Re: [SLUG] mail being put in wrong dir

On Mon, Mar 19, 2001 at 06:38:14PM +1100, Dave Fitch wrote: Jeeze, just when I think I've got my mail setup perfectly working, it's suddently started delivering mail into /var/mail/msg.XXX (where XXX is things like "a_Q" - each message into a separate file) instead of /var/mail/$USER. I

Re: [SLUG] Redirects in Apache

On Mon, 19 Mar 2001, Howard Lowndes wrote: From how I read the Apache manual the following redirect _should_ work, but isn't: Directory /var/www/guest/LANNet Redirect permanent /var/www/guest/LANNet/GIMP_Manual http://manual.gimp.org/manual/GUM/GUM.html /Directory We use something

Re: [SLUG] HP Netserver E 40

Netserver E-40 Super Tower Case Geniune Intel Pentiun Pro 200Mhz 256k Cache CPU 32MB Ram Expandable to 256MB RAM 3.5", 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive 4.1GB SCSI High Speed Hard Disk Drive HP SCSI Controller HP 4.0GB Superstore Tape Drive IDE CD ROM Drive (Bootable) 100Mbit RJ45 Network Card

Re: [SLUG] OT - Mail for me from me!

OK, thanks everyone t 16:38 19/03/2001, Rick Welykochy wrote: On Mon, 19 Mar 2001, Simon Bryan wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is this an issue I should bring to the attention of the ISP (Optusnet)? No. Anyone can roll their own email headers and contact an SMTP

Re: [SLUG] Re: equal cost multipath

On Monday 19 March 2001 00:36, Dan Treacy wrote: e-smith .. not a full on firewall but can be made as such and totally idiot proof when it comes to admin... Problem is while you're making the e-smith install idiot-proof, the Universe is creating a better class of idiot. So far, the Universe

[SLUG] Booting a ROOT partition from a RAID1

Hi Everyone. My question is in regards to getting LILO to boot from my / partition which is part of a RAID1 (the error is "Cannot find superblock" which is expected if lilo cannot access it) This is the partition setup: /dev/hda /dev/hda1:/ 9775MB reiserfs /dev/hda2:

Re: [SLUG] OT - Mail for me from me!

I also got a similar weird message from myself, but saying Regards, Craig Oceania Computers The Headers shed no light. Clever Annoying N -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug

[SLUG] Whats happening here

Hi, Yesterday I received this in my email :- The original message was received at Mon, 19 Mar 2001 15:52:14 +1100 from root@localhost - The following addresses had permanent fatal errors - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Transcript of session follows - ... while talking to

Re: [lias] Re: [SLUG] HP Netserver E 40

I am sourcing them from 'Australian Computer Recyclers" http://www.pcrecyclers.net/ At 20:23 19/03/2001, Jon Biddell wrote: Netserver E-40 Super Tower Case Geniune Intel Pentiun Pro 200Mhz 256k Cache CPU 32MB Ram Expandable to 256MB RAM 3.5", 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive 4.1GB SCSI High

Re: [SLUG] Whats happening here

It looks to me, someone was either trying to send that info to that account, or a program created that info and was trying to send it to that account [EMAIL PROTECTED] etc. Either way you n eed to find out what and why? Could be the case, that someone has got into your machine while it was

Re: [SLUG] Whats happening here

See the other postings on this problem under the Subject: OT - Mail for me from me! I don't know how this is happening either. What do the headers show? Nick -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug

Re: [SLUG] Whats happening here

On Tue, Mar 20, 2001 at 07:14:21AM +1100, Wayne Innes wrote: Hi, Yesterday I received this in my email :- the same thing happened to some other people a few weeks ago. It appears to be someone has broken in to your system. Check the archives for the full thread. I'll privately email you the

Re: [SLUG] Whats happening here

I don't think thats correct, as the email reported by the user, had numerous errors and content that show it was generated from the PC. ie. interfaces, what accounts exist... and when it tried to send the email to [EMAIL PROTECTED], his mail server didn't allow it, because the server that

[SLUG] Hi, a question on nsupdate

Title: Hi, a question on nsupdate Hello, Gareth; Could you please tell me how you specify the server in nsupdate. I type nsupdate server mydnserver the nsupdate is crashed, saying incorrect setion name : server. do you know how to do it? Thanks. amy Amy Yi Nortel Networks Preside

[SLUG] kde virus-like menu masher

Sluggers, Half the attraction of debian is the menu-update system which is activated by apt-get or relatives. I've been happily working away and using either WindowMaker Afterstep or E, mainly WindowMaker. On another machine I installed kde (kdebase_4%3a2.0.1-4) last December, and had no

Re: [SLUG] kde virus-like menu masher

I guess I can apt-get something, then use 'find' to see what's been moodified in the last 2 minutes and check that way. Sorry for the long ramble. Give kde the miss. I agree with you, install things that do such things are no good. As like you said, it destroys stuff you have done.

