You could also put search cg.shawcable.net
into /etc/resolv.conf. Kev. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bogi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 8:17 PM Subject: Re: (clug-talk) can not bring my computer > Hi > I have the feeling that, you being in shaw as i am, are using the short name > for maiserver (mail) , this would not work with linux. > Try setting shawmail.cg.shawcable.net > for pop server > and shawmail.cg.shawcable.net > for the smtp server. That is the proper name for them :-) > > If this was your problem, then it had nothing to do with linux :-) > > Cheers > Szemir > > On Tuesday 07 January 2003 19:43, you wrote: > > Where do u live Michael? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > > Michael Walters > > Sent: January 7, 2003 7:39 PM > > To: clug talk > > Subject: (clug-talk) can not bring my computer > > > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > I can not bring my computer to any meetings as my transportation is > > Calgary Transit. If I could only get kmail configured I would be > > extremely happy, as I got konqueror working just fine. I know that kmail > > is working to a point as I always reach the screen that says I have to > > supply a user name and password before it gives the error message, > > "failure to connect" with a red x. > > > > I am having lots of fun also with the vi editor, and would love to be > > able to use the vi editor on my netscape email or my kmail, as I could > > quickly pare down my replies with the dd command. Then I could quote > > only the last message and not the three or four replies. I can do so now > > by hitting back space and waiting several minutes. But using dd would be > > so much faster. > > > > I will see everyone at the meeting in room H101 tomorrow. > > > > regards, > > > > Michael Walters > >
