Linux-Misc Digest #917, Volume #25 Sun, 1 Oct 00 22:13:02 EDT
Contents:
Re: Memory per process question ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: getting mpg123 to launch (Bill Pringlemeir)
Re: Memory per process question (Andreas K�h�ri)
Re: where's a good software site? (andi smart)
How to let normal user write to vfat partition (Gerry Snyder)
Help on m68k (Eugenio)
Re: Max File limits? (Juergen Heinzl)
Re: Should I jump into Linux? (Chris Menzel)
Re: SOS! Netscape RH 6.2 ??? (Robert Jones)
WordPerfect for Linux is here! (Per Inge Oestmoen)
KDE and Korn Shell ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Help on m68k (Pete Zaitcev)
Re: Help on m68k ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: where's a good software site? (Garry Knight)
Re: How to let normal user write to vfat partition (Bob Hauck)
Re: Problem with rpm ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: Different Flavors of Linux ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: Implications ("Peter T. Breuer")
Re: sony vaio F580 Notebook unable to install (Ming Kee =?big5?B?qfqwTw==?= in Linux)
Re: Partition sizes and LILO. ("Murray Alexander")
Group Limit ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Group Limit ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: MS Netmeeting under Linux?
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Memory per process question
Date: 1 Oct 2000 19:09:43 GMT
Loukas Kallivokas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: how can I check how much is the per process max memory limit that the
: kernel assigns and how to change it? We are running RH6.2 with 1GB of
man limit (in bash?), man ulimit. It's a function of your shell, not
the kernel, unless you are talking about the address space.
Peter
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: getting mpg123 to launch
From: Bill Pringlemeir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 19:19:19 GMT
Another hint is that all GUI applications usually begin with X or x.
Gnome apps usually have gnome at the start and KDE applications have
a `k' prepended. You could create an Icon that called mpg123, but
you have to give it a list of files to play. Here is a command line
I use,
mpg123 -z -q /mp3/*/*.mp3 /mp3/*/*/*.mp3 &
This plays all of the MP3 files on my mp3 partition. This plays in
the background and I don't have to have the xmms program running.
With Gnome, you would right click on the gnome bar and select `add
new launcher'. Insert the command
`mpg123 -z -q /mp3/*/*.mp3 /mp3/*/*/*.mp3'.
hth,
Bill
Stig> Ehh? mpg123 does not include a X gui, use xmms instead. If you
Stig> want to run mpg123, do it from a cli, "mpg123 <name of mp3>".
"Matthew Burton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote ...
>> mpg123 came preinstalled with RH 6.2, but for some reason it won't
>> launch. when i double-click on the icon in the /usr/bin directory,
>> it just gives me an hourglass for a few seconds and then goes
>> away.
>>
>> i didn't realize that it came preinstalled and tried installing an
>> older version that i downloaded, which wasn't successful.
--
We place two copies of PEOPLE magazine in a DARK, HUMID mobile home.
45 minutes later CYNDI LAUPER emerges wearing a BIRD CAGE on her head!
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Subject: Re: Memory per process question
From: Andreas K�h�ri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 1 Oct 2000 21:23:21 +0100
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Loukas Kallivokas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>how can I check how much is the per process max memory limit that the
>kernel assigns and how to change it? We are running RH6.2 with 1GB of
>physical memory. We have an old fortran code with static arrays that
>hits the limit at 512MB.
>
>Thanks
>Loukas
>
Take a look at the 'ulimit' command. Use "ulimit -a" to see all limits
that are in effect, and read the manual page to see how you change
them.
This command works in bash, there might be differences if you use e.g.
csh or another shell.
/A
--
Andreas K�h�ri,
Uppsala University, Sweden.
===================================={ GNU it yourself: www.gnu.org }====
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From: andi [EMAIL PROTECTED] (andi smart)
Subject: Re: where's a good software site?
Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 20:24:25 GMT
Hi
www.davecentral.com has a whole section for linux
On Sat, 30 Sep 2000 18:27:27 -0400, "Matt Burton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>i'm a newbie looking for applications to replace my windows ones temporarily
>while i try out linux. is there a definitive site for linux software? i
>can't believe i've had such a hard time finding a good email program.
>
>
andi smart
Never judge a book by its cover,
never judge a person by appearence
"never give up"
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From: Gerry Snyder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: How to let normal user write to vfat partition
Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 20:48:42 GMT
This is the most ignorant question I have ever had to ask.
I have a dual-boot PC--linux and w2k. The old w2k partitions I had
mounted in linux ro with no problems.
I created a new partition on my linux hd, for bulk storage and
communication between the two OSes, and (using SAMBA) with my w95 box. I
created the partition and set the type to Win95 FAT32 (LBA) (as root, of
course). I then switched to w2k and formatted the partition as fat32.
Went back to linux, added the partition to fstab and mounted it. Then
used swat to make it available to SAMBA. It was visible, and mounted
fine--but could not be written to. I spent a lot of time fidling with
SAMBA before realizing that only root could write to the partition in
linux.
The mount point is rwx for all users when nothing is mounted. When I
mount the partition only root has w permission. And roo can write with
no problems. So the problem is permissions, not just rw vs. ro.
I feel sure the solution is simple, but I don't even know whether the
problem is in linux or in w2k.
Which FM do I need to R?
TIA, Gerry
--
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eugenio)
Subject: Help on m68k
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2000 22:58:38 +0200
Hello, I'm trying to install debian on an old LC.
Anyone knows why does the following line appear?
"INIT: Id "1" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes".
After that, Linux doesn't start.
If you know why, tell me please.
Thanks in advance
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Juergen Heinzl)
Subject: Re: Max File limits?
Date: 1 Oct 2000 21:33:25 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Antony Mak wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>Recently, I always receive such messages on my SuSE 6.2 console.
>
>VFS: file-max limit 4096 reached
>Unable to load interpreter
>
>I think that it is reach the max file limit of my kernel. Does anyone tell
>me how to solve this problems?
[-]
less /usr/src/linux/Documentation/proc.txt
/file-max
q
man sysctl ( optional )
Ta',
Juergen
--
\ Real name : J�rgen Heinzl \ no flames /
\ EMail Private : [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ send money instead /
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From: Chris Menzel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Should I jump into Linux?
Date: 01 Oct 2000 16:26:14 -0500
Brian & Colleen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I now find myself at work missing simple things like grep and emacs
> (really!!) on my Windows machine at work.
For a complete bash shell under NT with all the standard gnu
utilities, load the Cygwin tools: http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/.
There's also a nice NT port of xemacs.
Chris Menzel
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From: Robert Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: SOS! Netscape RH 6.2 ???
Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 16:40:59 -0500
ALDEL wrote:
> Have Linux 6.2 installed in Pent-1
> Got dialer working,tnx to RH PPP dialer.
> Connects to my Isp, Attglobal.net.
> Loads Netscape 4.72 ok, but Net will not connect to any site
> period.
>
> Get error msg,cannot locate server www.redhat.com
> on Netscape Welcome page or any site I type in.
>
> This happens even though the dialer IS connected.
> Second error msg, something abt might need $SOCKS_NS
> envirement.
>
> Help much appreciated,
> Albert, Wa3fib
> It took me 83 years to get this dumb
>
> --
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (ALDEL)
> -----------------------------------------------------------
Sounds like /etc/resolv.conf is not set up properly or at all. On the
first line, you should have the word "search". (Without quotes). On
second and succeeding lines, you should have the word "nameserver"
followed by a space and the address of your ISP's DNS server(s).
Mine looks like this:
search
nameserver 206.138.224.150
nameserver 206.66.10.46
nameserver 206.66.10.94
nameserver 206.66.12.36
nameserver 204.178.72.30
nameserver 204.178.72.1
In case those nice folks failed to tell you about their nameservers,
here's what whois returns for attglobal.net:
Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.US.PRSERV.NET 165.87.194.244
NS4.US.PRSERV.NET 165.87.201.244
NS3.US.PRSERV.NET 165.87.201.243
HTH.
