Re: pdf editor

2001-07-28 Thread Alan Shutko
John Galt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Since postscript, .pdf, and ebooks all make money for Adobe > (postscript and .pdf mostly in residuals), it's time to stop using > them. Sic semper tyrannis. But PDF and PS do not necessarily make money for Adobe. My printer has a non-Adobe PS RIP, I crea

Re: OT: color emacs/auctex in console?

2001-07-28 Thread Alan Shutko
Jeff Maxson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I apt-got emacs20, auctex, and their suggested packages. Loading up > a latex document will now get me all the whiz-bang formatting > features of auctex, but I can't seem to get the color to kick-in. > I'm running just the console, if that matters. You e

Re: libc6 2.2.3-7 post-inst error

2001-07-28 Thread Lindsay Allen
On Mon, 23 Jul 2001, Lindsay Allen wrote: > > Hello all, > > elm:# dpkg --configure libc6 > Setting up libc6 (2.2.3-7) ... > date: invalid date `Mon Jul 23 07:32:48 WST 2001' > dpkg: error processing libc6 (--configure): > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Errors

Re: cvs permissions

2001-07-28 Thread Osamu Aoki
Hi, interesting ideas. I thought about it ... On Thu, Jul 26, 2001 at 04:46:25PM -0400, Joey Hess wrote: > Martin F. Krafft wrote: > > okay, with the preserve option i have succeeded at preserving the file > > permissions ... > I'm not sure if the preserve option works with remote cvs checkouts b

Re: /dev/fd0u1743 help

2001-07-28 Thread Eduard Bloch
#include Alvin Oga wrote on Fri Jul 27, 2001 um 03:17:47PM: > superformat will format 1.44mb floppies to 1.77 or higher if needed Yes, you can get 1920kB with superformat. Unfortunately, this format is very slow (since complicated to read) and cannot boot. 1743 is the common denominator, useable

Re: Debian Issues!!

2001-07-28 Thread pascal weller
> | > | > to begin this project, but little to my knowledge, I have spent the > | > last three days reading though your FAQ's, readme files, etc trying to > | > figure out how to get the image which should be a simple afair, yet > | > failing miserabbaly and I have the following comments/complaints

Re: Quake 3

2001-07-28 Thread Barrie Grieve
jason pepas wrote: > > Thanks for the quick responses guys, > > Andrew - I am running a G200, so I may have to do the same... > > Sean - I am first trying to get it working with a G200, and I will get it > working with another machine using an Nvidia GeForce2MX after this. > > Yves - I will de

KDE panel configuration

2001-07-28 Thread Ross Boylan
I thought I'd give KDE2 a try (on woody). There are a couple of annoyances I'm hoping someone can help me out with. I've added some things to the panel that I can not find a way to remove. I believe these are the quick launch and the run applets. The latter shows a drop down box with "Run Command

mouse stops working in X

2001-07-28 Thread Patrick Boe
hi, a few minutes into every X session, my mouse stops working. If I leave X for the console, where the mouse works, then go back to X, the mouse still doesn't work. i can enter text in X fine. anyone know why? my system information, as well as all the warning lines in my XFree86.0.log file, is

PPP Script Problem

2001-07-28 Thread JakeCatfox
I set up a PPP dialup script following this HOWTO: http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/ISP-Connectivity-2.html#ss2.1, and I have attached it to this email. Whenever I try to execute it, I get the following errors: ./ppp-connect: unexpected EOF while looking for `'' ./ppp-connect: ./ppp-connect:

KDE2 X display security

2001-07-28 Thread Ross Boylan
If I open a terminal and su, I find I'm unable to open additional displays (e.g., su emacs & ). If I change to a regular terminal and do xhost + then the emacs & as root works. I know the install script says it's shutting down remote access, but this is local access. I tried removing -nolisten

Re: mouse stops working in X

2001-07-28 Thread Eduard Bloch
#include Patrick Boe wrote on Sat Jul 28, 2001 um 03:11:37AM: > a few minutes into every X session, my mouse stops working. If I leave X > for the console, where the mouse works, then go back to X, the mouse still > doesn't work. i can enter text in X fine. anyone know why? my system How did

Re: pdf editor

2001-07-28 Thread Brett Parker
On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 03:20:55AM +0530, harsha wrote: > hi, > > > Sounds like the poster wanted to fill in PDF Forms, and the only app I know > > that can do that is Acrobat Reader. > > hmmn there is no GNU utility for the same purpose. I have a problem in > viewing some pdf files. xpdf ref

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2001-07-28 Thread Dan Figrin
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Re: balsa: orphaned?

