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Fri, 31 Mar 2000 20:57:04 -0000
<BR>From: The Strangemores &lt;<A HREF="mailto:sstrange@crrstv.net">sstrange@crrstv.net</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject:
<P> Do you know what the Linux kernel split is? If so, can you tell me about
it?
<P> Chantil
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Sat, 01 Apr 2000 01:03:33 -0600
<BR>From: Randall E. Cook, Sr. &lt;<A HREF="mailto:Randy@MNCom.Net">Randy@MNCom.Net</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: Help in setting up Red Hat as a dial-up server
<P> I have searched and searched for 2 months now and can not get any
info on how to set up a server for customers to dial into and access the
internet with mail accounts and such.
I have been to every news group and discussion I can find. No one
will give any information on how to set this up.
The ONLY help or answer I get is...:"why do you want to be an ISP,
they are to expensive to set up?"
Please have a "How-To" for the beginner to set up an ISP for the
first time?
<P> Thanks in advance.
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Sun, 02 Apr 2000 15:37:16 -0500
<BR>From: Dan Stroock &lt;<A HREF="mailto:dws@math.mit.edu">dws@math.mit.edu</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: linux and DHCP
<P> I have been trying, without success, to hitch my Linux box to a
Linksys Etherfast cable router. I set networking configuration
to use DHCP, but my machine does not get the information which
it needs. Has anyone got a HOWTO page or other source of information
about this sort of thing?
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Sun, 2 Apr 2000 23:31:20 +0100
<BR>From: andrew sprott &lt;<A HREF="mailto:andru@btinternet.com">andru@btinternet.com</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: sharing filesystems
<P> hi
<P> i have tried searchin your site for 'share', 'sharing filesystem' etc., but nothin
came up. basically, i've got 6 networked machines, half of which can't take
a full installation of suse 6.3. what i want to do is export the installation on
a 20.4gb disk to the other machines. so say, most of /etc can be shared by
the other machines.
<P> the thing is how can linux be installed on the other machines without doin
a seperate install that takes up all disk space on the local machines. has
anybody tackled this and wrote about it? the thing that appeals to me is
the prospect of simply loggin onto any machine and access my usual apps
and data etc.
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Sun, 02 Apr 2000 22:55:05 -0200
<BR>From: Rakesh Mistry &lt;<A HREF="mailto:rakeshm@REMOVETHIS.netactive.co.za">rakeshm@REMOVETHIS.netactive.co.za</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: Swing on Linux
<P> Hi
<P> I am having trouble installing Swing1.0.3/1.1.1 on my RH6.0 system. I
have managed to setup jdk117_v3 successfully sometime ago.
<P> I have unzipped the tar.Z and placed it in
/usr/local/lib/jdk117_v3/swing-1.0.3/ directory. I have added this path
to my CLASSPATH. I have also added it to a SWING_HOME variable as well
as added a JAVA_HOME variable.
<P> However, everytime I try and compile a java program which tries to
import a swing package, I get the following error :
<PRE>
SwingUI.java:4: Package javax.swing not found in import.
import javax.swing.*;
^
SwingUI.java:6: Superclass JFrame of class SwingUI not found.
class SwingUI extends JFrame
^
SwingUI.java:24: '(' expected.
panel.setLayout(new BorderLayout);
^
3 errors
</PRE>
<P> I have copied this code straight out of a java tutorial.
<P> Any help would be greatly appreciated !!!
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Mon, 03 Apr 2000 17:16:28 +0200
<BR>From: Silvia Scarpetta &lt;<A HREF="mailto:scarpetta@na.infn.it">scarpetta@na.infn.it</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: linux and win2000
<P> I have updated winNT to windows2000, and LILO is not able to boot either
linux or win2000 , any more
(before I had winNT and Linux on the two harddisks and it works!)
<P> I mean LILO starts but when I says to boot windows2000 it says:
<PRE>
NTLDR is missing.
???????
</PRE>
Anyone knows if win2000 has been made in order to
not to be compatible with Linux?
is there a way to solve the problem?
<P> I tryed to do again
<PRE>
sbin/lilo
</PRE>
(in case the MBR was damneged)
but it did not work either.
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Wed, 05 Apr 2000 10:53:22 PDT
<BR>From: Paul Grainger &lt;<A HREF="mailto:psfgrainger@hotmail.com">psfgrainger@hotmail.com</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: Interfacing with Novell Netware
<P> Hi there,
can you help me with tips on how to interface to a Novell Netware network
(3.12 bindery). I am currently running Mandrake 7 and have a 3 Com ethernet
adapter (which Linux seems to be able to auto-configure). Whenever I try to
configure my card the system requests IP addresses, which is not relevant in
this instant.
I know that IPX support is provided but what are the steps required to
enable use of file and print services on the network?
Thanks in anticipation of your help,
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Thu, 6 Apr 2000 23:16:16 +0200
<BR>From: Andrea &lt;<A HREF="mailto:amerini@dada.it">amerini@dada.it</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: LILO
<P> Hi , I 'm a new user of Linux (Great!!) and I have a little problem:
<P> I have 2 HD , the 1st SCSI with Win 98 and th 2nd EIDE with Red Hat 6.1.
<P> I can't start windoze from LILO , (the machine does nothing)and I must switch the boot from BIOS.
Could you tell me please , how to solve this little problem ?
