Re: Securing Debian GNU/Linux HOWTO
Thanks anyway but I eventually got it to work, seems that the howto is not correct and some other packages need to be install for the `new options to work correctly. Thanks for you help anyway. Rgards Graham On Tue, 2 May 2000 03:18:24 -0800, Ethan Benson wrote: > On Tue, May 02, 2000 at 03:22:36AM -0700, Graham Lillico wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have followed the howto on securing debian but I can not change > > my password i keep getting the message > > > > passwd: Module is unknown > > > > Does anyone know what the problem is, I think it may be a pam problem but > > I'm not sure, any ideas? > > could you send the contents of /etc/pam.d/passwd to the list? sounds > like there is something bogus in there. (or its missing altogether) > > -- > Ethan Benson > http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/ > > << File Attachment Removed: "application/pgp-signature" >> ___ Get 100% FREE Internet Access powered by Excite Visit http://freelane.excite.com/freeisp
Securing Debian GNU/Linux HOWTO
Hi, I have followed the howto on securing debian but I can not change my password i keep getting the message passwd: Module is unknown Does anyone know what the problem is, I think it may be a pam problem but I'm not sure, any ideas? Regards Graham ___ Get 100% FREE Internet Access powered by Excite Visit http://freelane.excite.com/freeisp
Exim
Hi, I have just recently upgraded from debian 2.1 to potato and I cannot send any email at all (either internal or external) i keep getting the following error message. 1999-12-21 14:34:58 [EMAIL PROTECTED]: procmail director deferred: file existence defer in procmail director: Permission denied Does anyone know what is going on and how to get it working? I have run eximconfig again and i select option 1 (internet mail) but that still doesn't work! Regards Graham
Gnome Terminal
Hi, I have just upgraded my slink dist to use the latest gnome and enlightenment releases but I have noticed that gnome-terminal now take at least 2 to 3 time longer to start up, that is did before. Does anyone know why thats is? Regards Graham
Problem with apt-get
Hi, Can anyone tell me how I can get apt-get to go through a proxy. Regards Graham
Re: debian-user-digest Digest V99 #1584
Hi, I noticed this to when I have built new kernels, I didn't manage to fix it but I had to run 'make-kpkg clean' first before it would do it. Hope this helps. Graham >Hello > >Why is that when I build a new kernel via make-kpkg, it doesn't make a >new kernel rev. > >Scenario: > Previously, I built a new kernel using: > make-kpkg --rev Custom.1.0 kernel_image > This command built my kernel and put an file in my /usr/src >directory called. kernel-image-2.0.36_1.00_i386.deb. > > Then I built a newer kernel using: > make-kpkg --rev Custom.2.0 kernel_image > This command did change the date on the existing kernel package > but did not call it kernel-image-2.0.36_2.00_i386.deb nor did it > put the word custom in file name either. > >Is this the way this thing is supposed to work? > >Other simple questions: >1. When I used to do regular kernel builds, I used to do a > make dep; make clean; make zImage, make modules; make >modules_install. > If I build kernels the debian way (aka make-kpkg), do I still need to >do this? How about cleaning or rebuilding the dependicy list? ie. do I >need to a make clean; make dep before I do the make-kpkg? > >2. Does apt-get dist-upgrade get new kernel patches? Is there a way to >get new kernel patches? > >
Debian 2.1 -> 2.2
How easy would it be to upgrade from Debian 2.1 to 2.2? Are the packages all relatively stable? Regards Graham
Yamaha CDRW4260
Hi, I have just upgraded my Yamaha CDRW-4360 Drive to the latest firmware version, but when I try to mount a cd in the drive I get an I/O Error message. I'm using it with an adaptec 2940AU scsi card and Debian 2.1. Does anyone know what the problem could be, The drive still work fine in Windows 95, just not linux. Regards Graham
Re: debian-user-digest Digest V99 #1460
Well mine work but I have a 2940-AU wether that makes a difference i don't know. Regards Graham >I have just tried to install Debian on a machine with an Adaptec AHA 2940 SCSI adapter. When I run install from DOS (or boot from the rescue floppy) the machine hangs after detecting the SCSI adapter. The last message on the screen is... Downloading sequencer instructions... 419 instructions downloaded. > >Anyone know if this SCSI adapter works with Debian? > >Cheers >Andy
Linux Kernel 2.2.10
I have just downloaded and installed the image and headers for the 2.2.10 kernel, and I am now getting the following error on boot SIOCADDRT: Invalid argument Does anyone know what the program is? Regards Graham
Exim and Mail Forwarding
Hi, I have just finished setting up my internet gateway server using the "Setting Up Mail for a Home Network Using Exim" tutorial in the July(43) issue of Linux Gazette. However I have another linux machine that will need to send mail to its local users, the users on the internet gateway and the internet. Do i set it up so that the internet gateway server is the smarthost for this machine and then use the aliases/.forward file to forward mail from the internet gateway server to this second server or is there a better way. The problam I have currently is that the two machine cannot send email to each other but everything else works, telnet, ftp etc. Any ideas?? Regards Graham
Gnome
Hi, I would like to set up the latest version of GNOME on my debian 2.1 (slink) box. However I do not know what is the best way to go about it. Can someone please point me to the best way to install gnome without using apt. Would the it be best for me to use apt (as described on the gnome pages) or are there any official debian packages for the latest gnome deb's if so what else will need upgrading. Regards Grez
Re: fetchmail woes
The command your looking for is 'chmod 710 /root/.fetchmailrc' NOT chown which changes the owner of the file. Hope that helps Graham. >Hi all, > >After a heavy couple of hours reading man fetchmail I came up with this >.fetchmailrc: > >set postmaster "patrick" >poll pop.dial.pipex.com with proto POP3 > user "maxy36" there with password "ngookich" is patrick here options >fetchall >warnings 3600 > >But I get this message when I try to run it. > >rhino:~# fetchmail >File /root/.fetchmailrc must have no more than -rwx--x--- (0710) >permissions. > >Also, after chown 0710 I get > >rhino:~# ls -al .fetchmailrc >-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 164 Jul 12 15:51 .fetchmailrc > >What am I doing wrong?
Re: debian-user-digest Digest V99 #1189
Hi, I had a similar problem when I used pppconfig, but i just had to do a 'route del default' before I ran pon and it seemed to fix the problem. Hope this help Graham. >Hi. I'm having some trouble with my ppp. >It works, but it kind of locks the applications that are trying to get connected (mozzila, ftp and telnet). >I ran pppconfig. I'm using the default provider. I just type pon + enter and it connects to my ISP. When I run mozzila, the >window does not appear. It appears only when I type poff, and says, of course, that cannot find the domain I'm trying to connect. > >I put a # in front of the line 'lock' in /etc/ppp/options. > >Can anyone help me? I know it's a little thing. > >Thanks in advance. >Gaucho. > >(I post the same doubt on saturday, at the university, but I think the list rejected it - my e-mail from there is not >subscribed).
