Re: 2 TB HDD not automounting under Debian.

2015-02-01 Thread Dotan Cohen
licensed under CC 3.0 > http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ > http://flossexperiences.wordpress.com > EB80 462B 08E1 A0DE A73A 2C2F 9F3D C7A4 E1C4 D2D8 > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe"

Re: Migrating 32 -> 64

2013-08-14 Thread Dotan Cohen
;d have swapped the entire guts for > about 3x the money and had a much faster and more power efficient machine. > > -- > Stan > About a year ago it was hard to find _any_ new motherboard with a NIC which was supported under Linux: http://ask.slashdot.org/story/12/12/28/163211/ask-sla

Re: Highlighting CLI output: what are these terms called?

2013-04-18 Thread Dotan Cohen
ot;world" in standout - but only on > suitably capable terminals: > > echo "Hello" $(tput smso)"world"$(tput rmso) "as you can see." > Thank you, that is interesting. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCR

Re: Highlighting CLI output: what are these terms called?

2013-04-18 Thread Dotan Cohen
; > tail -f file.log | grep --color keyword > Thank you Bob. I like how you get to the source (sed) and to the problem (use grep). Very informative, and I'll be reading this post a few times over. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://wha

Re: Highlighting CLI output: what are these terms called?

2013-04-18 Thread Dotan Cohen
ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-048.htm > > Have fun :) > > Note: this spec is quite easy to read, unlike many other I have read. > Thanks. It might be an easy read, but at 108 pages it is a long one! I'll go through it, though. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il h

Re: Highlighting CLI output: what are these terms called?

2013-04-17 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 11:36 AM, Loïc Grenié wrote: > Hi, > > these are ANSI escape codes, ANSI escape sequences, > ANSI control codes, ANSI control sequences, ... > Great, thank you Loïc. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBS

Highlighting CLI output: what are these terms called?

2013-04-17 Thread Dotan Cohen
nd part of the replace called? They are rather hard to goolge for without a name! If anybody has a good resource bookmarked with examples, I would love to see that as well. Thank you! -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@li

Re: how to practice.

2012-05-21 Thread Dotan Cohen
ave a few Anki decks for Linux commands and also for programming. I don't know what I would do without it. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe&quo

Re: SOLIDWORKS

2012-05-16 Thread Dotan Cohen
em, and mouse wants the user to install some application). -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archiv

Re: SOLIDWORKS

2012-05-13 Thread Dotan Cohen
ome of the lesser products have already been ported. So every letter counts! I do not know how effective the approach would be for AutoCAD, but it won't hurt so contact them as well: http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=12338355 -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.

Re: correct English usage

2012-04-04 Thread Dotan Cohen
ded compliment, by the way. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAKDXFkOURVU

Re: correct English usage

2012-04-04 Thread Dotan Cohen
come across. You are talking nonsense where English is > concerned. Go and vent your omniscience on someone else. > Will do. I wish to you a peaceful life. Should you ever feel to be civil towards me, I will happily reengage discussion with you. -- Dotan Cohen ht

Re: correct English usage

2012-04-03 Thread Dotan Cohen
song, then a native speaker is far preferable to a learned immigrant. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lis

Re: correct English usage

2012-04-03 Thread Dotan Cohen
tecedent of Squeeze." > > or > >   "Squeeze is the descendant of Lenny." > Wow, that's confusing! How about instead using nonsense alliterating adjective / animal name combinations, arranged alphabetically? -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il

Re: OT Apache Open Office

2012-03-14 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 16:45, Jon Dowland wrote: > On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 01:36:58PM +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote: >> Thanks, I will start enumerating the differences between OpenOffice and >> LibreOffice here: >> http://dotancohen.com/eng/difference_openoffice_libreoffice.htm

Re: OT Apache Open Office

2012-03-13 Thread Dotan Cohen
s those line > styles also. AOO does not render the double line style created in LO 3.4.x & > later(they are blank), have not tested other table line styles > As that is a primary use case for you, I would appreciate it if your could be tasked with that particular differenc

Re: OT Apache Open Office

2012-03-12 Thread Dotan Cohen
ifferences if they really do affect workflow, features, and document compatibility. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.de

Re: [OT] how to take care of hand

2012-02-08 Thread Dotan Cohen
w what a Dvorak keyboard is, there are plenty of > references in Google and Wikipedia. > > Lisi > I was actually suggesting to stay with QWERTY and put the hands further apart, with the index fingers on D and K. I do that with my Colemak layout as well, my index fingers are on S and E