2001-07-28 Thread Erik Steffl
hzi wrote: > > >> Mensagem anterior << > > No dia 26/07/01, 06:00:10, Erik Steffl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escreveu o > seguinte sobre o tema balsa: orphaned?: > > > what's up with balsa? there's a huge number of old bugs (year or two > > old) including the ne that m

Biometric devices supported by Linux

2001-07-28 Thread Andrew Pollock
Hi, Does anyone know of any biometric (fingerprint recognition systems in particular) that can be made to work under Linux? I've got in mind something USB based... I'm going through the motions of looking at the feasibility of making a Linux-based attendance tracking system that will use fingerp

Re: Debian Issues!!

2001-07-28 Thread Martin Rowe
Hi I'm afraid I 'cheat' and grab the iso direct from http://www.linuxiso.org which lists Debian right at the top (as it should be ;-) ). I did look into getting it the Debian way, but decided to go with linuxiso.org as it was easier and they're geared up for that sort of demand. I'm happy enou

Re: Quake 2 Problem

2001-07-28 Thread Yves Dessertine
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm trying to run Quake 2 from X, but when I do, it tells me it can't find > ref_softx.so, even though it's right there in the directory with it. Does > anyone know what the problem might be? This file seems not to be a part of any package (search on http://packages.de

How can one get debian installed?

2001-07-28 Thread Robert Schweikert
I am having a hard time gettin anything to work. I downloaded the 2.2r3 CDRoms and burned all three disks. Then I went on to install the distribution but I cannot get it to work. Well it works in single user environment, but I cannot believe that that is how everyone is using the distribution. Whe

Re: PPP Script Problem

2001-07-28 Thread John Hasler
Deven writes: > Any ideas? Yes. Scrap the script. Run pppconfig as root to configure ppp and then us pon to bring up the connection and poff to shut it down. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, Wisconsin

Your site listed

2001-07-28 Thread sarah
Pages from your web site at http://www.debian.org have been added to the UK Search Portal, http://www.serenade.co.uk. I got your email address from the page http://www.debian.org/contact, and just wanted to let you know about your entry, and how to add more pages and "boost" your position in ou

Re: Your site listed

2001-07-28 Thread Stig Brautaset
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Pages from your web site at http://www.debian.org have been added to > the UK Search Portal, http://www.serenade.co.uk. > > I got your email address from the page > http://www.debian.org/contact, and just wanted to let you know about > your entry, and how to add more p

problem sending mail

2001-07-28 Thread padmaja godbole
Sir, I have a online site using jsp and I am sending mail from a jsp page .But There was error message saying-- error sending the mail.IO ERROR IN SENDING EMAIL:554 : Recipient address rejected: Relay access denied . and a returned mail from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> with message-- This is the Postfix

Re: Debian Issues!!

2001-07-28 Thread Colin Watson
"pascal weller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >what kind of bandwidth do I save with the pseudo-image-kit ? >Just download the iso with a ftp client witch can resume and your done. >Do I miss something ? It doesn't save *you* bandwidth, it helps out the load on the mirrors. That (at least in theory)

Re: Debian Issues!!

2001-07-28 Thread Colin Watson
"Karsten M. Self" wrote: >on Fri, Jul 27, 2001 at 03:51:14PM -0700, Jaimos F. Skriletz >([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: >> First I will like to say that your meathod is intivative and I >> understand your issues of wanting to save banwith, also after thinking >> about your meathod of using the .list fi

sendmail logs

2001-07-28 Thread Robert Waldner
Hi! Since I re-installed a box, sendmail seems to be logging less information than before. Specifically, I had two entries for each mail, one for the receiving part, and one for delivery. Now when mail is sent to a local luser I only get a syslog-entry for the delivery part, but not for t

Re: How can one get debian installed?

