image to get back to a clean test environment.
That is the only practical way to test the stability of debs in the manner
you're looking for because it is no longer you trying to theorize what might
happen. It is now you directly observing what does happen. A far easier
thing to do.
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> "rdepends" apt-cache commands.
I'm guessing "or". "Suggests this, or this or this". In the example
where the suggests were three different front ends for apt you would only need
one, really.
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ht want to write a (good) subject for your mail,
> otherwise some software might consider your mail as spam
For example his message was the reason for the latest "you bounced
messages from us!" notification from lists.debian.org. :/
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On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 05:24:08PM -0700, Paul Johnson wrote:
> Without us, odds are the i386-based machine you're sitting at wouldn't
> exist.
Employing the royal we? Somehow, Paul, I think that without you we'd do
just fine.
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> numerous others, including others that have been posted to this very
> list.
Not to mention given the choice of inline PGP and no PGP give me inline.
At least the person is 1/2 way there. :D
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course, a mailque und
> 200.000 is read in in less then 2 minutes... Using a Quad Opteron 880
> with 32 GByte of memory.
Yes, everyone has one of those on their desktop. Begone.
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The VirtualBox help gives a method
to do the reverse, IE, a Linux host booting a real Windows partition.
However, the command to do so references the partition from the /dev tree;
something that obviously will not work for a Windows host. I'm looking for
the Windows version of that command.
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quot;, installed by default is another. Debian will not address
those because it is against the social contract. That's fine. Just as Ubuntu
addressing those warts without the constraints of the DSC is fine. That's the
whole point of FOSS. Poo-pooing either project shows a gross misun
On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 04:06:49PM -0300, Ignacio Mondino wrote:
> > 3) Lets try a medium ground between stable and testing.
> I Think there is a project called etch and a half in trac of that.
It's called backports. :)
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ltering. IE,
something parent friendly. :)
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> being recognized as from a mailing list.
This is the experience I have had for the past several releases of
Icedove.
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On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 10:56:49AM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
> Where did you find it? The last time I tried, the extension was broken.
I'd like to know as well. The one I am aware of has been broken for some
time.
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On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 01:51:01PM -0400, Steve C. Lamb wrote:
> The only thing I miss in that setup, really, is the ability to configure
> filters from inside the client and subfolders. I know both are possible if
> I switch to another IMAP server. However I would lose the flexi
s the ability to configure
filters from inside the client and subfolders. I know both are possible if I
switch to another IMAP server. However I would lose the flexibility of
ssh/mutt which comes in handy sometimes. Regardless I cannot imagine doing
all of the above without IMAP.
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it might just be faster regarldess since I go through a Squid
proxy with ad/popup blocker? :)
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Gaming. I've
owned consoles for years and outside of 3-4 titles per console that kept my
attention for a week or two I am a PC gamer. Only the ignorant consider the
two platforms remotely interchangable.
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somebody that would gladly switch if the game develeopers just got on board.
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e string to the hard drive. I only found out that is what
it was doing when it had filled up the remaining 13Gb on my drive with logs.
I haven't been able to track down a bug in bugzilla for it but then, haven't
much tried either.
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doctors will generally
> advise anyone with problems reading text to use a light-on-dark scheme
> because of the better contrast.
And I'm betting most aren't taking into account the projective nature of
monitors and are just defaulting to the same "it's more l
ant to speak in public they
had best learn how to speak PROPERLY. I mean how many people think Bush is an
idiot because of how he speaks publicly? No different.
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uraging someone to do something
> and forcing them to do it. My intent is to persuade, not to enforce.
Not to mention there's a huge difference between interleaving/trimming and
bottom-posting. Bottom-posting is no better than top-posting.
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t threading and an infinite archive there
would be no reason to quote the entire previous thread anyway. There's just
no reason for it at all.
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s PGP signatures. However one could PGP sign their
message in-line (AKA, the old way) and I believe the appended text would show
up. By the same token one could post to this list a multi-part HTML message
with no PGP signature and the appended text would not show up.
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Anyone know how to get zsh to not change ownership/attributes when saving
to the .zsh_history file? It used to not do that a few versions back but now
it is which is playing havoc with my su antics. :/
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t) of anything after the sig dashes is a configurable
feature and not a bug. Indeed that is the whole point of the very specific
definition of a sigdash. 2 dashes, a space and a carriage return.
