Linux-Networking Digest #988, Volume #11 Fri, 23 Jul 99 22:13:43 EDT
Contents:
Re: Sendmail or ?? (Alex Harrington)
Re: general web server. (Alex Harrington)
Re: sendmail genericsdb (Alex Harrington)
Re: Problem accessing SMB shares via NT (Sitaram Chamarty)
Re: FOR THE LOVE OF GOD (Sitaram Chamarty)
Re: compiling via-rhine.c (bono)
Re: RH Linux 5.2 to Win98 Ethernet Problem ("Holger van Koll")
Save all outgoing messages with sendmail ? (Frank Luedke)
Re: bootp/diskless computer (Frank Luedke)
Re: help with IP-masquerading (Frank Luedke)
multiple gateways (John Huang)
Re: IP address (Tim Koruna)
Re: IP address (Chuck Snively)
Eth0 Not Supported (Gregory Conron)
Re: Auto check for email (Matthew)
Re: Linux friendly ISPs (Tim Koruna)
Linksys Cards Acting Up ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Linksys Cards Acting Up (Timothy J. Lee)
Re: Mac and Linux on TCP/IP (Matthew)
Re: linux proxy server ("Dimitris Andrakakis")
Re: CGI in linux? Help please. (Scott Marlowe)
PCMCIA setup problems (Shawn Liu)
Re: netscape (Alex Harrington)
Re: Linux friendly ISPs ("Robert J. Schweikert")
Re: news proxy server (Alex Harrington)
Re: sendmail, RH 5.2, and virtual mail (Alex Harrington)
Re: linux proxy server (Alex Harrington)
Re: Download Manager (Frederic L. W. Meunier)
Emergency server??? ("Leimaster")
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From: Alex Harrington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Sendmail or ??
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 23:22:07 +0100
I read up on configuring Sendmail - then put the project on the
backburner for a while - exams!
It turned out to be a doddle to set up a basic system that worked with
my ISP - BTInternet. I managed to find somebody who had already managed
to set it up and asked for assistance.
It isn't that tricky to configure.
I had far less success when I tried smail although it may just be me!
As to security - that does not really bother me too much - a small linux
setup on a dynamic IP account.
What sort of size network are we talking about here?
1 - 100 users?
100 - 1000 ?
Sendmail is supposed to be good for larger networks - although it works
just fine with four clients! - a little overkill maybe!
Hope this helps
Alex -
Dave wrote:
>
> Greetings all-
>
> I'm looking for an email program for a network. I'm a little uneasy about
> installing Sendmail due to the security risks. I hear qmail is easy to
> configure and is nice-n-secure.
>
> Any thoughts, comments would be appreciated.
>
> -D
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From: Alex Harrington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: general web server.
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 23:40:58 +0100
I would have tought that all would be well
Are the Mac machines running AppleTalk or MacTCP.
If it is MacTCP, there should be no probs.
I think that Linux can talk to Macs though using other protocols such as
AppleTalk - although this is not something I have ever tried.
Try looking at the latest Kernel under Networking.
Alex -
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hey all.
>
> A friend would like to set up a small company web server (minimal
> traffic) from their ISDN connection. I'm a relative newbie to linux (I
> have setup linux/apache within a LAN environment before) and internet
> networking and have a few general questions to ask before I go digging
> to find out how to do this.
>
> 1. is this generally possible (they have a registered domain name and I
> believe the ISDN provides a static IP address)?
>
> 2. They currently work in a Mac LAN environment. would the linux box
> be able to connect to this network in a "proxy"/firewall/webserver roll
> without impacting their ability to access the internet in thier current
> manner?
>
> cheers,
> pete.
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
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From: Alex Harrington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: sendmail genericsdb
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 23:34:59 +0100
This is the contents of my /etc/mail/genericstable file
-- start file
#type
#makemap -r hash genericstable.db < genericstable
alex [EMAIL PROTECTED]
#format:
#local remote
--end file
edit it and then run the command stated in the comments at the top.
Hope this helps
Alex -
Ralf Kneemeyer wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> can anyone help me setting up a generics db for
> my sendmail ( 8.9 / Suse6.1 ) ??
>
> Seems that everything is installed correct, but
> in any case sendmail does not map local users
> to users in generics db.
>
> Thanks.
