Re: [expert] Somewhat OT - Strange action from Road Runner -scanning mail servers

2002-12-31 Thread Guy Van Sanden
Hello Brian Just a small note, scanning your server is an illegal action they took. Individuals have been prosecuted for doing far less. I know of one guy that got prosecuted for connecting to the mailserver of some admin to send him an Email that the admin's box was infected with a trojan, and

Re: [expert] Difference between distros

2002-12-31 Thread James Sparenberg
Mark, A definitive answer would have to come from MDK on this. So what I'm saying here is based on what I've read, to include parts of the LSB. However this is one big long boring doc... LSB compliance does cause some problems with a number of Desktop type applications and a number of apps

Re: [expert] Somewhat OT - Strange action from Road Runner -scanning mail servers

2002-12-31 Thread James Sparenberg
Did a quick check with a legal type... asked him that given this admission by roadrunner if he thought he could win the case. His off the record answer. When do you want to file the suite. This is not just in violation of a number of state laws... it's also apparently in violation of Federal

Re: [expert] Corrupted RPM database (need help)

2002-12-31 Thread James Sparenberg
Here's the howto list http://hermes.afaa.asso.fr/users/pascal/linux/rpm-rebuilddb a how to on rebuilding the database. James On Mon, 2002-12-30 at 18:15, Dean S. Messing wrote: I know this has come up before, but I can't seem to find the solution in the archives (other than

Re: [expert] USB Flashcard Reader problem under 9.0

2002-12-31 Thread Michal 'hramrach' Suchanek
On Mon, Dec 30, 2002 at 11:59:00AM +1300, Jason wrote: Hi all, Dec 30 11:27:17 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:04.2-1, assigned address 2 Dec 30 11:27:17 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB device 2 (vend/prod 0xd7d/0x240) is not claimed by any active driver. Dec 30 11:27:21 localhost

[expert] Increase of Capital?

2002-12-31 Thread Revenant
As someone who's never really looked into investment, how does this Increase of Capital thing work? Thanx. --- Revenant [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -- The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable man persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.

[expert] mandrake update failure , some assistance required

2002-12-31 Thread richard bown
Hi All I've been running Mdk 9.0 for a few weeks , and now find mdk update refuses to work. I've noted there is an update for mdkonline, which I've attempted to update...without success. Ive downloaded gurpmi-4.0-20_82.2mdk.noarch.rpm perl-URPM-0.70-10_82.1mdk.i586.rpm

Re: [expert] mandrake update failure , some assistance required

2002-12-31 Thread Charles A Edwards
On 31 Dec 2002 14:18:25 + richard bown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I suspect I'm going round in circles as the main tool (mandrake update) for downloading and satisfying dependencies is non functional.. What are you using as your update_source? Did you update it to insure that it was current

Re: [expert] Somewhat OT - Strange action from Road Runner - scanning mail servers

2002-12-31 Thread Brian
On Mon, 30 Dec 2002 17:06:15 -0600 J. Craig Woods [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Brian wrote: I noticed in my mail server logs that about a dozen or so scans came from relay=securityscan.sec.rr.com. They were all attempts to relay E-Mail through my mail server. [snip] I have read

Re: [expert] Increase of Capital?

2002-12-31 Thread Paul Kaplan
Capital refers to cash or cash-like instruments. The message implies that M is having a problem meeting its cash requirements to keep the business operating...for example paying salaries and bills (electricity, phone service, etc.). They have essentially five options. 1. Reduce expenses

[expert] help with USB CDRW sought

2002-12-31 Thread Andrei Raevsky
Hi, I am a newbie-list transfuge as I could not find any help on the newbie list, so I turn to you for help. Please forgive me for posting such simple question, but I could find help nowhere else. I am trying to install my external USB CD-burner (HP Writer Plus 8200 series external CD

Re: [expert] mandrake update failure , some assistance required

2002-12-31 Thread Rolf Pedersen
richard bown wrote: Hi All I've been running Mdk 9.0 for a few weeks , and now find mdk update refuses to work. I've noted there is an update for mdkonline, which I've attempted to update...without success. Ive downloaded gurpmi-4.0-20_82.2mdk.noarch.rpm perl-URPM-0.70-10_82.1mdk.i586.rpm

Re: [expert] Increase of Capital?

2002-12-31 Thread ET
the Increase of Capital I believe the question to be about, is a Mandrakesoft run stock purchase plan, allowing a much smaller investment than is customary in purchacing stock thru a broker. a normal stock purchace is a min. of 1000 shares, while the mandrake increase of capital program allows

Re: [expert] mandrake update failure , some assistance required

2002-12-31 Thread richard bown
On Tue, 2002-12-31 at 17:19, Rolf Pedersen wrote: richard bown wrote: Hi All I've been running Mdk 9.0 for a few weeks , and now find mdk update refuses to work. I've noted there is an update for mdkonline, which I've attempted to update...without success. Ive downloaded

Re: [expert] mandrake update failure , some assistance required

2002-12-31 Thread Charles A Edwards
On 31 Dec 2002 18:56:39 + richard bown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the replies, now i'M REAL CONFUSED Ive downloaded from cooker later than listed below. http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKA-2002:022 Mandrake Linux 9.0

Re: [expert] mandrake update failure , some assistance required

2002-12-31 Thread richard bown
On Tue, 2002-12-31 at 19:08, Charles A Edwards wrote: These are the correct version But they are not as you had listed in your first post and they all can be auto-installed using Mandrake Update (I did on my 9.0 system without problem.) Here steams the problem Charles, mandrake update is not

Re: [expert] Increase of Capital?

