On 30 Mar 1997, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Content-Type: text/plain > >debian-user-digest Digest Volume 97 : Issue 56 > >Today's Topics: > tset? > Re: PGP signing in Exmh locks X > Modem not detected > Re: tset? > Lilo and CDROM > Re: Modem not detected > Re: Modem not detected > Re: tset? > Re: can't umount /usr(/dev/hdb3) > Re: TeX fonts > Re: Lilo and CDROM > Re: can't umount /usr(/dev/hdb3) > Debian Package Finder > Qpopper: what happened to /etc/popper.deny > Re: bug package > RE modem not detected > RPM > Debian Book list > XFree86 3.2, XDM and Chooser > Re: Postgres95 - missing library > Re: Debian Book list > Firewall logging... where? > Re: RPM > ANNOUNCE: New Logo and Feedback Page for the Debian Logo (v10) > Debian on Sparc... >Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 15:36:22 +0800 (WST) >From: Lindsay Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Subject: tset? >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > >When telnetting into a remote Debian box I want to have the screen size >set automatically to 100x40 to suit my home Debian box. At the moment I >am using: > >export LINES=40 COLUMNS=100 >after I log in. > >As I sometimes use the first box in local mode I want the screen size to >depend on how I access it and I want it to stick when I su to root. > >Pointers, anyone? > >Lindsay >Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 20:22:04 -0500 >From: Clint Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Subject: Re: PGP signing in Exmh locks X >Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >> That was one of the first things I tried. > >Got me, then. Sorry. >Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 19:19:33 -0600 >From: Peter Yarych <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Subject: Modem not detected >Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >Hello all >I just installed Debian 1.1 today and it refuses to see my modem >during the boot-up process /dev/cuaX = no such device >I'm new to linux, but not that new... >I have been running RH for a few months. >I ran setserial /dev/cua1 and it returned the correct values >BTW, usr 33.6 pnp ( but jumpers r set to com2 or cua1) >under redhat I had no problems using it, for my ppp connection >I tried minicom out to see if I could get the modem to dial with no luck >I've spent about 3-4 hours looking in the doc's that I can find on the web >and as of yet had no luck. >I hope this isn't on the FAQ list.. or if it is plz send it to me :) > >TIA >any and all help is welcome flames pleasently ignored :) > > >Peter > __ > / / (_)__ __ ____ __ > / /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / . . . t h e c h o i c e o f a >/____/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ G N U g e n e r a t i o n . . . > >**************************************************************************** >******* >There are 2 major products to come out of Berkley: LSD and UNIX. I do not >believe this to be a coincidence. >**************************************************************************** >******* >Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 20:26:02 -0500 >From: Clint Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Lindsay Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Subject: Re: tset? >Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >> As I sometimes use the first box in local mode I want the screen size to >> depend on how I access it and I want it to stick when I su to root. > >I generally put something like this in login files (as well as aliasing it to 'rs'): > >eval `resize` >stty cols $COLUMNS rows $LINES > >You may find it useful to do conditional checking on the terminal type before doing this or your fixed configuration. >Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 20:39:49 -0500 >From: "Chris Trantau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> >Subject: Lilo and CDROM >Message-ID: <"Y6L5q.0.y16.7OSFp"@debian> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >I just installed Debian Linux v1.2.0 for the first time and im having some >problems. > >I have a 486dx2/66 16 MB RAM, 540 HD. Linux partition about 200 MB and >Linux Swap partition 16 MB. > >I have to boot off of my rescue disk because my lilo wont work. When i try >to go to >the Boot of the Hard Disk option it gives me this error: > > sbin/dinstall: cannot creat /target/etc/lilo.cong: directory >nonexistent > >How do i fix this? I dont know many commands. Also when i boot off of my >rescue >disk (its the only way i can get in unless i set my Linux partition as >bootable but i >need access to my win95) it loads up hundreds of drivers that dont work. >Several >for each thing...like 5 for the CD ROM but none of them work, is this >normal? Even >when my linux was booting off of the hard drive it did this. It took over >3 minutes to >load. > >Another problem: > >I can't install any packages because I cant mount my CD-ROM. I tried: > > mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdd /cdrom/ ( and many others) > >but