloads/secureshellwks/non-commercial.html Dave ASD Webmaster >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/15/04 12:42 PM >>> Mac Newbold wrote: > Today at 8:32am, District Webmaster said: > > >>PuTTY,

Re: [uug] Back to basics (was: SSS cd name change . . .)

2004-04-15 Thread District Webmaster
Yes, the installer includes those programs. Dave >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/15/04 11:48 AM >>> Today at 8:32am, District Webmaster said: >PuTTY, http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ >WinSCP, http://winscp.sourceforge.net/eng/ When I saw WinSCP _and_ Pu

Re: [uug] Back to basics (was: SSS cd name change . . .)

2004-04-15 Thread District Webmaster
>Why should we create another Open CD if it already exists? It seems like >that's just reinventing the wheel. I'd say we're making a better wheel, but that's just me. :) >What doesn't exist out there (from what I can tell) is a CD with >software focused on what is important to students. There are

Re: [uug] SSS cd name change . . .

2004-04-15 Thread District Webmaster
This seems to be a recurring theme. :) Is it possible that, as I've gotten more involved in this project, I've created my own little world about what the SSS cd can or should be? I'm not a student @ BYU (haven't been for 8 years), and so I don't always immediately understand things from the perspe

Re: [uug] SSS cd name change . . .

2004-04-14 Thread District Webmaster
The name change is just a suggestion -- we may not do it. Mostly, I guess, it's my ego. :) I think the next version of the cd will be as good as or better than other projects that have gotten much more attention. I'd like to reward the hard work that a lot of people have put into this by trying to

Re: [uug] SSS cd name change . . .

2004-04-14 Thread District Webmaster
popular. I kid you not. Dave >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/06/06 11:00 AM >>> On mer, 2004-04-14 at 11:18, District Webmaster wrote: > 3) the disc can be a bit of a missionary opportunity, by generating good will for the UUG, BYU and the church. I was debating whether to respon

Re: [uug] SSS cd name change . . .

2004-04-14 Thread District Webmaster
How about the ODOW CD? (Opening Doors, Opening Windows). Kind of an ugly name, but maybe it'll grow on me . . . Or maybe a recursive version . . . the OODOW CD (OODOW Opens Doors, Opens Windows). Then again, maybe not . . . Dave BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ __

Re: [uug] SSS cd name change . . .

2004-04-14 Thread District Webmaster
Thanks for the suggestions. I've wondered if we'd want focus on Free/Libre or not -- we're distributing the Java JRE, which is 0 cost but not Libre. I think it's a good thing to distribute because it's needed or OpenOffice.org. But then, OSS has always been a utilitarian thing for me, and not a rel

Re: [uug] SSS cd name change . . .

2004-04-14 Thread District Webmaster
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/14/04 1:29 PM >>> >Speaking of which, where *is* the latest SSS CD? I interpreted your question several different ways: Q1) Where is the last .iso file to be produced? A1) I don't know -- for awhile I had it on a temporary server, but that is no more. We were waiting for

[uug] SSS cd name change . . .

2004-04-14 Thread District Webmaster
UUGers, We've been working on a major revision to the SSS cd. We're completely redesigning the interface (by a professional designer), developing a quality assurance/testing process, and organizing all the information such that the disc can be created automatically from data. We're also including

Re: [uug] Cropping with php/pdflib/???

2004-04-13 Thread District Webmaster
Building on that concept, you could work some java script magic to have some lines (one veritcal, one horizontal) follow the mouse, to make it "appear" more wysiwyg to the user. Thwere may also be a java applet solution -- but I'm not aware of any. Dave >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/13/04 10:54 AM >>

[uug] the McNabb brothers hate me . . .

2004-04-13 Thread District Webmaster
I've sent messages to both Andrew and Evan recently, and I've gotten no reply . . . Oh great and powerfull McNabbs, have I offended thee? What wilt thou have me do to regain thy good graces? I beseech thee, oh great McNabb the first and McNabb the second, shew thy gracious mercy on a humble servant

Re: [uug] Cropping with php/pdflib/???

2004-04-13 Thread District Webmaster
Are you trying to crop the picture from within the pdf file, or do you want to load the image into a web page and crop from there? ASD Webmaster >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/13/04 10:19 AM >>> Is there a way to visually (wysiwyg in a web browser) crop pictures that are destined for a pdflib genrated

Re: [uug] Hymnbook PDF?