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Wed, 12 Apr 2000 13:42:43 +0200
<BR>From: Otto Wyss &lt;<A HREF="mailto:Otto.Wyss@eds.com">Otto.Wyss@eds.com</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: More than one keyboard with different layout
<P> Sorry I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask, please tell me the
right place if I'm wrong.
<P> I have 2 keyboards connected to my PC, one is a old AT-serial keyboard
and the other an USB-keyboard with Win98 key assignment. Now I'd like to
modify the keymap so I could use the new Command("Windows")-key.
Unfortunalty this conflicts with the old keyboard (which I still need in
case of an emergency). I have to install 2 different keymaps, each one
for each keyboard. but currently the kernel (2.2.14) only allows for one
keyboard.
<P> My wish for enhancement:
Keyboards should be implemented as ordinary devices in the kernel (like
mouses), so an arbitrary count of keyboards where possible. Keymaps,
kbdrates, etc. should be attached to keyboard devices as well.
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Tue, 11 Apr 2000 17:47:22 EDT
<BR>From: &lt;<A HREF="mailto:JDGIOVINCO@aol.com">JDGIOVINCO@aol.com</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: shell scripting in a "C++" based shell
<P> I recently read your article about the basic scripting commands in the April
issue. However, the bash system and i are like oil and water, because i am
more familiar with programing in "C++" After some searching I was able to
find some incredibly informative manuals that also contained cdrom packages
with libraries, patches and other assorted tools to help learn how to script
some of the varieties of "C" based shell. Soon enough, my happiness was
brought to a skreaching halt when i glanced down at some of the prices. So I
was writing to ask if maybe in your next issue, you could follow up the
scripting article with some basic commands in "ksh" or "zsh," or just inform
me of any manuals published within a reasonable price range.
Thanks
<H2>The author Ben Okopnic &lt;<A HREF="mailto:fuzzybear@pocketmail.com">fuzzybear@pocketmail.com</A>&gt; writes:</H2>
<P> My current goal in writing the column is to concentrate on "bash" until I feel that my readers, by following the column, have reached a high enough level of proficiency that they would be interested in other options - and those may include a look at other shells. Unfortunately for your requirements, this isn't likely to happen for quite a long while. Do be aware, though, that unless you get into somewhat deep scripting stuff (co-processes, async pipelines, etc.), there isn't _that_ much difference between, say, "ksh" and "bash": "ksh" is actually a superset of "sh" which is bash-compatible, and "bash" incorporates a number of "ksh" and "csh" features.
<P> Since I don't know what your level of general scripting/shell expertise may be, let me toss in a perspective from my own experience: the first shell that I ever used was "sh", and it was nothing short of a battle to produce my first script, simple as it was. Later, in my rather brief flirtations with other shells, I found that learning their specific syntax was an *incremental* task - I had already learned 90+% of what I needed to write scripts for them via my experience with "sh". You too may find that it isn't only "bash" that is problematic: there is a learning curve associated with any shell - they all have their quirks. I'm certainly not trying to talk you into switching your shell preference, but you should realize that there's a "cost" associated with entering the "shell game" - and the type of shell is, in my opinion, largely irrelevant to that "cost".
<P> Given the nature of Linux, you'll find that the information that is freely available is copious and of high quality. This implies that any commercially available material will be a) _outstanding_ in quality (this is certainly true in my experience), and b) relatively expensive, since "quality costs". My suggestion for you is to study the free material, look for info on the Net (e.g., "ksh keybindings (vi keys)" in The Answer Guy's column, issue 51 of LG, has some good pointers), and study other people's "zsh"/"ksh" scripts (hint: use AltaVista's Advanced search to look for "#!*/bin/[kz]sh".)
<P> By the time you exhaust those resources, you should either feel justified in your purchase of those "expensive" books - or you may decide that you've lerned enough that you don't need them after all.
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Wed, 12 Apr 2000 14:40:44 -0700
<BR>From: Anderson, Randy (FRM) &lt;<A HREF="mailto:randy.anderson@compaq.com">randy.anderson@compaq.com</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: adding pseudo devices in a sunos 4.1.4 environment..
<P> hi,
my sunos kernel is already configed for 256 pseudo devices. my users
complain about running out
of them often...i know they are not using even a fraction of that number, so
what gives?? do i need to
add /dev device files? recompile the kernel (GENERIC) again??? help!
<P> thanks for any assistance..
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Fri, 14 Apr 2000 11:14:17 -0500
<BR>From: David K. Daniels &lt;<A HREF="mailto:daved@hutchtel.net">daved@hutchtel.net</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: Is There a Version of PC/NFS for Linux?
<P> I have the O'Reilly book "Managing NFS and NIS" and there is a section in
the back of the book called PC/NFS describing a Unix utility that enables a
PC DOS machine to access a Unix machine using the NFS file system as an
extended DOS file system. I am wondering if there is a Linux version of
this available?
<P> I would like to be able to run a Linux server on a TCP/IP network and have
the capability of booting a PC using DOS and map a drive letter to the file
system running on the Linux server for the purpose of using a utility called
"Ghost" and make a ghost image of the DOS/Windows drive and drop it on the
Linux server for storage.
<P> Any information or pointers would be appreciated.