--
Such a fine first dream!
But they laughed at me; they said
I had made it up.
4:21pm up 3 days, 20:20, 1 user, load average: 0.16, 0.08, 0.08
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From: Per Inge Oestmoen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: WordPerfect for Linux is here!
Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 23:59:09 +0100
Take a look at what they say about WordPerfect for Linux:
http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reviews/1855/1/
--
Per Inge Oestmoen, Norway
http://home.powertech.no/pioe/
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: KDE and Korn Shell
Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 21:45:18 GMT
Hi All,
I'm using korn shell and KDE, with my redhat 6.2 but it refuses
to read my $HOME/.kshrc
How can I setup this???
Thanks!!!
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Pete Zaitcev)
Subject: Re: Help on m68k
Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 22:18:25 GMT
On Sun, 1 Oct 2000 22:58:38 +0200, Eugenio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello, I'm trying to install debian on an old LC.
> Anyone knows why does the following line appear?
> "INIT: Id "1" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes".
> After that, Linux doesn't start.
> If you know why, tell me please.
> Thanks in advance
You run a kernel without CONFIG_FB, or CONFIG_FB=m and something
is misconfigured. Remember that there is no VGA text mode on LC :)
Just a guess, really...
--Pete
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Help on m68k
Date: 1 Oct 2000 22:25:17 GMT
Eugenio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: Hello, I'm trying to install debian on an old LC.
: Anyone knows why does the following line appear?
: "INIT: Id "1" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes".
: After that, Linux doesn't start.
: If you know why, tell me please.
The line means what it says. The daemon labelled "1" in your /etc/inittab
has died and been restarted 10 times in the last 60s, and init is going
to give it a rest for 5 minutes.
I suggest you go take a look! Sounds like a corrupted rc.1 script.
which is fatal!
Peter
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From: Garry Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: where's a good software site?
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2000 19:37:03 +0100
On Sat, 30 Sep 2000, Matt Burton wrote:
>i'm a newbie looking for applications to replace my windows ones temporarily
>while i try out linux. is there a definitive site for linux software? i
>can't believe i've had such a hard time finding a good email program.
http://www.rpmfind.net/
http://linux.davecentral.com
http://freshmeat.net
http://powerlinux.linuxberg.com/index.html
http://www.tuxfinder.com
--
Garry Knight
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Hauck)
Subject: Re: How to let normal user write to vfat partition
Reply-To: bobh{at}haucks{dot}org
Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 21:04:38 GMT
On Sun, 01 Oct 2000 20:48:42 GMT, Gerry Snyder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>created the partition and set the type to Win95 FAT32 (LBA) (as root, of
>course). I then switched to w2k and formatted the partition as fat32.
>Went back to linux, added the partition to fstab and mounted it.
>mount the partition only root has w permission.
>Which FM do I need to R?
You need the FM for mount. FAT32 has no idea about users or
permissions, so you have to set them when you mount the volume. Look
at the man page about uid=, gid=, and umask= for FAT.
--
-| Bob Hauck
-| To Whom You Are Speaking
-| http://www.haucks.org/
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problem with rpm
Date: 2 Oct 2000 00:29:55 GMT
Jan Schaumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote::
:> Jan Schaumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
:> :> Don't all linux distributions recognize the same Linux rpm packages?
:> : make sure you got the correct rpm for you architecture.
:> : There are rpm's for i386, for i686, for sparc, for alpha, for ppc...
:> And for redhat, for suse, ... and .deb's for debian and corel, and
:> .tgz's for slackware.
:>
:> (hint, the package format has nothing to do with it. It's the content
:> and the meta info that count)
: .deb and .tgz (or .tar.gz) are no rpm's, tho.
So what do you want me to answer? "No"? His question contained a
false assumption which makes answering his question directly
impossible. He effectively asked "Doesn't everyone understand the
same dialect of italian". It would have been thrown out of court
if uttered by a prosecution lawyer ...