New Debian Logos
Can anyone let me know where I can get the New Debian logo's from? As I wish to update my web pages etc... Regards Graham
Fetchmail
Hi, I am trying to create a script in /etc/ppp/ip-up.d that will run fetchmail to download my mail automatically. I can run it manually using me .fetchmailrc file but the I can't seem to get the script working correctly. Any ideas. Also as I have more than on email address but they all end up in the same pop3 account with my ISP does anyone know how I can use procmail to send these emails to the correct user? Is anyone cares then I am using FreeServe as my ISP if thats make any difference at all. Regards Graham.
Creating device sr0
Hi, Can anyone please tell me how I can create /dev/sr0 as my cd writer wants to use that device. I have tried the man pages and the MAKEDEV command etc but to no avail. Any ideas? Regards Graham
Email Question
Hi, I am just about to upgrade to Slink and I was wondering what MTA would be the best to use to allow me to do the following. 1. Send and receive local & intranet mail from my servers. 2. Send Remote (internet mail) so my domain would change from [EMAIL PROTECTED] to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for internet mail only. 3. To queue internet mail until I go online. I have tried this with Exim and sendmail without success, but as i am going to upgrade to Slink would any other mta do the job? Any examples would be appreciated. Regards Graham
XFree86 is 3.3.3.
Hi, Does anyone know if XFree86 is 3.3.3.x is avaliable in deb format anywhere? Or when we will have one avaliable? Regards Graham
Debian 2.1
Hi, Does anyone know whats going on in the Debian world lately. Still no sign of 2.1 as of yet? Anyone know anything? Graham
Re: Mail gateway
>> What I did was run the smailconfig program and chose option 2. This allows >> you to specify the smarthost where all non-local mail is to be transmitted. >> When asked for a smarthost I gave the SMTP server that I get from my ISP. >> That's what I have at home - is this what you are looking for? Is this even >> the right way to go about it? >> The version I have is Smail-3.2.0.92 1997-Feb-9 #2. (from sendmail -V) Does this setup allow Smail to queue all non-local mail, unitl the link to the ISP becomes avaliable? How do you allow for the change of return email address when sending non-local mail? As wouldn't just setting the return address affect local mail as well. Also do you know if this also work for exim? Graham >> >> jmb >> >> >> >> >Dear Linux users, >> > >> >How do you configure a host that has to send mail through a mail gateway >> >? >> >Where and how do you specify this gateway ? >> > >> >Thanks. >> > >> >Ph. BARBELET >> > >> > >> >-- >> >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >> >> >> >> -- >> Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
Accelerated X
Hi, I am currently looking at buying Accelerated X from Xi graphics (think thats correct), as I am looking at buying a Matrox Millenium G200, but I am wondering how compatiable it is with Debian? i.e. how easy it is to install etc.. Regards Graham -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: How to clear screen before login prompt
>> Brandon Mitchell wrote: >> >On Mon, 29 Jun 1998, Jieyao wrote: >> > >> >> I was trying to do a clear screen after I logout from the console before t >> >he login >> >> prompt appears. if you are using bash as your shell then just create a .bash_logout file in the users home hirectory and put the clear command in that file. bash then runs this file everytime you logout. Works for me anyway. Regards Graham >> > >> >A better twist on all the clear suggestions that are shell specific: >> > >> >$ clear >new.issue >> >$ edit new.issue # whatever editor you want >> >$ mv new.issue /etc/issue >> >> This solution works by capturing the clearscreen escape sequence to new.issue. >> Therefore it will not work for anyone using a different terminal type; it >> could even hang their terminals (Wyse 50 terminals could easily get hung by >> being sent unrecognised sequences). >> >> Using the clear command ensures that the sequence sent is correct for the >> current terminal type. >> >> -- >> Oliver Elphick[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Isle of Wight http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver >>PGP key from public servers; key ID 32B8FAA1 >> >> "Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he >> is able to help those who are being tempted." >> Hebrews 2:18 >> >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Matrox Millenium G200
Hi all, Does anyone know if the Martox Millenium G200 is compatiable with XFree? Its a new AGP card, and I amd asking if it compatiable before I go out and buy it. If not does anyone know where I could go and find out if it is? Regards Graham -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: /etc/init.d/boot message?
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> I have bootet some HPux systems here at the Univiersity and I realy >> liked the way they boot: >> After the kernel is loaded you get a list of things to be done. All >> have a [.] at the end. Now the bootprocedure goes from top to >> bottom and fills in what its doing into that list. >> Heres an example made up to explain what I mean: Yep I have seen that sort of thing before, and I think it would be a good idea. >> ... >> Running filesystem check . [ ok ] >> Mounting local filesystems ... [ ok ] >> Starting remote services . [failed] >> Synchronysing time ... [ wait ] >> Starting xdm [..] >> ... >> >> The status in [...] is colored. OK is green, wait and similar are >> yellow, failed will be red I think. >> >> I would like to implement a similar thing for Linux. My programm would >> check the last boot sequence for output and create a menu >> acordingly (this could be done on roots demand or after every >> boot). Also the boot messages would go to another console (like >> console 8) and to a logfile. >> >> What do you think of this? I think It may be rather difficult to implement, as wouldn't it mean a program taking over the boot process and it would then be this program that controled the execution sequence of the init scripts. Also how would you tell if the scripts had been executed sucsessfully? Do they return a code or something on completion? But generally I would like to see something like this, writing the output from this program to a seperate log file might be an idea to. Good Luck Graham P.S. If you want any help please feel free to contact me. +--+--- ---+ | Graham Lillico| E-Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | +--+--- ---+ >> >> May the Source be with you. >> Mrvn >> >> PS: We could also show some ansi or gfx penguin in the corner during >> boot. This wont look as bad as the old one, because the screen wont be >> scrolling. >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
xhost
Hi all, I am trying to configure my debian 1.3.1 box to allow me to run X programs from the root account when I am logged in as another user, this is because the root account is locked so I have to 'su' to root, the problem I am having is that before I 'su' to root I have to run xhost . Is there anyway to have this done automatically or do I have to enter it in manually? Also I have root's profile script set to export the DISPLAY environment variable when I do a 'su -' but does it matter if this is set if I am not in X but just using the console or telnet? If it does then how can I get it to only be set when I 'su -' from within X? Regards Graham -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Adduser
Hi all, I am currently using debian 1.3.1 and I noticed last night that the adduser script isn't copying files from the /etc/skel directory properly. It just copies the files but without anythin inside them, i.e. I have set up some default bash scripts that I want all users to run but after creating the user I have to copy the files manually, So what I wan tto know is, is this a known problem? and is it present in Hamm? Regards Graham.. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Squid
Hi All, I am using Squid as my web cache and I have been playing reound with the cachemgr script that come with Squid, but I can't seem to get it to work properly, for some of the functions that can be selected when using this cgi script it seems to want a password but everyone I try seems to be incorrect, I have lookes at the docs for squid and they say to create a user called cache and use the password you assign to that user, but that doesn't seem to work.. Any ideas?? Regards Graham -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
DNS and Host access.
