MC_Sequoia wrote:
Wishing to avoid ads, I specified "paid" in the subject line.
There are very good free email providers that are Ad-free that are also worth
supporting with a paid subscription.
Two of the top of my head are Fastmail and Mailfence:
https://mailfence.com/
Ben Koenig wrote:
--- Original Message ---
On Saturday, May 6th, 2023 at 6:44 AM, Rich Shepard
wrote:
On Sat, 6 May 2023, Richard Owlett wrote:
Though I live in SW Missouri, I've followed this list for years. My
current provider is terminating email service soon. I run SeaMonkey
Kevin Williams wrote:
I second the recommendation for Fastmail, as well as POBox.
Fastmail shoots self in foot with with focus on "gee whiz" and pretty
pictures. No obvious link to unadulterated single Pop email.
https://www.pobox.com/pricing does not seem to offer unfiltered
unadulterated
Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
I looked at pobox and their forwarding has a limit of number of addresses they
forward to so it
Isn't actually true wildcard domain forwarding.
I guess I don't understand purpose of "forwarding".
I want a single email addrees and mail stays in the provider's space
Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
Well it's worth mentioning that the Windows way of doing this is to run
Mailwasher Free, then use your free ISP email account. Mailwasher downloads
the mail from the ISP via POP3 then scans it and removes all the spam then
delivers it to your Outlook or Thunderbird or
Rich Shepard wrote:
On Sat, 6 May 2023, Richard Owlett wrote:
Though I live in SW Missouri, I've followed this list for years. My
current provider is terminating email service soon. I run SeaMonkey on
Debian. Wishing to avoid ads, I specified "paid" in the subject line.
Richard,
Though I live in SW Missouri, I've followed this list for years.
My current provider is terminating email service soon.
I run SeaMonkey on Debian.
Wishing to avoid ads, I specified "paid" in the subject line.
I've found services that seem generally suitable, *BUT*
-- one requires existence of
On 06/04/2022 05:18 PM, Bill Barry wrote:
On Sat, Jun 4, 2022, 12:07 PM Richard Owlett wrote:
I am using an Alcatel Linkzone sold by T-Mobile.
It is labeled "4G LTE HotSpot.
The WiFi has been turned off via the device's setup menu.
Is anyone on this list using that device? ?? ;}
connection.
Is that what you are doing?
What issues are you having?
Regards,
- Robert
On Sat, Jun 4, 2022 at 12:53 PM Richard Owlett rowl...@cloud85.net wrote:
On 06/04/2022 12:37 PM, Russell Senior wrote:
I don't have one, so I can't help in the way you are requesting, but
because as a volunteer
On 06/04/2022 02:33 PM, Russell Senior wrote:
So, "others" just means other hosts.
In the context of this thread, yes.
Probably a poor word choice.
On Sat, Jun 4, 2022, 12:14 Richard Owlett wrote:
On 06/04/2022 01:57 PM, Russell Senior wrote:
I know what a hotspot is. What d
On 06/04/2022 01:57 PM, Russell Senior wrote:
I know what a hotspot is. What do you mean by "host"?
My local machine/terminal.
And how is that different than "others"?
Other terminals.
On Sat, Jun 4, 2022, 11:52 Richard Owlett wrote:
On 06/04/2022 12:37 PM, Russ
It connects to:
host via USB
internet via cell network
others via WiFi
I assume you are installing debian on a computer and not on the hotspot.
View "hotspot" as a fancy modem.
On Sat, Jun 4, 2022, 10:07 Richard Owlett wrote:
I am using an Alcatel Linkzone sold b
I am using an Alcatel Linkzone sold by T-Mobile.
It is labeled "4G LTE HotSpot.
The WiFi has been turned off via the device's setup menu.
Is anyone on this list using that device? ?? ;}
I am trying to install Debian 11.3
[requires non-free firmware]
I have succeeded. *ROFL* ;/
On 04/29/2022 09:26 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
I have not used Windows since WinXP and Debian Stretch were current.
