On Fri, Aug 13, 2004 at 10:50:32AM +0200, w.szukalski wrote: > It is impossible for me to subscribe to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > The subscription is refused: > > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >host mail.sourceforge.net[66.35.250.206] said: > >550-Postmaster verification failed while checking > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >RCPT TO:<[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >550-Response: 550 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Recipient > >address rejected: User unknown in relay recipient table 550 > >-Several RFCs state that you are required to have a postmaster > >550-mailbox for each mail domain. > >This host does not accept mail 550-from domains whose servers reject the > >postmaster address. > > Other lists I had subscribed to without any problem. > -------------------------- body of email ------------------------ > My first email (07.07.04) run: > > >I tried to compile 'amaya-8.5' with the configuration options: > > > > --with-x --with-motif --without-gtk --without-gl > > > >'configure' found the 'lesstif' path automatically. But the com- > >pilation failed. I had to change the source code slightly. > > > >When I sent a dif-file to [EMAIL PROTECTED], I got the following > >answer: > > > >From: Irene Vatton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: amaya-8.5 > > > >> My system: linux-2.4.26, gcc-3.3 > >> > >> I tried to compile amaya-8.5 with: > >> > >> --with-x --with-motif > >> > >> and had to make some changes (see amaya-8.5.dif) to be successful. > > > >Hum, this option is now progressively removed from the Amaya source > >because a lot of new dialogs cannot work with the Motif toolkit. > > > >################################### > >Does this answer mean that the Motif toolkit is out of date? > > > >winfried > > Thomas Adam answered: > > >No it does not! Just because one application changes the way things > >work, it is not a good generalisation to make the assumption that the > >libraries "must be out of date". Thanks to the work of some very skilled > >people here, I have managed to compile motif applications that were > >originally built against libc4 -- and that *is* going back somewhat. > > > >Conversley, I have compiled very recent applications against the lesstif > >libraries, a huge case in point is "antiright" which extends 'mwm' which > >is what these people also built. > > > >Motif is by no means dead. It might have been overshadowed by other > >widget sets/bindings such as Qt and GTK, but so what? I *love* motif, > >and so I *love* lesstif. > > > >With respect to Amaya, that was clearly a conscious descision by the > >developers of that application, so you really need to ask them or check > >the CHANGELOG files to find out what happened. > > > >May the good work continue. :) > > > >-- Thomas Adam > > I was looking for another email pointing to the same problem. The > email I found while looking for UTF-8 support. But I had made a > print copy, so I cite some lines from this copy: > > >To : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >From : Juliusz Chroboczek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Cc : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Hello world in UTF-8/X11 > >Date : 17 Jan 2003 > > > >MR>I have a Motif/Lesstif-based program that I'd like to > >MR>internationalize and needs to display a UTF-8 encoded string. > > > >You'll need to write your own Unicode widgets.(...) > >I would strongly recommend that you port your application > >to Gtk+ 2. > > > >Juliusz > > Now you should see that I did not ask: is anybody out there who > does not love the *tif-toolkit. The question is more something > like: is the *tif-toolkit ready for the future? > > Compiling against libc4 may be an enterprise. But as long as the > toolkit does not support UTF-8, it seems to be "strongly recommended > to use GTK+ 2". > > winfried > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media > 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 > Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. > http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 > _______________________________________________ > Lesstif-discuss mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lesstif-discuss
Why don't you request that your system administrator / head bofh adds the postmaster alias to your mail system? You could also quote the error reponse from sourceforge's smtp daemon regarding RFC non-compliance.. Sorry for the off-topic reply. dan. -- reyn til runa ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 _______________________________________________ Lesstif-discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lesstif-discuss
