Linux-Misc Digest #63, Volume #27 Thu, 8 Feb 01 23:13:03 EST
Contents:
tar omitting leading directories ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: MS to Enforce Registration - or Else (Steve Mading)
Re: MS to Enforce Registration - or Else (Steve Mading)
Re: MS to Enforce Registration - or Else
Re: MS to Enforce Registration - or Else
Re: MS to Enforce Registration - or Else
Re: MS to Enforce Registration - or Else (Steve Mading)
Re: very basic basic newbie question (John Todd)
Re: Where does $PATH come from? (Pete Ritter)
Re: Very weird emacs initialization behaviour. (Jay Lubomirski)
Re: Which is the linux for me? (webqueen, queen of the web)
Re: procmail problem under Linux (* Tong *)
Re: Trouble with via ac97 sound (Frederick Bartlett)
Re: XScreenSaver and NVidia OpenGL ("Robert M. Taylor")
tape or tape drive bad? ("Darren and Marla Welson")
How to specify tty for write/talk (* Tong *)
Re: Setting up a shell server ("Dan Kulpa")
Re: Getting started with Java (Bob Hauck)
Re: XScreenSaver and NVidia OpenGL ("jujubeesRULE")
Re: xv_get_sel alike tools for Linux (Marc D. Williams)
Re: pop3 issues ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: procmail problem under Linux ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
security (Mike Mcclain)
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: tar omitting leading directories
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 01:14:47 GMT
Hi there,
Couldn't find a comp.linux.tar or similar newsgroups so here I am.
I had a look on the tar faqs and on the web (using google, very
good search engin BTW and scanned the newspostings in deja.com)
but I couldn't find an easy solution (none). Here is my problem:
I receive from a query the locations of lots of files I need to tar
in one archive in order to send it to the client. The locations
look like this:
/data/thisproject/veryimportant/format/20-01-99/file1.txt
/data/thisproject/veryimportant/format/20-01-99/file2.txt
etc.
/data/thisproject/veryimportant/format/13-02-99/file1.txt
/data/thisproject/veryimportant/format/13-02-99/file2.txt
/data/thisproject/veryimportant/format/13-02-99/file3.txt
etc.
/data/thisproject/othermachine/16-08-01/file1.txt
Several files in date-labeled directories.
I receive the locations in one single long string, let's say
files2tar. What I do is give tar this long string. What I get is
one tar archive which is good but the thing is when the client
unpacks the whole archive he will have to click through all these
leading directories (data,thisproject...) to finally get the files
he wants. I was wondering if there is any nice and neat option
when creating the archive to tell tar that it should put
the files only with the last directory like
20-01-99/file1.txt
20-01-99/file2.txt
13-02-99/file1.txt
13-02-99/file2.txt
13-02-99/file3.txt
16-08-01/file1.txt
I need the whole path to get to the data itself but I want them to
be archived in less directory depths (omitting the leading ones
except of the last).
Anyone any ideas ? Even if I use a script (any language) to shorten
the files2tar string to
"20-01-99/file1.txt 20-01-99/file2.txt 13-02-99/file1.txt etc."
how can I give this information to the tar command ?
Something like tar cf data.tar files2tar --target files2tarshortened ??
But there is no --target or so ...
Thanks for helping :-)
-Ro
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From: Steve Mading <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: MS to Enforce Registration - or Else
Date: 9 Feb 2001 01:12:13 GMT
In comp.os.linux.advocacy Geoffrey Tobin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: Steve Mading wrote:
:>
:> There's a few ...
: There _are_ a few. :)
:> integers are 32-bit numbers in Java.
: The larger problem is the plural. The term is "integer"
: without the "s".
Since when? I think this might be one of those differences
between American English and Aussie English. The set of
all mass nouns overlaps, but is not identical between the
two variants. ("Mass nouns" is what I call those nouns that
are difficult to categorize into plural and singular because
they refer to mass quantities. For example pudding, water,
air, etc. It makes little sense to plural-ize them until you
put them in a container or a measurement, and then you are
actually pluralizing the measurement noun. For example, it
doesn't make any sense to say, "I have 10 waters.", but it
makes sense to say "I have 10 glasses of water.", or "I have
10 litres of water.") "Integer" might be one of those words
that is considered a mass noun in one country, but not in the
other. I have never, not once, heard 'integer' referred to
in the plural without an 's' on it.