A couple I know (Retired Pastor and his wife) have a Windows computer
with a years long history of problems. As part of my support for their
missionary work, I intend to replace
I have not used Windows since WinXP and Debian Stretch were current.
A couple I know (Retired Pastor and his wife) have a Windows computer
with a years long history of problems. As part of my support for their
missionary work, I intend to replace the hardware with a refurbished laptop.
It
On 12/25/2021 10:24 AM, wes wrote:
On Sat, Dec 25, 2021 at 5:25 AM Richard Owlett wrote:
I'm running a default Debian 11.1 system with MATE.
My sources.list file references strange.com .
I assume that mirror is over-loaded and refers requests to quiet.com .
this is not a great assumption
On 12/24/2021 08:16 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
Thread subject:
"Documenting possible anomaly caused by load sharing issues"
*SNIP sub-optimally stated question*
I'm running a default Debian 11.1 system with MATE.
My sources.list file references strange.com .
I assume that mirr
I would approach the
question.
On Fri, Dec 24, 2021 at 11:50 PM Richard Owlett wrote:
On 12/24/2021 02:45 PM, Russell Senior wrote:
Why do you care where your packages are coming from?
'Cause I can't report a defective site unless I know it's URL.
They should all be signed/validated somehow.
On 12/24/2021 02:45 PM, Russell Senior wrote:
Why do you care where your packages are coming from?
'Cause I can't report a defective site unless I know it's URL.
They should all be signed/validated somehow.
On Fri, Dec 24, 2021 at 6:16 AM Richard Owlett wrote:
Thread subject
Thread subject:
"Documenting possible anomaly caused by load sharing issues"
I run Debian 11.1 and use Synaptic to download/install XYZ.deb .
Synaptic is set up to download nominally from strange.com .
I suspect strange.com is overloaded and redirects to quiet.com .
Is there a log file on my
On 10/11/2021 09:36 AM, Ben Koenig wrote:
[snip]
Maybe I should clarify. As far as your Pastor is concerned - Windows 10 is so
different from XP and 7 that it might as well be a Linux distro. It'll take the
same amount of effort to migrate him no matter what platform you choose.
- They
On 10/11/2021 12:30 AM, Ben Koenig wrote:
‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐
On Sunday, October 10th, 2021 at 8:36 AM, Michael Rasmussen
wrote:
On 2021-10-10 04:37, Richard Owlett wrote:
1. Ben said that Windows10's desktop resembles Linux.
Which Linux?
So many ways to set up Linux from
On 10/08/2021 09:02 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
I've been providing informal support to a local couple for decades. He
is a retired pastor, now a missionary. A few years ago they bought a
computer from a local big box store. It has problems and customer
support has been inadequate. As part
On 10/08/2021 11:54 AM, wes wrote:
[snip]
When I do this, the conversation usually goes something like:
Me: Do you see a picture of a file-folder along the bottom of the screen?
Them: No
Me: Ok, click on the Start menu then
Them: What's that?
Me: In the lower left corner of the screen, there is
On 10/08/2021 12:00 PM, Russell Senior wrote:
On Fri, Oct 8, 2021 at 9:41 AM Richard Owlett wrote:
I was a satisfied user of gnome2. Gnome3 came along with ugly and
annoying defaults and without info on how to get back to what I was used
to. I'm installing Bullseye on one machine this weekend
On 10/08/2021 10:49 AM, wes wrote:
On Fri, Oct 8, 2021 at 7:02 AM Richard Owlett wrote:
2. Do recent versions of Windows still have icons titled "Windows
Explorer" and "My Computer"?
In Windows 10, "My Computer" was renamed to "Thi
Original Message ‐‐‐
On Friday, October 8th, 2021 at 8:36 AM, Richard Owlett
wrote:
On 10/08/2021 09:32 AM, Ben Koenig wrote:
Good questions:
1. No. This is typically distro specific and only applies to end-user
"desktop" distributions.