Re: [SLUG] irc client

On Tue, 20 Mar 2001, Nick Croft wrote: Sluggers, Can anyone recomment an irc client that can display several channels simultaneously? Nick Well if you are X inclined you can't go past XChat imho. And for terminal BitchX is always good. Benno -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group

Re: [SLUG] irc client

ircii and BitchX both do :) Sluggers, Can anyone recomment an irc client that can display several channels simultaneously? Nick -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User

[SLUG] irc client

Sluggers, Can anyone recomment an irc client that can display several channels simultaneously? Nick -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug

Re: [SLUG] irc client

Nick Croft wrote: Sluggers, Can anyone recomment an irc client that can display several channels simultaneously? kirc {:_) -- Terry Collins {:-)}}} Ph(02) 4627 2186 Fax(02) 4628 7861 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www: http://www.woa.com.au WOA Computer Services lan/wan,

Re: [SLUG] Whats happening here

I had this same thing about 3 weeks ago. (27th Feb, 12:27pm) Basically, you've been hacked. I found on my machine, it had sent a copy of /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, plus numerous other config/security files. Also, you'll probably find there's a portscan program running from your computer now.

[SLUG] Digital camera's for linux

Hi Sluggers, I wanted to get a digital camera for linux. I know nothing about this. Anyone got any recomendations? My friend bought a logitech and it only works on windows so for sure that brand is out. thanks! mick -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More

Re: [SLUG] Whats happening here

which begs the question about how they got in Which distro, kernel, etc, etc sounds like the sort of thing everyone needs to know On Tue, 20 Mar 2001, Vince Meissner wrote: I had this same thing about 3 weeks ago. (27th Feb, 12:27pm) Basically, you've been hacked. I found on my

Re: [SLUG] Whats happening here

which begs the question about how they got in Which distro, kernel, etc, etc sounds like the sort of thing everyone needs to know It appears on my system they may have done something with Bind. It went offline at the same time that the attack occured. I am guessing they

[SLUG] Progeny RC1

i put progeny rc1 on a toshiba laptop the other day. *really* nice installer. it did do a couple of odd things, though. i needed to boot from a floppy (anyone manage to boot from cd?) and at the end of the base install it asked me to remove the floppy on one screen, remove the cd on the next,

Re: [SLUG] Digital camera's for linux

Michael Covi wrote: Hi Sluggers, I wanted to get a digital camera for linux. I know nothing about this. Anyone got any recomendations? My friend bought a logitech and it only works on windows so for sure that brand is out. I have a OLYMPUS C2000Zoom Initially no linux conection now

[SLUG] Re: Slug digest, Vol 1 #716 - 16 msgs

PLEASE TELL ME WHAT THIS IS AS I ONLY WANT TO READ THE THING NOT HAVE TO RUN AROUND TRYING TO FIND THE SITE!11 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Slug digest, Vol 1 #716 - 16 msgs Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 13:51:01 +1100 -- SLUG -

Re: [SLUG] Digital camera's for linux

Looks like a wonderfull camera. A bit out of my price range. I should have said i was after one of the ones that you just plug straight into the pc for only a $100-$300 On Tue, 20 Mar 2001, Ron Skeoch wrote: Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 12:23:50 +1100 From: Ron Skeoch [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL

Re: [SLUG] irc client

On Tue, 20 Mar 2001, Nick Croft wrote: Can anyone recomment an irc client that can display several channels simultaneously? ircII? With the appropriate script, I can be on 10 channels at once, and toggle between them with a single key combination. Of course, for those who are GUI oriented,

Re: [SLUG] Digital camera's for linux

On Tue, 20 Mar 2001, Michael Covi wrote: I wanted to get a digital camera for linux. I know nothing about this. Anyone got any recomendations? My friend bought a logitech and it only works on windows so for sure that brand is out. I have a Kodac DC3400. Wit hthe addition of the appropriate