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From: Steve Mading <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: MS to Enforce Registration - or Else
Date: 9 Feb 2001 01:19:11 GMT
In comp.os.linux.advocacy Geoffrey Tobin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: Steve Mading wrote:
:>
:> In comp.os.linux.advocacy Brian V. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
:>
:> : Perhaps, but we were talking about the apostrophes in this case. Mr (.) likes
:> : to leave them out altogether so he says "ill" instead of "I'll" and "elses"
:instead
:> : of "else's", which is hard to read and is worse than just disobeying a grammar
:rule.
:>
:> : You know, like when someone says "noone" instead of "no one". It is hard to see
:> : "noone" and pronounce it with two syllables.
:>
:> Yes, but "elses" is pronounced the same as "else's", and the only reason
:> "Ill" is confusing is because there is another word in English with
:> the spelling "ill". Without that other word there, "eyell" would be
:> just as valid a pronounciation for "Ill" as "ihll" is.
: The apostrophe indication of elision is convenient.
:> "noone" is a special case where you stick two vowels together so they
:> look like they combine to make a single sound. Words like "cant"
:> "dont" have that problem.
: "Cant" has the problem that it's also a word meaning "nonsensical
: speech",
: and in the English speaking community outside the US it's pronounced
: differently.
: Since "can't" is not ambiguous, i prefer it.
I don't see how the difference in pronounciation is relevant.
"can't" is ALSO pronounced differently outside the US (sounding
to my ears like "Cont".) , so use of the apostrophe doesn't
really change anything about this problem.
:
:> The only purpose grammar has that really matters is to remove ambiguity.
: A point worth consideration in the case of the apostrophe.
But it doesn't have any ambiguity. The "cant" as a type of speech
is a noun. As the contraction "can't", it cannot be placed into a
sentence where a noun would go. This removes the ambiguity - if
the word is used as a noun, it's not the contraction..
:> For example, it's important to know the difference between
:> "Kill Steve!" and "Kill, Steve!". But often times the grammar doesn't
:> remove ambiguity at all, and in that case I don't care.
: Another example was used by a poster recently:
: In punctuating "Woman without her man is nothing",
: a man wrote: "Woman, without her man, is nothing.",
: whereas a woman wrote: "Woman! Without her, man is nothing.".
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: MS to Enforce Registration - or Else
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 01:25:04 -0000
On Thu, 8 Feb 2001 11:16:14 -0500, Steve Ackman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Thu, 08 Feb 2001 18:28:05 +1100, Geoffrey Tobin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>One would hope so, because the egg's not on Jeb Bush's face,
>>it's on the United States's.
>
>...the United States'. ;-)
Far too many people forget the plural part...
[deletia]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: MS to Enforce Registration - or Else
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 01:26:41 -0000
On Thu, 08 Feb 2001 19:25:54 +1100, Geoffrey Tobin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>> Also while the herd mentality is certainly there, I think the
>> nature of software interfaces and how they tend to interfere
>> with free choice is far more critical. It's not enough to merely
>> have the "biggest fraternity", you also need a way to trap people
>> in once they've made a bad initial decision.
>
>Whom are you quoting, Mr Knight?
If I was quoting someone, there would be a citation.
--
Also while the herd mentality is certainly there, I think the
nature of software interfaces and how they tend to interfere
with free choice is far more critical. It's not enough to merely
have the "biggest fraternity", you also need a way to trap people
in once they've made a bad initial decision.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ()
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: MS to Enforce Registration - or Else
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 01:28:51 -0000
On Thu, 08 Feb 2001 19:35:30 +1100, Geoffrey Tobin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>> No, atheism is lack of belief.
>
>Scan the word. Atheism means "no God ism" (whatever "ism" is).
Sorry. "Scanning" the word would lead to the conclusion
that it is a "lack" of "theism", just like amoral is a
absense of morals.
[deletia]
An absence of adherence to any particular religious
dogma is one of the few things that all atheists
share in actual practice.
--
Also while the herd mentality is certainly there, I think the
nature of software interfaces and how they tend to interfere
with free choice is far more critical. It's not enough to merely
have the "biggest fraternity", you also need a way to trap people
in once they've made a bad initial decision.
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From: Steve Mading <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: MS to Enforce Registration - or Else
Date: 9 Feb 2001 01:24:15 GMT
In comp.os.linux.advocacy Aaron R. Kulkis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: Geoffrey Tobin wrote:
:>
:> "Aaron R. Kulkis" wrote:
:> ...
