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fortune
by sachin g 03 Sep '01

03 Sep '01

Is it possible that i can have some particular adages or wisy words added to my fortune program. Thanx ankur

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Word Processor
by Rajen Parekh 03 Sep '01

03 Sep '01

Can anybody suggest a good Console based Word Processor (Not Text Editor)? Some thing similar to WordStar on DOS. Rajen.

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RE: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] advice on graphics hardware
by shailesh bhate 03 Sep '01

03 Sep '01

Hi! Why not use GeForceIII or other such card? I heard somewhere that Matrox is slowly losing in competition and performance as well. I use a RivaTNT2 card and it has good performance, but I don't think it will satisfy the need for very high end graphics that you are looking for. Also, why are you going in for a branded PC? Try assembling your own PC. Its fun to build them and its very cheap as compared to branded ones. Also, try going in for a very good Motherboard too. FSB matters a lot. I would personally recommend an ASUS board. I myself use this board. A real performer. Alternatively, since you are putting in so much money, why not put some more and go for an SGI (Silicon Graphics) workstation? It rocks! Regards, Shailesh. > -----Original Message----- > From: Kishor Bhagwat [mailto:aaaaarrrgghhh@yahoo.com] > Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 2:01 PM > To: linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in > Subject: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] advice on graphics hardware > > > hello! > i'm involved(well....indirectly) in a purchase decision for a > computer. > it's main purpose is running graphics software(3DMax and that sort) > The main contender is HP Vectra, with a Matrox card (agp). > Please let me know of any experiences you guys might have with this > model / graphics > card (suggestions welcome please..its a 80K computer!) > > regards, > kishor > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > Next Online IRC LUG Meet on 31st Aug @ 4:30pm > http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > >

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Perl for beginers?
by Nikhil Karkera 03 Sep '01

03 Sep '01

Hi, Are there any good books on Perl for beginers? Online sources prefered. I'm already reading through the man pages. Also, I write my Perl programs in pico and run them from the shell prompt. Any better way to do this? I would prefer working on console and not on X. Still, please suggest X utilities also, if any. Many thanks, Nikhil.

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Engg college software
by Philip S Tellis 03 Sep '01

03 Sep '01

I have still not received any suggestions for engineering college software for linux. Please send me these details soon. Philip -- "The eleventh commandment was `Thou Shalt Compute' or `Thou Shalt Not Compute' -- I forget which." -- Epigrams in Programming, ACM SIGPLAN Sept. 1982 Visit my webpage at http://www.ncst.ernet.in/~philip/ Read my writings at http://www.ncst.ernet.in/~philip/writings/ MSN philiptellis Yahoo! philiptellis

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iptables1.1.1install
by Girish Hanchate 02 Sep '01

02 Sep '01

To : Kishore First u have to remove the module of IPCHAINS by giving command rmmod ipchains. Then your iptables will work properly. Rgds girish __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com

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linux distro used for clustering.
by Bhushan Tiwari 01 Sep '01

01 Sep '01

Hello Everyone, Can anyone guide me to the linux distro used for clustering. Is it avaiable for free downloading. Best Regards, Bhushan Tiwari [Developer] ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send a newsletter, share photos & files, conduct polls, organize chat events. Visit http://in/ groups.yahoo.com

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iptables1.1.1install
by Kishor Bhagwat 01 Sep '01

01 Sep '01

hey guys i just finished building a linux system -all from sources, with a 2.4.5 kernel I tried to install iptables, but it tells me to apply the 'reject-enhancements' patch. when i try to apply it, it gives those "previously applied or reverse" kind of messages.. what could be wrong? more importantly, how do i get around it? regards, kishor _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

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Cyrix, AMD cpu
by noel seq 01 Sep '01

01 Sep '01

Hi, Anybody installed GNU/Linux computers with M2/Cyrix/AMD cpu. Have you encountered any problems. A friend of mine has a M2 system and wants to install gnu/linux on it and wanted to know if there are any known problems since these are not Intel chips. I plan to do a course in c, c++ and unix. Any good institutes that you know of. I stay at borivili and work at nariman point and am looking towards an institute in the western suburbs. Also, any good books you recommend. Regards, Noel. Gnu/Linux registered user #226476 _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] r16
by noel seq 01 Sep '01