they still will not work. I get this error EVERY time: > > mount: /dev/hdd is not a valid block device > >I get the same error when im in dselect trying to configure the CD ROM. > >Thank you, > >Chris Trantau >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >PS: I tried being logged in as ROOT and normal user but with the same >results. >Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 20:59:38 -0500 (EST) >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tim Sailer) >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peter Yarych) >Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Subject: Re: Modem not detected >Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: text > >In your email to me, Peter Yarych, you wrote: >> Hello all >> I just installed Debian 1.1 today and it refuses to see my modem >> during the boot-up process /dev/cuaX = no such device >> I'm new to linux, but not that new... >> I have been running RH for a few months. >> I ran setserial /dev/cua1 and it returned the correct values >> BTW, usr 33.6 pnp ( but jumpers r set to com2 or cua1) >> under redhat I had no problems using it, for my ppp connection >> I tried minicom out to see if I could get the modem to dial with no luck >> I've spent about 3-4 hours looking in the doc's that I can find on the web >> and as of yet had no luck. >> I hope this isn't on the FAQ list.. or if it is plz send it to me :) > >in /etc/modules, either uncomment the line > >#auto > >by removing the #, or add the line > >serial > >and reboot. This will add the serial module, and you should be all set. > >Tim > >-- > (work) [EMAIL PROTECTED] / (home) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.buoy.com/~tps > "I have abandonded my search for the Truth, > and now am looking for a good fantasy..." > Ashleigh Brilliant >** Disclaimer: My views/comments/beliefs, as strange as they are, are my own.** >Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 20:54:11 -0500 (EST) >From: Paul Wade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Peter Yarych <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Subject: Re: Modem not detected >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > >Use modconf and add the serial module. It's under misc on the modconf >menu. > >Paul Wade - Greenbush Technologies Corporation >http://www.greenbush.com/cds.html >Linux CD's sent worldwide > > >On Sat, 29 Mar 1997, Peter Yarych wrote: > >> >> >> Hello all >> I just installed Debian 1.1 today and it refuses to see my modem >> during the boot-up process /dev/cuaX = no such device >> I'm new to linux, but not that new... >> I have been running RH for a few months. >> I ran setserial /dev/cua1 and it returned the correct values >> BTW, usr 33.6 pnp ( but jumpers r set to com2 or cua1) >> under redhat I had no problems using it, for my ppp connection >> I tried minicom out to see if I could get the modem to dial with no luck >> I've spent about 3-4 hours looking in the doc's that I can find on the web >> and as of yet had no luck. >> I hope this isn't on the FAQ list.. or if it is plz send it to me :) >> >> TIA >> any and all help is welcome flames pleasently ignored :) >> >> >> Peter >> __ >> / / (_)__ __ ____ __ >> / /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / . . . t h e c h o i c e o f a >> /____/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ G N U g e n e r a t i o n . . . >> >> **************************************************************************** >> ******* >> There are 2 major products to come out of Berkley: LSD and UNIX. I do not >> believe this to be a coincidence. >> **************************************************************************** >> ******* >> >> >Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 21:09:00 -0500 (EST) >From: Paul Wade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Lindsay Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Subject: Re: tset? >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > >I have .bashrc setup for remote login differences. I also have executable >scripts in my home directory to account for other differences. I usually >give them single-letter names because I am not a great typist. > >Paul Wade - Greenbush Technologies Corporation >http://www.greenbush.com/cds.html >Linux CD's sent worldwide >Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 18:51:06 -0800 (PST) >From: Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: David Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Subject: Re: can't umount /usr(/dev/hdb3) >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > >On Sat, 29 Mar 1997, David Puryear wrote: > >> I upgrade a lot of packages, don't know exactly which ones though, and now >> shutdown -h now and umount will not unmount /usr(aka /dev/hdb3). It gives me >> same error: >> umount: /dev/hdb3: device is busy >> >> Does anyone have any idea as to what is causing this? > >If you are in any of the mounted directories (including the top, e.g. >/mnt), then umount would give this message and refues to unmount the >device. > >Syrus. > >-- > >-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> UCSD Physics Dept. >Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 18:54:15 -0800 (PST) >From: Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Ralf Comtesse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Subject: Re: TeX fonts >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > >On Sat, 29 Mar 1997, Ralf Comtesse wrote: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> >> Hi, >> >> When I use some of the not so common fonts in a TeX document, MakeTeX* of >> debian 1.2.7 cannot generate them automatically anymore. The *.tfm files >> are present and I think all paths in texmf.conf are correct. Is there a >> fix for that? > >I don't know, but I'm very happily using the new tetex packages from >unstable which seem to fix most of the previous problems with the tex >packages. I'm doing this on two machines that I upgraded to the "bo" >distribution. > >Syrus. > >-- > >-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >Syrus Nemat-Nasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> UCSD Physics Dept. >Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 21:50:00 -0500 (EST) >From: Paul Wade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Chris Trantau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Subject: Re: Lilo and CDROM >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > >On Sat, 29 Mar 1997, Chris Trantau wrote: > >> I have to boot off of my rescue disk because my lilo wont work. When i try >> to go to >> the Boot of the Hard Disk option it gives me this error: >> >> sbin/dinstall: cannot creat /target/etc/lilo.cong: directory >> nonexistent > >The partition has to be mounted. I seem to remember that the 1.2 rescue >disk has an option to mount without reinitializing the partition. > >> >> How do i fix this? I dont know many commands. Also when i boot off of my >> rescue >> disk (its the only way i can get in unless i set my Linux partition as >> bootable but i >> need access to my win95) it loads up hundreds of drivers that dont work. >> > >I may get flamed for saying this: > >If your system boots w95, create a boot floppy for Linux. W95 is garbage >and sometimes needs to be reinstalled. When you reinstall it, it will >overwrite your lilo boot. I had it setup to boot Linux unless I typed >"w95" within 10 seconds. This seemed to create problems when I wanted to >restart w95 in "dos" mode. I hardly ever use w95, so I leave the linux >boot floppy in the drive. It's not a big problem because Linux doesn't >have to be rebooted after every 2 or 3 internet sessions like 95 does. > >You can create one using the rescue disk. I think you should do this >and test it before you do anything else. > > >> for each thing...like 5 for the CD ROM but none of them work, is this >> normal? Even >> when my linux was booting off of the hard drive it did this. It took over >> 3 minutes to >> load. >> I can't install any packages because I cant mount my CD-ROM. I tried: >> mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdd /cdrom/ ( and many others) > >Make sure you only select one CD-ROM from the device drivers. This is >available from the rescue disk. If the system is booted it is the modconf >command. The iso9660 support is also selected this way. If you have >unecessary drivers selected, it will take a long time to boot. > >Paul Wade - Greenbush Technologies Corporation >http://www.greenbush.com/cds.html >Linux CD's sent worldwide >Date: 29 Mar 1997 18:08:31 -0600 >From: Graeme A Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: David Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Subject: Re: can't umount /usr(/dev/hdb3) >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >David Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> >> Hi all, >> >> I upgrade a lot of packages, don't know exactly which ones though, and now >> shutdown -h now and umount will not unmount /usr(aka /dev/hdb3). It gives me >> same error: >> umount: /dev/hdb3: device is busy >> > >Try doing `fuser -m /usr', then you'll find out what process it is >that's still using /usr (you probably want to put it into your >/etc/init.d/halt script at an approprate point, then exit from the >script to get more information). /etc/init.d/halt should send SIGTERM >then SIGKILL to all processes before umounting filesystems, so it is >strange that there is still a process that's alive. > >Hope that helps you work it out, > >Graeme > >-- >| Graeme A Stewart, pgp public key finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] | >| Key fingerprint = AF C7 BF A4 52 D5 3C 3B 17 A5 62 43 DA 15 E8 97 | >| "Keep a good head, and always carry a lightbulb." Dylan | >Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 15:54:50 +1200 >From: Adam Shand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Subject: Debian Package Finder >Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >Does anyone know what happenedn to the http://rae.ton.tut.fi/preview/? > >I loved this page. It made life *soooo* much nicer evertime I wanted to >find a new package. > >Thanks, > >Adam. >Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 15:54:50 +1200 >From: Adam Shand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Subject: Qpopper: what happened to /etc/popper.deny >Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >Hi. > >I noticed that the debian version of qpopper doesn't seem to use the >/etc/popper.deny file which our old version of qpopper did. > >Does anyone know what I need to do in order to be able to use this file >again to restrict POP access to mail? > >Thanks, > >Adam. >Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 00:42:15 -0300 (ARST) >From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Nicol=E1s_Lichtmaier?