[LIH] Pop Server

I am using fetchmail and procmail to recieve and sort my mail. Further. I want to make pop server... I want that the mail I recieve is sent to my pop server on my machine and then I can use something like netscape to download my mail from my pop server, on my own machine. Can it be done and how?

Re: [LIH] Partition problem

you could try "gnu parted" it can resize ext2 partitions... ...but I warn you that you are doing very dangerous things for the health of your hard disk and i would advise you to backup everything precious before trying these tricks Cheerio Robin jayant kumar wrote: Hi I want to

[LIH] Directory noting

Hello friends, This query is not very important from 'OS' operation point of view; but still for the sake of academic interest i wish to know the solution to the following problem. Whenever we do 'ls', the list of files including the directories are displayed. But in some places

Re: [LIH] Directory noting

Milind_Joshi wrote: Whenever we do 'ls', the list of files including the directories are displayed. But in some places it was noticed that the directories (or subdirectories) are shown in coloured fonts or with a '/' behind, to distinguish them from ordinary files. What settings we

Re: [LIH] Directory noting

Well, this depends on your LS_COLOR setting. See 'man dircolors' for that. Besides, there should be a .dir_colors file in /etc. Copy that in your home directory, and modify that to suit you. Sharad. On Wed, 2 Aug 2000, Milind_Joshi wrote: + Whenever we do 'ls', the list of files

Re: [LIH] Directory noting

ls -p ls -p --colors On Wed, 2 Aug 2000, Milind_Joshi wrote: Hello friends, This query is not very important from 'OS' operation point of view; but still for the sake of academic interest i wish to know the solution to the following problem. Whenever we do 'ls', the list of

Re: [LIH] Directory noting

Hi phrend, AFAIK the "-F" option to "ls" is for adding the "/", "*" etc at the end of filenames and the "--color" option is for the color part. If U want this permanently for all users, add the following to u'r /etc/profile alias ls="ls -F --color" I U want this only for u'rself put the line

[LIH] Problem connceting to Linux Box thru dialup

hi list, I configured dialin features on my linux box its working perfectly (thanks to the script that i downloaded from xoom.com). but my problem is that my windows m/c's dialup adapter doesnt specify an ip assigned to it. i get the $ prompt at the post dial terminal screen. if i say continue

[LIH] Scanner

Hi, I have heard that SANE supports most SCSI AND USB scanners. My Acer ScanPrisa 640P connnects to the parrallel port. Will it work under SANE? Has anybody tried it out? TIA, -- Atul Mehta | [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love."

Re: [LIH] Directory noting

hi list do $ alias ls='ls --color' to set ls to display in colors and $man ls the color settings are there in /etc/DIR_COLORS u can copy them in your /home/you/.dir_colors_file_name and make necessary changes. then $ eval `dircolors -b .dir_colors_file_name` you wrote Whenever we do

Re: [LIH] Directory noting

hi list do $ alias ls='ls --color' to set ls to display in colors and $man ls the color settings are there in /etc/DIR_COLORS u can copy them in your /home/you/.dir_colors_file_name and make necessary changes. then $ eval `dircolors -b .dir_colors_file_name` you wrote Whenever we do

Re: [LIH] Problem connceting to Linux Box thru dialup

--Dr. S.K. Singh-- --Senior Scientist-- --Agril. Res. services-- On Mon, 7 Aug 2000, Kshitij Malhotra wrote: hi list, downloaded from xoom.com). but my problem is that my windows m/c's dialup adapter doesnt specify an ip assigned to it. i get the $ prompt at the post dial terminal

Re: [LIH] Remote mailserver

On 07/08/00 17:48 +0530, Rajesh Prakasan spewed into the LI bitstream: some particular users, which not present in my premise, it should get delivered though the net. how will i do this routing of mails. And undelived /wrong username has to be gone to one particualr email. plse help me to do

[linux-delhi] Perl 5.005_03 and newer local root exploit

Hi, A new local root compromise has been detected in Perl 5.005_03 and later versions. This seems to affect most, if not all Linux distributions. If you're not using Perl on your system, please remove it completely and await fixed package announcements. I'll keep you posted on the status of

[LIH] Connection speed

Hi, I use RH 6.2, how do we get stats like connect speed, ip address, gateway address etc. for ppp. What I am looking for is I guess a "DUN monitor" if Iam allowed to borrow a windoze term. Preferred choice - command line / gnome tools. Thanks Ashwin

Re: [LIH] Connection speed

kppp Ashwin wrote: Hi, I use RH 6.2, how do we get stats like connect speed, ip address, gateway address etc. for ppp. What I am looking for is I guess a "DUN monitor" if Iam allowed to borrow a windoze term. -- LIH is all for free speech.

[LIH] Bangalore Pages

All: Please note that ILUG-Bangalore's web pages have now moved to http://bangalore.linux-india.org (which simply takes you to http://www.linux-india.org/bangalore). Still under heavy construction, but the essential details are there. If any other LUGs wish to have a redirect of this sort

[LIH] Yamaha

Has the driver for the Yamaha(YMF 324)come out as yet. I have a yamaha card and sorry to say linux 6.2 does not have the driver for it. Has it come out as yet. Any clues on its arrival. Thanx Regards Pradeep === Pradeep.Sangunni

[LIH] time synchronization

hi, How do I synchronize time on linux machines? TIA Kapil Bhalla -- The mailing list archives are available at http://lists.linux-india.org/cgi-bin/wilma/LIH

Re: [LIH] time synchronization

On 07/08/00 20:49 +0530, Kapil Bhalla spewed into the LI bitstream: How do I synchronize time on linux machines? Use NTP -- Suresh Ramasubramanian + [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I haven't lost my mind -- it's backed up on tape somewhere." -- LIH is all for