01 Sep '01

>From: "business(a)ramshyam.com"<business(a)ramshyam.com> >Hi! How are you? > >I send you this file in order to have your advice > >See you later. Thanks ><< r16.zip.pif >> Hey , This is what the sircam virus sends. Aren't all the mails scanned before it reaches the lug mailing list. Noel. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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RE: [ILUG-BOM] Possible spam hole in mail servers
by dodobh＠nettaxi.com 01 Sep '01

01 Sep '01

Philip S Tellis spewed into the ether: <snip> >Any idea why this is allowed (there is a special rule to allow it) at >all? A NULL sender <> is required for bounces/error messages. This is required by RFC 2821 (originally 821).

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r16
by business＠ramshyam.com 31 Aug '01

31 Aug '01

Hi! How are you? I send you this file in order to have your advice See you later. Thanks

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Engineering Software
by Aarjav Trivedi 31 Aug '01

31 Aug '01

Hi Philip would you mind forwarding the list to me since it might be helpful the workshop, i study in an engineering college. thanks Aarjav __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Cyrix, AMD cpu
by Nikhil D. Kikkeri 31 Aug '01

31 Aug '01

>I plan to do a course in c, c++ and unix. Any good institutes that you know >of. NCST.exams are held in January every year.forms are available from november onwards. >Also, any good books you recommend. for c use kernighan and ritchie.other books are venugopal-prasad, schaum series. for c++ use thinking in c++ by bruce eckel..available online at www.cse.iitb.ac.in however people also use Robert Lafore, Balgurusamy etc. Nikhil D. Kikkeri 2949 Apartment 32 Binkley Avenue Dallas TX 75205 214-369-5894 Also at ------- nikhil(a)engr.smu.edu idlidosalover(a)hotmail.com nikhil_k(a)flashmail.com Website ------- http://nikhilkikkeri.fanspace.com _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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C, C++, Linux was Cyrix, AMD cpu
by noel seq 31 Aug '01

31 Aug '01

>From: Harshal Patil <harshalpatil(a)caltiger.com> >>NCST.exams are held in January every year.forms are available from >>november onwards. >I didn't find any courses on c. c++ or linux on their web site. >or am i missing something? I checked out with NCST. They no longer have specific courses for c, C++ and unix. I am not aware about linux. They have only long term courses, a year and above. Noel. Gnu/Linux registered user #226476 _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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C, C++, Linux was Cyrix, AMD cpu
by noel seq 31 Aug '01

31 Aug '01

>From: Harshal Patil <harshalpatil(a)caltiger.com> >>NCST.exams are held in January every year.forms are available from >>november onwards. >I didn't find any courses on c. c++ or linux on their web site. >or am i missing something? I checked out with NCST. They no longer have specific courses for c, C++ and unix. I am not aware about linux. They have only long term courses, a year and above. Noel. Gnu/Linux registered user #226476 _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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new 2.4.7 kernel doesn't boot
by Satya 31 Aug '01

31 Aug '01

I get this, right after it uncompresses: Invalid compressed format (err=1) and the system halts. Kernel 2.4.7, Lilo version 21, Lilo in Linux root partition, under 1024 cylinders, IDE drive. 2.2.x gives no trouble. -- Satya. <URL:http://satya.virtualave.net/> US-bound grad students! For pre-apps, see <URL:http://quickapps.cjb.net/> I can't believe my computer's on fire.

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Netscape 6.1 without Java?
by Satya 30 Aug '01

30 Aug '01

I installed Netscape 6.1 on Linux, and Java seems to not work. It used to work on Netscape 4.x. I looked in the netscape install directory: [satyap]~$ l /14/usr2/netscape/java/ total 8 drwxr-xr-x 5 5115 wheel 4096 Aug 10 10:58 classes/ drwxr-xr-x 5 5115 wheel 4096 Aug 9 22:21 classes.old/ [satyap]~$ The classes directory has several jar files and files called font-properties* Also, the Netscape directory: [satyap]~$ ls /14/usr2/netscape/ chrome/ libgtkembedmoz.so libplds4.so regchrome component.reg libgtksuperwin.so libxpcom.so regxpcom components/ libgtkxtbin.so libxpistub.so res/ defaults/ libjsj.so mozilla-bin run-mozilla.sh icons/ libmozjs.so netscape searchplugins/ install.log libnspr4.so netscape.cfg splash.xpm java/ libnssckbi.so plugins/ systemSignature.jar libgkgfx.so libplc4.so regExport xpicleanup [satyap]~$ -- Satya. <URL:http://satya.virtualave.net/> US-bound grad students! For pre-apps, see <URL:http://quickapps.cjb.net/> WWW: World Wide Wait