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Sat, 15 Apr 2000 00:02:45 +0530
<BR>From: US Mohalanobish &lt;<A HREF="mailto:usmbish@crosswinds.net">usmbish@crosswinds.net</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: SiS6215C graphics adapter card
<P> Can anybody help me make my SiS6215c graphics card deliver a resolution more than 640x480 in Linux? On Windows, I get resolutions as high as 1024x768 with 256 colors or 800x600 with 16bit colors.
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05 Apr 2000 09:19:10 +0200
<BR>From: Andr&eacute;s Hortig&uuml;ela Garc&iacute;a &lt;<A HREF="mailto:Andres.Hortiguela@csbs.jcyl.es">Andres.Hortiguela@csbs.jcyl.es</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: Graphics card question (Spanish)
<P> Necesito un driver para la tarjeta gr<67>fica integrada en placa base con chipset Intel 810, para configurar mi Linux (EsWare - Red Hat 6.0)
<P> <20>Me pod<6F>is ayudar? <20>Donde lo puedo obtener?
<P> Muchas gracias, ... Andr<64>s.
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Fri, 14 Apr 2000 11:50:22 -0700
<BR>From: Ahmad &lt;<A HREF="mailto:al-iman@net.sy">al-iman@net.sy</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: How to hack a proxy
dear sir
we are in bad need for a program to pass the firewall because our server is filltering the most of hackers sites and all the free Email.
your prompt positive reply is highly appreciated
thanks, best regards.
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Sun, 16 Apr 2000 14:39:06 -0400
<BR>From: Robin and David Pickens &lt;<A HREF="mailto:rdpickens@email.msn.com">rdpickens@email.msn.com</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: Downloading X11/ XF86 upgrades
<P> I am new to the alternative OS world of Linux. I recently purchased a (old)
beginners version of Caldera Linux 1.3 and, through much frustration on my part
as well as the tech reps at Mandrake, have come to realize that my computer's
on- board video card is too modern for the XF86Setup v. 3.3.2. I discovered (I
think) that XF86Setup v. 3.3.6 is the updated one which supports my card (a
Trident Blade 3D/ MVP4). I went to the XF86 web site to download the proper
files and uncovered a plethora of files and folders that have left me rather
confused as to which ones to use. Can anybody tell me which ones (specifically)
from that site to download or, direct me to another mirror site with a bit less
confusing archives and easier to follow guidelines for acquiring these most
needed programs? P.S. I have looked through "rpmfind.net" and could only find
version 4.0 of XF86 for Trident Blade cards. The tech rep at Mandrake said 4.0
would probably not help me. Any further assistance would be greatly
appreciated. Thanks, David P.
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Mon, 17 Apr 2000 15:34:34 +0530
<BR>From: Prakash Nair &lt;<A HREF="mailto:nairp@zeenetwork.com">nairp@zeenetwork.com</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: Switching from Xchange Server To Linux
<P> Hello..
I hope u can help me with this. We have MS Exchange server with 400
users.We would now like to switch to linux as the mail server(remove Xchange
server). How could this be done?
<P> Pl. help as this is to be done urgently.
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Mon, 17 Apr 2000 14:39:39 -0700
<BR>From: Chetan Gadgil (Work - Linux) &lt;<A HREF="mailto:chetan@objectstream.com">chetan@objectstream.com</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: Porting to a new language
<P> I am interested in porting Linux to "Indic (Indian)" languages. Is there
a good place to start?
Could anyone please provide a brief outline of how a port to a new
language/script is done?
<P> Does Linux use GNU/gettext for the locale specific languages?
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Tue, 18 Apr 2000 04:18:11 -0700 (PDT)
<BR>From: Phil Coval - RzR.online.FR &lt;<A HREF="mailto:philippe_coval@yahoo.com">philippe_coval@yahoo.com</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: is Debian deadbian ?
<P> When next debian is out ?
<P> i've seen on magazine that it will be out in a few
weeks that was on jannuary 2000 ?
the site isnt updated
<P> Whats the matter ?
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Tue, 18 Apr 2000 09:32:26 -0500
<BR>From: Mark Contatore &lt;<A HREF="mailto:contatorem@iivip.com">contatorem@iivip.com</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: Compaq help
<P> I recently acquired a Compaq ProSignia 300, it has the on board NCR53C810
SCSI controller. I have been totally unsuccessful in installing RedHat
Linux 6.2, the system indicates the driver is incorrect . I am asking for
anyone with the experience of a successful install on this platform to
please help!
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Wed, 19 Apr 2000 14:50:52 +0200
<BR>From: Joseph Simushi &lt;<A HREF="mailto:jsimushi@pulse.com.zm">jsimushi@pulse.com.zm</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: LAN Administrator Books.
<P> Help me with information as regards where I can find the above books or if
you offer some, please send me some on the address below.
<P> Regards,
<P> Simushi Joseph<BR>
LAN Administrator<BR>
PULSE Project<BR>
P.O. Box RW 51269<BR>
Lusaka<BR>
Zambia.<BR>
Tel: 295642 (W), 250236 (H)
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Wed, 19 Apr 2000 15:23:27 +0100
<BR>From: Stephen Wileman &lt;<A HREF="mailto:Pcrep@mancat44.freeserve.co.uk">Pcrep@mancat44.freeserve.co.uk</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: linux courses / books
<P> I am IT teacher being asked a lot of questions to do with
the linux operating systems in particular Linux Red Hat 6 and
above.
