Linux-Misc Digest #594, Volume #19 Wed, 24 Mar 99 23:13:09 EST
Contents:
Statically-linked BASH binary (Hwei Sheng TEOH)
Mounting Filesystems on Files (Paul Richards)
Re: Almost there with PPP, except. . . ("Ronald BAL")
Re: HP Deskjet 895C---any good? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Failsafe servers... SGI and/or Linux (Gary Momarison)
Re: Hard drive space? (steve mcadams)
Re: No-Win Modem Situation (dizzy)
Re: Linux In Banks? (houghi)
Re: Mounting Filesystems on Files (Kent Robotti)
Open source version of Java Messaging Service ("David Wall")
Re: Linux on Packard-Bell DX250 "Force 53CD" system? (steve mcadams)
Re: Why Linux still isn't my standard boot-up OS, or what are the
Linux-equivalents for these Windoze programs? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Statically-linked BASH binary (Paul Kimoto)
Re: How to hang up a modem ("Eric Peterson")
dual (or three) monitor support for linux? ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Linking with libc5 using RedHat 5.2 (Michael Stolnicki)
thai/laotion linux distribution? (or support) ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Linux on Packard-Bell DX250 "Force 53CD" system? ("Tad Pary")
Fat 32 and linux: can I mount? (Christian D Freet)
Re: Can someone help me make my Laptop life easier? (Mike)
Re: Linux-supported hardware (Donovan Rebbechi)
DHCP not working with new 2.2.1 kernel (Erica Vogle)
Re: Open source version of Java Messaging Service (Christopher B. Browne)
Re: queuing of sendmail / fetchmai (L J Bayuk)
Re: Problems with Adaptec 2940UW card! (Bernd-Ulrich Adrigam)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hwei Sheng TEOH)
Subject: Statically-linked BASH binary
Date: 13 Mar 99 23:48:52 GMT
<please CC replies to my email>
Hi, does anyone know where I can obtain a copy of a statically-linked binary
image of BASH? An accident happened in the middle of upgrading my system, and
now bash crashes with a SEGV. Fortunately I use tcsh for normal logins, so my
system is still somewhat usable, but I need BASH to run the packaging system
to clean things up.
I'm using kernel 2.2.1 running Debian. If possible I need bash 2.01.1 or some
version close to that, compiled with glibc2 (or 2.1 but that's not likely to
work). And of course, it must a an ELF binary...
I looked in sunsite.unc.edu, but it seems that the binaries there are not
compatible with my system.
Thanks in advance for any pointers... I badly need bash to fix things up, as
many things aren't working properly because of this (like man and any
shell-script that uses BASH).
T
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From: Paul Richards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Mounting Filesystems on Files
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 22:27:32 +0000
Reply-To: Paul Richards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi,
My Linux partition has ran out of room and when I put stuff on my vfat
partitions the filenames often get scrambled. How do I make a file on
one of my vfat partitions that I can mount/format/whatever as an ext2
partition?
--
Paul Richards (aka. Pauldoo)
EMAIL [EMAIL PROTECTED]
HTTP www.dunvegan1.demon.co.uk/paul/
ICQ# 14106503
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Where do you want to crash today?
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From: "Ronald BAL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Almost there with PPP, except. . .
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 22:40:44 +0100
Bill Unruh wrote in message <7d17u7$4ef$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>In <HpAI2.17$[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Brian E. Parker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
>
>
>
>chmod +s /usr/sbin/pppd
>as root.
>
In that case you run pppd with the SUID-bit set. A hacker can cause a buffer
overflow and get root access .
Please read the message in comp.security.announce and the mentioned CERT
reports.
Greetings,
Ronald
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: HP Deskjet 895C---any good?
Date: 24 Mar 1999 18:36:53 PST
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'd like to know too. I'm leaning toward this printer for
my new system. Price is a bit steep. Now, for $100.00
less there is the 863. Anyone got an opinion on this one??