That would not be a problem. It w
Thank you.
Original Message
On Oct 8, 2021, 7:02 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
I've been providing informal support to a local couple for decades. He
is a retired pastor, now a missionary. A few years ago they bought a
computer from a local big box store. It has problems and customer
suppor
I've been providing informal support to a local couple for decades. He
is a retired pastor, now a missionary. A few years ago they bought a
computer from a local big box store. It has problems and customer
support has been inadequate. As part of my support for the missions
agency, I'll be
On 07/13/2021 06:13 AM, Bill Barry wrote:
On Tue, Jul 13, 2021 at 6:08 AM Richard Owlett wrote:
On 07/12/2021 07:13 PM, Bill Barry wrote:
[snip]
I see a Debian package that might work
python3-pcbasic - cross-platform emulator for the GW-BASIC family of
interpreters (Python2)
Bill
On 07/12/2021 07:13 PM, Bill Barry wrote:
[snip]
I see a Debian package that might work
python3-pcbasic - cross-platform emulator for the GW-BASIC family of
interpreters (Python2)
Bill
A Debian package?
I don't find it when searching https://packages.debian.org .
On 06/26/2021 02:49 PM, Ben Koenig wrote:
After spending some time researching your question, I have determined that the
answer is 42.
That one is even older than Methuselah.
-Ben
‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐
On Saturday, June 26th, 2021 at 9:04 AM, Richard Owlett
wrote:
Get
Get the idea I've been around a while.
The essays on "How to ask a question" focus on "defining the question".
I'm more interested in triggering functional/useful responses.
Suggestions &/or comments?
TIA
On 06/20/2021 04:16 PM, Keith Lofstrom wrote:
On Sun, Jun 20, 2021 at 10:29:16AM -0700, wes wrote:
this is often called a "cheat sheet" so if you search using that term you
will find something pretty close to what you're looking for.
I used linux command linux cheat sheet wiki to find this and
I've seen a wiki-like page of Linux command examples.
Unfortunately I failed to bookmark it.
I had seen it it referenced in a post. Thinking it was on the
debian-user mailing list, I asked there but got only references to
discussions about why man pages have few examples {i.e. practicality}.
I haven't investigated speech recognition since I used Windows a decade
ago. I am looking for continuous speech, not command and control, with
as large a vocabulary as possible. I know that time will have to be
spent training it to my speech. My goal is verbal note-taking and
composing emails.
On 03/28/2021 05:06 PM, Rich Shepard wrote:
On Sun, 28 Mar 2021, Richard Owlett wrote:
How does the computer know the printer is available?
What should I be reading?
Is CUPS installed? If so, the printers page allows you to set up printers.
Their existing system is Windows but I have
On 03/28/2021 03:39 PM, Russell Senior wrote:
On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 1:30 PM Ben Koenig wrote:
I hadn't thought about that not only is their internet connection via
WiFi to an ATT device but also their printer is also WiFi connected.
How does the computer know the printer is available?
What
On 03/25/2021 06:52 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
LibreOffice seems to be the way to go.
I'm aiming at Debian as that is what I use.
I've not used Windows since the days of WinXP and don't feel comfortable
when they ask about Windows problems.
Thanks all.
On 03/24/2021 01:09 PM, Richard Owlett
On 03/25/2021 11:09 PM, Russell Senior wrote:
On Thu, Mar 25, 2021 at 4:52 AM Richard Owlett wrote:
LibreOffice seems to be the way to go.
I'm aiming at Debian as that is what I use.
I've not used Windows since the days of WinXP and don't feel comfortable
when they ask about Windows problems
On 03/26/2021 12:48 AM, Tom wrote:
On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 11:37:38 -0700
Ben Koenig wrote:
Also note that Debian will probably require a significant amount of
extra work to make it function as a true replacement for Windows. If
you want to stay in the world of apt-get, go with one of the desktop
LibreOffice seems to be the way to go.
I'm aiming at Debian as that is what I use.
