New gopher packages

1996-08-01 Thread Michael Meskes
Y+/luXjkLh5Byg6l CzEiuOFnh+4= =9l7l -END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \___ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | \__ \/ /_ / // /_/ /_/ / _ \/ ___/ ___/

lyx_0.10.0-1

1996-08-01 Thread Michael Meskes
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Date: 31 Jul 96 09:22 UT Format: 1.6 Distribution: unstable stable Urgency: Low Maintainer: Michael Meskes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Source: lyx Version: 0.10.0-1 Binary: lyx Architecture: i386 source Description: lyx: High Level Word Processeor (BETA v

Re: POSIX 1387.2 (package-management)

1996-08-01 Thread Michael Gaertner
On Wed, 31 Jul 1996, Dale Scheetz wrote: > On Tue, 30 Jul 1996, Michael Gaertner wrote: > > > Ever heard of this "standard" for unix-package-management? How should we > > deal with this? > > > How does one get a copy? I can not help you - to get this you

sudo_1.4.4-1

1996-08-02 Thread Michael Meskes
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Date: 02 Aug 96 09:09 UT Format: 1.6 Distribution: unstable Urgency: Low Maintainer: Michael Meskes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Source: sudo Version: 1.4.4-1 Binary: sudo Architecture: i386 source Description: sudo: Provides limited super user privileges to sp

Bug#3998: xemacs problems

1996-08-02 Thread Michael Meskes
Package: xemacs, xemacs-support, xemacs-widget Version 19.14-1 1) xemacs overwrites files from package emacs without having a 'replaces' line. 2) xemacs is not configured because it depends on xemacs-support which conflicts with emacs. Michael -- Mich

Bug#3990: xdm-errors location not what FSSTND says

1996-08-02 Thread Michael Gaertner
er.errorLogFile: /var/lib/xdm/xdm-errors" Michael Gaertner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tel/Fax +49-761-32684

Re: uploaded babel 3.6-4 to master

1996-08-04 Thread Michael Meskes
Emilio Lopes writes: > EB> * added latin1.sty: Michael Meskens requested > > What is wrong with > > \usepackage[latin1]{inputenc} Note that as my fault. I've been using latin1.sty for so long I didn't even realize that this was a possibility. Sorry for

Bug#4054: Missing features in terminfo database

1996-08-05 Thread Michael Meskes
e centered, the second should be written in bold face. Instead I get: Test1 Test2 When looking for the problem I saw that richtext tries to read the "md" sequence (available in /etc/termcap) but couldn't find it and thus removed the bold feature. The same holds for center. M

New xforms packages

1996-08-06 Thread Michael Meskes
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Date: 06 Aug 96 08:16 UT Format: 1.6 Distribution: unstable Urgency: Low Maintainer: Michael Meskes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Source: xforms Version: 0.81-1 Binary: xforms Architecture: i386 Description: xforms: GUI Toolkit for X Window Systems Changes:

Bug#4057: compress package install additional zcat

1996-08-06 Thread Michael Meskes
Package: compress-package Version: 1.2-1 Compiling and installing the compress source found on ftp.inria.fr I get a file /usr/bin/zcat. However, gzip already install zcat in /bin. I cannot see how it's useful to have both. :-) Michael -- Michael M

Bug#4064: sendmail should recommend deliver, not depend

1996-08-07 Thread Michael Shields
Package: sendmail Version: 8.7.5-4 sendmail depends on deliver. However, in at least two common configurations -- null client, and delivery by procmail -- it will run perfectly without deliver. sendmail should only recommend it. -- Shields, CrossLink.

Bug#4065: FEATURE(local_procmail) needs manual override to /usr/bin

1996-08-07 Thread Michael Shields
Package: sendmail Version: 8.7.5-4 This line in sendmail.mc: FEATURE(local_procmail) doesn't work, because it's looking in /usr/local/bin. This works: FEATURE(local_procmail, `/usr/bin/procmail') (assuming the procmail package is installed), but it shouldn't be necessary to do this as

Re: dpkg-changelog-mode (dpkg-changelog.el)

1996-08-07 Thread Michael Meskes
r emacs style since I don't use emacs. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \___ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | \__ \/ /_ / // /_/ /_/ / _ \/ __

Bug#4057: compress package install additional zcat

1996-08-07 Thread Michael Meskes
at, it also handles gzip files which the original > zcat program cannot do. I think that we should have /bin/gzcat (or But that means it can do more than the original one. So why not using this name? Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bug#4064: sendmail should recommend deliver, not depend