Re: Debian VPS

2012-02-05 Thread Dotan Cohen
ou have a list here: > > http://wiki.debian.org/DebianHosting > > Greetings, > Not on the list are these guys who I am very happy with: http://www.hetzner.de/en -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with

Re: [OT] how to take care of hand

2012-02-03 Thread Dotan Cohen
ted wrist > pad for the keyboard and the mouse? > Thank you, that is interesting. I just threw the wrist rest in the refrigerator to see how that goes! I thought that heat promotes circulation, not cold. I'll have to look into that. But tell me, it seems that you are treating the symptom, not t

Re: [OT] how to take care of hand

2012-02-03 Thread Dotan Cohen
t I grip pens and eating utensils very stiffly. I now contentiously try to reduce that pressure. 12) I take great care not to hit anything with my hands. Even pushing open the door to the building is now done by first placing my hand on the door, then pushing. Or with my foot if nobody sees me! -

Re: OT: how to kill 120 jobs at once.

2012-01-22 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 13:56, Ralf Madorf wrote: > On Sun, 2012-01-22 at 11:11 +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote: >> One >> Real >> A__ >> Called >> Larry >> Ellison > > http://www.kongtechnology.com/2007/07/03/weird-origins-of-some-famous-tech-names/ &g

Re: how to kill 120 jobs at once.

2012-01-22 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 06:06, lina wrote: > On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 1:48 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote: >>> how to kill 120 jobs at once. >>> >> >> Sell the company to Oracle. You do know what Oracle is an acronym for, no? > > I don't know. just checked, >

Re: how to kill 120 jobs at once.

2012-01-21 Thread Dotan Cohen
> how to kill 120 jobs at once. > Sell the company to Oracle. You do know what Oracle is an acronym for, no? -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe".

Re: hi, how to get more software from debian repo?

2012-01-17 Thread Dotan Cohen
it should be into software development so compiling and installing an app from source should not be too much to ask: http://sourceforge.net/projects/eric-ide/files/eric5/stable/ -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.d

Re: hi, how to get more software from debian repo?

2012-01-17 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 14:32, Shiyao.Ma wrote: > On 2012/1/17 20:26, Dotan Cohen wrote: >> >> On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 14:15, Bijoy Lobo  wrote: >>> >>> Tried Ubuntu Repos? >>> >> Ubuntu and Debian are not binary compatible, even if it works "

Re: hi, how to get more software from debian repo?

2012-01-17 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 14:15, Bijoy Lobo wrote: > Tried Ubuntu Repos? > Ubuntu and Debian are not binary compatible, even if it works "most of the time". I have no problem installing a single Ubuntu .deb in Debian and vice versa, but do not configure Ubuntu repos for apt!

Re: Dvorak Keyboards.

2012-01-12 Thread Dotan Cohen
nd which are inaccurate and take too much. If I don't notice the different keycaps in typing, then I assure you that it is not an issue. Note that I did put some rough tape on the (qwerty) F and J keys to help me find home row. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -

Re: Dvorak Keyboards.

2012-01-12 Thread Dotan Cohen
ype in Colemak I hold the keyboard differently, with my fingers one key over (that would be D and K in qwerty). Since the hardware feels physically different under my hands, muscle memory lets me switch easier. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Re: Dvorak Keyboards.

2012-01-10 Thread Dotan Cohen
but I am having trouble remapping the modifier keys: Noah Ergonomic Keyboard Layout http://dotancohen.com/eng/noah_ergonomic_keyboard_layout.html That layout moves the hands as far apart as possible and moves as much load off the pinkies as possible. It is very comfortable, but I am having trouble wri

Re: Dvorak Keyboards.

2012-01-08 Thread Dotan Cohen
The almost-best of both worlds! If you really want to see people who are crazy about keyboards, I invite you to Geekhack: http://geekhack.org/ -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of &

Re: Dvorak Keyboards.

2012-01-08 Thread Dotan Cohen
efinitely one of the better keyboards out there! Which switches? Blues? If it is reds then I'm jealous! -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact

Re: Dvorak Keyboards.

2012-01-08 Thread Dotan Cohen
keycaps on from Qwerty to Colemak. Photos upon request. If you need advice for removing and reinstalling the keycaps I can help. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubsc

Re: Dvorak Keyboards.