2004-04-05 Thread District Webmaster
I don't know if such a thing exists, but perhaps Lilypond would be usefull to you. http://lilypond.org/web/ Dave BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listi

Re: [uug] internship

2004-04-02 Thread District Webmaster
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/02/04 2:36 PM >>> Schools should probably be the first target since what people use at school will be what they know and want. Besides, public schools can't (shouldn't) afford Windows and Office (subversive freebies aside). And on that note, it _may_ interest some of you t

Re: [uug] Last day of voting, so vote smart!

2004-04-02 Thread District Webmaster
It's easy: Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. UUG power corrupts UUGly. And now you see how clear it is. Dave >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/02/04 12:39 PM >>> Someone remind me why these two are fighting so hard to become president of a _club_??? Ash Andrew McNabb wrote: >I've

Re: [uug] ANDREW IS GOING TO DIE

2004-04-01 Thread District Webmaster
And how many days does it take you to kill assasinate somebody. Hypothetically speaking, of course. I'm not asking for myself -- I'm asking on behalf of a friend. Dave >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/01/04 1:26 PM >>> Not that there's any particular reason I'm mentioning this now, but... I'm availab

Re: [uug] 57 days and counting

2004-04-01 Thread District Webmaster
and a few more Matrix quotes (slightly modified) that relate to BYU marriage . . . "As soon as you step outside the Wilk, you'll start feeling better. You'll remember you don't believe in any of this marriage crap. You are in control of your own life, remember? Here, take a cookie. I promise by th

Re: [uug] election scandal

2004-03-29 Thread District Webmaster
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/29/04 2:09 PM >>> > I consider myself perfectly capable of my own FUD, so > I'll refrain from hiring outside help. Well, I guess my job search continues . . . Dave :) BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/

Re: [uug] seeking c++ help

2004-03-26 Thread District Webmaster
Now for something wy off topic . . . In case anybody wants to know (and I'm sure you don't), pretentiousness is not the reason "District Webmaster" is sent in my email headers. I used to send my actual name, but a couple of years ago a district patron got my name from

Re: [uug] seeking c++ help

2004-03-26 Thread District Webmaster
Yes, the cd launcher opens an IE window, although it doesn't look like IE -- it just looks like a normal window. I am not opposed to something that uses Mozilla or another browser, but I lack the time and knowledge to do that. I'm not certain, but I think some of the nice features in HTMLautoplay (

Re: [uug] seeking c++ help

2004-03-25 Thread District Webmaster
Adam, I apreciate the feedback and take your concerns seriously -- the sss cd belongs to the group, not me, and I want very much to incorporate all of the best prinicpall I can. We're making this display fit on an 800x600 screen -- although it wouldn't work on 640x480. I'm basically playing the od

Re: [uug] seeking c++ help

2004-03-25 Thread District Webmaster
In this case, it's simply a desire to control the look of the window, precisely. Specifically, the layout takes up a known amount of space -- making the window larger is not really a problem -- you'd just have the content+blank space. But making the window smaller is pretty much a disaster from a d

[uug] seeking c++ help

2004-03-25 Thread District Webmaster
I'm working on the next edition of the Software for Starving Students cd, and we're completely revamping the disc. One of the major improvements is the use of HTMLautoplay -- cd software that utilizes an html interface, but allows you to do things like launching installers, printing and exploring t

[uug] seeking mirror for mandrake iso

2004-03-25 Thread District Webmaster
Can anybody suggest a good (fast) mirror from which to download Mandrake 10 iso files? Thanks, Dave BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list

[uug] Seeking regex help

2004-02-25 Thread District Webmaster
I'm using apache w/ mod_dav and mod_auth_msfix to compensate for the bug in WinXP's DAV client. (And I'm stuck w/ WinXP clients.) The regular expression I'm using works well if the directory to be accessed is in the web server document root (http://myserver.tld/dav_dir). But if the directory is do

[uug] SCO fun

2004-02-20 Thread District Webmaster
In case you're not also watching the PLUG list . . . http://soulmachine.net/sco/ Dave BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list

[uug] Samba meeting

2004-02-20 Thread District Webmaster
Does anybody have highlights from the samba meeting, for those of us who were unable to make it? Dave BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list

Re: [uug] Tips for dealing with the UUG mailing list (Netiquette)

2004-02-10 Thread District Webmaster
James, Lighten up was my point exactly. Maybe the old tags would have helped indicate I was just having some fun . . . But these are the joys of text-based communication :) Dave >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/10/04 11:19 AM >>> Lighten up... BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.by