1996-08-08 Thread Michael Shields
At 1996-08-07 09:57 +, Miquel van Smoorenburg wrote: >You (Michael Shields) wrote: >> Package: sendmail >> Version: 8.7.5-4 >> >> sendmail depends on deliver. However, in at least two common >> configurations -- null client, and delivery by procmail -- it will

metamail

1996-08-08 Thread Michael Meskes
Just wanted to let you all know that I'm working on a bug free release of metamail. I'll take over maintaining it since noone else seems to do it. If anyone else already works on it, please tell me. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL

lyx_0.10.0-1 re-uploaded

1996-08-08 Thread Michael Meskes
ution: unstable stable Urgency: Low Maintainer: Michael Meskes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Source: lyx Version: 0.10.0-1 Binary: lyx Architecture: i386 source Description: lyx: High Level Word Processeor (BETA version) Changes: lyx (0.10.0-1): * New upstream ve

modules_2.0.0-7 uploaded

1996-08-08 Thread Michael Meskes
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Date: 08 Aug 96 07:25 UT Format: 1.6 Distribution: unstable Urgency: Low Maintainer: Michael Meskes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Source: modules Version: 2.0.0-7 Binary: modules Architecture: i386 source Description: modules: Linux module utilities. Changes: m

Bug#4054: reassign

1996-08-08 Thread Michael Meskes
I just found out that this bug is NOT in ncurses but in richtext. It works well with termcap but not with terminfo. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \___ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED

Bug#4054: reassign II

1996-08-08 Thread Michael Meskes
Sorry, I send the last one too early. I reassigned the bug to metamail already. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \___ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Bug#3990: xdm-errors location not what FSSTND says

1996-08-08 Thread Michael Gaertner
On 4 Aug 1996, Kai Henningsen wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Craig Sanders) wrote on 04.08.96 in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > On Thu, 1 Aug 1996, Michael Gaertner wrote: > > > > > Package: xbase > > > Version: 3.1.2-9 > > > > > > FSSTND

Bug#4076: shadow-package (not a deb-format-archive)

1996-08-09 Thread Michael Gaertner
Package: shadow Version: 960530-1 with dpkg 1.2.13elf: ./shadow_960530-1_i386.deb prints: "dpkg-deb: 'shadow...' is not a debian format archive" Michael Gaertner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tel/Fax +49-761-32684

Bug#4085: /etc/init.d/sendmail does not stop and restart correctly

1996-08-09 Thread Michael Shields
Package: sendmail Version: 8.7.5-4 After saying `/etc/init.d/sendmail stop', `/etc/init.d/sendmail start' will not restart sendmail because it thinks it is already running. I think this is because /var/run/sendmail.pid isn't unlinked for some reason. This is a serious problem; if you edit /etc/m

Bug#4051: access permissions for /usr/bin/fdmount

1996-08-09 Thread Michael Meskes
ve. Since the Debian standard installation for floppy devices is mode 660 with owner root and group floppy I propose to use the same owner/group combination for fdmount. Any comments before I create a new version? Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ _

Re: New virtual packages suggestion

1996-08-09 Thread Michael Shields
At 1996-07-25 16:29 +, Guy Maor wrote: >On Tue, 23 Jul 1996, Michael Shields wrote: > >> Shouldn't all non-cosmetic bugs [in buzz] be fixed? > >No, only serious bugs and security holes. Otherwise there would be no >difference betweem rex and buzz. The definition of

metamail_2.7-4

1996-08-09 Thread Michael Meskes
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Date: 09 Aug 96 14:46 UT Format: 1.6 Distribution: unstable Urgency: Low Maintainer: Michael Meskes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Source: metamail Version: 2.7-4 Binary: metamail Architecture: i386 source Description: metamail: An implementation of MIME. C

Re: Debian, Linux, the FSSTND, the FHS and BSD

1996-08-12 Thread Michael Meskes
d. > * /opt exists and is defined. Sounds okay, too. Couldn't we make only the changes we like? Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \___ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | \

modules_2.0.0-8

1996-08-12 Thread Michael Meskes
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Date: 12 Aug 96 10:47 UT Format: 1.6 Distribution: unstable Urgency: Low Maintainer: Michael Meskes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Source: modules Version: 2.0.0-8 Binary: modules Architecture: i386 source Description: modules: Linux module utilities. C