<P> Please could you help with any suggestions on a good basic book
or material which I could use to help my students out with their
problems or a any recognised Linux professional qualifications I
can undertake to aid my own understanding of the Linux / Red
Hat operating system?
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Wed, 19 Apr 2000 20:28:49 -0700 (PDT)
<BR>From: Venkat Rajagopal &lt;<A HREF="mailto:venkat_rajagopal@yahoo.com">venkat_rajagopal@yahoo.com</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: Command line editing
<P> Hi,
<P> I have been trying to set command line editing (vi mode) as part of my
bash shell environment and have been unsuccessful so far. You might think
this is trivial - well so did I.
<P> I am using Red Hat Linux 6.1 and wanted to use "set -o vi" in my start up
scripts. I have tried all possible combinations but it JUST DOES NOT WORK.
I inserted the line in /etc/profile , in my .bash_profile, in my .bashrc
etc but I cannot get it to work. How can I get this done? This used to be a
breeze in the korn shell. Where am I going wrong?
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Thu, 20 Apr 2000 21:59:27 +0200
<BR>From: Matej Cepl &lt;<A HREF="mailto:CeplM@seznam.cz">CeplM@seznam.cz</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: Other markup languages - LG #27
<P> Hi,
<P> I have found your article on "markup languages and lout" on the
website of Linux Gazette. Thank you for it -- as beginer in lout (and
emigre from LaTeX), I have greatly appreciated it your open attitude
towards something different than TeX.
<P> However, I would be very interested in other articles from series --
on TeX and troff. When I tried to found them on LG site, I have not
found either of them. Are they presented anywhere on the Web? If
so, would you be so kind and send me URL, please?
<P> Have a very nice day
<P> Matej Cepl
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Thu, 20 Apr 2000 16:37:53 -0700
<BR>From: Martin Perry &lt;<A HREF="mailto:m.perry@dtn.ntl.com">m.perry@dtn.ntl.com</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: Screen Dump of Linux
<P> I am writing to request a screen dump picture of what Linux looks like when it is running.
<P> I am currently doing a HNC in Business Information Technology and I have got to give a presentation on Linux in a weeks time and would like to put a screen dump on the OHP for people to see. From what I understand it can either look like windows or the Mac equivalent.
<P> I have been searching for days to find this on the net with no luck as yet.
<P> Sorry for any inconvience.
<P> Maria Perry.
m.perry@dtn.ntl.com
<BLOCKQUOTE> <EM>
[I think several distributions have such images on their web sites,
usually in a section called "Screenshots". Go to
<A HREF="www.linuxjournal.com">www.linuxjournal.com</A>,
"How to Get Linux" and follow the links from there.
<P> Also, the GUI interfaces (KDE and GNOME) and window managers have
screen shots on their web sites, to give you a preview of what the
program will look like. <A HREF="http://www.kde.org">www.kde.org</A>,
<A HREF="http://www.gnome.org">www.gnome.org</A>,
<A HREF="http://www.enlightenment.org">www.enlightenment.org</A>,
<A HREF="http://www.windowmaker.org">www.windowmaker.org</A>,
<A HREF="http://www.plig.org/xwinman/fvwm95.html">
http://www.plig.org/xwinman/fvwm95.html</A>, etc. -Ed.]
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Fri, 21 Apr 2000 11:41:19 +1000 (EST)
<BR>From: Russ Pitman &lt;<A HREF="mailto:russ@tasman.net.au">russ@tasman.net.au</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: BU backup utility
<P> This was the subject of an excellent article in Issue 32 of
the Gazette.
<P> My only hard copy is missing and the site (http://www.crel.com)
is not reachable. Also mail to vstemen@crel.com is undeliverable.
<P> Web searching has not, for me, found any other address for bu
so I came here hoping that the Gazette can help.
<P> Does any one know where a copy of Vincent Stemens 'bu' can be
obtained.
Thanks for your time.
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Fri, 21 Apr 2000 00:21:56 -0700
<BR>From: MVE &lt;<A HREF="mailto:getsome@mcsi.net">getsome@mcsi.net</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: Please Help
<P> Please help me. I am at my wits end.
<P> I have VERY recently installed Linux, so I am very new to all of this, and
pehaps I am going about this the wrong way. I want to install Oracle8i on my
system. ALL the information says I have to install a JRE (JRE 1.1.6v5) in order
to get Oracle to work. (NOT JDK...JRE).
<P> I CAN NOT find it for the life of me!!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not send
me to Blackdown.org. They do not have it either. Do not send me to Sun, because
they do not have it either. Nor does Susie, nor does Red Hat...NOBODY!! I can
NOT find it. What is up with this??? Is this usual? Why would a company sell me
an operating system (I know, it's free), and the SAME company (Mandrake) sell
me the Oracle81 program, and NOT include it in their package??? (They don't
have JRE 1.1.6v5 either)!
<P> Where can I find it???? I am becoming very discouraged with all the support
I have heard about concerning Linux...(there doesn't seem to be ANY).
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Fri, 21 Apr 2000 03:30:51 -0700 (PDT)
<BR>From: belahcene abdelkader &lt;<A HREF="mailto:belahcene@yahoo.com">belahcene@yahoo.com</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: troubling with ftp , telnet
<P> hi,
someone can help me!