2002-12-31 Thread Joe Braddock
Basically, you are buying shares of stock of which the proceeds go directly to the company unlike buying shares from the stock market where the proceeds go to the owner of the shares (and nothing goes to the company). Once the increase of capital is completed, then these shares could be traded

Re: [expert] mandrake update failure , some assistance required

2002-12-31 Thread Charles A Edwards
On 31 Dec 2002 19:46:54 + richard bown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is why I'm suspicious that unless you join the mdk club the OS falls apart...can some confirm if this is the case The Club has nothing to do with it. From a cl do the following # urpmi.addmedia 9.0_update

Re: [expert] mandrake update failure , some assistance required

2002-12-31 Thread Vincent Danen
On Tue Dec 31, 2002 at 07:46:54PM +, richard bown wrote: On Tue, 2002-12-31 at 19:08, Charles A Edwards wrote: These are the correct version But they are not as you had listed in your first post and they all can be auto-installed using Mandrake Update (I did on my 9.0 system without

[expert] Re:mandrake update failure , some assistance required

2002-12-31 Thread stefmit
I am by no means an urpmi expert, but I have had my share of bad experiences with some of these processes, enough to dare a couple of suggestions, mostly related to the access to the Internet for these updates: - what type of proxying (or are you nat-ing?) are you using? - look up

Re: [expert] mandrake update failure , some assistance required

2002-12-31 Thread richard bown
On Tue, 2002-12-31 at 20:36, Charles A Edwards wrote: # urpmi.addmedia 9.0_update ftp://sunsite.uio.no/pub/unix/Linux/Mandrake/Mandrake/updates/9.0/RPMS/ with synthesis.hdlist.cz (don't know how this will appear in your mail client but it should all be 1 line with a space after addmedia,

Re: [expert] mandrake update failure , some assistance required

2002-12-31 Thread Charles A Edwards
On 31 Dec 2002 21:30:40 + richard bown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK Charles , just tried it, here's the o/p, does this help with what s going wrong ?? Try the same using with ../base.hdlist.cz instead of synthesis.hdlist.cz You will first need to run # urpmi.removemedia 9.0_update and

Re: [expert] mandrake update failure , some assistance required

2002-12-31 Thread richard bown
On Tue, 2002-12-31 at 21:09, Vincent Danen wrote: mdkonline package has nothing to do with rpmdrake (aka Mandrake Update). mdkonline also has nothing to do with Club. urpmi has nothing to do with Club. To insinuate that we have put out trojans that mysteriously break your machine if you

Re: [expert] mandrake update failure , some assistance required

2002-12-31 Thread James Sparenberg
I've had this happen... how I got it re-working was by removing the media via the Software Sources Manager in MCC then do an update to all that are left... THEN do an rpm --rebuilddb and start again with MDK-update as if it where the first time (choosing a new host etc.) The urpmi database

Re: [expert] mandrake update failure , some assistance required

2002-12-31 Thread richard bown
On Tue, 2002-12-31 at 22:22, James Sparenberg wrote: I've had this happen... how I got it re-working was by removing the media via the Software Sources Manager in MCC then do an update to all that are left... THEN do an rpm --rebuilddb and start again with MDK-update as if it where the first

[expert] Re: mandrake update failure , some assistance required

2002-12-31 Thread stefmit
Now I see you were actually connected - my mistake of not understanding it initially, thus the inappropriate proxy/internet comments ... sorry :) Other options may be: incorrect/incomplete syntax for urpmi (usually missing or using incorrectly with ./bla/bla.cz, etc.). Someone may have already

[expert] Undeletable file found in mailbox file need help.

2002-12-31 Thread Salane
la ./Mail/SPAM2/cur/ ls: ./Mail/SPAM2/cur/1041345474.19460.OtLE:2,S: Permission denied ./ ../ rm -rf cur/ rm: cannot remove `cur//1041345474.19460.OtLE:2,S': Permission denied -- Salane King http://salane.homelinux.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

Re: [expert] Undeletable file found in mailbox file need help.