Bug#4076: shadow-package (not a deb-format-archive)

1996-08-12 Thread Michael Gaertner
On Sat, 10 Aug 1996, Ian Jackson wrote: > Michael Gaertner writes ("Bug#4076: shadow-package (not a > deb-format-archive)"): > > Package: shadow > > Version: 960530-1 > > > > with dpkg 1.2.13elf: > > > > ./shadow_960530-1_i386.deb > &g

metamail_2.7-5

1996-08-12 Thread Michael Meskes
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Date: 12 Aug 96 10:49 UT Format: 1.6 Distribution: unstable Urgency: Low Maintainer: Michael Meskes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Source: metamail Version: 2.7-5 Binary: metamail Architecture: i386 source Description: metamail: An implementation of MIME. C

Re: Bug#4078: lynx should be in `contrib'

1996-08-12 Thread Michael Meskes
LyX should be an official part of Debian. What happens if I recompile it statically? Would it go into the standard tree then? Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \___ __

Bug#4127: uucp uses /usr/spool

1996-08-13 Thread Michael Shields
Package: uucp Version: 1.06.1-2 uucp has several references to /usr/spool/uucp and /usr/spool/uucppublic. These should be in /var/spool. -- Shields, CrossLink.

Bug#4131: majordom -- 30 or 31?

1996-08-14 Thread Michael Shields
Package: base Version: 1.1.0-14 /tmp/base-1.1.0/prototype/etc$ grep majordom passwd majordom:*:30:30:majordomo:/var/majordomo:/bin/sh /tmp/base-1.1.0/prototype/etc$ grep majordom group majordom:*:31: -- Shields, CrossLink.

Source directory name

1996-08-14 Thread Michael Meskes
8_i386.deb and the directory in which the source is stored IMO should be modules_2.0.0. Comments anyone? Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \___ __ [EMAIL

Bug#4078: lynx should be in `contrib'

1996-08-14 Thread Michael Meskes
sing packages more easily. > I'm all for having LyX packaged for Debian, and XForms too, but we aren't > helping the user by putting it into the main distribution. I understand your reasoning. But I think it's sort of discriminatory because it's not under rex. Mich

lyx_0.10.1-1

1996-08-14 Thread Michael Meskes
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Date: 14 Aug 96 11:01 UT Format: 1.6 Distribution: unstable Urgency: Low Maintainer: Michael Meskes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Source: lyx Version: 0.10.1-1 Binary: lyx Architecture: i386 source Description: lyx: High Level Word Processeor (BETA version) C

Bug#4107: emacs leaves stale lockfiles and publishes pathnames

1996-08-15 Thread Michael Shields
At 1996-08-12 03:48 +, Mark W. Eichin wrote: >Second, the lock file names *have* to be world visible, in order for >locking to actually work among users... hmm, your suggestion of a >one-way hash make sense, I'll pass it upstream and see if it goes >anywhere (xemacs has built in md5 support, bu

Re: Bug#4078: lynx should be in `contrib'

1996-08-15 Thread Michael Meskes
contrib, too. And how about the netscape installer? > I forgot to ask about m68k, sparc, mips, and ppc. :-) > (But I guess everyone got the point, anyway.) I did. > It may be just a matter of opinion. I don't think I have any further > arguments, so it seems I can't convin

Re: /usr/lib/locale and /usr/share/locale

1996-08-15 Thread Michael Meskes
o? The only difference I'm aware of is /usr/share/i18n instead of /usr/share/nls. But then this already holds for libc5 starting with 5.4.0 Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \_

symlinks_1.0-3

1996-08-15 Thread Michael Meskes
5 Aug 96 14:15 UT Format: 1.6 Distribution: unstable Urgency: Low Maintainer: Michael Meskes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Source: symlinks Version: 1.0-3 Binary: symlinks Architecture: i386 source Description: symlinks: scan/change symbolic links Changes: symlinks (1.0-3) misc; urgency=LOW .