Re: [SLUG] Whats happening here

On Tue, 20 Mar 2001, Wayne Innes wrote: Yesterday I received this in my email :- The original message was received at Mon, 19 Mar 2001 15:52:14 +1100 from root@localhost [,,,snipt...] I have the feeling I should be worried, can anyone who knows more than me shed any light on whats

Re: [SLUG] Progeny RC1

On Tue, Mar 20, 2001 at 11:37:54AM +1100, Alexander Else wrote: i put progeny rc1 on a toshiba laptop the other day. *really* nice installer. it did do a couple of odd things, though. do you need the second iso? I just finished downloading the first one and noticed it's approx 460Mb and the

[SLUG] Re. whats happening here

Yes, but is it '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' or someone_ pretending_ to be '[EMAIL PROTECTED] ? Adam. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug

Re: [SLUG] Digital camera's for linux

On Tue, Mar 20, 2001 at 12:23:52PM +1100, Michael Covi wrote: Looks like a wonderfull camera. A bit out of my price range. I should have said i was after one of the ones that you just plug straight into the pc for only a $100-$300 I bought an Afga CL20 for $305 ($335 from Harris Tech plus a

RE: [SLUG] Digital camera's for linux

I think the original poster meant Webcam not digital camera. I may be wrong Alister -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dave Fitch Sent: Tuesday, 20 March 2001 12:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SLUG] Digital camera's for

RE: [SLUG] Digital camera's for linux

On hindsight it could be both...I will just shut-up in futuresorry OH...don't buy a Polaroid Digital 320, cheap and nasty. If you do buy a digital camera try to get one with a flash..makes a big difference. alister -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

[SLUG] Dialing through PABX

Hi All, I'm just trying to get a Debian 2.1 box to dial through a PABX system. '0' gives an outside line, however I'm failing to find the place to sort this out. I'm getting no dial tone messages. Any ideas? -- -Paul de Kievit NetOptions Ph: (07) 3844 1888 Fax: (07) 3844 4155

Re: [SLUG] Digital camera's for linux

Michael Covi wrote: Looks like a wonderfull camera. A bit out of my price range. I should have said i was after one of the ones that you just plug straight into the pc for only a $100-$300 In other words, you want a web camera, right? There's a supported device list at

Re: [SLUG] Progeny RC1

do you need the second iso? I just finished downloading the first one and noticed it's approx 460Mb and the second one is 250? or so, either way I reckon I can fit them both on one cd but is the second cd needed? the second is "extras" ie. not necessary for a succesful install... it didn't

Re: [SLUG] Digital camera's for linux

Thanks perfect. I'm printing the list and going shopping! :)) On Tue, 20 Mar 2001, Matthew Dalton wrote: Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 14:13:40 +1100 From: Matthew Dalton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SLUG] Digital camera's for linux Michael Covi

RE: [SLUG] Digital camera's for linux

On Tue, 20 Mar 2001, Alister Waller wrote: I think the original poster meant Webcam not digital camera. I may be wrong ... and whether you are wrong or right, does anyone know anything about webcam or for that matter dv video cameras or even firewire? Would be nice. -- SLUG - Sydney

[SLUG] Installation problems re. db3

Hi, when I tried to install gtkhtml-0.8.3-0_helix_2.i386.rpm by double clicking on the image in the home directory I received the messages "cannot get exclusive lock on /var/lib/rpm/Packages" "cannot open Packages index using db3 - Operation not permitted (1)" "Upgrade of 1 packages

Re: [SLUG] Progeny RC1

On Tue, 20 Mar 2001, Martin wrote: the second is "extras" ie. not necessary for a succesful install... actually that's another odd thing. after the base install it reboots and continues with the install cd and i thought it said there would be the opportunity to install from additional cds but

Re: [SLUG] Dialing through PABX

On Tue, 20 Mar 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, I'm just trying to get a Debian 2.1 box to dial through a PABX system. '0' gives an outside line, however I'm failing to find the place to sort this out. I'm getting no dial tone messages. Any ideas? Adding x3 to the modem

Re: [SLUG] Digital camera's for linux

David wrote: ... and whether you are wrong or right, does anyone know anything about webcam or for that matter dv video cameras or even firewire? Would be nice. Digital Video Camera On linux = no! But I just spent the equivalent of a week getting software working on Win98 - Studio DV Plus

Re: [SLUG] Installation problems re. db3

On Tue, Mar 20, 2001 at 01:07:44PM +1100, Adam Bogacki wrote: Hi, when I tried to install gtkhtml-0.8.3-0_helix_2.i386.rpm by double clicking on the image in the home directory I received the messages "cannot get exclusive lock on /var/lib/rpm/Packages" "cannot open Packages index

