Re: OT How do you spell leenix?

2002-02-14 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Thu, 14 Feb 2002 07:56:13 -0500 Joel Hammer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One funny part of my computer crash. My wife called @HOME tech support (They are in Canada), since she thought it was our cable modem gone bad. They asked which OS she was using. When she said linux, they asked her to

Re: Reading Documents with Various editors

2002-02-13 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Wed, 13 Feb 2002 10:22:30 +0100 Roger Oberholtzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled in frustration: StarOffice 6 beta is supposed to do Office 2000/xp. That and loosing its desktop are the main new features, as far as I can see. === And a whole new file

Re: Reading Documents with Various editors

2002-02-13 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Wed, 13 Feb 2002 07:25:21 -0500 Joel Hammer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh boy. It sounds like they are going for nifty features in place of what most users really want, no hassles and standardization. It is to be hoped that they will supply a patch for 5.x that will allow opening and

Re: HELP!! (fixed - not solved)

2002-02-12 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Mon, 11 Feb 2002 23:36:16 -0600 daddy [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled in frustration: On Sunday 10 February 2002 07:34, Michael wrote: On Sun, 10 Feb 2002 08:23:49 -0500 Michael Scottaline [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled in frustration: You may want to check your system for a rootdisk folder

Re: Reading Documents with Various editors

2002-02-12 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Tue, 12 Feb 2002 20:35:12 -0500 Joel Hammer [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled in frustration: BTW, I used staroffice 5.2, not 5.3. I don't know if there is a 5.3. Joel = was gonna ask about that ;o) BTW, I'll bet 6.0 will do even better, and .xlm compressed format saves even

Re: HELP!!

2002-02-10 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Sat, 9 Feb 2002 20:29:04 -0800 (PST) Will changing the 5 to 1 in this line of initab get me to boot up into single user run mode? id:5:initdefault: = At the boot prompt type: linux 1 or linux single Mike -- Laws for the liberal education of youth,

Re: XFree86

2002-02-10 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Sat, 9 Feb 2002 20:24:12 -0800 (PST) Net Llama [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled informatively: Truth be told, i haven't seen any real performance or feature benefit going from 4.1.0 to 4.2.0 on that 1 box. I will note that i did see a significant improvement going from 3.3.6 to 4.1.0 on my

Re: HELP!! (fixed - not solved)

2002-02-10 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Sat, 9 Feb 2002 22:49:45 -0600 daddy [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled in frustration: OK this is what I did. Booted up into single user mode Reset the passwords for the users Rebooted in the previously broken system Logged in as if nothing had happened. So I have cured the symptom but still

Re: HELP!! (fixed - not solved)

2002-02-10 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Sun, 10 Feb 2002 08:23:49 -0500 Michael Scottaline [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled in frustration: You may want to check your system for a rootdisk folder. Mike === OOOPS! I meant rootkit Mike -- Laws for the liberal education of youth, especially for the lower classes of people

Re: new ibm ad

2002-02-07 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Wed, 6 Feb 2002 21:55:27 -0500 dep [EMAIL PROTECTED] bemusedly noted: new ibm linux ad, based on basketball: how can anybody that good play for peanuts? loves the game. just now on of all places the weather channel. === Yeah, ibm has done a pretty fair job lately of

Re: Suggested module for PCI LAN Card..?

2002-02-04 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Mon, 4 Feb 2002 19:09:54 -0500 Bill Day [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled in frustration: I am about to blow my uptime to throw another NIC into my box, 8^( snippage 6:30pm up 187 days, 9:24, 12 users, load average: 2.39, 2.28, 1.80 ___ Hey Bill,

Re: Linux Compete for Microsoft partners

2002-01-29 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Tue, 29 Jan 2002 08:17:56 -0600 Rick Sivernell [EMAIL PROTECTED] cried out in frustration: In my life I have tried many things, have had many successes and a few failures. Well I am going to express a failure here, please I beg you not to be too harsh on me, I feel bad enoughg.

