Linux-Misc Digest #781, Volume #24 Mon, 12 Jun 00 00:13:04 EDT
Contents:
Re: FTP Script? (Dowe Keller)
PIKT, Problem Informant/Killer Tool, v1.10.0 released (Super-User)
Re: vote on MS split-up ("David ..")
Re: Help! X problem on toshiba tecra 8100 notebook ("porsche")
Re: FTP Script? ("Gerald R. Jensen")
Re: "reiserfs" Anyone? ("F. V. Mendoza")
ANNOUNCEMENT
Re: how to import outlook mail into netscape mail? ("Divya Sundaram")
Re: FTP Script? ("Divya Sundaram")
Re: LiLo ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: vote on MS split-up ([EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul E. Larson))
Re: CD and Zip icons on Gnome Desktop? ("Kevin Vandersloot")
Drivers ("Java__Cat")
cscope [was: editor search] (David M. Cook)
New Roaring Penguin PPPoE Client (David Steuber)
Re: Drivers (David M. Cook)
Re: Drivers ("Java__Cat")
Re: linux downloads on dos diskettes (Francois Labreque)
Re: Slow Mouse under X (Michael Proto)
Linux/Win logos -- can I use them? ("Barry Kauler")
Help configuring KSamba ("Mun Yip")
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dowe Keller)
Subject: Re: FTP Script?
Date: 11 Jun 2000 17:42:03 -0700
Gerald R. Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>How do you use a script to run an FTP session on a Linux box?
>
>On WinNT, you can use ftp -i -s:script_file, where the script_file contains
>the username, password, etc.
What do you want to do, if you want to download several files non-
interactively, you may want to look into wget. It's quite a neat little
program.
--
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
---
I wanted to emulate some of my hero's, but I didn't know thier
op-codes.
--dowe
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Subject: PIKT, Problem Informant/Killer Tool, v1.10.0 released
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Super-User)
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 00:27:36 GMT
PIKT, Problem Informant/Killer Tool, version 1.10.0
HIGHLIGHTS: Rewrote much of the script processing code in a more
modular, readable, and maintainable fashion. Redid the array
implementation, introducing AWK-style associative arrays, also multi-
dimensional numerically indexed arrays. Added the #indent-#unindent
preprocessor directives, for automatic indentation of PIKT configura-
tions. Revised the value history mechanism, fixing a serious
scalability problem. Fixed several small bugs and made other code
improvements.
PIKT, an innovative new paradigm for administering heterogeneous networked
workstations, is a multi-functional tool for monitoring systems, reporting
and fixing problems, and managing system configurations. PIKT is quickly
gathering potential as a serious security management system. PIKT comprises
an embedded scripting language with unique, labor-saving features; a
sophisticated script (and system config file) preprocessor, scheduler, and
installer; and other useful tools. PIKT is a category buster with many, many
different uses limited only by your ingenuity and imagination.
PIKT is distributed under the GNU General Public License. Available now
for Linux, AIX, FreeBSD, HP-UX, IRIX, OpenBSD, Solaris, and SunOS. For
more info, and complete source code, documentation, and data files, please
visit the PIKT Web site at:
http://pikt.uchicago.edu/pikt
--
===============================================================================
Robert Osterlund, Unix Systems Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Grad School of Business, U of Chicago phone: 773/702-8898
1101 E. 58th Street, #309, Chicago, IL 60637, USA fax: 773/702-0233
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From: "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: vote on MS split-up
Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 20:07:31 -0500
David Steuber wrote:
>
> Rick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> ' ... only becasue the governemnt was able to M$ into court, and the
> ' resulting very real legal threat to M$'s continued existence .
>
> Yeah, Big Brother is watching out for you. Trust Big Brother. He
> knows what's best for you and can solve all your problems and give you
> everything you need.
>
> Give the FSF and other open source groups and people some credit, why
> don'tchya?
It wasn't the DOJ that started MS's Problems.
Enough said.
--
Registered with the Linux Counter. http://counter.li.org
ID # 123538
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From: "porsche" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help! X problem on toshiba tecra 8100 notebook
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 09:00:24 +0800
the video chipset is S3 Savage/MX ....
thank anyway!!
porsche
"Martin Herrman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ���g��l��
news:8hq8bo$nm7$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> On Fri, 9 Jun 2000 08:46:35 +0800, porsche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > hi,
> >
> > My system is RedHat 6.2 on Toshiba Tecra 8100 notebook.