Re: [uug] Tips for dealing with the UUG mailing list (Netiquette)

2004-02-10 Thread District Webmaster
I've compiled a list of rules that I think will help anyone be a good member of this or any other mailing list. 1. Never, EVER, ask a question w/o doing extensive study on the issue first. We're a superior group here, and our time should never be wasted by helping the uninitiated. After all, we're

RE: [uug] MySQL joins

2004-02-04 Thread District Webmaster
Indeed, you are correct. Thanks all, for your assistance. Dave >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/04/04 1:11 PM >>> > The solution below is helpful, but it only pulls out the records where > there is a relationship. What I need is the ability to pull out all > records, regardless of whether or not they ha

Re: [uug] MySQL joins

2004-02-04 Thread District Webmaster
The solution below is helpful, but it only pulls out the records where there is a relationship. What I need is the ability to pull out all records, regardless of whether or not they have file relationships - but when there is a relationship, I need to referecnce the original table to retrive inform

[uug] MySQL joins

2004-02-04 Thread District Webmaster
I need to join table 1 to table 2 -- and then table 2 back to table 1 -- in the same query. While I think this is possible, I am having difficulty achieving it. The background info: I have a bunch of files that have relationships with each other. Right now I have two tables: 1) has: file_id, fi

Re: [uug] retricting redistribution of data

2004-01-24 Thread District Webmaster
If I had wanted to use the word, "illegal," I would have. I'm not talking about legality or technical feasability, but morality. Which is why I haven't been commenting on specific aspects of the law. Dave ASD Webmaster >>> Ross Werner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 01/24/04 11:11 AM >>> (allowing for the wo

Re: [uug] retricting redistribution of data

2004-01-24 Thread District Webmaster
t that says governments or societies should forcefully take property from their citizens. Dave >>> Ross Werner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 01/24/04 10:30 AM >>> On Fri, 23 Jan 2004, District Webmaster wrote: > Just because Mozart could transcribe a symphony after hearing it doesn

Re: [uug] retricting redistribution of data

2004-01-23 Thread District Webmaster
Bryan I don't _feel_ riled up -- although I do enjoy a spirited discussion, and I appreciate your show of respect. I have to say I think you make many good points -- you are correct that I completely ignored the technical discussion, choosing instead to focus on the moral aspects. Admittedly, thi

Re: [uug] retricting redistribution of data

2004-01-23 Thread District Webmaster
e your works in any way you see fit. But the crux of the issue will always be that stealing is wrong. The adversary will try to convince you that it isn't. Dave >>> Michael Halcrow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 01/23/04 1:32 PM >>> On Fri, Jan 23, 2004 at 12:06:08PM -0700, Distr

Re: [uug] retricting redistribution of data

2004-01-23 Thread District Webmaster
Au contraire. Information, by it's nature, MUST be contained, or it is not information. Information is data that is organized into a meaningful structure. This organization cannot be done unless a containing medium (including thought) is involved. Similarly, information cannot be transmitted, exce

Re: [uug] retricting redistribution of data

2004-01-23 Thread District Webmaster
WHAT?!?!? *gasp* . . . DRM is a _good_ thing? I was under the impression that you should only have the right to manage rights to your data if I agree that you should, or if there is only a very small number of people interested in your data or creation. But as soon as you organize your data in so

[uug] Tomorrow's presentation

2004-01-21 Thread District Webmaster
Will anyone be taking notes of Jayce's regex presentation tommorrow? I don't think I can make it, and hate to miss the chance to learn from the master. . . Dave BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___ List

Re: [uug] OT: "scholar and gentleman" phrase (was: magic.mime)

2004-01-21 Thread District Webmaster
Just wait 'til I get going!! (and it's "Grand Nagus Zek" to you) Dave >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/21/04 3:08 PM >>> On Wednesday 21 January 2004 14:56, District Webmaster wrote: > Why would I call myself a rotten liar? If you think about it, calling > yo

Re: [uug] OT: "scholar and gentleman" phrase (was: magic.mime)

2004-01-21 Thread District Webmaster
you are a liar. And then what have you got? A paradox! And we all know what happens in a paradox -- the entire fabric of space-time will be ripped appart (unless Worf can determine which Enterprise is _his_ Enterprise). Dave >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/21/04 2:46 PM >>> On Wed,

