Re: Windows Message Loop (Was: Linuhx vs. MSFT (was Re: Is Linux on the way of getting too complicated? ))

1999-11-08 Thread Aviram Jenik
> > I'm pretty sure IIS maintains some sort of message loop (I am not > > sure how much this statement is correct - any Win* guru's [ Hi Aviram! ;-) ] > > want to correct me? ). The choice of this kind of design for the program is > > inherit by the "choice" to use the Win* API. Apache designers

Re: life on the edge (summary)

1999-11-08 Thread Dorit Ben-Shalom
Re: imap Will look into it. Re: pine I also do not like its conceptual design. Re: netscape It's good to have a page editor from time to time :) Thanks again Dorit = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the wor

Re: man pages in wordpad

1999-11-08 Thread Dorit Ben-Shalom
>You may be able to find an old 386 or 486 to use as a printer driver. By the way, I didn't get another computer, but I did 'borrow' a colleague's old HP 3P. (but that only works for at work :) Thanks again Dorit = To unsubscribe,

Re: life on the edge (summary)

1999-11-08 Thread guy keren
On Mon, 8 Nov 1999, Dorit Ben-Shalom wrote: > >how about using 'imap' ? > > What's imap? IMAP is a mail protocol that allows a mail client to read email without downloading all the letters, by viewing the headers list, and only downloading a letter as per a user's request. it also allows you t

Re: mail problem -act2

1999-11-08 Thread Ariel Biener
On Mon, 8 Nov 1999, Dorit Ben-Shalom wrote: I don't know if any BGU sysadmin is on this list. --Ariel > Do you think that there is a correlation > between the fact that no one has stepped > up so far, and the fact that bgumail > looks the way it looks:) > -- Ariel Biener e-mail: [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: Linuhx vs. MSFT (was Re: Is Linux on the way of getting too complicated? )

1999-11-08 Thread guy keren
On Sat, 6 Nov 1999, Gilad Ben-Yossef wrote: > Apache doesn't care about the API for managing graphics display on the > screen. IIS on the other hand uses the same API used also for graphics. For > example, I'm pretty sure IIS maintains some sort of message loop (I am not > sure how much this stat

Re: life on the edge (summary)

1999-11-08 Thread Dorit Ben-Shalom
>how about using 'imap' ? What's imap? >pine has a very good IMAP support Can't do pine. Too visually complex :( >netscape >has IMAP Suport Only do netscape for emergencies: de-miming, attaching, etc. Thanks so much for the sympathy :) Dorit ==

Re: life on the edge (summary)

1999-11-08 Thread guy keren
On Mon, 8 Nov 1999, dorit ben shalom wrote: > My mail account is two telnets away, > and ftp-ing my whole mailbox is simply not practical. how about using 'imap' ? does your mail server support the IMAP protocol? if so, you could try that out. pine has a very good IMAP support. netscape has IMA

life on the edge (summary)

1999-11-08 Thread dorit ben shalom
My mail account is two telnets away, and ftp-ing my whole mailbox is simply not practical. So I have implemented a system of buffers: When I need to do processing on a particular message, I save it in Mail under its current number in the queue, and ftp it to my own machine under that number. This

Re: mail problem -act2

1999-11-08 Thread Dorit Ben-Shalom
Do you think that there is a correlation between the fact that no one has stepped up so far, and the fact that bgumail looks the way it looks :) = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the mes

star office vs. applix

1999-11-08 Thread dorit ben shalom
Hi guys Unfortunately, I need a doc reader. Knowing as much as you know about my particular configuration, can anyone predict which of the two I will like better? (and yes, applix is not free, but I had already paid for a copy :) Dorit =

Re: another netscape question

1999-11-08 Thread Dorit Ben-Shalom
>Isn't there an option inedit->preferences->apperance->"on startup >launch..." that defaults to only "navigator" checked? It doesn't launch them, but it still creates the files :) >And you can always install the "navigator" package. is there any problem >with installing both "netscape-navigator

Re: another netscape question

1999-11-08 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
Isn't there an option inedit->preferences->apperance->"on startup launch..." that defaults to only "navigator" checked? And you can always install the "navigator" package. is there any problem with installing both "netscape-navigator" and "netscape-communicator" packages? Tzafrir Cohen On Mon,

the freedom to innovate

1999-11-08 Thread umpa loompa
now there's a new defender for freedome. http://www.microsoft.com/freedomtoinnovate/default.htm :-) __ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com = To unsubscri

Re: another netscape question

1999-11-08 Thread Dorit Ben-Shalom
>Use Navigator Standalone instead of Communicator and it won't do it, >as well as save you a few megabytes of RAM. This is so un-linux: can't I customize Communicator not to launch Inbox, Drafts, etc when booting? Thanks again Dorit =

Re: compiling the Kernel

1999-11-08 Thread Oleg Goldshmidt
"Shlomo Solomon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > This is probably a stupid question, but I'm a bit lost. I need > SCSI-ATAPI support for my new ide CDRW. I read the CD-Writing-HOWTO, > the Kernel-HOWTO, the SCSI-HOWTO and I think I know in **theory** > what I have to do. I know the sources are in /

Yes, this is a matter of approach! (was: Re: Netvision support for , Linux issues?)