In <wPFvHHAh$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, kul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>I'm looking to buy an inkjet printer, the HP deskjet 895Cxi
>has got some good reviews and I'd like to know how it works with linux
>its not listed at
> http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/pht
>
>so i'm wondering has anybody got this printer to work under linux and if
>you have does it produce good results.
>
>--
>kul
--
Just my $0.02 worth.
Hope this helps,
Gordon
PS:
For e-mail: replace 'X.bleeb' with 'greeder'.
I do not tollerate spam. Any unsolicited bulk
e-mail will result in a complaint to your ISP.
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From: Gary Momarison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.sgi.hardware
Subject: Re: Failsafe servers... SGI and/or Linux
Date: 13 Mar 1999 17:34:00 -0800
There's a small "High-Availability" section at
http://www.aa.net/~swear/pedia/misc.html#ha
I suspect the first link will be most helpful.
--
Look for Linux info at http://www.dejanews.com/home_ps.shtml and in
Gary's Encyclopedia at http://www.aa.net/~swear/pedia/index.html
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (steve mcadams)
Subject: Re: Hard drive space?
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 21:55:40 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Posted & mailed, snipped, quoted is ">"]
Paul Richards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>How do I see how much space there is on a HD or partition?
as in how large, or how full? fdisk will tell you how large. i
-think- it gives a percent full but am not sure on that part.
_______________________________________________________________________________
"profanity offends inanity. *****n rock on." -steve, http://www.codetools.com/showcase
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From: dizzy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: No-Win Modem Situation
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 19:13:57 -0500
Zoom modems work with linux.
The board has 3 banks of jumpers
j22 & j2 is where you tell it to use jumpers or not
j3 is to set the com ports 1-4
j1 is for irq none/ 2-9 /3/4/5/10/12/15
So if one wanted to use it as pnp (I beleive its the factory default for common
win users) they are ready to go
If one wanted to define their own com & irq... Its ready for that
Although some food for thought is... I used an internal 56k and just purchaced a
nice external56kx xoom for $89 @ staples the internal was connecting at 42000 and
the external is a consistent 50000
either way their a nice modem and work with linux
rob
Linux Home page http://www.connix.com/~dizzy73/LBM.htm
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brian moore wrote:
> On 8 Mar 1999 04:46:59 GMT,
> Hugh Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I'm having a hard time trying to find a good internal modem (at a good
> > price) that will work with RedHat. Today I bought a Viking v.90, which
> > said nothing on the box about being a WinModem or requiring Windows or
> > anything of the sort. The techie behind the service counter said it
> > would work with Linux. So I brought it home, plugged it in, and it was
> > 100% WinModem crap. Now I'm afraid to buy anything else unless I'm
> > really sure it'll work. Does anybody have any specific suggestions
> > (make & model)? What about the Zoom 2919? www.zoomtel is no-tell.
> > Where can I find this info? Thanks.
>
> Well, I just bought a Zoom and it works fine.
>
> It's an external (I hate internal modems) 2949L.
>
> The 2919 should work as well (note that it claims to work on DOS: this
> means it's not a WinModem -- compare with the 2925 which requires Win9x
> or NT4, the signs of a WinModem).
>
> --
> Brian Moore | "The Zen nature of a spammer resembles
> Sysadmin, C/Perl Hacker | a cockroach, except that the cockroach
> Usenet Vandal | is higher up on the evolutionary chain."
> Netscum, Bane of Elves. Peter Olson, Delphi Postmaster
--
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (houghi)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Linux In Banks?
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 23:05:19 GMT
On Wed, 24 Mar 1999 14:30:32 -0600, "Richard M. Rajchel"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Pasha wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm working for a bank and who are currently looking at changing the
>> client and server operating systems in their branch network.
>>
>> The choice is between Linux and NT (Workstation/Server).
>>
>> Needless to say the techies want Linux, but management are nervous
>> about it (vendor FUD, etc., etc.).