Re: [SLUG] kde virus-like menu masher

Nick Croft wrote: Sluggers, Half the attraction of debian is the menu-update system which is activated by apt-get or relatives. I've been happily working away and using either WindowMaker Afterstep or E, mainly WindowMaker. On another machine I installed kde (kdebase_4%3a2.0.1-4)

Re: [SLUG] Installation problems re. db3

I have untarred evolution-0.9 and have a folder at /home/adam/evolution-0.9 How do I get it to run ? Adam Bogacki. If you got source you are going to have to configure and build it which can be a bit of a pain because of all the dependencies. What I did is installed Helix's

[SLUG] Reiser FS

Hi all, I'm am considering putting ReiserFS onto my debian system when I put a 2.4.x kernel on. Can ResierFS be currently be used as a root partition or not? If not, should I make /home, /usr and /var separate Resier partitions? I've also heard that there were some issues with exporting

Re: [SLUG] Installation problems re. db3

* Alen Stanisic ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: I have untarred evolution-0.9 and have a folder at /home/adam/evolution-0.9 How do I get it to run ? Adam Bogacki. It is pretty cool as it tells you all the dependencies needed and fatches and installs the binaries as well as the

[SLUG] Two queries on installation.

I've just installed Mandrake on my laptop. Because I wanted to dedicate the entire machine to Linux, I accepted advice and installed *everything*, on the supposition that, since a lot of the stuff installed will be superfluous to requirements, I can start my Linux education by (a) looking at

RE: [SLUG] Dialing through PABX

On Tuesday, March 20, 2001 3:03 PM, Alexander Else [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: On Tue, 20 Mar 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, I'm just trying to get a Debian 2.1 box to dial through a PABX system. '0' gives an outside line, however I'm failing to find the place to sort

[SLUG] Tools to create invoice/quotes into PDF.

I am wanting to write a small/quick/kiss quote/invoice system that outputs PDF files. I am going to have a web form that you can fill in some details and then generate a PDF document that looks real nice(tm). I am thinking writing Latex and using something to generate the PDF. The format will

Re: [SLUG] Two queries on installation.

However, in days of yore, uninstalling summat was risky. Just deleting the "main programme" wasn't enough; there were links to other programmes which, for a complete uninstallation had to be ferreted out. If you didn't do this the hard disk gradually filled up... RPM keeps track of what

Re: [SLUG] Tools to create invoice/quotes into PDF.

There were some articles in this months LJ magazine about doing invoicing etc for Linux consultants. When I get home tonight I'll check it out and if there's anything useful, I'll send on the URLs. Thus spake Rodos ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): I am wanting to write a small/quick/kiss quote/invoice

Re: [SLUG] Reiser FS

* Robert Reid ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Hi all, I'm am considering putting ReiserFS onto my debian system when I put a 2.4.x kernel on. Can ResierFS be currently be used as a root partition or not? If not, should I make /home, /usr and /var separate Resier partitions? I've been using it

Re: [SLUG] irc client

quote who="Nick Croft" Can anyone recomment an irc client that can display several channels simultaneously? xchat, while still having some serious UI issues, has been rated the best IRC client on any platform a number of times. [ I forget where, but I don't think Martha Stewart was

Re: [SLUG] Two queries on installation.

On Tue, 20 Mar 2001, Bill Bennett wrote: Second Problem: the laptop is an IBM Thinkpad 600e which has a built in modem. I'd like to contact work at night, but I've been told that it will not be via the on-board modem, because this was dedicated to the dreaded Microsoft products and any

[SLUG] Optus Cable?

Is it a big drama to setup Optus Cable for the Internet on RH7? I tried to gleen something from previous postings, but I don't see anything specific on the SLUG site. The Optus people went on and on about having to have Windows and I told them no. If someone could outline the procedure step by

Re: [SLUG] Digital camera's for linux

Michael Covi wrote: Hi Sluggers, I wanted to get a digital camera for linux. I know nothing about this. Anyone got any recomendations? My friend bought a logitech and it only works on windows so for sure that brand is out. Goto http://freshmeat.net and look for gphoto. They have a list

Re: [SLUG] Optus Cable?

Richard Blackburn wrote: Is it a big drama to setup Optus Cable for the Internet on RH7? I tried to gleen something from previous postings, but I don't see anything specific on the SLUG site. The Optus people went on and on about having to have Windows and I told them no. If someone could