Re: [PLUG] Thinkpad W510 screen replacement?

On 04/07/2018 10:17 AM, plug-requ...@pdxlinux.org wrote: Third-party sites can also tell you about other caveats. E.g. the T61t models have the bezel around the screen glued on with some *really* strong adhesive. I was careful and managed to remove it over the course of about 20-30 minutes,

[PLUG] Thinkpad W510 screen replacement?

I do run Linux on this but not so much of a Linux oriented question. I know there are some Thinkpad lovers among us and I recall onc person doing a presentation on replacing the screen on a TP. My tentative plan is to go to Free Geek, try to score a TP parts machine and do the screen

Re: [PLUG] TONIGHT PLUG: Upgrading your business phone system with, Asterisk (Michael Dexter)

On 04/06/2018 12:00 PM, plug-requ...@pdxlinux.org wrote: Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2018 12:48:10 -0700 From: Michael Dexter To: Portland Linux/Unix Group Announcements , Portland Linux/Unix Group , David

Re: [PLUG] Question for the sysops -- IoT devices and email

On 03/04/2018 02:52 PM, t...@wescottdesign.com wrote: Not a device that lets YOU send email -- a device that sends you email when it needs attention (i.e., it fails a built-in-test, or it's out of feedstock, or whatever). Are you a sysop?  Do you have to take care of IoT devices (nuclear

Re: [PLUG] Question for the sysops -- IoT devices and email

email & txt mssgs more than enough digital comm. I like to live IRL! =) On 03/04/2018 02:52 PM, t...@wescottdesign.com wrote: On 2018-03-04 13:11, Mke C> wrote: On 03/04/2018 11:52 AM, plug-requ...@pdxlinux.org wrote: If I sold you an IoT device that sent email, how would you want it to

Re: [PLUG] Question for the sysops -- IoT devices and email

On 03/04/2018 01:39 PM, plug-requ...@pdxlinux.org wrote: do some validation on that message (perhaps with public key cryptography) and have the central server send the email for you? Knowing just enough about BlockChain to be dangerous, Russel's comment makes me think that if BlockChain was

Re: [PLUG] Question for the sysops -- IoT devices and email

On 03/04/2018 11:52 AM, plug-requ...@pdxlinux.org wrote: If I sold you an IoT device that sent email, how would you want it to do so? I forgot to mention, The FreedomBox. https://freedomboxfoundation.org/learn/ What is FreedomBox? * Email and telecommunications that protects privacy and

Re: [PLUG] Cannot access cell from USB (Chuck Hast)

On 03/02/2018 12:00 PM, plug-requ...@pdxlinux.org wrote: I used to be able to access my cell when I plugged it into this machine. There was and upgrade some time back and after that it would not allow access. I am trying to figure out what is going on but no joy. When is "some time back"? A

[PLUG] Why Slackware

On 02/08/2018 12:00 PM, plug-requ...@pdxlinux.org wrote: FWIW, I defenestrated to linux in 1997, ran Red Hat for 6 years, then switched to Slackware-8.0. I work the same way with it in the current 14.2, and did learn the hard way to install_everything_ even when I did not need it.

Re: [PLUG] [OT?] Internet privacy? ?? ???

On 02/03/2018 11:00 AM, plug-requ...@pdxlinux.org wrote: He clarified a symptom I hadn't caught before. He is getting his mail without signing in to his gmail account. He is now using Windows 10. He did not have this problem when he was using Windows 7. I'm not sure if you've ever done paid

Re: [PLUG] [OT?] Internet privacy? ?? ???

On 02/02/2018 06:33 PM, plug-requ...@pdxlinux.org wrote: If anyone can suggest how I could better handle this -- public or private responses requested. I'd tell you brother to start here =>

[PLUG] 2017: A year of highs and lows for Linux and open source

"Ah, 2017, it was a good year for Linux—one that continued the solidification of the open source platform on so many levels. From the consumer mobile space to supercomputers, Linux dominated certain sectors in a way no other platform could." Full article => https://goo.gl/xiuCjR For me

Re: [PLUG] Learning programming

On 12/14/2017 06:07 PM, plug-requ...@pdxlinux.org wrote: I have determined I must learn programming, and would prefer to do so in the 'back end', i.e., server environment. I have (some) funding from being laid off when my job was outsourced overseas (fir the second time). Your suggestions about

Re: [PLUG] Can't log in to D-Link DIR-860L (with OpenWRT)

On 12/09/2017 12:00 PM, plug-requ...@pdxlinux.org wrote: Because I have a Brother laser printer that is giving me grief and I failed to put a label on it with its IP address (which is my normal practice for printers). Any suggestions welcome.:) I'm not exactly sure what you're tying to

Re: [PLUG] Figure out IP camera

On 12/06/2017 09:14 PM, plug-requ...@pdxlinux.org wrote: It has been a while since I did that sort of thing, one of the things that I found was that most of these cameras have two streams a jpg stream and a RTSP stream. Now days the published one is the RTSP port, but usually if you poke around

Re: [PLUG] SMTP communications question

On 11/21/2017 03:16 PM, plug-requ...@pdxlinux.org wrote: BTW, if you can suggest a mail list or web forum for openDKIM assistance I'd appreciate it. Happy Thanksgiving, Hey Rich - I'd say start at the OpenDKIM SoureForge Project page. From their Support tab, "opendkim says the best way to

Re: [PLUG] Reality check

On 11/20/2017 05:54 PM, plug-requ...@pdxlinux.org wrote: With the mail/phone issues I've had recently I want to check that I'm doing things correctly. Two instances of not reaching web pages. I can load (and ping)www.opendkim.org, but cannot load (or ping) lists.opendkim.org. This