>>
>> So, are there any retail banks that have already rolled out (or are
>> currently rolling out) Linux to between 4000 and 5000 seats in 400 to
>> 500 outlets?
>>
>> All info and/or pointers are welcome!
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Pasha.
>
>I also work for a bank in tech support area and would be interested in
>the answer to that question. The bank I work for is about the same size
>as the one mentioned, but I haven't heard of any other banks using Linux
>as a main OS. Currently we have a mixture of OS/2, WIN 3.11, WIN NT,
>running Novell servers and some NT servers as well.
>
>-JazzyRick
If you work for a bank, try to explain to the managers what the costs
will be in the near and far future, especialy maintenence. Calculate
this over a 5-10 year period for all OS. Do not limit yourself to just
Linux and NT.
Also make it very clear to them that security holes are solved the
moment one is found. With other OS this can take a longer time. As
security is something they as a bank must be interested in.
Just my $0.02
houghi - delete uh something, like, uh well uh, my return adres is not ok.
--
I am back, and I STILL don't like HTML on Usenet
> http://www.ping.be/houghi/nohtml
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From: Kent Robotti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Mounting Filesystems on Files
Date: 24 Mar 1999 23:13:28 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Paul Richards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
> My Linux partition has ran out of room and when I put stuff on my vfat
> partitions the filenames often get scrambled. How do I make a file on
> one of my vfat partitions that I can mount/format/whatever as an ext2
> partition?
For example, to create a 20 kb file on a win system that's
mounted under /mnt/win.
dd if=/dev/zero of=/mnt/win/file bs=1k count=20k
mke2fs -m0 -F /mnt/win/file
mount -t ext2 -o loop /mnt/win/file /tmp
You need loop support in the kernel or as a module to mount the file.
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From: "David Wall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Open source version of Java Messaging Service
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 15:10:13 -0800
Does anybody know if there is an open source movement afoot to create an
implementation of JMS - Java Messaging Service?
After the RMI problems we had, I looked into JMS, and it seems like a nice
solution for async messaging. I've written several messaging systems in my
time, including event systems and publish-subscribe systems. I checked out
some vendors, and about the cheapest JMS implementation is $4000.
If I can't find anybody, perhaps I'll look into what it takes to lead such
an effort.
Thanks,
David
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (steve mcadams)
Subject: Re: Linux on Packard-Bell DX250 "Force 53CD" system?
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 03:18:18 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Posted & mailed, snipped, quoted is ">"]
"Tad Pary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I also used an older PB system for my linux box, and it has a sound blaster
>multimedia upgrade with the cd connected to the soundcard. I bought Red Hat
>5.2, and it installed just fine.
Cool, I have 5.2 sitting around here somewhere in my pile of
distributions. Prefer SuSE install, but frankly as soon as I get
Linux up and running the first thing I'm going to do is start ripping
pieces out until I find out how little I need to run, then start
building upward from a kernel source build. Will try to find cd
parameters and if that fails will give 5.2 a shot.
_______________________________________________________________________________
"profanity offends inanity. *****n rock on." -steve, http://www.codetools.com/showcase
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Why Linux still isn't my standard boot-up OS, or what are the
Linux-equivalents for these Windoze programs?
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 03:21:15 GMT
one reason: shitty electricity - I hate havin the power go/surge while
my comp's running, especially if i'm not using it at the time, because
then your hardware gets fried for absolutely no reason.
On Sun, 21 Mar 1999 23:43:12 +0000, "Mr. Tinkertrain"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>you boot up your computer... hmm... i guess that means you turn it off
>and on. why?? my friends do that, and i smack em in the face. booting
>up can damage your hard drive and/or master boot record, and also wastes
>WAY more electricity than leaving your comp on does.