Re: SOME ITEMS THAT YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN OR BE ABLE TO ADVISE ME ON

2002-01-24 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Thu, 24 Jan 2002 05:43:06 - kriss rolo [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled greedily: These are the items that iam interested in selling.. Could you help me with some details on the goods, history, origin etc. are these worth anything and if so who would i contact with regards to selling them?

Re: IHOP OT

2002-01-22 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Tue, 22 Jan 2002 08:59:51 -0500 Kurt Wall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Indeed. I'll explain in a separate post, for those of you that care. Kurt = Please do. Inquiring minds want to know ;o) Mike -- The great question... which I have not been able to answer... is,

Re: New Address, Job OT

2002-01-22 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Tue, 22 Jan 2002 09:07:17 -0500 Kurt Wall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, list, As hinted in other threads, I'm no longer a Hoosier. I accepted a position with a Linux startup based in Pittsburgh, PA, TimeSys Corporation, http://www.timesys.com/. They market several real-time OSes,

Re: OTinterest in an annual SxS get-together?

2002-01-22 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Tue, 22 Jan 2002 11:00:01 -0500 Douglas J Hunley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Judging from the recent threads, I'm betting that everyone would be interested in my possibly renting out a park or something and everyone on these lists getting together? If ther's an interest, I can start looking

Re: DVD drives: recommendations?

2002-01-21 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 07:31:42 -0800 (PST) Net Llama [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled in frustration: Greetings, I have the opportunity to acquire this DVD drive: http://www.hitachi.com/opstore/discont_prod/03dis_ramrom/disdvd_rom/halp-ZZZAR20RXSC.html Looking at the specs, to my untrained eyes,

Re: Linux-users digest, Vol 1 #305 - 19 msgs

2002-01-19 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Sat, 19 Jan 2002 16:11:44 +1000 Lavinius Romio Petru [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled in amusement: Mayday, Called Some Experts Mad Consultants Slurping Ethanol Major snippage = Yes!! A Keeper!!! Mike -- Many loads of beer were brought. What disorder, whoring,

Re: Partitioner

2002-01-16 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Wed, 16 Jan 2002 16:49:09 +1000 Keith Antoine [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled in frustration: On Wednesday 16 January 2002 13:24, Tim Wunder Sarpend his Quill and: However what happens when you wish to resize a partition/partitions that are ext3; it cannot do that, just found out this

Re: Testing: Ignore OT

2002-01-12 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Sat, 12 Jan 2002 11:39:39 -0500 Kurt Wall [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled in frustration: Scribbling feverishly on January 12, Joel Hammer managed to emit: Please ignore. This is only a test. If this had been a real post this would be filled with misinformation. Consider yourself ignored.

Re: OTRe: Testing: Ignore

2002-01-12 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Sat, 12 Jan 2002 14:12:10 -0800 Robert L. Hemus [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled wittily: Not quite kosher, but is this worth 1000 words? Bob === I'm speechless!! Mike -- Many loads of beer were brought. What disorder, whoring, fighting, killing, and dreadful

Re: internal modem

2002-01-06 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Sun, 6 Jan 2002 17:36:47 +0530 zohar [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled in frustration: one of my friend says the internal modem is an internal modem while other says it is a Winmodem. I think it is Winmodem as it has no processor like thing of itself. I want to connect Linux to internet as I

Re: IT jobs Florida

2002-01-03 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Thu, 3 Jan 2002 19:20:34 -0500 Randy [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled in frustration: The 70's were hell on brain cells, I think, it's all just a blur. The normal conversation went something like what are these I don't know just take a couple:). Randy

Re: IT jobs Florida

2002-01-03 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Thu, 3 Jan 2002 19:40:56 -0500 Kurt Wall [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled in frustration: That any brain cells survived is fscking amazing. You mean there were survivors |:-) Mike -- It is God's job to forgive bin Laden. It is our job to set up the

Re: IT jobs Florida

2002-01-03 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Thu, 3 Jan 2002 17:28:46 -0800 (PST) Net Llama [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled in ultimate sarcasm: --- Michael Scottaline [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You mean there were survivors |:-) I survived the 70s just fine, at age 5