Peter
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Different Flavors of Linux
Date: 2 Oct 2000 00:31:36 GMT
Tim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: I am new to the Linux world and am terribly confused by all the versions
: of Linux that are available. Can someone please tell me what the
: difference is between lets say Red Hat Linux and Mandrake Linux? Red Hat
: Linux and Corel's version? Etc.
They're different. Go read some Distribution'HOWTO if you're confused,
but why should you be? They're differnt and that's all. It's a free
world. Anyone can make a distribution of linux, or sell ice cream.
Peter
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From: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.software.config-mgmt
Subject: Re: Implications
Date: 2 Oct 2000 01:07:58 GMT
In comp.os.linux.misc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
: In article <8qioop$rqk$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
: "Peter T. Breuer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
:> In comp.os.linux.misc Kaz Kylheku <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
:> : On Sat, 23 Sep 2000 01:45:25 GMT, paul snow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
:> :>Here is the equation:
:> :> X --> P --> E
:> It's not an equation. There is no equals sign.
: Equality is only one of a infinite number of concepts that can be
: expressed using equations.
Err, but that's not an equation above. An equation has a precise
meaning: two terms, separated by an equals sign (usually representing a
symmetric, reflexive, transitive relation). So whereas you can indeed
use an equal sign to represent things other than "identity" (which is
what I think you mean, because "equality represents equality" is a
tautology), that fact doesn't apply, since there is no equals sign, or
any other sign that can be construed as representing a reflexive,
symmetric, transitive relation.
Goodbye, loon. (and how do you know that there are an infinite number
of concepts?).
Peter
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From: Ming Kee =?big5?B?qfqwTw==?= in Linux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup,cz.comp.linux.redhat-cz
Subject: Re: sony vaio F580 Notebook unable to install
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 01:53:24 GMT
I have similar problem when installing RH 6.1/CLE 0.9-2
choose text mode, type "text" on welcome screen
visor-palm John wrote:
> Sony VAIO PCG-F580: Pentium III 650Mhz, 256Mb RAM, 6Mb video memory, 12 G
> hard-drive
> Display Adapter: NeoMagic MagicMedia256XL+ (v016)
> Display: 15" XGA TFT
>
> RedHat 6.1 CD's
>
> The machine has Win98 on 2 partitions and there are 3 GB left to install
> Linux.
>
> However, when I boot to the CD (or floppy) I first get the entry screen
> which asks what type of install I want to do...Install RedHat Linux (this is
> the DOS-ish text window with the "boot:" prompt).
> Then I press <enter> to do an install...the system goes through its image
> loading (vmlinux...) and then it says something like "unrecognized
> card"...and it croaks...to the point where it says, system is safe to
> reboot.
>
> Here is the output (that can be viewed)
>
> Fatal server error:
> No valid modes found.
>
> When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send the full
> server output, not jst the last messages
>
> _X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect: errno = 111
> Traceback (innermost last):
> File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 144, in ?
> from gui import InstallInterface
> File "/usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/gui.py", line 9, in ?
> from gtk import *
> File "/usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/gtk.py", line 29, in ?
> _gtk.gtk.init()
> RuntimeError: cannot open display
> install exited abnormally
> sending termination signals...done
> sending kill signals...done
> unmounting filesystems...
> /mnt/source
> /dev/pts
> /proc
> you may safely reboot your system
>
> I have taken all network cards out of the system and it still does not allow
> me to continue with the installation.
> I have already checked out the stuff on
> http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/ and
> http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~and1000/vaioF-series.html but it did not help.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> John
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From: "Murray Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Partition sizes and LILO.
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 01:58:06 GMT
<Darek M> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> I have a 20gig drive. The first partition is a 17gig FAT32 for
> wintendo, followed by 3gig linux native and rest for swap. I wanted to
> --snip--
> My question is: do I need to worry about the size of the first
> partition in order to have lilo install properly? Would I have to
> repartition? Or should I try to install the loader to the root of the
> partition instead?