I've not used Windows since the days of WinXP and don't feel comfortable
when they ask about Windows problems.
Thanks all.
On 03/24/2021 01:09 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
I'd like to guide a retired couple away
a browser suitable in this situation.
Sent from a mobile device
On Mar 24, 2021, at 2:10 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
I'd like to guide a retired couple away from Windows to Debian.
The critical application is Microsoft Word.
Can someone suggest a replacement Linux package.
I want them to find
I'd like to guide a retired couple away from Windows to Debian.
The critical application is Microsoft Word.
Can someone suggest a replacement Linux package.
I want them to find the replacement to be somewhat familiar.
Yes a poorly defined question, but I'm looking for a starting point.
TIA
On 03/07/2021 06:46 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
On 03/07/2021 06:08 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
Background:
About a decade ago my ISP decided to terminate their dial-up service.
I had seen someone connecting their laptop to the web using a device
with the form factor of a USB flash drive. I liked
to low volumne cosumers at the time. Twenty dollars a
month gives all the connectiveity I can routinely use.
On Sun, Mar 7, 2021, 19:46 Richard Owlett wrote:
On 03/07/2021 06:08 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
Background:
About a decade ago my ISP decided to terminate their dial-up service.
I had
On 03/07/2021 05:25 PM, Tomas Kuchta wrote:
On Sun, Mar 7, 2021, 12:39 Ben Koenig wrote:
I can almost guarantee that if you try and report this bug to debian you
will be asked the following:
Can you describe the error in one or two sentences?
Can you provide a bullet pointed list of steps
On 03/07/2021 06:08 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
Background:
About a decade ago my ISP decided to terminate their dial-up service.
I had seen someone connecting their laptop to the web using a device
with the form factor of a USB flash drive. I liked the portability. A
T-Mobile salesman actually
Background:
About a decade ago my ISP decided to terminate their dial-up service.
I had seen someone connecting their laptop to the web using a device
with the form factor of a USB flash drive. I liked the portability. A
T-Mobile salesman actually listened to my description. The device I
Owlett wrote:
On 02/25/2021 06:42 PM, Russell Senior wrote:
On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 2:55 PM Richard Owlett wrote:
I need approximation of "Dartmouth BASIC".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartmouth_BASIC
More context please.
'Cause it is what I want.
Actually it's the only BA
On 02/25/2021 06:42 PM, Russell Senior wrote:
On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 2:55 PM Richard Owlett wrote:
I need approximation of "Dartmouth BASIC".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartmouth_BASIC
More context please.
'Cause it is what I want.
Actually it's the only BASIC I
I need approximation of "Dartmouth BASIC".
Please don't reply unless CORC, CUPL, or 026 in your experience.
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's numbers and color highlighting some of the text. There seems to
be no intuitive way to disable either.
On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 9:21 AM Richard Owlett wrote:
On 01/13/2021 09:14 AM, Paul Heinlein wrote:
On Wed, 13 Jan 2021, Richard Owlett wrote:
I find printed Bibles with suitable
On 01/13/2021 09:14 AM, Paul Heinlein wrote:
On Wed, 13 Jan 2021, Richard Owlett wrote:
I find printed Bibles with suitable font size unwieldy.
There are many tools for detailed Bible study which include
concordances, cross references, commentaries, note taking, etc. etc.
These tend
I find printed Bibles with suitable font size unwieldy.
There are many tools for detailed Bible study which include
concordances, cross references, commentaries, note taking, etc. etc.
These tend to result in clutter.
I'm looking for a Bible (KJV) "reading" tool which allows me to go to a
On 11/13/2020 07:39 AM, Rich Shepard wrote:
On Fri, 13 Nov 2020, Richard Owlett wrote:
2. I am not aware of Chrome/Chromium offering any interesting features.
Chromium is the open source version of chrome. There are some web sites,
such as those used for hosting virtual conferences, that do
] will prove fruitful.
Thank you.