Re: [uug] magic.mime

2004-01-21 Thread District Webmaster
Very helpful instruction, indeed. You, sir, are a scholar and a gentleman. Dave >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/21/04 1:44 PM >>> On Wed, 2004-01-21 at 11:03, District Webmaster wrote: > Why, when I view a .sxw file as text, do I see the mime type identified > as "applicat

Re: [uug] magic.mime

2004-01-21 Thread District Webmaster
Why, when I view a .sxw file as text, do I see the mime type identified as "application/vnd.sun.xml.writer" -- if that's not what it is? Dave >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/21/04 11:51 AM >>> On Wednesday 21 January 2004 11:46, District Webmaster wrote: > Yes, th

Re: [uug] magic.mime

2004-01-21 Thread District Webmaster
Yes, they are identified as zip files. It's not that mime magic is not working, it's that I find the results inadequate. :) Dave >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/21/04 11:24 AM >>> On Wed, 2004-01-21 at 11:21, District Webmaster wrote: > Does anybody know if the mime magi

[uug] magic.mime

2004-01-21 Thread District Webmaster
Does anybody know if the mime magic file (that came w/ my Red Hat distro, is used by the "file" command, and a similar file is used by Apache's mod__mime_magic) is being actively maintained? I was surprised to find that OpenOffice.org files are not correctly identified, and want to see if there is

Re: [uug] WebDAV client access [windows xp]

2004-01-15 Thread District Webmaster
This worked beautifully. You, sir, are officially "da bomb." So let it be written, so let it be done. Dave >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/14/04 9:55 PM >>> > I seem to recall having this problem with Squid proxy authentication > about a year ago. I don't remember how we fixed it (googling right now),

[uug] WebDAV client access [windows xp]

2004-01-14 Thread District Webmaster
Before you flame me, I know this is somewhat offtopic, but I'm hoping somebody else on the list might have had experience with Apache 2 + DAV on linux and getting varied clients to access server via DAV I've got RHEL AS 3.0 w/ Apache/DAV/mod_auth_ldap/PHP, etc. I've created a DAV dir, and can acce

RE: [uug] ZDNet response to RMS

2004-01-13 Thread District Webmaster
Quoting DTucker: "Also, much GPLed software is not free for commercial use. If you use MySQL in you business, you have to pay for it." Is this really the case? I was under the impression that you only had to pay for it when you used it as a part of commercial software offereings or service -- bu

[uug] ZDNet response to RMS

2004-01-13 Thread District Webmaster
ZDNet is running something unusual -- an intelligent, well-reasoned response to an article by RMS. Usually RMS gets no response at all, or FUD -- so it's interesting to see another point of view. http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107_2-5137217.html Dave BYU Unix Users Group http:/

[uug] Mod_auth_ldap

2004-01-12 Thread District Webmaster
I'm having great difficulty installing mod_auth_ldap as a DSO. I get the following error: Warning! dlname not found in /usr/local/apache/modules/mod_auth_ldap.la. Assuming installing a .so rather than a libtool archive. chmod 755 /usr/local/apache/modules/mod_auth_ldap.so chmod: failed to get att

[uug] Restricting WebDAV directory write access automatically

2004-01-09 Thread District Webmaster
I'm exploring using WebDAV for several thousand users. Ideally, each user would have their own directory, to which only they could write. I know it's possible to doing this w/ apache, by enabling the correct modules and adding various instructions to the httpd.conf file, but it seems that you have

Re: [uug] SSS cd questions/ideas

2003-12-16 Thread District Webmaster
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/16/03 11:44 AM >>> >I know there are some graphic designers on the list (or at least were, I >think they might have all been shouted off the list One such graphic designer has already offered to help (he's apparently still lurking -- try as we might, we can't keep a good

[uug] SSS cd questions/ideas

2003-12-16 Thread District Webmaster
A recent /. item (http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/12/15/193231&mode=thread&tid=146&tid=149&tid=99) got me thinking about our SSS cd. I think we could probably distribute it to school libraries -- but I think they'd be a great deal more likely to accept it and make it available for checkout if

[uug] Map boundary OSS

2003-12-11 Thread District Webmaster
I'm interested in finding an OSS package that we can use to allow a web site visitor to type in a street address and determine what schools their children would attend. Is anyone aware of any such animal? Dave Turnbull ASD Webmaster BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/

Re: [uug] OT: Looking for a sys admin

2003-12-08 Thread District Webmaster
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/08/03 10:26 AM >>> >Fogive the off-topicness (if that is a word) of this >post. In the current job market, is an employment opportunity ever off-topic? I doubt it. :) BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___

[uug] Redhat, Debian, other?