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HP DeskJet 640c Series on RH 7.1?
by rdkoli＠excite.com 30 Aug '01

30 Aug '01

I have configured my HP DeskJet 640c Series (USB) on PCQ RH 7.1 using HP 648 as my drivers in PCQ RH 7.1. While test printing it frm linux it prints correct, but when i try configuring frm my win98 clients it results in garbled prints. Can some1 pls suggest me what should i do? BTW, i have upgraded my orginal kernel 2.4.2 to 2.4.3.12, to get the USB port recognised of the printer. Ratnakar _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/

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suggestions for linux workshop
by Aarjav Trivedi 30 Aug '01

30 Aug '01

hello guys We have an ieee tech workshop in my college in October. I want to do a Linux workshop. While one of the things it would include is Linux installation, that is a little bit commonplace, i need your suggestions for 1) How to make the workshop interesting for newbies (Most wouldnt know any thing about Linux) 2) Which are the places where Linux can outdo Windows, more precisely how do i answer the question "Why is Linux better than Windows for me ?" when asked by an average joe who probably can get a pirated Windows CD as easily as a free Linux CD and who probably doesnt care about 99.99% uptime except that he doesnt like the frequent crashes on his windows machine. theres still time for the worskshop, its in october so do drop in suggestions even if they strike u after a few days. thanks bye aarjav __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/

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Possible spam hole in mail servers
by Philip S Tellis 30 Aug '01

30 Aug '01

Please try this on your mail server. I have already tried it on many servers, including postfix and sendmail. All are vulnerable. telnet mailhost 25 helo hostname mail from: <> rcpt to: user@mailhost data ... the important things are - 1. the mail from address is blank: <> 2. the rcpt to addresses are within the mail servers domains so relay is not a problem This allows spammers to send mail using a null return address. In the mail, the address gets translated to MAILER-daemon. To fix it in sendmail, go down to ruleset 3, search for a line that starts with R<> It should look like this: R<> $@ < @ > MAIL FROM:<> case change it to this: R<> $#error $@ 5.1.3 $: "User address required" That should block anonymous senders. Any idea why this is allowed (there is a special rule to allow it) at all? Philip -- Repel them. Repel them. Induce them to relinquish the spheroid. - Indiana University fans' chant for their perennially bad football team Visit my webpage at http://www.ncst.ernet.in/~philip/ Read my writings at http://www.ncst.ernet.in/~philip/writings/ MSN philiptellis Yahoo! philiptellis

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Reminder: ACM Seminar, LISP/CLOS, Thursday 30/8, SNDT Juhu campus..
by Durgesh D Rao 29 Aug '01

29 Aug '01

Dear Colleague, This is to remind you of the following event. Please note that the day and venue are different from the usual ACM seminar -- the day is Thursday, and the venue is SNDT Santacruz/Juhu. Regards, - Durgesh, for ACM Mumbai ACM Seminar Thursday, August 30, 2001 - 6:00 p.m. Title: A fresh look at LISP and CLOS Speaker: Durgesh D. Rao (NCST) Venue: Dept. of Computer Science, SNDT, Juhu Campus, Juhu Tara Road, Opp. Lido Theatre, Santacruz (W), Mumbai 400049. (ph. 6606648) Abstract: LISP has traditionally been regarded as an esoteric, "AI" language, and hence largely ignored by the programming community. What is not widely appreciated is that LISP, and its OO extension, CLOS, are general-purpose languages that are elegant and powerful, and are used in a number of important non-AI applications due to the many advantages they provide. Moreover, LISP and CLOS have pioneered several crucial ideas that are slowly finding their way into mainstream languages such as C++ and Java. In this seminar, I will try and illustrate those key features of LISP and CLOS that make them interesting and useful as languages for rapid prototyping and dynamic OOP. About the Speaker: Durgesh Rao is a Research Scientist in the KBCS division at NCST. He enjoys using LISP, and likes to share this joy with others. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Durgesh D Rao (DDR) | Email: durgesh(a)ncst.ernet.in Research Scientist, KBCS Division | Ph: 6201606x372(w), 7563437(r) National Centre for Software Technology | Fax: +91-22-6210139 Gulmohar Rd 9, Juhu, Mumbai 400049, INDIA.| Web: www.ncst.ernet.in/~durgesh ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] suggestions for linux workshop
by dodobh＠nettaxi.com 29 Aug '01