>i've had linux up and running for about 2 months now.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Kimoto)
Subject: Re: Statically-linked BASH binary
Date: 14 Mar 1999 00:57:48 -0500
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Hwei Sheng TEOH wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Mar 1999, John Hasler wrote:
>> The best place for Debian questions is the debian-user mailing list. Go to
>> www.debian.org to subscribe.
> Is there an archive for this mailing list anywhere?
http://www.debian.org/Lists-Archives/
> But now I found out that it indeed *isn't* bash that's hosed -- it's libc6!!
> Something went wrong during an upgrade to glibc2.1 earlier; and dpkg -C says
> that libc6 is seriously messed up.
Maybe you should see the recent archives for debian-devel for similar
fear-inspiring stories ...
--
Paul Kimoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: "Eric Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to hang up a modem
Date: 24 Mar 1999 22:38:10 GMT
I had this problem with my Diamond Supra Express 56K (K56 Flex)
The only way to reset it was a power-down.
I eventually got a firmware upgrade that fixed the problem permanently.
--
Eric F. Peterson
Politically Incorrect and Proud!
jik- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in article
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Sometimes, even though I have -detach in /etc/ppp/options, the modem
> does not hang up when I run ppp-off or when I kill pppd outright. This
> leaves it impossible do call out with the modem (or my phone since I
> have one of those relays that disconnects the phone if the modem is
> up). So, how do you hang a modem up when the software fails to do it?
> And why is pppd not hanging up my modem correctly anymore? Could it be
> something with my new ISP? Most of the time it does hang it up, but it
> takes as long as 5 minutes sometimes.
>
> Sometimes, even rebooting doesn't help any, the modem still stays off
> the hook. Quite irritating to say the least, I need to know how to
> force it to hang up.
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject: dual (or three) monitor support for linux?
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 22:30:39 GMT
Hi, i was wondering if linux has support for multiple monitors on one
computer? if anyone knows of a program or drivers that would enable
me to do this i would appriciate the help!
thank you,
-Gaiko
Gaikokujin Kyofusho
Student Extraordinare & UN*X Guru Wannbe
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Stolnicki)
Subject: Linking with libc5 using RedHat 5.2
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 22:33:36 GMT
I have RedHat Linux 5.2. I need to link an application program
against libc5 and not glib. I thought as an experiment I would first
get the following "hello.c" compiled and linked with libc5. So far
I've been unable to do it. Can anybody help? I've read all the
documentation I can find including the Glibc2-HOWTO.
#include <stdio.h>
void main()
{
printf("Hello\n");
}
The dir /usr/i486-linux-libc5/lib contains all the llibc5 libraries
that RedHat supplied. I don't think I have any include files
specifically for libc5.
Thank in Advance,
Mike Stolnicki
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x
Subject: thai/laotion linux distribution? (or support)
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 22:34:34 GMT
Hi, i have a thai friend who has a computer but whose english is not
too good, it came with win95 (english version) on it and he is now
looking for soemthing with either thai or laotion support. I was
wondering if there is a thai distribution of linux or some way i might
set up a X box for him that is in thai, nothing fancy just a grafix
tool, word processing and spreadsheet would be about all he needs. If
anyone out there knows of a thai or lao linux or any sites out there
that have information about thai/loa support for linux i would really
appricate it if you could point me in the right direction! thank you.
-Gaiko
Gaikokujin Kyofusho
Student Extraordinare & UN*X Guru Wannbe
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Tad Pary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux on Packard-Bell DX250 "Force 53CD" system?
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 17:59:30 -0600
I also used an older PB system for my linux box, and it has a sound blaster
multimedia upgrade with the cd connected to the soundcard. I bought Red Hat
5.2, and it installed just fine.
tad
steve mcadams wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hi folks. Finally got around to starting Linux install on my new(ly
>scavenged) test system. It's an older Packard-Bell multimedia system
>they called the "Force 53CD". Comes with 4m onboard ram, and a cdrom
>that is (believe it or not!) connected to the sound card of all
>places.
