Re: suggestion[data in .sig file]

2002-03-12 Thread will trillich
On Tue, Mar 05, 2002 at 01:46:13PM -0600, Dimitri Maziuk wrote: > The actual tip is: > > OpenSSH will not forward X connections if the local DISPLAY variable > is not set. I.e. > export DISPLAY= ; ssh -X server ; netscape <-- "Cannot open display" > export DISPLAY=:0.0 ; ssh -X server ; netsca

Re: NEWBIE TIP #110 [was Re: suggestion[data in .sig file]]

2002-03-08 Thread Dimitri Maziuk
* Osamu Aoki ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: ... > Anyway, it was interesting. this was not "my document" but quite > thought provoking for me Good. Then my ranting was not entirely in vain. Dima -- We're sysadmins. Sanity happens to other people. -- Chris King

Re: NEWBIE TIP #110 [was Re: suggestion[data in .sig file]]

2002-03-08 Thread Osamu Aoki
On Thu, Mar 07, 2002 at 01:37:56PM -0600, Dimitri Maziuk wrote: > * Dimitri Maziuk ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: > 4. this whole mess is signed with *my* name and e-mail address, and > 5. NOBODY TOLD ME THEY WERE GOING TO PUT MY NAME ON IT. When people like me volunteered to summarize informat

Re: NEWBIE TIP #110 [was Re: suggestion[data in .sig file]]

2002-03-07 Thread Hans Ekbrand
On Thu, Mar 07, 2002 at 11:21:28AM -0600, Dimitri Maziuk wrote: > * Crispin Wellington ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: > > On Thu, 2002-03-07 at 18:13, Hans Ekbrand wrote: > ... > > > I fail to understand why you came up with the example above. No one > > > have suggested or commented any such th

Re: NEWBIE TIP #110 [was Re: suggestion[data in .sig file]]

2002-03-07 Thread Dimitri Maziuk
* Dimitri Maziuk ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: > * Crispin Wellington ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: > > On Thu, 2002-03-07 at 18:13, Hans Ekbrand wrote: > ... > > > I fail to understand why you came up with the example above. No one > > > have suggested or commented any such thing. > > > >

Re: NEWBIE TIP #110 [was Re: suggestion[data in .sig file]]

2002-03-07 Thread Hans Ekbrand
On Thu, Mar 07, 2002 at 08:31:09AM -1000, Joseph Dane wrote: > > "Hans" == Hans Ekbrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Hans> Since no one else has disputed this post yet, I think it is > Hans> time to do so. I have used X-forwarding over SSH enough to know > Hans> that you need not and you

Re: NEWBIE TIP #110 [was Re: suggestion[data in .sig file]]

2002-03-07 Thread Joseph Dane
> "Hans" == Hans Ekbrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Hans> Since no one else has disputed this post yet, I think it is Hans> time to do so. I have used X-forwarding over SSH enough to know Hans> that you need not and you should not set $DISPLAY manually. no, you don't need to set DISPLAY.

Re: NEWBIE TIP #110 [was Re: suggestion[data in .sig file]]

2002-03-07 Thread Dimitri Maziuk
* Crispin Wellington ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: > On Thu, 2002-03-07 at 18:13, Hans Ekbrand wrote: ... > > I fail to understand why you came up with the example above. No one > > have suggested or commented any such thing. > > I wasn't subscribed when the first post came in so Im exempt. Bu

Re: NEWBIE TIP #110 [was Re: suggestion[data in .sig file]]

2002-03-07 Thread Crispin Wellington
On Thu, 2002-03-07 at 18:13, Hans Ekbrand wrote: > On Tue, Mar 05, 2002 at 01:44:40PM -1000, Joseph Dane wrote: > > > "Hans" == Hans Ekbrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > Hans> This tip is bad. It does not work. The first line makes the > > Hans> following fail (or, I think, in case of

Re: NEWBIE TIP #110 [was Re: suggestion[data in .sig file]]

2002-03-07 Thread Hans Ekbrand
On Tue, Mar 05, 2002 at 01:44:40PM -1000, Joseph Dane wrote: > > "Hans" == Hans Ekbrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Hans> This tip is bad. It does not work. The first line makes the > Hans> following fail (or, I think, in case of bad security on client > Hans> succeed but by-pass the ss

Re: suggestion[data in .sig file]

2002-03-05 Thread Wendell Cochran
Tue, 5 Mar 2002 11:36:15 -0600 will trillich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : >>On Sun, Mar 03, 2002 at 10:31:00AM -0800, Wendell Cochran wrote: >> A calculated concentration of essential information is surely a useful >> exercise for any novice. Then in time of trouble he (or she) can

Re: NEWBIE TIP #110 [was Re: suggestion[data in .sig file]]

2002-03-05 Thread Joseph Dane
> "Hans" == Hans Ekbrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Hans> This tip is bad. It does not work. The first line makes the Hans> following fail (or, I think, in case of bad security on client Hans> succeed but by-pass the ssh-tunnel). no, it works as expected. if the tip had been client> s

Re: NEWBIE TIP #110 [was Re: suggestion[data in .sig file]]

2002-03-05 Thread Dimitri Maziuk
* Hans Ekbrand ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: > On Tue, Mar 05, 2002 at 11:36:15AM -0600, will trillich wrote: > > DEBIAN NEWBIE TIP #110 from Dimitri Maziuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > : > > Here's how to TUNNEL SECURE X11 CONNECTIONS THROUGH SSH: on the > > client, do this: > > client# export

NEWBIE TIP #110 [was Re: suggestion[data in .sig file]]

2002-03-05 Thread Hans Ekbrand
On Tue, Mar 05, 2002 at 11:36:15AM -0600, will trillich wrote: > DEBIAN NEWBIE TIP #110 from Dimitri Maziuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > : > Here's how to TUNNEL SECURE X11 CONNECTIONS THROUGH SSH: on the > client, do this: > client# export DISPLAY=client:0.0 > client# ssh -X server > then onc

Re: suggestion[data in .sig file]

2002-03-05 Thread Dimitri Maziuk
* will trillich ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: ... > DEBIAN NEWBIE TIP #110 from Dimitri Maziuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > : > Here's how to TUNNEL SECURE X11 CONNECTIONS THROUGH SSH: on the > client, do this: > client# export DISPLAY=client:0.0 > client# ssh -X server > then once you're

Re: suggestion[data in .sig file]

2002-03-05 Thread will trillich
On Sun, Mar 03, 2002 at 10:31:00AM -0800, Wendell Cochran wrote: > A calculated concentration of essential information is surely a useful > exercise for any novice. Then in time of trouble he (or she) can > describe the problem -- & add something like `for system specs see my > .sig file.' > > Oh

Re: suggestion[data in .sig file]

2002-03-03 Thread Wendell Cochran
>> will trillich wrote: [snip] >> why not have your .signature reflect which debian you're using? [snip] > Mark S. Reglewski wrote: >Will, missing relevant data in problem reports and responses is >certainly a pain as you indicate, but I think it's better to try >to educate novice posters on subm