Re: Slow 'sendmail -q'

>> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Jan 29 15:06:07 1999 >> Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> From: Mark Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: Slow 'sendmail -q' >> Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 01:10:25 + >> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org >> Resent-Date: 27 Jan 1999 01:47:50 - >> Resent-From:

generic SCSI error

Hi, I am using cdparanoia to read audio CDs using my IDE CDRW. I use SCSI emulation with generic drivers. While reading I have got errors like : SCSI transport error: timeout waiting to write packet or SCSI transport error: timeout waiting to read packet where does it come from ?

Slow 'sendmail -q'

Hi, When I am conneted to my ISP, doing the command 'sendmail -q' take a lot of time (20 or 30 seconds), even if there is no mails to send. Is it normal ? Another slow thing : when fetchmail is retrieving mails from my ISP, it is very slow. Does it come from my ISP or from my computer ? Is th

getting list of newsgroup

I am actually trying to configure my linux box in order te get news. I am using suck+inn+knews. In documentation, I see I have to put in the config files the names of the lists I want to subscribe. The problem is : I don't know the name of the newsgroup. So What I want my system to do is : - Co

Re: Mount cd

>> Henrik Hundebøl wrote: >> > How do i mount cd and floppy in debian >> > and how do i get my internet to work If you have got IDE cdrom you have to do : mount /dev/hdx /cdrom where x=a primary IDE master x=b primary IDE slave x=c secondary IDE master x=d secondary IDE slave (the /cdrom

Re: what cd-writer ?

I am currently using an IDE CDR's with no problem. The main point is to buy a CDR with as more as possible memory in it ! franck >> <2CENTS WORTH> >> Stay away from IDE CDR's... I recommend Yamaha SCSI or Trax-Data SCSI units >> etc.. The names that seem to be in the fore front on Technology >>

No sound with xcdroast

Hi, This question is not directly debian related but I don't know how to get my answer : When I burn audio CDs using xcdroast+cdrecord (last versions), all seems to work fine but when the CD is burned and I try to listen it, there is no sound at all (even if you can see that the CD has been bu

Re: Kernel Compile

Can you give us more details about the errors messages ? Franck --- Franck Le Gall 147, rue basse - 14000 Caen tél. : 02-31-93-29-09 mobile : 06-62-34-03-52 e.mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---

Where is suck ?

Hi, I can't find suck for news. Does anyone know where is the package ? Thanks Franck --- Franck Le Gall 147, rue basse - 14000 Caen tél. : 02-31-93-29-09 mobile : 06-62-34-03-52 e.mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---

Re: Why WordPerfect won't run....

Which binary are you calling ? Mine is /usr/local/wpf/wpbin/xwp and it works fine Franck >> Howdy Y'all >> >> My WP8 installed correctly, but I am unable to execute it for some >> reason... If I start an X-Term session, I get a command not found >> error... :( >> >> It doesn't matter who I lo

Re: partition question

The first thing is to ensure you copy all the files AND links. This can be done using the -a command in cp. You don't have to change the name of your partitions (in fact, it does nothing). If you have 2 partitions mounted on /usr and /bkup /dev/hda1 > /usr /dev/hda2 > /bkup You just have t

News reading

I am trying to install news reader on my computer. I would like to be able to fetch news while online and then read them and answer while offline. What do I need ? Cnews ? Is there any good documentation about it ? I didn't found any HOWTO or things like that about it Thanks Franck --

ASCP package

Hi, Is there any ASCP (AfterStep Control Panel) package for debian or plan to do one? I am unable to compile it from sources... Thanks Franck --- Franck Le Gall 147, rue basse - 14000 Caen tél. : 02-31-93-29-09 mobile : 06-62-34-03-52 e.mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED

sending mail : how does it work ???

Hi, I would like to know : How my mail are sent On my system, I have sendmail and fetchmail installed. procmail package is installed but I am not sure that it run (I can't see procmail when I do a ps -a). If I am offline and I send mail, they are save in /var/save/mqueue. What soft hav

UNIX questions

Hi, I have got 2 questions : Where are defined daemon which are run at boot ? (I would like to run fetchmail -d at boot) Is there any bash command to wait for n seconds ? Thanks Franck --- Franck Le Gall 147, rue basse - 14000 Caen tél. : 02-31-93-29-09 mobi

Moving partition

I have no more space left on my /dev/hda2 partition which is mounted on / I have a swap partition /dev/hda3 I can create a bigger partition (say /dev/hdb7) to temporary move my root directory. I also can create a new swap partition (/dev/hdb5) Can I do this : 1 - Initialise /dev/hdb5 as a swap

Getting mail

Hi, Actually, to get mail from my ISP (POP3 server), I do pon popclient -v mail.infonie.fr -u frleg poff I would like my system to get automatically my mails : every hours if I am not connected (so it will have to connect en disconnect by itself) every half an hour (for example) if I am

Re: WP8 - now does it *read and write* Word docs?

No...I tried to read my CV I made under MSWord 6.0. The document has a lot of arrays, 1 jpeg photo, some drawing, grayed zones... The result is awful. Maybe it need some configuration : I didn't try Franck

Re: Why?!

I think you should meet someone who has a linux box installed with all the good stuff. So, you will see the good side of things (I agree, it seems to be easier to go on with windoz, but don't give up with linux...It's quite difficult at the beggining (I am a begginer) but it is very powerful, p

Re: How to find out what my modem connection speed is?

You can try the pppload utility. I am sorry, I don't remeber where I found it. I think it does exist as a deb package Franck