>
>Anyway, I tried installing SuSE 5.3 and it couldn't find/use the
>cdrom, so my install is halted for the moment. Guess I could try a
>couple different distributions, but I thought I'd see if anyone else
>had contended with this particular wierdness first. Takers anyone?
>tia.
>___________________________________________________________________________
____
>"profanity offends inanity. *****n rock on." -steve,
http://www.codetools.com/showcase
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christian D Freet)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Fat 32 and linux: can I mount?
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 03:39:05 GMT
Does linux recognize FAT 32? I have been unable to mount my second
partition which uses the FAT 32 file system...
Any help would be greatly appreciated.....
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mike)
Subject: Re: Can someone help me make my Laptop life easier?
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 03:19:33 GMT
Thanks for the pointer, it looks like just what I need. Unfortunately
I didn't see a link to download it on his page.
mike
On 24 Mar 1999 06:44:15 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Hill)
wrote:
>In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>I have installed RedHat 5.2 on a laptop and I am using it to connect
>>to 3 different networks (not at the same time 8^) ), the one at my
>>office, one at a client site that I am at frequently and my home
>>network. Is there an easy way to set things up so that I can choose
>>which network I'm trying to connect to?
>
>There is a package called 'netenv' that will supposedly do what you need
>(you pass the network config by name at bootup and it writes the proper
>info from a "here's all my configs and their names" file into the proper
>places). I have only just begun twiddling with this problem myself, but
>here's a pointer to it:
>
>www.uni-bielefeld.de/~portgym/net/netenv.html
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>
>Jim
>--
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.swcp.com/~jimhill/
>
> "Visualize world peace...good.
> Now wake up and smell the coffee."
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Donovan Rebbechi)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Linux-supported hardware
Date: 24 Mar 1999 22:58:23 GMT
On 24 Mar 1999 09:16:56 -0600, James Lee wrote:
>I think a lot of the woes may come from those buying new machines or
Then they are making a big mistake by purchasing from someone who is not
prepared to guarantee that the machine will be usable under the buyer's
OS of choice.
>wanting to use their existing Windows machines, and
This is the problem. When they have purchased a machine that was
designed for windows, and then tried to run linux on it. By the way, NT
users also run into this kind of problem. Of course, the NT users don't
take as much crap as their linux counterparts -- they INSIST on a
machine with their OS of choice preloaded. And linux users also need to
do this.
>winmodems, winprinters, etc. So, perhaps a much less ambitious project
>is a site that list manufacturer and model, and then people help chip in
Start with every model shipped by the linux friendly hardware shops.
>This should help people to steer clear of incompatible hardware, and
Why don't they just buy a machine with linux preinstalled ?
One of the main reasons is that they are too often pointed to
VAResearch, who are the most expensive linux shop out there. The new
user who does not have $2700 to blow on a "VARstation 28" invariably
looks elsewhere.
One thing that would help is if they were pointed to linux friendly
shops who could sell them a home user's computer, as opposed to an
enterprise server. I have a page which lists some quotes from linux
friendly vendors, that demonstrates that these guys do not overprice
their machines. http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/linux/quotes.html
--
Donovan Rebbechi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/
Web designer for Independence -- Linux for the Masses
http://www.independence.seul.org/
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From: Erica Vogle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: DHCP not working with new 2.2.1 kernel
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 15:18:45 -0600
I recently compiled kernel version 2.2.1 on my RedHat 5.2 system. This
machine is using DHCP to obtain its IP info. After installing the new
kernel, DHCP client stopped working. When I was running kernel version
2.0.36, DHCP was working fine. Does anyone know what option needs to be
compiled in for DHCP client to work? I'm sure I missed it.
--Brian
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christopher B. Browne)
Subject: Re: Open source version of Java Messaging Service
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 03:47:42 GMT
On Wed, 24 Mar 1999 15:10:13 -0800, David Wall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted:
>Does anybody know if there is an open source movement afoot to create an
>implementation of JMS - Java Messaging Service?
