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<H3>Contents:</H3>
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<li><a HREF="#help">Help Wanted -- Article Ideas</a>
<li><a HREF="#gen">General Mail</a>
<li><a HREF="#gaz"><I>Gazette</I> Matters</a>
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<P>These questions have been selected among the hundreds the <I>Gazette</I>
recieves each month. Article submissions on these topics will be eagerly
accepted at <a href="mailto:gazette@ssc.com">gazette@ssc.com</a>, and posted
in the next issue.
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the inquirer with or without a copy to gazette@ssc.com. Answers that are
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if simple, the Answer Gang if more complex and detailed.
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><strong>Article Idea</strong></a>
<li><A HREF="#wanted/2"
><strong>Your OO Programming articles</strong></a>
<li><A HREF="#wanted/3"
><strong>Free ISPs under Linux</strong></a>
<li><A HREF="#wanted/4"
><strong>Microsoft Reader books under Linux</strong></a>
<li><A HREF="#wanted/5"
><strong>Replacing an MS Exchange Mail Server with Linux</strong></a>
<li><A HREF="#wanted/6"
><strong>Slashdot -- win2000 doesn't support loadlin or umsdos?</strong></a>
<li><A HREF="#wanted/7"
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<FONT COLOR="navy">Article Idea</FONT></H3>
Tue, 22 Aug 2000 13:20:18 -0700
<br>from: C<>sar A. K. Grossmann &lt;<A HREF="mailto:ckant@fazenda.gov.br"
>ckant@fazenda.gov.br</A>&gt;
</P>
</P>
<P><STRONG><BLOCKQuote>
Cesar,
</BLOCKQuote></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><FONT COLOR="#000066"><EM>
I'm trying to use netpipes to implement some file transfer automation,
but the documentation that comes with netpipes is beyond my
techno-knowledge (no explanation on the options, only some examples). A
quick search over the Internet gives nothing (Altavista, Google). So I
think a "Guide to NetPipes" is a good thing. Or it is lacking audience?
</EM></FONT></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>
I think if something works well and there's no audience for it, it
might be because of a lack of documentation. So yes, please write the
article.
<br>-- Don
</STRONG></P>
<P>
Misunderstanding here... I need an article that helps me to use
netpipes... I can write one, but it will take a lot of time until I'm
ready to do that.
</P>
<P>
Thanks -- Cesar
</P>
<P>
Cesar, I'm cc'ing <A HREF="mailto:linux-questions-only@ssc.com"
>linux-questions-only@ssc.com</A>. This is the place to send article
requests. It will be published in the Mailbag, and hopefully a reader
will see it and respond. -- Mike
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<FONT COLOR="navy">Your OO Programming articles</FONT></H3>
Mon, 14 Aug 2000 15:30:54 +0100
<BR>From: "Sean Akers" &lt;<A HREF="mailto:sean.akers@ntlworld.com"
>sean.akers@ntlworld.com</A>&gt;
<P>
I have just been looking at your OO programming articles on C++ and Python.
Might I suggest an article on Smalltalk as well. As a Smalltalk programmer
by profession I cannot praise this language too highly. There are a couple
of alternative Smalltalks for Linux, one being Visual Works (a
non-commercial version being available for download at
<A HREF="http://www.cincom.com/smalltalk/downloads.html"
>http://www.cincom.com/smalltalk/downloads.html</A>) and the other being Squeak
(<A HREF="http://www.squeak.org"
>http://www.squeak.org</A>). I personally have not used Squeak but I have heard
it is very good if not quite as polished as Visual Works. I do all of my
personal code development on Linux using Visual Works. Having been a C++
programmer for over 5 years I would hate go back now.
</P>
<P>
You can obtain information on this excellent language at the Smalltalk
Webring (<A HREF="http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?index;ring=smalltalk"
>http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?index;ring=smalltalk</A>) and at
the Smalltalk Industry Council site (<A HREF="http://www.stic.org"
>http://www.stic.org</A>).
</P>
<P>
I think is it worthy of serious consideration in your excellent magazine.
</P>
<P>
Sean Akers.
