Linux-Misc Digest #880, Volume #18 Wed, 3 Feb 99 14:13:09 EST
Contents:
Re: Advice for Microsoft-haters ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: SuSE 5.3 not compiling sources (Andreas Heiss)
Re: Linux is not even in Windows 9X's class. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
X-Windows' "autoexec.bat"? ("Steve D. Perkins")
Re: KDE Desktop with Redhat Apollo ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: MP3 Encoder for Linux (Jens Reinsberger)
Re: how to copy a running system? (Dick Repasky)
Re: Help, Linux, Apache, 1 IP, multi site, possible? (Ben Russo)
Re: Linux on an overclocked PII (Gerrit Heitsch)
Re: Advice for Microsoft-haters (Jeremy Mathers)
Re: Easy(?) kernel question. (cano_jonathan)
Re: Strange prob w/telnet (Jeremy Mathers)
Re: Consumer Poll Says Microsoft Is Good For Consumers (David Fox)
[Fwd: Samba: win95 cannot find linux] (Yasutaka Danke Hirasawa)
Re: How to read mail/news using Netscape on Redhat 5.2 ????
Re: Setting up Pine [loses ppp while fetching newsgroup list < / > ]
(joseph_a_philbrook__iii)
Re: Alternate WWW Browser (Andy Johnson)
Linux box as Windoze file/backup server? (Mike Sheehan)
Re: syslogd and high cpu loads ("J. S. Jensen")
Re: Advice for Microsoft-haters ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Advice for Microsoft-haters
Date: 3 Feb 1999 17:33:03 GMT
In the sacred domain of comp.os.linux.misc didst Paul Flinders
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> eloquently scribe:
: "Eric Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
:> Actually, the British had the first WORKING computer as well. I forget the
:> name, but it was used to decode German Enigma signals during WW2. It was
:> only recently declassified.
:> Oh, It wasn't a digital computer, if that makes any difference, it was
:> analog mechanical.
: The Bombe?
*That's* what it was called...
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From: Andreas Heiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SuSE 5.3 not compiling sources
Date: 3 Feb 1999 02:56:30 GMT
Walther Ligtvoet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hya there,
> I got a strange prob.... when trying to compile software (kvirc or
> kthememanager or such) the configure script bails out at;
> checking whether the C++ compiler (gcc ) works... no
> ... C++ compiler cannot create executables...
> I'm using gcc 2.7.2.1-6 on SuSE 5.3. Tried with kernel 2.0.35 and 2.2.0.
> Strange fact: kernel 2.2.0 compiles like a charm...
> Solution anyone?
Install the g++ package from the d section of your CDs.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Linux is not even in Windows 9X's class.
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 16:59:22 GMT
I'm not going to get to crazy on this, but yes you are right "Linux is not
even in Windows 9X's class", it far out performs Windows on every level and
should not even be used in the same sentence.
-chad
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Michael 'BeLFrY' S. E. Kraus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> G'day...
>
> > I've been with MS products since DOS was DOS, heck, I'm even working on my
> > MCSE (Work dictates it). Window's has gotten worse and bigger from the OS's
> > stand point, yet, it does do more than Linux. I run NT because I have to, I
>
> > run Linux because I want to. I'm an old coder by heart and see Linux as an
> > opportunity to be the only OS. Yes, that's a dream way-off, but remember
>
> > that Linux IS developed by the "world", we can make it do more that MS does,
>
> > but do it right!
>
> Huh? Window's does more than Linux? That depends on the point of view you
> cast on that comment.
>
> From my point of view, Linux does more whilst requiring less resources. For
> example, running postgres, xdm, X, JavaICQ, enlightenment, gnome, and
> Netscrape I am using a comparable (actually less) system resources to Win95
> (without the SQL server running), but I've also got a tonne of vc's available,
> a tonne of virtual desktops, and a number of daemons (eg telnet, ftp, mail,
> etc), let alone a lot more versatility, configurability and a much prettier
> workspace. =) (To name just a few.) =)
>
> I assume that you mean application wise. Yes, in the past Linux was more
> restrictive. I think you need to look again. Linux is starting to enter a
> golden era, in the fact that application support is on a snowballing increase.
> The number of apps for Linux is growing at a great rate and interoperability
> with MS Windows, in the apps themselves, is also on the increase. Games being
> produced are also coming out with ports for either MS Windows or Linux
(amongst
> other OS's). Software vendors are opening their eyes and actually starting to
> think about portability again. Let alone things like samba, Wine, booch's,
> etc.
