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[commercial] FWD : SugarCRM Developer wanted
by Prashant Shah 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

Advan-t-edge Software Consultancy is looking for Sugar CRM Developers on a urgent basis. Requirements : - He must have good knowledge of Sugar CRM and PHP - He must be able to customize Sugar CRM and also develop custom modules for it as per client requirements. - Work full time on salary or contract basis The company is located at Thane. http://www.advan-t-edge.com/ Email your resume to sunil(at)advan-t-edge.net

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F-11
by Vinod Raghavan 15 Jun '09

15 Jun '09

Does any one has Fedora 11 DVD (i386) Vinod Raghavan Anushaktinagar MUMBAI-94 vinodrag(a)gmail.com

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Ubuntu not detecting sound
by jitendra 14 Jun '09

14 Jun '09

How do I get sound work . I have tried 8.10 as also 9.04 -- jitendra

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Fetchmail not connecting to localhost
by Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri. 14 Jun '09

14 Jun '09

Hi, I'm using Debian 5 w/ mutt, postfix, fetchmail, procmail. I have discontinued my mtnl triband and taken a reliance broadband netconnect connection. I've configured the stuff in the usual way but fetchmail is acting up. These are the error messages. ----------------- fetchmail: connection to localhost:smtp [::1/25] failed: Network is unreachable. fetchmail: SMTP connect to localhost failed ----------------- also: --------------------- sharukh@opium:~$ telnet localhost 25 Trying ::1... telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Network is unreachable --------------------- ------------------- lsof -i:25 gives no output ------------------- please help, I have googled but am a bit lost. Thanks, Sharukh -- Dr. Sharukh K R Pavri. Homoeopath, Linuxer. The probability of someone watching you is proportional to the stupidity of your action.

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Protest against such blatant promotion of Private Corporation at the public cost
by jitendra 13 Jun '09

13 Jun '09

I get this response from www.fyjc.org.in/mumbai Only Microsoft ! Then why take monet from public? "Your Browser is Not Supported As a result of complicated functionalities and advanced features provided by this website, it seems to be unattainable to function properly in the browser you are using. We are sorry to say that you cannot continue using this browser in this website. You can find a list of supported browsers below. Please use one of such browser to browse this wesite. Please note that this is to provide you with better functionalities without hurting your experience with our website. Currently we are supporting Microsoft Internet explorer v6 or newer only. If you do not have this browser, you can download the latest version of Microsoft Internet Explorer from Microsoft Download Center<http://www.microsoft.com/windows/Internet-explorer/worldwide-sites.aspx>(we are in no way affiliated to Microsoft and by using their software you are abide to their terms & conditions). Using a supported browser will enhance your experiece with our website and will give you access to advanced functionalities provided using browser-specific functionalities. We apologise for the discomfort caused, if any, and thank your patience and appreciate the time spend to support us by using a supported browser. [image: OASIS (part of MKCL)]" This is shameful jitendra -- jitendra

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[JOBS] Internship :: Linux Systems and Network Administrator.
by Arun Khan 13 Jun '09

13 Jun '09

JOB ID: 2009-06-01 Position: Internship :: Linux Systems and Network Administrator. We have a couple of Internship positions in the Linux Systems and Network administration area. We are looking for individuals who are self starters, have a thirst for knowledge and are willing to learn. The internship program varies from 3 to 6 months depending upon individual aptitude and progress in assignments. Upon successful completion of the Internship program, individuals will be inducted as “Trainee Systems and Network Administrator.” Experience: 3 to 6 months hands on exposure to the Linux Command Line Interface (CLI) tools and basic shell scripting. You should have done at least one Linux installation on your own, understand the basic concepts of disk partitioning and the configuration of video, audio and network components in a computer. Personality: Quick learner, multi-tasking, hands on and proactive. Ability to anticipate needs and implement improvements in processes a plus. Communication: Must be able to articulate your thoughts in English and prepare detailed documentation and/or presentations of the tasks undertaken. Education: BCA, MCA, B. Tech CS, B. Tech IT or equivalent. Certification: None. Job Location: Mumbai Eastern Suburbs. Stipend: Commensurate with candidate's “walk in” experience and capabilities. Relocation Package: NONE. Interested individuals, please send your CV/Resume (in OpenOffice/RTF/PDF format) to hr <at> silverarc <dot> biz with the subject line in your email: "JOB ID: 2009-06-01 Internship :: Linux Systems and Network Administrator" About Us: Silver Arc Solutions (India) Pvt. Ltd. is located in the western suburbs of Mumbai, India. We are a multi-faceted consulting company providing cost effective turnkey solutions in Information Technology, Management Information Systems and Telecom projects. We offer a work environment that will always keep you technically challenged and provide opportunity for technical and personal growth. Regards, -- Arun Khan

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hard disk in trouble after fsck
by Sudhir Gandotra 12 Jun '09

12 Jun '09

Dear List, A harddisk on the laptop asked for fsck which was done. The process took quiet some time and at the end of it, it linked all the data to the lost+found directory and also the ext3 journal info of the partition was changed by the FSCK process to ext2. Now, all the folders and files are gone and they seem to be in the lost+found directory and all the folders and files names have been changed to numerical. the command tune2fs also did not help. How to recover the folders and files from the lost+found directory ? The help will be great for an NGO whose important data is in the disk. thanks. -- Sudhir Gandotra www.openlx.com Best Indian Linux for 2008 - www.OpenLX.com Humanising Technology - Transforming Lives

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Comments submitted to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) regarding the upcoming expiration of the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) with the Internet Corporation for Assigned
by Easwar Hariharan 10 Jun '09

10 Jun '09

On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 3:10 PM, Aishwarya Madineni<aishwarya(a)itforchange.net> wrote: > The following are the comments submitted by IT for Change to the U.S. > Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information > Administration (NTIA) regarding the upcoming expiration of the Joint > Project Agreement (JPA) with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names > and Numbers (ICANN). These comments calls for the US to forgo its > unilateral control over critical Internet resources, since Internet is a > global public resource and all countries and people should have equal > participation in its governance. Click on the below to read more > http://www.itforchange.net/component/content/article/218-to-ntia-regarding-… Please keep the subject line short. -- Regards, Easwar Registered Linux user #442065

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Need a speaker for "Kernel Compilation" Topic for ISTE course at VCET, Vasai(W)
by yogesh pingle 10 Jun '09

10 Jun '09

Dear All, We, (Vidyavardhini's College of Engineering & Technology, Vasai(W)) college, are arranging the ISTE approved STTP (Short Term Training Programme) on "Advanced Linux Programming" during 22nd June 09 - 3rd July 09.We are requesting you that we need a speaker on "Kernel Compilation" Topic which is scheduled on 24th June 09 from 9:00 - 5:00. If anybody is interested to conduct a said topic then please email me. I am a co-ordinator of this course. We have invited many engineering colleges for this course. Awaiting for your reply ASAP. Yours faithfully, -- Yogesh Prabhakar Pingle -- M.E. (Computer Engineering) Lecturer, I.T. Dept., Vidyavardhini's College of Engineering and Technology, Vasai Rd. (W), Pin: 401 202 Address: 107, Anupam Complex, Hetkar Alley, Dist: Thane, Maharastra, India Vasai(w), Pin:401201 Tel. No. 91 - 0250 - 2326432 (local: 95250 - 2326432) Mob. No. 9422492389 Bollywood news, movie reviews, film trailers and more! Go to http://in.movies.yahoo.com/

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Comments submitted to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) regarding the upcoming expiration of the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
by Aishwarya Madineni 10 Jun '09

10 Jun '09

The following are the comments submitted by IT for Change to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) regarding the upcoming expiration of the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). These comments calls for the US to forgo its unilateral control over critical Internet resources, since Internet is a global public resource and all countries and people should have equal participation in its governance. Click on the below to read more http://www.itforchange.net/component/content/article/218-to-ntia-regarding-… Aishwarya Madineni Research Assistant IT for Change Bridging Development Realities and Technological Possibilities www.ITforChange.net http://Public-Software.in http://India.IS-Watch.net http://IS-Watch.net http://content-commons.in *IT for Change is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with United Nations’ Economic and Social Council*

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need speaker for "kernet compilation" topic for iste course, vasai(w)
by yogesh pingle 08 Jun '09

08 Jun '09

Dear All, We, (Vidyavardhini's College of Engineering & Technology, Vasai(W)) college, are arranging the ISTE approved STTP (Short Term Training Programme) on "Advanced Linux Programming" during 22nd June 09 - 3rd July 09. We are requesting you that we need a speaker on "Kernel Compilation" Topic which is scheduled on 24th June 09 from 9:00 - 5:00. If anybody is interested to conduct a said topic then please email me. I am a co-ordinator of this course.We have invited many engineering colleges for this course. Awaiting for your reply ASAP. Yours faithfully, -- Yogesh Prabhakar Pingle -- M.E. (Computer Engineering) Lecturer, I.T. Dept., Vidyavardhini's College of Engineering and Technology, Vasai Rd. (W), Pin: 401 202 Address: 107, Anupam Complex, Hetkar Alley, Dist: Thane, Maharastra, India Vasai(w), Pin:401201 Tel. No. 91 - 0250 - 2326432 (local: 95250 - 2326432) Mob. No. 9422492389 Explore your hobbies and interests. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Mp3 Sound quality.
by Raghu Prasad 08 Jun '09

08 Jun '09

>> steve wrote: >> >> Using the link you sent in your first mail ... >> >> $ file mera_naam_joker_--_09_jeen_yahan_marna_yahan.mp3 >> mera_naam_joker<...>.mp3: MPEG ADTS, layer III, v2, 16 kbps, 16 kHz, Monaural >> >> Here's the problem ..................................^^^^^^^^ >> >> The mp3 has been encoded using a low bit rate. Most people prefer using 128kbps or 192kbps to get a decently good audio quality[1]. >> > > I know but is there any way to remove the tinny sound in the background or I say goodbye to such files? Saying goodbye is the only option available. By encoding music in lower bit rates, a lot of stuff required to make it soothing to the ear has been removed from the resultant file. Since missing parts can't be predicted using some formula, one can't recreate original audio signals. Even if some processing is done to remove the tinniness of voice, human brain is sharp enough to detect the differences in the original voice and the processed one. Unlike predictable signals like a sine wave of given amplitude and frequency, music consists of unpredictable signals. To store a predictable signal of infinite duration, one needs negligibly small amount of storage space. But for storing an unpredictable signal of limited duration, one needs comparably larger storage space. Looking at this issue from another angle; if we could re-create the missing parts from a smaller file, then why do we need a larger file in the first place? MP3 itself is a compressed audio format where a lot of undetectable (for human ear) audio signals are removed from the original using some sophisticated filtering. But there are people who can detect the differences between a CD quality audio and its MP3 form. Raghu

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LUG Meet Reminder
by Mehul Ved 07 Jun '09

07 Jun '09

Hello, This is to remind you that Linux User's Group of Mumbai is meeting up tomorrow Time:- 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Location:- Directi 330, Link-way Estate Linking Road, Malad (West) Mumbai - 400064 There will be three sessions held 1) Drupal - Prashant Shah - Introduction to Drupal - Installation - Content management - Site content, Content type, RSS Publishing, Taxonomy - Site building - Blocks, Menus, Core Modules, Themes - User management - Input formats and filters - Introduction to important contributes modules including path auto, clean urls, cck, views, panels - Reporting and logging. 2) GNU-Khata - Krishnakant Mane & Anusha 3) Firefox 3.5, HTML 5, <video> and <audio> tags which allows for Ogg embedding within web-pages in a standards compliant way - Sanjay B Please remember to put up your RSVP on the wiki - http://db.ilug-bom.org.in/wiki/index.php/Upcoming_meet_RSVPs -- This fortune intentionally says nothing. - http://kingsly.net/tmp/fortune.php/1244284261

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Mp3 Sound quality.
by Rony 07 Jun '09

07 Jun '09

Hello, I am trying to download songs from the site below but in many movies the file size is about half MB and the sound has a disturbing metallic sound. Is there any other way to download it or its just jinxed at the server itself. Normally good quality mp3s have 4 to 5 MB sizes but this one is too compressed. Even the file size during download is higher (about 550 Kb) than the one sitting inside the disk after download (86 KB). Any tips or tricks? http://www.bollyfm.net/bollyfm/mid/535/tid/3109/mp3soundtrack.html -- Regards, Rony. GNU/Linux ! No Viruses No Spyware Only Freedom.

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Network spped issue.
by Advait Raut 06 Jun '09

06 Jun '09

Hey guys, Am facing an issue on HP blade server. The OS installed is OEL(Oracle enterprise Linux5.2 ) when i fire mii-tool command i get the network speed as 100mbps half duplex. but when i fire ethtool eth0 commad it shows me 1000 mbps full duplex. the blade server has gigabite ethernet ports. when i checked the dmesg output it shows me 1000 mbps full duplex on eth0. pls let me know which command should i use to know the excate network card speed. -- Regards Advait Raut

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GLUG Monthly Meeting June 2009
by Prashant Shah 06 Jun '09

06 Jun '09

Please RSVP : http://db.glug-bom.org/wiki/index.php/Upcoming_meet_RSVPs Venue: Directi (Malad) Tentative date : 7th June 2009 Sunday (not confirmed) Speakers : 1. Mr. Krishnakanth (not confirmed) Topic : GNU Khatta 2. Mr. Prashant Shah Topic : Drupal CMS - Introduction to Drupal - Installation - Content management - Site content, Content type, RSS Publishing, Taxonomy - Site building - Blocks, Menus, Core Modules, Themes - User management - Input formats and filters - Introduction to important contributes modules including path auto, clean urls, cck, views, panels - Reporting and logging. No programming knowledge is required, so everyone will enjoy it.