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<FONT COLOR="navy">Free ISPs under Linux</FONT></H3>
Fri, 04 Aug 2000 19:36:50 GMT
<BR>From: "Richard Shores" &lt;<A HREF="mailto:rick_shores@hotmail.com"
>rick_shores@hotmail.com</A>&gt;
<P>
Windows users can have free ISP access from netzero.com, juno.com,
altavista.com, excite.com, freeinternet.com, and others (see
computerbits.com, latest edition). I use two free ISPs. They work just fine,
considering they save me $240/year. For me and I'm sure others in this
world, $240/year is important.
</P>
<P>
I like using Linux, and would use it solely, if I could get free ISP with
it. But the free ISP world seems to be accessible only via Windows. So I
have a dual boot system, Windows98 or RedHat6.2. I do my net surfing in
Windows for downloads, then mount/copy my download files to Linux later.
</P>
<P>
Is this the best I can do? Is anyone thinking of setting up a free ISP
system, supported by advertising, for Linux? If not, why not?
</P>
<P>
Linux is a great server OS. It would become a more popular home OS if it
could access free internet services.
</P>
<p><em>It's worth noting that he used a free email service to send this in.
There's clearly at least some market in Linux space for people
who care simply that their ISP client is able to provide the
basic services ... dialup, email... and are glad to accept
a binary solution "paid for" by their eyeballs on your ads alone.
Is America Online ior Juno listening?
</p><p>
This joins a request from last month for free ISPs. If anyone
is interested in writing an article about them, we'd accept
that too.
</p><p>
-- Heather.</p></em>
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<FONT COLOR="navy">Microsoft Reader books under Linux</FONT></H3>
Tue, 29 Aug 2000 10:06:55 -0700
<BR>From: Don Marti &lt;<A HREF="mailto:dmarti@zgp.org"
>dmarti@zgp.org</A>&gt;
<P>
We need an article on reading books in Microsoft Reader format
under Linux. See:
<A HREF="http://www.sjmercury.com/svtech/news/top/docs/ebooks082900.htm"
>http://www.sjmercury.com/svtech/news/top/docs/ebooks082900.htm</A>
</P>
<P>
--
Don Marti
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<FONT COLOR="navy">Replacing an MS Exchange Mail Server with Linux</FONT></H3>
Tue, 1 Aug 2000 13:16:37 -0500
<BR>From: "Jonathan Hutchins" &lt;hutchins@opus1.com&gt;
<P>
This is a sort of follow on to your discussion in Issue 56 of reasons not to
migrate a Linux mailserver to MS Exchange.
</P>
<P>
One feature that the MS Exchange Server/Outlook Client ( as well as the
Lotus Notes Server/Client) offers is a centralized address book. If I want
to send mail to Jim Smith, I just enter "Jim Smith" in the address line.
The Client software queries the Server, which looks in whatever address
books I've configured, and find's jsmith@region1.somewhere.com. When Jim
transfers to the Tucson office, his address on the Server is updated, and
new messages addressed to Jim Smith will go to
jsmith2@region3.somewhere.com.
</P>
<P>
This also works for outside addresses, the central address book can have one
entry for <A HREF="mailto:linux-questions-only@ssc.com"
>linux-questions-only@ssc.com</A>, instead of 10,000 entries in each of 10,000 address
books on 10,000 workstations. If your address changes, it only has to be
updated once on the server, not 10,000 times, and you don't end up having to
write 10,000 people to tell each of them you're address has changed. For
small sites, this is the real advantage of this feature. Even on my home
network, I can maintain a single address book, and when a relative changes
their address, both Outlook and MS Word can look up the correct address in a
single database.
</P>
<P>
So far, I have yet to figure out a way to implement this kind of feature on
Linux workstations. The internal address scheme could probably be handled
using Netscape as a mail client and an LDAP server, but I don't know how we
would handle the external address book.
</P>
<P>
The only possible solution I've found so far is IF IBM releases a Lotus
Notes client for Linux. which they were supposed to do last year. I haven't
heard any further than the rumor that they MIGHT release it some day.