Hi, I have just set up a primary and secondary name servers on my network, and I have created some A class records for things like ftp, www and news. I would like to deny access to say the web site if someone used say http://ftp.bogus.org and just allow access from http://www.bogus.org, I have been unable to find a way to do this, so at the moment you can access any of these services by using any of the names I have set up. Does anyone know how to get this working like I would like to? Regards Graham -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
LinuxConf
Hi all, I friend of mine is running RedHat 5.1 (i have tried to convert him, but without any luck) and he was telling me that RedHat is now using the Linuxconf package, and I was wondering how compatiable Linuxconf is with Debian 1.3.1(bo) and 2.0(hamm)? And is there a .deb package for the latest version and is there any plans to incorperate it with Debian? Regards Graham -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Linuxconf
Hi all, I friend of mine is running RedHat 5.1 (i have tried to convert him, but without any luck) and he was telling me that RedHat is now using the Linuxconf package, and I was wondering how compatiable Linuxconf is with Debian 1.3.1(bo) and 2.0(hamm)? And is there a .deb package for the latest version and is there any plans to incorperate it with Debian? Regards Graham -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: hard disk restarting a couple of times an hour
>> >> I've noticed that even when I'm not using it, my hard disk is re-spun a time >> or two an hour. THere's a brief slowing, followed by the click & bt as it >> restarts. >> >> I originally assumed a looze cable, but I'm reasonably convinced that the >> power & ribbon cables are firmly in--however, jostling them causes a similar >> effect. >> >> It generally doesn't cause a problem, though I've seen "IDE not responding, >> attempting to initializze" type messages if there is a read/write attempt when >> this happens. >> >> THe drive is about 6 months old; a maxtor 8.4. Should I be worried? how do I >> figure out whether it's the drive or cables? It sounds to me that you have hard drive power saving enabled in the bios or something, this would explain it slowing down after a period of inactivity, and then speeding up when you system needs to read/write to the drive. Try disabling the power saving for your hard drives and see if that helps. Regards Graham >> rick >> >> -- >> These opinions will not be those of ISU until it pays my retainer. >> >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Using Diald
Hi all, I am trying to install diald, as I have a small network, no more than 5 machines, and I want all of them to use the interent via my isp account, everything else is already configured, apart from my connection which at the moment has to started and stopped manually. I am looking at using diald to do this, exept that I only want diald to allow connection between certain times, i.e. only at off peak rates, does anyone know if this is possible or even where I can find out more about diald? I have looked at the mini howto but that doesn't give much information at all. Regards Graham -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Microsoft Mouse
Hi, Does anyone know if it is possible to get a micrsoft mouse (the on with the wheel) to act as a 3 button mouse? As under windows 95/nt the wheel can also be used as a third button. Regards Graham -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: NE2000
>> >> >> Hi All. >> >> I have a NE2000 card on my 486DX4 100MHz server, running a hamm >> Debian (upgraded whenever possible - something like twice a week... ;) >> And, recently, I encountered a problem: the cable that links the NE card >> to the HUB (3comm) has been changed from coaxial to UTP and so, our >> network conection has gone away... :( I have tried by all means to recover >> it, but with no success (I also do not have the manual of the card...). >> >> Well, by now, what I know is that this little NE2000 can be >> reconfigured to use UTP with the aid of a Config Disk, booting DOS, and >> that its new UTP configuration will be kept on a kind of EPROM (or >> something like this...). Is this correct ? Do I have to find such a >> config-disk and boot into DOS-mode to reconfigure this card ? And what >> about upgrading to a 3COM 509 ? Is it a good idea ? (although I know that >> 3Com cards are better than this NE2000 I am not sure if I can afford such >> a change right now, so I am asking just for the sake of prevention and >> possible future upgrades... ;) I have 2 NE2000 cards, and 1 of them I have to boot into dos and configure the card to use the UTP port instead of the BNC, the other one auto detects which one to use and that seems to work ok to. I do have a 3com 3c509 cards as well, and it took me a while to get it working but I was a relatively straight forward task, but I had to tell that one to use the UTP port as well. So far I have not seen much difference between the performance of the cards as they are both 10Mb. Hope this helps Regards Graham >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> >> Daniel. >> __ >> Daniel Doro Ferranteemail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> System & Network Administrator http://www.cecm.usp.br/~danieldf >> >> CECM - Curso de Ciencias Moleculares - USP >>Course of Molecular Sciences - University of Sao Paulo >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Exim Problem
>> > >> Do you have this in /etc/host.conf? >> > >> >> > >> order hosts,bind >> > >> >> > >> this should tell DNS to look in /etc/hosts before looking into named >> > >> (or at least this is what I think it should do :) >> > >> > Yep that is what is in my /etc/host.conf file. and it still don't work, it look >> > to me like exim and smail (which I have tried on my second machine) as just >> > doing a DNS lookup and ignoring the /etc/host.conf file. I have configured >> > both exim and smail using the debian config programs. and selected option 1, >> > internet mail, as the other options don't seem to take into account if you are >> > not connected to the internet, I think the problem is that my nameserver is >> > just a cacheing name server and so doesn't do reverse lookups, >> >> Why shouldn't a cache DNS server cache reverse lookup? Have you tried this? >> I'm asking this because I usually work in closed domains (i.e. no connection >> to the net) so I have to build my DNS server and don't use cache server that >> much. well I have finally fixed this problem, I had to configure a full namserver as for some reason, a cacheing nameserver just didn't so the job, I even tried smail to see if it was a exim problem and the same thing happened. >> > Could this be the problem or should I reconfigre exim/smail using the config >> > progam? If I reconfigure them using the config program which option should I >> > use? >> >> Well, I don't know, sorry. I've just started playing with exim, and as you see >> (my msg to the list) I have my problems with it too. >> There doesn't seem to be a lot of exim expert these days. :( >> Sorry I can't be much help >> >> -- >> |||| ||| Marco Frattola Microsoft is not the answer >> ||`..'|| |||... Piacenza, ItalyMicrosoft is the question >> ||| ||| |||''[EMAIL PROTECTED]"No" is the answer >> ||| ||| ||| www.enjoy.it/users/~mk/index.html Live Linux, live free! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: setting up ethernet 3com 3509b card
>> >> I had trouble setting up an EtherlinkII 3com 3509b card with 2.0.32 and >> 2.0.33 kernel. I configured pnp, compiled the right driver as module, but >> the module gives me either initialization failed or symbol not found when >> specifying io=0x210 irq=3... Is it the ISA one (I think there is a PCI verison but i'm not sure), anway mine works fine but I had to disable PNP on the card and set the card to use the media I wanted i.e. BNC,UTP(RJ45) or AUI I also had to edit the /etc/modules file and near the top there is a line that says insert you network card driver here, i had to put 3C509 there and then I rebooted and it seemed to work fine. Hope this helps Regards Graham >> Any help is appreciated. >> Marcus >> >> -- >> "Rhubarb is no Egyptian god."Debian GNU/Linuxfinger brinkmd@ >> Marcus Brinkmann http://www.debian.org master.debian.org >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]for public PGP Key >> http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Marcus.Brinkmann/ PGP Key ID 36E7CD09 >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Exim Problem