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[OT] Recommendation for FTP hosting provider in Kurla/Vashi corridor
by Arun Khan 06 Jun '09

06 Jun '09

I am looking for a FTP hosting provider in the Kurla/Vashi corridor. The average upstream (my FTP site to WAN) data transfer is 20 GB/month. The average downstream (WAN to my FTP site) data transfer is 4-5 GB/month. This would be my rough storage requirement as well. Both upload/download speeds should be at least 200 Kilo Bytes per second. The data center (hosting FTP site) should have the service for copying files, delivered to them in a portable hard disk, on to the FTP site. I am not looking for a dedicated FTP box. Shared or VPS FTP hosting is fine if the system can deliver sustained data transfer rate mentioned above. Please let me know of any service provider that you have had experience with for FTP hosting. TIA. -- Arun Khan

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Fetchmail not connecting to localhost
by Mehul Ved 06 Jun '09

06 Jun '09

On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 6:50 PM, Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri.<lists(a)pavri.net> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm using Debian 5 w/ mutt, postfix, fetchmail, procmail. I have > discontinued my mtnl triband and taken a reliance broadband netconnect > connection. So, the IP has changed? If so this may be breaking something somewhere though less likely. > I've configured the stuff in the usual way but fetchmail is acting up. > These are the error messages. > ----------------- > fetchmail: connection to localhost:smtp [::1/25] failed: Network is > unreachable. > fetchmail: SMTP connect to localhost failed > ----------------- > > also: > --------------------- > sharukh@opium:~$ telnet localhost 25 > Trying ::1... > telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Network is unreachable > --------------------- > > ------------------- > lsof -i:25 > > gives no output > ------------------- It's not fetchmail but postfix that's the point of failure. Please provide your postfix logs. -- "Silent gratitude isn't very much use to anyone." -- G. B. Stearn - http://kingsly.net/tmp/fortune.php/1244227632

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appeal for help again, need some package developers for GNUKhata.
by Krishnakant 06 Jun '09

06 Jun '09

hello all, I had requested before for some help on rpm and eb packageing for GNUKhata. Rajiv had offered to help but might be he is as busy as I am and might have not got time to look into this. is any one ready to help us out with debian and rpm packages? hope rajiv will also respond : happy hacking. Krishnakant.

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Fetchmail not connecting to localhost
by Dinesh Shah (દિનેશ શાહ/दिनेश शाह) 05 Jun '09

05 Jun '09

On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 6:50 PM, Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri. <lists(a)pavri.net>wrote: > Hi, > > I'm using Debian 5 w/ mutt, postfix, fetchmail, procmail. I have > discontinued my mtnl triband and taken a reliance broadband netconnect > connection. > > I've configured the stuff in the usual way but fetchmail is acting up. > These are the error messages. > ----------------- > fetchmail: connection to localhost:smtp [::1/25] failed: Network is > unreachable. > fetchmail: SMTP connect to localhost failed > ----------------- > > also: > --------------------- > sharukh@opium:~$ telnet localhost 25 > Trying ::1... > telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Network is unreachable > --------------------- > > ------------------- > lsof -i:25 > > gives no output > ------------------- > > please help, I have googled but am a bit lost. Just start/restart your postfix. Also look if postfix fails to start in syslog/maillog for error. > > > Thanks, > > Sharukh > -- > Dr. Sharukh K R Pavri. Homoeopath, Linuxer. > HTH With regards, -- --Dinesh Shah :-) Shah Micro System +91-98213-11906 Blog: http://dineshah.wordpress.com/ Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dineshah/

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[Cross-Posted] [Commercial] Quality Assurance Engineer openings at Red Hat, Pune
by sankarshan.mukhopadhyay＠gmail.com 05 Jun '09

05 Jun '09

The following Quality Assurance Engineer roles are in the process of being hired at Red Hat (Pune). Interested candidates may send in their resumes to careers-in at redhat dot com. Please mention the role in the subject line of the mail. *Quality Assurance Engineer* As a Quality Assurance Engineer you are expected to set the quality standards for a small product or, for a significant area of large product. You are expected to develop test cases and test plans for areas of ownership and, would be capable of directing the efforts of 3 to 4 quality engineers. You should be able to effectively and accurately communicate testing status to management and other interested parties. You should be able to interface with customer and partner quality organizations and, can be relied on to exercise good judgment around critical issues. You should be able to work with developers to resolve issues and analyze data in a timely manner. You are expected to process in-depth understanding of the testing processes and standards. Primary focus is on API, WebUI, and client tool testing. Job Requirements: Test Automation and Development Job Requirements: * Knowledge of how to use a defect tracking system (JIRA or Bugzilla preferred). * Knowledge of how to use a revision control system (Git, Subversion,or CVS preferred). * Good skills in at least three of: Java, Python, Perl, BASH, or Ruby. * Previous experience with automated testing tools. * Expertise in Selenium and/or JUnit a major plus. * Demonstrated skills in Linux systems administration. * Basic knowledge of database usage and ability to write SQL. *JBoss Operations Network Quality Assurance Engineer* JON Essential Duties and Responsibilities: As a Quality Assurance Engineer for JBoss Operations Network, you will be responsible for expanding our existing test automation framework, as well as evaluating and implementing new Open Source tools to verify the quality of the product. The job will have you working with an international team of Software Developers and fellow QA Engineers. Primary focus is on WebUI automation and agent testing. Will be responsible for writing test plans and test cases for assigned functional areas. Will then be responsible for running manual tests, writing automated tests, and running automated tests. Also responsible for writing, verifying, and closing bugs on each version of the product. JON Job Requirements: * Knowledge of how to use a defect tracking system (JIRA or Bugzilla preferred). * Knowledge of how to use a revision control system (Subversion preferred). * Ability to read and write Java code. * Previous experience with automated testing tools. * Expertise in Selenium a major plus. * Demonstrated skills in Middleware and/or application servers. * Basic knowledge of database usage and ability to write SQL. *Satellite and Proxy Quality Assurance Engineer* Satellite/Proxy Essential Duties and Responsibilities: As a Quality Assurance Engineer for the Red Hat Network Satellite and Proxy products, you will be responsible for expanding our existing test automation frameworks, as well as evaluating and implementing new Open Source tools to verify the quality of the product. The job will have you working with an international team of Software Developers and fellow QA Engineers. Primary focus is on API, WebUI, and client tool testing. Will be responsible for writing test plans and test cases for assigned functional areas. Will then be responsible for running manual tests, writing automated tests, and running automated tests. Also responsible for writing, verifying, and closing bugs on each version of the product. Satellite/Proxy Job Requirements: * Knowledge of how to use a defect tracking system (Bugzilla preferred). * Knowledge of how to use a revision control system (Git, Subversion,or CVS preferred). * Good skills in at least two of: Java, Python, Perl, BASH, or Ruby. * Previous experience with automated testing tools. * Expertise in Selenium and/or JUnit a major plus. * Excellent skills in reading and writing technical documentation in English. * Demonstrated skills in Linux systems administration. * Basic knowledge of database usage and ability to write SQL. * Basic previous experience in Solaris administration a plus. *Test Automation and Development Quality Assurance Engineer* Test Automation and Development Essential Duties and Responsibilities: As a Quality Assurance Engineer for Test Automation and Development, you will be responsible for creating, writing, and maintaining Selenium automated tests, test frameworks in Java, and XML-RPC JUnit automated tests. You will need to be able to work with other teams in implementing integration and maintenance of Hudson continuous integration environment. Must have a willingness to be involved in manual testing as needed (but minimal). Will be responsible for writing test plans for feature areas and then writing, executing, and automating test cases. Test Automation and Development Job Requirements: * Knowledge of how to use a defect tracking system (JIRA or Bugzilla preferred). * Knowledge of how to use a revision control system (Git, Subversion,or CVS preferred). * Good skills in at least three of: Java, Python, Perl, BASH, or Ruby. * Previous experience with automated testing tools. * Expertise in Selenium and/or JUnit a major plus. * Demonstrated skills in Linux systems administration. * Demonstrated skills in Middleware and/or application servers. * Basic knowledge of database usage and ability to write SQL.

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[OT] Reliance Broadband ( Broadnet )
by Dinesh Joshi 04 Jun '09

04 Jun '09

Hello folks, I was in Mumbai recently and thought of getting an additional internet connection to have better redundancy. For all those who are MTNL's religious followers, I decided to minimize the use of their connection primarily because of their lack of support ( 2 months of horror ) and ADSL is extremely sensitive to noise. MTNL's plans are also pretty costly as compared to Reliance's. Reliance provides connectivity through cat5e fiber in my area ( Andheri West ). They also provide ADSL connections but only in certain areas. I did have a Reliance connection but I disconnected it primarily due to the haphazard nature of their service and lack of reliability. But now they have professionalized their customer support ( atleast yelling at times yields extremely good results ). They have also improved the reliability of their network - they have battery backups and all :P Previously they relied on the horrible WAN setup by BSES powersurfer. Coming to the technical aspect of this thread, they have a really annoying login system ( which is a big security threat as well ). They basically rely on their DNS servers to authenticate the user. For example, if I'm not logged in and I type google.com, their DNS server returns an internal IP ( 10.x.x.x ) and they issue a 302 redirect so the browser is redirected to a login page. This is where you enter your credentials and you get logged in. This is a very annoying method of logging in the user but now-a-days many ISPs prefer it! On Linux you have the option of using a script called AutoLogin to keep you logged in 24x7. Heres the gotcha! This connection wouldn't work when I connected it to the WAN port of my wireless router ( Netgear WGR614v5 ). The problem was / is that when my router gets the IP and DNS information from the DHCP server, it ends up with 4 DNS servers but it remembers only 2 =P The first two are vanilla DNS servers while the last two take care of redirecting and logging in the user. So the router was querying the vanilla DNS servers and it never redirected me to the login page. They also have MAC address binding in place =P -- Regards, Dinesh A. Joshi

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] feedback on gnu-khata (Rony)
by Pravin Dhayfule 03 Jun '09

03 Jun '09

> > I want to ask one question to all readers, Will the end-user ever care >> if we have postgresql or mysql at the back-end unless he is a programmer >> or a techno person? >> >> > The objections were raised by a programmer cum hacker and his opinion does > carry weight if it helps improvise and simplify the target software. > End Users indeed are concerned. May be not with the name, rather with the deployment. When we build and distribute Desktop Applications, end users assume that they can just install the application through a setup file and its done. When they want a backup, they just need to click on a "Backup Menu Item" and enter the "Save As" file name. These are the perspectives of end users. Now it doesnt matter if we use My-SQl or any other DB, the users are concerned with ease to deploy.... Bye Regards

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Socket Program Clustering
by ilug＠mohancheema.net 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Hi, Is there a way to cluster a socket program? I have been assigned a task to cluster the program which connects to server using a socket. The purpose is to get the redundancy of program (i.e. if program fails on machine A machine B should take over). We need this as this is the program which has the routing logic based on the input received from the server it routes the request to different application. Any help or pointer to achieve this is welcome. Thanks In advance. Regards, Mohan Cheema

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Debian DVD
by Mukund Deshmukh 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Hi, I am still not able no get debian DVD. Surprisingly, No Linux CD vendor on the list. Warm Regards, Mr. Mukund Deshmukh, Beta Computronics Pvt Ltd. 10/1 IT Park, Parsodi, Nagpur -440022 India. Web site - http://betacomp.com

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Wiki CDs Wanted page is protected
by Easwar Hariharan 01 Jun '09

01 Jun '09

Hi I understand that the CDs Wanted page has been protected due to repeated vandalism by bots from the WWW.When is it likely to be opened up?And since the wiki is based on the wikimedia engine,can't we have semi-protection allowing registered accounts to edit the page?After all,if one has no need of the CD posted earlier,(s)he should be able to remove the request. Regards, Easwar Registered Linux user #442065 PS:I also understand the CDs Wanted page hardly sees any traffic from list members,and only unwanted attention from spam bots,still can we have the page back?

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Wiki CDs Wanted page is protected
by Easwar Hariharan 01 Jun '09

01 Jun '09

Hi I understand that the CDs Wanted page has been protected due to repeated vandalism by bots from the WWW.When is it likely to be opened up?And since the wiki is based on the wikimedia engine,can't we have semi-protection allowing registered accounts to edit the page?After all,if one has no need of the CD posted earlier,(s)he should be able to remove the request. Regards, Easwar Registered Linux user #442065 PS:I also understand the CDs Wanted page hardly sees any traffic from list members,and only unwanted attention from spam bots,still can we have the page back?

