On Thu, 03 Apr 2014, Richard Owlett wrote:
> Would something of that nature be suitable for the wiki?
I think you could develop it on the wiki too. The main advantage of the
installation guide is that it covers a lot of the background which you
will need to completely discuss preseeding. A seconda
Don Armstrong wrote:
On Tue, 01 Apr 2014, Richard Owlett wrote:
The types of questions that a single document or a coordinated
documents should cover include { *NOTE* I've already found at least
partial answers}:
How to install with a preseed file
A. what parameters might be entered after
On Tue, 01 Apr 2014, Richard Owlett wrote:
> The types of questions that a single document or a coordinated
> documents should cover include { *NOTE* I've already found at least
> partial answers}:
> How to install with a preseed file
> A. what parameters might be entered after "TAB to edit men
On Tue 01 Apr 2014 at 08:08:40 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> It's not so much that the information isn't recorded, but that it's
> difficult to find. I've flagged over 300 posts and personal emails
> addressing various aspects of installing Debian. They are responses
> not only to my questions bu
Andrei POPESCU wrote:
On Lu, 31 mar 14, 08:13:17, Richard Owlett wrote:
I install from purchased DVD sets as I am on dialup.
I am also experimenting with how/what I install.
When in experiment mode I may make several installs in a day.
As there are only small differences between installs, I use
Brian wrote:
On Mon 31 Mar 2014 at 08:13:17 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
I install from purchased DVD sets as I am on dialup.
I am also experimenting with how/what I install.
When in experiment mode I may make several installs in a day.
As there are only small differences between installs, I
On Mon 31 Mar 2014 at 08:13:17 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> I install from purchased DVD sets as I am on dialup.
> I am also experimenting with how/what I install.
> When in experiment mode I may make several installs in a day.
> As there are only small differences between ins
On Lu, 31 mar 14, 08:13:17, Richard Owlett wrote:
> I install from purchased DVD sets as I am on dialup.
> I am also experimenting with how/what I install.
> When in experiment mode I may make several installs in a day.
> As there are only small differences between installs, I us
I install from purchased DVD sets as I am on dialup.
I am also experimenting with how/what I install.
When in experiment mode I may make several installs in a day.
As there are only small differences between installs, I use
preseeding extensively.
I'm starting a new round after not doing
Martin McCormick, 16.01.2014:
> We just switched telephone carriers and our new one has
> callerID so I want to capture that information on a debian
> system.
>
> While going through a box of older stuff, I found the
> Apple usb modem my parents were using on their Mac. My father is
>
On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 11:54:11AM -0600, Martin McCormick wrote:
> That got me to thinking. I have a couple of 56-K modems
> from the early 2000's or late nineties. Maybe I should hook them
> up and see if they do CallerID as I do have available RS-232
> ports and that Apple modem didn't cre
I keep this old stuff in memory of my youth :). I e.g. still own a
Seikosha GP-100VC. Others have their photo albums, I have my antique and
unused computer and audio gear :).
Don't give such oldish gear that you or your family once used away!
OTOH don't collect all oldish gear you see as bulk garb
Bob Proulx writes:
> The modem I am currently using is a US Robotics 56K modem and
> originally probably sold for $70 back in the day. I am looking at a
> listing for a good shape US Robotics 56K v.92 modem right now for
> $8.00
That got me to thinking. I have a couple of 56-K modems
from
Gregory Nowak wrote:
> Bob Proulx wrote:
> > Caller id modems are often found used quite cheap on ebay and at
> > thrift stores. I am using a callerid modem for the caller id function
> > myself. I had one die on me a while back and I replaced it with one I
> > found on ebay for less than $10. (
On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 09:27:14PM -0700, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Caller id modems are often found used quite cheap on ebay and at
> thrift stores. I am using a callerid modem for the caller id function
> myself. I had one die on me a while back and I replaced it with one I
> found on ebay for less t
Martin McCormick wrote:
> Gregory Nowak writes:
> > Hmmm, interesting. It registers as a sound device, but not as a usb
> > serial port. I'd guess that means you might be able to use it as a
> > speaker phone, provided it also registered as a usb serial port so you
> > could control it. I could be
Gregory Nowak writes:
> Most likely yes. I have two pci modems here from early 2000. One is a
> hardware modem, the other is a winmodem with no linux drivers. Both
> are 3com modems and can read caller id. This may or may not be true
> for your particular modem. However yes, there are modems from t
On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 06:31:05AM -0600, Martin McCormick wrote:
> While going through a box of older stuff, I found the
> Apple usb modem my parents were using on their Mac. My father is
> now on regular cable-supplied internet service and we haven't
> used dial-up since about 2000 so here
We just switched telephone carriers and our new one has
callerID so I want to capture that information on a debian
system.