>
>After the RMI problems we had, I looked into JMS, and it seems like a nice
>solution for async messaging. I've written several messaging systems in my
>time, including event systems and publish-subscribe systems. I checked out
>some vendors, and about the cheapest JMS implementation is $4000.
>
>If I can't find anybody, perhaps I'll look into what it takes to lead such
>an effort.
- Is there a recognized standard for it? (Ala XA, CORBA Transaction Service)
- Would it be usable outside the Java environment?
There has been a bit of talk about this sort of thing, albeit not *much.*
<http://members.iweb.net.au/~steveoc/mailbox/index.html> is a simple
"message queueing" system; not yet "robustified" against drastic things like
power failures...
--
Those who do not understand Unix are condemned to reinvent it, poorly.
-- Henry Spencer <http://www.hex.net/~cbbrowne/lsf.html>
[EMAIL PROTECTED] - "What have you contributed to free software today?..."
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (L J Bayuk)
Crossposted-To: comp.mail.sendmail,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: queuing of sendmail / fetchmai
Date: 24 Mar 1999 22:56:45 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>I have a LAN connected to an ISP via an ISDN router. In order to avoid
>having the ISDN line up 24 hours a day, I try to limit the number of
>dial-ups to a minimum.
>
>To get mail for a number of local users, I use fetchmail to collect mail
>from the ISP on a fixed schedule (fecthmail -dxxx). The linux server is set
>up as mailserver, with sendmail running in deferred mode, i.e. it processes
>the queue in given intervals _only_. This is to avoid that sendmail connects
>to the ISP everytime some local user sends a mail. The problem with this
>setup is that it also affects local mail; i.e. if I send a mail to the guy
>in the next office, he will not get it until the next queue run.
>
>This kind of batch send/receive is OK for external mail, but how do I make
>sendmail deliver _local_ mail right away and queue external mail?
I think the trick is configure the external mailers (smtp) as "expensive",
and tell sendmail not to connect to "expensive" mailers with the
HoldExpensive option. Then you need to take sendmail out of deferred mode.
I realize this is sketchy, but hope it helps anyway.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bernd-Ulrich Adrigam)
Subject: Re: Problems with Adaptec 2940UW card!
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 03:14:58 +0100
[EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb in Nachricht <7d827c$nsq$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hi,
>
> I have a linux box here with an adaptec scsi card, connected on the
internal
>68pin is one 4gig scsi drive, and external are 2 more 68pin HD's with 50
pin
>convertors on them. The problem is that when the external HD's are plugged
>in, the adaptec card reads them fine, but I had to turn parity off on the
>card itself as linux just froze when doing a scsi probe on the HDs during
>installation. Now when I turn parity off, linux does recognise the 2
external
>drives as well as the internal drive, BUT...the internal drive then becomes
>corrupted and Linux reports strange results for that drive, for example
when
>I go to select a swap partition type on the internal drive, it keeps
>switching it back to linux native type. Occassionally linux fdisk will
report
>that the internal drive's parition table is corrupt and that it is not in
>fact a linux partition. This is to do with the external drives as when you
>disconnect the external plug, the internal drive works fine!! I have tried
>different settings like terminators etc, but no go. Does anyone know what
>could be causing this?
>
>Cheers,
>
> - Trevor
>
>
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Hi Trevor,
do I understand right, that you took a 50 pin cable to connect 68 pin drives
extern?
Or do you connect 50 pin drives with an 68 pin cable extern?
What kind of terminators do you use, activ or passiv?
If you want to connect 50 pin drives extern, you should put an ACTIV
high-terminator
between the host-adapter and a 50-pin cable or put the high-termination on
in the
Adaptec-Bios. Did you check the adapter-settings?
How long are the SCSI-cables all together ? Maybe they are low-quality or
too long.
Bernd
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