>> > Hi all, >> > >> > I am using eximon my 2 debian (bo) hosts, but I cannot seem to be able to send >> > email between these to hosts, I know this is because the DNS lookup for that >> > host is failing as I am only running a cacheing nameserver, so is there anyway >> > to tell exim that if the DNS hostname lookup fails then to use the hosts table? >> >> Do you have this in /etc/host.conf? >> >> order hosts,bind >> >> this should tell DNS to look in /etc/hosts before looking into named >> (or at least this is what I think it should do :) Yep that is what is in my /etc/host.conf file. and it still don't work, it look to me like exim and smail (which I have tried on my second machine) as just doing a DNS lookup and ignoring the /etc/host.conf file. I have configured both exim and smail using the debian config programs. and selected option 1, internet mail, as the other options don't seem to take into account if you are not connected to the internet, I think the problem is that my nameserver is just a cacheing name server and so doesn't do reverse lookups, Could this be the problem or should I reconfigre exim/smail using the config progam? If I reconfigure them using the config program which option should I use? Regards Graham >> -- >> |||| ||| Marco Frattola Microsoft is not the answer >> ||`..'|| |||... Piacenza, ItalyMicrosoft is the question >> ||| ||| |||''[EMAIL PROTECTED]"No" is the answer >> ||| ||| ||| www.enjoy.it/users/~mk/index.html Live Linux, live free! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: freshmeat repository
>> >> >From freshmeat page: >> >> -- >> >> freshmeat RPM repository >> >> As you might already know, freshmeat tries to keep up with >> >> the latest software releases and builds RPM packages for >> >> them. All this work is done by Obituary, feel free to mail him >> >> questions or comments. A change invented with the move >> >> of freshmeat to the new location includes SRPMS to be >> >> available as well as the i386 binary packages. >> >> >> >> Note: We are still looking for volunteers to build debian packages. Feel >> >> free to contact me for details. >> >> -- >> > >> >If somebody packages software and makes it conform to the Debian Policy, >> >chances are that that person will already be or become an official Debian >> >maintainer and then you'll find the packages in the official archive >> >anyway. >> >> >> Well, this certainly doesn't solve the problem, though, does it? People >> (like myself) looking to Freshmeat for the latest info on Linux are somewhat >> dismayed that Debian is never mentioned. I had a look last night on freshmeat and there was only one package that had debs listed for it, which was nice to see. If i remember correctly freshmeat is run on a redhat machine, so its not surprising that they don't mention Debian really.. Correct me if I am wrong. >> While I'm still running Debian (for years - and on dozens of machines), I've >> long considered switching to RedHat for the simple reason that RPM's seem to >> be more readily available (leading to the (possibly) mistaken view that >> RedHat is the more prevalent - and thus preferred - distribution out >> there.). (Oh, and the few times I've tried using alien, etc. to install >> RPM's under Debian, the attempts have failed miserably - possibly >> user-related, but non-the-less) >> >> So, why don't Debian maintainers inform Freshmeat when they build new >> packages? I'm sure Freshmeat doesn't have to actually store the files, >> they'd be more than happy to provide links too them, though. This would >> solve *both* problems ??? >> >> Later, >> Kevin >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Exim Problem
Hi all, I am using eximon my 2 debian (bo) hosts, but I cannot seem to be able to send email between these to hosts, I know this is because the DNS lookup for that host is failing as I am only running a cacheing nameserver, so is there anyway to tell exim that if the DNS hostname lookup fails then to use the hosts table? Regards Graham. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: chmod not working
>> i was messing with some permission to directory but i think i found a bug >> in chmod,i try to run "chmod 751" on my home directory (i put the content >> of the home directory on another partition because of lack of space on my >> root partition),but the permission is still drwxr-x--x,i even tried to run >> "chmod u=rwx,g=rx,o=x" on it to no avail,does all this qualify as a bug >> ??? I think you have misunderstood some of what has been said in the replies, doing a chmod u=rwx,g=rx,o=x or chmod 751 on a directody will give it the permissions of drwxr-x--x as you say it has, so to me it looks like chmod had done what you asked. It may help us if you told us what you had the permissions set to before you tried to change them, and what you expect the result of the chmod command to be. Regards Graham >> p.s.the problem is just an annoyance as i can still access my home dir and >> run program from there. >> >> thanks. >> Alain >> >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Fetch Mail Problem
>> >> Either make a local account with the same username or make an alias that >> points to your local username. >> I don't really want to create another account if I can help it, but I tried making an alias for tht user in /etc/aliases but that didn't work either. It is just that the mail I recieve at my isp mail account can have up to 5 seperate email addresses but the are all sent to the one mail box, (i.e. I have one for webmaster, myself), so that would mean i would have to create an account for each email name i can have. Is there a way to tell fetchmail that the isp mail name relates to a different name on my box? I know that the error is being causes be exim as fetchmail defaults to send the mail to port 25. Graham >> >> >> On Wed, 22 Apr 1998, Graham Lillico +44 1785 248131 wrote: >> >> > Hi, >> > >> > I am trying to get fetchmail to get my mail from my isp, exept everytime I use >> > it (i.e. fetchmail -u ), I get an error from fetchmail >> > saying something about my local user name being different than my isp mail >> > name, How can i correct this? >> > >> > Regards >> > >> > Graham >> > >> > >> > -- >> > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > >> >> George Bonser >> >> If I had a catchy quip, it would be here. >> >> http://www.debian.org >> Debian/GNU Linux ... the maintainable operating system. >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fetch Mail Problem
Hi, I am trying to get fetchmail to get my mail from my isp, exept everytime I use it (i.e. fetchmail -u ), I get an error from fetchmail saying something about my local user name being different than my isp mail name, How can i correct this? Regards Graham -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: KDE Problem
>> >> >> On Mon, 20 Apr 1998, Oz Dror wrote: >> >> > I have installed the latest version of kde from hamm >> > >> > when I type kde Why are you typeing this, KDE should be started from startx or xinit (maybe xdm/kdm even). Graham >> > I get the following error: >> > kde: error in loading shared libraries >> > /usr/X11R6/lib/libkdecore.so.0: undefined symbol: __ti8QListBox >> > >> > It is clear that one of the libraries that I am using is not up to date >> > >> I had the same problem. Installing all the latest referring packages >> (kde+libraries) from slink worked for me. >> (But its surely not a specific solution) >> >> cu >> >> florian attenberger >> >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: stuck with only 1 xterm in X
>> a last question,does it possible in X to be logged on as several user at >> once (you see,have 2 xterm logged as root,one as alaint,etc...) after this >> is answered,i'll keep my mouth shut except when answering question (i >> found that i asked more than enough questions) ?? I do this quite alot, I run an xterm and then do su - , if your not logged in as root then you will be asked for that users password. Graham >> Alain >> >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: kde : using kdm instead of xdm
