Re: Blank Messages To Mailing List With Attachments Containing Message

2002-02-21 Thread Geoff Beaumont
I've ever used - Outlook does it okay though). So far, I've yet to come across a virus that takes control of Eudora (though you can set it to use MS's HTML renderer for HTML mails, which presumable allows viruses received with Eudora to commandeer Outlook or Outlook Express?). Geoff Beaumont [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: ximian Install

2002-02-06 Thread Geoff Beaumont
on on Windows ;c) That's what we do. -- Geoff Beaumont [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: ximian Install

2002-02-06 Thread Geoff Beaumont
hat I'm writing this on accesses the Exchange server at work in this way. -- Geoff Beaumont [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: ximian Install

2002-02-06 Thread Geoff Beaumont
broken packages, usually missing files. I eventually wiped all traces of GNOME from my system and installed the standard Debian packages, which I've found much better. -- Geoff Beaumont [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: W32/Myparty

2002-01-31 Thread Geoff Beaumont
Windows box...? Geoff Beaumont [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Synchronized MP3 playing?

2002-01-28 Thread Geoff Beaumont
At 08:34 28/01/2002 -0800, you wrote: Is there a way to coordinate between machines what MP3s are playing, so if we want to fill the house with music, everything's playing the same song at the same time? What about running a streaming MP3 server (eg. ICECast)? Geoff Beaumont [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Samba & Win2K

2002-01-25 Thread Geoff Beaumont
ur Samba box here to talk to the new Win2k servers - it's been sulking since the NT4 PDC went... Geoff Beaumont [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: a modest proposal - Debian needs more $

2002-01-22 Thread Geoff Beaumont
ic. Ah, but that would be disnumerate... -- Geoff Beaumont [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: GUI mail readers

2002-01-17 Thread Geoff Beaumont
At 19:24 16/01/2002 -0600, you wrote: On 17 Jan 2002 00:24:08 + Geoff Beaumont <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 2002-01-16 at 23:13, Ron Johnson wrote: > > Thanks to all. Last night I found Sylpheed, and do like it, since > > I use Outlook at work. The bos

Re: GUI mail readers

2002-01-16 Thread Geoff Beaumont
e same facilities. -- Geoff Beaumont [EMAIL PROTECTED]

ACPI (was: Re: system hang while using Gimp aggressively)

2001-12-13 Thread Geoff Beaumont
what I put in /etc/acpi/events/default. Before installing acpid pressing the power button briefly didn't do anything, so it's picking up the event. What do I need to get it to switch runlevel and shutdown cleanly? I've had a trawl around the web, but documentation seems a little thin on the ground. -- Geoff Beaumont [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: rtl8139 vs. 8139 too

2001-12-09 Thread Geoff Beaumont
braindead behaviour, tho, so it may not be the best idea for debian as a > whole - but just for me ... :) I've two Woody boxes both using 8139too and with identical NICs. IIRC, the workstation (2.4.13 kernel) is equally happy with rtl8139, but the server (an older machine and running 2.2.18pre) fails to bring up the interface with that driver. -- Geoff Beaumont [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: woody and sid

2001-11-17 Thread Geoff Beaumont
On Sun, 2001-11-18 at 00:06, Michel Loos wrote: > On Sat, 2001-11-17 at 21:30, Geoff Beaumont wrote: > > I run Woody on my desktop machine and have almost no trouble with it - > > there's been the occasional broken package which I've had to roll back > > after doi

Re: woody and sid

2001-11-17 Thread Geoff Beaumont
x27;t happen often - on average perhaps once every couple of months, purely from personal experience. I might hesitate to use it on a server without good reason, but on a Desktop the far more up-to-date packages make it well worth it. -- Geoff Beaumont [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Doubts

2001-11-17 Thread Geoff Beaumont
- can you post the error messages? You'll find them in /var/log/XFree86.0.log -- Geoff Beaumont [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Running DirectX Games using Linux OS [Offtopic response to unrealistic zealot response]

2001-11-15 Thread Geoff Beaumont
the copy protection a problem unless_ you are attempting to break the license agreement? If no one pirated commercial software, companies wouldn't feel the need for copy protection. I'll just go and hide in my bunker now... -- Geoff Beaumont [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: having 2 debian installations...