Yes, you need to worry about the size of your first partition. More to the
point, LILO can't handle booting from a partition that includes or starts
beyond cylinder 1024 (this is a documented limitation of the BIOS). You'll
probably have to re-partition to get this to work.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Group Limit
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 01:46:56 GMT
We are running Redhat 6.0 in a web hosting environment.
For increased security when using PHP, we create a group
containing the uid of the webserver and a system user.
This way, we can chgrp the file to this new group and the web server
process can still open the file, but it is not accessible from any other
user's PHP scripts.
This has worked great so far, but we have just run into a problem.
After adding a new group (number 518), a PHP application which we
installed for a user failed to work. Looking at the PHP logs, it was
reporting that it could not read the config file which was chgrp'd to
this new group. I changed the number of the new group and this
application started working correctly.
I changed the group # on a working user's application to 518 and
the application ceased working, so I am pretty sure this is pointing
to a limit in the group #. Now, I can understand if this was a number
like 256 or 512 (ie #FFF or #FFFF), but 517 makes no sense!
Is there a way to increase this??
Thanks in Advance,
George
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Before you buy.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Group Limit
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 01:49:16 GMT
We are running Redhat 6.0 in a web hosting environment.
For increased security when using PHP, we create a group
containing the uid of the webserver and a system user.
This way, we can chgrp the file to this new group and the web server
process can still open the file, but it is not accessible from any other
user's PHP scripts.
This has worked great so far, but we have just run into a problem.
After adding a new group (number 518), a PHP application which we
installed for a user failed to work. Looking at the PHP logs, it was
reporting that it could not read the config file which was chgrp'd to
this new group. I changed the number of the new group and this
application started working correctly.
I changed the group # on a working user's application to 518 and
the application ceased working, so I am pretty sure this is pointing
to a limit in the group #. Now, I can understand if this was a number
like 256 or 512 (ie #FFF or #FFFF), but 517 makes no sense!
Is there a way to increase this??
Thanks in Advance,
George
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Before you buy.
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: MS Netmeeting under Linux?
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 08:55:31 +0700
VNC is NOT nm30.exe compatible.
It has VNC under DOS that compatible with linux VNC.
VNC cannot send VDO and sound but send totally your screen.
To send sound you need speak freely under linux.
To make VDO cam to work under linux you need SANE.
If you make 3 softwares run together then I will blow nm30.exe away
BUT as I said it is NOT nm30.exe compatible.
regards,
=CA=D8=BE=D1=B5=C3=EC =BF=E9=D2=C3=D8=E8=A7=CA=D2=A7 (supat faarungsang) =
Kasetsart Univ., Nakorn Pathom,
Director of small ruminant research and development center
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://sss.agri.kps.ku.ac.th/
office: (034)351892 home: (034)351843 fax: (02)5791120
mobile: (01)4127930 lab:(034)281053-6 ext 3434
voicechat: http://supat.dhs.org/ttt.html or http://go.to/supat
=A4=C7=D2=C1=B4=D5=A4=B9=E0=C3=D2=B9=D5=E8=B4=D5=E3=B4 =B4=D5=B9=D3=E9=E3=
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:)
On Sun, 1 Oct 2000, David Efflandt wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Sep 2000, Mandrake 7 User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Is there any net conferencing program for linux that is compatible with
> >MS Netmeeting?
>=20
> Not sure, but have you looked at VNC (free) which is platform independent
> and supports Linux? It can also be accessed from any Java capable web
> browser if an OS has no viewer. It is the only way I know to easily
> control a Windows box from Linux. It can also run a background X server
> in Linux that can be accessed by Win or any other system.
>=20
> http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/index.html
>=20
> --=20
> David Efflandt [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.de-srv.com/
> http://www.autox.chicago.il.us/ http://www.berniesfloral.net/
> http://hammer.prohosting.com/~cgi-wiz/ http://cgi-help.virtualave.net/
>=20
>=20
>=20
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