29 Aug '01

Manish Jethani spewed into the ether: >Speed - Programs on Linux seem to run faster than their Windows > counterparts. Staroffice is bad in this respect. <snip> >Also, you can show aj a demo of KDE 2 or Ximian GNOME. That >should be enough to lure anyone, my guess. And windowmaker also. It rocks. >DON'T tell aj about the command line, pipes, fifos, POSIX >compliance, the UNIX philosophy, mail/news/web servers, etc. >You'll scare him away. This depends on the aj though. You can definitely interest someone using VSNL and troubled by the email policy about how to run a mail server. But stay away from sendmail.cf. I would suggest postfix or qmail for a demo. Setup two machines, one as a workstation and the other as a server. That will help in attracting the appropriate kind of crowd. Devdas Bhagat >Manish J. > >-- >yo-yo, n.: > Something that is occasionally up but normally down. > (see also Computer). > > >_______________________________________________ >Next Online IRC LUG Meet on 31st Aug @ 4:30pm >http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers ------------------------------------------------------------ Shop Smart Compare Prices on Name-Brand Products from Name-Brand Stores!! http://www.smartshop.com/cgi-bin/main.cgi?ssa=4099

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] suggestions for linux workshop
by dodobh＠nettaxi.com 29 Aug '01

29 Aug '01

LInux LOver spewed into the ether: >i guess i can share some experience.... > >1) You do not need to reboot frequently..... >2) While using Xwindow you get 4 Desktops whereas in windows you get only >one. This is a function of your window manager. See how many desktops/workspaces it can support And you can run more than one X server too. >3) Free Support from mailing lists. >4) You get to know more about your hardware.... >5) Better Internet Connectivity.... >6) Better Hardware Detection with Redhat 7.1 (my experience) >7) Better Sound Quality if the Sound Card is supported. Add to that, a whole lot of tools that make your computer using life better. The ability to send mails using your own mail server, run your own web server, lack of viruses, a certain level of separation of user capabilities, TeX, the ability to script mundane tasks..... Devdas Bhagat ------------------------------------------------------------ Shop Smart Compare Prices on Name-Brand Products from Name-Brand Stores!! http://www.smartshop.com/cgi-bin/main.cgi?ssa=4099

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Re: RADIUS
by dodobh＠nettaxi.com 29 Aug '01

29 Aug '01

Suresh Ramasubramanian spewed into the ether: >+++ Chandra Kanth [27/08/01 18:06 +0530]: >> can anyone tell me about the RADIUS (remote access dial in user service) >> servers available for linux... and also the most widely used one among them... > > There's Cistron, I believe. Mukund Deshmukh implemented that as a sample > for BSNL Nagpur recently. And Gnuradius, from gnu.org, and yard at freshmeat and freeradius. Devdas Bhagat ------------------------------------------------------------ Shop Smart Compare Prices on Name-Brand Products from Name-Brand Stores!! http://www.smartshop.com/cgi-bin/main.cgi?ssa=4099

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Antivirus (was Re: [ILUG-BOM] [OT] Anyone using Powersurfer Broadband?)
by dodobh＠nettaxi.com 29 Aug '01

29 Aug '01

Kinjal Sonpal spewed into the ether: >> > AFAIK, they do not. I think it's available in Malad (E). Info >> Lousy. > >Excuse me, what's lousy in it? Is it for me or for Powersurfer >ppl? >Hope it's not for me ;-) The lousy thing is that I can't get broadband just yet. <snip> >BTW, is there any good Anti-Virus s/w in Linux which can check >for 98 files also. I can't afford to purchase Anti-Virus s/w in >Win98. Then you can't afford to purchase it for Linux either. The Linux versions are mostly server editions, and very expensive. Devdas Bhagat ------------------------------------------------------------ Shop Smart Compare Prices on Name-Brand Products from Name-Brand Stores!! http://www.smartshop.com/cgi-bin/main.cgi?ssa=4099

