Re: httpd and Server Side Includes

2015-10-04 Thread worik
GI" but my needs and research have not gone there. Does httpd support CGI? cheers Worik -- Why is the legal status of chardonnay different to that of cannabis? worik.stan...@gmail.com 021-1680650, (03) 4821804 Aotearoa (New Zealand)

Re: A branded USB stick as an alternative to the CD set?

2015-11-30 Thread worik
On 01/12/15 10:40, Petr Ročkai wrote: > Theo de Raadt writes: >> I don't know, but I'll think about it later, because I am busy. >> I am spending my day making a non-writeable USB stick for the OP. > That's nice. Although a simple 'no' would have sufficed of course. I > have been told that buying

Re: Writing "ones" instead of "zeroes" when wiping disk

2018-01-11 Thread worik
lement to the usual and well-described >> >> # dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sd0 bs=1M >> >> followed by >> >> # dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/sd0 bs=1M >> >> in order to achieve paranoid disk-wiping? > Ones are not nearly as secure as zeros. > Why

puri.sm What is the quality of this work?

2018-04-14 Thread worik
problems removing FSP.  But is this comment (from the linked email from Theo) still applicable: "Don't waste your money on a false ideal by someone who misunderstands modern hardware and the market forces."  Of course, but does that description fit these folks? Worik -- If not m

Re: httpd: need root privileges

2019-03-20 Thread worik
On 20/03/19 3:01 AM, Ingo Schwarze wrote: > Hi Alfred, > > Alfred Morgan wrote on Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 08:05:33AM -0500: > >> I tried starting a temporary httpd server on port 8080 >> as a user to serve some files and I found this error: >> httpd: need root privileges >> >> I would think there woul

Generic Question: Floating point, MMU

2014-12-03 Thread worik
8MB to 16MB flash, which means > you are running a ramdisk kernel and that's about it. Why is OpenBSD the choice only if you have a floating point? And I would have thought Linux would not do well without a MMU. I know people have ported Linux to all sorts of things, but no MMU? cheers

Re: DigitalOcean's BSD debut is FreeBSD only

2014-12-16 Thread worik
Ocean instance too, but they do not (last time I checked) allow custom ISOs. Worik -- Why is the legal status of chardonnay different to that of cannabis? worik.stan...@gmail.com 021-1680650, (03) 4821804 Aotearoa (New Zealand) I voted for love

Re: DigitalOcean's BSD debut is FreeBSD only

2014-12-18 Thread worik
to run OpenBSD in two places. I have been following this thread with interest. Some cheap VPS providers allow you to use a custom ISO which is a straight forward process, but looking at this thread I am wondering if I have the whole picture. Is this a suggestion for a new chapter in the FAQ? Wor

Re: Xmas

2014-12-23 Thread worik
On 24/12/14 12:46, Jason Adams wrote: > On 12/23/2014 03:23 PM, David Higgs wrote: >> Beer things? > By Jove, I believe you are on to something. It is fast approaching beer > o'clock. > Of course it is beer o'clock! That was 1992! Been beering since W -- Why is the legal status of chardonn

nginx question...

2015-01-19 Thread worik
where 'foo' is the user/group name I login as. This makes my life much simpler. But I have a nagging doubt that I am doing some thing I will regret. Perhaps I need to use rsync differently or modify my workflow Worik -- Why is the legal status of chardonnay different

awstats

2015-01-25 Thread worik
I am looking for some simple analytic software like awstats. Is there a guide to setting it up on OpenBSD/nginx? Or is there a better/alternative package? Worik -- Why is the legal status of chardonnay different to that of cannabis? worik.stan...@gmail.com 021-1680650, (03) 4821804

Re: Raspberry Pi 2 Model B

2015-02-02 Thread worik
never hear in Linux circles. cheers Worik -- Why is the legal status of chardonnay different to that of cannabis? worik.stan...@gmail.com 021-1680650, (03) 4821804 Aotearoa (New Zealand) I voted for love

Re: Raspberry Pi 2 Model B

2015-02-02 Thread worik
On 03/02/15 12:49, Mihai Popescu wrote: > So, I can't resist to ask, Raspberry Pi is the answer to what question? It is a toy. Cheap. Can do simple computing tasks cheaper than anything else. Worik -- Why is the legal status of chardonnay different to that of cannabis? wo

Re: lynx is gone?

2015-03-06 Thread worik
On 06/03/15 22:29, Raf Czlonka wrote: >> By the way, is there a list a common risk-prone idioms ? > +1 https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%22common+risk-prone+idioms%22&t=canonical "common risk-prone idioms" appears only here. Interesting concept, and would be illuminating to expand on W -- Why is the

Re: lynx is gone?