I have a lab with several PCs, pentium II, running
under linux redhat 6.0. The installation is complete
on
each one, with ftp, http, telnet etc.... The ping is
correct for all machines.
I can use internet with netscape from each one. I
use one machine as server with proxy.
Clearly :
I have machine 1 with proxy package, this machine is
connected to internet via modem, the machines 2
and 3 are connected in LAN and can access to internet
via machine 1.
My probleme is: when I want to get file from one
machine in another, via ftp, the system refuse with
non
permission. Sometimes it is possible in one sens and
not in the other.
I have the same probleme with telnet.
I have login and passwd in all the machines and i can
enter as root.
Thank you.
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Fri, 21 Apr 2000 18:48:03 BST
<BR>From: Ben Parsons &lt;<A HREF="mailto:ukbenz@hotmail.com">ukbenz@hotmail.com</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: Help with email
<P> Hello. I've only just really started out with linux Mandrake (call it
redhat) and I wanted to know if I can get my hotmail email into say, Pine or
Elm, I looked through all the docs but it dosen't mention it and in any case
I don't know where to start. Cheers in advance to anyone who can help.
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Tue, 25 Apr 2000 00:36:59 +0200
<BR>From: Gonzalo Aguilar &lt;<A HREF="mailto:gad@reymad.com">gad@reymad.com</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: XFree 4.0 and internationalization
<P> Hello, I'm an Spanish linux user and XFree 4.0 is having problems with
the "special characters" of my keyboard.
<P> I cannot write letter with "<22>" on the top (is very important for my
languaje) or cannot put "<22>" also.
<P> Those work after in XFree 3.3.5 but now...
<P> Do you know any tips on this. Nobody seems to know cause a lot of people
has the same problem.
Thanks
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Tue, 25 Apr 2000 10:43:12 +0200
<BR>From: Dominic STEUR &lt;<A HREF="mailto:dominic.steur@belgacom.be">dominic.steur@belgacom.be</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: GUI
<P> Hello,
I am kind of a beginner in the linux world and I have little knowledge about
unix and even less about linux.
I have installed the Linux Redhat 6.1 recently, and that went quite smooth,
it is on an intel machine with now
a lilo boot and a win2000 boot menu, in which I can choose 98 or 2000.
Here comes my problem: when booting the linux i end up in the bourne-shell
login screen, but this is not quite what
I had in mind for interface...
i had performed the gnome workstation installation, so it should end up in a
x-windows environment if I am correct.
When i did an upgrade installation, it became clear that there were no
interface ( or similar) packages installed, so
I selected the lot of them and installed it. But after rebooting the
bourne-shell was back, and I am at a loss.
It probably is a stupid problem with a simple solution (I hope), but I fancy
some help.
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Tue, 25 Apr 2000 18:19:37 +0100
<BR>From: &lt;<A HREF="mailto:saqib@saqib-shaikh.freeserve.co.uk">saqib@saqib-shaikh.freeserve.co.uk</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: A Problem
<P> Dear Editor,
<P> My name is Saqib Shaikh and I live in the UK. I have been reading
Linux books for a few years now, and decided to put my knowledge
into practice. I got out my CD of Slackware 3.6, and my old
computer. My computer's specifications are: 486, 33 mhz
processor, 4 MB RAM, 80 MB hard drive. The Slackware guide
said that 4 MB was enough RAM, so gave it a go. I made the boot
and root floppies. I inserted the boot floppy, powered up, inserted
the root floppy when asked. It stood there, blank screen, doing
nothing. I thought on such an old computer it must just be taking
its time. 25 minutes later I pressed ctrl+alt+del. This has resulted
in my computer, whenever turned on, giving the error "Cannot find
ROM basic"!. It does not even check the floppy disk. One last thing
to mention is that before starting the install I used fdisk to remove
all partitions, and used fdisk /mbr to remove the mbr. I would be
extremely greatful for your help. I do not mind throwing the
computer away, but rather would like to learn the cause for the
future.
<P> REgards, Saqib Shaikh
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Tue, 25 Apr 2000 18:19:37 +0100
<BR>From: Linux Gazette &lt;<A HREF="mailto:gazette@ssc.com">gazette@ssc.com</A>&gt;
<P> Hai,<BR>
I want to take backup on HP 5GB Dat Drive.
Could u please help me any body how to configure it.
Thanks in advance.
<BLOCKQUOTE> <EM>
[I inadvertently cut off the querent's name and e-mail address.
Please send answers to the <EM>Gazette</EM>. -Ed.]
</EM> </BLOCKQUOTE>
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Tue, 25 Apr 2000 18:19:37 +0100
<BR>From: Linux Gazette &lt;<A HREF="mailto:gazette@ssc.com">gazette@ssc.com</A>&gt;
The following questions received this month are answered in the
<A HREF="http://www.linuxgazette.com/faq/index.html">Linux Gazette FAQ</A>:
<UL>
<LI> Will my Winmodem (this time a PCI Internal faxmodem Well FM-56PC
V:RWH-A) work under Linux?
</UL>
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Wed, 26 Apr 2000 10:52:35 +0800
<BR>From: Kana Krishna &lt;<A HREF="mailto:Kana_Krishna@netcel360.com">Kana_Krishna@netcel360.com</A>&gt;
<P> My name is Kanagaraj and I'm from Malaysia . Currently I'm doing my degree
in Computer Science in a local university here . I need help in creating a
script that can log into telnet or ftp server ( with user name and password
) to copy a file(log file) and send it to a pc that
is connected to the network . What I really need to do is :-
<OL>
<LI> Telnet a site with its password and user name.