2012-01-07 Thread Dotan Cohen
yboard, as actually learning to touch type is much more an advantage than the actual placement of the keys. You will find that Colemak is much more similar to Qwerty, and is therefore much easier to learn. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, ema

Re: OT: deferring gmail's new look

2011-12-27 Thread Dotan Cohen
organization). -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/cakdxfkptcrvvfj17bqskp+hiy

Re: OT: deferring gmail's new look

2011-12-27 Thread Dotan Cohen
back to google? The link is in the bottom right of all pages. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org A

Re: GNOME 3 Alt-Tab takes two hands now?

2011-11-14 Thread Dotan Cohen
hit Alt-Tab, and while holding down the Alt key, hit the down arrow, > then hit Tab multiple times to get to the window you want. > > Really?  This is an improvement? > > Anyway, anyone know how to get rid of that grouping behavior for the Alt-Tab > popup? > > Thanks!

Re: Hi, how to control the speed of fan?

2011-11-05 Thread Dotan Cohen
x27;s name should be coretemp, but there is > no coretemp in the conf. > My final purpose is to control down the fan, and I am in wheezy. > What should I do? > Thanks > I was using this on my old Inspiron: http://dellfand.dinglisch.net/ While googling for it just now I found this com

Re: Wow, Evolution left me with eggs in my face

2011-10-03 Thread Dotan Cohen
can sense existed. > > Lisi You've never been stopped by a cop while drunk then! Instant sobriety! -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Conta

Re: Wow, Evolution left me with eggs in my face

2011-10-03 Thread Dotan Cohen
efault email client instead of Evolution. Give it a try. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lis

Re: a quick Q: how did you handle files from windows

2011-09-21 Thread Dotan Cohen
y. But editing Word documents and sending > them back to Word users requires Word. End of story. At the very least, > even if you don't have Word, you need a Windows machine and the free > Word reader, to check your work. > If the recipient does not need to edit, then you should

Re: a quick Q: how did you handle files from windows

2011-09-20 Thread Dotan Cohen
I invite the OP and everyone else to send to me .doc / .xls / .ppt documents that do not display properly in LO/OOo. I file bugs on them. Sometimes they even get fixed :) Just make sure that you've removed any sensitive information, as the document will be made public. Thanks. -- Dotan

Re: Configuring WIFI

2011-05-31 Thread Dotan Cohen
thing I need to enable in a firewall? > > Or in other options/conf files somewhere? > > Sort of unfair to "steal" someone's bandwidth just because it's there :-) Can you please reword you question in the form: This is what I need to accomplish: _. This is what I tr

Re: So much for Skype.

2011-05-25 Thread Dotan Cohen
service is good for troubleshooting. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/BANLkTim1py=dfznuvccu9++sool-vtt...@mail.gmail.com

Re: So much for Skype.

2011-05-24 Thread Dotan Cohen
e, self-awareness, and humanity. > > Like an Airbus? -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Arch

Re: So much for Skype.

2011-05-22 Thread Dotan Cohen
the kernel. 2) Detailed logging. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/banlktimyjj1psqwl0-kdobvpzazy3nd...@mail.gmail.com

Re: So much for Skype.

2011-05-22 Thread Dotan Cohen
>> the issue at hand. >> > > It's a concern with *all* programs that need to stray from your little > protected zone. > Indeed. I did find this application, but it seems to be far from adequate: http://www.cims.nyu.edu/cgi-comment/info2html?%28cfengine-Tutorial%29The%252

Re: So much for Skype.

2011-05-22 Thread Dotan Cohen
nd not well mitigated. Maybe the issue needs to be dealt with already: how would you suggest changing the kernel behaviour to mitigate the risk? A warning or log entry each time an application uses setuid? At install, at runtime, or both? Something else? -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.i

Re: So much for Skype.

2011-05-22 Thread Dotan Cohen
n Iceweasel as root, don't run Skype as root. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://

Re: So much for Skype.

2011-05-22 Thread Dotan Cohen
dn't that be an OS bug? > > It's probably only an issue in the Windows world and then only with a user > whom is in the administrator's group. > Again, that's an OS issue, not a Skype issue. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com --

Re: lsusb lists nothing and webcam gone -- romance ruined

2011-05-21 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 15:51, Ron Johnson wrote: > How oh how did humanity survive w/o webcams?  GOML! > We weren't competing with others that have them. Just like cellphones -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debia

Re: So much for Skype.

