Re: Setting lynx up to deal with a proxy server

connected to one now. Any how, to use lynx with a proxy you need to set your environment. I use export http_proxy="http://:/" Where is the name of the proxy server and is the port it runs on, 8080 in most cases. I have this in my .bashrc and it runs like a dream. Dermot Coffey

Re: turning off /sbin/portmap

I can see a script to call it on my system in /etc/rcS.d This directory has scripts that start when booting in any runlevel. Dermot On Thu, Mar 29, 2001 at 02:41:58PM +0900, Debian User wrote: > A daemon called /sbin/portmap starts when I boot my Debian Linux 2.2 > system. > > I have searched fo

Re: sound in potato

to the audio group (vi /etc/group). It appears I have done the second option and as I am listening to music I presume it worked. Dermot Coffey On Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 08:10:08AM +0530, L.V.Gandhi wrote: > I have installed debian in a box with yamaha opl3-sax card. In the same > box, I have R