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Re: Linux turns 10
by Parul Mathur 29 Aug '01

29 Aug '01

Hi, I believe around 12 linuxers went to various colleges on August 25. Can someone please give us a small description of that day's events? I would like to know which colleges were visited, what was the student turnout, what topics were discussed etc. The site http://www.linux10.org/ was set up by some Linux enthusiasts in Silicon Valley as a way to co-ordinate the birthday celebrations there. There were links to news about birthday celebrations in other countries as well. I was a trifle disappointed to see India absent. Perhaps ILUG-BOM can submit it's account of activties as an Indian contribution? Parul Mathur Get Your Private, Free E-mail from Indiatimes at http://email.indiatimes.com Buy Music, Video, CD-ROM, Audio-Books and Music Accessories from http://www.planetm.co.in

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[OT] Mailing list archives
by N. Shrikant 29 Aug '01

29 Aug '01

Are the mailing list archives on the ilug-bom server edited for relevance/clarity/whatnots ? - Shrikant

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RE: [ILUG-BOM] Cyrix, AMD cpu
by shailesh bhate 28 Aug '01

28 Aug '01

> Anybody installed GNU/Linux computers with M2/Cyrix/AMD cpu. Have you > encountered any problems. A friend of mine has a M2 system I have installed GNU/Linux RHL 7.1 system on my AMD Athlon beast. I haven't used it much since, but there were absolutely no problems during installation and during regular use also. I guess since Cyrix and AMD (don't know about M2) are x86 compatible processors, there *should not* be any problems. Regards, Shailesh.

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mailing for intra-office purpose
by Kishor Bhagwat 28 Aug '01

28 Aug '01

hi! to make better use of my free time in office, I want to start an internal mailing facility. All clients(about 100) will be using microsoft outlook.We already have a company mailing system in place, for within and outside india offices. my mailing server will be only for bombay office, so no outside access or mailing will happen. I've never installed or administered a mailing software, so I was hoping I'd get pointers on what to start with and how and any gotchas u guys know. tia, kishor _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

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Linux and Telex Support
by noel seq 28 Aug '01

28 Aug '01

>From: Philip S Tellis <philip.tellis(a)iname.com> > >Sometime Today, noel seq assembled some asciibets to say: > > > Does linux have support for telex machines/telex data. I have an old > > 8088 based telex machine (diskless) which receives input from the > > serial port (9 pin) which i would like to do away with and connect > > the telex line to my linux box. Any pointers in this regard will be > >This is something that I would love to work on. I don't know if there >is any software that does it yet, but basically, you'd need a telex >driver to attach to your serial port. Shouldn't be too hard if one knew >what kind of data needs to be sent/read. Can you find out what kind of >data goes through the serial port for a telex? We mostly send and receive text data, but do not know in what format does it send. You can contact me if you want to see it. Noel. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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[OT] Mailing list archives
by noel seq 28 Aug '01

28 Aug '01

>From: Parag Mehta <pm(a)gnuos.org> > >Hi Noel, > >http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > >click on archives option > >Best Regards, > >pm Thanks Noel _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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module aliases
by Sameer D. Sahasrabuddhe 28 Aug '01

28 Aug '01

This is a message that comes up all over my system logs - Aug 27 19:51:11 trantor5 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-6 I suspect this is because some alias in /etc/modules.conf is missing ... where do I look for the relevant module name? I am using kernel 2.4.7 compiled on my machine. SameerDS. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/

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[OT] Mailing list archives
by noel seq 27 Aug '01

27 Aug '01

>From: "N. Shrikant" <ShrikantN(a)gmx.net> >Are the mailing list archives on the ilug-bom server edited for >relevance/clarity/whatnots ? > >- Shrikant How do i get to the mail archives ? Noel. Gnu/Linux registered user #226476 _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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Re: RADIUS
by Suresh Ramasubramanian 27 Aug '01

27 Aug '01

+++ Chandra Kanth [27/08/01 18:06 +0530]: > can anyone tell me about the RADIUS (remote access dial in user service) > servers available for linux... and also the most widely used one among them... There's Cistron, I believe. Mukund Deshmukh implemented that as a sample for BSNL Nagpur recently. -suresh -- Suresh Ramasubramanian + suresh <@> kcircle.com Friday(a)The.YMCA.SecBad + http://www.kcircle.com Never try to outstubborn a cat. -- Lazarus Long, "Time Enough for Love"