2011-05-19 Thread Dotan Cohen
l problem, not a Skype problem. What is this about super user rights? Does Skype attain elevated privileges when being run as a regular user? How does it do that, and wouldn't that be an OS bug? -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email

Re: So much for Skype.

2011-05-19 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 19:07, Tom H wrote: > A decision to drop or not the Linux version of Skype might depend on > how many Linux users pay for Skype-in and Skype-out. > > I'm one such user. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: Is the Menu key used for anything in Debian?

2011-05-10 Thread Dotan Cohen
say, a total line without losing the cell you have selected. > Thanks, that is exactly the type of tip that I was looking for! > I don't have an installation of LibreOffice handy to see if it behaves > this way, but I'd be surprised if it didn't. > It doesn't!

Re: Is the Menu key used for anything in Debian?

2011-05-09 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 19:39, shawn wilson wrote: > > On May 9, 2011 12:18 PM, "Dotan Cohen" wrote: >> >> for the same matter, does anybody know of a use for the Scroll Lock > > don't recall using it. > >> and Pause/Break keys? > > It'l

Re: Is the Menu key used for anything in Debian?

2011-05-09 Thread Dotan Cohen
for the same matter, does anybody know of a use for the Scroll Lock and Pause/Break keys? If I get rid of those keys, into what type of corner will I be painting myself? I've never used them, but if anybody does, in any environment, I'd really like to know. Thanks! -- Dotan C

Re: Is the Menu key used for anything in Debian?

2011-05-09 Thread Dotan Cohen
rd_layout.html -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/BANLkTiknB8iqMV=k2rbybojwyt29vss...@mail.gmail.com

Re: Is the Menu key used for anything in Debian?

2011-05-09 Thread Dotan Cohen
th never using it then I can sacrifice it. I just don't want to paint myself into a corner by removing a feature that I may some day want (Like OpenSUSE removing CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE). -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...

Is the Menu key used for anything in Debian?

2011-05-09 Thread Dotan Cohen
Windows keyboards come with a Menu key to the right of the spacebar. Is this key used for anything in Debian? I can find no use for it whatsoever so I am considering mapping it to something more useful. Thanks. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: Need /etc/apt/sources.list

2011-05-08 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 13:28, Camaleón wrote: > On Sun, 08 May 2011 09:42:49 +0300, Dotan Cohen wrote: > >> On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 12:41, Camaleón wrote: >>>> I just tried tinyurl with wget and got the same IP address (and 200 >>>> response) as you. I didn

Re: Need /etc/apt/sources.list

2011-05-07 Thread Dotan Cohen
ailing list is something is only up to the poster, not me, nor > you... there is no one point in Debian mailing list netiquette stating > the opposite. > I don't read the Debian list on Twitter nor via SMS. Do you really believe that is such a viable use case that the benefit

Re: Need /etc/apt/sources.list

2011-05-07 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 07:50, Freeman wrote: > Craigevil is very cool but his sources.list has open lines so I cleaned it > up, I hope. It's late here. Check it. Especailly for something that wrapped. > That's great, thanks! I will go cherry-pick through there. --

Re: Need /etc/apt/sources.list

2011-05-07 Thread Dotan Cohen
ther problems on my end (though none of those would give HTTP error 500). But that only reinforces my position: HTTP is already a tenuous protocol, why add more fragile links to the chain? > In any case, this situation has already absorbed too much of my time. Agreed. -- Dotan Cohen http://gib

Re: URL shortening (was Re: Need /etc/apt/sources.list)

2011-05-07 Thread Dotan Cohen
nder. Tr.im went under and was bought, Canonical and Google both bought and saved one (I don't remember the names) and for a while bit.ly was under threat for violating Sharia law. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@

Re: Need /etc/apt/sources.list

2011-05-06 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 16:32, Camaleón wrote: > On Fri, 06 May 2011 15:47:42 +0300, Dotan Cohen wrote: > >> On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 15:28, Camaleón wrote: >>>> Still is for me. >>> >>> It works here but anyway, you can use a TinyURL decoder: >>>

Re: OT: Safe to access SSH server from work?

