Re: 'unsupported packages' (was Re: uugetty?)

1996-05-08 Thread Steffen Mueller
On Tue, 7 May 1996, Kevin M Bealer wrote: Hi Kevin, > How about a debian-hacker@ or debian-guru@ mailing list where programmers > debian can all take a crack at problems as they arise for unsupported > packages? I think a lot of people would contribute who otherwise don't have > the flexibility/

1.1 system doesn't unmount a drive during reboot

1996-05-08 Thread Nathan O. Siemers
1.1 (1.3.68 kernel) is solid as a rock, so I haven't had to reboot often, but... One of my two mounted hard drives doesn't unmount during the shutdown process, giving a device is busy message. umount doesn't seem to work either, but I've only tried that a few times. My fstab do

Re: sendmail up and running or not

1996-05-08 Thread Rob Leslie
> I have configured the sendmail in Debian 1.1, in either the following > two ways: > > 1) use /usr/sbin/sendmailconfig which comes with the sendmail Debian > package This is the preferred method. > 2) follow the instrucions in /usr/doc/sendmail to create a .mc file, > which is quit simple in fa

Re: Socket Destroy Delayed...

1996-05-08 Thread Michael Meskes
Luis F. Gonzalez writes: > I am installing Debian 1.1 using an NFS mounted site through my ethernet > and keep having this message > > Socket Destroy Delayed (r=0 w=236) > > What is this? what's going on? Don't worry. It's a message from the kernel. It has nothing to do with Debian at all. I rc

Re: configure sendmail in Debian

1996-05-08 Thread Michael Meskes
gli writes: > > I am using Debian 1.1 beta. When I do dpkg --configure sendmail, I get a > error message saying that /etc/sendmail.cf is not avaiable. Then I do Which version of sendmail? 8.7.5-3 should configure semi-automatically. It seems you're using an 8.6.* version. > dpkg -s sendmail

Re: 'unsupported packages' (was Re: uugetty?)

1996-05-08 Thread Mark Constable
Kevin M Bealer wrote: > How about a debian-hacker@ or debian-guru@ mailing list where programmers > debian can all take a crack at problems as they arise for unsupported > packages? I think a lot of people would contribute who otherwise don't have > the flexibility/confidence to fully maintain pa

Re: sendmail up and running or not

1996-05-08 Thread Nick Busigin
On Wed, 8 May 1996, Rob Leslie wrote: > To receive mail directly from the outside, you need to have a host or domain > name for which mail will be routed to your machine. Sometimes this involves an > MX record pointing to your machine. It assumes your machine is always > connected to the net. If t

Shadow-aware netstd Debian package

1996-05-08 Thread Marek Michalkiewicz
Sorry it took me so long... The shadow-aware netstd package is now available. Like other packages I made earlier, it it in ELF format (no a.out support is planned), and it should work with both shadow and non-shadow passwords. Modified programs include ftpd, rexecd, pop[23]d, bwnfsd, pcnfsd, dip

Re: more mirror questions

1996-05-08 Thread Craig Sanders
On Mon, 6 May 1996 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Bernd> Hi, perhpas somebody can help me. How do I tell mirror the Tiezone > Bernd> of the Remote Host? If I want to mirror master, ftp and a german > Bernd> site mirror alway compares different times. Any good solutions? > > That has been buggi

Server/Workstation installation ?

1996-05-08 Thread Ulrich Leodolter
Will Debian 1.1 support Server/Workstation installations ? Package tool managment runs only on the Server. The Workstation mounts at least /usr and /home. _ | | | Ulrich Leodolter

Re: more mirror questions

1996-05-08 Thread Mark Constable
I just did some quick checking on the timestamp of the same file at 1/2 dozen sites... the target being "debian-manual.txt"; Mar 6 15:46 -> ftp.tower.net.au (GMT +8 hrs) Mar 6 23:46 -> ftp.debian.org Mar 6 23:46 -> ftp.ion.com.au(GMT +10 hrs) Mar 6 22:46 -> ftp.lh.umu.se Mar 7 06:46 -> ftp.ca

Re: 1.1 system doesn't unmount a drive during reboot

1996-05-08 Thread Christian Hudon
On Tue, 7 May 1996, Nathan O. Siemers wrote: > > 1.1 (1.3.68 kernel) is solid as a rock, so I haven't had to > reboot often, but... > > One of my two mounted hard drives doesn't unmount during the > shutdown process, giving a device is busy message. umount doesn't > seem to work eit

Re: more mirror questions

1996-05-08 Thread Buddha Buck
> I just did some quick checking on the timestamp of the same file at 1/2 > dozen sites... the target being "debian-manual.txt"; > > Mar 6 15:46 -> ftp.tower.net.au (GMT +8 hrs) > Mar 6 23:46 -> ftp.debian.org > Mar 6 23:46 -> ftp.ion.com.au(GMT +10 hrs) > Mar 6 22:46 -> ftp.lh.umu.se > Mar 7

Re: 'unsupported packages' (was Re: uugetty?)

1996-05-08 Thread Kevin M Bealer
On Tue, 7 May 1996, Steffen Mueller wrote: > On Tue, 7 May 1996, Craig Sanders wrote: > > Hi Craig, > > > As an added bonus, you also get the satisfying feeling of putting > > something worthwhile back into debian! > > 8-) > > At least some preservation of config files should be done additiona

Re: HP Jet Direct

1996-05-08 Thread Martin Konold
Please look at my /etc/printcap. I do assign the IP to my printer via the panel on the printer. Mainly the HP LJ4 DeskJet knows about lpd. lp|lp2|lj|PS_600dpi-a4-auto-mono|PS_600dpi auto mono:\ :lp=:\ :sh:\ :rm=PrinterName:\ :sd=/usr/spool/PS_600dpi-a4-auto-mono:

Re: xconsole

1996-05-08 Thread Buddha Buck
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > There is also an error on booting from syslogd about not being > able to find /dev/xconsole. What is /dev/xconsole for? /dev/xconsole is a named pipe that syslogd uses to communicate to xconsole. -- Buddha Buck [EMAIL PROTECTED] "She

sendmail up and running or not

1996-05-08 Thread Godfrey
I have configured the sendmail in Debian 1.1, in either the following two ways: 1) use /usr/sbin/sendmailconfig which comes with the sendmail Debian package 2) follow the instrucions in /usr/doc/sendmail to create a .mc file, which is quit simple in fact, and use m4 to create the .cf file and cop