:> > DEMONCROOK ...
:>
:> Abuse makes for a very unconvincing argument.
:>
: Merely characterizing them for what they are.
This only would convince someone who already agrees that
they are crooks. If you are trying to show that they are
crooks, then your intended audience won't listen to you
seriously if you do that. It's the same reason that it
makes no sense to say things like "Microshaft" or "Mickeysoft".
It doesn't matter if they humourously point out something
true, the persons you argue with will dismiss what you have to
say the instant they see you using terms like that.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Todd)
Subject: Re: very basic basic newbie question
Date: 9 Feb 2001 01:38:09 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Try mouseconfig
On Thu, 08 Feb 2001 23:22:22 GMT, Jack Altradmon
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hi, sorry to bug everyone with such a simple question... are there any key
>shortcuts in GNOME to help me navigate if the mouse doesn't respond..?
>
>I'm brand new to Linux.. I'm trying to install RedHat 7 and having major
>problems with X configuration.
>
>1st time I got it working but the desktop was about 4x larger than the
>screen.. tried different resolution but then desktop only took up half the
>screen. I guess this is because I chose a monitor which was close to mine
>(but not exact). I have a CTX 1569S and chose CTX 1565. (Video card is an
>ATI 3d Xpression+). I have now found what I think are the H & V sync rates
>and reconfigured it as custom but now the mouse does not work!! It's a dual
>boot config and the mouse still works in Win 95 so it ain't a hardware
>fault. The GNOME desktop comes up correctly proportioned in the screen but
>several of the apps open as well (such as help browser and what looks like a
>file browser). The panel is autohide and I cannot get it to appear. I can't
>close any of these windows down because Alt doesn't seem to activate the
>menu items...
>
>What is happening.....?
>
>
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From: Pete Ritter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Where does $PATH come from?
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 02:26:26 GMT
Read the man page for login (1). Also see /etc/profile and
/etc/profile.d/*.sh
John Oliver wrote:
> Where and what is setting the path before and after my .bashrc?
>
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From: Jay Lubomirski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Very weird emacs initialization behaviour.
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.emacs
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 02:32:45 GMT
Thaddeus L Olczyk wrote:
> Something very weird has happend to my emacs setup on linux.
>
> In both default-frame-list and initial-frame-list ( for the linux guys
> who aren't that familiar these are variables that are used by
> e
Ok.. I don't know about anyone else, but I got lost in that...
Do a "which emacs" and find out which one it is pointing to. When you make
changes, you might need to do a "rehash" or "hash -r" depending on shell,
to get the right one.
Jay
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From: webqueen, queen of the web <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Which is the linux for me?
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 02:29:29 GMT
HI- and thankds for the reply! I already did install all of those
components on my RH system, but hunting them down, and installing them
took like 2 weeks. The install itself wasn't too bad, but all of the
failed dependencies turned into a recursive nightmare of installs. First
it doeesnt like the glibc, then I try to update that and that install
doesn't like something else, and before long I'm like 5 levels of
recursion down on the initial install! My tinking was that with a
distro, the dependencies would all match?
Your point is well-taken about getting the latest versions though-
something to think about :)
I have 256MB RAM and 100MB NIC and usually run at about 0.5T1.
Thanks Michael! I'll bop over to SUSE and have a look. I have a matrox
dual head video card and Suse has great device support so that is an
appealing prospect.
HUG.
WQ
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Michael Heiming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> webqueen, queen of the web wrote:
>
> > hi..
> >
> > I just finished a new 1Ghz Athalon system with RAID (ATA KT7A). I
want
> > to choose a linux build in which I can configure in PHP,
Secure/Regular
> > Apache Server, SSLEAY, MySQL at build time without having to add
them
> > later from an RPM or tarball. (If that's possible from RH7 I
couldn't
> > figure out how to do it- from what I can tell on their site they are
> > only directly available with commercial releases)..
> >
> > I'm doing hardware RAID so that's proably not a major concern.
> >
> > 2.4 kernal would be nice too but from what I've read only one (was
it
> > mandrake?) build offers it so far. I've read pages like
> > http://lwn.net/current/dists.php3
> >
> > but the information is pretty sketchy- most like "this is a good
release
> > for a business.." and that sort of advice.
> >
> > Any recommendations are appreciated..
> >
> > Hug!