2001-07-28 Thread Frank Zimmermann
Robert Schweikert wrote: # /usr/bin/apt-get --no-download install /usr/dists/upgrades/xserver-3dlabs_3.3.6-11potato32.deb Reading Package Lists... Building Dependency Tree... E: Couldn't find package /usr/dists/upgrades/xserver-3dlabs_3.3.6-11potato32.deb # /usr/bin/apt-get --no-download inst

Re: How can one get debian installed?

2001-07-28 Thread destruss
On 28 Jul 2001, at 14:37, Frank Zimmermann wrote: > Robert Schweikert wrote: > > > > > > # /usr/bin/apt-get --no-download install > > /usr/dists/upgrades/xserver-3dlabs_3.3.6-11potato32.deb > > Reading Package Lists... > > Building Dependency Tree... > > E: Couldn't find package > > /usr/dists/

Re: Biometric devices supported by Linux

2001-07-28 Thread Sven Hoexter
On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 06:49:29PM +1000, Andrew Pollock wrote: > Hi, > > Does anyone know of any biometric (fingerprint recognition systems in > particular) that can be made to work under Linux? > > I've got in mind something USB based... > > I'm going through the motions of looking at the feas

Re: pdf editor

2001-07-28 Thread Martin Würtele
On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 02:24:45AM +0530, harsha wrote: > I would like to know if there exists a package to **edit** pdf files. I > have some forms in pdf form which i have to fill. I did make a search at > freshmeat, sourceforge but none turned up just use your favourite editor to edit the

Re: KDE panel configuration

2001-07-28 Thread Philipp Lehman
On Sat, 28 Jul 2001, Ross Boylan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >1. Right click produces no popup with an option to delete the item. >I can delete individual items within the quicklaunch panel, but not >the panel itself. Did you try right-clicking the 'handle'? -- Philipp Lehman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: How can one get debian installed?

2001-07-28 Thread Jeremy
> > Does anyone have any ideas what the hell is going on here? > > > It looks to me like you've downloaded the files and then try to install it > with apt-get. I'm not sure how well this will pertain to you, but if it were me, I'd just run the apt-get update, and then apt-get install your_package

Re: KDE2 X display security

2001-07-28 Thread Philipp Lehman
On Sat, 28 Jul 2001, Ross Boylan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >If I change to a regular terminal and do xhost + then the emacs & as >root works. Are you looking for "xhost +local:"? -- Philipp Lehman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

kylix open edition and Debian 2.2

2001-07-28 Thread Felix Natter
hi, is it possible (with some tricks; libc-update, alien etc.) to run kylix open edition on Debian 2.2 ? thanks, -- Felix Natter

Re: sid / woody ppp not setting default gw

2001-07-28 Thread Donald R. Spoon
Christopher S. Swingley wrote: > Hi! > > I have a laptop with an ethernet card connection to a local network > and a modem for connecting to the Internet. Earlier versions of pppd > always reset the default gateway to the dial-in server when I connected > (and reset it back to eth0 after I hang u

Fwd: Your site listed

2001-07-28 Thread d
HEY, people what is this CARP? I have received some stuff like this before and just thought it was an ERROR. Now I am begaining to wonder.. Is this sort of thingy acceptable practice or should we turn them in to some "FROG" or "SALAMANDER" some place FAR FAR AWAY? d [EMAIL PROTECTED] S.

Re: problem sending mail

2001-07-28 Thread Joost Kooij
(please type a return after +/- 70 characters.) On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 12:44:44PM -, padmaja godbole wrote: > I have a online site using jsp and I am sending mail from a jsp > page .But There was error message saying-- error sending the mail. > IO ERROR IN SENDING EMAIL:554 : Recipient addr

Re: Debian Issues!!