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Never buy a Reliance Telcom product
by Pravin Dhayfule 31 May '09

31 May '09

> > I had registered my grievance at the Consumer Online Resource & Empowerment > Centre (http://www.ccccore.co.in/ or http://www.core.nic.in/). Let's see > what happens. > Core indeed works.... However you need to do much than that. I had been cheated by ICICI Lombard people in similar fashion. They sold me Health insurance through phone, and told me that its applicable only on credit card. Fearing hidden costs, I told them I dont want to pay through credit card, but they insisted that there wont be any other charges apart from Premium and service charge.... Eventually I realized that they converted my 20K premium to EMIs and started charding me EMI.... On calling them they denied of not making me aware of EMI. When asked for cancellation of Policy, they demanded 70% of the premium as cancellation charge. I launched a complaint with Core.nic.in and also sent a mail t ICICI Lombard grievence department demanding the recording of my call with Lombard during the time of purchase... They retrived the recording and as I said they realized that I was not made aware of EMI. Finally they agreed to cancel the policy and gave me complete refund along with Service charges. *Now here's what you can do... Call up Reliance and ask them to provide you the recording of the telephonic conversation between you and the executive where he/she assured you about the FREE service. If they deny launch a compliant stating that you are not provided information. If RTI act covers telecom, then go ahead and file RTI suit against them.* *I was told that my money is gone, but I got it back. You just need patience and right move. All the best.* Bye Regards

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Wireless internet, choice of
by Ashok Sinha 31 May '09

31 May '09

Anyone willing to suggest which wireless internet (USB) I should consider - I am going to be in Pune (Camp area) - Using linux on laptop ie. linux comaptibility - Using XP on desktop - Speed not important - No limitation of download preferred. - Would be happy to spend Rs 750 pm or so. - Would travel occasionally Thanks -- Ashok Sinha

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Never buy a Reliance Telcom product
by Pankaj Jangid 31 May '09

31 May '09

Hi, After much research I purchased a Reliance Netconnect broadband but to discover there pathetic customer care. I have written a my experience on my livejournal blog, http://jangid.livejournal.com/27778.html, so that others are not cheated. Pasting it here for readers' convenience. /* I had applied for Reliance Netconnect plus wireless internet service on 23rd of March. And that was the last day for getting the 2 month bundled unlimited usage (10GB) free; that is worth Rs 3500. The next day I have got a call from RCOM that I am eligible for this offer. The official also asked me if I would like to see a demonstration of the wireless device. I said yes and after seeing the demo, at my home, I agreed to purchase this. I paid Rs 3500 to the dealer for the device on 04/04/2009. I got the device and connection was enabled. Everything was good. The problem begins. Contrary to my belief that I'll get Rs 0 bill for the first two months, at end of the first month I have got a bill, of Rs 383, from RCOM. The bill amount should have been Rs 0. I have registered a complaint with them. I haven't got any response. Instead I am getting regular calls from RCOM for non payment of bills. Every time I get a call I tell them the full story. And each official agreed to resolve my issue. Now one day I planned to visit my native place, Jaipur, to meet my parents. I was hoping that my business/work will not suffer because I can work remotely using the device I purchased from RCOM. I reached Jaipur and discovered that my internet is not working. I called up the toll free number of RCOM (1 800 3000 5555) and learnt from the official that my connection is deactivated due to non payment of bill. @#$#$%&%. I also learnt that a new bill is also generated for the second month. The second bill is of Rs 1125. Again the bill amount should have been Rs 0. I again registered a complained. I was told that the problem will be resolved in 24 hours. I had registered my grievance at the Consumer Online Resource & Empowerment Centre (http://www.ccccore.co.in/ or http://www.core.nic.in/). Let's see what happens. */ Do forward this to your friends who are deciding to buy a wireless device for an internet connection. -- Thanks & Regards Pankaj <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/f/frank_lloyd_wright.html>

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[OT] New Wireless Broadband USB Modems.
by Rony 30 May '09

30 May '09

Hello, Reliance and Tata Indicom have now come out with USB modems that provide broadband speeds theoretically upto 3.1 Mbps in major cities with National low speed roaming in other areas. A client of mine told me that his friend uses a Reliance one and clocked upto 1.5 Mbps on it. Reliance promo emails mention peak hour speeds between 512K and 1Mbps. Tata also provides a wireless router that talks wirelessly to the tower and provides a wired+wireless LAN for the office. MTNL and BSNL broadband are getting competition. Great! Now use your note/netbooks for video conferencing on the move. No more linesman telling you that your modem or wiring is bad. Is this the 3G thing by the back door before the licenses are issued or something in between, before 3G makes a big bang? Will 3G bring in something even newer? -- Regards, Rony. GNU/Linux ! No Viruses No Spyware Only Freedom.

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Which is the cheapest hand-held available?
by Deboo 29 May '09

29 May '09

Which is the cheapest / low-cost hand-held computer (not mobile phone) available which even a por man anywhere in India can buy with little money? If it can run linux, great.

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Installing open office 3
by Ashok Sinha 29 May '09

29 May '09

So I down loaded the RPM package (a tra.gz file) of Oo3. Unpzipped it in a new folder named Open office in my Downloads folder. I double clicked Setup. Got an error msg that Java is not installed. Now what? -- Ashok Sinha

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[OT] Triband clocks 22Mbps.....No kidding.
by Rony 29 May '09

29 May '09

Hello, Today at one place I was amazed to see triband going out of control. DVDs getting downloaded in one hour, large files in minutes. It was an unlimited 512 Kbps scheme but was overclocking. In between it would come down to 600 to 700 KBytes per second, otherwise it was above 1 MBytes per sec. It was the AT&T server connection (username@a). While this utopia is in bloom since a week or two and may last a few days more, It shows that our telephone lines are capable of giving 22 Mbps which I actually saw in the new D-Link modem stats. Upload 1 Mbps and download max. 22 Mbps. Seeing is believing. Gosh! MTNL when will you open your tap to full? We could be on a virtual LAN and share files with each other just like the cablewalas do in some areas. -- Regards, Rony. GNU/Linux ! No Viruses No Spyware Only Freedom.

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equivalent of icponfig on widoze
by Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri. 28 May '09

28 May '09

I am using Hathway cable internet where they bind your ip settings to your pc. If I unplug the lan cable from the pc and plug it into my laptop, I cannot browse. They are using some sort of dhcp with a static ip (I know that sounds funny - but that's what they say). When I called the helpdesk, they said what I need to do is release the ip from my machine and then renew it on my laptop. something like ipcfg release and then ipcfg renew. The guy obviously has no clue how to do it in linux. What would be the equivalent in linux. I am using debian 5 and kubuntu 9.04 on the two machines. Thanks, Sharukh. -- Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri. Homoeopath, Linuxer. Be nice to your kids. They'll choose your nursing home.

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Installing open office 3
by Ashok Sinha 28 May '09

28 May '09

I am running linpus linux which is based on fedora core and would like to know if it is possible to ver 3 of open office. I was checking there was a version for RPM and another for Debian. Which one should I download? -- Ashok Sinha

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Never buy a Reliance Telcom product
by Pankaj Jangid 28 May '09

28 May '09

True. Talking to them for the same problem again and again is more painful then spending a day without internet.

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Never buy a Reliance Telcom product
by Pankaj Jangid 28 May '09

28 May '09

But there was no alternative available in the market. There is BSNL but they do not cover Delhi. MTNL is not providing data connections; only some value added services over 3G. I am regreting the decision and again.

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Linux OS Inoperable
by SUBHASH UDIAVAR 27 May '09

27 May '09

Hi everybody, I was introduced by Anurag, after finding out his mail in the open forum while surfing the Net to set my problem. He had suggested to be part of the mailing list which I have done, however the site refuses to open up for me for unknown reasons repeatedly stating that the the username and/or password is incorrect dspite inputtting the correct details.I have experienced a snag on my desktop which is loaded with a LINUX OS way back in 2005. In fact, the OS was installed by my friend who is terribly sick and I feel it indecent to call him for this, we are in the late fifties. One would be wondering as to what I was doing all these years, Yes, I was operating my WIN XP Pro thru the laptop which I have carried to almost all cities in India and a couple of times abroad when on duty tour. Now I am a relaxed and retired guy. This Linux OS is installed on a pc having Athlon CPU on a Asus motherboard. I used to use the PC for as much as 5 years prior to my friend installing the Linux OS on the same PC with XP home and the other day after opening the desktop I had to update all the MS prog and you well know it took me almost 5 hours, maybe more to download and install. The switch provided by my friend, a toggle switch to 'switchover' from the XP to Linux ( after shutting off the PC) and I saw it is working fine as when in a particular direction the OS switches either to XP or Linux. On opening the Linux OS I found after booting which must be taking less than a minute or slightly more faced with a login page. I appreciate my friend that he has mentioned both my login ID and password within the Linux symbol for ease of use and on punching these details the 'login failed' pops up. As I am new I was wondering if you could help in solvingin starting my Linux OS. Something like disabling the login itself or in the least to reprogram the login dialogue. Please remember- *I am a novice as far as PCs go *and use it mostly to surf,mail and IM etc. Trust I have contacted the correct persons for the advice. Grateful if one of you could help me out. Thanks and regards SBUdiavar *PS: Could somebody post this on the forum page please as I can not do it due to login prob I'm facing in the ILUG site. Thnx.*

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[X-POST] Call for "I Know What You Are Going To Do This Summer 2009"
by Kushal Das 24 May '09

24 May '09

Hi all, We are happy to announce "I Know What You Are Going To Do This Summer 2009",[1] a free (as in freedom), online (IRC-based) [2] training sessions for wannabes to Free/Libre/Open Source Software at #dgplug on irc.freenode.net [3]. If you are a mentor, or trainer, or prospective enthusiast who would like to participate in this years' sessions please go through last years' IRC logs: http://www.dgplug.org/irclogs/ We will have a review or Q&A session on last years' sessions before we proceed into new topics, this year. The session timings are mostly varying, usually after 1900 IST every day. If you are interested in participating, please confirm your participation by sending an off-list mail to me (kushaldas AT gmail DOT com). Poster: http://kushaldas.in/tmp/summer_training-small.png URL: http://dgplug.org/intro/ Planet: http://planet.dgplug.org/ Wiki: http://wiki.dgplug.org/ Mailing list group (for queries, discussions): http://lists.dgplug.org/listinfo.cgi/users-dgplug.org [1] http://wiki.dgplug.org/index.php/SummerTraining09 [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat [3] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/IRCHowTo Regards, Kushal -- http://fedoraproject.org http://kushaldas.in

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[OT] Net PC catching on...
by Rony 23 May '09

23 May '09

Hello, Finally with broadband speeds improving, the concept of a low cost thin client net pc seems to be catching on. http://www.domain-b.com/companies/companies_b/Bharti_Tele-Ventures/20090523… -- Regards, Rony. GNU/Linux ! No Viruses No Spyware Only Freedom.

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avsap is back
by Kenneth Gonsalves 23 May '09

23 May '09

hi, I have updated avsap to run on the wxPython 2.8.9.1. It is available here: svn co https://svn.nrcfosshelpline.in/public/helpline/branches/avsap avsap for those who do not know the history of avsap, it was used in production for several years by some clients of mine, was first released in perl and then later ported to python. Unfortunately in 2003, installation was extremely difficult as cool things like yum and apt-get were not there. Since not one of the thousand or so people who downloaded it was successful in installing it, I got fed up and stopped maintaining it. I will maintain and develop it if a few people show interest in using it. I think it is the only accounting software in India available in so many Indian languages (and Italian too). For this reason I have not set up a mailing list or any other support infrastructure. You may mail me if you have questions. I have changed the license to the BSD license. -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Associate NRC-FOSS http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/

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OSALT for Tally?
by Pravin Dhayfule 21 May '09

21 May '09

Hi Folks, Am building a list of Applications to be presented as OSAlt (Open Source Alternatives) to frequently used commercial applications. Some of my accountant friends asked me one single question, and am finding answer for it: "Do you have anything for Tally that will work on Linux?" Since I am not from financial background and never used Tally, I didnt find a proper answer. Through Search Engine I did come across GnuCash, but dont know how it compares to Tally. Has anyone used it, so that I can lay out points on transitioning from Tally to GnuCash or any other OpenSource/Free Alternative to Tally. Bye Regards

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] OSALT for Tally?
by Pravin Dhayfule 20 May '09

20 May '09

> > Yeah I got your point. Indeed by transitioning I mean to say for a fresh setup for users who are familiar to tally. For example a new firm who has decided to go for Open Source Platform, this can be recommended to them: 1. Desktop Linux as Operating system (Open Suse, Ubuntu, Fedora etc.) 2. Open Office as Office Application 3. Lots of inbuilt tools in Linux corresponding to the tools for similar activities in Paid OS 4. GNU Cash, GNU Khata, AVSAP or any Open Source financial Application if the firm needs accounting software. There's always a quest to learn new things, so enthusiastic and optimistic people may not hesitate to tryout these new applications. Bye Regards > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Indranil Das Gupta <indradg(a)gmail.com> > To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> > Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 11:55:46 +0530 > Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] OSALT for Tally? > Hi Pravin, > > On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 5:43 PM, Pravin Dhayfule <dhayfule(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > <snipped> > > > Has anyone used it, so that I can lay out points on transitioning from > Tally > > to GnuCash or any other OpenSource/Free Alternative to Tally. > > Not nitpicking, but have you used the word "transitioning" thoughtfully? > > Accounting / workflow / ERP software are not just software that works, > they create and manage data. So, if you actually *mean* migration, you > may first want to take a look at the data export / migration options > from your existing prop. package, rather than anything else. > > So, if your existing data can't be exported the "migration" project > may entirely fail, as it is not usually feasible to re-enter years or > even months of existing business data into the new system. And AFAIK, > tally uses some sort of prop. data storage schema which is neither > open nor documented. You may not face this problem if you are starting > out the accounting practise at a new firm / company with zero backlog. > > hth > -indra > > > -- > http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers >

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] OSALT for Tally?
by scrapo＠saswatabanerjee.com 20 May '09