> > WQ
>
> <SNIP>
> Hello,
>
> hope you got enough RAM and a descent NIC and you have a really fast
uplink
>
> and expect high traffic...:-)
>
> You should take a look at the new SuSE 7.1 distro, which comes with
2.4
>
> SSLeay is rather outdated openssl is used...
>
> If you have all those great components or not at install doesn't
really
> matter,
> it's always the best choice to build those components, including the
kernel
>
> compiled from a fresh tar ball, as most times the things that come on
your
> shinny new distro
> are rather outdated, there are security issues, or you just want to
make
> things faster or
> possible at all...
>
> I would suggest reading the book that came with your RH or type man
rpm, as
> it can't
> be that difficult on RH to install something?
>
> Good luck
>
> Michael Heiming
>
>
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From: * Tong * <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: procmail problem under Linux
Date: 08 Feb 2001 23:04:27 -0400
Michael Heiming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> * Tong * wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I can't get my procmail going under my linux (RH6.2). The same
> > configuration works fine for Solaris. Here is the error message:
> >
> > /home/tong/.forward: line 1: "|IFS=' '&&p=/usr/bin/procmail&&test -f $p&&exec $p
>-Yf-||exit 75 #std"... User tong doesn't have a valid shell for mailing to programs
> >
> > What does it mean?
> Hello,
>
> asuming sendmail is the default MTA on RH x.x you should find procmail
>
> cat /etc/sendmail.cf |grep Mlocal
>
> You don't need a .forward file, .procmailrc is enough,
Thanks Michael, yeah it is there. and removing the .forward works.
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- All free contribution & collection & music from the heavens
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From: Frederick Bartlett <fbartlet'ignore@silly'optonline.net>
Subject: Re: Trouble with via ac97 sound
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 03:04:34 GMT
I can't help you -- but I have a similar problem (RH 7.0, "compaq audio
device" ac'97) and will be interested to see any replies -- no matter
how many NGs you post to.
The folks at RH, fwiw, told me that they don't/won't support the ac'97,
since it's one of those windozey things that require serious software
support in order to function. They suggested that I buy a sound card ...
Fred
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From: "Robert M. Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: XScreenSaver and NVidia OpenGL
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 03:10:54 GMT
"Brian C. Kiefer" wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> Has anyone been able to get the OpenGL screensavers that come with
> Xscreensaver to work with an Nvidia graphics card which has verion .96
> of the kernel and glx driver installed?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brian
Yea. NOT that it works with xlock, though. Upgrading to 4.0.1 broke
xlock somehow such that it won't recognize GL screensavers. I have Heavy
Gear II working so who cares...
--
Bob Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Welcome to SuSE Linux 7.0 (i686) - Kernel 2.2.16 (tty1)
Osprey login:
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From: "Darren and Marla Welson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: tape or tape drive bad?
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 03:30:34 GMT
I have a Tandberg 4220 SLR tape drive and it is supposed to work with
SLR2,3,4 tapes. It also works with MAGNUS 1.0 and 2.5 tapes. I found a
MAGNUS 1.35 tape, same format and size, but different capacity/length. Is
it possible that this tape will not work in my drive? I have not seen this
model of tape on ANY compatibility charts anywhere and suspect it is just an
old tape. I hope I am not doing something wrong, but when I do a:
# mt -f /dev/st0 tell
st0: Error with sense data: [valid=0] Info fld=0x0, Current st09:00: sense
key Illegal request
Additional sense indicates Incompatible medium installed
/dev/st0: Input/output error
Is it possible I need to setpartition the tape or something?
Any help would be greatly appreciated...
Anybody wanna trade a tape?
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From: * Tong * <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: How to specify tty for write/talk
Date: 08 Feb 2001 23:38:56 -0400
Hi,
How to specify tty for write/talk for Linux? I tried "pts/2" which
is good for Solaris, but it doesn't work on Linux. thanks.
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http://members.xoom.com/suntong001/
- All free contribution & collection & music from the heavens
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From: "Dan Kulpa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Setting up a shell server
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 03:42:10 GMT
Thanks for the very well explained reply. Very seldom do you find someone
in the newsgroups that reply with more than a line without using profanities
or phrases like "i am l33t".