2015-03-06 Thread worik
On 07/03/15 11:59, worik wrote: > On 06/03/15 22:29, Raf Czlonka wrote: >>> By the way, is there a list a common risk-prone idioms ? >> +1 > > https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%22common+risk-prone+idioms%22&t=canonical > > "common risk-prone idioms" appe

Re: I found a sort bug! - How to sort big files?

2015-03-16 Thread worik
under "BUGS": "To sort files larger than 60MB, use sort -H; files larger than 704MB must be sorted in smaller pieces, then merged." So it seams there is a bug in... "files larger than 60MB, use sort -H" since that did not work for the OP. Worik -- Why is the legal

Fund raising

2015-03-25 Thread worik
I got a lot of shit on this list for suggesting that the OpenBSD project sell documentation collections (that are freely available elsewhere) as a method of raising funds for the project as CD rom sales dry up. A lot of shit on list and especially off list (one clown made up a gmail address especi

Can I turn off sndio?

2014-08-15 Thread worik
I do not use sound on my machine. I am new to OpenBSD and in examining the running system I see sndio is running. I see it is started in /etc/rc, but the FAQ suggests that this file should not be edited. What is the proper way to turn it off? Worik -- Why is the legal status of chardonnay

Why .cshrc and .profile in / ?

2014-10-19 Thread worik
In a fresh(ish) OpenBSD installation I note .cshrc and .profile in /. Why? Worik -- Why is the legal status of chardonnay different to that of cannabis? worik.stan...@gmail.com 021-1680650, (03) 4821804 Aotearoa (New Zealand) I voted

Question about FAQ section 10.3

2014-10-23 Thread worik
pts take an argument that they pass to rc_cmd from rc.subr, and rc is not passing "start" to all those scripts. Looking at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Init it seems my naive assumption is correct, but why run all those scripts? I am puzzled. Worik -- Why is the legal status of c

Re: making firefox less insecure

2014-11-16 Thread Worik Stanton
ware that you use > every day for things as important as banking? So you do not have bookmarks? For banking that is a risk. If you miss-type your URL you may end up on a phishing page. I always load my banking URL from a bookmark. Worik -- Why is the legal status of chardonnay different

Re: [Bulk] Re: a half-baked analysis of the verification chicken-and-egg problem, and request

2014-08-13 Thread Worik Stanton
be best. It would cover my nakedness and keep me warm(er) > NOTHING IS FOR FREE. yea Worik -- Why is the legal status of chardonnay different to that of cannabis? worik.stan...@gmail.com 021-1680650, (03) 4821804 Aotearoa (New Zealand) [demime 1.01d removed an at

Donations to OpenBSD

2014-08-13 Thread Worik Stanton
ike to know for sure that the money goes to the project. For expenses or to developers, who spend so much time on this, to spend on whatever they want (beer, fish, little rubber balls...) But I will not buy things I cannot use. Worik -- Why is the legal status of chardonnay diff

Re: Donations to OpenBSD

2014-08-13 Thread Worik Stanton
. How does it compare for using the SWIFT method outlined on the website? Worik -- Why is the legal status of chardonnay different to that of cannabis? worik.stan...@gmail.com 021-1680650, (03) 4821804 Aotearoa (New Zealand) [demime 1.01d removed an atta

Re: Donations to OpenBSD

2014-08-13 Thread Worik Stanton
On 14/08/14 11:55, Theo de Raadt wrote: > Well OBVIOUSLY CDs accumulate more revenue than T-shirts, so recently > we've not made any T-shirts because it isn't worth it, the setup costs > and overheads are higher than the number sold. If you guys don't buy > enough of them, then we don't do the set

Re: Can I turn off sndio?

2014-08-18 Thread Worik Stanton
to reboot? Is it just a matter of killing and starting the daemons by hand or is there a general way to accomplish this without rebooting or entering single user mode? > On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 09:31:03AM +1200, worik wrote: >> I do not use sound on my machine. I am new to OpenBSD and

Re: Why .cshrc and .profile in / ?

2014-10-19 Thread Worik Stanton
On 20/10/14 11:50, Daniel Dickman wrote: > On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 6:32 PM, worik wrote: >> In a fresh(ish) OpenBSD installation I note .cshrc and .profile in /. >> >> Why? >> > > Not sure there's an answer but it was discussed at least one time before: >

Re: Shadow TCP stacks

2014-10-19 Thread Worik Stanton
fting cleaver algorithms... That is what those big budgets are for! Worik -- Why is the legal status of chardonnay different to that of cannabis? worik.stan...@gmail.com 021-1680650, (03) 4821804 Aotearoa (New Zealand) I voted fo

Re: Question about FAQ section 10.3

2014-10-23 Thread Worik Stanton
On 24/10/14 14:53, Nick Holland wrote: > On 10/23/14 21:36, worik wrote: >> "Processes local and package scripts in /etc/rc.d" is listed as the last >> thing rc does after boot. >> >> What does "Processes" mean in this context? > > like "p