>> On Fri, 17 Apr 1998, Graham Lillico +44 1785 248131 wrote: >> >> > I am trying to use kdm instead of xdm, but when I run it I can not login it >> > just says 'login failed'. I know the password I am using is correct. I am >> > wondering if it is because I have shadow passwords installed. Has anyone else >> > had this problem? >> >> I have just started using it and have always had shadow passwords on. Did >> you install the debian archive kde or the kde deb files from the kde site? >> I used the ones that I found inbetween hamm and Incoming on >> ftp.debian.org. Cheers. I used .deb file but not from the debian site as they are beta2, I have bete3 from the kde site as it come in .deb format. I think what Paolo suggested will work, but I am sure I have seem a seperate script for kdm (to replace the '/etc/init.d/xdm' script) but I can't remember where I found it, I think this may have been ok KDE's web site so I will check again there, but I will try Paolo's suggestion first, unless anyone could tell me the address of this supposed script is. Thanks Graham >> -- >> Colin Telmer, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> <http://www.telmer.com> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
kde : using kdm instead of xdm
Hi all, I am trying to use kdm instead of xdm, but when I run it I can not login it just says 'login failed'. I know the password I am using is correct. I am wondering if it is because I have shadow passwords installed. Has anyone else had this problem? Regards Graham -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: KDE Beta-3
>> > trying to install KDE beta-3, I have downloaded the .deb files and I am >> > trying to install them but it is saying that I need libgif2 or greater, Does >> > anyone know where I can get this from as I can't find it anywhere? And is it >> > avaliable in .deb format? >> >>KDE is sort of a non-Debian *.deb. As I understand it the package was made by >> the KDE folks and is still pretty broken. I found it was interesting that it >> installs itself into /opt rather than /usr/local or some other standard directory. >> My solution was to kill the package and to wait until there is real Debian support >> for it. I ran it on my RedHat system before I upgraded my RedHat Dist and Beta-3 ran ok not many problems at all. I would but I don't like many of the others window managers. /opt is new directory in the FHS if i remember correclty, Netscape Communicator 4 will install itself in there if if exists by default to. Regards Graham >> >> -- >> Regards,|Debian GNU/__ o http://www.debian.org >> . | / /__ _ _ _ _ __ __ >> Randy | / /__ / / / \// //_// \ \/ / >> ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) |// /_/ /_/\/ /___/ /_/\_\ >> |...because lockups are for convicts... >> |What is or why Linux? Click on the below: >> http://www8.zdnet.com/pcmag/pctech/content/16/13/os1613.001.html >> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
KDE Beta-3
Hi all, I am trying to install KDE beta-3, I have downloaded the .deb files and I am trying to install them but it is saying that I need libgif2 or greater, Does anyone know where I can get this from as I can't find it anywhere? And is it avaliable in .deb format? Also if you install a .tgz format program (i.e. source compile and install) how do you tell dpkg that the required files are installed, as doesn't it look at its package database to se if the .deb package it needs is installed? Regards Graham -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: equal interrupts
>> hi everybody, >> >> i have a problem with my pci-bios : it assigns the same interrupt on two >> different devices (SCSI and USB) as you can see in the attachment. >> >> i would not really care about it if i had no problems with recording >> cd's. my question is if this is normal or an error of the bios ?? I had this problem with my Abit-lx6 motherboard when I got it, I even resorted to emailing abit tech support but to no avail, so I tried moving the scsi card to another slot and 'hey presto' they now use different irq's. Abit did reply and said that the USB controller shares an irq with one of the pci slots, in my case it was the shared pci/isa slot. Hope this helps Graham >> Very much thanks !!! Bye bye >> >> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mouse
Hi, I have a microsoft ps/2 mouse with the wheel and I was wondering if the wheel could be used as a third button under X? as it can be under Win95. If so what do I set the mouse up as? I have tried saying that the mouse is three buttons but It doesn't seem to work. Any ideas? Regards Graham -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: KDE
>> There are kdelibs and kdesupport Debian packages on your site; is there >> a kdebase one on the way too? Check out www.kde.org there ftp site contains .deb packages for the latest release, and I think the files you are after are there to from what I can remember. Regards Graham >> -- >> >> Graham Pople ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> SNES emulators at Emulation One (http://www.jalna.demon.co.uk/index.htm) >> >> All emulators at E1 Newsletter (http://www.jalna.demon.co.uk/e1news.htm) >> >> >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MetroX
>> On Fri, 3 Apr 1998, Graham Lillico +44 1785 248131 wrote: >> >> > I would like to use MetroX instead of XFree86 and I was wondering how I >> > should install it, it comes as an rpm, do I use the Alien Package or is >> > there another way? I noticed a MetroX deb file in the contrib (i think) >> > directory, and I was wondering what this was, as it can't be the server >> > as it is to small? If alien is used then will it create all the >> > symlinks that are needed or will I have to do them manually? >> >> Hmm IMHO XFree86 *is* faster than metrox on my current S3Virge. >> >> Comments anyone? It may well be faster for your S3Virge but I have a ATI Mach 64 Graphics Expression (which XFree86 Supports) but I find MetroX faster, I am also upgrading my video card to a Matrox Millenium II 8Mb, and I have been told that the MetroX drive is alote better that the XFree86 one. Graham >> regards, >> >> == == Andre M. Varon Lasaltech Incorporated >> == == Technical Head Fax-Tel: (034)435-0836 >> == = == >> ==== == E-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> == WebPage : http://andre.lasaltech.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
MetroX
Hi all, I would like to use MetroX instead of XFree86 and I was wondering how I should install it, it comes as an rpm, do I use the Alien Package or is there another way? I noticed a MetroX deb file in the contrib (i think) directory, and I was wondering what this was, as it can't be the server as it is to small? If alien is used then will it create all the symlinks that are needed or will I have to do them manually? Regards Graham -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Packages
Hi all I was looking at Debian's WWW site today at the package listings, and I noticed that for the packages the source is avvaliable in three different formats, and I was wondering if anyone could tell me what the differences are in these three formats. they are .dsc .orig.tar.gz .diff.gz I guess the .orig.tar.gz ones are standard tar.gz files but what are the .dsc and diff.gz formats? Regards Graham -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: smbclient interface
>> On Mon, 23 Mar 1998, Paul Miller wrote: >> >> : >> : Is there a smbclient interface that is something like mc's ftp interface? >> >> Nope, at least not that I'm aware of. I don't know about mc's interface but if you are using the KDE Desktop (which is now avaliable in deb format) there is a frontend to samba in there called ksamba, chack out www.kde.org for more details. >> Though I have some good news :) In one of the next releases of samba, it's >> very likely a tool called "smb2www" will be packaged with the samba package >> (upstream). smb2www consists of a few cgi-bin perl scripts, and shows your >> local Network Neighboorhood using your webserver. So browsing becomes >> possible ;) >> >> >> bye, >> Remco >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Hardware question.