2001-07-28 Thread dman
On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 02:14:27PM +0100, Colin Watson wrote: | "pascal weller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | >what kind of bandwidth do I save with the pseudo-image-kit ? | >Just download the iso with a ftp client witch can resume and your done. | >Do I miss something ? | | It doesn't save *you* b

Re: Fwd: Your site listed

2001-07-28 Thread Joost Kooij
On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 09:35:07AM -0500, d wrote: > HEY, people what is this CARP? It's called "spam". > I have received some stuff like this before > and just thought it was an ERROR. Hmmm, I wish it was. Welcome to the internet. >

Problems loading the hisax isdn driver on Debian 2.2r3

2001-07-28 Thread Helen McCall
Hello, I am having problems loading the HiSax driver in a couple of installations of Debian potato 2.2r3 using the kernel 2.2.19pre17 which comes as the default on that release. Kernel = Linux version 2.2.19pre17 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 2.7.2.3) #1 Tue Mar 13 22:37:59 EST 2001

Re: How can one get debian installed?

2001-07-28 Thread dman
On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 02:37:02PM +0100, Frank Zimmermann wrote: | apt-get needs AFAIK a Contents-file. It looks to me like you've | downloaded the files and then try to install it with apt-get. So | you'll have to tell apt-get where the files are. | | I think you'll have to create a Contents.gz

mp3 players?

2001-07-28 Thread Sunny Dubey
Hi, Which portable mp3 players work with Linux? I was looking a Sunny Dubeyround in the kernel, and I saw support for the Rio500, but I was wondering if anyone was aware of other various protable mp3 players for linux. Thanks

Free x-server for windows 9x, ideas?

2001-07-28 Thread nico de haer
Hi all, I'm looking for a nice X server to run on my windoze box, as my server does not have a monitor anymore I found "MicroImages X Server" but it's old and i don't like it that much Requirements: 1) Plays nice with Debian Linux (potato) 2) Freeware, nag-free shareware, GPL? Ideas? Th

How do I find my local IP assigned by my ISP when using pon, etc?

2001-07-28 Thread Randolph S. Kahle
I am running potato and trying to configure dial-up Internet access. Everything is running fine - I can dial the ISP, authenticate, get an IP address, etc. Now I am trying to write firewall rules that will adapt to whatever IP I am assigned. I think I am two questions away from getting this to

Re: Free x-server for windows 9x, ideas?

2001-07-28 Thread dman
On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 05:27:11PM -0700, nico de haer wrote: | Hi all, | | I'm looking for a nice X server to run on my windoze box, as my server does | not have a monitor anymore | I found "MicroImages X Server" but it's old and i don't like it that | much | | Requirements: | 1) Plays n

Re: How do I find my local IP assigned by my ISP when using pon, etc?

2001-07-28 Thread dman
/sbin/ifconfig will tell you what your IP is. It is also in /var/log/syslog. On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 08:16:05AM -0700, Randolph S. Kahle wrote: | | I am running potato and trying to configure dial-up Internet access. | | Everything is running fine - I can dial the ISP, authenticate, get an IP

Re: mp3 players?

2001-07-28 Thread Michael Perry
Quoting Sunny Dubey on Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 11:10:08AM -0400: > Hi, > > Which portable mp3 players work with Linux? I was looking a > > Sunny Dubeyround in the kernel, and I saw support for the Rio500, but I was > wondering if anyone was aware of other various protable mp3 players for > linux.

Re: Free x-server for windows 9x, ideas?

2001-07-28 Thread Craig Dickson
dman wrote: > XFree86 was ported to cygwin. I didn't have any luck getting it to > work though. I have it working on two different machines, one running WinME, the other running Win2k originally, and now WinXP RC1. Craig

Re: kylix open edition and Debian 2.2

2001-07-28 Thread Dominique Deleris
Felix Natter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > hi, > > is it possible (with some tricks; libc-update, alien etc.) to run kylix > open edition on Debian 2.2 ? > I run it on top of Woody without any problem. Dominique

Re: pdf editor

2001-07-28 Thread Philipp Lehman
On Sat, 28 Jul 2001, harsha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Sounds like the poster wanted to fill in PDF Forms, and the only app I know >> that can do that is Acrobat Reader. > >hmmn there is no GNU utility for the same purpose. I have a problem >in viewing some pdf files. xpdf refuses to open them

Re: Fwd: Your site listed

2001-07-28 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 28 Jul 2001, Joost Kooij wrote: > On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 09:35:07AM -0500, d wrote: > > HEY, people what is this CARP? > > It's called "spam". > > > I have received some stuff like this before > > and just thought it was an ERROR. > > Hmmm, I wish it was.