Bug#4153: recent mount/umount vulnerability

1996-08-15 Thread Michael Meskes
rmation on > your distribution specific fixes for the upcoming Linux Security FAQ > Update... So who's going to answer this report officially? Note, that the RedHat fix was already announced. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __

Bug#4173: xdm stop-script should use --pidfile

1996-08-16 Thread Michael Gaertner
m-pid ??? BTW I won't discuss the mandated location per FSSTND or FHS - I don't know the history. I also don't understand why you (here I don't mean YOU personally) should use "xdm-pid" as it is clearly stated in both "standards" you should use "packagename.pid". Michael Gaertner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tel/Fax +49-761-32684

sudo_1.4.4-2

1996-08-16 Thread Michael Meskes
This one has to go into both releases as it fixes a security bug. -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Date: 16 Aug 96 12:44 UT Format: 1.6 Distribution: stable unstable Urgency: High Maintainer: Michael Meskes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Source: sudo Version: 1.4.4-2 Binary: sudo Architecture:

Bug#4180: bash has duplicate examples

1996-08-16 Thread Michael Meskes
-- 1 root root 1458 Feb 28 1991 suncmd.termcap Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \___ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | \__ \/ /_ / // /_/ /_/ / _ \/ ___/ ___/ [EMAIL PROTECTED

Shadow problems

1996-08-17 Thread Michael Meskes
hadow (vipw/vigr). Should I add these to the shadow package, too? 4) Finally, how do I correctly set up the control file? I take it the 'Breaks:' option isn't implemented yet. But shadow breaks older version of all packages that check t

Re: Shadow problems

1996-08-18 Thread Michael Meskes
o their next release. > Perhaps now is a good time to look if we should consider using that too, > or if we think that shadow is good enough for now. If we can get PAM, too, I'm all for integrating it. What has to be done? Michael -- Michael Meskes

Re: Shadow problems

1996-08-18 Thread Michael Meskes
s to keep the old one. Should we create a second login package? Also should we try to package the shadow su, too (and divert teh shellutils one)? I'm going to changes jobs next month and I'd really like to finish my work on this problem until then. I don't know if

Re: Shadow problems

1996-08-18 Thread Michael Meskes
Bruce Perens writes: > > Let's plan on having "shadow" be part of the base for 1.2 . We should thus > have the default "login" be aware of it, etc. But the question remains, which login? The standard one patched, or the shadow one, or both and the user dec

metamail_2.7-6

1996-08-19 Thread Michael Meskes
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Date: 16 Aug 96 13:58 UT Format: 1.6 Distribution: unstable Urgency: Low Maintainer: Michael Meskes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Source: metamail Version: 2.7-6 Binary: metamail Architecture: i386 source Description: metamail: An implementation of MIME. C

sudo_1.4.5-1

1996-08-19 Thread Michael Meskes
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Date: 19 Aug 96 09:34 UT Format: 1.6 Distribution: unstable Urgency: Low Maintainer: Michael Meskes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Source: sudo Version: 1.4.5-1 Binary: sudo Architecture: i386 source Description: sudo: Provides limited super user privileges to sp

Bug#4051: access permissions for /usr/bin/fdmount

1996-08-21 Thread Michael Meskes
ven worse, it's a > `4750' binary in /bin -- so users are getting "permission denied" > errors for something in their path. Okay, I changed that. I will upload a new version once I'm back in the office (Wednesday). Michael -- Michael Meskes

Re: Shadow vss PAM

1996-08-21 Thread Michael Meskes
O the PAM framework is > superior, as it supports shadow password files among others (give or > take maybe a few options particular to the shadow package actually > used). What exactly does it offer that shadow doesn't? Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __

fdutils_4.3-4

1996-08-21 Thread Michael Meskes
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Date: 21 Aug 96 07:36 UT Format: 1.6 Distribution: unstable Urgency: Low Maintainer: Michael Meskes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Source: fdutils Version: 4.3-4 Binary: fdutils Architecture: i386 source Description: fdutils: Floppy utitlities Changes: fdutils

shadow package

1996-08-21 Thread Michael Meskes
ch is thought to replace passwd 2) shadow-login which replaces the standard login 3) shadow-su which diverts the GNU su binary. Comments welcome. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \___ __ [EMAIL PROT

Re: Shadow vss PAM

1996-08-21 Thread Michael Meskes
ded once as a PAM module to be > available to all applications. > ... It seems it does not contain shadow completely, though. Since the shadow transition is almost completed I wonder what we shoudl do now. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_

Incorrectly locates packages

1996-08-21 Thread Michael Meskes
which has no own file to install. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \___ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | \__ \/ /_ / // /_/ /_/ / _ \/ ___/ ___/ [EMAIL