While going through a box of older stuff, I found the
Apple usb modem my parents were using on their Mac. My father is
now on regular cable-supplied internet s
On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 12:48:00AM +1200, Chris Bannister wrote:
> On Wed, May 09, 2012 at 11:39:56AM -0500, Indulekha wrote:
> > On Wed, May 09, 2012 at 04:22:45PM +0200, Wilko Fokken wrote:
> > > After running 'pppconfig' to install a new dialup connection to a
>
On Wed, May 09, 2012 at 11:39:56AM -0500, Indulekha wrote:
> On Wed, May 09, 2012 at 04:22:45PM +0200, Wilko Fokken wrote:
> > After running 'pppconfig' to install a new dialup connection to a
> > provider, I need to enter the directory
> >
> > /etc/pp
. if you want someone else to fix it, pay them.
>
> Yes, that seems to be the core of the issue. The people actually putting
> together these distros are sitting in well-wired offices and never bother to
> use dialup themselves, so it never occurs to them to test these parts of the
track of it
> for some reason.
If you sniff the connection you'll see your system asking for compressed
headers, and not getting them. My ISP does the same thing with my dialup
connection
That is either pppd itself or the kernel driver for
> serial connections. Disable "Van Ja
f the issue. The people actually putting
together these distros are sitting in well-wired offices and never bother to
use dialup themselves, so it never occurs to them to test these parts of the
system. Everything is in disarray. File permissions need changed, config files
need to be edited. It'
They have other options with higher usage levels. Look at the site more
carefully or send them an email.
--- On Wed, 5/9/12, Indulekha wrote:
> From: Indulekha
> Subject: Re: Does anyone care about dialup?
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Date: Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 5:41
On Wed, May 09, 2012 at 10:05:29AM -0700, Go Linux wrote:
> --- On Wed, 5/9/12, Indulekha wrote:
> >
> > What a hassle!
> > I've also had very little luck finding a reasonable provider
> > here
> > in Tennessee.
> >
> >
>
> Check out VTISP.com. They offer a bare connection for Linux users. S
On Wed, May 09, 2012 at 10:05:29AM -0700, Go Linux wrote:
> --- On Wed, 5/9/12, Indulekha wrote:
> >
> > What a hassle!
> > I've also had very little luck finding a reasonable provider
> > here
> > in Tennessee.
> >
> >
>
> Check out VTISP.com. They offer a bare connection for Linux users. S
--- On Wed, 5/9/12, Indulekha wrote:
>
> What a hassle!
> I've also had very little luck finding a reasonable provider
> here
> in Tennessee.
>
>
Check out VTISP.com. They offer a bare connection for Linux users. Service was
reliable until ATT screwed up locally.
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On Wed, May 09, 2012 at 04:22:45PM +0200, Wilko Fokken wrote:
> On Mon, May 07, 2012 at 07:50:33PM -0500, Indulekha wrote:
>
> > I live in a very remote rural area, so dialup is my only option.
> > Someone else suggested wvdial, which works and is good, but I prefer
>
On Mon, May 07, 2012 at 07:50:33PM -0500, Indulekha wrote:
> I live in a very remote rural area, so dialup is my only option.
> Someone else suggested wvdial, which works and is good, but I prefer
> to use pppconfig to create the connection, pon/poff to start/end it,
> and pppsta
On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 8:12 AM, songbird wrote:
> Paul Zimmerman wrote:
>>
>> Why is it so difficult to get dialup to work in Linux?...