2002-12-31 Thread Charles A Edwards
On Tue, 31 Dec 2002 17:31:42 -0500 Salane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: rm -rf cur/ rm: cannot remove `cur//1041345474.19460.OtLE:2,S': Permission denied cur is a directory. You need to use: rm -rfd cur/ Charles How much for your women? I want to buy your daughter... how

[expert] SpeedStream 5260 Ethernet ADSL Modem

2002-12-31 Thread Robert C. Thyberg
Mandrake lovers, For sale cheap. When I switched from ADSL to Broadband cable my ADSL modem became surplus. This is not a router but the device which connects the phone line thru the ADSL modem to your ethernet card, router or network, in your computer. Details are: SpeedStream 5260 Ethernet

Re: [expert] Fonts issues for OO and Mozilla

2002-12-31 Thread John Haywood
On Monday 30 December 2002 09:22 am, Stefano Pogliani wrote: After having installed some packages from TexStar, I do not see anymore the MenuItems in OpenOffice (only - signs). I tried to change the AUTO option in /etc/openoffice/openoffice.cfg but with no luck... Also I noticed that I

Re: [expert] mandrake update failure , some assistance required

2002-12-31 Thread Vincent Danen
On Tue Dec 31, 2002 at 09:48:32PM +, richard bown wrote: mdkonline package has nothing to do with rpmdrake (aka Mandrake Update). mdkonline also has nothing to do with Club. urpmi has nothing to do with Club. To insinuate that we have put out trojans that mysteriously break your

Re: [expert] mandrake update failure , some assistance required

2002-12-31 Thread Vincent Danen
On Tue Dec 31, 2002 at 09:30:40PM +, richard bown wrote: On Tue, 2002-12-31 at 20:36, Charles A Edwards wrote: # urpmi.addmedia 9.0_update ftp://sunsite.uio.no/pub/unix/Linux/Mandrake/Mandrake/updates/9.0/RPMS/ with synthesis.hdlist.cz This is wrong. It should have been with

Re: [expert] Undeletable file found in mailbox file need help.

2002-12-31 Thread Vincent Danen
On Tue Dec 31, 2002 at 05:41:33PM -0500, Charles A Edwards wrote: On Tue, 31 Dec 2002 17:31:42 -0500 Salane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: rm -rf cur/ rm: cannot remove `cur//1041345474.19460.OtLE:2,S': Permission denied cur is a directory. You need to use: rm -rfd cur/ No you don't.

[expert] Read only after install

2002-12-31 Thread Ken Thompson
Hello all, I just tried to install the download version of LM9.0 - everything went without a hitch until the reboot after installation was finished. During boot it hits a spot trying to detect the USB and goes into a loop, I can catch read only file system at the end. At one point I tried Ctrl

Re: [expert] Read only after install

2002-12-31 Thread Ronald J. Hall
On Tuesday 31 December 2002 07:32 pm, Ken Thompson wrote: Hello all, I just tried to install the download version of LM9.0 - everything went without a hitch until the reboot after installation was finished. During boot it hits a spot trying to detect the USB and goes into a loop, I can catch

Re: [expert] Undeletable file found in mailbox file need help.

2002-12-31 Thread Philip Webb
021231 Salane wrote: la ./Mail/SPAM2/cur/ ls: ./Mail/SPAM2/cur/1041345474.19460.OtLE:2,S: Permission denied ./ ../ rm -rf cur/ rm: cannot remove `cur//1041345474.19460.OtLE:2,S': Permission denied you need to check ownership of these directories file ('ls -l'): even if their permissions

[expert] Re: Corrupted RPM database (need help) (solved)

2002-12-31 Thread Dean S. Messing
On Mon, 2002-12-30 at 18:15, I wrote: I know this has come up before, but I can't seem to find the solution in the archives (other than re-installing). My RPM database seems to have gotten corrupted. If I do: rpm -qa it hangs after listing most (but not all) of my installed packages.

[expert] Read only after install.

2002-12-31 Thread Ken Thompson
I booted into rescue mode and every file I looked at was either read or read execute, none have write.. WTF?? Installed twice thinking I'd borked it the first time.. Ken Thompson. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

Re: [expert] cdrom fstab entry

2002-12-31 Thread Tom
On Monday 30 December 2002 03:35 pm, Rolf Pedersen wrote: [snip] Do you have harddrake starting at boot (chkconfig --list)? I am thinking that devfs is something that changed since 8.1. It might work to have harddrake start at boot, if you don't already. Maybe boot with the drive

Re: [expert] A bit OT: Help needed - reaching the edge...

2002-12-31 Thread Mark Weaver
g wrote: Mark Weaver wrote: Thank you g! this looks like fun. I'm going to try this and see what happens. I've been doing all the backup to scsi tape using tar before this. you are most welcome. i hope you can get some mileage from scripts. cpio works very well for tape archive. i started

Re: [expert] Read only after install.

2002-12-31 Thread James Sparenberg
Ken, Seen you around here long enough to know you know what you are doing But I must admit.. You've come up with one I didn't even know was possible Not this will help but I've definitely been stumped before ... and this one is the winner, hands down... Just out of curiosity... what

Re: [expert] cdrom fstab entry

2002-12-31 Thread James Sparenberg
On my CD-Burner scd0 is a link # ls -l /dev/scd0 # lr-xr-xr-x1 root root 31 Dec 16 22:21 scd0 - scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/cd the scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/cd is also in the dev directory... IF it exists try doing this link. James On Tue, 2002-12-31 at 22:04, Tom