</P>
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<p><em>Perhaps we could use an article about convincing large companies to
release products for Linux. Or alternatively, the trevails of
adjusting your comapny's infrastructure from developing only
for Windows, to a multiplatform release plan. -- Heather</em></p>
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<FONT COLOR="navy">Slashdot -- win2000 doesn't support loadlin or umsdos?</FONT></H3>
Tue, 29 Aug 2000 23:27:18 -0700 (PDT)
<BR>Mike Orr <mso@ssc.com>
<P><STRONG>
<A HREF="http://slashdot.org/askslashdot/00/07/30/078252.shtml"
>http://slashdot.org/askslashdot/00/07/30/078252.shtml</A>
Windows ME <TT>-</TT> The End Of UMSDOS And BeOSfs Over Vfat?
</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>
What does this mean to future LG readers who have Win2000 and want to
dual-boot Linux without using lilo? Are they SOL?
</STRONG></P>
<em>
<P>
I glanced at this thread (it's gotten huge). The consensus seems to be
</P>
<ol type="a">
<li> easy solution, don't bother accepting an upgrade that's a downgrade.
<li> if it breaks loadlin, someone will patch the NT version so it works.
</ol>
<P>
Wanted: articles about non-LILO boot loaders. -- Heather
</P>
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<FONT COLOR="navy">Xlib - example source code</FONT></H3>
2 Aug 2000 15:24:00 +0100
<BR>From: <A HREF="mailto:christophe.limbree.145@B-RAIL.BE"
>christophe.limbree.145@B-RAIL.BE</A>
<P>
I would like to start writing software with Xlib. I would like to find basic
source code files containing small examples (opening windows, drawing lines,
writing text, <20>) with their makefile. My purpose is to convert a GUI written in
C language (gcc) for OS9 into a GUI under Linux.
</P>
<P>
Limbr<EFBFBD>e Christophe
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Thu, 24 Aug 2000 09:22:44 +1000
<BR>From: "Kirkham" &lt;<A HREF="mailto:kirkham@uq.net.au"
>kirkham@uq.net.au</A>&gt;
<P>
Hi,
</P>
<P>
I understand that Linux 6.2 (and most likely any following versions)
have support for Novell's NDS via ncpfs. And that the IPX-HOWTO explains how
to configure ncp client via ncpmount.
</P>
<P>
However;
<ol>
<li> I could not determine how to configure NDS Tree, or Context. Is this
possible? If so how?
<li> Since our Novell file servers have been taken up to NDS Patch 8, the
Linux boxes can no longer connect to Novell file servers.
<li> Is there any documentation on how to configure the NDS side of ncpfs
or ixp?
<li> Is there any configuration files that I can configure for the above.
<li> What documentation is there for ipx_configure and what it configures.
And other ixp tools
</ul>
<P>
George.
</P>
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<li><A HREF="#general/1"
><strong>ping ...</strong></a>
<li><A HREF="#general/2"
><strong>Complement to Micro Publishing series</strong></a>
<li><A HREF="#general/3"
><strong>Diamond Stealth Pro VL contribution in August Linux Gazette</strong></a>
<li><A HREF="#general/4"
><strong>Linuz Gazette article - Python</strong></a>
<li><A HREF="#general/5"
><strong>resolved problems ?</strong></a>
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<FONT COLOR="navy">ping ...</FONT></H3>
Fri, 25 Aug 2000 15:00:37 -0700 (PDT)
<BR>From: terry white &lt;<A HREF="mailto:twhite@aniota.com"
>twhite@aniota.com</A>&gt;
<P>
... hello:
</P>
<P><BLOCKQuote>
couple of questions.
</BLOCKQuote></P>
<P>
is this 'list' on-going, or new.
</P>
<blockquote><em>The TAG list at SSC (linux-questions-only@ssc.com) is new in that we
have only instituted the Answer Gang within the last few months.
It's ongoing, in that this is the way we will continue
onward, to provide better technical answers.
</em></blockquote>
<P>
what should someone new to this list know ...
</P>
<blockquote><em>Well, you would be someone who is willing to jump in
and help other people. You would also be someone who is willing
to visit some search engines and find people useful pointers
to learn more about the subject you're helping them with.
Hopefully you would be able to write clearly enough so that
it is fun to read, rather than scary like certain of the HOWTOs
I'm not going to name. You don't have to know HTML, though.