20 May '09

Sorry, openerp / tinyerp does not come up as anternate to tally. Tally is a simple accounting software not constrained by erp norms like data authenticity, audit trails, interlocking controls and even data integrety. Openerp is a much more complex software and not a substitute for tally. In the normal sense, an erp is mot an accounting software. Its much more. And due to that it can't take place of accounting software. It will only work where the users WANT something much more than accounting. Saswata -----Original Message----- From: Kenneth Gonsalves <lawgon(a)au-kbc.org> Subj: Re: [ILUG-BOM] OSALT for Tally? Date: Mon May 18, 2009 6:22 pm Size: 587 bytes To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> On Monday 18 May 2009 17:43:31 Pravin Dhayfule wrote: > Since I am not from financial background and never used Tally, I didnt find > a proper answer. Through Search Engine I did come across GnuCash, but dont > know how it compares to Tally. it does not > > Has anyone used it, so that I can lay out points on transitioning from > Tally to GnuCash or any other OpenSource/Free Alternative to Tally. check the archives of this group for openERP/tinyERP -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Associate NRC-FOSS http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/ -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

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positions available at NRC-FOSS
by Kenneth Gonsalves 20 May '09

20 May '09

hi, http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/full/66/AN/ -- regards Kenneth Gonsalves Associate NRC-FOSS http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/

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Thanks a Lot Everybody
by Pravin Dhayfule 19 May '09

19 May '09

Hi Folks, Thanks a lot for answering my query with enthusiasm. I am looking forward to try Gnu Khata. Also for Kenneth's message: On Tuesday 19 May 2009 11:43:00 Pravin Dhayfule wrote: >* However I also came across http://avsap.sourceforge.net/ through Google. * dont - it is not maintained. Although I would be thrilled if you came forward to maintain it ;-) -- I would like to maintain it, if its matter of maintaining the website. Similar to GNU Khata are there any more software developed by the members of this mailing list. Would love to know about them, so that I can build a repository to share them through my site www.dhayfule.com Bye Regards On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 2:14 PM, <linuxers-request(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in>wrote: > Send Linuxers mailing list submissions to > linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > linuxers-request(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > > You can reach the person managing the list at > linuxers-owner(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Linuxers digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: OSALT for Tally? (Pravin Dhayfule) > 2. Re: OSALT for Tally? (Kenneth Gonsalves) > 3. Re: OSALT for Tally? (anusha k) > 4. Re: OSALT for Tally? (Kenneth Gonsalves) > 5. Re: OSALT for Tally? (Krishnakant) > 6. Re: OSALT for Tally? (Rajeev R. K.) > 7. Re: OSALT for Tally? (Mehul Ved) > 8. Re: OSALT for Tally? (Krishnakant) > 9. Re: feedback on gnu-khata was OSALT for Tally? > (Kenneth Gonsalves) > >

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OT - Web designer/developer requirement
by Richard Correia 19 May '09

19 May '09

Hi, We are looking for a web designer, who can design (GUI) CSS based websites. We are also looking for a PHP developer with 3 years of experience. Please contact me on richard.correia(a)zizatech.com Thanks, Richard Correia ZiZaTech.com +91 9764287004

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] OSALT for Tally?
by Pravin Dhayfule 19 May '09

19 May '09

Hi Folks, Thanks a lot for the inputs. These discussions really helped me a lot. I am now looking forward towards GNU Khata. However I also came across http://avsap.sourceforge.net/ through Google. I will try both of them. Bye Regards

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Difference on EXT2 and EXT3 filesystems
by george＠annamsoft.com 18 May '09

18 May '09

Hi ALL, Please tell the major differences between the EXT2 and EXT3 file systems. Which one is more reliable and why? Regards, George John.

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Fwd: New Laptop ideas
by scrapo＠saswatabanerjee.com 18 May '09

18 May '09

-----Original Message----- From: "Dinesh A. Joshi" <dinesh.a.joshi(a)gmail.com> Subj: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Fwd: New Laptop ideas Date: Mon May 18, 2009 1:36 am Size: 1K To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> Mehul Ved wrote: > Hi, > I have no idea about the current available options. If you know > about the available models which he can look for please reply back. > Thank You. Ask him to go in for a C2D Machine with 6-8 Gigs of RAM with a P8600 or better processor and an Intel GMA4500 chipset or better. This is a very power efficient and cool ( as in temperature ) platform. If he wants a more mature platform ask him to go in for a C2D with GMA X3100 chipset with 4 Gigs of RAM. This runs a bit hotter ( not so much though ) and is power efficient as well. With this chipset he should get a T8300 processor. It packs a punch. Since he needs something portable and light ( and sturdy ) he should try lenovo ( Though my personal experience has been bad I'm still recommending it purely because I feel it was a one off incident ). If not, Dell would give him the best returns on his investment. If money is not a worry, he should go in for a Mac Book Pro. Don't go for mac unless he is sure the specialised maths software he wants to use is going to run on mac os - Dinesh -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Fwd: New Laptop ideas
by scrapo＠saswatabanerjee.com 18 May '09

18 May '09

If he wants dell, let him go to dell.co.in otherwise there are many guys in lamington road who can give what you want. I took from solution 360. They will get you models u want. Compareindia.com is also a good place. It gives u ability to shortlist based on parameters and then compare features n price. However don't necessarily look for pc with higher ram. U can take less ram and upgrade to 4 gb on ur own. Buy ram from any external source. That way u will have better choice of models saswata banerjee -----Original Message----- From: Mehul Ved <mehul.n.ved(a)gmail.com> Subj: [ILUG-BOM] Fwd: New Laptop ideas Date: Mon May 18, 2009 1:57 am Size: 1K To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> Hi, I have no idea about the current available options. If you know about the available models which he can look for please reply back. Thank You. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Aditya Sengupta <apsengupta(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, May 18, 2009 at 1:16 AM Subject: New Laptop ideas To: Mehul Ved <mehul.n.ved(a)gmail.com> Hey Mehul, I'm considering getting a new laptop- small and light with a 2 to 2.5GHz processor, 3GB RAM and 250GB HDD. I might be doing some intense numerical work on it- MATLAB/SCILAB and such. I went over to a Croma outlet today to have a look at a few laptops, but every single one had Vista preinstalled. No option to get one with Linux or without an OS. Even Acer, which I had bought earlier with Linux preinstalled, doesn't allow you to buy one without Vista any more. At Croma at the very least. Is there any place that you, or your friends know of where I can look into for options on buying something along the lines of the config I've mentioned? Any store-names (in Mumbai)/websites would be helpful. I've Googled around a bit but I'm mostly just getting US specific results for Dell. Thanks Aditya -- Dyslexics have more fnu. - http://kingsly.net/tmp/fortune.php/1242364116 -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

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Fwd: New Laptop ideas
by Mehul Ved 17 May '09

17 May '09

Hi, I have no idea about the current available options. If you know about the available models which he can look for please reply back. Thank You. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Aditya Sengupta <apsengupta(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, May 18, 2009 at 1:16 AM Subject: New Laptop ideas To: Mehul Ved <mehul.n.ved(a)gmail.com> Hey Mehul, I'm considering getting a new laptop- small and light with a 2 to 2.5GHz processor, 3GB RAM and 250GB HDD. I might be doing some intense numerical work on it- MATLAB/SCILAB and such. I went over to a Croma outlet today to have a look at a few laptops, but every single one had Vista preinstalled. No option to get one with Linux or without an OS. Even Acer, which I had bought earlier with Linux preinstalled, doesn't allow you to buy one without Vista any more. At Croma at the very least. Is there any place that you, or your friends know of where I can look into for options on buying something along the lines of the config I've mentioned? Any store-names (in Mumbai)/websites would be helpful. I've Googled around a bit but I'm mostly just getting US specific results for Dell. Thanks Aditya -- Dyslexics have more fnu. - http://kingsly.net/tmp/fortune.php/1242364116

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Linux Meet !
by IPS Khurana 17 May '09

17 May '09

Hi Friends Long Time no Linux Meet/Event of Launch Pls confirm date n venue if at all is there any..in mumbai Bye Inder

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Linux Meet !
by IPS Khurana 17 May '09

17 May '09

Hi Friends Long Time No Linux Meet/Event or Launch... Pls confirm the date n venue if at all is there any..in Mumbai bye Inder

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Sending bulk emails to registered users - Sendmail
by Richard Correia 14 May '09

14 May '09

Hi, We are using sendmail on our centos 5.2 server. We have a registered panel of more than 2,00,000 users. I need to send one email to all of them. I have written a PHP script to send email one by one. Do I need to take any special care? I have sorted all email ids by domain. Please let me know. Thanks, Richard Correia ZiZaTech.com

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Browsing Security
by Rony 13 May '09

13 May '09

Hello, My family members were checking some information on google using the laptop loaded with Lenny. After some time, they got a message saying that there was a lot of trojan and 'blah blah' infection in their system and they should immediately protect it by clicking on the link provided. They called me up to ask what to do and I asked them to simply cancel it and close the window. However the window was persistent and would refuse to close. It even came to a stage where it wanted to download some exe file to protect the computer. Finally after a lot of clicking, the windows finally closed. I asked them to restart the system and clear all browsing history. After that no window has popped up in the next use. Now this is common in Windows where such popups from infected websites will download a spyware that is actually a virus disguised as an anti-virus. Getting such viruses out of the Windows systems is a real pain. They disable all admin commands too. However my worry is the persistent window that refused to go in Linux. This is mostly due to javascript enabled in the browser (Iceweasel). Luckily it was an exe file that was trying to get in and it would be useless for the Linux environment. What happens if it is a linux compatible script? Will the javascript enabling allow the script to execute? It is a little worrying. -- Regards, Rony. GNU/Linux ! No Viruses No Spyware Only Freedom.

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Check out my photos on Facebook
by Romel Dutta 12 May '09

12 May '09

Hi Linuxers, I invited you to join Facebook a while back and wanted to remind you that once you join, we'll be able to connect online, share photos, organize groups and events, and more. Thanks, Romel To sign up for Facebook, follow the link below: http://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=739756118&k=S6C4X66ZTY6MXKB1VA3TY&r linuxers(a)mm.glug-bom.org was invited to join Facebook by Romel Dutta. If you do not wish to receive this type of email from Facebook in the future, please click on the link below to unsubscribe. http://www.facebook.com/o.php?k=676b8b&u=796073388&mid=73c42fG2f731dacG0G8 Facebook's offices are located at 156 University Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301.

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Check out my photos on Facebook
by Romel Dutta 12 May '09

12 May '09

Hi Linuxers, I invited you to join Facebook a while back and wanted to remind you that once you join, we'll be able to connect online, share photos, organize groups and events, and more. Thanks, Romel To sign up for Facebook, follow the link below: http://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=739756118&k=R4M5QW5YW6XMZCFEXG64X&r linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in was invited to join Facebook by Romel Dutta. If you do not wish to receive this type of email from Facebook in the future, please click on the link below to unsubscribe. http://www.facebook.com/o.php?k=81ff72&u=512595019&mid=73c426G1e8d944bG0G8 Facebook's offices are located at 156 University Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301.

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IMAP authentication failure with dovecot
by Mehul Ved 12 May '09

12 May '09

Hi, I am trying to setup ISPConfig 2.2.32 on CentOS 5.3 32-bit. I followed the how-to on howtoforge for CentOS 5.2[1]. The control panel is working and the emails are being delivered to the mailbox. But, I am unable to login via IMAP.1 Here's the output from telnet ----- telnet dtc.progresspartners.co.in 143 Trying 70.38.112.176... Connected to dtc.progresspartners.co.in. Escape character is '^]'. * OK Dovecot ready. a login mehul(a)thehappinesscompany.in ***** a NO Authentication failed. * BYE Disconnected for inactivity. Connection closed by foreign host. ----- Here's the logs for dovecot ----- dovecot: May 11 01:53:03 Info: auth(default): new auth connection: pid=31674 dovecot: May 11 01:53:16 Info: auth(default): client in: AUTH 1 PLAIN service=IMAP lip=::ffff:70.38.112.176 rip=::ffff:122.169.50.85 resp=AG1laHVsQHRoZWhhcHBpbmVzc2NvbXBhbnkuaW4AbWVodWw= dovecot: May 11 01:53:16 Info: auth(default): pam(mehul@thehappinesscompany.in,::ffff:122.169.50.85): lookup service=dovecot dovecot: May 11 01:53:18 Info: auth(default): pam(mehul@thehappinesscompany.in,::ffff:122.169.50.85): pam_authenticate() failed: User not known to the underlying authentication module dovecot: May 11 01:53:18 Info: auth(default): client out: FAIL 1 user=mehul(a)thehappinesscompany.in dovecot: May 11 01:56:16 Info: imap-login: Disconnected: Inactivity: user=<mehul(a)thehappinesscompany.in>, method=PLAIN, rip=::ffff:122.169.50.85, lip=::ffff:70.38.112.176 ----- /etc/dovecot.conf ----- protocols = imap imaps pop3 pop3s log_path = /var/log/dovecot/error.log info_log_path = /var/log/dovecot/info.log log_timestamp = "%b %d %H:%M:%S " syslog_facility = mail login_dir = /var/run/dovecot/login login_chroot = yes login_greeting = Dovecot ready. login_log_format_elements = user=<%u> method=%m rip=%r lip=%l %c login_log_format = %$: %s protocol imap { } protocol pop3 { } protocol lda { postmaster_address = postmaster(a)example.com } auth_debug = yes auth_debug_passwords = yes auth default { mechanisms = plain login passdb pam { } userdb passwd { } user = root } dict { } plugin { } ----- I have checked that the username and password exist and are correct. I am not sure if dovecot should be authenticating using PAM or use some files or mysql. Any pointers to the solve the issue will be appreciated. 1. http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-server-centos-5.2 -- This file will self-destruct in five minutes. - http://kingsly.net/tmp/fortune.php/1242019626

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Debian DVD
by Mukund Deshmukh 12 May '09

12 May '09

Hi, Are there any Linux CD vendors on the list, I need Debian DVD set, plus some other CD. Please mail me at betacompngp(at)gmail.com Warm Regards, Mr. Mukund Deshmukh, Beta Computronics Pvt Ltd. 10/1 IT Park, Parsodi, Nagpur -440022 India. Web site - http://betacomp.com Meet us at our Booth 10.1 A09 , CHINAPLAS 2009 , May 18 - 21, 2009, Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou, CHINA.