Hi, >> Hi, >> >> I am looking at a new computer for my parrents to get me for college... I >> looked at the hardware howto but somethings arn't listed so heres >> what I am looking at getting. >> >> Tiger K6233 customize it yourself kit. >> it contains: Sounds like a good choice. >> a ATX motherboard with the VIA 590vp2 chipset... can anyone tell me if >> this will work with debian? ... it says it suports UDMA which AFAIK in not >> suported by linux ... the motherboard uses a award bios... does anyone out >> there have one of these mobo's... can I turn of UDMA? I don't know about the motherboard, but I know that some can cause problems, but I have never had any. UDMA as far I as know can not be disabled. I have friends that have had to disable the cache while installing but after that it seems to work fine. dunno why this is though. >> a Generic S3 Virge video card ... will most of these work? Sounds fine, but it may be worth checking out just to make sure. >> will a udma hard drive work in ide mode ... All hard drives I have had are backwards compatiable and YES a UDMA hard drive will work in standard IDE or E-IDE modes, it just won't be as fast as it could be. >> the other hard drive I am looking at uses the interface mode called >> "EIDE mode 4" what is this and will it work? This is refering to the data transfer mode that the Hard Drive uses. i.e. Most newer drives are Mode 4, but before UDMA, the standard E-IDE ones were of mode 1,2,3 or 4, I have not found any hard drive that is incompatiable and I have got all mode 4 drives, even my E-IDE cdrom drive is mode 4. But like yourself I do not think the UDMA support is avaliable at the moment, but it will still work. The only thing I would say is that check out if linux has a limitation of the size of a partition, I don't know if it does as I have never come across this problem but I may exist. But I am sure someone else on this list will be able to fully answer that question. The only things you have'nt said is memory, I would go for 64Mb but 32 would be acceptiable but as usual, more is better, especially when using X, also will you be using a sound card i.e. is it plug and play or not. >> -Thanks. >> >> -K >> Kevin Poorman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Do the Free-Ride >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
/etc/modules
Hi all, Just a quicky, I have just compiled sound support (as a module) into my kernel and want to load the sound module everytime I boot, I places 'sound' in the /etc/modules files , where all the other modules are listed i.e. vfat, ne etc but when I boot it says it can't find the module sound. 'insmod sound' works fine, so what hive i done wrong? Regards Graham P.S. Any Idea when Hamm is to be released? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Win95's FAT32 & Linux
Hello, I have just upgraded my windows 95 system to version 2 and I have used the FAT32 file system, but I am now unable to mount this partition under Linux, is this possible at when it was FAT then I just used the vfat module but this does not seem to work. Any ideas? Also when I try to install LILO I keep get an error saying that it cannot access the drives, I currently have 3 hard drives in my system 2 on the primary controller (which is running my windows 95 system) and 1 on the secondary controller (which is running Linux) can anyone tell me why LILO won't install? This has ment that I have to boot Linux from floppy (using the boot disc created when I installed my kernel). Is there ny program avaliable that would create my lilo.conf file for me as liloconfig does not seem to do this anymore. Finally can anyone tell me why linux is not finding my new memory, I have just upgraded from 64Mb to 128Mb, and Linux still thinks I only have 64Mb, I have been told to add MEM=128 to the LILO prompt (i.e. linux mem=128) but I cannot do this because of the LILO problem I am having. Regards Graham -- E-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST. Trouble? E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: What SCSI should I buy?
>> Nico De Ranter wrote: >> > >> > >> > Howdy, >> > >> > a friend of mine wants to buy a scsi-card. His options are: >> > >> >Adaptec 2940 UW 300$ >> >Adaptec 2930 (U) 180$ >> >Advansys UW180$ >> >Advansys U 150$ >> >Diamond fireport (UW ?) 180$ >> >> The only semi-viable choice is the 2940UW.. The Buslogic cards are my >> current favorite. >> I have an adaptec 2940 AU scsi card ad there have been problems with it under Linux, it seem to work fine, exept when I got to dos/windows, on reboot the card hands the scsi bus and my machine won't boot. So If i were you then I would go for a 100% Linux compatible card i.e. a Busligic. >> Tim >> >> -- >> (work) [EMAIL PROTECTED] / (home) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - >> http://www.buoy.com/~tps >> "Great successes are built on taking your negatives and turning them around." >> -- Sumner Redstone >> ** Disclaimer: My views/comments/beliefs, as strange as they are, are my own.** >> >> >> -- >> E-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST. Trouble? E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- E-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST. Trouble? E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Serial Ports.
Hi, Does anyone know why on boot up my Serial ports are displayed as /dev/tty00 and /dev/tty01? I have tried running the 0setserial script from /rc.boot/ (i think thats correct) and that says they are /dev/ttyS0 and /dev/ttyS1 but it also produces a wierd error, something like; cannot get serial info: not a typewriter Does anyone know what this error means? or what i can do to fix it and where the serial ports are set up on boot (i.e. what init script). I have serial support compiled as a kernal module and it is loaded on boot but that puts an error message in /var/log/messages but i can't remember what it is, something to do with an option. Regards Graham -- E-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST. Trouble? E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Smail/Sendmail Question
>> Hi! >> >> >> > mfrattola> localhost mail deliver locally don't rewrite header >> > mfrattola> LAN mail deliver thru eth0 don't rewrite header >> > mfrattola> internet mail deliver thru ppp0 rewrite header >> > >> >This is possible by >> > a) defining mailers, and modifying sendmail.cf to add a inexpensive >> > smtp mailer (copy the smtp mailers and call them lsmtp et akk >> > b) look at ruleset 1 and prevent rewrites for the LAN, while allowing >> > rewrites for external addresses >> >> I wrote such m4s. I don't think they're perfect, but they work !-) >> I offer to share em. shall I send em to the list? I would like them if possible, as this is exactly what I am still trying to get working 100%, you can always email them to me directly if you would prefer. Would Qmail be any better at doing this type of thing. Or how easy is it to translate sendmail m4 config file to smail or qmail configs. Regards Graham >> Regards >> Rainer >> >> --- >> KeyID=58341901 fingerprint=A5 57 04 B3 69 88 A1 FB 78 1D B5 64 E0 BF 72 EB >> >> >> -- >> E-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST. Trouble? E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . -- E-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST. Trouble? E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Getting Mail From POP3 Servers
Hello all I'm still trying to get smail working like I want, but I think I am nearly there thanks to all your help. But I have another question. How can I get my internet mail to my mail server from my isp's pop3 server, so that my promailrc file will filter all my mail both internet and local, I am currently using fetchmail to do this but it doesn't seem to use procmail so all my internet mail is getting placed in /var/spool/mail/ is there away to do this or will I have to use something like UUCP or IMAP. I don't think UUCP will work though as my ISP is using Windows NT 4. Thanks again for the help will smail. Regards Graham. -- E-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST. Trouble? E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Formating a ftape tape?