>
> For many server purposes, I can use a 486 to achieve greater performance than
> what a much faster modern Pentium system running NT does, in all respects
(less
> memory, more functionality, better stability, etc). Try to push over the NT
> box - *bang* a nice blue screen. Push the 486 box, and it just keeps on
> chugging away. (Heck, you don't even have to push the NT, it often happily
> crash itself for you. -- Ever heard of "preventative reboots" in the NT
world?)
>
> From my point of view Linux does do more than what MS does and it does do it
> better! =)
>
> Even when it comes to matters like ease of use. Linux is now easy and fast to
> install. There is no need to rebuild the kernel, or worry about complexities.
> Nice command line, menu driven and X based configuration apps are available
> with the more popular distributions. Often, less configuration is needed than
> MS Windows (and certainly not more), most things are configured at
installation
> time. It is only a matter of minor and easy adjustment or two once things are
> up (and these are usually optional).
>
> There is no need to recompile the kernel, worry about horizontal and vertical
> scan rates of the monitor in use for X, or other configuration hassle anymore.
> (And this is improving constantly.) IMHO, a lot of ppl waste time being
> super-fiddly with their Linux systems where there isn't any real need to, thus
> giving the false impression of complexity.
>
> Any learning curve with Linux, is certainly no greater than one with an MS OS.
> In my experience, MS OS's are becoming more complex, and are actually scaring
> away people who have never used a computer before rather than attracting them.
> (You used to hear, "Oh, I wouldn't mind having a play on that.", now you are
> more likely to hear "Argh! I wouldn't know what to do. Its all so confusing.")
>
> Have another look at whats going on with Linux and a bit more of an enjoyable
> play with it. =)
>
> I know I'm personally way more productive under linux than what I am using
> Win95.
>
> All the best...
>
> Michael.
>
>
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From: "Steve D. Perkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: X-Windows' "autoexec.bat"?
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 03:03:24 +0000
I am running KDE under RedHat Linux 5.2... and am having a hard time
tracking down what it is that causes the "system console" application to
start up whenever I log in as root. I haven't found any reference to
this in any of the X configuration files that I've looked through.
Does anyone know where this comes from, and how to prevent system
console from starting whenever you log into KDE as root?
Steve
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: KDE Desktop with Redhat Apollo
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 17:10:52 GMT
In article <xZPt2.5961$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Tue, 02 Feb 1999 16:13:56 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >One practical solution is to use a local news server and connect to it.
> >Before you run scared, let me say there are at least two servers which are
> >very easy to setup, leafnode and noffle. Check them out!
>
> Leafnode should be considered particularly interesting to KDE
> aficionados as it was produced originally by the nice folks at Troll
> Tech. (And to those that think Troll Tech are the a rapacious Next
> Microsoft Waiting To Happen, please examine Leafnode's licensing...
> Might prove surprising...)
>
> I'm not familiar with noffle; please tell more...
Well, it is similar to leafnode in many things, and it adds an interesting
feature: It has a "online mode", where the articles are fetched transparently
from the upstream server.
I have not tested it much, but the docs sound very interesting.
There is a link to its homepage in www.xshare.com.
--
Roberto Alsina (KDE developer, MFCH)
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From: Jens Reinsberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: MP3 Encoder for Linux
Date: 3 Feb 1999 17:31:44 GMT
Steve Harvey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
SH> Hello,
SH> I was wondering what people are using these days to encode MP3 files
SH> under Linux. I was using the 8hz encoder several months ago, and liked
SH> it a lot, but now I see they've pulled it off their website due to
SH> possible problems with Fraunhauer(sp?) :(
I user bladeenc for linux. Sorry for that but I don't know the URL to get
it from.
Bye, Jennes
--
The Box said Windows NT or better, so I installed Linux
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dick Repasky)
Subject: Re: how to copy a running system?
Date: 3 Feb 1999 03:26:49 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
An alternative way of excluding the mountpoint is through use of
--exclude or -X.
On 3 Feb 1999 00:39:02 GMT, Paul Hughett
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Paul Hughett ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
>: Knut Kristan Weber ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
>: : Hi,
>: : I have to copy my running Linux to another disk.
>: : I have a customised kernel on floppy available.
>
>: : A friend told me:
>: : cd /
>: : tar -cf - | ( cd /"Mountpoint" ; tar -xvf - )
>
>: : But "Mountpoint" itself is under root, and may not be copied
>: : rekursively.
>: : What to do?