> --
> Ralf
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sitaram Chamarty)
Subject: Re: Problem accessing SMB shares via NT
Date: 22 Jul 1999 21:03:29 -0700
On Wed, 21 Jul 1999 18:16:31 GMT, Paul Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>To all that can help:
> I've configured SMB on Red Hat LINUX 6.0 and also added the LINUX box to
>be a member of the NT domain. Although I have no trouble accessing the file
>shares on LINUX via Windows 95/98 machines, when accessing those same shares
>from a NT box, it always prompt for login even though the users are already
>defined on /etc/passwd file on the LINUX box. In addition, when I enter in
>the account name and password, it denied access by showing the message:
>"Machinename is not accessable. The account is not authorized to login from
>this station". Any ideas? Help!
Read about encrypted passwords in your samba docs. It may be what
you're having a problem with.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sitaram Chamarty)
Subject: Re: FOR THE LOVE OF GOD
Date: 22 Jul 1999 21:03:26 -0700
On Thu, 22 Jul 1999 01:40:56 +0100, James Rogers
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>i have sorted the file permission w/ pppd but ever time i run linuxconf
>it changes
Don't use linuxconf! (OK - that was half serious. I dont use it.
I realise that many others may need to).
linuxconf gives you an option to "preview" what it is doing, when
you exit. Preview it, and - if the only thing it's doing is
changing the perms on pppd, then quit with activating the changes.
If there are other things it is going to do that you _want_ it to
do, let it do so. Then, from root, fix the permissions again.
And all this begs the question: how often are you running
linuxconf and why?
>i would like to know how to change the hardware acess manually (ie which
>files
>contain the relevent stuff)
/dev/modem is a symlink to something (usually /dev/ttyS0 or 1 or 2
or 3). It's that device you want to change. Also pppd - I
usually set it to suid root anyway.
That's all I can think of.
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From: bono <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,redhat.config
Subject: Re: compiling via-rhine.c
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 16:40:49 -0700
Yup, you don't need to compile if you are using rh6. If you can modprobe,
ifconfig and route it successfully the first time, all you need to do it to
manually modify your rc.local file so it will run the configuration
everytime it boots. I got my dlink working without going through the
complile kernel steps. =)
Bono
colin wrote:
> Hi there. I'm a newbie and I'm trying to get the via-rhine driver to
> compile for my d-link NIC. I use the line included in the source :
>
> "gcc -DMODULE -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/net/inet -Wall
> -Wstrict-prototypes -06 -c via-rhine.c `[-
> f /usr/include/linux/modversions.h
> ] && echo -DMODVERSIONS`"
>
> but I get a problem which no one in any other docs/postings I've read
> seems to mention:
>
> -06 unrecognized option. Now, in the source it says to use oh six rather
> than zero six - this was apparently a mistake. I get the same error which
> ever I use. I'm using redhat 6.0, kernel 2.2.5-15 glibc2.1
>
> Can any one help?
>
> ------------------ Posted via SearchLinux ------------------
> http://www.searchlinux.com
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From: "Holger van Koll" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: RH Linux 5.2 to Win98 Ethernet Problem
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 00:54:51 +0200
Sean Shieh schrieb in Nachricht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Hi everybody.
Hi Sean,
> When I ftp a file from the windows machine to the Linux
>box, the file went through with expected speed. However, when
>I "download" from Linux using FTP, the speed is so slow (128byte/s).
>And it somtimes eventually causes a timeout.
>
You could try changing the rwin - value in your windows box.
Start regedit , locate
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\MSTCP
Create a new string called DefaultRcvWindow
doubleclick on it and set it to 4-8 times of your mtu (should be 1500). Just
try some values; however; you have to reboot every time...
This solves some similar problems; if it solves yours, please be so kind to
tell me.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Frank Luedke)
Subject: Save all outgoing messages with sendmail ?
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 17:10:02 GMT
Hi! I have a little problem and not *that* knowledge of
"c" ...
I have a subnet of approx. 10 Computers using win9x and one
Linux mailserver. The 10 workstations are using POP-3 for
incoming and the SMTP sendmail of the linux server
for outgoing mails. Now I want to store a copy of all
OUTgoing messages on the server. The SMTP software is
sendmail 8.9.2 (at the moment, but I can change the version).
Is there a solution available to solve this problem or
do I have to edit the sendmail sources for my own ?
Or would another SMTP software be a better solution? Maybe
fetchmail or something else ?
Thanks in advance ...