Re: Netscape 6.2 Composer

2001-12-31 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Mon, 31 Dec 2001 09:18:10 -0500 Joel Hammer [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled in frustration: Netscape 6.2 is working fine as a browser. email is not working quite right. I just tried the newest Opera on the SxS web site. It crashed when I tried to search the site. Joel

Re: Netscape 6.2 Composer

2001-12-31 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Mon, 31 Dec 2001 11:41:41 -0500 Joel Hammer [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled in frustration: I am using the latest version. I suspect that a lot of such crashes are due to java, which may not be working quite right, although, I don't have such problems with netscape 6.2. Often, a repeat attempt

Re: Linux takeup

2001-12-27 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Thu, 27 Dec 2001 23:44:52 +1130 Mike Andrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled in frustration: On Thu, 20 Dec 2001 07:30, Michael Scottaline wrote: Do you happen to know what is used in their schools (or gymnasiums). No. I didn't look at this area. I'd only be guessing if I said

Will they recommend LINUX????

2001-12-24 Thread Michael Scottaline
Perhaps they'll urge Americans to switch to a safer OS ;-) Merry Christmas to all!! Mike FBI URGES FURTHER STEPS TO SAFEGUARD WINDOWS XP Consumers and corporations using Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows XP software are being warned by the FBI to take added steps against hackers who might try

Re: [OT] testing my smtp

2001-12-23 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Sun, 23 Dec 2001 18:41:46 +0800 Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled in frustration: testing Passed... Next?! -- Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life. -- George Bernard Shaw ___

Re: test OT

2001-12-21 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Thu, 20 Dec 2001 18:27:10 -0800 David Aikema [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled in frustration: Please ignore. === sigh Now you've gone and done it! ;o) Let's see how long this thread gets, even after OTing it... g Mike -- Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of

Re: testing here too...

2001-12-21 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Thu, 20 Dec 2001 22:39:49 -0500 Bill Day [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled in frustration: cant seem to get anything to lists... === This one got through... Mike -- Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life. -- George Bernard Shaw

Re: OTHapppy B-day Doug

2001-12-19 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Wed, 19 Dec 2001 07:19:16 -0500 David A. Bandel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 18 Dec 2001 21:42:17 -0500 Michael Scottaline [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmmm. As I read this, I'm sitting in a darkened room munching MMs and listening to my favorite album over and over again

Re: Linux takeup

2001-12-19 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Thu, 20 Dec 2001 05:05:21 +1130 Mike Andrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Folks, I've just come back from the Netherlands and I think many of you would be interested in the following (mercifully brief) observations I made while there. Europeans on this list would correct me, but these are

Re: OTHapppy B-day Doug

2001-12-18 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Tue, 18 Dec 2001 11:36:55 -0500 Douglas J Hunley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tony Alfrey babbled on about: Happy Birthday! I missed the start of the thread, but did someone say how old you are or do we really want to know? a ripe old 28 years today (dec 18) =

Re: Fwd: Newbies Prayers Answered!!!! (LONG)

2001-12-18 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Tue, 18 Dec 2001 15:47:48 -0800 Tony Alfrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 18 December 2001 11:39 am,Douglas J. Hunley wrote: snip . Every single app and frontend worked flawlessly. Litterally less than 20 minutes to a 100% stable 100% functional linux system. Not even a single

Re: OTHapppy B-day Doug

2001-12-18 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Tue, 18 Dec 2001 16:01:48 -0800 Tony Alfrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 18 December 2001 08:52 am,Ian wrote: Douglas J Hunley wrote: Tony Alfrey babbled on about: Happy Birthday! I missed the start of the thread, but did someone say how old you are or do we really want

Re: OTHapppy B-day Doug

2001-12-18 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Tue, 18 Dec 2001 20:39:21 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tony Alfrey wrote: % % Didn't we decide a very long while back (on the caldera list) that % David Bandel was the old fogey? I don't remember that conversation... Kurt = Guess you're too old...

