Re: A list administation query

2005-01-09 Thread Felixk Karpfen
* Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-01-07] : > > There is a difference between an SMTP-reject and a bounce message. =20 > Generally, an SMTP-reject will result in a bounce message only if a=20 > real MTA is sending. Assuming that I have understood the distinction correctly, it appears to vali

Re: A list administation query

2005-01-07 Thread Felixk Karpfen
* Brian Pack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-01-05] : > > On Tuesday 04 January 2005 07:23 pm, Paul Johnson wrote: >> On Tuesday 04 January 2005 11:37 am, Felixk Karpfen wrote: >> > Having lost two mailboxes to the the "Swem-worm flood", I do >> > not will

Configuring exim4 (for use with mutt)

2005-01-06 Thread Felixk Karpfen
One of the few inputs requested by exim4-config is "hostname". The screen, that contains this request, explains that the "hostname" is the part of the email address that comes after the "@". As far as I can judge exim4 uses this input in conjunction with the user's login name to construct the "env

Re: A list administation query

2005-01-04 Thread Felixk Karpfen
On 2005-01-01, Michael D. Crawford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't know the answer to your question, but a feature I'd like for mailing > lists to have in general would be "send only subscriptions". === I believe that those are the corr

Re: Sound problem - very belated followup

2005-01-01 Thread Felixk Karpfen
On 2004-12-21, Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello > > Felix Karpfen (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: >> SNIP >> >> ,[ modules.conf ]- >> | [...] >> | #alias sound-slot-0 via82cxxx_audio //remark this line, >> |this is default audio driver >> | [...] >> | #--- Intel 8x0 and S

A list administation query

2005-01-01 Thread Felixk Karpfen
Is there a "subscribe to list" option that will enable me to post messages to the list and continue to read the posted listings via a newsgroup? Currently, I have to subscribe to "gmane.linux.debian.user" to be able to post messages. Felix Karpfen -- Felix Karpfen Public Key 72FDF9DF (DH/DSA

Re: Configuring sound in Sarge

2004-12-23 Thread Felixk Karpfen
In gmane.linux.debian.user, you wrote: > > Hi. I don't know if you've solved this problem yet, but I don't see any > replies, so I'll say a couple of things that may be useful. This is the first reply to my query. However, by experimenting with a solution suggested by Andreas Janssen to a simila

Re: Sound problem.

2004-12-18 Thread Felixk Karpfen
On 2004-12-16, Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello > > Thomas Sjölin (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > >> I have a problem with sound under debian woody. >> >> >> [...] >> Device /dev/dsp can't be opened (No such device) > > This means the driver has not been loaded. First of all, I su

Configuring sound in Sarge

2004-12-16 Thread Felixk Karpfen
I would welcome a pointer to relevant configure documentation that will help to identify and correct the problem on my successfully(?)-installed Debian Sarge. The following extracts of the current state of affairs on my box may help: ,[ sounds.txt ]- | Entries from "dmesg". | --

Re: Upgrading the woody kernel

2004-12-07 Thread Felixk Karpfen
On 2004-12-04, Rob Bochan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Saturday 04 December 2004 04:42 pm, Felixk Karpfen wrote: > >> - please point to documentation, full and sufficiently simple to be >> understood by amateurs. > >> > > Here's a newbie orien

Upgrading the woody kernel

2004-12-04 Thread Felixk Karpfen
I am aware that this question has been asked and answered umpteen times on this newsgroup and I know that the available options include: - roll your own; and - use the Debian way. However I believe that my situation is sufficiently different that it is worth asking: - which option?; and - plea

apt/sources.list - name of Debian mirror?

2004-12-03 Thread Felixk Karpfen
My Debian mirror (mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub) lists "sarge" and "testing" as alternatives and supplies the following info: stable, or woody- the released Debian 3.0r3. proposed-updates- possible updates to Debian 3.0. See the README there. testing, or sarge - the development version of th

Sarge root-login was Re: Where are config questions in install of latest sarge, and other questions...

2004-11-23 Thread Felixk Karpfen
On 2004-11-21, Jules Dubois <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 13:50:38 -0500, Williams, Allen wrote: > >> 4. I can't log in to the X desktop as root. Where do I fix that? > > It's a security feature. If you're using GDM, there's a configuration > option at the login screen to enab

Re: Woody -> Sarge with apt-cdrom

2004-11-21 Thread Felixk Karpfen
On 2004-11-18, Hugo Vanwoerkom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Felixk Karpfen wrote: >> before plunging into an upgrade >> via "apt-cdrom". >> >> I have used this routine successfully to add the "Debian 3.0R2" upgrade >> disk to m

Woody -> Sarge with apt-cdrom

2004-11-18 Thread Felixk Karpfen
Although this query may already have been answered several times in recent postings, as a new arrival to Debian, I venture to check that I have understood the docs correctly before plunging into an upgrade via "apt-cdrom". I have used this routine successfully to add the "Debian 3.0R2" upgrade di