On Fri, Nov 6, 2020 at 5:36 AM Richard Owlett wrote:
I'm a lousy typist. Trying to make notes on a laptop does not work well
because typing interrupts my train of thought.
Many years ago when I was a Windows user and Dragon Naturally Speaking
was in its
On 11/12/2020 01:12 PM, Michael Rasmussen wrote:
On 2020-11-09 02:45, Richard Owlett wrote:
On 11/08/2020 11:15 PM, VY wrote:
This is sort of related to your question.
I have needs to do speech recognition and I found this website using
Chrome
to do just that:
www.dictation.io
On 11/11/2020 02:37 PM, Ben Koenig wrote:
On 11/6/20 5:36 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
I'm a lousy typist. Trying to make notes on a laptop does not work
well because typing interrupts my train of thought.
Many years ago when I was a Windows user and Dragon Naturally Speaking
was in its
On 11/08/2020 11:15 PM, VY wrote:
This is sort of related to your question.
I have needs to do speech recognition and I found this website using Chrome
to do just that:
www.dictation.io
It works well on Linux. Hope this helps!
-v
Thank you but that page indicates it requires Chrome
I'm a lousy typist. Trying to make notes on a laptop does not work well
because typing interrupts my train of thought.
Many years ago when I was a Windows user and Dragon Naturally Speaking
was in its initial release I followed speech recognition casually - but
not recently.
Are there now
On 09/11/2020 06:59 AM, Mike C. wrote:
_MY QUESTIONS:_
1. How do I find which packages are explicitly installed by checking a
specific box {primarily Mate}?
I am *NOT* interested in packages that were flagged "recommends".
Does this not answer Q1?
CAVEAT LECTOR
This post _resembles_ one made to the Debian user list.
Many of the replies I got I consider to be off-topic.
I'll try to be more explicit here.
_PROBLEM:_
The goal of Debian designers could be summarized as maximizing
functionality for the broadest possible audience.
That works
methods over the years, and have
finally settled on the tried and true method of tossing them all into a
pile and then plugging them in one-by-one until I find the one I need.. :)
Jason
On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 6:42 AM Richard Owlett wrote:
I've about two dozen flash drives with files for v
I've about two dozen flash drives with files for various projects.
Any ideas on physically storing them so I can find the right one easily?
TIA
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On 09/07/2020 09:49 AM, Rich Shepard wrote:
On Mon, 7 Sep 2020, Richard Owlett wrote:
But what would I gain ;}
Current technologies and capabilities.
Your phrasing suggests I mis-phrased my question.
For a non-geek enduser what difference would there be except for
possible faster response
On 09/07/2020 09:08 AM, Rich Shepard wrote:
On Mon, 7 Sep 2020, Richard Owlett wrote:
I have two underlying questions:
1. As everything I currently use runs fine, what would I gain by
switching to amd64 flavor?
My 2 cents worth:
If everything you do runs well on a 32-bit installtion
I switched from Windows when Squeeze was current Debian release and was
working with a mix of 32 and 64 bit machines. To simplify my life I used
and continue to use the i386 flavor of Debian.
I have two underlying questions:
1. As everything I currently use runs fine, what would I gain by
On 08/30/2020 03:44 AM, Tom wrote:
While no a response to your first question,
https://searx.pussthecat.org may respect your boolean queries more. You
may want to try searching there.
Did a test search. It _ *IS* _ much better than either Duckduckgo or
Google in that respect.
I'll
Last week on a Debian list it was suggested I investigate GNU Recutils
for a current project. I've done an initial read of its manual at
[https://www.gnu.org/software/recutils/manual/html_node/index.html].
It is a well written manual with examples for most (all?) commands.