>
> make sure your modem is supported by linux,
> install packages ppp and pppconfig, read a few
> man pages, adjust a few scripts/c
Paul Zimmerman wrote:
> Why is it so difficult to get dialup to work in Linux?...
make sure your modem is supported by linux,
install packages ppp and pppconfig, read a few
man pages, adjust a few scripts/config files,
make sure in the right groups, done.
works well for me, and is certai
On 07/05/12 06:16 PM, Paul Zimmerman wrote:
Why is it so difficult to get dialup to work in Linux? It has been
this way for many years, too. I tried a different distro in 1996 when
dialup modems were still the main means of Internet access for most
home users, and it was painfully difficult
On Tue, May 08, 2012 at 10:09:44AM +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> What's there to throttle? With 56kbits/s (theoretical max. speed) it's
> barely usable with today's sites.
I think you are being generous - gmail, google reader etc. are completely
unusable at that speed unfortunately :( Last time
On Mon, 07 May 2012 15:16:55 -0700, Paul Zimmerman wrote:
(please, no html, thanks)
> Why is it so difficult to get dialup to work in Linux? It has been this
> way for many years, too. I tried a different distro in 1996 when dialup
> modems were still the main means of Internet access
--- On Tue, 5/8/12, Miles Bader wrote:
> From: Miles Bader
> Subject: Re: Does anyone care about dialup?
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 2:31 AM
> It may also be a problem with your
> service provider -- I had a problem
> (back when I stil
It may also be a problem with your service provider -- I had a problem
(back when I still used PPP) where the connection was getting dropped
mysteriously, and [after much frustration trying to figure out what
was happening] it turned out my provider didn't support TCP header
compression; turning of
On Lu, 07 mai 12, 18:05:30, Go Linux wrote:
>
> Be aware though that some phone companies (like ATT locally) are
> intentionally throttling data connections to move used to higher
> paying services. That's why I ultimately had to get off dialup.
What's there to th
* Paul Zimmerman [120507 22:36]:
> Why is it so difficult to get dialup to work in Linux?
...
> Does anyone working on Linux care about dialup? Some people do still
> have uses for it, and some even depend on it.
Unless you have time to burn, the most pragmatic approach likely is to
a
--- On Mon, 5/7/12, Indulekha wrote:
> From: Indulekha
> Subject: Re: Does anyone care about dialup?
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Date: Monday, May 7, 2012, 7:50 PM
> I prefer to use pppconfig to create the connection, pon/poff
> to start/end it
+1 I was on
On 08/05/12 08:16, Paul Zimmerman wrote:
> Why is it so difficult to get dialup to work in Linux?
I hadn't noticed it was difficult neither dialup as a protocol or
the using your specific modem and dialup.
Is this a request for assistance or just a rant?
>
> Since KDE 4
On Mon, May 07, 2012 at 03:16:55PM -0700, Paul Zimmerman wrote:
>Why is it so difficult to get dialup to work in Linux? It has been this
>way for many years, too. I tried a different distro in 1996 when dialup
>modems were still the main means of Internet access for
dial & to start it up. You should hear the
phone dial if you did it correctly. I suppose you could use the minicom
package too but you loose the flexibility of c-kermit and the ability to
write your own scripts doing that.
On Mon, 7 May 2012, Paul Zimmerman wrote:
> Why is it so diff
On Tue, May 8, 2012 01:16, Paul Zimmerman wrote:
> Why is it so difficult to get dialup to work in Linux? It has been this
> way for many years, too. I tried a different distro in 1996 when dialup
> modems were still the main means of Internet access for most home users,
> and it w
actually, i was using dialup until 2008 i think --- both ppp and perhaps kermit
(getting a little foggy there).
i certainly did not make any kernel mods to do it.
but i do remember that getting it right was a bear (probably i'm foggy about
it because it is a painful, repressed memory :) ).
Why is it so difficult to get dialup to work in Linux? It has been this way for
many years, too. I tried a different distro in 1996 when dialup modems were
still the main means of Internet access for most home users, and it was
painfully difficult then, as well.
Since KDE 4 is such a hog I
wget.list
I find it handy to also keep a log of the session so as to be able to
associate the downloaded filename with the url.
wget -c -i wget.list -a wget-log
> I have wget aliased as
> alias wget='/usr/bin/wget -t 0 --read-timeout=60'
>
> since I'm on dialup.
> Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 22:33:44 -0500> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: scipt for dialup timer> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Wed,
> Nov 05, 2008 at 07:28:37PM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:> > I
> am a newbie to Kubuntu and dotan aked a question on nabble for
re any GUI-based software for timing how long one has been
>>>> connected to dialup? I have found wvdial but I need something for a
>>>> less technical user. Thanks in advance.