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No, more like it next to impossible to get Debian to stick to a release
schedule. Anyone who has used Debian for years knows this. Hell, anyone who
tracked the release of Sarge knows this. The far easier solution is to take a
snapshot of Debian at certain times and say, "Ok, this has warts, s
n.
> The problem exists even if I open a file using gvim on both the
> environments. Can someone explain me why this is happening and what I
> should do to get rid of this problem?
When you start xvncserver make sure to specify the proper -dpi settings.
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On Wed, Jun 15, 2005 at 10:34:28PM -0700, David E. Fox wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 06:52:00 -0700
> "Steve C. Lamb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > XFCE calls it the "Mini Command Line". KDE calls it something else
> > which
> > I am most
ifrename worked like a charm. Thanks!
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that I am running 1.0.2 as
well and have never seen that dialog. However I am using IMAP and the page
you pointed the OP to did mention it might be a POP thing. *shrug*
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On Tue, Jun 14, 2005 at 03:13:54PM +0100, Thomas Adam wrote:
> --- "Steve C. Lamb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > b: The format in which the configuration is expected.
> Which, if you're lucky is in some sort of human-readable form.
That's not the only
WM allowed the person to modify it's own configuration
that is exactly something the WM could address.
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implies that it is explained and understood in text.
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e time it takes to fire
up a CLI, editor and edit a text file to add a menu item I can do it far
faster with the nipple and rmb even if my hands dare to leave the home row.
;P
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On Tue, Jun 14, 2005 at 02:47:19PM +0100, Thomas Adam wrote:
> --- "Steve C. Lamb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Nope. It's spot on. Forcing people to learn loads up front to
> No, I've said, it's just another means to configure something. I
d line for it is
mozilla-firefox which is too long for casual use.
Thunderbird: same as above, mozilla-thunderbird? Guh.
Azureus: Dunno why that's an icon, really. Hmmm, should remove that.
Anyway the MCL pretty much takes care of anything else that I need at a
moments notice without the
On Tue, Jun 14, 2005 at 02:21:08PM +0100, Thomas Adam wrote:
> --- "Steve C. Lamb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > See, Thomas pointed to a web page where a WM's text file configuration
> > was defended because it was too complex to represent graphically.
lacking? The
functionality does not exist. It can be obtained through other means but it
is like saying that vim has a spell checker because one can install aspell and
use the vimspell plugin.
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On Tue, Jun 14, 2005 at 02:00:03PM +0100, Thomas Adam wrote:
> --- "Steve C. Lamb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Such as? You're implying that there's something magical going on
> > without giving specifics upon which to discuss.
> No, I'
graphic representation of those 5
items. So, uh, where's the problem? Why does it NEED to be in text?
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menu item without
having to resort to the intervening process of a CLI window, text editor and
manual entry/formatting and I might be interested in it. Without that,
however, which is all that I have tried thus far, it is lacking.
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On Tue, Jun 14, 2005 at 01:41:32PM +0100, Thomas Adam wrote:
> --- "Steve C. Lamb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Uh, no, it doesn't. XFFM is a separate application. XFFM can be
> I meant that in terms of it is still used and recognised by XFCE.
QT?
How about Windowmaker? I mean you toss in the panel/kicker that it has
along with the plugins designed for it they provide a consistant look and
feel.
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d uses the configuration
I've set up for my dock. Kind of a pain now that I need one configuration for
home (the dock) and one for work (the PCMCIA card).
After tackling this problem I get to figure out wireless so I can use the
PCMCIA slot as a wireless access point when at home.
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GNOME was just wacked. XFCE4 seems to be an excellent compromise.
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On Tue, Jun 14, 2005 at 04:49:27AM -0700, Steve C. Lamb wrote:
> I liked that setup so much that when I moved on I kept the home dock
> (bought it with my own funds) and purchased an identical laptop off of eBay.
> It has served me well for 3 years though nowadays I run XFCE4 inste
exact, and proper definition.
And yet it performs hardly any of the fuctions attributed to DEs like
KDE/GNOME or Winders.
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> Whereas xfce has some really useful features without the bloat of KDE.