>> >> Is there any way to format a Qic-80 tape on a ftape device? I don't >> feel like rebooting to Win95 just to do this. I know I can use mt to >> 'erase' the tape but that just erases the header on the tape. As far as I am aware then you can not use Linux to format these tapes, this may of course depend on what tape drive you are using, I used a dos based tape formatting program to do my tapes with, I think you can format them using dosemu but I'm not sure. But checkout the ftape howto that may answer you question better than I can. Graham >> >> Thanks. >> Brian >> -- >> Mechanical Engineering [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Purdue University http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/~servis >> >> >> -- >> E-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST. Trouble? E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . -- E-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST. Trouble? E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Smail/Sendmail Question
>> I found sendmail easier to setup than smail... others would probably >> disagree. I can belive that but ideally I would like to use smail but if sendmail will do what i want then i will use that. >> I have sendmail set up as : >> sendmail -bd -q 15m same as mine at the moment. >> I am using a win95 machine hooked to a linux machine which is on a dialup >> to an ISP. I am not, i have 3 linux server on as a mail server, web server, DNS Server and it is this machine that is used to dialup the internet and upload/download internet email. So it needs to be able to tell the difference between an internal bound email and an internet bound email. >> I just killed ppp on the linux machine and sent mail through it from the >> win95 machine. >> It queued the message then sent it out when pppupd reconnected. All well and good but what does it do why you try to send email destined for another user on the same server or to a different server. >> The outgoing server on the win95 machine must be kept as an ip address >> because the nameserver won't be running on the linux machine until it is >> connected to an ISP name service. e.g SMTP server 192.168.1.25 in my >> case. I works for me when i am connected but my email address is kept the same i.e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] not [EMAIL PROTECTED] as it should be, this prevents someone replying to that email as the return address is not valid. So i just get a reply saying that the internet isp's mail server cannot deliver the email. >> It did not change the headers at all. >> I can send you a copy of the config file (sendmail.cf) if you require. >> >> Ian >> Graham >> >> -- >> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > To: Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > Cc: debian linux >> > Subject: Re: Smail/Sendmail Question >> > Date: Monday, 9 March 1998 2:48 >> > >> > > Graham> Hello, I was wondering if the following is possible using >> > > Graham> either Smail or Sendmail, >> > > >> > > Simple in sendmail. >> > > >> > > Graham> What I want to do is to use smail or sendmail mail to deliver >> > > Graham> my internet email, The problem I have is that I need one of >> > > Graham> these packages to deliver any local mail or network mail to >> > ^^ >> > > Graham> the appropriate user/server, but to queue all internet email >> > >> > > Graham> until my dialup connection is established using ppp, I also >> > ^^^ >> > > Graham> need smail or sendmail to change the "from" address of the >> > > Graham> email to the address of my internet email account, (i.e. email >> > > Graham> bound for the internet needs the "From" address changed from >> > > Graham> "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" which is my Linux box to >> > > Graham> "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" my internet email account). >> > > >> > > Graham> Is this possible? if so how. >> > > >> > > __ >> > > OSTYPE(debian)dnl >> > > FEATURE(masquerade_envelope)dnl >> > > define(`confDELIVERY_MODE', `queue') >> > > MAILER(local)dnl >> > > MAILER(smtp)dnl >> > > Cwinternet.com >> > > MASQUERADE_AS(internet.com)dnl >> > > __ >> > >> > Maybe I'm wrong, but doesn't this rewrite 'From' for every message, and >> not >> > only for those 'going out' of his LAN? >> > Also, doesn't confDELIVERY_MODE=queue queue all messages and wait for >> runq >> > to make the delivery? >> > >> > I'm asking these question 'cos I have the same problem. >> > -- >> > |||| ||| Marco Frattola Microsoft is not the >> answer >> > ||`..'|| |||... Piacenza, ItalyMicrosoft is the >> question >> > ||| ||| |||''[EMAIL PROTECTED]"No" is the answer >> > ||| ||| ||| www.enjoy.it/users/~mk/index.html Live Linux, live >> free! >> > >> > >> > -- >> > E-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST. Trouble? E-mail to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] . >> >> >> -- >> E-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST. Trouble? E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . -- E-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST. Trouble? E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Smail/Sendmail Question
>> >> Hi, >> >>"Graham" == Graham Lillico +44 1785 248131 writes: >> >> Graham> Hello, I was wondering if the following is possible using >> Graham> either Smail or Sendmail, >> >> Simple in sendmail. >> >> Graham> What I want to do is to use smail or sendmail mail to deliver >> Graham> my internet email, The problem I have is that I need one of >> Graham> these packages to deliver any local mail or network mail to >> Graham> the appropriate user/server, but to queue all internet email >> Graham> until my dialup connection is established using ppp, I also >> Graham> need smail or sendmail to change the "from" address of the >> Graham> email to the address of my internet email account, (i.e. email >> Graham> bound for the internet needs the "From" address changed from >> Graham> "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" which is my Linux box to >> Graham> "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" my internet email account). >> >> Graham> Is this possible? if so how. >> >> __ >> OSTYPE(debian)dnl >> FEATURE(masquerade_envelope)dnl >> define(`confDELIVERY_MODE', `queue') >> MAILER(local)dnl >> MAILER(smtp)dnl >> Cwinternet.com >> MASQUERADE_AS(internet.com)dnl >> __ >> >> Put that in /etc/mail/sendmail.mc. Add in any other neat >> features. I also like I am assuming that where the above statement says internet.com that that is the domain of my internet email account, also what happens is my user name is different on the Debian box to my internet isp username? If possible could you explain that the above and below are doing? >> -- >> FEATURE(use_cw_file)dnl >> FEATURE(use_ct_file)dnl >> FEATURE(redirect)dnl >> define(`confME_TOO', True)dnl >> >> # anti spam hacks, but these need external files to be set up, so use >> # with care >> HACK(use_ip) >> HACK(check_rcpt4) >> HACK(check_mail2) >> -- >> >> Graham> Also is smail the default mail daemon of Debian? if so then >> Graham> using the default mail daemon would be preferable. >> >> Yes, it is. OOOps. Sorry, I do not do smail. >> >> manoj Graham >> -- >> Saint: A dead sinner revised and edited. Ambrose Bierce >> Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/> >> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E >> >> >> -- >> E-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST. Trouble? E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . -- E-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST. Trouble? E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Smail/Sendmail Question
Hello, I was wondering if the following is possible using either Smail or Sendmail, What I want to do is to use smail or sendmail mail to deliver my internet email, The problem I have is that I need one of these packages to deliver any local mail or network mail to the appropriate user/server, but to queue all internet email until my dialup connection is established using ppp, I also need smail or sendmail to change the "from" address of the email to the address of my internet email account, (i.e. email bound for the internet needs the "From" address changed from "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" which is my Linux box to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" my internet email account). Is this possible? if so how. Also is smail the default mail daemon of Debian? if so then using the default mail daemon would be preferable. Regards Graham -- E-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST. Trouble? E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Virtual Consoles
Hi, Can anyone tell me why debian 1.3.1 uses agetty, instead of something like mingetty? I wish to screen to clear after booting my system but using agetty this is not possible, I have tried using mingetty and this does what I require, but I am wondering if there is anyreason agetty was chosen (i.e Does it support some features mingetty does not, when used for virtual consoles)? Regards Graham -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: X install/config query
>> Hello: >> >> I recently installed Debian 1.3 on a '386, but apparently did not complete >> the process correctly. X was not configured (although everything else >> that I have tried seems to be). >> >> I cannot find 'xf86config' or 'XF86Setup' on the system. I made the smae mistake when I first installed Debain, I hadn't installed the xbase package, this includes the xf86config program and startx scripts and some other stuff. >> Should I remove X and re-install, or is there another way? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Dean Provins Regards Graham >> >> >> -- >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] . >> Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: DEBIAN or REDHAT ?