2011-05-06 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 15:08, Brian wrote: > On Fri 06 May 2011 at 13:48:23 +0300, Dotan Cohen wrote: > >> However, keys are good to prevent brute-force attacks. Think of it >> like a 256-character password using the entire ASCII field. Also, keys >> are not susceptibl

Re: Need /etc/apt/sources.list

2011-05-06 Thread Dotan Cohen
. > Word documents are also very popular. If someone were to format his reply in a Word document and send it to the Debian list do you not think it to be appropriate to teach them the error of their ways? Or is popularity vindication for error here? -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http:/

Re: OT: Safe to access SSH server from work?

2011-05-06 Thread Dotan Cohen
pture your key locally. However, keys are good to prevent brute-force attacks. Think of it like a 256-character password using the entire ASCII field. Also, keys are not susceptible to keyloggers. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian

Re: OT: Safe to access SSH server from work?

2011-05-06 Thread Dotan Cohen
manual, but for this hole in my knowledge I'm not sure which >> manual I should be reading. > > tcpd(8) will start you off. > Thanks. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a s

Re: Need /etc/apt/sources.list

2011-05-06 Thread Dotan Cohen
> much anybody can do to help you. I appreciate your willingness to help, don't get me wrong. But just as I am here to learn, I thought that you might also be interested in learning the error of using url-shortening services. I apologise if I stepped on toes or tried to teach the old dog new tri

Re: OT: Safe to access SSH server from work?

2011-05-06 Thread Dotan Cohen
x27;m not sure which manual I should be reading. Thanks. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive:

Re: OT: Safe to access SSH server from work?

2011-05-06 Thread Dotan Cohen
> > A strong password is no less secure in brute force terms than a key so > there is no reason to disallow it on those grounds. You can also be sure > you have never left it at home or elsewhere. > A strong password can be keylogged, a key cannot. -- Dotan Cohen http:/

Re: OT: Safe to access SSH server from work?

2011-05-06 Thread Dotan Cohen
ervices you are controlling from the browser. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian

Re: OT: Safe to access SSH server from work?

2011-05-06 Thread Dotan Cohen
to transport something you know, so that will be compromised on the client as well. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact li

Re: Need /etc/apt/sources.list

2011-05-06 Thread Dotan Cohen
fic page, Stephen. Thank you! -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/banlktimjdndvwrzk7xgjvsj9kt4vcc0...@mail.gmail.com

Re: Need /etc/apt/sources.list

2011-05-05 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 14:44, Heddle Weaver wrote: > Why not install netselect-apt and let that do it for you? > Regards, > 1) I've never heard of it! 2) It doesn't seem to be on the disc, so I'd need a configured repo anyway. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il

Re: Need /etc/apt/sources.list

2011-05-05 Thread Dotan Cohen
rity.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main contrib non-free > > deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian squeeze-updates main contrib non-free > deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian squeeze-updates main contrib non-free > Thank you! -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -

Need /etc/apt/sources.list

2011-05-05 Thread Dotan Cohen
Obviously I've done something wrong because on a virgin Squeeze install /etc/apt/sources.list has no repos other than the disc! Can someone please send to me a copy of this file. Custom added repos are fine, I'll be able to figure it out. Thanks. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.

Re: Installing Squeeze: Cannot choose time zone (two issues)

2011-04-05 Thread Dotan Cohen
is reason to fix these bugs, no? -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/banlktimgjxz8jwmfk9zuxept30shmo0...@mail.gmail.com

Installing Squeeze: Cannot choose time zone (two issues)

2011-04-05 Thread Dotan Cohen
anada". When I try to search for a relevant bug the Installer is not called "Installer" nor anything else that I can imagine. So, does a bug or workaround exist? Should I file one? -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debia

Re: Addressing a machine behind the router without port forwarding or DMZ

2011-04-03 Thread Dotan Cohen
1. But it would still require Computer1 to initiate the connection. My current solution is to have Computer1 cron to check an outside URL to see if a connection request is pending, and from where. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-req

Addressing a machine behind the router without port forwarding or DMZ

2011-04-03 Thread Dotan Cohen
re it somehow (without configuring the router)? Thanks. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://l

Re: SPAM SPAM SPAM !!! Re: Sip?

2011-03-16 Thread Dotan Cohen
ill and all, before I'm guilty of contributing to yet another off-topic > thread, sorry for disturbing everybody's day. > Regards, > In any case, could you provide a hint about what that link is about? Maybe it is something that would interest me. -- Dotan Cohen http://gi

Re: Re (2): SIP services and softphones: what do you guys use?

