Re: [SLUG] Debian - what is needed to compile?

2003-08-11 Thread Chris Barnes
Now i'm starting to wander if this is a really crap release of Debian. I am getting E: Sorry, broken packages errors all other the place, no matter what I try to do! I did what Crossfire suggested: apt-get install binutils gcc cpp make libc6-dev but now i get this: Sorry, but the following

Re: [SLUG] Experience with emulators.

2003-08-11 Thread Matthew Palmer
On Mon, Aug 11, 2003 at 04:28:39PM +1000, Bill Bennett wrote: So someone suggested that I use the CorelDraw for Windows using a Windows emulator. I'm not sure that I understand what an emulator does. What I've read about them suggests that they're Windows lookalikes, written for those that

Re: [SLUG] pam_mkhomedir and /etc/skel

2003-08-11 Thread Simon Bryan
Kevin Saenz said: mine pam_mkhomedir line is set to umask=0022 what do you have in /etc/skel? Hi all, I ahve session required/lib/security/pam_mkhomedir.so skel=/etc/skel/ umask=0077 in my pam.d/login file, and indeed the users directories are created on first login,

Re: [SLUG] Experience with emulators.

2003-08-11 Thread Stuart Guthrie
I'd add a vote for win4lin. Due to it's architecture, it's much more likely to work than WINE. So far I've yet to encounter apps from windows that don't work in the win4lin environment. I've a client working a small business running win4lin thin client to their desktops using MYOB, MS Access,

Re: [SLUG] Random System Freezes -- NOT SOLVED (grrrr)

2003-08-11 Thread Graham Smith
On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 15:59, Jamie Wilkinson wrote: This one time, at band camp, Gonzalo Servat wrote: Any other suggestions? It has one other defect where you sometimes have to press the reset button a number of times before you actually get video output which leads me to believe maybe it is

[SLUG] fetchmail and Maildir format - oops!!!

2003-08-11 Thread mkraus
G'day all... I've installed postfix + dovecot on a mailserver (using Maildir mailbox format). The domain MX record is in the process of being updated, and there is still mail for the organisation on another providers mailserver. I set up fetchmail (using pop3 protocol) to download the mail, but

Re: [SLUG] Experience with emulators.

2003-08-11 Thread Graham Smith
On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 17:06, Mike MacCana wrote: On Mon, 11 Aug 2003, Matthew Palmer wrote: On Mon, Aug 11, 2003 at 04:28:39PM +1000, Bill Bennett wrote: So, my question is: would it be possible to run CorelDraw for Windows through an emulator? Someone may have had direct experience

Re: [SLUG] Comparing files: odd result.

2003-08-11 Thread Stuart Cooper
Puzzling result. ls -l says that the files are the same size. diff says that, even so, they're not the same. Can anyone suggest a test to say whether they're X% identical? if the file sizes are the same and you think most of the bytes are identical, cmp -l will give you a decent report;

RE: [SLUG] Benefits of source distro (Gentoo) somewhat elusive :-)

2003-08-11 Thread Jon Biddell
-= That's because Jeff is so full of his own self-importance it's -= almost embarassing - Oh, don't forget he's a FOSS -=author/contributor -= (bow, -= scrape)- I'e not even that bad after the 2 bottles of -=red I've just -= consumed. -= -= Full of shit is another comment that comes to

Re: [SLUG] pam_mkhomedir and /etc/skel

2003-08-11 Thread Kevin Saenz
mine pam_mkhomedir line is set to umask=0022 what do you have in /etc/skel? Hi all, I ahve session required/lib/security/pam_mkhomedir.so skel=/etc/skel/ umask=0077 in my pam.d/login file, and indeed the users directories are created on first login, however it does not seem

Re: [SLUG] Experience with emulators.

2003-08-11 Thread Chris Deigan
Andar Broment wrote: I'm amazed noone's mentioned VMWare. Basically, you can actually run windows ITSELF in linux. as well as linux in windows. or OS2 in linux in win95 in Win98 in NT4 in XP, if you so prefer. XD www.vmware.com Problem is, to run a simple app like Corel DRAW, and to have to boot

Re: [SLUG] Random System Freezes -- NOT SOLVED (grrrr)

2003-08-11 Thread Jamie Wilkinson
This one time, at band camp, Gonzalo Servat wrote: Any other suggestions? It has one other defect where you sometimes have to press the reset button a number of times before you actually get video output which leads me to believe maybe it is the motherboard. It could be that a 400W psu still

[SLUG] How to set standard settings for all users?

2003-08-11 Thread Simon Bryan
Hi all, Have beed trying to work out how in Linux you set the system wide settings for all users. )Started with trying to get a simple shortcut to a URL on the desktop for everyone - still can't do it automatically). Now I am looking at how do I set other Mozilla prefs - or would it be easier in

[SLUG] FYI : Linux saves Vic gov't money (ADVOCACY?)

2003-08-11 Thread peter
Maybe more an advocacy article; but here's a Slashdot article with link to Melbourne's The Age: (The penguin road patrol): 'Linux Hits the Road' http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/08/11/0153253 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info:

[SLUG] Monday Night Info session

2003-08-11 Thread Pia Smith
Hi all, Just a quick reminder to anyone interested in our Linux Skills in the IT Sector Seminar at 6pm, Monday evening. Come along to 5-11 Wentworth Ave, Sydney City, and don't forget to RSVP to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Also please note that the exams will only be held at 10am on the Tuesday and

Re: [SLUG] Evolution - how does it send the mail?

2003-08-11 Thread Mary
On Tue, Aug 05, 2003, andrew fries wrote: Could someone tell me whether Evolution is self-sufficient when sending mail, or does it rely on some other daemon to perform this function? Evolution, like most mail clients, talks simple SMTP -- enough to send mail to a relay. I have this problem

[SLUG] Exim single email blocking

2003-08-11 Thread Alexander Samad
Hi I have a setup where I have exim on debian running on a firewall. The mta routes inbound mail to a exchange server. Now I have been asked to block mta code 5xx for specific email addresses I had original thought system filter and block on $header_to contains [EMAIL PROTECTED] But I don;t

Re: [SLUG] Experience with emulators.

2003-08-11 Thread Andar Broment
- Original Message - From: Mike MacCana [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Matthew Palmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 5:06 PM Subject: Re: [SLUG] Experience with emulators. On Mon, 11 Aug 2003, Matthew Palmer wrote: On Mon, Aug 11, 2003 at 04:28:39PM

[SLUG] anti UCE, anti virus, RBL, postfix server recomendations

2003-08-11 Thread Voytek Eymont
I'm planning on using Postifx on RH73 as a mail server for several domains; the mail will be delivered to it and, retrieved via POP (perhaps IMAP later); apart for some web mail forms, there will no outbound smtp by the users what are suggestions/recommedations/experiences with: - 'virus'

Re: [SLUG] fetchmail and Maildir format - oops!!!

2003-08-11 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
G'day... Procmail is not installed. postfix is configured to handle mail for the domain, and deliver locally. (dovecot handles imap access to the mail.) mailbox_command is not declared in /etc/postfix/main.cf and home_mailbox = Maildir/ (in main.cf) There is no mbox, mail, etc - just Maildir