Re: Problems loading the hisax isdn driver on Debian 2.2r3

2001-07-28 Thread Philipp Lehman
On Sat, 28 Jul 2001, Helen McCall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I am having problems loading the HiSax driver in a couple of installations >of Debian potato 2.2r3 using the kernel 2.2.19pre17 which comes as the >default on that release. > >Kernel = Linux version 2.2.19pre17 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc

Re: Fwd: Your site listed

2001-07-28 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 28 Jul 2001, Jeremy wrote: > yeah... that's that virus that's beeng going around. > > Jer > > Yes, so I've just been told on another newsgroup. Well, I'm glad I'm not the only one - I thought someone had it in for me :; Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - running Gnu/Debian Linux (Windows-free

Re: How do I find my local IP assigned by my ISP when using pon, etc?

2001-07-28 Thread Randolph S. Kahle
Thank you for the reply. I forgot to mention one complication, I am setting this machine up for someone who will not have root access (I will retain that). I am doing this so that they cannot "mess up" their own machine... The user will be able, from a user account, do a pon, poff, etc. to connect

Re: Fwd: Your site listed

2001-07-28 Thread John Hasler
Anthony Campbell writes: > And he does - about 6 times now. It's always from a different address so > I can't filter it in any way. > Anyone had anything like this? Several per day. It's the current Windows virus. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI

Re: How do I find my local IP assigned by my ISP when using pon, etc?

2001-07-28 Thread Christoph Schaefer
Salut, On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 08:16:05AM -0700, Randolph S. Kahle wrote: > > > I think I am two questions away from getting this to work: > > * What script is run when the connection to the ISP completes? > > * How do I know, in that script, what my assigned IP is? Actually you co

Re: How do I find my local IP assigned by my ISP when using pon, etc?

2001-07-28 Thread dude
What kernel are you using? On 28 Jul 2001, Randolph S. Kahle wrote: > Date: 28 Jul 2001 09:07:13 -0700 > From: Randolph S. Kahle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: dman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: debian help > Subject: Re: How do I find my local IP assigned by my ISP when using pon, > etc? > Rese

Re: How do I find my local IP assigned by my ISP when using pon, etc?

2001-07-28 Thread John Hasler
Randy writes: > The user will be able, from a user account, do a pon, poff, etc. to > connect to the ISP. So, my challenge is to have the scripts run from > user level security and install the firewall rules. > How do I do this? The scripts in /etc/ppp/ip-up.d and /etc/ppp/ip-down.d are run when

Re: Fwd: Your site listed

2001-07-28 Thread Colin Watson
Anthony Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [cc'ed according to mail-followup-to request] >On 28 Jul 2001, Joost Kooij wrote: >> On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 09:35:07AM -0500, d wrote: >> > HEY, people what is this CARP? Hmm, seems like the SHOUTING meant a couple of letters were transposed there. :)

Re: Free x-server for windows 9x, ideas?

2001-07-28 Thread dman
On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 08:29:10AM -0700, Craig Dickson wrote: | dman wrote: | | > XFree86 was ported to cygwin. I didn't have any luck getting it to | > work though. | | I have it working on two different machines, one running WinME, the other | running Win2k originally, and now WinXP RC1. Swe

CD Writer

2001-07-28 Thread Gurusami Annamalai
Hello All, I am currently using Debian GNU Linux version 2.2. I am planning to buy a CD Writer that is already supported, so that I don't have to download anything. Is such a CD Writer available? It would be very helpful if you can give me some names (or a pointer to the information). I am usi

Re: How do I find my local IP assigned by my ISP when using pon, etc?

2001-07-28 Thread dman
On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 09:07:13AM -0700, Randolph S. Kahle wrote: | Thank you for the reply. I forgot to mention one complication, I am | setting this machine up for someone who will not have root access (I | will retain that). I am doing this so that they cannot "mess up" their | own machine...