Frank
--
Every generation has a legend ... Star Wars_________
Every journey has a first step ... E P I S O D E I
Every saga has a beginning ... ------------------
The saga begins SPRING 1999 The Phantom Menace
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Frank Luedke)
Subject: Re: bootp/diskless computer
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 17:26:39 GMT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I am trying to boot a client via bootp,tftp, and nfs. So far
>I am just concentrating on bootp.
Did you compile a new kernel for your server?
In the latest version of a german linux magazine there is
a short report about how to set up diskless X-terminals.
They say, that you *have* to include the following
configurations in your kernel (f.ex. 2.2.1):
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
...
CONFIG_IP_PNP=y
CONFIG_IP_PNP_BOOTP=y
...
CONFIG_NFS_FS=y
CONFIG_ROOT_NFS=y
After that you must add a special boot signature
to your zImage:
mknbi -k zImage -o bootimg -d /boot/root
zImage herein is the input, bootimg the output file
and /boot/root the NFS-root-directory. mknbi is part
of the etherboot packet.
You may find some additional informations at one of the
following adresses:
[Etherboot-Homepage]
- http://www.slug.org.au/etherboot
[Setting up an X-Terminal with Linux]
- http://ext2.org/99/01/xterm.html
Hope this could help ...
--
Every generation has a legend ... Star Wars_________
Every journey has a first step ... E P I S O D E I
Every saga has a beginning ... ------------------
The saga begins SPRING 1999 The Phantom Menace
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Frank Luedke)
Subject: Re: help with IP-masquerading
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 17:56:35 GMT
...Luca T.. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>i' m trying to set up a router in my office but i wasn't able to provide
>internet to the windows boxes connected with SAMBA.
>I have 2 network cards: 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.1.254 and the first one is
>the samba interface. Now i know that i have to configure the IP masqerading
>with an application called ipfwadm or ipfwadm-wrapper but i didn't find it
>in anywhere. I also recompiled the kernel with almost all the networking
>options but it still didn't work.
ipfwadm is the old program to control the masquerading. The
new program is called ipchains. I am using the old program
('cause I'm still running Linux 2.0.36). After compiling your
kernel you have to start the masquerading using ipfwadm or
ipchains or your other computers cannot access the new gateway.
I don't know how it works with the ipchains program, but in
my configuration I have added the following lines to my
/etc/init.d/rc.local
/sbin/depmod -a
/sbin/modprobe ip_masq_ftp
/sbin/modprobe ip_masq_irc
[...and all the other ip_masq-packet you need]
ipfwadm -F -p deny
ipfwadm -F -a m 192.168.1.0/24 -D 0.0.0.0/0
For more informations you may take a look at the
"IP Masquerading mini-HOWTO", available at one of
the following adresses:
� http://www.wwonline.com/~achau/ipmasq/
� http://www.hwy401.com/achau/ipmasq/
� http://www.leg.uct.ac.za/mirrors/ipmasq/
� http://130.89.230.132/linux/ipmasq/
This mini-HOWTO helped me a lot when I set up my masquerading
server ...
CU
--
Every generation has a legend ... Star Wars_________
Every journey has a first step ... E P I S O D E I
Every saga has a beginning ... ------------------
The saga begins SPRING 1999 The Phantom Menace
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Huang)
Subject: multiple gateways
Date: 23 Jul 1999 23:16:42 GMT
I have a home ethernet with 2 gateways to the Internet (one thru cable
modem, and the other ADSL). I would like my clients to be able to
fail over to the other route when the primary gateway fails. I can
achieve this easily on my Windows NT clients, by specifying the ADSL
gateway as the default gateway, and the CM one as "other gateways" in
the TCP/IP configuration. About 10 secs after the ADSL line goes
dead, NT automatically detects it and starts using the second line.
My question is what is the easiest way for me to achieve the same
result on my RedHat 5.2 linux client. As far as I can tell, it
doesn't let me specify 2 gateway IPs from the control-panel.
The other thing I have always wanted to do is, when both lines are up,
is it possible to multiplex outgoing packets alternately between the 2
gateways, so each line gets roughly half of the traffic?
Thanks very much for any help. Please cc our response to my email
address ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) as well.
John Huang
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From: Tim Koruna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: IP address
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 20:08:38 -0400
Brian Savacool wrote:
>
> does any one know how the network command to view their
> IP address
> like "winipcfg" in Windows 9x?
> thanks
Try ifconfig.
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From: Chuck Snively <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: IP address
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 20:43:16 -0500
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML>
Brian Savacool wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>does any one know how the network command to view
their
<BR>IP address
<BR>like "winipcfg" in Windows 9x?
<BR>thanks
<BR>--
<BR>Brian "Savo" Savacool
<BR>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<BR>:-)</BLOCKQUOTE>
Try the command ifconfig.
<P>Hope this helps.
<P>Chuck</HTML>
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From: Gregory Conron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Eth0 Not Supported
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 22:01:45 -0300
Hi,
While trying to set up the dhcpcd client, I run across a
problem with my network card. Basically, I cannot get the
system to recognize it. I am using a 3Com 3c905B Cyclone
10BaseT card. The kernel (2.2.10) has been properly configed
to recognize this card, and it is on IRQ 11. The errors I am
getting are:
At bootup, I receive the error: Eth0: error fetching
interface information: device not found.
At shutdown, I get the error: Eth0Eth0 (it is shown twice):
Device not found.
Can anyone shed some light on this problem? I have the card
activated using Yast, and have the dhcpcd client properly
installed (or so I believe. No way to test it without having
access to the NIC).
Cheers,
Gregory Conron
gconron (at) hfx.andara.com
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From: Matthew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Auto check for email
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 01:51:06 +0100
On Sun, 18 Jul 1999, Scott Marlowe wrote:
>Monte Milanuk wrote:
>
>> Well, yes... after you write it ;) Seriously, though, that is what the
>> 'cron' daemon is for. Not _just_ checking email, mind you, but scheduling
>> just about anything to happen on a regular basis. I would suggest try
>> using 'fetchmail', written by Eric Raymond. Once you have it properly
>> configured, and dial-on-demand as well, just set up a cron script to run
>> every 10 minutes and it should automagically dial out, get your mail, and
>> disconnect. YMMV
>
>No need. fetchmail supports a setting to wake every so often (in
>seconds) and check mail for you.
>
AFAIK, this will only work with dial-on-demand. You need the cron script
to bring the link up, and then drop it afterwards.
Matthew
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From: Tim Koruna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Linux friendly ISPs
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 20:16:14 -0400
Dhiraj Kacker wrote:
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I was looking for comments on Linux friendly ISPs, i.e.
> ISPs that offer support and help with Linux setup OR
> "standard" ppp scripts without much tweaking can be used
> to connect. In particular, I'd like to know how good the
> following ISPs are :
>
> 1. Earthlink
I use earthlink. They've not disappointed me yet. They've got a handy
page at
http://help.earthlink.net/techsupport/generic_settings/settings.html
that gives you all the information you need (DNS IP addresses, server
names, etc) to set up dial-up ppp.
TK.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Linksys Cards Acting Up
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 00:23:40 GMT
Has anyone had any problems with their LinkSys
Etherfast 100 acting up? I have 3 LinkSys cards
in my Linux RH6 PC. I've run into some instances
where a card would get stuck transmitting. I have
to do an "ifconfig eth0 down" then an "ifconfig eth0 up"
to reinitialize the thing, after which I can ping
the interface. Has anyone seen this? When the Tx
light is blinking like crazy I can't ping the
interface. I'm not actually sure if it's transmitting
anything, but the light is blinking. Also, I can
still ping the interface (or IP of that interface)
from the PC.
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Share what you know. Learn what you don't.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Timothy J. Lee)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Linksys Cards Acting Up
Date: 24 Jul 1999 00:50:43 GMT
Reply-To: see-signature-for-email-address---junk-not-welcome
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
|Has anyone had any problems with their LinkSys
|Etherfast 100 acting up? I have 3 LinkSys cards
|in my Linux RH6 PC. I've run into some instances
|where a card would get stuck transmitting.
Do you have the ones with the "digital 21140" chip or
the other chip (PNIC, may say "Linksys" on it)?
I've had various troubles with Netgear FA310TX cards
that had the PNIC chips, though the older DEC 21140
chip cards work fine. Some have said that updating
the tulip.c driver fixes some of the problems with
PNIC chip cards, though I was able to get it working
in only some cases.
--
========================================================================
Timothy J. Lee timlee@
Unsolicited bulk or commercial email is not welcome. netcom.com
No warranty of any kind is provided with this message.
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From: Matthew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: Mac and Linux on TCP/IP
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 01:56:13 +0100
<snip>
>
>You'll have to setup a ppp server and a ppp client. The only PPP server
>for the MacOS I know of is the VicomSoft Internet Gateway, payware. So
>probably you'll prefer the PPP-HOWTO and see to setup the Linux as PPP
>server. As for the client, OT/PPP makes null-modem PPP connections a
>snap: just select nullmodem in the popup menu for modem type. I know I
>did it with FreePPP (or it was back at the MacPPP times?) by just
>telling it to ignore dialtone and go online.
>
a) What is a ppp *server* or a ppp *client*? Last time i heard, ppp was a
"Peer" to "Peer" Protocol...
b) Do you wear your Mac when it rains? (No, don't answer that one....)
Matthew
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From: "Dimitris Andrakakis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: linux proxy server
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 02:58:57 +0300
Hi there...
since mentioned... is there an
IP-Masquerading-for-Linux-to-become-a-firewall-HOWTO
somewhere ? :-)
Dimitris
Alex Harrington wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Pick one of three choices
>
>1. If you already have Apache installed, enable the proxy module
>2. Download Squid - Best Webcache I have ever seen!
>3. IP-Masquerading - My choice
>
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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From: Scott Marlowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: CGI in linux? Help please.
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 19:32:08 -0600
Andrew wrote:
> Hi. I tried to run some CGI scripts in Redhat 5.2 linux but I didn't get any
> response when I push the "submit button" in the html form.
> (This program works ok if I run it on my university's machine)
> I don't know if I should change something about my pppd or I need do
> something else. Any one can help me or point out some reference will be very
> appreciate.
It's important to have your CGI directory turned on. Take a look in the
httpd.conf or srm.conf or access.conf and make sure you have a directory
directive saying ExecCGI I think that's it. They're usually well annotated
about it.
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From: Shawn Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: PCMCIA setup problems
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 20:10:39 -0400
Hi,
I have a 3Com PCMCIA ethernet card, model 3CCE589ET, and I have Redhat 6
on my Toshiba notebook (Satellite Pro 460CDT). The card is one of those
in the list of linux PCMCIA supported cards, but it's not working on my
computer. When I stuck it in the slot, it gives me one high beep
(recognizes it), and then it takes about 2 or 3 minutes for the next
beet to come up -- and it's a low beep, which means that it's not
configured right. Has anyone encounter a similar problem? I checked
the drivers list in /etc/pcmcia/config, and the card wasn't listed.
Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in
advance.
--
Shawn.
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From: Alex Harrington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: netscape
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 23:13:17 +0100
I am having lots of trouble with Communicator 4.61.
It keeps loosing config options that I set - most noticably news
servers.
eg. I remove the default (news) and replace it with a real one
(news.domain.com). Five minuites or so later, the default (news) is
back as well as the real news server. The only cure I have found is to
manually edit the roaming access profile (liprefs) file - not exactly
convienient!
Alex -
James Stafford wrote:
>
> Michel Catudal wrote:
> >
> > Thomas C Sobczynski wrote:
> > >
> > > Holczhammer Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > >
> > > > I use netscape (4.5) under linux. When I click on a mailto-tag, netscape
> > > > close itself automatically. Why?
> > >
> > > Did you download the full communicator, or navigator standalone?
> > >
> > > > (It was funny when I downloaded 35M from an 42M file)
> > >
> > > Um, what made you think this would work at all, if you didn't download
> > > the whole thing? Download the newest Communicator, 4.61 I believe,
> > > install it, and try again.
> >
> > That would be a bad move since 4.51 crash on many installation. I've
> > got 3 PC so far that crash with these versions. 4.5 works sort of OK.
> >
> > --
> > use OS/2 for a crash proof work environment
> > use Linux for safe and quick internet access
> > use Winblows to test the latest viruses
> > http://www.netonecom.net/~bbcat/
> > We have software, food, music, news, search,
> > history, electronics and genealogy pages.
>
> That's kind of strange since I installed 4.51 more than a month ago it
> has never crashed! 4.5 used to crash sometimes.
>
> jamess
> --
> "On the side of the software box, in the 'System Requirements' section,
> it said 'Requires Windows 95 or better'. So I installed Linux."
>
> -Anonymous
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From: "Robert J. Schweikert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Linux friendly ISPs
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 19:42:09 -0400
Dhiraj,
I can't comment on any of the ISPs you mentioned I use Mindspring and
though not officially supported they have a couple of set-up pages
covering Linux and the Techs there are in general reallly helpful with
any questions, even if Linux is not officially supported as of yet.
Robert
Dhiraj Kacker wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I was looking for comments on Linux friendly ISPs, i.e.
> ISPs that offer support and help with Linux setup OR
> "standard" ppp scripts without much tweaking can be used
> to connect. In particular, I'd like to know how good the
> following ISPs are :
>
> 1. Earthlink
> 2. Att World Net
> 3. Compuserve
>
> (these are the ones that have local access numbers in my area).
>
> I presently use Prodigy, but their connection speeds are very slow.
> Comments about other ISPs are also welcome.
>
> (BTW, I was shocked to learn that MSN does not have a 800 number
> tech support. On second thoughts, I should have expected a
> 900 number !!!).
>
> Thanks in advance for your time.
>
> -dhiraj
--
Robert Schweikert
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Alex Harrington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: news proxy server
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 23:28:01 +0100
Do you mean to allow connection to a news server via the linux box or do
you mean that you want to host newsgroups on your local machine whilst
pulling USENET from another news server?
I suggest Leafnode for a small network if the latter is what you
require. I have only had it a few days but it was quicker to install
than C-NEWS was and seems to use less bandwidth / system resources. This
will run a news server on port 119 that other linux / win? boxes can
connect to to read and post news.
If you want to talk to an existing news server - eg the one at your ISP,
your existing setup should allow you to talk via ipchains directly with
no modifications - providing your config permits.
I am basing this on the fact that it works fine both these ways here -
although I am runnig ipfwadm not ipchains - although I would have
thought that it should still work with ipchains - I may be wrong!
Alex -
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> I have a linux box which is masquerading a class C network
> (192.168.1.x). In order to allow faster http access to my users I
> installed a squid server and it works ok.
> What should I do to allow news access maintaining the same
> configuration.
> I'm also using a firewall with ipchains.
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Ovidiu Dressler
>
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From: Alex Harrington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: sendmail, RH 5.2, and virtual mail
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 23:37:38 +0100
On my Slackware box it's /etc/mail/genericstable.db
Just a guess that it may at least be similar
Alex -
"D. Stark - EZW" wrote:
>
> What is the name of the database that sendmail "8.9.?" looks in for its
> virtual users table? Knowing RedHat, I bet there's an empty file just
> waiting to be filled with them. I can't seem to find out what its
> called, or where to find it. Its a very stock RedHat box.
>
> Thanks,
> Derek
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From: Alex Harrington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: linux proxy server
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 23:42:45 +0100
Pick one of three choices
1. If you already have Apache installed, enable the proxy module
2. Download Squid - Best Webcache I have ever seen!
3. IP-Masquerading - My choice
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> why can't i find anyone else who is in the same prediciment?
>
> all i want is to set up a proxy server for internet access with
> RH linux 5.2 does anyone else know how to do this or know
> of any place where i find anything about it which is written
> in plain english?
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Frederic L. W. Meunier)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Download Manager
Date: 24 Jul 1999 01:31:51 GMT
On Fri, 23 Jul 1999 22:20:40 +0100, John Napier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>John Napier wrote:
>
>> Is there a Download Manager for Linux like "GoZilla" or "Getright"
>>
>> which can auto-resume (or even manually resume) broken downloads.
>>
>> This seems to be the only thing windoze does better than linux.
>>
>> I have had several large downloads frustrated by the connection dropping
>>
>> before completion.
>In reply to my own question and in case anyone else is interested Kget
>which is a linux KDE app but will happily run under different xwindow
>managers works fine.
You're wrong. Kget no longer exists. Now it's Caitoo. Other good X based
downloaders are Pavuk (a must, great tool for mirroring) and Downloader for X.
--
Frederic L. W. Meunier = Niteroi, RJ - Brazil = Tel: +55-21-620-7173
Contact: fredlwm@{olympiquedemarseille.org,urbi.com.br} = IRC: _19751127
[root@marseille /tmp]# f{l,r}ames;java*;HTML_mail;SPAM > /dev/null
(All text before "-- " isn't my opinion nor my employer's)
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From: "Leimaster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Emergency server???
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 1999 03:22:08 +0200
I'm looking for a solution to a "little" problem.
I need to do something to have 2 twin servers,1 master and 1 back-up.
Can i do something to have the back-up automatically upgraded everi time i
change something in the master one ???
there is a "simple" solution to have the back-up server directed connected
to the network enstead of the master in case it crash ????!!!!
Thank you
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