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Netbook - HP 2140 looking for user feedback/comments
by Arun Khan 12 May '09

12 May '09

Based upon this HCL for Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR) 9.04 <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupport/Machines/Netbooks> I am considering HP2140. Does anyone here on this list have any experience with it? Availability and price in Mumbai? TIA -- Arun Khan

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Small Form Factor Linux File Server ( Home )
by Dinesh A. Joshi 10 May '09

10 May '09

The thread subject says it all. Any suggestions? I'm primarily looking to build an el-cheapo Linux box. I dont care how low powered it is as long as it has: 1. 1 or 2 Gigabit ethernet ports 2. A display adapter 3. 1 or 2 USB ports 4. Can accommodate atleast one SATA drive 4. Runs cool and above all, is reliable. Either point me to something that is already there in the market but I'd rather build it myself. The keyword here being: SMALL form factor! :) Thanks! Dinesh A. Joshi

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[Wanted]Ubuntu 9.04 desktop CD i386
by Easwar Hariharan 08 May '09

08 May '09

Hey all, A friend requires a Ubuntu 9.04 32bit CD,while I possess the Ubuntu 8.10 x86_64 CD,and alternate CD of Ubuntu 9.04 x86_64.Any one having a CD or ISO of Ubuntu 9.04 32 bit,please contact off list. Regards, Easwar Registered Linux user #442065

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Printer problem
by Mukund Deshmukh 08 May '09

08 May '09

Hi, Back again. Puppy linux is roaring on celeron box, but having problem in printer and window share mounting. 1. I can access printer LBP1210 on XP machine. If I send a print file by smbclient it prints correctly . The print file is created on XP machine, but when I print through CUPS, it does not print but CUPS says job is completed. Cups is configured for LBP1270. Any idea... 2. I can mount a window share by smbclient, but mount -t smbfs <other parameters> fails. Any idea... Warm Regards, Mr. Mukund Deshmukh, Beta Computronics Pvt Ltd. 10/1 IT Park, Parsodi, Nagpur -440022 India. Web site - http://betacomp.com Meet us at our Booth 10.1 A09 , CHINAPLAS 2009 , May 18 - 21, 2009, Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou, CHINA.

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Debian switching from glibc to eglibc
by Siddhesh Poyarekar 07 May '09

07 May '09

So who will follow? http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/05/06/2050216 -- Siddhesh Poyarekar http://siddhesh.in

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Broadband connections
by george＠annamsoft.com 07 May '09

07 May '09

Hi All, Currently i have a 2-Mbps BSNL broadband connection which is terminated to our Linux Server (Fedora) which acts as the Internet gateway to our LAN users from the DSL Modem using PPPoE. Now, i want to replace this with a new 2-Mbps AIRTEL broadband connection. My queries: 1. Should i run the ADSL-SETUP again for the new connection. 2. If i add another NIC(for the new connection) and run the ADSL-SETUP, will this affect the existing connection. 3. Is there a way such that, i can configure this new Airtel connection without disturbing the existing BSNL connection and just swap the DSL modem. Thanks & Regards, George John.

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PCB software
by Mukund Deshmukh 07 May '09

07 May '09

Hi, Now I am looking for protel / orcad alternative in Linux. Basically I should be able to open my old layouts made in protel and orcad.

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Backup Internet Line
by george＠annamsoft.com 06 May '09

06 May '09

Hello All, I would like to have a backup internet connection to maintain a 100% up-time of the Internet. We want to achieve this by automatically switching between the internet links if it fails (i.e for eg. if the BSNL link goes off, it has to take the AIRTEL link and once the BSNL link is ready, it has to switch automatically to it.) Can anyone throw some guidance on achieving the same. Thanks & Regards, George John.

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Why people quit Linux?
by Roshan 05 May '09

05 May '09

List, Came across this article on pcworld. Thought it would be an interesting read for the "community" to understand what the 'average' end user wants. :) Indicative, not necessarily correct. But good to an extent. http://www.pcworld.com/article/164205/why_people_quit_linux.html -- Roshan Baladhanvi

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[COMMERCIAL] Fwd: DLUG
by Raj Mathur 05 May '09

05 May '09

[Forwarding without prejudice -- Raju] ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: DLUG Date: Monday 04 May 2009 From: Scott Mackenzie <scott.mackenzie(a)meeza.com.qa> To: "raju(a)linux-delhi.org" <raju(a)linux-delhi.org> Dear Raju, We are building out a business in Doha, Qatar that will span the Middle East & North Africa. The business model is quite unique and is pushing out a better balance of Linux/Unix/MS/Other than ever before in the region. Linux/Unix is not widely used and locating the talent needed to help balance the market is very challenging. We are seeking some help from DLUG. Can DLUG please communicate to its membership that this hip startup called MEEZA (apologies v.1.0 of our site is not great) http://www.meeza.com.qa/ needs help and is seeking full time employees to join us. We are targeting those that are considered Gurus or Gurus in training and have direct experience in service provider operations. With the global economic downturn affecting many we hope that this opportunity may be of interest to members of DLUG. Thank you for taking the time to consider this request. Warm Regards, Scott E. MacKenzie Chief Executive Officer MEEZA T +974 454 7120 M +974 585 4188 F +974 454 7121 Email: scott.mackenzie(a)meeza.com.qa<mailto:scott.mackenzie@meeza.com.qa> P.O.BOX 5825 Doha - Qatar www.meeza.com.qa<https://mail.meeza.com.qa/OWA/www.meeza.com.qa> ________________________________ Disclaimer: This email and any attachments thereto are confidential and it may contain information protected by intellectual Property Laws or otherwise legally privileged. It is intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and delete this email and any attachments from your system and destroy any printout thereof. Any unauthorized use or disclosure of this email and its attachments is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. MEEZA QSTP-LLC (MEEZA) does not certify that this email or any attachments are free of viruses or defects and recommends that you undertake your own virus checking procedures before opening this e-mail or any attachments. MEEZA does not accept any liability for any loss or damage resulting from the use of this e-mail or any attachments. The contents of this e-mail and any attachments do not necessarily represent the views or polices of MEEZA. As the integrity of e-mails across the internet cannot be guaranteed, MEEZA does not accept any liability for any e-mails and attachments which may violate the relevant applicable laws. ------------------------------------------------------- -- Raj Mathur raju(a)kandalaya.org http://kandalaya.org/ GPG: 78D4 FC67 367F 40E2 0DD5 0FEF C968 D0EF CC68 D17F PsyTrance & Chill: http://schizoid.in/ || It is the mind that moves

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First Question: "How do I install Linux?"
by Roshan 04 May '09

04 May '09

List, I am not trying to install any distro but my orientation towards being newbie friendly just doesn't stop. Why? I receive quite a few emails about "how do I install Linux?" in my inbox on a monthly basis. Apparently, guides on the internet aren't /generic/ enough to answer such a question. So, I thought of writing 'just-generic-enough' tutorial on the wiki and have completed it. It is a wiki article, so by no means, it may be termed 'complete'. In other words, your comments / additions / deletions are welcome, provided you have an account. http://db.glug-bom.org/wiki/index.php/The_FIRST_Question:_How_do_I_install_… -- Roshan Baladhanvi

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Fwd: [JOB] Project on FOSS adoption in Indian education
by Shakthi Kannan 04 May '09

04 May '09

FYI, === Forwarded message === From: Prabhu Ramachandran <prabhu(a)aero.iitb.ac.in> Date: Mon, May 4, 2009 at 3:51 PM Subject: [JOB] Project on FOSS adoption in Indian education Hello, Project positions are open at IIT Bombay for a new government funded project on adoption of Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) in Indian science and engineering education. Applicants may email their resumes along with a one page writeup on why they think they are well suited for the project to: admin.foss[at]iitb.ac.in News, announcements and details regarding the project are available here: http://www.aero.iitb.ac.in/~prabhu/Projects/FOSSEducation Overview of the project ----------------------- The eventual goal is to replace the use of commercial tools in Indian science and engineering education at the college level. Towards this we are working on the following broad themes: - Python for scientific computing. - Scilab (http://www.scilab.org, http://www.scilab.in). - Multimedia authoring tool suited for Indian languages with a LaTeX backend. - Other projects related to the above. I will be personally involved with the "Python for scientific computing" component. This will broadly involve: - NumPy (http://numpy.scipy.org), - SciPy (http://www.scipy.org), - matplotlib (http://matplotlib.sf.net), - Sage (http://www.sagemath.org), - Mayavi (http://code.enthought.com/projects/mayavi), - ETS (http://code.enthought.com/projects), - SymPy (http://code.google.com/p/sympy), and various other packages of interest. As part of the project you will have opportunity to work with the core developers of these major projects. Requirements ------------ The positions are all for a maximum duration of 3 years. The initial appointment will be for a period of 1 year which will be extended based on performance. - Project manager: 1 position - Technical writer: 1 position - Software Developers/content generators: - Python: 4 positions - Scilab: 3 positions - LaTeX: 2 positions You will need to stay on campus or commute to IITB. Accommodation will be provided if available, otherwise HRA will be provided. Qualifications --------------- Project manager: - Good knowledge of programming and open source software community - People management - Communication - Organizational skills Technical writer: - Excellent language and communication skills (spoken and written) - Familiarity with computers - Willingness to learn Programmers/content generators: - Willingness to learn - Good programming skills - Passion for FOSS - Experience with FOSS - Good math and science skills System administration and web development skills are also required so strong applications with those skills would also be considered. Experience with Python/Scilab/LaTeX is a plus. Experience with working on a FOSS project is a big plus. Job description --------------- As part of this project you will work towards creating material for adoption of the various existing FOSS tools in the science and engineering curriculum. This will involve generation of a significant amount of documentation in the form of tutorials, audio/video demonstrations, written material, and lectures. The material will often go towards augmenting existing courses. The project will involve working with several well known packages and improving them both in terms of documentation and code to add features or fix bugs. We will be hosting several workshops, sprints and conferences where you will get to meet the developers of many important packages. Remuneration ------------- The pay will be in the range Rs. 10000 to 30000 depending on the qualifications and experience. For extra-ordinary people the upper limit is flexible. Accommodation will be provided on campus if available. Why you should apply -------------------- - You get paid to improve and write FOSS. - You get to do really meaningful work -- your work will influence generations of future students all over India and potentially elsewhere. - You get to work on some of the most important projects that will influence the future of science and engineering. - You get to meet and work with the authors of various important packages. - You will be at IIT Bombay and will have best of both worlds -- good pay and an academic environment. Thanks. Prabhu Ramachandran http://www.aero.iitb.ac.in/~prabhu === END === -- Shakthi Kannan http://www.shakthimaan.com

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Backup Internet Line
by Raghu Prasad 04 May '09

04 May '09

Hi George! > I would like to have a backup internet connection to maintain a 100% > up-time of the Internet. > > We want to achieve this by automatically switching between the internet > links if it fails (i.e for eg. if the BSNL link goes off, it has to take > the AIRTEL link and once the BSNL link is ready, it has to switch > automatically to it.) > > Can anyone throw some guidance on achieving the same. Checking the link automatically won't work all the time, as mentioned in earlier posts. But still it may work most of the time. There are scripts available which can switch the network settings in such a way that a particular configuration can be chosen from a list of options. One of the problem in using multiple network interfaces have been naming the interface reliably. Which card would be eth0 and which would be eth1? Kernel used to switch cards occasionally while initializing the network interface. This problem can be solved now with udev rules. Once the system names the interfaces correctly, a simple script can be used to initialize required interface when need arises. In my setup, I use a script which uses dialog (curses based console UI) to switch the default gateway. It uses sudo to allow a group of selected users to do this job. Using a curses based UI allows a non-technical person to do the required task without getting into the nitty-gritty of the network setup. This script can be customized to do automatic switching of the interfaces by adding special command-line options. If required, I can provide this script to anyone interested in it. Raghu

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User Guides
by beta tester 02 May '09

02 May '09

I am a new user to linux i would like to know where i could get a good user guide for squid & squidguard.