Re: OTRe: ssh public key TID

2001-12-17 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Tue, 18 Dec 2001 06:01:36 +1000 Keith Antoine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Errr,erm, what is coal and where does it plug into a computer, is it plug and play ? Sorry, Skippy. It's just for us BlackBox users. ducks; runs for cover Mike -- The great

Re: TID Re: ssh public key

2001-12-17 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Tue, 18 Dec 2001 06:09:48 +1000 Keith Antoine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 18 December 2001 01:53, Net Llama enunciated: What if I have a dish washer? Sheesh, mate I married one; however itys is getting a bit old and I cannot seem to get a trade-in.

Re: Is this a Caldera list?

2001-12-17 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Tue, 18 Dec 2001 02:26:31 + (UTC) Anita Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry. Possibly a dumb question, but I saw a lot of Caldera stuff here and just wondered if this list is distro specific. Thanks. Anita Nah..., not distro specific; but

Re: USB Zip drive on RH 7.2

2001-12-14 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Fri, 14 Dec 2001 18:16:22 +0100 Mike Andrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Oorspronkelijk bericht - Van: Michael Scottaline [EMAIL PROTECTED] shutdown that I notice a difficulty. BTW, the device will not work if connected at boot-up. It must be connected (or unplugged and re

Re: USB Zip drive on RH 7.2

2001-12-14 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Fri, 14 Dec 2001 18:16:22 +0100 Mike Andrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: would you mind posting output of lsmod please, the OS you are using (SuSE eg) and the trailing lines of /etc/rc.local === Damn!! I left off the last few lines of lsmod in previous message:

USB Zip drive on RH 7.2

2001-12-12 Thread Michael Scottaline
I have a Sony Vaio running RH 7.2. The laptop has a CD-W/DVD and I believe during installation this was detected and SCSI support was included in the kernel. I've added a USB external Zip drive that is recognized on a hot plugin. I edited /etc/fstab by adding the line /dev/sda4 /mnt/zip

Re: more KDE build problems

2001-12-07 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Thu, 6 Dec 2001 22:33:29 -0700 Myles Green [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 6 Dec 2001 20:15:15 -0800 (PST) Net Llama [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Jerry McBride [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 6 Dec 2001 12:25:46 -0800 (PST) Net Llama [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, i give

Re: spam

2001-11-29 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Thu, 29 Nov 2001 05:03:16 -0700 Collins Richey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually, this is what I do. All of the groups I subscribe to have a filter to separate folder. The only thing that shows up in my inbox is either mail from my sister-in-law, my wife's relatives, or trash.

Re: Printer Recommendations

2001-11-26 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Mon, 26 Nov 2001 16:38:07 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone care to recommend their favorite Linux-compatible color inkjet printer? I'm in the market for a new one. I don't *have* to own a color printer, but it would be nice. If a good yet inexpensive laser printer can be had for

Re: Internet Connection

2001-11-25 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Sun, 25 Nov 2001 21:54:31 +0800 aong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, This is the first time I tried red hat. I was able to install 7.1 successfully. However, the problem I am encountering is connecting to the internet. I used kde as default and kppp to connect to the internet. I

Re: [SLE] FAQ

2001-11-19 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 09:50:21 +0100 Oliver Ob [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Indeed I keep getting feedback of people asking why I am no longer on the german Suse list. But all those german NET-FASCISTS who insist on inquisitory rules such as obey to our non-suse, but mega-netiquette or be

Re: Red Hat 7.2 Gotchas

2001-11-18 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Sun, 18 Nov 2001 18:16:56 -0500 Kurt Wall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, list, I'm finishing up a chapter for an unspecified book on Red Hat Linux and you have the opportunity to contribute. In particular, if you ran into problems either installing or configuring a stock installation

Sony Vaio laptop

2001-11-15 Thread Michael Scottaline
I had asked for some advice last week about dealing with pre-installed Windows XP on a laptop I was considering purchasing. If anyone is curious, I had NO problems. The Vaio FX340 came with Windows XP on the C: drive (approximately 6.5 gig) and a virtually empty D: drive formatted NTFS. I just