Re: Shadow vss PAM

1996-08-21 Thread Michael Meskes
o wet my feet and to gain some > insight about how simple or complex things are. After all, it's not a > black or white thing, but we can PAMify application by application. Sounds good to me. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ ___

Re: Bug#4051: access permissions for /usr/bin/fdmount

1996-08-23 Thread Michael Meskes
files? In particular a file with s.bit should be as secure as possible IMHO. > I'm going to reopen this bug report. Sorry, Michael Meskes (but you > should have heeded my warning). No problem Ian. But then I'm not so sure if it's a bug

Re: 96 New Debian i386 Packages

1996-08-23 Thread Michael Meskes
ite a lot of packages I never read an announcement of. I usually read debian-{devel,changes,user,private} so I take it I should have found this announcements. But I never have. Did I just miss them? Or is there a problem with the announcements? Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ _

Re: Bruce - fiat required to end discussion on lyx/copyright ?

1996-08-23 Thread Michael Meskes
a ^^^ > Debian distribution. That's exactly the point. I cannot recompile any package that uses Motif since I don't have it. But I can recompile LyX since we have an xforms package available. Michael -- Michael Meskes

which packages need update for shadow?

1996-08-23 Thread Michael Meskes
apd Dale Scheetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Are there more? I recommend the maintainers have a look at ftp://ftp.icm.edu.pl//mnt/340/shadow/src for help. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] |

New shadow packages

1996-08-23 Thread Michael Meskes
le Urgency: Low Maintainer: Michael Meskes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Source: shadow Version: 960810-1 Binary: shadow-passwd shadow-su shadow-login Architecture: i386 source Description: shadow-passwd: Manage shadow password and group files shadow-su: su binary from the shadow password sui

html2latex_0.9c-1

1996-08-23 Thread Michael Meskes
I just needed this one: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Date: 23 Aug 96 13:40 UT Format: 1.6 Distribution: unstable Urgency: Low Maintainer: Michael Meskes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Source: html2latex Version: 0.9c-1 Binary: html2latex Architecture: i386 source Description: html2latex: C

Bug#4253: [SECURITY] BoS: BUG in /bin/bash (fwd)

1996-08-23 Thread Michael Shields
Package: bash Version: 1.14.6-4 I've confirmed that this is a problem on i386. >Resent-Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 05:42:28 +1000 >Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 15:35:51 -0400 (EDT) >From: Brian Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Best of Security <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >MIME-Version:

Re: 96 New Debian i386 Packages

1996-08-24 Thread Michael Meskes
s at their option. It really isn't > necessary. IC Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \___ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | \__ \/ /_ / // /_/

Re: Bruce - fiat required to end discussion on lyx/copyright ?

1996-08-24 Thread Michael Meskes
Non-free is not part of the Debian distribution (in the > most technical use of the term) and programs that depend on them belong in > contrib (or non-free if they have distribution restrictions). But with xforms belonging into contrib LyX i

Re: which packages need update for shadow?

1996-08-24 Thread Michael Meskes
st that's what I was told). A simple getpwnam doesn't have the password "x" in the structure. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \___ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | \

Re: Bruce - fiat required to end discussion on lyx/copyright ?

1996-08-25 Thread Michael Meskes
able. :-) > source distribution restriction is what makes Xforms' proper location to > be non-free. It was once decided that binary-only packages belong into contrib. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \__

Re: Bug#4051: access permissions for /usr/bin/fdmount

1996-08-26 Thread Michael Meskes
perior, so I > think we should stick with it. No problem with me. But just in case I let the group check in (since it's in the upstream source anyway). I'm preparing a new version. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED]

fdutils_4.3-5

1996-08-26 Thread Michael Meskes
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Date: 25 Aug 96 19:47 UT Format: 1.6 Distribution: unstable Urgency: Low Maintainer: Michael Meskes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Source: fdutils Version: 4.3-5 Binary: fdutils Architecture: i386 source Description: fdutils: Floppy utitlities Changes: fdutils

Bug#4287: ircd postinst uses illegal option to hostname

1996-08-26 Thread Michael Meskes
Package: ircd Version: 2.8.21-1 In the postinst hostname is called with option -fqdn. However, there is no option 'q' nor an option 'n'. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \___ ___