2011-03-14 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 18:29, wrote: > *       From: Dotan Cohen > *       Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:02:50 +0200 >> Is there an better softphone? > > You can try Twinkle.  The contact list and configuration are > text file based; design is generally spartan; no video. &

Re: SIP services and softphones: what do you guys use?

2011-03-14 Thread Dotan Cohen
it. What > will happen when qt4 comes along is not quite known. > Qt4 came around a good three years ago! -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Con

Re: SIP services and softphones: what do you guys use?

2011-03-14 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 01:41, Liviu Andronic wrote: > On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 11:02 PM, Dotan Cohen wrote: >> I'm trying to get rid of proprietary Skype and two of my most >> important contacts are willing to give SIP a try. We all installed >> Ekiga and signed up for

Re: SIP services and softphones: what do you guys use?

2011-03-14 Thread Dotan Cohen
). > > There a list of clients on the Ekiga site that might be of > interest to you: > <http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/Ekiga_Interoperability> > > Thanks, Allan, I will look into the Windows software for the other party. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://wh

Re: SIP services and softphones: what do you guys use?

2011-03-14 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 00:43, John A. Sullivan III wrote: > I don't spend a lot of time in Windows but I believe the two big freely > available softphones are SJPhone and 3CX - John > > Thanks, I'll google them. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://wha

Re: SIP services and softphones: what do you guys use?

2011-03-14 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 00:25, Rob Owens wrote: > I haven't used ekiga in about a year, but I always found their service > to be spotty.  iptel.org was much more reliable, and you can use it with > the Ekiga software. > Thanks, I will look at that service. --

Re: Best and most popular distros for the enterprise desktop

2011-03-01 Thread Dotan Cohen
in the older versions? To answer my own question: annotations in Evince are a case. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lis

Re: Best and most popular distros for the enterprise desktop

2011-02-28 Thread Dotan Cohen
t. What don't you like about yum? -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/AANLkTi

Re: Best and most popular distros for the enterprise desktop

2011-02-28 Thread Dotan Cohen
a well designed > preferences file.  Very, very interested in other thoughts - John > Do you find enterprise applications available for Debian, such as LabView? What apps are you using? Are you aliening RPMs from other distros, or building from source? Please detail! -- Dotan Cohen http://gi

Re: Best and most popular distros for the enterprise desktop

2011-02-28 Thread Dotan Cohen
e desktop. I'm donning the fireproof undies now... Gentlemen: flame me with your Debian enterprise desktop experience please! -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "uns

Re: A Debian -offtopic mailing list: to be or not to be

2011-02-28 Thread Dotan Cohen
the list within a month. > > Regards, > Andrei I'll subscribe. I see that the OOo and Ubuntu offtopic lists are a good way to keep real thread _on_ topic. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debia

Re: To 64 or Not to 64?

2011-02-28 Thread Dotan Cohen
ng hardware support and that is why it is still an alpha. Try it and see how _your_ hardware performs. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Conta

Re: dd or cp over network: should I use scp?

2011-02-25 Thread Dotan Cohen
a) classic way of doing mail. > I don't have numbers either, but POP3/IMAP/SMTP is certainly rare in the under-30 crowd. Rare, as in they don't even know that options exists, and don't understand how one could have email but not have access to it from any web browser. -- Dotan Coh

Re: dd or cp over network: should I use scp?

2011-02-25 Thread Dotan Cohen
quot;personal mail" for Exchange users. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian

Re: dd or cp over network: should I use scp?

2011-02-25 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 22:40, Celejar wrote: > I'd strongly recommend backing up at least parts of /var (what if you > have mail in the mail spool when the system dies?). > Also, /var/www might be a bit important. Aren't the MySQL files in /var as well. I also do /opt if it

Re: dd or cp over network: should I use scp?

2011-02-25 Thread Dotan Cohen
e packages mostly from Debian, they have their own issues with > versions and custom packages. > Nice! I'll use that line next time someone asks me for a canonical matrix! -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-use

Re: dd or cp over network: should I use scp?

2011-02-25 Thread Dotan Cohen
if=/dev/sda | gzip | nc -l -p >        destbox:~# nc $IP_OF_OTHER_BOX | gunzip | dd of=/dev/sda > > Hope this helps Thanks Karl! -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subj

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