<LI> From there , ftp another site (with password and user name).Get a
log file and send it through both the servers again to a pc that is
connected to the network
</OL>
<P> I need the automate the process by scripting for one of my projects and I'm
really having a tough time doing it . I'm have to connect using MS-Dos
enviroment. As I was looking for some information or somebody to help me , I
found your e-mail address in one of the web sites . It would nice if you
could help me .Bye
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Wed, 26 Apr 2000 18:42:50 -0400
<BR>From: Aurelio Mart&iacute;nez Dalis &lt;<A HREF="mailto:aureliomd@cantv.net">aureliomd@cantv.net</A>&gt;
<P> My Name is Aurelio Mart&iacute;nez, from Venezuela, Latin America. I speak
english just a little, and I am a Linux begineer. I would like to know if
exists any other video system for linux other than X11, free or comercial,
under development or stable. Can you help me ? Thanks.
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Fri, 28 Apr 2000 14:42:50 -0400
<BR>From: Roland Glenn McIntosh &lt;<A HREF="mailto:roland@sunriselabs.com">roland@sunriselabs.com</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: Two problems - change password with Eudora, how to APOP?
<P> I'm using the IMAP package, whichever version comes with Red Hat Linux 6.2.
I'd like to be able to change my mail password on the server from the client,
using Eudora's "change password" feature.
<P> I'd also like to be able to use APOP authentication, though I haven't seen
how to set this up anyplace on the server side. Please help!
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<BR>From: Julio &lt;<A HREF="mailto:axios@dccnet.com">axios@dccnet.com</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: leading distributions
<P> hello there folks,
<P> thank you for the quality publication
<P> would you please help me find information on the leading distributions of
Linux?
<P> I have looked everywhere I can think of, including linuxorg, linux this and
linux that. Also IDC and IDG. Internet.com, cnet...
<P> where o where can I find a simple explanation of the top distributions,
what is their market share, how many copies each has sold and if it is broken
down by continent then all the better.
<P> sorry to bother you but after 3 days of fruitless searching, I just came to
the conclusion that I should start asking people who are likely to know
<P> I am another new convert - I am having a dual processor Linux machine
built as I type this and will deep six Windows for good. Finally. And good
riddance.
<P> please help if you can, even if you don't know that answer, please direct
me to somebody that does know the answers to the above questions.
<P> thanks for your help,
<a name="gen"></a>
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Mon, 3 Apr 2000 23:27:54 -0400
<BR>From: Pierre Abbat &lt;<A HREF="mailto:phma@oltronics.net">phma@oltronics.net</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: Best Linux and BestCrypt
<P> Best Linux is at Technology Center Hermia, Tampere. BestCrypt is by Jetico,
which is on Hermiankatu, Tampere. Any connection?
<P> phma
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<BR>From: Harry &lt;<A HREF="mailto:harryw@thegenstore.com">harryw@thegenstore.com</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: Good work.
<P> Hi
<P> I read the Linux Gazette regularly, but I hadn't read it for the few
months just passed. I read the new cartoon Helpdex, and
really liked it. So much in fact that I decided it was worth
e-mailing you to tell you that I think it's a great addition to
a great 'Zine.
<P> Keep up the good work.
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<BR>From: Michael Williams &lt;<A HREF="mailto:iamalsogod@hotmail.com">iamalsogod@hotmail.com</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: Newbie installation tips and reorganizing the tech support columns
<BLOCKQUOTE> <EM><H4>[These are excerpts from a long conversation. My
proposal is near the end. Readers: please send in your suggestions or offers
to help! -Ed.]</H4></EM></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P> How about setting up a regular section where people email their problems
with setting up Linux, especially on a machine that already runs windows
(along with the solutions of course). I'm suggesting this because of the
problems that I found when installing Linux - I believe that this is a major
factor in stopping people from using the operatins system. It wouldn't be
immediate, but I would be happy to put it all together if you would just
mention it in the next issue.
<H2>Your humble Editor wrote:</H2>
<P> How would this be different from the Mailbag/2-cent Tips and The Answer Guy?
Do you wish the installation questions moved all together under their own
heading? Or what is it you're looking for?
<H2>Michael responded:</H2>
<P> Okay....
<P> 1. It is different from the answer guy/2 cent tips as it allows the readers
to offer their solutions for problems. As good as he is, the answer guy
cannot answer every problem that may arrise simply because of the range of
hardware available. If enough people responded, it would end up as a pretty
comprehensive list of problems that may arrise during the Linux
installation. I see your point, it is fairly
similair to two cent tips. However, it would be purely based around
installation issues.
<P> 2. Yes, I believe that the installation issues should be moved under a
seperate heading. This is by far the most difficult/traumatic part of Linux (in
my view), especially when there's another OS involved (ie windows). This put me
off installing Linux for almost two whole years. Those were two wasted years -
there should definately be a comprehensive and detailed guide to installing
Linux (yes, I know they do exist, but I haven't seen any that allow user
contribution on this scale).