Bug#4288: ircd doc files have bad permissions

1996-08-26 Thread Michael Meskes
May 2 1994 irc.1 -rw--- 1 999 meskes 5559 May 2 1994 ircd.8 -rw--- 1 999 meskes 2191 May 2 1994 m4macros -rw--- 1 999 meskes 2196 Dec 2 1994 rules Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED

shadow packages

1996-08-26 Thread Michael Meskes
cular I think I the dependency between shadow-passwd and shadow-login have to be reversed. So please make sure you don't install passwd without login. Michael -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Date: 26 Aug 96 11:08 UT Format: 1.6 Distribution: unstable Urgency: Low Maintainer: Michael Mesk

Bug#4290: Cannot install diald

1996-08-26 Thread Michael Meskes
ctive slip connection. If that is true, however, I cannot see any reason for it. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \___ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | \__ \/ /_ / // /_/ /_/ / _ \/ ___/ ___/ [EMAIL

Bug#4296: named should provide reverse on all of 127/8

1996-08-26 Thread Michael Shields
Package: bind Version: 4.9.3-P1-3 If you say yes at the appropriate prompt, bindconfig will create zones called `localhost' and `0.0.127.in-addr.arpa'. This is correct, but it could go further -- all of 127.0.0.0/8 is loopback, so it could provide the `127.in-addr.arpa' zone with one entry, `1.0.

Re: 96 New Debian i386 Packages

1996-08-27 Thread Michael Meskes
Ian Jackson writes: > Can we please have a statement on what we should do ? > > I think we should post the release announcements to debian-changes as > well has having the summary postings. > > If people want just the summaries we should provide a separate list. I second all

Re: Do we ever retire packages?

1996-08-27 Thread Michael Meskes
similar case could be > made for xosview as we now have procmeter. > > Opinions? Remove them. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \___ __

Bug#4305: metmail uses non-existent flag in postinst

1996-08-27 Thread Michael Meskes
Susan G. Kleinmann writes: > > Package: metamail > Version: 2.7-6 Oops, wrong depends line. Please upgrade your mime-support package. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \___ __ [EMAIL

Packages to give away

1996-08-28 Thread Michael Meskes
good state. In fact there's only one outstanding bug report and I'm currently compiling a new upload to close that one. The packages are: adjtimex fdutils hkgerman html2latex joe lshell lyx metamail modules mtools perforate quota shadow sudo symlinks xautolock xcolors xforms xsysi

New changelog format

1996-08-28 Thread Michael Meskes
Is there a reason why dpkg-parsechangelog is so picky about the number of blanks used? Does it really matter if I have one or two blanks between my email address and the date? I think it could be a bit more user friendly. Please keep in mind that not everyone uses emacs. Michael -- Michael

Re: Bug#4051: access permissions for /usr/bin/fdmount

1996-08-28 Thread Michael Meskes
he > executable. This is only likely to lead to confusion. I think I understand what you mean. But is it really that bad? Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \___ __

Re: BSD lpr vs. LPRng

1996-08-28 Thread Michael Meskes
Sven Rudolph writes: > > I created an LPRng package for Debian. LPRng is an enhanced BSD-like > print spooler and is nearly compatible. (It is available at > ftp://iona.ie/pub/plp/LPRng/ ). Is it's call compatible? Or does the user have to learn a new syntax? Michael -

metamail_2.7-7

1996-08-28 Thread Michael Meskes
ve to read the manuals once again. Anyway, here's the .dsc and .changes file: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Source: metamail Version: 2.7-7 Binary: metamail Maintainer: Michael Meskes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Architecture: any Standards-Version: 0.2.1.1 Files: 3401751ef93bd141f0179d3

Bug#4305: metmail uses non-existent flag in postinst

1996-08-28 Thread Michael Meskes
Susan G. Kleinmann writes: > > Package: metamail > Version: 2.7-6 > ... A new version is underways. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | / ___// / // / / __ \___ __ [EMA

Bug#4323: xntp allows only one timeserver

1996-08-28 Thread Michael Shields
Package: xntp Version: 3.5c-1 xntp's postinst only lets you input one timeserver. It would be easy to have it allow you to enter multiple space-seperated timeservers, and output multiple `server' lines into /etc/ntp.conf. -- Shields, CrossLink.

Bug#4322: lclint postinst gives error if no site-start.el

1996-08-28 Thread Michael Shields
Package: lclint Version: 2.1b-1 While installing lclint, it says grep: /etc/site-start.el: No such file or directory This may or may not be cosmetic. -- Shields, CrossLink.