2001-11-14 Thread Geoff Beaumont
ed ones. You could probably symlink these to the same directory - I don't think_ this would break anything... Can anyone who knows the innards of apt-get better than me say whether this is the case? (I don't have a dual boot to try breaking for myself ;c) -- Geoff Beaumont [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Adding sound card

2001-11-07 Thread Geoff Beaumont
s, that what I compiled into my kernel last night, and I've got sound... Rory - do you have sound if you log in as root? If so, you probably just need to add yourself to the "sound" (I think - might be "audio") group. -- Geoff Beaumont [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: opening and saving files remotely

2001-11-03 Thread Geoff Beaumont
'heavy', and as far as I know isn't packaged for Debian, although the Java installer works fine. If you use multiple platforms it will, of course, run on anything that has a decent Java VM. -- Geoff Beaumont [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [debian-user] I'm coming on board

2001-11-02 Thread Geoff Beaumont
On Fri, 2001-11-02 at 18:29, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I know, I know, you guys hate it when the new guy tries to change the world > :-D On the contrary - I'd guess a fair proportion of the people on this list got into Linux because they think just like you ;c) -- Geoff Beau

Returning system to vanilla Woody

2001-10-30 Thread Geoff Beaumont
Sid. What I'd like to do is return my system to vanilla Woody then try adding Ximian Gnome back in...is this possible or would I have to resort to a clean install? -- Geoff Beaumont [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: exim sending problems (dial-up) need to be masqed?

2001-10-11 Thread Geoff Beaumont
I ;c) I've just been looking into this, as we're experiencing the same problem with mail sent from one of our web servers at work, but haven't had time to go to deeply into it. Either way, the cures the same. -- Geoff Beaumont [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: exim sending problems (dial-up) need to be masqed?

2001-10-11 Thread Geoff Beaumont
blem. Your ISP will have at least one mail server which will relay mail their dial-up users - you need to get the name of this machine from their tech support (or it may_ be on their web site). Set this as the 'smarthost' in exim.conf and exim will pass all your mail to this machine, which will_ have a valid DNS record. Geoff. -- Geoff Beaumont [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: X missing DRI module?

2001-10-09 Thread Geoff Beaumont
On Tue, 9 Oct 2001 19:46:40 +0100 Geoff Beaumont <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 9 Oct 2001 12:42:38 -0400 > Stephen Gran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm running Woody here, and I do in fact have those files - looks like > > it didn't install

Re: X missing DRI module?

2001-10-09 Thread Geoff Beaumont
On Tue, 9 Oct 2001 12:42:38 -0400 Stephen Gran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm running Woody here, and I do in fact have those files - looks like > it didn't install right. > Good luck, > Steve Cheers Reinstall time then. -- Geoff Beaumont [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: X missing DRI module?

2001-10-09 Thread Geoff Beaumont
At 18:08 08/10/2001 -0500, you wrote: On Mon, 2001-10-08 at 18:02, Geoff Beaumont wrote: > I'm having difficulties persuading Direct Rendering to work on my Woody > machine (Matrox G450 graphics card, XFree86 4.1.0.1) - all the relevant > packages appear to be there, kernel modules

X missing DRI module?

2001-10-08 Thread Geoff Beaumont
or does the dri directory within X modules. Is this normal for a Debian system? If not, what's the best way to go about fixing this? -- Geoff Beaumont [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: applying font size and family to QT apps.

2001-10-08 Thread Geoff Beaumont
On Mon, 8 Oct 2001 19:10:07 +0200 William Leese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Monday 08 October 2001 19:00, Geoff Beaumont wrote: > > At 18:20 08/10/2001 +0200, you wrote: > > >short and simply; how is this done? > > > > > >I know KDE's window m

Re: applying font size and family to QT apps.

2001-10-08 Thread Geoff Beaumont
ontrol from the console (it's the central settings dialogue for KDE). Under fonts, you'll find you can select fontface, size, etc. I think it's part of KDE base, so if you have KDE apps, then you should have it. -- Geoff Beaumont [EMAIL PROTECTED]