>
>: The l option on tar (Gnu tar at least) will prevent it from
>: crossing file system (partition) boundaries. Note that you
>: will then have to explicitly name all the partitions that you
>: wish to copy, as for example
>
>: tar -cfl - / /usr /home | ( cd /"Mountpoint" && tar -xvf - )
>
>: Note one other useful refinement: the use of && above insures
>: that the tar will not run wild over your disk if the cd fails.
>
>
>Oops, almost forgot one other important point: you want to set
>the p option on the second tar to make sure that the permissions
>are set correctly on the untarred files. Thus,
>
> tar -cfl - / /usr /home | ( cd /"Mountpoint" && tar -xvfp - )
>
>rather than what I just told you above.
>
>Paul Hughett
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From: Ben Russo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help, Linux, Apache, 1 IP, multi site, possible?
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 12:53:40 -0500
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Is it possible to have apache server 2 web site with different domains with
> one IP, or is that a stuip question.
>
> -chad
>
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You can if you have a DNS admin who owns the domain you are referring to and
is willing to give you a "cross-zone referrence".
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From: Gerrit Heitsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux on an overclocked PII
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 10:16:39 -0800
Frank Hale wrote:
>
> MRoman wrote:
> >
> > I've got a celeron 300a running on a i440BX board at 100MHz and linux
> > 2.2.1 with no problems. Uptime @30 days now. Pick a decent board (abit
> > bh6) and be careful about the processor cooling and voltage settings
> > (2.2). Haven't heard of _any_ problems with Celeron 300a's being
> > overclocked at all.
> >
> > And yes it matches/outperforms my PII-450(deschutes core) pc (that box has
> > NT tho, that might be the problem :)
> >
>
> Yeah I am going to do the same thing get the Abit BH 6 and overclocked a
> Celeron 300A to 450mhz. I have been researching it for sometime now and
> seems everyone with the 300A can get 450mhz easily.
I cannot recommend the BH6. That board gave me way too much
trouble when it came to PCI devices. Even with a halfway
normal setup (Intel EEPRO 100, Mystique 220 and AdvanSys SCSI)
I couldn't get it to run stable (random reboots during LINUX
installation or copying of data). And it hated my Adaptec 3985 (*).
I wasn't even running it at 100 MHz bus speed...
I replaced the board with another BH6, same problems.
I am using an ASUS P2B now, no problems, even the Adaptec 3985
runs fine.
(*) 3 Channel SCSI-Controller, uses a PCI-PCI bridge chip and
is therefore sensitive to PCI timing problems.
Gerrit
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Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jeremy Mathers)
Subject: Re: Advice for Microsoft-haters
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 03:12:04 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Paul Doherty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
...
>I believe you have hit the nail on the head here. This is an example of
>what's been going on in popular media for the last decade or so... poke
>fun at the sterotype of our leaders. For example watch how many times a
>white male is made the butt of a joke in sitcoms on TV - I would venture
>to guess it is far more than half the time, even if white males make up
>way less than half the cast. White males are the people in positions of
>prominence in business and government and it has become the fashion to
>snub our authority figures. This would be analogous to other countries
>poking fun at the USA since we are the eminent economic and military
>force in the world. Interpret this as you will; I personally consider
>this trend disturbing (that of showing disrespect towards our authority
>figures - not that some aren't worthy of disparaging).
That is because in the US today, it is no longer PC to poke fun at
anybody *except* white males. Similarly, globally, it isn't PC to
poke fun at anybody except (white male) Americans.
Live with it; it's basically modern day noblesse oblige...
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: Easy(?) kernel question.
From: cano_jonathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 17:52:52 GMT
cano_jonathan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
cano_jonathan wrote:
jfc> I'm looking at the 2.0.35 linux kernel and I have a question
jfc> (primarily for the intel platform but info about others is welcome).
jfc>
jfc> When a process context is changed, doesn't the memory manager TLB need
jfc> to be flushed? Is there a specific x86 instruction or register that
jfc> does this? Where is the code that causes this to happen? I've looked
jfc> at
jfc>
jfc> #define switch_to(prev,next) in
jfc>
jfc> linux/include/asm-i386/system.h
jfc>
jfc> but I don't know the x86 instruction set well and can't seem to find
jfc> the code I'm looking for.
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alexander Viro)
>
> [...]
>
> It's not a scheduler question. On ix86 you don't need to do anything
> special to flush TLB on a context switch. Any assignment to cr3 (address of
> root pagetable) will do the trick. Look in include/asm-*/pgtable.h for
> flush_tlb() and notice that on ix86 it will happen automatically as a side
> effect of MMU context switch.