Bug#4305: metmail uses non-existent flag in postinst

1996-08-29 Thread Michael Meskes
o priorities. > [...] > This seems to be a problem with install-mime; or perhaps I did Yes, that's right. My metamail package just calls install-mime. Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] |

Re:dselect/dpkg & multiple versions

1996-08-29 Thread Michael Shields
At 1996-08-28 21:59 +, Brian C. White wrote: >I know that at one point the dselect/dpkg combination had fairly serious >problems if the same package name existed with multiple versions. I learned >this the hard way when I installed from a mirror that had not run to >completion and thus had not

Bug#4344: trn should provide news-reader

1996-08-30 Thread Michael Shields
Package: trn Version: 3.6-5 trn should provide the virutal package `news-reader'. -- Shields, CrossLink.

metamail_2.7-8

1996-08-30 Thread Michael Meskes
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Format: 1.5 Date: Thu, 29 Aug 1996 17:11:43 +0200 Source: metamail Binary: metamail Architecture: source i386 Version: 2.7-8 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Michael Meskes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Description: metamail - An implementation o

sudo_1.5-1

1996-08-30 Thread Michael Meskes
/0BcJf+xVbPy5TAQjeLEhScFRxKC4K VeeZlqnrBnfIz6h68Y22RtdKonNR5el7LaXcXatqZe+ygLeXRtIPo2RgcQ+IXsL5 4C7iuqsG/YvE8p0pvFTeA6qut547z4MY6FqrWy2Nc+0nPTBtkmSVa2wxLABATiv9 C11cDiP6QUY= =VKND -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PRO

metamail_2.7-8 corrected

1996-08-30 Thread Michael Meskes
ainer: Michael Meskes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Description: metamail - An implementation of MIME. Changes: metamail (2.7-8) unstable; urgency=LOW . * Corrected font name in postinst * Corrected rules file to not install /usr/doc/copyright/README Files: 37fdef4f6625e4b0156b16055cec18

Bug#4354: movemail doesn't work

1996-08-31 Thread Michael Shields
Package: emacs Version: 19.31-2 movemail complains about not being able to write a temp file in /var/spool/mail. One fix might be to make it setgid mail, iff the code is written to be sufficiently paranoid. -- Shields, CrossLink.

Bug#4355: lesstif-dev has incoorect location for include files

1996-08-31 Thread Michael Meskes
Package: lesstif-dev Version: 0.50-1 The header files are placed under /usr/include/X11/Xm. However, thex shoudl go in /usr/include/Xm since they include others with: #include Michael -- Michael Meskes |_ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED

Bug#4368: [SECURITY]

1996-09-02 Thread Michael Shields
Followup indicates that this will be fixed in NetKit-B 0.08, so we should update to that ASAP. --- start of forwarded message (RFC 934 encapsulation) --- Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from brimstone.netspace.org ([128.148.157.143]) by nessie.crosslink.net (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESM

Bug#4354: movemail doesn't work

1996-09-02 Thread Michael Shields
> Michael Shields <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Package: emacs > > Version: 19.31-2 > > > > movemail complains about not being able to write a temp file in > > /var/spool/mail. > > > > One fix might be to make it setgid mail, iff the code

Shared libraries and symbols

1996-09-02 Thread Michael Meskes
bols, some even with debugging sysmbols (at least strip -g is able to reduce the library size). If these symbols are not needed I'd like to ask all libraries to be stripped since it saves an awful lot of disk space. If for some reasons the symbols are needed could anyone tell me why my libc wor

Re: Bug#4051: access permissions for /usr/bin/fdmount

1996-09-02 Thread Michael Meskes
Ian Jackson writes: > Well, how hard is it to compile out ? It's not the most awful thing > that could happen to a program to have this unnecessary check, but I > do think it will add confusion. It's not that difficult. I'll take care of it when I release a new versio

Re: 96 New Debian i386 Packages

1996-09-02 Thread Michael Meskes
Ian Jackson writes: > When a package is uploaded an announcement should be posted to > package name and version number, and a very short summary of the > changes, in the PGP-signed be added before the start of the Okay IMO. > If a package is released with announcement should be posted to

My packages

1996-09-02 Thread Michael Meskes
have are: adjtimex1.2-4 fdutils 4.3-5 gccbeta 2.7.2.l.3 hkgerman2-5 html2latex 0.9c-1 lyx 0.10.1 metamail2.7-8 modules 2.0.0-8 perforate 1.0-3 quota 1.55-3 xautolock pl10-2 xforms

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