Anyways, I understood everything you said very clearly. I've got about an
average amount of experience using linux-related OSses, and could probably
set it up myself if i had the right info and amount of time.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Hauck)
Subject: Re: Getting started with Java
Reply-To: bobh -> haucks org
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 03:43:41 GMT
On Thu, 8 Feb 2001 08:28:47 +0100, Nils O. Sel�sdal
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Do there exist any decent IDE's for python...
There's one called IDLE, but it is a work in progress.
> (i refuse to code in an OO laguage if a cannot get an ide with a
> codeinsight feature..)
Whatever. I get along fine without an IDE, even in Java.
> And why is python not so widely used in the enterprise if it's so great?
Maybe because it has no IDE. Maybe because there's no PythonCo to send
middle managers on junkets. Howcome "the enterprise" doesn't use Lisp
or Smalltalk? Why is water wet? Are you a leader or a follower?
But there is an application server called Zope that's written in Python,
and a number of commercial products use it as a built-in scripting
language. Visit <http://www.python.org/> with your questions, as the
other poster advised.
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From: "jujubeesRULE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: XScreenSaver and NVidia OpenGL
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.setup
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 03:48:28 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Brian C. Kiefer"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Has anyone been able to get the OpenGL screensavers that come with
> Xscreensaver to work with an Nvidia graphics card which has verion .96
> of the kernel and glx driver installed?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brian
I suggest that you follow the Nvidia-OpenGL-Configuration HOWTO
(http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Nvidia-OpenGL-Configuration/index.html).
I did back when I had 0.9-5, and they worked. Later on, I upgraded to
0.9-6 and haven't had any problems. So, I would assume that following the
HOWTO using 0.9-6 to begin with should work as well.
HTH...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Marc D. Williams)
Subject: Re: xv_get_sel alike tools for Linux
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 03:52:50 -0000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 06 Feb 2001 20:01:50 -0400, * Tong * wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I'm looking for xv_get_sel alike tools for Linux.
>
>FYI, xv_get_sel is a nice little gadget under Solaris that copy the
>content of a selection to the standard output.
>
Would this be something like xclipboard maybe (standard with X)?
Then there's xfilesel which I guess copies a selection to a file
and back to an X selection.
If these are similar to what you mean then the URL for xfilesel
is at freshmeat (the place you didn't want to be referred to).
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>>ANIME SENSHI<<
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: pop3 issues
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 03:53:37 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> there is anything in my spool with an attachment over 100k, my mail
> client(outlook) just hangs there saying it's downloading the message. I
Just for testing, maybe you could try to pop these messages using
Netscape, Eudora, or maybe fetchmail on a Linux machine.
If that works, I'd ask on a Windows group, if the other pop clients
all fail too, I'd post more details here. Perhaps there are some log
file messages, maybe in /var/log/syslog?
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really crappy operating systems." -Linus Torvalds
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: procmail problem under Linux
Crossposted-To: comp.unix.questions,linux.redhat.misc
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 03:56:04 GMT
In comp.os.linux.misc * Tong * <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I can't get my procmail going under my linux (RH6.2). The same
> configuration works fine for Solaris. Here is the error message:
> /home/tong/.forward: line 1: "|IFS=' '&&p=/usr/bin/procmail&&test -f $p&&exec $p
>-Yf-||exit 75 #std"... User tong doesn't have a valid shell for mailing to programs
Most Linux systems are set up to use procmail as the local delivery
agent by default, so you should not have to set up a .forward.
I have none under Mandrake 7.1, and it works fine.
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The devil is never a maker, the less that you give, you're a taker."
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mike Mcclain)
Subject: security
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2001 04:05:23 GMT
Howdy,
Prior to setting up internet access, What can I do to
harden a one user linux box? The Security_HOWTO said edit
/etc/inetd.conf, so I commented out all but ftp & telnet and
'killall -HUP inetd'.
/etc/hosts.allow: ALL: 127.
/etc/hosts.deny: ALL: ALL
rh6:~> chmod -x /usr/bin/{rsh,rlogin,rexec}
rh6:~> chmod -x /usr/sbin/in.{rshd,rlogind,rexecd}
The Howto also mentions commenting out all un-needed services
from /etc/services unfortunately I have no idea what most of those 300
services are hence no idea what I need to leave in.
What's a minimum I can leave in and still have a working system?
/etc/rc.d/rc3.d/ contains these which I don't know enough to
know if I need or not:
K55routed K85netfs S10network
S11portmap S50inet S99linuxconf
All suggestions welcome.
TIA,
MiKe
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