>
> From: Michel TALON <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Path:
>gazette.loc1.tandem.com!newsgate.tandem.com!su-news-feed1.bbnplanet.com!su-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.gtei.net!newspeer.monmouth.com!oleane!jussieu.fr!not-for-mail
> Lines: 5
> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> <798k5b$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> NNTP-Posting-Host: niobe.lpthe.jussieu.fr
> Mime-Version: 1.0
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
> X-Newsreader: Gnus v5.3/Emacs 19.34
> Xref: newsgate.tandem.com comp.os.linux.misc:317606
>comp.os.linux.development.system:81875
>
> You can get full documentation on Pentium processors by going to:
> http://www.x86.org/intel.doc/686Manuals.html
> and downloading
>
> Pentium(R) Pro Family Developer's Manual, Volume 3
Thanks guys!
--jfc
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jeremy Mathers)
Subject: Re: Strange prob w/telnet
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 03:23:51 GMT
In article <797v3b$ild$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
John Strange <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Works as designed.
>This is a security feature.
>Create a user account for yourself on
>the target machine. Rlogin/telnet what ever.
>su - root make your changes.
Nope. Mark yourself down 4 points on reading comprehension skills.
I know the answer to this one, but I don't think I am allowed to say it.
(It's an "Emperor's new clothes" sort of thing...)
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From: d s f o x @ c o g s c i . u c s d . e d u (David Fox)
Crossposted-To:
alt.destroy.microsoft,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.os2.advocacy,gnu.misc.discuss,uk.comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: Consumer Poll Says Microsoft Is Good For Consumers
Date: 03 Feb 1999 05:36:23 -0800
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Martin ) writes:
> Seems strange to me that the establishment decided to make a stand
> over a web-browser. When I first started to use the web, it was with
> Mosaic which was completely free. Netscape latched onto the idea and
> tried to commercialize it though they released their products for
> free download over the net for a long time. There are still free
> web-browsers around - how can you describe it as a major
> application? And why prosecute MS for making theirs free as well? I
> use the web every day - and I pay for the service - but I would
> never consider paying for a browser while there are usable free ones
> available. I know several people who dislike MS IE explorer, but
> they use old versions of Netscape from before the time that it was
> necessary to pay for it! My Redhat Linux came with a copy of
> Netscape which I use - I was never asked to pay for it - is that
> anti-competitive?
First, in order to show anti-competitive behavior the government needs
to demonstrate how a competitor or market has been damaged. Over the
years they have set out to do this in various ways, but by the time
they could get to trial the competitor or market was always snuffed
out. I also think that part of the point is that a behavior that is
anti-competitive on the part of a company that dominates the industry
is often fine when practiced by normal companies. Obviously, Netscape
was doing it to get *into* the market while Microsoft was doing it to
drive others *out* of the market.
--
David Fox http://hci.ucsd.edu/dsf xoF divaD
UCSD HCI Lab baL ICH DSCU
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From: Yasutaka Danke Hirasawa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Fwd: Samba: win95 cannot find linux]
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 22:41:00 -0500
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I installed/configured Samba. It is working only one way.
I can access Win95 files from Linux machine through "smbclient" command
without problems.
However, the same Win95 host cannot find Linux manchine. It simply
cannot locate the linux host. Win95 knows IP host name resolution of
Linux machine via Hosts file, which I configured. Seems like Linux is
rejecting the Win95 request.
I set "allow hosts" in smb.conf file to explicitly allow win95 host
machine, but it did not work. Is there any other potential problems to
be looked at?
Thanks,
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: How to read mail/news using Netscape on Redhat 5.2 ????
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 18:19:10 GMT
lucas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Man, you have my same problem. I am with attcanada.net
If you put "mailhost"
as your smtp server without anything, it will work fine and you can send.
in my case i have to note that my login name is [EMAIL PROTECTED], so i use the
whole thing as my login name.
the problem is with the pop server. if u put postoffice.attcanada.net, it is
not accepted because netscape volunteers and adds [EMAIL PROTECTED]
So if you setup the mailhost, you will be able to send messages, but not receive
I hope this solves your problem partially.
Wael
: Hello,
: Can anyone give me a clue on how to setup netscapes preferences so I can
: use mail and news.
: When I try to enter my mailhost I get Mailhost xxx unknown.
: I only have 2 computer network and I gave up setting up sendmail.
: Is it possible to get mail and news without a complicated process.
: I'm fairly new to linux and things that I take for granted under NT is
: very complicated to accomplish if not impossible.