That's my job. -- Heather
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<FONT COLOR="navy">Complement to Micro Publishing series</FONT></H3>
Fri, 18 Aug 2000 16:01:24 -0300
<BR>From: Bruno Barberi Gnecco &lt;<A HREF="mailto:brunobg@psi.com.br"
>brunobg@psi.com.br</A>&gt;
<P>
Though the series have covered pretty well the "hardware" part --- how
to bind, etc --- I have found the software part disappointing. I have always
wanted to print some books, but basically for laziness I ended printing in
the single sided, A4 format and brought to the nearest copy place to add a
cheap plastic cover and spiral binding. Good for software documentation, bad
for real books that I wanted to keep in the shelves, instead of in the middle
of one of the piles of my desk. Reducing the images by half made the letters
too small, and didn't look like a real book --- too many lines.
</P>
<P>
I suppose here that you want to print a book that you have the TeX
source, or some format that you can output to PostScript modifying the page
setup and, therefore, the layout. You may have trouble with texts with
figures, since usually the author cared about their size and position. You'll
have to follow the #1 law of laboratories: "If you don't know what's going
to happen, protect your eyes and tell your buddy to do it".
</P>
<P>
The idea is to print in A5 format. If you don't know, a A5 page is
exactly half of an A4 page, cut parallel to the smallest side (works for
all A? pages: A3 is two A4 pages joined by the larger side). So, you can
print two A5 pages in one A4 page, without reducing; and A5 pages are the
size of a book. Talk about nice.
</P>
<P>
First thing to do is to get the PSUtils package. This is a nice set
of utilities that will most of your needs of manipulating PS files. Get
them at: ftp.dcs.ed.ac.uk/pub/ajcd or ftp.tardis.ed.ac.uk/users/ajcd.
Compile and install.
</P>
<P>
Generate the PostScript file. If you're using LaTeX, you can do it
using something like:
</P>
<Pre><BLOCKQuote>
\documentclass[a5paper]{book}
</BLOCKQuote></Pre>
<P>
I had a problem here: when I tried to generate in the A5 format, the page
was cut in half. It turned out that the problem was in dvips. If you have
this problem, find the file config.ps (probably in
<TT>/usr/share/texmf/dvips/config</TT>) And add the following lines:
</P>
<Pre><BLOCKQuote>
@ a5 149mm 210mm
@+ ! %%DocumentPaperSizes: a5
@+ %%BeginPaperSize: a5
@+ a5
@+ %%EndPaperSize
</BLOCKQuote></Pre>
<P>
Alternatively, you can use the following trick:
</P>
<Pre><BLOCKQuote>
\geometry{verbose,paperwidth=149mm,paperheight=210mm}
</BLOCKQuote></Pre>
<P>
on the beginning of your LaTeX file. Now convert your file to PostScript,
and check it to confirm that it's really in the A5 format, and not cropped
in the wrong place.
</P>
<P>
Now comes the PSUtils. Though Mark Nielsen used mpage, it will not
work for this task well, since it will reduce the page. In the PSUtils
package there's an utility called pstops, which is very powerful. To
do what Mark did with mpage, type the following commands:
</P>
<Pre><blockquote>
pstops "4:3L(21cm,0)+0L(21cm,14.85cm)" file.ps file1.ps
<BR>pstops "4:1L(21cm,0)+2L(21cm,14.85cm)" file.ps file2.ps
</blockquote></Pre>
<P>
There is also psbook, which let's you print in large paper with a multiple
of 4 pages per side, so you can fold it and it will really be like a book.
The problem is to find a printer that accepts A0 paper. It's useful, however,
if you can print in A3 paper, because you could print 8 pages in a single
sheet (four A5 in each side).
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Tue, 01 Aug 2000 16:02:58 -0500
<BR>From: Chris Gianakopoulis &lt;<A HREF="mailto:acg009@email.mot.com"
>acg009@email.mot.com</A>&gt;
<P>
I must apologize for passing misinformation about my Diamond Stealth Pro
VL video card. I made the statement that the board uses an 80C929
device. I mistyped the device number! It was supposed to be an
80C928. I truely did proofread my mail before I posted it but somehow I
missed that important piece of information. I truely understand that
incorrecti information is more dangerous than no information!!!!!!