>>> Its not GUI, but a simple way would be to add a script to the -up and
>>> -d
"Dotan Cohen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 2008/11/5 Douglas A. Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > On Tue, Nov 04, 2008 at 10:02:35PM +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> >> Is there any GUI-based software for timing how long one has been
> >> connected to dia
Dotan Cohen wrote:
> Is there any GUI-based software for timing how long one has been
> connected to dialup? I have found wvdial but I need something for a
> less technical user. Thanks in advance.
You might look at pppstatus.
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Dotan Cohen wrote:
> Is there any GUI-based software for timing how long one has been
> connected to dialup? I have found wvdial but I need something for a
> less technical user. Thanks in advance.
pppcost seems to be what you are looking for.
Haven't tried it though.
There'
Dotan Cohen writes:
> Thanks, Doug, but this would not work in the case of accidental
> disconnects...
Yes it would. The scripts in ip-down.d run when the link goes down for any
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Dotan Cohen wrote:
Is there any GUI-based software for timing how long one has been
connected to dialup? I have found wvdial but I need something for a
less technical user. Thanks in advance.
http://packages.debian.org/sid/wmppp.app
exists in all distributions.
Right now mine shows 00:00
2008/11/5 Douglas A. Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Are you saying that /etc/ppp/ip-down isn't run if you unplug the phone
> wire? I've never had that problem. As for handling accidental
> disconnects, there's the pppd persist option.
>
Er, I really don't know! I'll pass that info on, thanks!
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On Wed, Nov 05, 2008 at 10:48:33AM +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> 2008/11/5 Douglas A. Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > On Tue, Nov 04, 2008 at 10:02:35PM +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> >> Is there any GUI-based software for timing how long one has been
> >> connected to
2008/11/5 Douglas A. Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Tue, Nov 04, 2008 at 10:02:35PM +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote:
>> Is there any GUI-based software for timing how long one has been
>> connected to dialup? I have found wvdial but I need something for a
>> less techni
On Tue, Nov 04, 2008 at 10:02:35PM +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> Is there any GUI-based software for timing how long one has been
> connected to dialup? I have found wvdial but I need something for a
> less technical user. Thanks in advance.
Its not GUI, but a simple way would be to add a
Is there any GUI-based software for timing how long one has been
connected to dialup? I have found wvdial but I need something for a
less technical user. Thanks in advance.
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> My question: is there a way to make pppd wait seconds before looking
> for the dialtone? Then I would be able to use it with this particular
> service.
You can disable wait for dialtone by putting command X3 in modem init string.
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Hi,
I have Telmex (Teléfonos de México S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: TMX))for local
phone service, <\begin rant> which provides the richest man in the world
with a steady income <\end rant>.
Telmex for local service gives you 100 free calls and thereafter you pay
through the nose.
We subscribe to a ser
On Feb 13, 2008 3:21 PM, Andrei Popescu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Privatization works in third-world economies. Give it time: As soon
> > as they realize they're a monopoly and has a newly relatively rich
> > Romanian public by the balls, expect service to decline and prices to
> > climb.
On Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 06:03:27PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote:
> On Feb 11, 2008 8:39 AM, Andrei Popescu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Tue, Feb 05, 2008 at 03:38:14PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote:
> >
> > > I'm going to guess that Telmex is a state-owned utility and not a
> > > private monopoly? T
Original Message:
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From: Andrei Popescu [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:39:30 +0200
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: [OT] dialup modemspeed change
On Tue, Feb 05, 2008 at 03:38:14PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote:
> I'm going to guess that Tel
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On 02/11/08 20:03, Paul Johnson wrote:
> On Feb 11, 2008 8:39 AM, Andrei Popescu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> On Tue, Feb 05, 2008 at 03:38:14PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote:
>>
>>> I'm going to guess that Telmex is a state-owned utility and not a
>>> pr
On Feb 11, 2008 8:39 AM, Andrei Popescu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 05, 2008 at 03:38:14PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote:
>
> > I'm going to guess that Telmex is a state-owned utility and not a
> > private monopoly? That would explain the better service right
> > there...
>
> I don't know
On Tue, Feb 05, 2008 at 03:38:14PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote:
> I'm going to guess that Telmex is a state-owned utility and not a
> private monopoly? That would explain the better service right
> there...