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Reliance finally changed "unlimited" to 10GB
by Pankaj Jangid 02 May '09

02 May '09

Hi, Due to immense community pressure I suppose. They have replaced the string "unlimited" with 10GB in all their plans. http://www.rcom.co.in/Communications/rcom/RNetconnect/netconnect_broadband_… -- Regards Pankaj<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/g/george_bernard_shaw.html>Jangid http://jangid.freeshell.org

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Linuxers Digest, Vol 72, Issue 36
by kuldeep rathore 01 May '09

01 May '09

> > NO it wont i tried that > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Rony <gnulinuxist(a)gmail.com> > To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> > Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:58:28 +0530 > Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Linux distro, but no war... > Arun Khan wrote: > >> >> >> True. In my case FWIW, 1280x1024 res. was auto detected by the hardware >> detection of the Ubuntu/openSUSE LiveCDs. I did not set them @ boot time. >> >> >> > Lenny has a live cd too. It boots a full desktop on only 256 MB machines. > > -- > Regards, > > Rony. > > GNU/Linux ! > No Viruses > No Spyware > Only Freedom. > > > > -- > http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers >

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Linux distro, but no war...
by Mukund Deshmukh 01 May '09

01 May '09

>>> I am looking for a simple linux distro with following features for >>> few of celeron 256Mb machines. >>> 1. Light window manager. >>> 2. Networking >>> 3. Abword >>> 4. and spread sheet. >>> I tried DSL, knoppix, ubuntu, but non of them work. >>> Any idea, suggestions, but no war ;-) >> >> Try PuppyLinux, Debian with the LXDE desktop, use text based installer. > > Thanks, will give a try. > Thanks Arun, for suggesting puppy. It rocks. Now there is one XP machine with canon printer. I wish to use this printer from puppy machine. Any idea how to go ahead...... Do I need CUPS? Warm Regards, Mr. Mukund Deshmukh, Beta Computronics Pvt Ltd. 10/1 IT Park, Parsodi, Nagpur -440022 India. Web site - http://betacomp.com Meet us at our Booth 10.1 A09 , CHINAPLAS 2009 , May 18 - 21, 2009, Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou, CHINA.

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Squidguard
by beta tester 30 Apr '09

30 Apr '09

\squidGuard 2009-04-30 18:09:52 [18027] squidGuard: can't write to logfile /usr/local/squidGuard/log/squidGuard.log 2009-04-30 18:09:52 [18027] squidGuard: can't open configfile /usr/local/squidGuard/squidGuard.conf 2009-04-30 18:09:52 [18027] Going into emergency mode I am getting this error can anyone tell me where i should look for it to get sorted out.

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Linux distro, but no war...
by Mukund Deshmukh 30 Apr '09

30 Apr '09

Hi, I am looking for a simple linux distro with following features for few of celeron 256Mb machines. 1. Light window manager. 2. Networking 3. Abword 4. and spread sheet. I tried DSL, knoppix, ubuntu, but non of them work. Any idea, suggestions, but no war ;-) Warm Regards, Mr. Mukund Deshmukh, Beta Computronics Pvt Ltd. 10/1 IT Park, Parsodi, Nagpur -440022 India. Web site - http://betacomp.com Meet us at our Booth 10.1 A09 , CHINAPLAS 2009 , May 18 - 21, 2009, Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou, CHINA.

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Need help in selecting a Server - Neelesh
by Neelesh Gurjar 29 Apr '09

29 Apr '09

Hello, We need to get server with CentOS 5.1 for Panvel Ashram. My requirements are: 1. CPU and Mboard should capable of atleast 16G RAM. 2. CentOS5.2 (32 bit) with PAE kernel should work with it. Please suggest which server will be better for me? After searching on net, I found AMD Opteron Second generation CPUs are better choice. But I am not sure wether it supports 32bit OS. Please help. -- Regards NeeleshG LINUX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Need help in selecting a Server - Neelesh
by Ninad Gupte 29 Apr '09

29 Apr '09

At 01:58 PM 29-04-09, you wrote: >Please suggest which server will be better for me? > >After searching on net, I found AMD Opteron Second generation CPUs are >better choice. But I am not sure wether it supports 32bit OS. Hi Neelesh, I have tested Centos 5 32 bit on AMD Opteron recently, and found it to be working well. However, I had some problems getting Xen to work on it for virtualising a Windows server on the same box. So long as you are installing an OS directly on the bare metal, you should have no problems with it. You will need to consider an Inventec or Iwill server motherboard, as those are the only brands I found in the assembled server market for AMD. For the problem I faced, I had to ultimately opt for Intel Quad core Xeon processor and motherboard. Regards, Ninad

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] [Article] Wordpress - A Simple Light Weight CMS
by Pravin Dhayfule 29 Apr '09

29 Apr '09

It is just my mail signature that goes automatically from Gmail.... And the message I posted abt wordpress is an article ..... On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Pravin Dhayfule <dhayfule at gmail.com> wrote: > To claim oneself to be a Well Wisher isnt a big deal! One who is really > capable and has guts to be a Well Doer, only has a right to be called as a > Well Wisher > Pravin Balaji Dhayfule > Director - Dhayfule Enterprises - Redefining IT Enabled Service - > www.dhayfule.com > Get free CO.cc Domain - www.co.cc/?id=141757 > Get Free PHP/MySql supported Webspace at www.freelinuxhost.co.cc Dear Pravi Balaji Dhayfule sahib , I am a well wisher and mean some good luck to you and your business. just a question have you identified who is your customer and what is that you are trying to sell ?, because i feel this forum is not the right target audience for your kind of posts so far . IMHO if you want to make $ using FOSS and support FOSS initiatives that's a good mission enough no need to have lengthy mission statements. -Satya http://www.linkedin.com/in/satyaakam

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[Article] Wordpress - A Simple Light Weight CMS
by Pravin Dhayfule 29 Apr '09

29 Apr '09

Hi Folks, Many of you must be aware of CMS applications like Joomla and Drupal. They are very strong and feature rich applications. More over they are open source. However many find it difficult to understand and customize them. Also sometimes you just require less out of the rich features they provide. Complexity of their usage again drive away non IT people who use computers only for their office activities. So the question arises as to is there any light weight, simple, yet powerful CMS application? The answer is Wordpress.... But then here's a small Correction. Wordpress is actually a Blogging application, that needs to be customized as a CMS. Check www.wordpress.org for details related to wordpress and http://codex.wordpress.org/User:Lastnode/Wordpress_CMS on how to customize wordpress as CMS Sites designed using wordpress: http://www.dhayfule.com http://www.ksi-karate-india.co.cc http://www.cyberethics.co.cc http://www.tdka.co.cc http://www.sunvipackaging.com http://wordpress.org/showcase/ Bye Regards -- To claim oneself to be a Well Wisher isnt a big deal! One who is really capable and has guts to be a Well Doer, only has a right to be called as a Well Wisher Pravin Balaji Dhayfule Director - Dhayfule Enterprises - Redefining IT Enabled Service - www.dhayfule.com Get free CO.cc Domain - www.co.cc/?id=141757 Get Free PHP/MySql supported Webspace at www.freelinuxhost.co.cc

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Authorised Ubuntu CD Distributor for India
by Pravin Dhayfule 29 Apr '09

29 Apr '09

I didnt realize this..... Thanks for the tip Bye Regards :) > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Kartik Mistry <kartik.mistry(a)gmail.com> > > To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> > > Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:09:29 +0530 > > Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Authorised Ubuntu CD Distributor for India > > On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 12:58 PM, Pravin Dhayfule <dhayfule(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Recently I have been recognized by Canonical as Authorized CD > Distributor > >> for Ubuntu. Please confirm it at > >> http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/purchase/asia and > >> http://webapps.ubuntu.com/marketplace/asia/ (Dhayfule Enterprises) > > > > Is this not Commercial? > > Please put [Commercial] tag in subject! > > > > -- > > Cheers, > > Kartik Mistry | 0xD1028C8D | IRC: kart_ > > Debian GNU/Linux Developer > > Blog.en: ftbfs.wordpress.com > > Blog.gu: kartikm.wordpress.com > > > > -- To claim oneself to be a Well Wisher isnt a big deal! One who is really capable and has guts to be a Well Doer, only has a right to be called as a Well Wisher Pravin Balaji Dhayfule Director - Dhayfule Enterprises - Redefining IT Enabled Service - www.dhayfule.com Get free CO.cc Domain - www.co.cc/?id=141757 and Free PHP/MySql supported Webspace at www.freelinuxhost.co.cc ------------------ A lonely warrior should not be mistaken to be without an army. He might be leading an immortal army of invisible invincibles!

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Linux distro, but no war...
by Naganathan Iyer 28 Apr '09

28 Apr '09

Hai , I have been using ubuntu 8.04 , knoppix , BOSS Linux and Puppy Linux for quite some time. I have tried Puppy Linux on a P1 / 266 MHz / 64 MB memory machine with good results. In my opinion , Puppy Linux is the fastest OS distribution capable of working with minimum resources. Bye and Good Luck. NB Iyer. --- On Tue, 28/4/09, Mukund Deshmukh <mukund.deshmukh(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Mukund Deshmukh <mukund.deshmukh(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Linux distro, but no war... To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> Date: Tuesday, 28 April, 2009, 1:30 PM >> I am looking for a simple linux distro with following features for >> few of celeron 256Mb machines. >> 1. Light window manager. >> 2. Networking >> 3. Abword >> 4. and spread sheet. >> I tried DSL, knoppix, ubuntu, but non of them work. >> Any idea, suggestions, but no war ;-) > > Try PuppyLinux, Debian with the LXDE desktop, use text based installer. Thanks, will give a try. Warm Regards, Mr. Mukund Deshmukh, Beta Computronics Pvt Ltd. 10/1 IT Park, Parsodi, Nagpur -440022 India. Web site - http://betacomp.com Meet us at our Booth 10.1 A09 , CHINAPLAS 2009 , May 18 - 21, 2009, Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou, CHINA. -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers Now surf faster and smarter ! Check out the new Firefox 3 - Yahoo! Edition http://downloads.yahoo.com/in/firefox/

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IEEE tutorial on GNU / Linux kernel
by Vikram Vincent 28 Apr '09

28 Apr '09

Free Software Movement Karnataka(FSMK)<http://fsmk.org/> in coordination with IEEE Bangalore section, IBM Linux Technology Centre and BMSCE announces a Linux kernel tutorial. IEEE announcement follows. IEEE Bangalore Section in association with BMS College of Engineering and Free Software Movement, Karnataka (FSMK) announces TWO DAY TUTORIAL ON GNU/LINUX Kernel Workshop By Eminent & Experienced Faculty from FSMK and IBM Date: May, 9th and 10th (Saturday, Sunday) Venue: BMS College of Engineering, Bull Temple Road, Basavanagudi Bangalore - 560 019 Prerequisites: Its expected that all participants will have: 1. Basic knowledge of Operating Systems 2. Good working knowledge of C 3. Hands-on experience desirable 4. Kernel programming experience is a bonus 5. Basic scripting knowledge (ex: shell scripts) 6. Working knowledge of Gnu/ Linux. Ex: 7. Booting a Gnu/ Linux system 8. Basic system administration (adding/removing users etc) 9. Basic commands (ls, ps, chmod, mkdir, vi, etc) We have planned to provide computer system for as many participants as possible, but would encourage, especially non-student participants ,to bring their own laptops so we can accommodate more numbers. Program: May 9th, (DAY 1) 8:30AM onwards: Registration 9:30 -10:30 AM: Inauguration: (Venue: Auditorium, BMS College of Engineering) Chair: Mr. K.. Ramakrishna , POWERGRID, Bangalore, Chairman, IEEE Bangalore Section Chief Guest: Dr. S. Bisalaiah, M.A , Ph.D, Former Vice- Chancellor, UAS, Bangalore, Member, Managing Body, BMSET, Chairman, Board of Management, BMSCE Guest of Honour: Dr. K Mallikharjuna Babu Ph.D., Principal, BMS College of Engineering 10:30-11:00 AM: Tea 11:00AM to 1:00 PM: SESSION 1 Basics of Gnu/ Linux Programming & Tools 1. Simple C programs 2. Simple Makefiles 3. gcc, stace, ltrace, gdb, objdump, nm, LD_PRELOAD [EXERCISE] 4. Quick overview of a typical hardware on which Gnu/ Linux runs (CPU, Memory, Interrupt controller, IO Bus etc) 5. Overview of the Linux Kernel 6. Kernel Layout 7. CodingStyle 8. Important subsystems 9. Kernel configuration 10. Building and booting a new kernel [EXERCISE] 1:00PM to 2:00 PM: LUNCH 2:00PM to 5:00PM SESSION 2 Linux Kernel Internals: An Overview (3 hours) 1. Process and threads [EXERCISE] 2. Memory Management [EXERCISE] 3. Filesystems [EXERCISE] 4. Interrupts and exceptions & System Calls [EXERCISE] 5. Kernel synchronization 4. How is the operating system changing [DISCUSSION] 5. What are the key areas of focus [DISCUSSION] 6. Generic questions and answers May 10th, (DAY 2) 9:30-10:30 PM SESSION 3 Device Drivers (1 hour) 1. Kernel module programming 2. Char and block drivers 3. ioctls 4. Writing simple char device driver [EXERCISE] 10:30:10:45 Tea 10:45-1:00PM SESSION 4 Kernel Debugging (2 hours , 15 Minutes) 1. printk 2. Dynamic instrumentation techniques 3. SystemTap and tracing (ftrace and markers) [EXERCISE] 4. kexec/kdump/crash analysis [EXERCISE] 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM LUNCH 2:00PM to 5:00PM How You can contribute 1. Introduction to the free software community 2. How to contribute 3. New exciting areas of work in the kernel 4. Generic questions and answers Tutorial is organized in various sessions as above. Lunch and Tea are provided. Please report at 9am at the venue. Course Fee per participant: Non-member: Rs. 1500/-; Student Rs. 700/- IEEE member Rs. 1200/- ; IEEE Student member Rs.550/- Organizing Committee: Sethuraman Ganesan Chair,PAC, IEEE Bangalore Section Hitesh Mehta, Secretary, IEEE Bangalore Section Dr. T.Srinivas, SAC,IEEE Bangalore Section Ravi Kiran A.,MDC, IEEE Bangalore Section V V Srinivasan,Treasurer, IEEE Bangalore Section Please send your registration to: Mr. Sethuraman Ganesan Chair - Professional Activities IEEE Bangalore Section ABB Ltd, Khanija Bhavan, 5th Floor, West Wing, 49, Race Course Road Bangalore 560001 Phone: +91 99014 99033 e-mail: sganesans(a)yahoo.com Visit IEEE Bangalore Section at http://www.ieee.org/bangalore.