Hi, >> Hi, >> >> I am currently using hamm and am very happy with it. I will be >> installing a new Linux system soon but everyone is telling me to install >> RedHat 5. Has anyone any opinions on this? I tend to be partial to >> Debian, especially with GNOME being integrated into hamm. However, I've >> never used Redhat. I have just switched from RedHat 5 to Debain 1.3.1, The main difference between the 2 is the installation routine. I personally think that RedHat's is better, but Debain seem to configure more on installation. >> Also, I've been advised that RedHat puts out security fixes the next day >> after a CERT advisory is released. How is Debian when it comes to >> security and other patches? When I was using bo, patches weren't released >> very often. Is this an indication that RedHat is more buggy, or is it an >> indication that Debian is more stable? For example, when the CERT >> advisory for SSH-AGENT was release over a week ago, one of the OSes that >> responded to the CERT advisory was RedHat. Much to my dismay, Debian >> wasn't one of the OSes that was mentioned on the CERT list. I ended up >> compiling SSH on my own. I have alos found that it seemed a lot of the packages avaliable under RedHat 5 were broken or just didn't work properly, so I had to get on the net and down load all the updates, which I don't particulaly expect to have to do when buying a commercial release of Linux. This maybe true but RedHat are a commercial organisationwho are paying people to write and fix code, Debain is not. At the momment I think that Debain is the better distribution for me anyway, but I do miss some of the tools avaliable under RedHat, like the control panel, and glint but I can live without them. >> Thanks in advance for any suggestions or tips. Its all really personal choice, I prefer Debain my Friends like RedHat. The choice is yours, but if you can I would try both. Graham >> -Ossama >> >> __ >> Ossama Othman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> --- PGP Keys --- >> Public: http://astrosun.tn.cornell.edu/staff/othman/OO_PUBLIC.asc >> REVOKED: http://astrosun.tn.cornell.edu/staff/othman/OO_REVOKED.asc >> >> >> >> -- >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] . >> Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Port Scanning
>> I think you could design a perl script or some kind of script for that if a >> icmp/udp/tcp is being done to your system at x amount of time you could use >> ipfwadm to block it. ipfwadm is a very powerful tool. I used to be port >> scanned daily and icmp attack, use ipfwadm to block it. >> >> > >> > >> > > > Is there anything out there to stop people from port scanning my system ? >> > > > I had someone last night scan my system from port 1 to 50,000 ! >> > > >> > > Firewalling or tcp_wrappers configured the right way. Just a quick question regarding port scanning, how do you tell that you have been scanned I assume it shows up in the log files. Alos if you decide to implement a firewall then you might want to check out TIS at www.tis.com (if i remember correctly) as the do a free firewall toolkit, you may also want to check out the socks package as well. Regards Graham >> > >> > tcp-wrappers will not stop you from being scanned. even if the port is >> > wrapped it will still show up as an open port to a scan. you also can't >> > wrap udp services. >> > >> > if you are paranoid enough that this is an issue i suggest you break out >> > a firewall book and ipfwadm and decide who exactly you want to be able to >> > talk to what on your box. >> > >> > > There is nmap in hamm that does the port scanning. >> > >> > there is also strobe that comes with the netdiag package... it's very >> > good. >> > >> > adam. >> > >> > Internet Alaska - >> > 4050 Lake OtisAdam Shand(v) +1 907 562 4638 >> > Anchorage, AlaskaSystems Administrator (f) +1 907 562 1677 >> > - http://larry.earthlight.co.nz -- >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . >> > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . >> > >> > >> >> >> -- >> >> >> _ ,/| Chi Wong >>'\O.O'"Life is a shitload of TESTS !" >>=(_ _)= [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> |U| [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> / | [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>//| \http://www.cif.rochester.edu/~phreak/main.html >> >> >> >> -- >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] . >> Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Matrox Millenium II again
>> I think Xinside Accelerated X 4.1 supports the Matrox Series. I thikn it is >> overall better than XFree86 since most of the drivers are optimized for the >> specific cards. As far as I know the Millenium II also works with MetroX, and yet again it is not free but it is a good package, and very easy to set up and get running. For more information check out the RedHat's site (www.redhat.com) as I can't remember the metrox web address. Regards Graham >> check it out youreself www.xinside.com >> >> The package doesn't come free though. It cost $100 but I think it is well >> worth it. >> >> > >> > Hello Debian-users, >> > >> > I have installed Debian Linux 1.3.1 (from InfoMagic CD-set dated >> > Aug 97). Next I would like to have XFree86 running, but with my >> > Matrox Millenium II I have faced some problems (I have Nokia 447Xpro >> > terminal with line frequency range from 30 to 96 kHz and refresh >> > frequency range from 50 to 150 Hz). I have made extensive search for >> > help through newsgroups and several Linux links. It seems that in this >> > mailing list there have been discussions about Millenium II as well. >> > But it seems to me that there are various ways to deal with this >> > problem and as a new Linux user I am a bit confused. XSuSE servers >> > have been mentioned, on the other hand somebody says that only latest >> > version of XFree86 is needed from XFree86 ftp site (they should have >> > experimental version that supports Millenium II). >> > >> > I have tried XSuSE-server. I strictly followed the instructions in their >> > web-page under "Installation of the XSuSE-X-Server", ie. I downloaded the >> > relevant *.tgz files (both the server and xf86config) and untarred them as >> > instructed. Then I run xf86config. If I then run XF86Setup, while >> > selecting card I get an error message. Matrox Millenium II is on the >> > list, but apparently cannot be selected. >> > >> > I would be extremely happy if somebody could write down short step by >> > step instructions for the XFree86 installation with Matrox Millenium II, >> > either with XSuSE-server or some other valid way. >> > >> > Best regards, >> > >> > Antti >> > >> > >> > -- >> > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . >> > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . >> > >> > >> >> >> -- >> >> >> _ ,/| Chi Wong >>'\O.O'"Life is a shitload of TESTS !" >>=(_ _)= [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> |U| [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> / | [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>//| \http://www.cif.rochester.edu/~phreak/main.html >> >> >> >> -- >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] . >> Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Sorry This is probably a stupid question.
Hi all, Sorry to ask this but what is hamm, I guess i should know, but I am new to this list, and Debain(after just moving from RedHat), so if someone could please let me know, I would be grateful, especially if anyone could give me the URL of any information. Regards Graham Lillico -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Debian Linux and Non-Free Packages.
Hello all, Could someone please explain the concept of Non-Free Packages please (i.e. Pine etc). It is just that I don't understand why other distributions can include them in there official releases, where as debain can not. Also on another note, does anyone knoe if there is a graphical front end to the ipfwadm (Firewall) program? If not then I am currently considering writing one. The current plan is to produce both a ncurses version, and a HTML version. But why reinvent the wheel if there is already one. Regards Graham Lillico -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .