Hi Ray, To be able to post to the CLUG mailing list you need to first subscribe. To subscribe to the mailing list send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "subscribe linux-users" in the body of the message.
Your Internet connection problem could be DNS related. Open a xterm and try to ping a web site eg: "ping www.paradise.co.nz". If this works then your Internet connection is fine and something may be wrong with your browser settings, if it does not work try to ping an IP address eg: "ping 202.50.167.4". If this works you probably need to set your DNS servers manually, this is done in the /etc/resolv.conf file. If pinging the IP failed then something more fundamental is broken with your Internet connection settings. Try setting then up again. Cheers, Bjorn -----Original Message----- From: Raycl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 19 March 2003 8:11 p.m. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: installfest etc Just a few words to say thanks to you and your helpers at the recent installfest.I found everyone approachable and very helpful.As I spent most of the day there with my "problem child" I was In a good position to observe.I thought It was very well run and would certainly recommend the CLUG as a great source for Info and help. My apologies for mailing you direct but I was unable to access the CLUG mailing list thru the web site,(when I tried to send a post it was returned with a message saying I was not authorized to use that address).This brings me to my next question ,Someone at the install said you could load my e-mail manually,If you could that would be great. At the installfest I had Mandrake installed alongside Redhat ,which I had installed previously myself and Win M.E. Someone set up my internet config for me but I was unable to test It.When I got everything set up again at home I tried To connect to my isp and was successful on the second attempt (for some reason the modem isn't activated on the first try),but when I try to connect to any of the sites I get a error message saying It is an unknown host.If you or any one else can offer some help on this, again, I would be very grateful. Again many thanks for everyone's patience and help on Sat. Kind regards, Ray C. P.S. I originally sent this e-mail to Zane but It may have gone astray as I haven't Heard anything yet, so Ithought I'd try my luck with you.