Re: Sony Vaio laptop

2001-11-15 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Thu, 15 Nov 2001 06:08:43 -0800 (PDT) stayler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Excellent news Mike. Good to know! Stayler == Thanks Shawn, Heck, it even set up my CD burner as an ide-scsi device. I had even forgotten that the darn thing came with

Re: test

2001-10-24 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Wed, 24 Oct 2001 10:02:14 -0400 Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] was inspired to comment: Anybody there? Just us refugees ;o) -- Many loads of beer were brought. What disorder, whoring, fighting, killing, and dreadful idolatry took place there. --Baltasar Rusow, mid 16th

Re: url help OT

2001-10-24 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Wed, 24 Oct 2001 18:19:12 -0600 Kurt Wall [EMAIL PROTECTED] insightfully noted: KW Indeed. But I've got the design skills of a box of rocks, so I've no KW room to talk. === Kurt, Would those be igneous, or metamorphic Mike -- No one man, however brilliant or

Re: testing linux-users

2001-10-05 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Fri, 5 Oct 2001 14:10:31 -0400 Douglas J. Hunley [EMAIL PROTECTED] cleverly noted: Douglas J. Hunley babbled: please ignore nobody ever does... == I didn't :o) -- He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you., he really is an idiot.

Re: one final try

2001-10-05 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Fri, 5 Oct 2001 12:44:28 -0600 Kurt Wall [EMAIL PROTECTED] cleverly noted: Douglas J. Hunley wrote: % this should do it And if it doesn't? What doesn't??? ;-) -- He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you., he really is an

Re: Linux-users digest, Vol 1 #164 - 45 msgs

2001-09-22 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Sun, 23 Sep 2001 10:30:33 +1000 Keith Antoine [EMAIL PROTECTED] insightfully noted: KA On Sun, 23 Sep 2001 02:50, you wrote: KA dragonsfireburns [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: and quoted KA 110kb's KA of text to write a few lines way down in about the middle of those KA hundreds of lines of

Security discussion anyone?

2001-09-19 Thread Michael Scottaline
dep on computer security vigilance: http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/opinions/3784/1/ -- No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution. Machiavelli from _The Art of War_

Re: New York WTCTID

2001-09-17 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Mon, 17 Sep 2001 09:46:45 -0700 (PST) Shawn Tayler [EMAIL PROTECTED] insightfully noted: ST ST I hearby envoke the Neticate rule that a thread be immediately ST terminated upon mention of the H word ST ST stayler === Dammit Shawn, Who do you think you are, Hitler??? ;-)

Re: WTC

2001-09-16 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Sun, 16 Sep 2001 11:23:08 +0800 Auyeung at Technet Systems Consultant Ltd [EMAIL PROTECTED] insightfully noted: AL Mind sending it to me so I can show to some of my friends in China? AL AL Auyeung AL - Original Message - AL ???: Bruce Marshall AL ???: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AL

Re: Help starting KDE2.2 OT TID

2001-09-11 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Mon, 10 Sep 2001 23:25:20 -0400 dep [EMAIL PROTECTED] insightfully noted: do have a couple more off at the agent right now, though, both of which would surprise you. and no, neither is entitled shipwrecked cheerleaders. == h, but do let us know when you've

Re: gnome lost sawfish!

2001-09-11 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Mon, 10 Sep 2001 20:42:40 -0700 Ken Moffat [EMAIL PROTECTED] insightfully noted: KM I'm using redhat 7.1 with gnome/sawfish, and somehow, sawfish crashed, KM and KM now when I boot gnome I get an error, You are not using a gnome KM compliant KM window manager It looks like no window manager.