1999-11-08 Thread Omer Zak
On Mon, 8 Nov 1999, Avraham Hanadari wrote: > Dear Friends, > > The official ILUG position is no help for newbies, but I am happy to say > that several members have been most helpful to me. > > It may just be a matter of approach. Yes, this is a matter of approach. If you approach an individ

compiling the Kernel

1999-11-08 Thread Shlomo Solomon
This is probably a stupid question, but I'm a bit lost. I need SCSI-ATAPI support for my new ide CDRW. I read the CD-Writing-HOWTO, the Kernel-HOWTO, the SCSI-HOWTO and I think I know in **theory** what I have to do. I know the sources are in /usr/src/linux but I've never compiled a Kernel before,

Re: Netvision support for Linux issues?

1999-11-08 Thread Avraham Hanadari
Dear Friends, The official ILUG position is no help for newbies, but I am happy to say that several members have been most helpful to me. It may just be a matter of approach. > Where did u see that Netvision officially support Linux issues (besides > PPP)? Any URL? I do not remember ever havin

Re: Project Proposal (was: Re: SOT: regarding linux-unfriendly ISPs)

1999-11-08 Thread Ilya Konstantinov
You are all missing a point here. The user calls up when he has a Linux system already set up. With a clean Windows system, it's easy to guide the user through the installation procedure, which is always the same, but with Linux - should the tech support staff dictate the user their elite PPP ins

Re: HPT366 UDMA66 controller

1999-11-08 Thread Nimrod Mesika
> I am using the HPT366 controller with Linux 2.2.13pre17 right now > without problems. > Patches for the final 2.2.13 have been available for a long time already > -- almost 24 hours ;-) > Get them at: > > ftp://ftp.il.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/hedrick/ide.2.2.13.19991102.patch.gz > >

Re: Newsreader

1999-11-08 Thread Gaal Yahas
On Mon, Nov 08, 1999 at 01:26:37PM +0200, Nimrod Zimerman wrote: > And as you have mutt, why reinvent something which is almost exactly the > same? > Remember echomail? The same program could deal both with netmails (e-mail) > and echomail (news). Can't see why mutt shouldn't do the same. > (I wo

open position for an expert LINUX C++ programmer

1999-11-08 Thread Joseph Weihs
Hi! My company has an open position for an expert C++ programmer, preferably with some experience with multi-threading and ACE library. His job will be to lead the multi-processor effort of a large sized C++ Real-Time Image Processing project based on Linux. Please contact me at numbers below o

Re: mail problem -act2

1999-11-08 Thread Dorit Ben-Shalom
bgu :( = To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: mail problem -act2

1999-11-08 Thread Ariel Biener
On Sun, 7 Nov 1999, dorit ben shalom wrote: What university are we talking about ? --Ariel > As a staff member in one of Isreal's universities, > I also have an account on that university's misguided > mail server. > I need to set the > > >/etc/sendmail.cf > > >Dj > > flag on that machine to

Re: Newsreader

1999-11-08 Thread Nimrod Zimerman
On Fri, Nov 05, 1999 at 08:56:30AM +, Yosi wrote: > I am looking for a newsreader for Linux, and I would be more than > grateful if you can recommend me of one. These are the things that I > need in a newsreader (from the most important to the least): . . . I used to use slrn. Later, I reali

Re: Is Linux on the way of getting too complicated?

1999-11-08 Thread Nimrod Zimerman
On Sat, Nov 06, 1999 at 02:26:03AM +0200, Shaul Karl wrote: > > Linux 2.0 1998229 > > > > The Windows platform with 3433 API calls (up to NT4 SP3) belongs to a > > different league; the associated problems are documented elsewhere [2]. > > Is it fair to count all the Windows API c

Re: mail problem -act2

1999-11-08 Thread Oleg Goldshmidt
dorit ben shalom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > As a staff member in one of Isreal's universities, > The people in charge are less than happy to touch the file. > > Any work arounds? Are there any Israeli universities left with no sysadmin on this list? ;-) -- Oleg Goldshmidt | BLOOMBERG L.

Re: Project Proposal (was: Re: SOT: regarding linux-unfriendly ISPs)

1999-11-08 Thread Omer Zak
On 8 Nov 1999, Oleg Goldshmidt wrote: > Omer Zak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Suggestion for a project for a youngster who is looking for a niche which > > would give him satisfaction, fame and riches: > > > > How about developing PPP configuration scripts for the other > > distributions?

Re: Project Proposal (was: Re: SOT: regarding linux-unfriendly ISPs)

1999-11-08 Thread Nir Simionovich \(Rin Solo\)
Hi Omer, On Mon, 8 Nov 1999, Omer Zak wrote: > Given the realities of Customer Support as presented by Nir (isn't it > wonderful to have access to someone who actually knows what is going on > with customers? :-) ), I am amending my suggestion so that PPP > configuration scripts (and other techn

Re: Project Proposal (was: Re: SOT: regarding linux-unfriendly ISPs)

1999-11-08 Thread Oleg Goldshmidt
Oleg Goldshmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > kill `ps auxw | grep [p]ppd | awk '{print $2}'` just make it kill `ps auxw | awk '/[p]ppd/ {print $2}'` before someone else points it out ;-) -- Oleg Goldshmidt | BLOOMBERG L.P. (BFM) | [EMAIL PROTECTED] "A sense of the fundamental decencies is p

Re: Project Proposal (was: Re: SOT: regarding linux-unfriendly ISPs)

1999-11-08 Thread Oleg Goldshmidt
Omer Zak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Suggestion for a project for a youngster who is looking for a niche which > would give him satisfaction, fame and riches: > > How about developing PPP configuration scripts for the other > distributions? > > Then the Technical Support would need only to te