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Francesco Tapparo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Subject: Re: bug package >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=iso-8859-1 >Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE > >On Sun, 30 Mar 1997, Francesco Tapparo wrote: > >> I'm a happy debian user: I have a bo installation. >> I have noticed that rxvt and emacs don't run automatically update-menus >> after the installation. I think that these are bugs, and I have reported >> thes using bug. Bug has mailed the message to [EMAIL PROTECTED], but= > I >> don't have received any answer. Is this a problem of bug? Is this a probl= >em >> of the bug tracking System? > > Try reading smail logfiles to find out what happened with the mail... > >--=20 >Nicol=E1s Lichtmaier.- | Try visiting #debian in Undernet. >[EMAIL PROTECTED] | The channel of the debian developers =3D) >Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 23:30:01 -0600 >From: Peter Yarych <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Subject: RE modem not detected >Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >Thanks to everyone for the tips. >modem now works :)) > > > __ > / / (_)__ __ ____ __ > / /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / . . . t h e c h o i c e o f a >/____/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ G N U g e n e r a t i o n . . . > >**************************************************************************** >******* >There are 2 major products to come out of Berkley: LSD and UNIX. I do not >believe this to be a coincidence. >**************************************************************************** >******* >Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 00:29:47 -0600 (CST) >From: Gith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Subject: RPM >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > >From Redhat's blurb about their new Maximum RPM book. > RPM currently runs on Linux, IRIX, Solaris, SunOS, AIX, > HP/UX, AmigaOS, and FreeBSD, and is quickly becoming the > de-facto packaging standard for free software on the > Internet. > >I have to say up front that I don't like RPM. I'd like to hear >more about the direction DPKG is going in. All this RPM talk is >giving me a complex. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Willie Daniel > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://users.quicklink.net/~gith/ > Linux-GGI Project: http://synergy.foo.net/~ggi/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 23:48:14 -0700 (MST) >From: Chad Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Subject: Debian Book list >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > >For those that remembered a few weeks ago when I had posted my idea for a >Debian Manual/Book. I got such a good response on it. I have started the >outline but I don't feel that the current debian lists that are out are >the proper place for this. So I have started up a list for the book. > >You can subscribe to it by sending a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >With a body message of: > subscribe debian-book-discussion > >Then to send messages, send your email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >The current outline is located at >http://dabcc-www.nmsu.edu/~chad/Debian/Book.outline.html I encurage >feedback on what should be included. Also, if you go onto Undernet IRC, I >am usually on the channel #Debian with the nick WildOne- > > >Chad D. Zimmerman >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://dabcc-www.nmsu.edu/~chad/ >Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 09:56:34 +0200 (MET DST) >From: "Vebjorn Forsmo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Subject: XFree86 3.2, XDM and Chooser >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > >I'm trying to get the Chooser to work with XDM, so I can select what >machine I want to use. (In other words, I want to use my own machine as an >X-Terminal.) > >I've managed to get the chooser to select a couple of machines (including >my own), but whenever I try to select one of them I end up with the >xdm-login-promt for my own machine. > >Relevant configuration information: >/etc/X11/xdm/Xaccess (Added one line) >blight.somewhere.net CHOOSER blight final retry maleficium anguish > >/etc/X11/xdm/Xservers (192.168.200.20 is my own machine, eg. blight) >:0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X -bpp 16 -indirect 192.168.200.20 > >When I log in it seems to use rsh to start something on the machine I'm on >(using remote, perhaps?). > >I tried starting xdm with "-debug 9" and the output MIGHT indicate that >something is going wrong: >--- >select returns 1. Rescan: 0 ChildReady: 1 >Process chooser socket >Accepted 6 >Read returns 14 >Read from chooser succesfully >Got indirect choice back >signals blocked, mask was 0x0 <--- >Manager wait returns pid: 16024 sig 0 core 0 code 0 >Display exited with OBEYSESS_DISPLAY <--- >--- > >Also, I'm using xdm-shadow, not xdm. > > > Vebjorn Forsmo [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 80 13 6B 4B 7C 83 B7 DC 5C 9C A8 AE C0 AD 22 F4 2048/00952325 1995/05/13 > To err is human, to forgive is Not Company Policy. >Date: 30 Mar 1997 11:04:49 +0200 >From: Siggy Brentrup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Subject: Re: Postgres95 - missing library >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >> >> Hi there, >> >> I've recently downloaded the latest stable POSTGRES95 package and installed it (Debian 1.2; kernel - 2.0.27). >> >> Apparently I'm missing a package, as postmaster keeps on complaining: "can't load library 'libbsd.so.1.0.0". >> >> I will appreciate advise as to the whereabouts of the above mentioned library. > >This bug has already been reported - there has never been a shared libbsd.so in >Debian. It's only an hour that I've asked postgres95's maintainer if he is still >maintaining the package and offered to drop in. > >I'm running a locally compiled version of postgres using the upstream sources. > >Thanks > Siggy >-- >Siggy Brentrup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> aka: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >*** PGP public key available from keyservers *** >PGP fingerprint = C8 95 66 8C 75 7E 10 A2 05 61 C7 7F 05 B6 A4 DF >Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 04:27:49 -0500 (EST) >From: "Jaldhar H. Vyas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Chad Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Subject: Re: Debian Book list >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > >The developers have realized more and better documentation is needed. Did >you know there is now a mailing list for discussing this type of thing? >([EMAIL PROTECTED] the subscription address is >[EMAIL PROTECTED]) This might be a better place to >discuss a Debian book. (which is something we desperately need IMO.) > >-- Jaldhar > >On Sat, 29 Mar 1997, Chad Zimmerman wrote: > >> >> For those that remembered a few weeks ago when I had posted my idea for a >> Debian Manual/Book. I got such a good response on it. I have started the >> outline but I don't feel that the current debian lists that are out are >> the proper place for this. So I have started up a list for the book. >> >> You can subscribe to it by sending a message to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> With a body message of: >> subscribe debian-book-discussion >> >> Then to send messages, send your email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> The current outline is located at >> http://dabcc-www.nmsu.edu/~chad/Debian/Book.outline.html I encurage >> feedback on what should be included. Also, if you go onto Undernet IRC, I >> am usually on the channel #Debian with the nick WildOne- >> >> >> Chad D. Zimmerman >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://dabcc-www.nmsu.edu/~chad/ >> >> >Date: 30 Mar 1997 10:31:35 GMT >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (P.A.M. van Dam) >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Firewall logging... where? >Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >Hi! > >I've got a little question: > >I'm setting up a firewall and wanted to examine what happened with the >packets I put through it. I've configured the kernel for firewall logging >but somehow, nowhere in the logs in /var/log the information shows up. > >Is there anything else that I have to do, or is something wrong with >the 2.0.29 kernel. BTW I'm running Debian 1.2. > >Thanx in advance! > >Pascal van Dam > > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >Version: 2.6.3i >Charset: noconv > >iQB1AwUBMz5A5rwDCjuP8XUxAQFwmwL/SAX/2W6Haj3Kap/MhJUtU2kp1E5wY5pZ >J8cPXShK2sZ5p+exgIvVbV1+UZoFsbtc5Q4jipDaWWA1ogu//A+YqTomKWIU7xhc >e1GkE5tgJhdr+w3DmrOZKjkK/VeDfqFE >=/0FI >-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID >pub 768/8FF17531 1997/02/28 Pascal van Dam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- >Version: 2.6.3i > >mQBtAzMXItEAAAEDAMECacZmToXi6H+Vmxe1yJzdhK67uIYi/4i0yboZvhStdxzu >mv3JvA50lLYg8vvIHmPY4QjdkRCHmSkc4HxJPx6xWFkmjZdP7QjGnfQSpEVNvWOA >8c0vKlK8Awo7j/F1MQAFEbQoUGFzY2FsIHZhbiBEYW0gPHBhc2NhbEByYW1vdGgu >eHM0YWxsLm5sPokAdQMFEDMXItG8Awo7j/F1MQEBHNEDAJnVqk1ZWKJMrpIDwJei >jVoGE2Xu53KalSVdxFJ/W89vQmW5lQQsr1sZyrYmhxIaBhW/EQISW7ZfE/SBA+VK >CZXhBI+xRFAy8VSX0QhxbgCIGTRpsSdsFY0v775d9p+hmQ== >=9TJu >-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- >Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 04:49:23 -0600 (CST) >From: Perry Piplani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Gith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Subject: Re: RPM >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > >On Sun, 30 Mar 1997, Gith wrote: > >> >> >From Redhat's blurb about their new Maximum RPM book. >> RPM currently runs on Linux, IRIX, Solaris, SunOS, AIX, >> HP/UX, AmigaOS, and FreeBSD, and is quickly becoming the >> de-facto packaging standard for free software on the >> Internet. >> > >Oh really? De-facto standard? This type of bloated marketing claim reminds >of another very popular commerial software company that makes operating >systems for PC's. And the fact that Redhat often reminds me of them is one >of the reasons I choose not to use Redhat > >> I have to say up front that I don't like RPM. I'd like to hear >> more about the direction DPKG is going in. All this RPM talk is >> giving me a complex. >> > >Sure, you can port dpkg or RPM to another Unix. Shouldn't be that hard. >But different unixes have different directory structures and require >different binaries. So you gotta get people to start making packages in >that format for that particular system. > >Redhat my have ported RPM to other platforms but I don't see any >of the free software distributed over the Internet for various Unixes in >RPM format. It's all in tarballs as usual. Most commercial Unixes have >their own packing systems anyways. > >Dpkg can swallow redhat RPM's via the alien feature. So even in the >unlikely event that the entire planet were to convert to RPM, we can still >use dpkg! > > >Time flies like arrows, but fruit flies like bananas > >Perry Piplani http://perrypip.netservers.com >[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.netservers.com >Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 14:45:38 +0200 (CEST) >From: Christian Schwarz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Debian Publicity <debian-publicity@lists.debian.org>, > Debian User <debian-user@lists.debian.org>, > Debian Development <debian-devel@lists.debian.org> >Subject: ANNOUNCE: New Logo and Feedback Page for the Debian Logo (v10) >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > >Hi folks! > >I just installed the new Debian Logo Page (v10) today. You can have a look >at it via > > http://fatman.mathematik.tu-muenchen.de/~schwarz/debian-logo/ > >The new page contains 14 new and 9 old logos and uses HTML forms to >make it easy for you to tell us your opinion. > >We collect all the comments we get this way and make a ``feedback >page'' out of it. The current version contains 217 comments. Thanks a lot >to all that told us their opinion! > >Thanks a lot to all who submitted a logo so far! Our plans are to have an >official logo until the next Debian release. > >If you think you can make a better logo or have a nice idea feel free to >send me your drafts. We have set up an extra mailing list for discussing >these issues: debian-publicity@lists.debian.org > >Our plans are to have a collection of, say 20 nice logos soon, so that we >can start an election. Since we don't have much time left we would appreciate >it if people would try to improve the old logos instead of making new ones. >So if you want, just take on of those old logos, have a look at the comments >at the feedback pages and try to improve it. > >The feedback page for the current logo page (v10) will be released on >Sun Apr 6, 1997. > >The next logo page (v11) will be installed on Sun, Apr 13, 1997, the >dead line for logo submittions is 10:00am MET DST (+0200) this day. > > > > Cheers, > > Chris > >- -- _,, Christian Schwarz > / o \__ [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > ! ___; [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > \ / > \\\______/ ! PGP-fp: 8F 61 EB 6D CF 23 CA D7 34 05 14 5C C8 DC 22 BA > \ / http://fatman.mathematik.tu-muenchen.de/~schwarz/ >- -.-.,---,-,-..---,-,-.,----.-.- > "DIE ENTE BLEIBT DRAUSSEN!" > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >Version: 2.6.3i >Charset: latin1 > >iQCVAwUBMz5giU4c72jvRVaFAQHssgP/a2KN6JzxTZT7KjZpLTtR2wIlapEYP723 >pLH1FXsMGQg+HSdVQ/TZBmDfvzvxwHDpR/5hHVxKBBhW2yiV4+inxTAAZeoTyVd2 >KOeb7Z+qiiwNIqr7nvIiyIz+0nrO1gKD9AXjX/O+kJSZIseITIDyIBNpqzPJgbn7 >IM8uypBR1kA= >=p7Er >-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >Date: 30 Mar 1997 09:10:23 -0500 >From: Norman Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Subject: Debian on Sparc... >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >I can't find any reference to the debian-sparc mailing list >(or did one never exist?). Is anyone using Debian on a >sparc (or barring that, is anyone using Linux on a sparc ;-). > >The heart of my question is this, is it possible to get Linux >up and running on a sparc w/o a CD-ROM drive? Can Debian >Linux/Sparc boot off a floppy and establish an ethernet connection >so that the rest of the install can proceed off a mounted >filesystem? > >--norm >