I'm betting one of them is the launch bar. Loved it in KDE and when I had
to regain some memory only XFCE4 had it. Can't understand how anyone can live
without it. :D
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ications used were Thunderbird, Firefox, OpenOffice,
Azureus and GNOME's Terminal. The only thing that crashed regularly was
Azureus at 2.2.0.0 and 2.3.0.0 because of a lack of memory on this machine and
JAVA's pigishness.
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On Mon, Jun 13, 2005 at 05:56:46PM +0100, Simon Huggins wrote:
> I need to compile up 4.2.2 packages for sarge and bung them on the
> alioth page at some point.
Mmmm, upgrades. I really should see if there's something later than 4.0.6
out. :D
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WMs is a PITA. The other portions they are equal to the
DEs like KDE/Gnome and the odd-man-out that is XFCE4.
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little that goes on the desktop. It has a panel/kicker (choose your idiom)
and a task switcher. Both of which can be shut off and both of which can be
added to a "pure" WM.
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a personal feeling; I just find
> it a bit more "clunky" in comparison with KDE.
I never liked why GNOME came about. KDE was formed to make a decent
desktop for 'nixes. GNOME was formed because people didn't like KDE's choice
of QT and wanted to kill it. Odd si
cate spamassassin
:)
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7;ve
seen some other large ISPs in there so mass sweeping is a touchy thing.
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want it to do.
> If this is the case, i'll have to look into another way of trying to
> delete spam and virus messages on my mailbox.
Mailfilter?
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viders alone would drop the
traffic a significant amount.
Of course chances are someone will now tell me why that's already
happening even though I see headers to the contrary. Any takers? :)
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ser-mode Linux would work, on a separate IP.
Nothing says exim must use port 25 and, IIRC, there's a recipe on the Exim
site which explains how to divert a copy of mail to another MTA for testing
purposes. Throw it on :2525 and see how it works? Just thinking aloud.
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ce section one could
easily grab onto in short order. As I've not manipulated a relational
database before I'm not sure if this was an ideal choice to set out with. But
since we're beginners only once I figure if I pick it up I'd rather have a
book that is useful for me then.
r it.
BTW, just curious how you detect SWEN before the MTA gets it? Usually
mine is post-contact on at least one occasion. After that it was firewall but
now it is just drop on a RCPT test. Hrm, should make it a HELO test. :/
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ead.
And to another point: Why bother? If you can script something to answer
C-R (which is hard since every C-R system does it differently) so can the
spammers. That kind of defeats C-R, don't it?
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to move towards a 'deny all else' information world and away
> from the largely 'permit all, except' world.
And why would we do that? Scared of a little spam?
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while still others are
taking action which looks useful but ultimately is futile and harmful (C-R, US
PATRIOT act).
There were more consiquences than "some people died." Open your eyes and
see them.
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On Tue, Oct 21, 2003 at 12:17:42PM -0700, Paul Johnson wrote:
> Why would anybody read an inheirently monospace medium in anything but
> a monospaced font?
The web is a monospaced medium? Since when?
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t people here and
in other public forums do it because they want to on their spare time. Coming
in and demanding help or demanding they must help only makes them not want to
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environment_?
links www.google.com ?
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aware of the
> *amazing* performance increases that it has seen in the same time period.
Get your eyes checked, Jeff, he asked if *IE* had tabbed browsing.
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il from the lists. Has anyone seen a virus from the list
itself or is that just a blanket concern?
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d.o isn't using clamav up front as well.
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On Wed, Oct 15, 2003 at 08:04:22AM -0700, Paul Johnson wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 15, 2003 at 07:55:55AM -0700, Steve C. Lamb wrote:
> > On Wed, Oct 15, 2003 at 01:21:58AM -0700, Paul Johnson wrote:
> > > Does sa-exim suid to the user recieving the mail when it runs?
> > AF
On Wed, Oct 15, 2003 at 01:21:58AM -0700, Paul Johnson wrote:
> Does sa-exim suid to the user recieving the mail when it runs?
AFAIK, no.
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On Tue, Oct 14, 2003 at 01:20:09PM -0400, Jeff Elkins wrote:
> I wonder if anyone has thought of obfustcating email addresses on the list's
> web archives? I wonder how many 'bots regularly scrape it for addresses?
All the time. And so far nothing has come of it.
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as straight forward for me. The main use I had of it
was putting the ACL lines into Exim. The rest was reading "install clamav" as
"aptitude install clamav" and so on.
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