2003-12-03 Thread District Webmaster
Hello all, I'm, currently evaluating distros for a LAMP server. I've used FreeBSD and Red Hat -- and that's about it. With Red Hat offering schools their server software for $50, I'm considering buying a subscription. The main advantage, to me, is the RHN/up2date service (which hasn't always wor

[uug] Linux firewall/proxy server

2003-12-01 Thread District Webmaster
My parents have broadband through Comcast cable, and would like to attach multiple computers. I'd like to set up a firewall/proxy server for them on the cheap. While I _am_ diligently googleing for info, I wonder if any of you have any recommendations/advice or can point me toward some good inform

Re: [uug] new linux enabled(TM) condo!

2003-11-26 Thread District Webmaster
is there room for my wife, too? :) Dave >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/26/03 10:25 AM >>> A few will remember me, mrb, from some of my zany, off-topic posts in times past. I'm not one to fail to please you, so here's another: So I've got this brand-spanking new condo, right, and it's in north Orem, 8

[uug] SSS/Open cds

2003-11-21 Thread District Webmaster
I checked out the Open CD that was recently mentioned on this list, and was impressed by its gui interface that allows you to install via a single button click. I think SSS cd is a good way to get OSS into the schools here, but ease-of-use is critical w/ my target audience, and I've found that the

Re: [uug] Need a Collection of popular and useful RPMs

2003-11-20 Thread District Webmaster
I hate the popular rpms -- it's always the jock and cheerleader rpms. They think they're better than other rpms, and are snobby to the nerdy rpms. Someday, things will be different! Someday, when all the rpms, grow up, the popular rpms will find that the nerdy rpms are their bosses. Nerds rule!!!

RE: [uug] Need a Collection of popular and useful RPMs

2003-11-20 Thread District Webmaster
The SSS cd is all windows softare. Although a similar Linux offering would not be out of step w/ the groups ideals . . . Dave ASD Webmaster >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/20/03 10:04 AM >>> What about the SSS cd that UUG offers? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTEC

[uug] SSS cd, OSS, QCad

2003-11-17 Thread District Webmaster
In assembling the latest version of the SSS cd, I ran into an interesting issue. Ribbonsoft (the makers of QCad) have decided to only release demo versions of the QCad binary -- it terminates every 10min. If you want one that doesn't terminate, you have to pay up. As a result, I stayed with an old

[uug] SSS 1.5 cd .iso available

2003-11-17 Thread District Webmaster
The Software for Starving Students cd .iso, v. 1.5, is available for download at http://alpinedistrict.org/sss/ Dave BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/l

Re: [uug] Import text file (tab or comma separated) into MySQL database

2003-11-13 Thread District Webmaster
If you still have the excel file, add another column at the end with the same string in every cell -- the string, however, should not befound anywhere else in your document (I'll use "x_uug_x"). Export to a csv, then search and replace all "\r" instaces with "\n" Then search and replace all "x_uu

Re: [uug] I hate reporters

2003-11-13 Thread District Webmaster
In all fairness to the reporter, they don't have a particularly easy job. I'm reminded of a cartoon that had a group of reporters lined up to throw at a dart board. Above the board was the title "Today I am an expert in . . ." and then the board was divided into a bunch of different topics (medicin

[uug] User files rights

2003-11-11 Thread District Webmaster
Hello all, I have a server running Red Hat 9. I have a group of users that wants to have complete access to each other's files. When an individual puts a file on the server, the rights to the new file default to something like 644. is it possible, for just one group of users, to make their default

RE: [uug] Unspoken Sunday No-post Policy?

2003-11-10 Thread District Webmaster
Emailing is OK on Sunday, but you are limited to 47 keystrokes. Unless your ox is in the mire . . . then you can email the ox as often as needed until he's out. Dave ASD Webmaster BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___

Re: [uug] Re: [OT] Copyright

2003-11-08 Thread District Webmaster
or that's how our culture does it. Society has decided that that's what we'll do. District Webmaster wrote: >>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/07/03 1:21 PM >>> >>>> >>>> >>. . . resists the urge to post unecessary inflammat

Re: [uug] Re: [OT] Copyright

2003-11-07 Thread District Webmaster
Many very interesting points indeed. And I thank you all. And nary a flame among them! Will miracle never cease? :) Dave BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailm

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