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Linuxers Digest, Vol 72, Issue 31
by navneet rastogi 28 Apr '09

28 Apr '09

Hello, This is an important mail of ilug bom which contains link for free web hosting and to request free cd of ubuntu.Try to check it out. > Get free CO.cc Domain - www.co.cc/?id=141757 > Get Free PHP/MySql supported Webspace at www.freelinuxhost.co.cc > ------------------ > A lonely warrior should not be mistaken to be without an army. He might be > leading an immortal army of invisible invincibles! > ---------------------- > I'll be the one Who will make all your sorrows undone. > I'll be the light when you feel like there's nowhere to run. > I'll be the one, to hold you and make sure that you'll be alright. > 'Cause my fear is gone And I want to take you from darkness to light > ----- Lyrics from Backstreet Boys > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Kartik Mistry <kartik.mistry(a)gmail.com> > To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> > Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:09:29 +0530 > Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Authorised Ubuntu CD Distributor for India > On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 12:58 PM, Pravin Dhayfule <dhayfule(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> Recently I have been recognized by Canonical as Authorized CD Distributor >> for Ubuntu. Please confirm it at >> http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/purchase/asia and >> http://webapps.ubuntu.com/marketplace/asia/ (Dhayfule Enterprises) > > Is this not Commercial? > Please put [Commercial] tag in subject! > > -- > Cheers, > Kartik Mistry | 0xD1028C8D | IRC: kart_ > Debian GNU/Linux Developer > Blog.en: ftbfs.wordpress.com > Blog.gu: kartikm.wordpress.com > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Kenneth Gonsalves <lawgon(a)au-kbc.org> > To: "GNU/Linux Users Group, Mumbai, India" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> > Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:40:48 +0530 > Subject: Re: [ILUG-BOM] Authorised Ubuntu CD Distributor for India > On Monday 27 April 2009 12:58:08 Pravin Dhayfule wrote: >> Recently I have been recognized by Canonical as Authorized CD Distributor > > your sig is bigger than your mail - trim it > -- > regards > Kenneth Gonsalves > Associate > NRC-FOSS > http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/ > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Arun Khan <knura(a)yahoo.com> > To: "ILUG-Mumbai" <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> > Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:01:26 +0530 > Subject: [ILUG-BOM] [jobs] Linux Systems and Network Administrator with min. 3 years experience > We have an immediate opening for Linux a Systems and Network > Administrator with 3 years hands on experience. > > For details please see below. > > Please send your CV/Resume (in OpenOffice/RTF/PDF format) to > > <mailto:hr@silverarc.biz?subject=JOB%20ID%202009-04-01%20Linux%20Systems%20and%20%20Network%20Administrator> > > Please do _not_ reply to this list. > > Please forward this to friends/colleagues who have the requisite > experience and are seeking a challenging assignment. > > Thanks, > -- > Arun Khan > > <job req> > JOB ID: 2009-04-01 > > Position: Linux Systems and Network Administrator. > > Experience: Minimum 3 years hands on experience in Administering Linux > Servers and Desktops (RHEL/CentOS, openSUSE, and Debian GNU/Linux > distributions) as well Network Administration. > > Mandatory Experience: > > 1.Installation, administration, troubleshooting setups of at least one > major Linux distribution (RHEL, CentOS, openSUSE, Debian GNU/Linux). > 2.A broad knowledge of the Linux command line tools specific to system > and network administration. > 3.bash – must be able to develop scripts to automate administration > tasks. > 4.Networking - LAN (Gigabit), WAN, VPN, subnets, supernets, CIDR, > routing, Unix/ Linux/ Windows inter-operability. > 5.Install and configure services like DNS, DHCP, FTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, > NFS, Proxy Server, and Samba. > 6.Management of multiple systems over ssh: 30+. > 7.Monitoring and analyzing system logs. Create summary reports on > errors and warnings. > 8.Data backup - automation and management of backups. > 9.Security - securing Linux and MS Windows hosts. > 10.UPS configuration - all systems to shutdown in an orderly manner. > > Experience in the following areas a plus: > > a)LDAP Directory Services. Integration with Kerberos – single sign on > network login. > b)Host/Network monitoring using Nagios, Cacti, openNMS. Integration > of alerts from such systems with SMS/email notification. > c)VLAN setup. > d)Knowledge of SELinux, AppArmor. > e)Knowledge of perl and/or python. > f)Virtualization (KVM, openVZ, VMWare, Xen, Virtual Box). > > Personality: Multi-tasking, hands on and proactive; anticipate needs and > implement improvements in processes. Thirst for knowledge and the > ability to pick up new concepts in a short (really) time span a must. > > Communication: Must be able to articulate in English and prepare > detailed documentation and/or presentations of the tasks undertaken. > Ability to prepare reports for upper management with costing/savings > numbers a plus. > > Education: BCA, MCA, B. Tech CS, B. Tech IT or equivalent. > > Certification: RHCE, LPI, CCNA certification helpful. > > Job Location: Mumbai Eastern Suburbs. > > Salary: Commensurate with candidate's experience and capabilities. > > Relocation Package: None* > > Please send your CV/Resume (in OpenOffice/RTF/PDF format) to > hr(a)silverarc.biz. > The subject line of your email should state the following: "JOB ID: > 2009-04-01 Linux Systems and Network Administrator" > > About Us: Silver Arc Solutions (India) Pvt. Ltd. is located in the > western suburbs of Mumbai, India. We are a multi-faceted consulting > company providing cost effective turnkey solutions in Information > Technology, Management Information Systems and Telecom projects. We > offer a work environment that will always keep you technically > challenged and provide opportunity for technical and personal growth. > > *We can help you find a suitable accomodation; recurring expenses such > as rent and electric/water bills on your account. > <job req> > > > > -- > http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers >

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[jobs] Linux Systems and Network Administrator with min. 3 years experience
by Arun Khan 28 Apr '09

28 Apr '09

We have an immediate opening for Linux a Systems and Network Administrator with 3 years hands on experience. For details please see below. Please send your CV/Resume (in OpenOffice/RTF/PDF format) to <mailto:hr@silverarc.biz?subject=JOB%20ID%202009-04-01%20Linux%20Systems%20and%20%20Network%20Administrator> Please do _not_ reply to this list. Please forward this to friends/colleagues who have the requisite experience and are seeking a challenging assignment. Thanks, -- Arun Khan <job req> JOB ID: 2009-04-01 Position: Linux Systems and Network Administrator. Experience: Minimum 3 years hands on experience in Administering Linux Servers and Desktops (RHEL/CentOS, openSUSE, and Debian GNU/Linux distributions) as well Network Administration. Mandatory Experience: 1.Installation, administration, troubleshooting setups of at least one major Linux distribution (RHEL, CentOS, openSUSE, Debian GNU/Linux). 2.A broad knowledge of the Linux command line tools specific to system and network administration. 3.bash – must be able to develop scripts to automate administration tasks. 4.Networking - LAN (Gigabit), WAN, VPN, subnets, supernets, CIDR, routing, Unix/ Linux/ Windows inter-operability. 5.Install and configure services like DNS, DHCP, FTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, NFS, Proxy Server, and Samba. 6.Management of multiple systems over ssh: 30+. 7.Monitoring and analyzing system logs. Create summary reports on errors and warnings. 8.Data backup - automation and management of backups. 9.Security - securing Linux and MS Windows hosts. 10.UPS configuration - all systems to shutdown in an orderly manner. Experience in the following areas a plus: a)LDAP Directory Services. Integration with Kerberos – single sign on network login. b)Host/Network monitoring using Nagios, Cacti, openNMS. Integration of alerts from such systems with SMS/email notification. c)VLAN setup. d)Knowledge of SELinux, AppArmor. e)Knowledge of perl and/or python. f)Virtualization (KVM, openVZ, VMWare, Xen, Virtual Box). Personality: Multi-tasking, hands on and proactive; anticipate needs and implement improvements in processes. Thirst for knowledge and the ability to pick up new concepts in a short (really) time span a must. Communication: Must be able to articulate in English and prepare detailed documentation and/or presentations of the tasks undertaken. Ability to prepare reports for upper management with costing/savings numbers a plus. Education: BCA, MCA, B. Tech CS, B. Tech IT or equivalent. Certification: RHCE, LPI, CCNA certification helpful. Job Location: Mumbai Eastern Suburbs. Salary: Commensurate with candidate's experience and capabilities. Relocation Package: None* Please send your CV/Resume (in OpenOffice/RTF/PDF format) to hr(a)silverarc.biz. The subject line of your email should state the following: "JOB ID: 2009-04-01 Linux Systems and Network Administrator" About Us: Silver Arc Solutions (India) Pvt. Ltd. is located in the western suburbs of Mumbai, India. We are a multi-faceted consulting company providing cost effective turnkey solutions in Information Technology, Management Information Systems and Telecom projects. We offer a work environment that will always keep you technically challenged and provide opportunity for technical and personal growth. *We can help you find a suitable accomodation; recurring expenses such as rent and electric/water bills on your account. <job req>

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Authorised Ubuntu CD Distributor for India
by Pravin Dhayfule 27 Apr '09

27 Apr '09

Hi Folks, Recently I have been recognized by Canonical as Authorized CD Distributor for Ubuntu. Please confirm it at http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/purchase/asia and http://webapps.ubuntu.com/marketplace/asia/ (Dhayfule Enterprises) I have ordered the Bulk CDs of Ubuntu 9.04 desktop edition and will be getting them soon, so in case if Ship-It doesn't work, or you or your friends dont have bandwidth to download the ISO, do let me know. Please check http://www.dhayfule.com/products-services/ubuntu-support/ for details Bye Regards -- To claim oneself to be a Well Wisher isnt a big deal! One who is really capable and has guts to be a Well Doer, only has a right to be called as a Well Wisher Pravin Balaji Dhayfule Director - Dhayfule Enterprises - Redefining IT Enabled Service - www.dhayfule.com Contact us for Affordable Web Hosting & Information Technology Consultation CEO - Bhavsar Kshatriya Samaj Community Portal - www.bhavsarsamaj.com Get free CO.cc Domain - www.co.cc/?id=141757 Get Free PHP/MySql supported Webspace at www.freelinuxhost.co.cc ------------------ A lonely warrior should not be mistaken to be without an army. He might be leading an immortal army of invisible invincibles! ---------------------- I'll be the one Who will make all your sorrows undone. I'll be the light when you feel like there's nowhere to run. I'll be the one, to hold you and make sure that you'll be alright. 'Cause my fear is gone And I want to take you from darkness to light ----- Lyrics from Backstreet Boys

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MTNL billing discrepancy
by Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri. 23 Apr '09

23 Apr '09

> How do I find out what is being downloaded ? or what program is the > guilty one ? assuming you have one nic connected to the modem tcpdump -vv -i eth0 will dump all packets passing thru eth0 -- Rgds JTD -- here's something seemingly interesting: ------------------ Client-IP opium.local Client-Ethernet-Address 00:13:20:24:d3:9c (oui Unknown) [|bootp] 10:35:02.283333 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 0, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 576) mygateway1.ar7.bootps > opium.local.bootpc: BOOTP/DHCP, Reply, length 548, xid sharukh@opium:~$ tail -f tcpdump.log 10:34:10.736003 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 46, id 16613, offset 0, flags [DF], proto TCP (6), length 638) tibet108.server4you.de.https > opium.local.48013: P 587:1173(586) ack 1172 win 816 <nop,nop,timestamp 171741530 726567> 10:34:10.736050 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 62638, offset 0, flags [DF], proto TCP (6), length 52) opium.local.48013 > tibet108.server4you.de.https: ., cksum 0x5c6d (correct), 1172:1172(0) ack 1173 win 414 <nop,nop,timestamp 727012 171741530> 10:34:51.595111 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 39, id 8288, offset 0, flags [DF], proto TCP (6), length 638) 192.108.114.19.9001 > opium.local.56648: P 587:1173(586) ack 1172 win 214 <nop,nop,timestamp 515952536 725310> 10:34:51.595160 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 22722, offset 0, flags [DF], proto TCP (6), length 52) opium.local.56648 > 192.108.114.19.9001: ., cksum 0x82a5 (correct), 1172:1172(0) ack 1173 win 432 <nop,nop,timestamp 737226 515952536> 10:34:56.585063 arp who-has opium.local tell mygateway1.ar7 10:34:56.585086 arp reply opium.local is-at 00:13:20:24:d3:9c (oui Unknown) 10:35:02.003708 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 0, offset 0, flags [DF], proto UDP (17), length 328) opium.local.bootpc > mygateway1.ar7.bootps: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:13:20:24:d3:9c (oui Unknown), length 300, xid 0x4d76d060, Flags [none] (0x0000) Client-IP opium.local Client-Ethernet-Address 00:13:20:24:d3:9c (oui Unknown) [|bootp] 10:35:02.283333 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 0, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 576) mygateway1.ar7.bootps > opium.local.bootpc: BOOTP/DHCP, Reply, length 548, xid --------------------------------- who/what is this <tibet108.server4you.de.https> regards, Sharukh -- Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri. Homoeopath, Linuxer. Honi soit qui mal y pense. [Evil to him who evil thinks.] -- Motto of the Order of the Garter (est. Edward III) ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Dr. Sharukh K R Pavri. Homoeopath, Linuxer. Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted.