> > Does anyone have successfully installed X on this machine??
> > the configuration seem don't work with this machine.
> > thanks if someone can tell me how to configure it properly.
>
> I do have a toshiba 320 CDT.. with a Chips & Technologies 65555 video
card,
> if your laptop has almost the same, just e-mail me and I will get the
> options you have to add to your config file for you..
>
> Martin
> >
> > porsche
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Linux Gebruikers Handleiding v1.2 : http://2mypage.cjb.net
> Linux RedHat 6.1 Kernel 2.2.14 Toshiba P233 MHz, 32 Mb RAM
> 10:00am up 6 days, 20:06, 4 users, load average: 0.07, 0.08, 0.08
> Western Civilization, that would be a good idea!
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Reply-To: "Gerald R. Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Gerald R. Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: FTP Script?
Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 20:38:42 -0500
I don't need this to download ... I need it to upload files at specified
intervals, so it needs to run from a cron job.
"Dowe Keller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Gerald R. Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >How do you use a script to run an FTP session on a Linux box?
> >
> >On WinNT, you can use ftp -i -s:script_file, where the script_file
contains
> >the username, password, etc.
>
> What do you want to do, if you want to download several files non-
> interactively, you may want to look into wget. It's quite a neat little
> program.
>
> --
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ---
> I wanted to emulate some of my hero's, but I didn't know thier
> op-codes.
> --dowe
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From: "F. V. Mendoza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: "reiserfs" Anyone?
Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 22:57:03 +0400
"Ferdinand V. Mendoza" wrote:
>
Woohoo! I got it working now. Really kicks ass.
>
> What I have in mind now is to unmount the mounted partitions and
> make a reiserfs fs on those with it's included utility.
> I will screw up the current partitions -of course and reinstall the
> stuff without reformatting the partitions during install time.
> Anyone cares to comment?
>
> Ferdinand
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Subject: ANNOUNCEMENT
Date: 12 Jun 2000 02:08:24 GMT
I have uploaded to Simtel.Net:
http://www.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/msdos/commprog/jcom170s.zip
ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/msdos/commprog/jcom170s.zip 513101 bytes
jcom170s.zip JCOM: 386-based PC MS-DOS terminal emulator
JCOM is a user friendly menu-driven software with rich features for
386-based PC MSDOS terminal emulator. It supports the ANSI, VT102 and
Linux consoles and also supports the function/cursor keys for each
terminal emulation. It supports RS-232 UART 16550A FIFO hardware with
speed up to 115200 bps and includes software and hardware flow control.
In addition to the default com1 to com4, JCOM supports hardware device
setup for other communication ports (com5 to com35). JCOM includes
command-file and DOSkey-like function which are very useful for
remote-system-command execution.
Special requirements: gsz9705.zip (gsz.exe) for ZMODEM protocol.
(optional requirements: list93a.zip (list.com)
for external browser).
Changes: Additional features added.
jcom170s.zip has replaced jcom170r.zip.
Freeware. Uploaded by the author.
Huey-Chang Jean
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Divya Sundaram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: how to import outlook mail into netscape mail?
Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 21:12:20 -0500
Well,
The way *I* did this was as follows:
Installed UWash IMAP on a Linux box
Created an account on the Mail Server
Used OE5 to transfer the mail from my local folders to Server
Once done, I can now simply use IMAP or use Netscape to
download the messages. Personally, I would leave it on the server.
Regards
"Mark Bratcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Robie Basak wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 9 Jun 2000 13:28:44 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
> > >There is a program called "oe2mbx" which converts OE5 folders to
standard
> > >MBX format - look for it on http://www.freshmeat.net/ or, if you're
> > >really desperate, email me back and I'll send it to you - the source is
> > >only a few K in size ...
> > >
> > >I have used the program - it seems to work very well.
> >
> > Didn't work for me at all :-(
> >
> > I've decided never again to use an email client which cannot export
> > mail as a standard (text) format - either mbox or maildir or similar.
> >
>
> That rules out any Microsoft programs. You have experienced the
> "innovation" they keep talking about.
>
> --
> Mark Bratcher
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> Escape from Microsoft's proprietary tentacles: use Linux!
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From: "Divya Sundaram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: FTP Script?
Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 21:13:12 -0500
Hi,
Use PERL and Net::FTP module. I do it all the time and love it.
Regards
"Dowe Keller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> Gerald R. Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >How do you use a script to run an FTP session on a Linux box?
> >
> >On WinNT, you can use ftp -i -s:script_file, where the script_file
contains
> >the username, password, etc.
>
> What do you want to do, if you want to download several files non-
> interactively, you may want to look into wget. It's quite a neat little
> program.
>
> --
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ---
> I wanted to emulate some of my hero's, but I didn't know thier
> op-codes.
> --dowe
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: LiLo
Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 11:57:46 +0200
> If this works properly when at the lilo prompt you choose 'dos', then you
> should be able to make 'dos' the default by placing the 'dos' stanza
> first, ahead of the linux stanza.
I don't think this is necessary thanks to the 'default' option.
If the configuration works when you type dos at the boot prompt
then, if you wait 5 seconds your dos partition will be booted as
well.
Bye.
AS
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
From: whistler@<blahblah>twcny.rr.com (Paul E. Larson)
Subject: Re: vote on MS split-up
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 02:36:27 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "David .." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>David Steuber wrote:
>>
>> Rick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>
>> ' ... only becasue the governemnt was able to M$ into court, and the
>> ' resulting very real legal threat to M$'s continued existence .
>>
>> Yeah, Big Brother is watching out for you. Trust Big Brother. He
>> knows what's best for you and can solve all your problems and give you
>> everything you need.
>>
>> Give the FSF and other open source groups and people some credit, why
>> don'tchya?
>
>It wasn't the DOJ that started MS's Problems.
True, it was all those weak willed individuals that were unwilling to support
small vendors who installed Linux.
Paul
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From: "Kevin Vandersloot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CD and Zip icons on Gnome Desktop?
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 02:42:20 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, larry
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is there a way to put icons for my CD and Zip
> drive on the Gnome desktop? RH 6.2 installed a
> diskette icon when I originally setup Linux but
> I've been unable to see how to add additional
> drive icons.
>
> Also, if I have these two icons, can I just
> insert a disk (CD or Zip) and then click on the
> icon for access to them?
>
Gnome will display the drives if they are listed
in /etc/fstab. You can then right click on the
desktop and choose 'Rescan default device' and
they will show up. They have to be user mountable
also to show up for non root users. You add the
'user' option to /etc/fstab to give users the
right to mount the devices. So here is my cdrom
listing in /etc/fstab
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,ro,user 0 0
Now the cdrom icon shows up for all users. Just
add something similar for your zip drive.
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From: "Java__Cat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Drivers
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 02:43:47 GMT
I am a Linux newbie in need of drivers. Does any one know of a good site to
locate them, heck I'll even take a bad site if it has the right drivers. The
most important one is for my Monitor I have an HP D3859A MultiMedia 17in.
display.
Thanks in advance
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David M. Cook)
Subject: cscope [was: editor search]
Date: 12 Jun 2000 02:49:45 GMT
On Sun, 11 Jun 2000 18:58:45 +0100, Chris Lowth
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>So ... Does anyone reading this know of the where-abouts of such a beast
>(open-source version of cscope)?
http://cscope.sourceforge.net/
Also, Source Navigator should be open sourced RSN.
Dave Cook
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Crossposted-To: comp.dcom.xdsl,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: New Roaring Penguin PPPoE Client
From: David Steuber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 03:00:01 GMT
I currently use Ver 1.0 of Roaring Penguin's PPPoE client to connect
to Bell Atlantic Infospeed DSL. There is now a Ver 1.9 of that
client. Part of me likes to upgrade. Another part of me thinks that
if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Are there any benefits to going through the hassle of upgrading the
client?
--
David Steuber | Hi! My name is David Steuber, and I am
NRA Member | a hoploholic.
All bits are significant. Some bits are more significant than others.
-- Charles Babbage Orwell
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David M. Cook)
Subject: Re: Drivers
Date: 12 Jun 2000 02:59:40 GMT
On Mon, 12 Jun 2000 02:43:47 GMT, Java__Cat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I am a Linux newbie in need of drivers. Does any one know of a good site to
>locate them, heck I'll even take a bad site if it has the right drivers. The
>most important one is for my Monitor I have an HP D3859A MultiMedia 17in.
>display.