<H2>Your magnificent Editor wrote:</H2>
<P> You are very right about people putting off installing Linux because of
potential installation problems, and how this is "wasted time" when they could
be learning the OS. Unfortunately, even the most comprehensive book will not
cover all situations.
<P> I'm cc'ing Jim Dennis and Heather Stern (the Answer Guy and HTML Gal)
and Margie Richardson (the Ruler of the Gazette) to get their input
on this.
<P> A good portion of our questions are indeed first-time user issues, and
another good portion deals with adding hardware. I'm unsure whether
trying to separate those questions out would be worthwhile. The thing is, the
technical details regarding first-time installation also come back when you add
new hardware, install Linux on `a different computer, etc.
<P> Would you be interested in coordinating the installation- and hardware-
related questions in the Mailbag and 2-Cent Tips?
<P> You could also build something like a knowledge-base index based on
subject with links to the letters, if you're ambitious. This would be
something to help newbies find the information they need.
<P> The LG FAQ also has a section for questions that come up so frequently
(like Winmodems) that Jim, Heather and I get tired of repeating them,
so we just point people to the FAQ. If you'd like to augment that
section of the FAQ, it might help some readers. (Now if readers would only
realize the FAQ exists. It seems that links on every page and even a link in
the blurb about how to submit a question doesn't help....)
<H2>Heather Stern chimed in:</H2>
<P> Also with many querents it's not clear if they'd fall into the space of
"first tine user" - they didn't say, so we'd be presuming to say so. And
a very experienced person is often new to the one aspect they're asking about.
<P> The readers already are supposed to be putting forward their own problems
and solutions with 2cent Tips; but we're getting an increase of people
sending raw Tips to The Answer Guy, usually inspired by a previous letter
in his column.
<P> My personal inclination would lean toward, if Michael's willing to
coordinate it, sprouting Tips (short answers only), Answer Guy, and the
Clueful Hoard (i.e. answerguy like answers from the readership, to
technical questions to the Mailbag) into its own meta-section, with the
FAQ and/or sorted best answers prominently bulleted below these. For such
an endeavor I'd be happy to throw together some extra graphics, and send
him the current edition of the AnswerGuy preprocessing script, with some
docs on how to use it effectively :)
<P> This would mean some things that presently get pubbed as Tips, and some
messages that come to The Answer Guy, would be moved to the Clueful Hoard.
<P> Jim had originally (way back in the teen issues) figured the Answer Guy
would someday become an Answer Gang. This is one way to do it. Another
way to do it would be to turn Answer Guy into a moderated list where the
querent gets a consensus or best answer from the Gang. I have on occasion
piped in an editorial comment as well...
<P> It's hard to tell who uses Past Answers since if they got their answer,
they generally don't email us...
<P> I made an attempt at sorting Past Answers into topics and Michael, you're
welcome to look at them, even, to become their maintainer (I'm usually a
month or two behind on them), and for the FAQ too. Deciding on where to
split the topics can be difficult, even if you're willing to link a question
multiple times. It's behind (3 months I think ;P) but -All- the answers the
Answer Guy wrote up to the last maintenance visit I made to them, are in the
Past Answers.
<H2>Your all-around good guy Mr Editor wrote:</H2>
<P> I'm hearing lots of good suggestions. Let's think about it for a month
before deciding what to do. We have two requests: (1) giving Linux newbies
better access to information about configuring their hardware, and (2) a
general reorganizing of the tech support columns.
<P> It's clear that the Answer Guy column is better organized than the
Mailbag/2-Cent Tips in regard to finding the messages that deal with your
question, so I'd like to consider moving all the tech support questions to
that framework. The Mailbag would then be just for general mail (which usually
means mail about the <EM>Gazette</EM>), and 2-Cent Tips would be for standalone
tips: nifty shell scripts, cool .bashrc settings, etc. (I really enjoy doing
the standalone tips, so nobody's taking that part away from me. :)
<H2>Heather responded:</H2>
Michael wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE>
How about creating a regular section entirely devoted to newbie's? It would
almost be like a 'sub magazine' in its own right, with its own sections. To
go into more detail....
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A HREF="http://www.linuxnewbie.org">www.linuxnewbie.org</A> and
<A HREF="http://www.linuxstart.org">www.linuxstart.com</A>
(multilingual)--both aimed at newbies--already exist.
<BLOCKQUOTE>
It would be split up into 5 seperate sections:
<P> 1. Distrubution Reviews (which would have an archive of distribution
reviews as well as new ones)
</BLOCKQUOTE>
Just another article type, really.
<BLOCKQUOTE>
2. A newbie version of the answer guy (all newbie questions would go here)
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P> The Answer Guy is popular because he is (1) an ordinary person answering
ordinary people and (2) he will chase down a lot of weird answers (his
experience can lead him to give much better than a newbie knows to ask for).
<P> I think it is harmful rather than helpful to suggest that newbies should
somehow get shoved into a corner (what, they're not "allowed" to speak to
the answer guy? the same one who actually -answers- when he gently flames
the poor weener who is not quite on-topic, or has asked in a creatively
misunderstanding way? I don't think so) And lest you suggest that I have no
experience with them... I teach on Mondays, to a few people who are newbies
to Linux and computers themselves at the same time. If you'd be assuming
that they even know what an A: is... you'd do them a terrible disservice.