I don't know how it is elsewhere, but in Romania the telephone company
got a LOT better a
Am 2008-02-03 12:07:11, schrieb Douglas A. Tutty:
> You're probably too far away from the telco's D/A converter to get 56K.
> Welcome to dialup-for-the-rest-of-us.
???
Sorry but, in Turkey where I have a haus at the end of the world and
there I am using V.90 and get over 5 k
efore: average 3000 B/s
> while before it was 4500 B/s.
3 kBit/s sound like a V.34+ on the ISP side while
4.5 kBit/s is in the range of a V.90/V.92...
And yes, some ISP's are using realy old V.34+ Modem Pools...
> The sound of V92 dialup modem on connecting has changed: it used connect
On Feb 5, 2008 3:14 PM, Hugo Vanwoerkom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Want to thank everybody for answering this, and the problem was noise on
> the line and it has been fixed by Telmex *in one day*! What?! Telmex
> responding to a problem in one day and fixing it? Yessir!
That puts 'em lightyears
f V92 dialup modem on connecting has changed: it used connect
right away, now it makes more additional sounds.
Is this due to the quality of the phoneline?
Anybody savvy on dialup lines?
Want to thank everybody for answering this, and the problem was noise on
the line and it has been fixed by T
is at a lower speed than before: average 3000 B/s
while before it was 4500 B/s.
The sound of V92 dialup modem on connecting has changed: it used connect
right away, now it makes more additional sounds.
Is this due to the quality of the phoneline?
Yes. Anywhere from the CO to the inside wiring o
is at a lower speed than before: average 3000 B/s
while before it was 4500 B/s.
The sound of V92 dialup modem on connecting has changed: it used connect
right away, now it makes more additional sounds.
Is this due to the quality of the phoneline?
Yes. Anywhere from the CO to the inside wiring o
e same.
> >
> > Now the connection is at a lower speed than before: average 3000 B/s
> > while before it was 4500 B/s.
> >
> > The sound of V92 dialup modem on connecting has changed: it used connect
> > right away, now it makes more additional sounds.
> >
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From: Hugo Vanwoerkom [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2008 08:57:55 -0600
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: [OT] dialup modemspeed change
Hi,
I've changed the physical location of the Sid box and the telephone
number that is being used to
speed than before: average 3000 B/s
while before it was 4500 B/s.
The sound of V92 dialup modem on connecting has changed: it used connect
right away, now it makes more additional sounds.
Is this due to the quality of the phoneline?
Yes. Anywhere from the CO to the inside wiring of the building
nection is at a lower speed than before: average 3000 B/s
> while before it was 4500 B/s.
>
> The sound of V92 dialup modem on connecting has changed: it used connect
> right away, now it makes more additional sounds.
>
> Is this due to the quality of the phoneline?
Yes.
Hi,
I've changed the physical location of the Sid box and the telephone
number that is being used to dial the ISP.
Everything else is the same.
Now the connection is at a lower speed than before: average 3000 B/s
while before it was 4500 B/s.
The sound of V92 dialup modem on conne
I wrote:
> Install pppconfig and run it as root. Answer the questions. In
> "Properties" select "Advanced" and then "Demand". Follow
> instructions.
Mark writes:
> That sort of works when I use pon.
What works? Exactly what did you do and exactly what happens
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On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 02:39:23 + (UTC)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > I have dialup access to the internet. I'm currently using
> > gnome-ppp (a front-end for wvdial). I'm wondering if it is
> > possible to set it up so that it automatically connects to the
> >
On 10/14/2007 02:09 PM, Mark Grieveson wrote:
Hello. I have dialup access to the internet. I'm currently using
gnome-ppp (a front-end for wvdial). I'm wondering if it is possible to
set it up so that it automatically connects to the internet when I open
the browser, [...]
You can
Mark Grieveson writes:
> I have dialup access to the internet. I'm currently using gnome-ppp (a
> front-end for wvdial). I'm wondering if it is possible to set it up so
> that it automatically connects to the internet when I open the browser,
> as opposed to me having
Hello. I have dialup access to the internet. I'm currently using
gnome-ppp (a front-end for wvdial). I'm wondering if it is possible to
set it up so that it automatically connects to the internet when I open
the browser, as opposed to me having to open the gnome-ppp program
manually.