I'm looking for
On 07/01/2020 05:44 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
On 06/30/2020 08:09 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
On 06/30/2020 12:47 AM, Nat Taylor wrote:
antiX is a small footprint live CD based on Debian. I know it has an
installer, but think it kind of keeps running a static filesystem on
your
hard drive
On 07/02/2020 10:16 PM, Nat Taylor wrote:
Richard Owlett, I hope it works for you. It is #1 on Distrowatch.com
currently. https://distrowatch.com/
I wonder if something like MX-Fluxbox would work as a window manager for
you? https://mxlinux.org/blog/4585/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluxbox
On 06/30/2020 09:58 AM, David Bridges wrote:
On Tue, 2020-06-30 at 05:57 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
On 06/29/2020 09:37 AM, David Bridges wrote:
There is a difference between the installer and installing packages
on
an installed system.
That is the *CRUX* of the situation. I already have
On 06/30/2020 08:09 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
On 06/30/2020 12:47 AM, Nat Taylor wrote:
antiX is a small footprint live CD based on Debian. I know it has an
installer, but think it kind of keeps running a static filesystem on your
hard drive then and runs like a live cd that has been
On 06/30/2020 12:47 AM, Nat Taylor wrote:
antiX is a small footprint live CD based on Debian. I know it has an
installer, but think it kind of keeps running a static filesystem on your
hard drive then and runs like a live cd that has been installed. Not sure
if there is a regular installer.
On 06/29/2020 12:22 PM, Mike C. wrote:
When you start the installer if you choose the Expert installation (I
believe under advanced section) or if you press the Escape key and type
expert at the boot prompt you can get a very minimal system installed
although there will be a few more questions
n override that behavior but creating a new file
in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d with something like the following.
APT::Install-Recommends "0";
Might help, might not.
--
David
On Mon, 2020-06-29 at 09:14 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
On 06/29/2020 08:40 AM, David Bridges wrote:
Not a derivative
d purposes and workflow <*GRUMBLE*>
So I'm looking for what *I* consider a *WORKING* installer ;/
On Sun, 2020-06-28 at 08:45 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
I like Debian very much.
However its default installer coerces an undesirable collection of
"must
have" applications.
I want a MATE
On 06/28/2020 04:25 PM, Mike C. wrote:
More info here - https://www.bunsenlabs.org/index.html
I'll look into it. The site isn't aimed at minimalists of my ilk ;}
Minimalism has its gradients. I hope you follow up once you find a suitable
solution. The Debian universe is quite extensive
On 06/28/2020 12:27 PM, Mike C. wrote:
I like Debian very much. However its default installer coerces an
undesirable collection of "must have" applications.
I want a MATE desktop with a very sparse selection of apps installed by
default. I've discovered that the installer is designed *NOT TO*
I like Debian very much.
However its default installer coerces an undesirable collection of "must
have" applications.
I want a MATE desktop with a very sparse selection of apps installed by
default. I've discovered that the installer is designed *NOT TO*
implement an equivalent of apt-get's
On 06/19/2020 12:31 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote:
... I decided to take the T61 with me. Sad to say, its
hard drive failed, so now I sit here shopping fr a replacement.
[spining rust vs SSD on a Lenovo laptop]
2) Any other observations or suggestions?
For the last ~15 years I've only
I've been retired for over a decade.
Back in mid-60's to early 70's I read an article on where potential
programmers were found in 40's and 50's. *BEFORE* Comp Sci degrees ;}.
Evidently classically trained musicians were one good source as as part
of their heritage was compositions that,
On 06/04/2020 01:34 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
I want to do what would be trivial on a 20th century wide carriage
mechanical typewriter. Current text editors {and even worse word
processors} are too good(sic) to be of practical use.
I _REQUIRE_:
a. fixed width font {Courier preferred
On 06/04/2020 04:55 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote:
[snip]
One more tip: Once you have your document set up the way you want it,
save it as a template before you add anything to it. In the future you
can just open a new document based on this template and you will have a
new document all set up
Thank you.