Re: pdf editor

2001-07-28 Thread Alan Shutko
Philipp Lehman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > You might want to try gs + gs-pdfencrypt instead. gs does a better job > at dealing with pdf files than xpdf. At the cost of poor font rendering and bad navigation. At least they're interested in integrating it more with frontends, so you'll be able t

Re: Fwd: Your site listed

2001-07-28 Thread Cam Ellison
* Colin Watson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Anthony Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [cc'ed according to mail-followup-to request] > >On 28 Jul 2001, Joost Kooij wrote: > >> On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 09:35:07AM -0500, d wrote: > >> > HEY, people what is this CARP? > > Hmm, seems like the SHOUT

Re: How do I find my local IP assigned by my ISP when using pon, etc?

2001-07-28 Thread Philipp Lehman
On 28 Jul 2001, John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Randy writes: >> The user will be able, from a user account, do a pon, poff, etc. to >> connect to the ISP. So, my challenge is to have the scripts run from >> user level security and install the firewall rules. > >> How do I do this? > >The

Re: esound

2001-07-28 Thread Mart van de Wege
On Fri, 27 Jul 2001 15:31:42 -0400 Steve Gran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello all, > I'm having an interesting problem - esound has up and quit on me for > some > reason. I'm running Debian testing, and it worked just fine (although > occasionally it wouldn't disconnect from a user after logou

Re: Free x-server for windows 9x, ideas?

2001-07-28 Thread Craig Dickson
dman wrote: > Sweet! Do yo have any tips or configs to share? The problem is that since it worked "right out of the box" for me, I don't really know what to suggest. Also, I think they've updated it since I installed; it could be that the current build doesn't work as well as the older one. Cr

Re: CD Writer

2001-07-28 Thread Yves Dessertine
Hi Anna ! Linux doesn't use drivers like Windows. The Writer is or isn't supported by your burinig sofware. The most common writing programm is cdrecord (http://www.cdrecord.org). There is also a frontend called X-CD-ROAST. If you buy an IDE writer, you must run it in SCSI emulation mode. If it

Re: ALSA problems

2001-07-28 Thread Andrea Vettorello
Ross Boylan wrote: > I recently upgraded to 2.4.6 kernel and alsa 0.9xxxbeta; I had > previously been using 2.4.2 and (I think) alsa 0.5. > [...] > 4) Some error message about alsactl or alsaconf scrolls by when I start > the system. > > Can anyone suggest what is happening, or how to fix it? D

Re: How do I find my local IP assigned by my ISP when using pon, etc?

2001-07-28 Thread Randolph S. Kahle
On 28 Jul 2001 19:01:07 +0200, Philipp Lehman wrote: > On 28 Jul 2001, John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Randy writes: > >> The user will be able, from a user account, do a pon, poff, etc. to > >> connect to the ISP. So, my challenge is to have the scripts run from > >> user level securi

Re: How do I find my local IP assigned by my ISP when using pon, etc?

2001-07-28 Thread Randolph S. Kahle
On 28 Jul 2001 11:11:58 -0500, John Hasler wrote: > Randy writes: > > The user will be able, from a user account, do a pon, poff, etc. to > > connect to the ISP. So, my challenge is to have the scripts run from > > user level security and install the firewall rules. > > > How do I do this? > > Th

testing: xf86cfg 3D Rage Pro: X dies

2001-07-28 Thread joe golden
Using testing version of Debian, kernel 2.2.19. Configuring with xf86cfg. Chip has label ATI Rage Pro Turbo AGP 49802 on it. SuperProbe reports ATI 264GT3 (3D Rage Pro) w/ chipset ATI Mach 64 and 8192KB of memory. Not sure exactly which chipset this is. Anybody have a running XF86Config-4 f

Re: Fwd: Your site listed

2001-07-28 Thread Joost Kooij
On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 04:39:32PM +0100, Anthony Campbell wrote: > You think this is bad? I'm getting a message every 2 days or so with a > 200K+ attachment in base 64 (which I can't read). It says something > like: > > "Hi. How are you? I'm sending this file for your comments. > Than

Re: Free x-server for windows 9x, ideas?

2001-07-28 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 05:27:11PM -0700, nico de haer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm looking for a nice X server to run on my windoze box, as my server does > not have a monitor anymore > I found "MicroImages X Server" but it's old and i don't like it that > much > > Requi

abiword testing on stable system

2001-07-28 Thread joe golden
Anyone running abiword testing version on a stable platform? I'd like the better version on the stable platform. Thanks in advance. Joe Golden The Stevens School of Peacham thestevensschoolofpeacham.com _ Get your FREE download o

Re: KDE2 X display security

2001-07-28 Thread Ross Boylan
I'm looking for a configuration file setting so that I won't need to type that command every time I start. On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 03:55:36PM +0200, Philipp Lehman wrote: > On Sat, 28 Jul 2001, Ross Boylan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >If I change to a regular terminal and do xhost + then the e

Re: [SOLUTION!] How do I find my local IP assigned by my ISP when using pon, etc?

2001-07-28 Thread Randolph S. Kahle
First, Thank you to everyone that sent email about my question. The solution turned out to be very simple. When pon causes a connection to be made to an ISP, the script /etc/ppp/ip-up is run. In Debian (2.2r3) this script accepts several parameters from pppd. They are set and exported as: PP

Imation LS-120

2001-07-28 Thread Steve Gran
Hello all, I'm doing a home recording project on a MAC that belongs to a friend (G4, OS 9.something) because we're using pro-tools. The reason I'm writing is that getting the recorded files over to my linux box for burning has me wondering. We could, I suppose, set up a home network, bu I'd rathe

Re: How do I find my local IP assigned by my ISP when using pon, etc?

2001-07-28 Thread Joost Kooij
On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 09:07:13AM -0700, Randolph S. Kahle wrote: > Thank you for the reply. I forgot to mention one complication, I am > setting this machine up for someone who will not have root access (I > will retain that). I am doing this so that they cannot "mess up" their > own machine... >

Re: esound

2001-07-28 Thread Steve Gran
On Sat, 28 Jul 2001 08:23:44 Mart van de Wege wrote: > On Fri, 27 Jul 2001 15:31:42 -0400 > Steve Gran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello all, > > I'm having an interesting problem - esound has up and quit on me for > > some > > reason. I'm running Debian testing, and it worked just fine (al

Re: pdf editor

2001-07-28 Thread harsha
hi, > to find out where to put your text in the sourcecode. i did this several > times and as in most forms the position where to fill in text is marked with > dots it's easy to find it. i tried you suggestion. But all i was a lot of control charc and not much of text as it should have been. L

Re: How do I find my local IP assigned by my ISP when using pon, etc?

2001-07-28 Thread Philipp Lehman
On 28 Jul 2001, Randolph S. Kahle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On 28 Jul 2001 19:01:07 +0200, Philipp Lehman wrote: >> On 28 Jul 2001, John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >Randy writes: >> >> The user will be able, from a user account, do a pon, poff, etc. to >> >> connect to the ISP. So,

debian 2.2 rel 3 and wvdial

2001-07-28 Thread Rajesh Fowkar
Hi, Since I installed debian 2.2 r.3 I am facing this problem. Earlier on 2.2 it was working fine. Problem is. I am using wvdial to connect to the net. When I first time connect to the net using wvdial DNS is not working. However if I disconnect and than reconnect again everything seems to work f

Re: How do I find my local IP assigned by my ISP when using pon, etc?

2001-07-28 Thread John Hasler
Joost Kooij writes: > Make sure that the user is in the "dialout" group, so she can run pon and > poff to start and stop a dialin session determined by one of the files in > /etc/ppp/peers/. There is no need to put the user in the 'dialout' group. That is for direct access to the the serial ports

Re: How do I find my local IP assigned by my ISP when using pon, etc?

2001-07-28 Thread Philipp Lehman
On 28 Jul 2001, Randolph S. Kahle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On 28 Jul 2001 11:11:58 -0500, John Hasler wrote: >> Randy writes: >> > The user will be able, from a user account, do a pon, poff, etc. to >> > connect to the ISP. So, my challenge is to have the scripts run from >> > user level securi

pseudo-image method & .list files (was Re: Debian Issues!!)