<P> I have no objections to a transformation into a Answer Gang (multiple gurus
in the column, maybe more bubble types?) or a Clueful Hoard (someone edits
answers from the multitude into a similar column, while the wizardly Answer
Guy answers his as well) but I have a *serious* objection to completely
restructuring the whole webzine.
<BLOCKQUOTE>
3. Reader's Tips (this is basically my original idea, concentrating mainly
on installation and compatibility issues. It too would have an archive
section split up into easily findable topics)
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P> Tips already exists as a column. If you're interested in becoming a
maintainer for it that would probably be great.
<BLOCKQUOTE>
4. Programming for Newbies (programming is an -extremely- important part of
Linux. It would not concentrate on more complex and specific issues. It
would deal with more general and introductory topics and contain links to
reference material.
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P> This could easily become a longterm column of its own, the transformation
of one unfamiliar with programming into a script wizard and junior programmer.
Good idea.
<BLOCKQUOTE>
5. Feature artical (each month it would contain a different feature e.g
setting up Linux under windows etc....)
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P> You're welcome to contribute ordinary articles to the Gazette during any
month whatsoever, and if you can encourage others to do so also, more power
to you.
<P> Didn't we used to have a "weekend mechanic" section?
<BLOCKQUOTE>
Of course, I would be happy to moderate and design this with a little help.
It would not be a huge, certainly not the size of the magazine itself. If
you want to encourage people to use Linux and get the most out of it, a
section like this would be great. I know it is a lot more than I originally
suggested, but I for one certainly believe it would be a good idea.
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P> On the one hand I want to encourage the enthusiasm. On the other, I'd like
to note, it's a lot of work merely to corrdinate the answerguy letters into
one column. I think at one point it was about half the work in the whole
magazine, and that I took it over from Marjorie both made TAG look better,
and allowed Marjorie some breathing room to make the Gazette better. I do
not honestly believe that one person can do all of this that you describe
without ramping up to it. Though you claim it'd be smaller than the zine,
it sounds bigger than the early issues of it, and Marjorie had her hands
full every month back then too.
<P> Take over the FAQs and Past Answers and mush them together nicely, or start
writing articles regularly. Heck, if you can manage to do both of those
every month without going completely bonkers, maybe a "section for newbies"
will be completely and utterly unnecessary, because they will tend to find
what they are looking for.
<H2>Michael wrote:</H2>
<P> I would be happy to help out in any way that I
can, just tell me what to do :-). Your comments were justified - it would
involve a huge remake of the overall layout and a considerable ammount of
work. Thanx for your time :) (No hard feelings by the way).
<H2>Your Editor, who rode his bike to work and enjoyed the sunshine, wrote:</H2>
Heather wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE>
I think it is harmful rather than helpful to suggest that newbies should
somehow get shoved into a corner
</BLOCKQUOTE>
<P> I agree with Heather here. Everybody is a veteran at some things and a
newbie at others.
<P><FONT SIZE="+1"> <STRONG>
Here's a proposal:
<OL>
<LI> Create a topic index covering both articles and tips
<LI> Answer Guy -&gt; Answer Gang/Clueful Hoard
<LI> All tech support questions/answers -&gt; Answer Gang/Clueful Hoard
<LI> Have more articles and series like the Weekend Mechanic
</OL>
</STRONG></FONT>
<P> Now to elaborate.
<H4>#1 -- TOPIC INDEX</H4>
<P> This would help newbies (and veterans) find the articles/letters
relevant to their problem. We'd have to decide on categories (e.g.,
Network/PPP, Hardware/Video Cards, XWindows).
<P> The back end for this is partially covered: each article and TAG answer
already has its own URL, and some tips (not in recent issues) have their
own anchor links as well. Somebody just needs to categorize the items
and create the entry links in the index. For tips without their own
anchor link (=all the recent issues), we'd just have to link to the
page.
<P> If we can build a framework that allows contributions from home, then
readers can submit, say, a text file containing all the index
entries for issue X (category, link title, URL), and a script can merge
these into the index. I can categorize the articles for each current
issue, and the Answer Gang can do the same for the tips, and volunteers
can do the back issues gradually one by one.
<H4>#2 -- Answer Gang/Clueful Hoard</H4>
<P> We need to get more people working on this before we all get burned out.
<P> Heather, can you and Jim propose some logistics on how we could
coordinate keeping the Gang together and getting each question to the Hoard and
moderating the answers? We first need to know what needs to be done, then we
can figure out who will do what.
<H4>#3 -- Moving the tech support letters/tips</H4>
<P> This will have to wait until the Answer Gang is ready to take it on.
<H4>#4 -- More articles/series</H4>
<P> This will take care of itself as potential authors propose things.
We can list in the Mailbag what series are missing and desired.
<BLOCKQUOTE>
This could easily become a longterm column of its own, the transformation
of one unfamiliar with programming into a script wizard and junior programmer.
Good idea.
</BLOCKQUOTE>
We have two articles this issue on shell scripting. If the authors
would like to put their heads together, perhaps they can come up with
some ideas and manpower for a series or two. Programming of course
covers several areas: shell, scripting languages (Python, Perl, etc.),
C-like languages, assembly/low-level stuff, and others. One series
would be able to cover probably only one of those.
<BLOCKQUOTE>
Didn't we used to have a "weekend mechanic" section?
</BLOCKQUOTE>
We did, but the author John Fisk is no longer available. If somebody
wishes to revive it, that would be great.
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