On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 11:53 AM Richard Owlett wrote:
On 06/04/2020 01:40 PM, Russell Senior wrote:
ed
NO SALE :<
Neither "tab " nor "tab-stop" appear in its manual.
https://www.gnu.org/software/ed/manual/ed_manual.html
On Thu, Jun 4, 2020, 11:36 Richard Owlett
On 06/04/2020 01:40 PM, Russell Senior wrote:
ed
NO SALE :<
Neither "tab " nor "tab-stop" appear in its manual.
https://www.gnu.org/software/ed/manual/ed_manual.html
On Thu, Jun 4, 2020, 11:36 Richard Owlett wrote:
I want to do what would be trivial on a 20t
I want to do what would be trivial on a 20th century wide carriage
mechanical typewriter. Current text editors {and even worse word
processors} are too good(sic) to be of practical use.
I _REQUIRE_:
a. fixed width font {Courier preferred}
Selectable font width. Only one width for each
*My question was how to select appropriate Raspberry Pi hardware.*
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On 05/03/2020 07:30 AM, Rich Shepard wrote:
On Sun, 3 May 2020, Richard Owlett wrote:
Suggestions which don't reference Android &/or smart(sic) phones?
All your needs other than the OS being F/OSS (preferably Debian) can be met
by buying a used Palm Pilot on eBay. [snip]
No thanks ;
I've been thinking about what a handheld computer COULD be.
My image is heavily influenced by my recollection of Palm Pilot.
My needs include:
>2 hours battery life
4" by 7" nominal form factor
touch screen input using a stylus
display will be entirely character mode (40 chars/line would be
On 03/28/2020 08:46 AM, Ben Koenig wrote:
[snip]
If I were trying to do what you are I'd start with getting clearer about
what I'm really interested in and what I have to bring to the table
Basically I agree. That is is why I wrote in my initial post:
I do not have the technical skills to
On 03/27/2020 10:53 PM, King Beowulf wrote:
On 3/27/20 12:59 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
Lousy subject line? *PROBABLY* Suggestions welcome ;}
About a decade ago I got fed up with M$ telling me that they knew more
about my needs than I.
Responding to an application oriented question on a USENET
very custom preseed.cfg files.
Cheers,
Mike
On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 12:59 PM Richard Owlett wrote:
Lousy subject line? *PROBABLY* Suggestions welcome ;}
About a decade ago I got fed up with M$ telling me that they knew more
about my needs than I.
Responding to an application oriented question on
Lousy subject line? *PROBABLY* Suggestions welcome ;}
About a decade ago I got fed up with M$ telling me that they knew more
about my needs than I.
Responding to an application oriented question on a USENET forum, a PLUG
member suggested I try Ubuntu. Canonical had made design decisions
As the are several emails I'll save them in .eml format (as Ed
suggested) and zip the conglomeration for attaching to a cover letter to
my provider.
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On Thu, Mar 12, 2020, at 12:44, Richard Owlett wrote:
I'm
On 03/12/2020 04:30 PM, Rich Shepard wrote:
On Thu, 12 Mar 2020, Richard Owlett wrote:
I'm getting strange emails PURPORTEDLY from my email service provider.
When you expose the headers did you check the IP address on the topmost
Received from: line?
Definitely
The from line
On 03/13/2020 01:16 AM, King Beowulf wrote:
On 3/12/20 1:14 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
On 03/12/2020 02:52 PM, Paul Heinlein wrote:
On Thu, 12 Mar 2020, Richard Owlett wrote:
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Most e-mail clients will allow you to save to disk the entirety of an
e-mail message, headers and body both
the email, and let them ask for the exact copy.
They asked for the copies during the phone conversation.
On Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 13:16 Richard Owlett wrote:
On 03/12/2020 02:52 PM, Paul Heinlein wrote:
On Thu, 12 Mar 2020, Richard Owlett wrote:
I'm getting strange emails PURPORTEDLY from my email
On 03/12/2020 02:52 PM, Paul Heinlein wrote:
On Thu, 12 Mar 2020, Richard Owlett wrote:
I'm getting strange emails PURPORTEDLY from my email service provider.
I've dealt with them (or predecessor) for >3 decades.
The textual content raises many red flags.
a. the emails did *NOT* incl
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