2001-07-28 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 02:18:03PM +0100, Colin Watson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > "Karsten M. Self" wrote: > >on Fri, Jul 27, 2001 at 03:51:14PM -0700, Jaimos F. Skriletz > >([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > >> > >> First I will like to say that your meathod is intivative and I > >> understand your

Re: sid / woody ppp not setting default gw

2001-07-28 Thread Christopher S. Swingley
Don, > Based on my experience mentioned above, wouldn't it be better to delete > the current eth0 gw FIRST, then add in the other stuff?? In fact, it > would probably be better to delete the existing gw when pppd is > called...if you can figure out a way to do that. I did try deleting the defaul

Re: abiword testing on stable system

2001-07-28 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 06:04:57PM +, joe golden ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Anyone running abiword testing version on a stable platform? > > I'd like the better version on the stable platform. Alternative suggestion: download latest (or desired) version from AbiWord, and install it under /

Re: pdf editor

2001-07-28 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 08:34:29AM +0100, Brett Parker ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 03:20:55AM +0530, harsha wrote: > > hi, > > > > > Sounds like the poster wanted to fill in PDF Forms, and the only app I > > > know > > > that can do that is Acrobat Reader. > > > > hm

Root/User Priveleges

2001-07-28 Thread JakeCatfox
How do I set priveleges for files/programs/commands for users? I'd like for my username to have close to root priveleges, so I can change system options, etc. I find that the "NEVER BE ROOT! NEVER BE ROT!!" philosophy is bit odd-- seeing as you have to SU to root to change system setting

Re: testing: xf86cfg 3D Rage Pro: X dies

2001-07-28 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 05:43:16PM +, joe golden ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Using testing version of Debian, kernel 2.2.19. Configuring with xf86cfg. > Chip has label ATI Rage Pro Turbo AGP 49802 on it. SuperProbe reports ATI > 264GT3 (3D Rage Pro) w/ chipset ATI Mach 64 and 8192KB of me

Re: Root/User Priveleges

2001-07-28 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 03:09:26PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > How do I set priveleges for files/programs/commands for users? I'd like for > my username to have close to root priveleges, so I can change system options, > etc. I find that the "NEVER BE ROOT! NEVER BE ROO

Re: Root/User Priveleges

2001-07-28 Thread Hall Stevenson
* [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [010728 15:15]: > How do I set priveleges for files/programs/commands for users? I'd > like for my username to have close to root priveleges, so I can > change system options, etc. I find that the "NEVER BE ROOT! NEVER BE > ROT!!" philosophy is bit o

Re: Root/User Priveleges

2001-07-28 Thread Joost Kooij
On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 03:09:26PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > How do I set priveleges for files/programs/commands for users? I'd like for > my username to have close to root priveleges, so I can change system options, > etc. I find that the "NEVER BE ROOT! NEVER BE ROT!!" philosoph

Re: pdf editor

2001-07-28 Thread John Galt
On Sat, 28 Jul 2001, Karsten M. Self wrote: >on Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 08:34:29AM +0100, Brett Parker ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >wrote: >> On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 03:20:55AM +0530, harsha wrote: >> > hi, >> > >> > > Sounds like the poster wanted to fill in PDF Forms, and the only app I >> > > know >> >

(newbie from RH) How can i create a .deb package, or compile a source .deb package ?

2001-07-28 Thread Irger Armin
Hi, how can i create a .deb package ? And how can i compile a .deb source package ? -Armin

X Server + Root Access

2001-07-28 Thread JakeCatfox
How can I make it so that I can run the X Server using another user account? -- Deven

CUPS and 'lpoptions'

2001-07-28 Thread john gennard
I've installed CUPS on a Potato 2.2 r3 distro. No difficulty in getting it to print - not, however, as I wish, so I'm looking at 'cupsomatic' and 'gimp-print'. Both of these are probably more complex than I need and it could be that setting default options under CUPS may be best for me. Unfortunate

Re: X Server + Root Access

2001-07-28 Thread John Galt
On Sat, 28 Jul 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >How can I make it so that I can run the X Server using another user account? If you're talking about logging in as user, then running an X client as root, all you have to do is (in an xterm) $xhost +localhost $su - #X_client_you_want_to_run_as_root

Re: dhcp & ip addresses

2001-07-28 Thread Joost Kooij
On Sat, Jul 28, 2001 at 10:02:49AM +0800, Eric Boo wrote: > Question: How are these ip address stored, if they are (under pump > espcially), and how do I force pump to get another different ip if > needed? > > Also, I can't seem to use pump on the command line after releasing it > with pump -r. pu

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