: Thanks,
: lucas
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (joseph_a_philbrook__iii)
Subject: Re: Setting up Pine [loses ppp while fetching newsgroup list < / > ]
Date: 3 Feb 1999 17:29:27 GMT
>> I agree. I had the exact same problems with Pine (which I like as a
>> mail reader), and switched to SLRN and it has worked like a charm.
>> I also use Gnus and suspect I will be using it more and more as I
>> figure it all out. Slrn was as easy as starting with a pointer to
>> the news server and pressing the ? key once in a while for help.
>> Chris Lott
Hi Chris, So you had the sameexact problem???
I'm not all that convinced that the problem is how slow pine is...
After all I can't see that it would have slowed down so much that
my ppp sesion should time out... it only had to issue the command
to fetch the list, and then redirect the data to the apropiate file
And since I the only other process I was running was pppd (via the
ppp-go script)there should have been enough data flowing through the
modem to keep the connection open... shouldn't there???
BUT maybe I will try Slrn like you sugest... However I do NOT want to run a
local news spool... (I do want to download whole threads to a USER OWNED
file for offline viewing) But I'm not interested in downloading whole
newsgroups. Nor in having to use root to expire aricals. I want to delete
them as a user as soon as that user is done with them, (which might be
minutes after downloading them or many months...<on a message by message
basis>)
Will Slrn do that... I mean can I use it to browse my isp's news server and
mark interesting subjects/threads for downloading to a user file, update
the pointers to say I've read everything in the current group, and move on
so that I can <lator> use my choice of software to view read edit delete
that user file while offline???
-^- -^-
<?> <?> Joe (theWordy) Philbrook
^
\___/ < [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
or at home:
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 22:48:55 -0500
From: Andy Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Alternate WWW Browser
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Since I read Netscape is not stable yet, I wonder if there are any other good
>Browsers
> I can use. It should use the gtk-, xforms- or motif-toolkit.
While I know many people complain about Netscape crashing, my Netscape Communicator &
Navigator (both 4.5) at home and at work are very solid. Some of the 4.5 betas
crashed on
my home box, but the production versions don't. And I'm even running the
we'll-put-it-out-here-just-don't-call-us-if-it-eats-your-computer glibc2 version. I'm
using modest hardware, too: one machine is a AMD DX4-100, the other is an AMD 5x86-133
(man that was fast once). My only complaint about Netscape is it's a huge memory hog:
I
can get by in 32 MB, but 64 MB is much, much better.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mike Sheehan)
Subject: Linux box as Windoze file/backup server?
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 11:39:01 -0600
Is there any reason why I couldn't use my Linux box for a multipurpose server?
1) I am currently using Apache to serve a couple of small intranet WWW adresses.
2) I would like to add using Samba for the local Windows NT users as a
FILE server for them.
3) In conjunction with a WWW and file server I would also like to provide
FTP backup capability to the same Windows network.
Does anyone know of reason why I would not be able to do this?
Here is a list of the hardware I have:
Pentium II 266
8.4 GB IDE drive
HP SureStore 10/20 GB DAT drive (SCSI)
Thanks for any input,
Mike Sheehan
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From: "J. S. Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: syslogd and high cpu loads
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 11:19:36 -0700
"Frank J. Dziuba" wrote:
> The syslogd process stays at about 70% cpu load!
Is that CPU utilization or CPU load? Load is not expressed in percentages,
rather abosolute values. Is your load average staggering around 1.0? Or do you
just see 70% as the ps output. This is the time used over the time the process
has been running (or in the run-queue), and does not indicate it is directly
using 70% of the machines resources. It almost means that 30% of the time it
sits in the run queue, something else is being scheduled.
> When we do some analysis on it we see what appears to be a lot or DNS lookups
> on the
> sending hosts.
Place the IP address instead of the hostname in the the syslog.conf file.
Again, what is your 10 and 15 minute load averages?
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http://www.Paramin.COM
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Advice for Microsoft-haters
Date: 3 Feb 1999 17:21:20 GMT
In the sacred domain of comp.os.linux.misc didst Michael Powe
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> eloquently scribe:
: Oh wait, how can that be? <Americans> invented that idea 5 years
: later. Oh, I know. The British used a time machine to travel forward
: to 1946, saw what the Americans were doing, stole the idea and
: time-travelled back to 1941 to use it. That makes sense.
Errrr....
The machine used to break Enigma codes in 1941 was a mechanical thing with
lots of wheels and things.
(Station X, Channel 4, Tuesday nights).
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