Re: [LIH] time synchronization

Kapil Bhalla forced the electrons to say: How do I synchronize time on linux machines? http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~ntp has lots of information about setting up NTP, the Network Time Protocol. Binand -- The prompt for all occasions: export PS1="F:\$(pwd | tr '/[a-z]' '\134\134[A-Z]') "

Re: [LIH] time synchronization

use xntpd and synchronise your time to within 16 micro sec. On Mon, 7 Aug 2000, Kapil Bhalla wrote: hi, How do I synchronize time on linux machines? TIA Kapil Bhalla -- The mailing list archives are available at

Re: [LIH] Dos and linux

Hi Pradeep, Sorry for the delayed message, since the mailing list was down for 3 days. Do the following : 1. Create a directory for mount point for windows partition ex. mkdir /mnt/windows 2. Put the following line in /etc/fstab /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows vfat

Re: [LIH] [OT] Reg Old hardware / new HDD

Hi Narain, In my opinion with Disk Manager it should work. My machine is Pentium 166MHZ MMX and I am using 17GB HDD with Disk Manager without any problems ( Except LILO ). Has anybody successfully used 20GB HDD on a P60 machine ? Regards Rajesh Narain CR saw fit to inform me that: Hi there

[LIH] SGI is making an effort to support GNU software

Hi, For all of you who are feeling cramped up in shiny little SGI boxes running prehistoric Irix, here's good news. SGI people at freeware.sgi.com are really giving prompt replies to problems in installing freeware on your SGI box. So if you feel choked and chained to a small blue (or green) box

[LIH] Sendmail - smart host configuration (DS option)

Hi, I want to configure sendmail to send non-local mail to a "smart host". Is there a way in which I can specify a port number to which it connects at the smart host. Any help will be highly appreciated. Bye. Gautam -- To iterate is human, to recurse, divine.

Re: [LIH] Sendmail - smart host configuration (DS option)

On 07/08/00 22:31 +0530, Gautam Mani spewed into the LI bitstream: I want to configure sendmail to send non-local mail to a "smart host". Is there a way in which I can specify a port number to which it connects at the smart host. Any help will be highly appreciated. DS

[LIH] Fetchmail Help

hi all, first,my setup:- a multidrop mailbox with vsnl.all mails addressed to users of my domain are stored in a single mailbox with vsnl.aliases for all users have been taken from webindia.so,if a mail is addressed to [EMAIL PROTECTED],it first goes to webindia.com,then from there gets

[LIH] slrnpull probs!

Hi, I have got some probs with fetching mail using slrnpull. When I connect to news.vsnl.net.in, it sometimes exits with the following error message: 07/30/2000 11:42:51 slrnpull started. 07/30/2000 11:42:51 Reading /var/spool/slrnpull/slrnpull.conf 07/30/2000 11:42:51 Created dir

[LIH] Installing SUSE with RHL

Hi I want to install SUSE. I have RHL on hda8 and /boot partition at hda3. If i install SUSE will it replace the files in the /boot partition ? If yes how can I prevent this and also make both SUSE RHL work. Thanks in advance Jayant Take a look at my website over

[LIH] Yahama Sound cards configured finally!!

Hello linux mailing list members!! The wait is over .Yamaha sound drivers now can be configured!To do so pls visit the following url http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa/ftp/driver/ and download the alsa-driver-0.5.8b.t.. file (last but 1 file just before the folders start) Steps for

Re: [LIH] Yahama Sound cards configured finally!!

Saurabh Tandon forced the electrons to say: The wait is over .Yamaha sound drivers now can be configured!To do so pls visit the following url Well, Shankar Balan's 19th June mail to the list is what I would consider the 'Official End of Wait Posting' - Even I could play sound on my Yamaha

Re: [LIH] Perl vulnerability update

Hi Binand, I see my job as providing the list(s) with information about the exploit, a heads-up, how to prevent it, and other such information. I don't want to provide the exploit -- if you want it, go find it for yourself :-) Yeah, yeah, it's not in the spirit of full disclosure, but I don't

Re: [LIH] slrnpull probs!

On 07/08/00 22:37 +0530, Atul Mehta spewed into the LI bitstream: 07/30/2000 11:42:52 Connecting to host news.vsnl.net.in ... 07/30/2000 11:42:53 ***Failed to initialize server 07/30/2000 11:42:53 ***Reason: 502 You have no permission to talk. Goodbye. 07/30/2000 11:42:53 ***Unable to

[LIH] Java Staroffice Problem

Hi all. Here is the problem I am currently facing. I have RH6.2 I wanted to install Star Office 5.2 on it. During installation it looks for JRE and doesnt find any one the existing system. I download the rpm for JDK1.3beta refresh and installed it. But I presume thats not everything to the

Re: [LIH] [OT] Reg Old hardware / new HDD

Hi there Rajesh, I contacted Ontrack support in the mean time and they replied in the positive. So I guess there should be no problems... Thanx for the help anyway... Regards, Narain. On Mon, 7 Aug 2000, Rajesh Fowkar wrote: Hi Narain, In my opinion with Disk Manager it should work. My

Re: [LIH] time synchronization

Hi there, Please do a `man rdate` (look up the "-s" option in particular)... HTH ... Narain. On Mon, 7 Aug 2000, Kapil Bhalla wrote: hi, How do I synchronize time on linux machines? -- Find out more about this and other Linux India mailing lists

[LIH] Perl vulnerability update

Hi Folks, The latest info from the front is that the exploit I posted about earlier can be prevented in one of two ways: 1. Remove /usr/bin/suidperl, or chmod 755 /usr/bin/suidperl . This will break any set-user-ID perl scripts or CGI's that you may have running on your system, so don't do it