Re: New York WTC

2001-09-11 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Tue, 11 Sep 2001 18:10:47 -0400 Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] insightfully noted: Kabul is apparently under some kind of attack. CNN reports explosions and anti-aircraft fire. Could be some of their own citizens who object to the Taliban have decide to do a little terrorist action on their own,

Re: WTC

2001-09-11 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Tue, 11 Sep 2001 21:10:10 -0400 Joel Hammer [EMAIL PROTECTED] insightfully noted: JH As I recall, the Shah developed lymphoma and came to the US for JH treatment. The Islamic govt of Iran threatened to attack Americans JH if we did not surrender him to their regime. I remember well JH

Re: New SxS ?

2001-09-06 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Thu, 6 Sep 2001 00:16:52 -0400 burns [EMAIL PROTECTED] insightfully noted: snip It's hard and requires a talent for high farce, but try to put yourself in the Redmond mindset - think like Fuzzy Allchin or Thickasa Bollard: - It is Microsoft's Constitutional right and God-given destiny

Re: Another great article by D.E.P.

2001-09-06 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Thu, 06 Sep 2001 11:22:18 +0800 Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] insightfully noted: That didn't help your older son. he's still using M$. Your older son should have demonstrated Netscape for Win32, not IE/OE. :) = He only uses M$ when he's already in there for Diablo II or

Re: Another great article by D.E.P.

2001-09-05 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Wed, 5 Sep 2001 09:56:56 -0500 Jim Conner [EMAIL PROTECTED] was inspired to comment: Here's another great article by dep. http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/opinions/3751/1/ I agree, it's a very well done article. No surprise there!

Re: OT stock market OT TID

2001-09-04 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Tue, 4 Sep 2001 07:46:40 -0600 Kurt Wall [EMAIL PROTECTED] cleverly noted: Howdy, Calamity! Good to see you're still kickin' around. How's that wayward husband o' yours? = Uh-oh.., Calamity's back?? Prolly here to talk down to all the men, bein' real

laptop - dialup and lan connection

2001-08-25 Thread Michael Scottaline
I have a laptop [500mhz Celeron w 256mb RAM] that I used to connect via an external modem (the builtin is a winmodem) to my ISP. Several months ago, I bought a pcmcia ethernet card and have been connecting via my office lan. Obviously my /etc/resolv.conf now reflects that connection. If I were

Re: laptop - dialup and lan connection

2001-08-25 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Sun, 26 Aug 2001 07:37:11 +1130 Mike Andrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] insightfully noted: MA On Saturday 25 August 2001 23:38, Michael Scottaline wrote: MA I have a laptop [500mhz Celeron w 256mb RAM] that I used to connect MA via an MA MA [snip] MA MA if I understood correctly, the answer

Re: automount not working

2001-08-21 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Mon, 20 Aug 2001 21:17:53 -0400 blumagic [EMAIL PROTECTED] insightfully noted: Hi All, I have just installed RH7.1 on linux partition of a dual boot system. I am having a problem with accessing my floppy and zip drives. I also cant access my windows C D E and F drives either. My cdrom

Re: I installed kde2.2

2001-08-20 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Tue, 21 Aug 2001 08:04:17 +1000 Keith Antoine [EMAIL PROTECTED] insightfully noted: big snip KA As I replied to Shawn I disliked the way Star took over the desktop KA just to KA write a letter, plus its bloated like M$ Word. Just migght take a loo KA at it KA though.

Re: Can send with KMail

2001-08-16 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Wed, 15 Aug 2001 22:59:41 -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] insightfully noted: Mike, No go, didn't work Keith B. = Try: smtp.vww.com = OK, try smtp.mail.vww.com Mike -- Give me a woman who loves beer and I will conquer the world.

Re: delete email from server

2001-08-16 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Thu, 16 Aug 2001 08:57:57 -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] insightfully noted: Neither. I use KMail all the time. I'm finding it more pretty than useful, however, and am looking for a good IMAP client. I've been playing with Althea lately but have heard of one from the Kompany called Aethera

Re: icewm

2001-08-16 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Fri, 17 Aug 2001 01:30:19 +0800 Auyeung at Technet [EMAIL PROTECTED] insightfully noted: AT Spent some time tonight playing with icewm. First impression :- I like AT it. Loads faster than KDE. Anybody has experience and comments ? == I've toyed with it briefly in my

dep says it's soup ;-)

2001-08-15 Thread Michael Scottaline
I honestly can't believe the secretaries in my office would be stumped trying to use a linux desktop. No, no one is going to ask them to download, untar, unzip, ./configure, etc. But, hey, they don't do that now with windows. I believe anyone beyond the level of *complete idiot* can sit in

Re: Administrivia - Everyone please read!