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Internet Broadband connection problem
by george＠annamsoft.com 22 Apr '09

22 Apr '09

Dear All, I have a ADSL broadband connection of BSNL. The ADSL modem is connected to our Internet Server (Fedora box) to one of the NIC card(eth1), the other NIC card (eth0) is connected to our LAN switch. This Fedora box acts as the gateway machine to the Internet for our LAN. The Problem: ------------ The LAN users were not getting the Internet. I saw the PPP link was up and running on the Server and also the Modem link was ok., but I couldn't ping to their (ISP's) end. (Destination port unreachable message was coming). I called the ISP and after a while, the LAN users were able to get the Internet but during the same time, I was not able to ping to their gateway and also to their DNS IP from my Internet Server. Then when i restarted my iptables script file, i was able to ping ISP's gateway and their DNS IP too. I just want to know, when my LAN users were getting the Internet, Why I couldn't get the reply from either their (ISP's) gateway / their DNS IP. Hope someone might be able to explain me what the problem could be. Thanks in Advance, Regards, George

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Document Management Systems
by Chirag Wazir 22 Apr '09

22 Apr '09

Hi, jitendra wrote: > Does any one have any experience of DMS like Alfresco > or KnowledgeTree? Which is better? > Any case study or any deployment one can see? I have tried out KnowledgeTree and was quite impressed. The install was straightforward enough, but some significant time and effort would need to be spent training the end users about permissions, groups, roles etc. I presume you have already looked at the demo at: http://demo.knowledgetree.com/login.php One issue I did not look at at all was security since it was to be deployed on an internal LAN server. If your deployment is to be accessible online, I would suggest you pay special attention to this. Also keep in mind that it is quite memory intensive on the server. -- Chirag Wazir http://chirag.freeshell.org

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Document Management Systems
by jitendra 22 Apr '09

22 Apr '09

Does any one have any experience of DMS like Alfresco or KnowledgeTree? Which is better? Any case study or any deployment one can see? -- jitendra

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Job Vacancy: Linux System Administrator in Singapore
by Double Negative Singapore Pte Ltd 21 Apr '09

21 Apr '09

*Technology/Systems Engineer for Visual Effects Film Facility* Calling all IT and Tech professionals, as well as recent graduates, Hollywood is coming to Singapore and we want you to join us. Double Negative Singapore is the Singapore based branch of the largest visual effects for film company in Europe. If you are an experienced IT all-rounder, ideally specializing in Systems Administration in a *Linux environment* or you are a bright recent graduate keen to move into our vibrant industry and are capable of learning fast and using your initiative we want to hear from you. We are currently in production on: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1; Iron Man 2; Prince of Persia: Sands of Time; The Green Zone; The Sorcerer's Apprentice; Hippie Hippie Shake; The Wolf Man; Kick-Ass; 2012; Sherlock Holmes and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Candidates will need to be comfortable supporting a deadline-driven production effort, have an excellent understanding of computer systems and good English speaking skills. *Please email your CV to: jobs(a)dneg.com, or post to*: Victoria Rodgers Double Negative Singapore Connexis South # 07-01 Fusionopolis 1 Fusionopolis Way Singapore 138632 Deadline for applications: 1st May 2009. *Please mark any application with 'Singapore Tech'.* www.dneg.com

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MTNL billing discrepancy
by Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri. 20 Apr '09

20 Apr '09

I am using MTNL's Triband combo offer which gives 600 mb download a month. This has been upped from 400 mb just last month. All this while, I was easily remaining within the 400 mb limit. Suddenly this month's bill shows a usage of 870 mb for march. On complaining to mtnl they said that that was the usage according to them. I usually run a check with knetworkmonitor and gkrellm and there would always be a small discrepancy between the usage shown on my machine and that shown by mtnl, where mtnl would always show slightly lower usage than on my machine. For last month gkrellm shows a usage of 560 mb as opposed to mtnl showing 870 mb. What can explan this large difference ? Btw, according to the chap I spoke to at mtnl, _it is definitely hackers_ sic !! Now that I'm keeping a watch, imagine my surprise when both my programs show download activity without a single browser window open and fetchmail having been killed !! How do I find out what is being downloaded ? or what program is the guilty one ? regards, Sharukh. -- Dr. Sharukh K R Pavri. Homoeopath, Linuxer. Why is it that people say they "slept like a baby" when babies wake up like every two hours ?

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MTNL billing discrepancy
by Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri. 20 Apr '09

20 Apr '09

> How do I find out what is being downloaded ? or what program is the > guilty one ? assuming you have one nic connected to the modem tcpdump -vv -i eth0 will dump all packets passing thru eth0 -- Rgds JTD -- Ok, here are some snippets when nothing is running -- no firefox, no fetchmail. --------------------------------------------------- set 0, flags [DF], proto UDP (17), length 69) opium.local.59991 > mygateway1.ar7.domain: [udp sum ok] 26904+ PTR? 57.0.9.149.in-addr.arpa. (41) 10:29:23.483585 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 64126, offset 0, flags [DF], proto UDP (17), length 69) opium.local.59991 > mygateway1.ar7.domain: [udp sum ok] 26904+ PTR? 57.0.9.149.in-addr.arpa. (41) 10:29:28.587617 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 255, id 0, offset 0, flags [DF], proto UDP (17), length 69) opium.local.mdns > 224.0.0.251.mdns: [udp sum ok] 0 PTR (QM)? 57.0.9.149.in-addr.arpa. (41) 10:29:29.591619 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 255, id 0, offset 0, flags [DF], proto UDP (17), length 69) opium.local.mdns > 224.0.0.251.mdns: [udp sum ok] 0 PTR (QM)? 57.0.9.149.in-addr.arpa. (41) 10:29:29.913817 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 0, offset 0, flags [DF], proto UDP (17), length 69) mygateway1.ar7.domain > opium.local.59991: [udp sum ok] 26904 ServFail- q: PTR? 57.0.9.149.in-addr.arpa. 0/0/0 (41) 10:29:29.913850 IP (tos 0xc0, ttl 64, id 9222, offset 0, flags [none], proto ICMP (1), length 97) opium.local > mygateway1.ar7: ICMP opium.local udp port 59991 unreachable, length 77 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 0, offset 0, flags [DF], proto UDP (17), length 69) mygateway1.ar7.domain > opium.local.59991: 26904 ServFail- q:[|domain] 10:29:31.595617 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 255, id 0, offset 0, flags [DF], proto UDP (17), length 69) opium.local.mdns > 224.0.0.251.mdns: [udp sum ok] 0 PTR (QM)? 57.0.9.149.in-addr.arpa. (41) 10:29:33.487932 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 2340, offset 0, flags [DF], proto UDP (17), length 69) opium.local.46962 > mygateway1.ar7.domain: [udp sum ok] 18516+ PTR? 64.5.25.85.in-addr.arpa. (41) 10:29:33.561818 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 0, offset 0, flags [DF], proto UDP (17), length 186) mygateway1.ar7.domain > opium.local.46962: 18516 q: PTR? 64.5.25.85.in-addr.arpa. 1/2/2 64.5.25.85.in-addr.arpa. PTR[|domain] 10:29:33.562125 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 2358, offset 0, flags [DF], proto UDP (17), length 70) opium.local.54838 > mygateway1.ar7.domain: [udp sum ok] 65316+ PTR? 251.0.0.224.in-addr.arpa. (42) 10:29:38.487560 arp who-has mygateway1.ar7 tell opium.local 10:29:38.487871 arp reply mygateway1.ar7 is-at 00:0f:3d:dd:3b:5a (oui Unknown) 10:29:38.559582 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 2359, offset 0, flags [DF], proto UDP (17), length 70) opium.local.54838 > mygateway1.ar7.domain: [udp sum ok] 65316+ PTR? 251.0.0.224.in-addr.arpa. (42) 10:29:43.663627 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 255, id 0, offset 0, flags [DF], proto UDP (17), length 70) opium.local.mdns > 224.0.0.251.mdns: [udp sum ok] 0 PTR (QM)? 251.0.0.224.in-addr.arpa. (42) 10:29:44.667619 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 255, id 0, offset 0, flags [DF], proto UDP (17), length 70) opium.local.mdns > 224.0.0.251.mdns: [udp sum ok] 0 PTR (QM)? 251.0.0.224.in-addr.arpa. (42) 10:29:44.785969 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 0, offset 0, flags [DF], proto UDP (17), length 70) mygateway1.ar7.domain > opium.local.54838: [udp sum ok] 65316 ServFail- q: PTR? 251.0.0.224.in-addr.arpa. 0/0/0 (42) 10:29:44.786004 IP (tos 0xc0, ttl 64, id 9223, offset 0, flags [none], proto ICMP (1), length 98) opium.local > mygateway1.ar7: ICMP opium.local udp port 54838 unreachable, length 78 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 0, offset 0, flags [DF], proto UDP (17), length 70) mygateway1.ar7.domain > opium.local.54838: 65316 ServFail- q:[|domain] 10:29:46.671617 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 255, id 0, offset 0, flags [DF], proto UDP (17), length 70) opium.local.mdns > 224.0.0.251.mdns: [udp sum ok] 0 PTR (QM)? 251.0.0.224.in-addr.arpa. (42) 10:29:51.710645 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 39, id 8286, offset 0, flags [DF], proto TCP (6), length 638) 192.108.114.19.9001 > opium.local.56648: P 1:587(586) ack 586 win 204 <nop,nop,timestamp 515877565 650198> 10:29:51.710691 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 22720, offset 0, flags [DF], proto TCP (6), length 52) opium.local.56648 > 192.108.114.19.9001: ., cksum 0xd103 (correct), 586:586(0) ack 587 win 414 <nop,nop,timestamp 662255 515877565> 10:33:14.621666 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 47, id 14674, offset 0, flags [DF], proto TCP (6), length 638) 149.9.0.57.9001 > opium.local.34760: P 1:587(586) ack 586 win 4183 <nop,nop,timestamp 574952656 650198 ------------------------------------------------------ regards, Sharukh -- Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri. Homoeopath, Linuxer. Honi soit qui mal y pense. [Evil to him who evil thinks.] -- Motto of the Order of the Garter (est. Edward III) ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Dr. Sharukh K R Pavri. Homoeopath, Linuxer. Arithmetic is being able to count up to twenty without taking off your shoes. -- Mickey Mouse.

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] The BJP?s awkward embrace of Free Software
by Rahul Rai 19 Apr '09

19 Apr '09

> > > I dont trust Politicians. Previously Caste and Religion was used as > > Election manifesto, and its a pity now that the Opensource community is > > being dragged into politics.... Its not politicians, but we IT > professionals > > who have promoted Open source Applications... Open Source Platform is for > > all and not a dependent on political promotion... I agree with venkatesh.. the reason for posting this article from "THE HINDU" is that there will be discussion.. and in this election season, we must know whom we vote for.. Hw our objectives will be fulfilled and we must fight for our rights.. I agree that these politicians have promised us and nt delivered.. if v start to tell v ll nt care fr them than i think we are like them.. LAZY and IGNORANT... guys we must stand up and say "U(Politicians) cnt take us for a ride". I second with venky on this " > Politics and Political parties are not of any use to us. They are our representatives and we have to make them work for us, the people of India. We are lucky that we live in a democracy that has many checks and balances and it is our responsibility to be engaged in the democratic process. Venky "

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Promoting Free Software in education in India
by jitendra 18 Apr '09

18 Apr '09

Many education institutes are seeking to use computers and internet. However, most reputed institutions are also constrained by limitations of low budgets and lack of IT savvy human resource. Usually suited-booted vendors do approach through "trustees', resulting in major headaches for the managers i.e Principals. There are several global efforts on "opensource". How 'free', remains to be seen. I am seriously discussing with some institutions some solutions and seek thru this email 1. list those who can provide the necessary customisation,localization,support etc. 2. suggestions for best solutions I feel this platform should not be talking about the business models and financial aspects. (That may be welcome offline). But I do feel that this platform should be concerned about promoting global standard software suites . Hence, assuming so, may I request opinions , availability of experience, case studies of deployments , voluntary or corporate support etc on 1. School Management 1. schooltool (schooltool.org) 2. rSmart, kuali (www.rsmart.com) 3. OKI (okiproject.org) 4. opensis (os4ed.org) 5. Any drupal based systems 2. Learning Management 1. moodle 2. sakai 3. Learning resources 1. see resources listed on www.mumbaiapplication.com jitendra

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Facebook & Hotmail on Ubuntu
by Chirag Wazir 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

Hi, steve(a)lonetwin.net wrote: > This is worth a try besides all the others suggested: > http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1110043.html I tried changing the MTU and also the MSS. It didn't help. The only thing left to try is using a packet sniffer. Chirag Wazir http://chirag.freeshell.org

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