> Install pon
> Then install pppconfig and run that as root
> Then if you are already as user added to dip it will all just work.
> I am still on dialup and about to move onto satellite broadband
> because there is no other broadband option. One of the joys of living
> in th
Install pppconfig, run it as root, and follow instructions.
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owner root, file group dip.
>--}
>--} Should file group dip be given write access?
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>--} PS, switching back to dialup, just to hear that good ol' modem sound
>--} again, is worth it.
Install pon
Then instal
On Tue, Jul 17, 2007 at 01:40:30AM -0400, Mark Grieveson wrote:
> I tried kppp, and did get it to connect, but only when run as root. I
> read kppp's help, and it said a bunch of stuff about "noauth" and
> "dip"; so, my regular user is a member of both dialout and dip, and
> I uncommented "noauth"
--, file owner root, file group dip.
Should file group dip be given write access?
All suggestions appreciated,
Mark
PS, switching back to dialup, just to hear that good ol' modem sound
again, is worth it.
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my choice because it also allows me to use adzapper, a squid plugin
that makes some real difference for dialup users: It replaces most ads
with a 1x1 transparent gif at the proxy.
> It would be nice if it cached page elements. For example, if I want
> today's weather, its only th
"Mumia W.." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> As Hugo Vanwoerkom said, bug #423646 is for the Sid version. You could
> grab the source for Sarge's wwwoffle and try to build it under Etch:
> http://mirror.peer1.net/debian/pool/main/w/wwwoffle/
>
> I've used wwwoffle happily for years. I'm sorry it was
On Sat, May 26, 2007 at 11:29:32AM -0500, Mumia W.. wrote:
> I've used wwwoffle happily for years. I'm sorry it was removed from
> Etch, but it's no biggie though because when I was a Slackware user, I
> had to build it from the source anyway.
Thanks all,
I went ahead and installed polipo and
On 05/26/2007 06:19 AM, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote:
On Fri, May 25, 2007 at 10:09:10PM -0500, Mumia W.. wrote:
On 05/25/2007 07:57 PM, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote:
I seem to remember reading somewhere that useing an http cache proxy
would speed up browsing similar sites when using dialup
Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
Douglas Allan Tutty wrote:
On Fri, May 25, 2007 at 10:09:10PM -0500, Mumia W.. wrote:
On 05/25/2007 07:57 PM, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote:
I seem to remember reading somewhere that useing an http cache proxy
would speed up browsing similar sites when using dialup
Douglas Allan Tutty wrote:
On Fri, May 25, 2007 at 10:09:10PM -0500, Mumia W.. wrote:
On 05/25/2007 07:57 PM, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote:
I seem to remember reading somewhere that useing an http cache proxy
would speed up browsing similar sites when using dialup.
[...]
You probably want
On Fri, May 25, 2007 at 09:22:28PM -0400, Roberto C. Sánchez wrote:
> On Fri, May 25, 2007 at 08:57:14PM -0400, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote:
> > I seem to remember reading somewhere that useing an http cache proxy
> > would speed up browsing similar sites when using dialup.
> &
On Fri, May 25, 2007 at 10:09:10PM -0500, Mumia W.. wrote:
> On 05/25/2007 07:57 PM, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote:
> >I seem to remember reading somewhere that useing an http cache proxy
> >would speed up browsing similar sites when using dialup.
> >[...]
>
> You probab
On 05/25/2007 07:57 PM, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote:
I seem to remember reading somewhere that useing an http cache proxy
would speed up browsing similar sites when using dialup.
[...]
You probably want 'wwwoffle.'
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On Fri, May 25, 2007 at 08:57:14PM -0400, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote:
> I seem to remember reading somewhere that useing an http cache proxy
> would speed up browsing similar sites when using dialup.
>
> I'm not sure which package would be best.
>
> I want light weight an
I seem to remember reading somewhere that useing an http cache proxy
would speed up browsing similar sites when using dialup.
I'm not sure which package would be best.
I want light weight and minimal/simple config. I don't need the
security configs of something like squid. Just so
On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 09:16:27PM -0400, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote:
>
> I'll do some searching. The only non-resovable one I know is
> example.com but then, I wouldn't want to use it since then it would be
> resolvable :)
>
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ host example.comexample.com has address 192.0.34.1
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