2001-08-14 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Tue, 14 Aug 2001 15:27:08 -0400 Douglas J. Hunley [EMAIL PROTECTED] insightfully noted: DH I wanted to take a moment to let everyone know that we have lost some DH list DH members because of the posting of a nude (though tastfull IMHO) DH picture. A DH couple of people have also indicated

Re: Administrivia - Everyone please read!

2001-08-14 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Tue, 14 Aug 2001 20:04:00 -0600 Myles Green [EMAIL PROTECTED] insightfully noted: MG Can I be offended? MG MG Oh, I should *think* so... I know I was snif, snif until an un-named MG saviour sent it to me thereby giving me the oportunity to be offended MG in MG the proper mam.. err.. manner

Re: OT Re: test-please ignore TID

2001-08-13 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Mon, 13 Aug 2001 07:45:21 -0600 Kurt Wall [EMAIL PROTECTED] insightfully noted: KW [cough, sputter] KW KW Lord have mercy; to be 21 again... KW KW I'm as far from being prude as my Jewish sister-in-law KW is from attending Mass, but I do think this photo was KW perhaps best sent directly

Re: test-please ignore

2001-08-12 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Sun, 12 Aug 2001 18:30:27 -0600 Kurt Wall [EMAIL PROTECTED] insightfully noted: KW In the last episode, we heard easwari say: KW test KW KW Note the date: Thu, Jan 01, 1998. KW KW Kurt === Wow!! Even snail mail *might* have been faster, no Kurt??? Mike -- No

Re: Fw: linux-mandrake 8.0-netscape messenger

2001-08-08 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Wed, 8 Aug 2001 16:08:19 +1000 Anthony Joshua Brow [EMAIL PROTECTED] insightfully noted: AB AB AB AB G'day Ladies/Gents, AB AB Ref above, are there any Mandrake -Linux users among you ? AB As a newbie I 'am having trouble to get the 'messenger' for emails AB installed. When I click on the

Re: Me, or them?

2001-08-08 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Wed, 8 Aug 2001 18:14:18 +1130 Mike Andrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] insightfully noted: MA On Wednesday 08 August 2001 04:43, Richard Thompson wrote: MA I've been having a recurring problem accessing the internet on my MA eD2.4 MA box. I dial up and get a network connection just fine - only no

Re: /tmp full

2001-08-08 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Wed, 08 Aug 2001 08:38:34 -0600 (CST) Ian Marchak [EMAIL PROTECTED] was inspired to comment: Quoting Mark Heinrich [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I am unable to start KDE because my /tmp is full. I deleted the files that I thought I could and there are only two or three left but I am still

Re: OTDell.au not dumping Linux on desktops

2001-08-05 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Sun, 5 Aug 2001 11:03:09 -0700 (PDT) Net Llama [EMAIL PROTECTED] insightfully noted: NL I, for one, am not the least bit dismayed. It makes sense. In fact, NL Dell is truly one of the last major vendors to drop Linux on the NL desktop. AFAIK, IBM is the only one remaining.