</P>
<P>
My apologies,
Chris Gianakopoulos
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Wed, 2 Aug 2000 19:36:16 -0700
<BR>From: Jeremy Parks
&lt;<A HREF="mailto:parks@nortelnetworks.com"
>parks@nortelnetworks.com</A>&lt;
<P><STRONG>
I was
moreso curious why Python doesn't have self "built-in" to the _init_ method
somewhat like C++ and Java do.
</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>
Jeremy Parks
</STRONG></P>
<ol>
<li> Because the first versions of Python didn't have classes; they were
added later. Languages such as Python and Perl which had classes grafted
into them later tend to have that 'self' argument explicit, so that
they can leverage the existing function-call code which expects all
formal parameters to be explicit. ("Formal parameters" are the placeholder
arguments in the function definition.)
<li> Because Python's author preferred to make it explicit in the syntax
rather than hide it. So that people wouldn't forget it's there, I
guess.
</ol>
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-- Mike
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<FONT COLOR="navy">resolved problems ?</FONT></H3>
Thu, 10 Aug 2000 12:18:58 -0400
<BR>From: molly morris &lt;<A HREF="mailto:sevenox@viaccess.net"
>sevenox@viaccess.net</A>&gt;
<P>
Guys/Gals,
</P>
<P>
Searched for info on how to make Canon bjc-250 work under <A HREF="http://linux.corel.com/">Corel</A> Linux.
(1 found)
Also found $.02 tip re: Netscape
</P>
<P>
These are both dated 1998. I'm sure these issues have been resolved by
now.
</P>
<blockquote><em>Usually tips are posted to us because someone found
or made a solution for themselves. That's why they're Two
Cent Tips. Netscape has come a long way since then, but still
takes a command line argument for printing - you could really
use any application you want in the "print" dialog.
</em></blockquote>
<P>
Does the "Gazette" plan to link ancient history to today's solutions?
</P>
<blockquote><em>One of the nicer things about Linux, is that is often
happens that even very old solutions still work... even when
better ones become available. I've seen means for using
bubblejet printers via apsfilter, and magicfilter. There may
be a few other things, and I'm certain there's at least one
commercial grade print queue program.
</em></blockquote>
<P>
I thought this new- tomorrow Linux community was going to to be a
learning curve thing but I've logged more web time on it in the last two
weeks than Win (God forbid) 95 in the last two years.
</P>
<blockquote><em>Well, yes, that's a balance point - more community,
so more scattered knowledge, meaning it sometimes needs to be
chased down. Combining it back into a form usable by ordinary
folk is the job of the Linux Documentation Project, which the
</em>Gazette<em> is proud to be part of.
</em></blockquote>
<blockquote><em>
Since Corel Linux is a Debian derivate, it should be possible
to <tt>apt-get install magicfilter</tt>, then run magicfilterconfig.
</em></blockquote>
<P>
I went with Commodore Amiga (still have running box with Utah Word
Perfect) in its early stages and our user community makes the linux
groups that I've encountered so far look like Sandbox 101 for verbose
Unix programmers.
</P>
<P>
M.M.
</P>
<blockquote><em>
Anyone want to lead him to more sites or IRC channels that
are specifically helpful to UNIX newbies, other than a few
websites I can immediately think of like
<a href="http://www.linuxstart.com">linuxstart.com</a> or
<a href="http://www.linuxnewbie,org">linuxnewbie,org</a>?
</em></blockquote>
<blockquote><em>
Also: Perhaps when you find the sites that work for you, you can
pass it along so Corel can do a better job setting new users
up with some good bookmarks to follow in their next version.
We'd like to hear about it too. And, last but not least, Linux
Journal is looking for some hard nosed reporting on what's
really good or bad in some of the latest distributions that
are rolling out... if you're interested in reviewing them from
a hard hitting attitude, contact Don Marti,
<a href="mailto:dmarti@linuxjournal.com">dmarti@linuxjournal.com</a>.
-- Heather
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Wed, 02 Aug 2000 17:26:17 -0400
<BR>From: Srinivasa A. Shikaripura &lt;<A HREF="mailto:sas@lucent.com">sas@lucent.com</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: Reg. the display of email address on the gazette columns
<P> hi,
<P> I have a sugesstion on the open display of email address in the
Linux Gazette columns "Help wanted" and "2-cent tips".
<P> Currently the pages contain the email addresses in open.