Monitors don't have drivers per se. The behavior of the display is handled
through "modelines" in /etc/X11/XF86Config. Most monitors work with
standard VESA modes and you shouldn't need to mess with modelines.
Are you having a problem configuring X?
Dave Cook
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From: "Java__Cat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Drivers
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 03:05:32 GMT
Yes, My Xwindows are huge. I have only been working on it for an few hours
so I may have missed something. I have several video cards and maybe I need
to get a driver for one of those. One is S3 ViRGE 325 PCI and I have a pass
through config that uses a 3d Blaster Voodoo2 by Creative Labs.
"David M. Cook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> On Mon, 12 Jun 2000 02:43:47 GMT, Java__Cat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> >I am a Linux newbie in need of drivers. Does any one know of a good site
to
> >locate them, heck I'll even take a bad site if it has the right drivers.
The
> >most important one is for my Monitor I have an HP D3859A MultiMedia 17in.
> >display.
>
> Monitors don't have drivers per se. The behavior of the display is
handled
> through "modelines" in /etc/X11/XF86Config. Most monitors work with
> standard VESA modes and you shouldn't need to mess with modelines.
>
> Are you having a problem configuring X?
>
> Dave Cook
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Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 23:32:15 -0400
From: Francois Labreque <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: linux downloads on dos diskettes
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I'm a newbie to linux and would like to further my education by
> compiling my own kernel, installing drivers etc. Now to my question.
> The only internet access I have is on a windoze machine. Can I
> download binaries and compiled code using windoze, onto a dos formated
> floppy and then install these files into my linux box to be compiled.
> Buying the hardware to make my linux box internet accessible would be
> a burden right now. Will this work?
> Thanks,
> jerbear
That's how I installed my first two copies of Slackware. Bu that was
back in '94 before everyone had huge hard disks and CD-roms. I don't
know if many Linux distributions still offer packages that fit on 1.44MB
disks.
--
Francois Labreque | In the future, performance will be measured
flabreq | by the size of your pipe.
@ | - Dogbert, on networking
attglobal.net
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From: Michael Proto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Slow Mouse under X
Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 23:35:22 -0400
Ron Gibson wrote:
>
> I installed a MS PS/2 mouse, two button, regular old mouse. Everything
> is all compiled and so forth.
>
> Under X it is annoying to use because I have to move the mouse really
> far to get the pointer to move compared to how far I had to move a
> serial mouse or what is needed in movement of the mouse under other OS's
> run.
>
> In checking /etc/XF86Config man page I see nothing to adjust this under
> the pointer section.
>
> This is usually referred to as "Tracking Speed" or "Acceleration" under
> other OS's and is adjustable.
>
> Any ideas on how to modify this setting?
>
> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Home Page: http://home.netcom.com/~rgibson/index.htm
man xset
--
Michael Proto |
[EMAIL PROTECTED] | "What, me worry?"
www.mp3.com/protologic | -A.E.Newman
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From: "Barry Kauler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Linux/Win logos -- can I use them?
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 11:38:54 +0800
Is there anyone reading this who has some knowledge of the
legal situation with logos?
I'm writing a book "Linux and me", online at
http://www.crosswinds.net/~goosee/
and I want to insert various logos.
Firstly, the MS Windows logo -- you know the one that looks
like a waving flag.
Ok, you might think that's a trademark of MS, *but* it is also
a character in the WingDings font, so if I legally own Windows
then I should be able to legally use that character.
Then, if I paste that character into a paint program and save it
as a .gif image, am I still allowed to use it???
I am not going to bother with asking MS for permission, as my
book really puts the knife in in places. But, can I freely use that
WingDings character, saved as a bitmap?
Then there's the logos associated with the various Linux distributors.
I looked at the Red Hat legal page, and it's quite heavy, you must
not use our "red hat" logo!!! Written permission is required.
Ok, I can apply to the various distributors, but if I don't want to
bother, can I use "modified" or "alternative" logos?
Does anyone know of any "alternative" logos?
Regards,
Barry Kauler
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From: "Mun Yip" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.networking,jaring.os.linux
Subject: Help configuring KSamba
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 12:13:17 +0800
I can't get KSamba to run!!! there are errors while trying to use the make
and make install command!!!
Can't anyone tell me what i need to do? Do i need to configure samba b4
using KSamba?
Please input
Thanks
email reply would be appreciated
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