Re: I have returned

2001-07-31 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Tue, 31 Jul 2001 15:43:20 +1000 Keith Antoine [EMAIL PROTECTED] insightfully noted: KA Shorts, thongs and a singlet were the order of the day. KA KA -- KA Keith Antoine aka Skippy = H., you're not posting any photos of yourself in a thong, are you??? ;-)

Re: Testing, ignore

2001-07-31 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Tue, 31 Jul 2001 10:00:43 -0400 Philip J. Koenig [EMAIL PROTECTED] was inspired to comment: Just testing. My last attempt at posting was bounced for relaying denied. Sigh. Phil = This one got through [obviously ;-) ] Mike -- A world where some live

Test

2001-07-29 Thread Michael Scottaline
Hoping I can FINALLY get through!! Darn orbl! Mike -- A world where some live in comfort and plenty, while half of the human race lives on less than $2 a day, is neither just, nor stable. -PRESIDENT BUSH (dubya) ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL

Test

2001-07-26 Thread Michael Scottaline
Testing to see if this gets through. I've had some problems posting and responding in the last two days. Mike Many loads of beer were brought. What disorder, whoring, fighting, killing, and dreadful idolatry took [place there. --Baldasar Rusow, Estonia, mid 16th century

Re: Opera postscript output fails with ghostscript and ghostview

2001-07-17 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Tue, 17 Jul 2001 01:27:39 -0400 Bruce Marshall [EMAIL PROTECTED] insightfully noted: On Monday 16 July 2001 19:44, Joel Hammer wrote: I can't print with opera on my linux box. It is printer independent. I can't use gv to read the output, either, as I get a syntax error from gv on the

Re: Netscape 6.1: And opera

2001-07-17 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Mon, 16 Jul 2001, Joel Hammer cleverly noted: snip Well, I did download 6.1 and I'm trying it. It seems to work with my fidelity.com web site, which 6.0 wouldn't. I use opera mostly too. However, I am not entirely happy with it. No Java support, whatever that means. Hard to do online

Re: Netscape 6.1

2001-07-16 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Mon, 16 Jul 2001 19:56:04 -0400 Joel Hammer [EMAIL PROTECTED] insightfully noted: Has anyone tried the new netscape 6.1. I am so digusted with 6.0 that I am ready to try it. Is it worth it? Haven't tried 6.1, Joel, but I agree that 6.0 has been a dog! For the past

Re: what are you doing about the ORBS mess? OT

2001-07-15 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Sun, 15 Jul 2001 14:22:22 -0400 Douglas J. Hunley [EMAIL PROTECTED] insightfully noted: It's a UNIX Admin position with a company called Careworks Technologies. The actual assignment is being the admin for the entire Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services network (unemploment,

Re: Error on mail to the group.

2001-07-13 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Thu, 12 Jul 2001, Mike Andrew cleverly noted: snip Incidentally, we chose David Bandel geographically, since we assume Panama would be very 'stable'. No one in their right minds would invade it would they? = I think dubya's daddy did. Or was that Ronnie? shrug

Re: modem woes on USR/3COM modem

2001-07-13 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Fri, 13 Jul 2001 10:47:35 -0700 (PDT) Net Llama [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just got my hands on a 3Com/USRobotics 3CP5610 PCI FaxModem. This is the very same modem listed on the SxS site (Modems -USR) as being a real modem that works under Linux. == Must be one

OT Article might be of interest

2001-07-13 Thread Michael Scottaline
I thought this might be of interest to some, especially those who've expressed their doubts about RMS and FSF http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/11967.html Mike -- The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun. -- Buckminster Fuller ___

Re: OT linux stuff

2001-07-12 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Thu, 12 Jul 2001, Rick Sivernell cleverly noted: living , promoting linux. It is great. I have made many new freinds here and they live around the world, M$ does not have anything like it. = True!! But don't they *own* the world yet?? ;-) Mike -- One can search the brain

dep; as usual the voice of *moderation* and reason :o)

2001-07-11 Thread Michael Scottaline
http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/opinions/3599/1/ -- He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you., he really is an idiot. -Groucho Marx ___ http://linux.nf -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives, Subscribe,

Re: kppp on valium

2001-07-07 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Sat, 07 Jul 2001, Tony Alfrey cleverly noted: Hi gang! OK, I've got a case of kppp on sedatives and I don't know where to look. My box has a Hayes 56K ISA modem (that never runs above 28K because of slow phone lines, but that is not the issue) with manual jumpers. On one partition, I