This is very easy for the email bot programs to scan the page for
email address and use it for building spam-lists and sell them.
<P> I have a suggestion. Could you please consider obfuscating the
email ids as some other web news letters have started doing.
<P> For example you could obfuscate:
user@domain.com
to
user at domain.com
or
user @ domain.com.
<P> I know this has drawbacks. Users can't click on the address in
the article to reply directly. This is a minor inconvinience and
once the user is educated about it, it shouldn't pose a problem.
<P> I am writing this, because, once I posted to usenet with my
clear email address and I suddenly started getting a lot of spam mails.
<P> Cheers<BR>
-Sas
<BLOCKQUOTE><EM>
[It's a tradeoff between spam obfuscation and clickable mailto links.
For better or for worse, the tradition in </EM>LG<EM> has been
clickable links, and reader requests have been to make </EM>more<EM>
mail links clickable rather than fewer. -Mike.]
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Thu, 3 Aug 2000 20:23:53 +0200
<BR>From: Matthias Arndt &lt;<A HREF="mailto:matthiasarndt@gmx.net">matthiasarndt@gmx.net</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: Linux Gazette
<P> I'm using Suse Linux 6.3 as my hobby OS. I do almost anything with it and
I'd like to ask if you still seek for authors of additional articles? I would
really love to prepare a few articles for the gazette because I always wanted
to make a ezine. I do not have the power to create such a project myself.
Instead, I'd like to put my efforts in projects that are running. And the Linux
Gazette looks like it is ongoing project.
<BLOCKQUOTE><EM>
[We are always looking for new authors. Author information is in
the </EM>LG<EM> FAQ at
<A HREF="../faq/index.html#author">http://www.linuxgazette.com/faq/index.html#author</A>.
In fact, Matthew did send us an article about choosing a window
manager, which you can read in <A HREF="arndt.html">this issue</A>.
-Mike.]
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Wed, 23 Aug 2000 21:25:29 +0200
<BR>From: DESCHAMPS.terra.es &lt;<A HREF="mailto:DESCHAMPS@terra.es">DESCHAMPS@terra.es</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: Felicidades, y gracias
<P> Ante todo enhorabuena por el gran paso que acabais de dar, llevo
esperando Linux Gazzette en espa<70>ol desde hace mucho tiempo, es una
revista aut<75>tica y sin lugar a dudas con el mejor contenido.
<P> Enhorabuena, me habeis hecho feliz.
<P> Desde Espa<70>a, Javi.
<P> Un saludo.
<H4>Translation by Felipe Barousse &lt;<A HREF="mailto:fbarousse@piensa.com">fbarousse@piensa.com</A>&gt;:</H4>
<P> Before anything else, my best wishes for the great step you just made,
I have been waiting for Linux Gazette in Spanish since long time ago,
which is a very authentic magazine and, without any doubts with the
best content.
<P> My best wishes, you have made me very happy.
<P> From Spain, Javi.
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Tue, 1 Aug 2000 12:30:17 +0200
<BR>From: Juan Florido &lt;<A HREF="mailto:krypto@elrancho.com">krypto@elrancho.com</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: new translation to italian
<P> Dear Mike,
<P> I have received a new free translation
of the linux gazette article issue 55th,
about journal file systems.
<P> The translation has been made by someone
called Alberto Marmodoro,who transalated
the article to italian.
<P> The url is <A HREF="http://trieste.linux.it/~marmo/index.html">http://trieste.linux.it/~marmo/index.html</A>
<P> If you want to include a link in the original article
to this translation, follow that URL.
<BLOCKQUOTE><EM>
[I told Juan to send it to our Italian mirror site also. -Mike.]
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Fri, 25 Aug 2000 17:17:24 +0200
<BR>From: Jan Hemmingsen &lt;<A HREF="mailto:janhem@get2net.dk">janhem@get2net.dk</A>&gt;
<BR>Subject: Linux Gazette Logo
<P> Hi
<P> I like the design of your logo very much. Did you use Gimp to create it?
<P> If yes, i would appreciate if you could tell me how it was created.
<BLOCKQUOTE><EM>
[Actually, the graphic designer used Photoshop. If he sends me the
details sometime, I'll print them. -Mike.]
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