proper transition to perl5.005?

1999-07-11 Thread keyoz
What's the proper way to install perl5.005? Should I really remove netscape-*? Or will I just wait for unstable to become consistent? TIA Cc: me pls. (not subscribed) -- k e c h i e

qmail

1999-06-19 Thread keyoz
Hi folks! is qmail orphaned. qmail hasn't been updated for a long time. TIA PS. Cc: me (not subscribed) bye -- k e c h i e "It's now safe to turn off your computer" means computing was unsafe before it appeared. -- m e

vim and the control keys

1999-03-11 Thread keyoz
Hi folks! This is my last resort after reading the archive and the manpages. My problem is that when vim is in insert mode the control+arrow keys doesn't work as expexted in an xterm or the console. It works fine while in GUI mode. Is there any solution to this? Being a DOS/WinXX immigrant, I'

Re: ip-up question

1999-02-20 Thread keyoz
On Sat, 20 Feb 1999, Pollywog wrote: there's an example in /usr/doc/fetchmail > My /etc/ppp/ip-up does not appear to be working. Am I correct in assuming > that in Debian, ip-up won't work unless it is placed in /etc/ppp/ip-up.d ? > I want to start fetchmail when I go online and I believe that i

VGA fonts on X

1999-02-20 Thread keyoz
is it possible to use vga fonts on an Xterm? if it is, how? TIA k e c h i e

wwwoffle woes (fwd)

1999-02-17 Thread keyoz
Hi every1. my question is why does http://localhost:8080/index.html shows up as a text document rather than a rendered html document. There are html tags all over the browser, acckkk!!! Help!!! wwwoffle version is: ii wwwoffle2.3a-1 World Wide Web OFFline Explorer TIA k e

Re: gnome + gtk + dpkg

1999-02-01 Thread keyoz
On Mon, 1 Feb 1999, Graham Ashton wrote: > I've finally decided to bite the bullet, and install GNOME. I'm running > hamm, without any packages from slink or potato installed. > > I've downloaded the .deb files for the basic gnome system from > ftp.gnome.org, and thought I'd try and work out how

[OFF-TOPIC] dns utility

1999-01-19 Thread keyoz
are there any utilities to query a dns server so that if I type: cd.com, it will list all domains beginning with "cd", like cda cdda. from a user still familiarizing himself to these sort of things TIA. k e c h i e

Re: Switch to Red Hat?

1999-01-08 Thread keyoz
On Fri, 8 Jan 1999, Jeff Miller wrote: > Hello Debian users, > > I have been using the Debian distribution of Linux for many months now, *crossover*? I am tempted to just run out and purchase Red Hat 5.2 and wipe my Debian system and leave it all behind me. Is there an alternative?> yes the

Re: colored comman prompt

1999-01-08 Thread keyoz
On Fri, 8 Jan 1999, Frank Barknecht wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] hat gesagt: // [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > is it possible to make the command prompt colored? > > like the escape sequence that you do in DOS? > > Apart from the solutions other people here suggested, you could install > the dotf

Re: colored comman prompt

1999-01-07 Thread keyoz
On Thu, 7 Jan 1999, Mitch Blevins wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Also see the thread on this lists from Dec 2 entitled > "ANSI color escape sequences in $PS1... heh" duh. But I unsubscribed in december IIRC. ISP problems and other factors. Thanks anyway k e c h i e

Re: colored comman prompt

1999-01-07 Thread keyoz
On Thu, 7 Jan 1999, Helge Hafting wrote: thanks Helge. > > > is it possible to make the command prompt colored? > > Helge Hafting k e c h i e

colored comman prompt

1999-01-07 Thread keyoz
is it possible to make the command prompt colored? like the escape sequence that you do in DOS? [off topic] how to insert an escape character in vi*? k e c h i e