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Linux India
by Philip S Tellis 27 Aug '01

27 Aug '01

bombay.linux-india.org shows as `r renovation. Please come back!' Parag, Nagarjuna, whoever can deal with this, shouldn't this just redirect to ilug-bom? Philip -- "Home life as we understand it is no more natural to us than a cage is to a cockatoo." -- George Bernard Shaw Visit my webpage at http://www.ncst.ernet.in/~philip/ Read my writings at http://www.ncst.ernet.in/~philip/writings/ MSN philiptellis Yahoo! philiptellis

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Removal from the list
by Parag Mehta 27 Aug '01

27 Aug '01

Hi Mayuresh, Since you have no intentions in stopping to send profinity mails to the list, you have been removed from the list. and are banned to join the list again. You have compelled us to take this strict step even after you been given enough warnings to stop your profinity mails and maintain decorum on the list. Best Regards, pm List Admin.

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Dynamic signature
by Harshal Patil 27 Aug '01

27 Aug '01

hi, i've seen in many linuxers' mails (specially PHILIP TELLIS) that the signature changes with every email. how do you manage to do that??? i use evolution & netscape 6.1 (yeah...both of them crash a lot :)) in which you have to specify which signature file to use. my first guess is that to write a small "c" program which will overwrite say, "signature.txt" every min. with the help of cron. this program will take input from a small database of signatures. any hints/ideas?. thanks you. -- Registered GNU/Linux User #188850

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Anyone using Powersurfer Broadband?
by noel seq 27 Aug '01

27 Aug '01

>From: "Kinjal Sonpal" <kinjalsonpal(a)softhome.net> >I have Win98. And can't afford to purchase Win2K. So, it's not >advisable to have such connection using with current setup. >Thanks for the info. Why dont you use linux. >BTW, is there any good Anti-Virus s/w in Linux which can check >for 98 files also. I can't afford to purchase Anti-Virus s/w in >Win98. You will have to purchase the scan engine even for linux unless you want to use a 3 month demo version. >TIA >Warm Regards, >$ sonpal -kj > Best Regards, Noel. Gnu/Linux registered user #226476 _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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[OT] Anyone using Powersurfer Broadband?
by Kinjal Sonpal 27 Aug '01

27 Aug '01

Hi All, Sorry for being OT. I recently saw some aggressive marketting of Powersurfer Broadband Internet connection in Kandivli (W). If anyone is using such connection from powersurfer, then plz let me know how are the services. Also plz let me know if it is possible to connect to the net on the Linux box also. They told me that there shud a LAN card on yr m/c. Now which LAN card shud I purchase keeping in mind the compatibility in Linux? TIA, Warm Regards, $ sonpal -kj

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RE: [ILUG-BOM] lost the root password
by dodobh＠nettaxi.com 27 Aug '01

27 Aug '01

Nikhil Joshi spewed into the ether: >hi ! >recently installed linux on my friend's comp. Now somehow he has >forgotten the root password. >Is it possible to recover the lost password? The password file is >shadowed. No, but if you boot into single user mode, you may be able to change the root password directly. Devdas Bhagat ------------------------------------------------------------ Shop Smart Compare Prices on Name-Brand Products from Name-Brand Stores!! http://www.smartshop.com/cgi-bin/main.cgi?ssa=4099

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Linux and Telex Support
by noel seq 27 Aug '01

27 Aug '01

Ok. I opened the telex machine and found the following details. 8088 pc chip 2 telex cards (for 2 lines) model No. 405-2 Chipset of the telex card AMD-8085A-2PC /P8085A 8135 EP. There are two 9pin cables connecting the telex cards to a DC/DC converter (what's that) There's a 360 KB floppy drive on the system with some system files. The floppy never used to work earlier, the drive cable was loose. The floppy contained some files command.com, autoexec.bat, start.com, duend.com (what's that). The machine does not need the floppy to boot. so the system's operating system must be on a boot rom. Noel. Gnu/Linux registered user #226476 _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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use of profanity on the list
by Kishor Bhagwat 27 Aug '01

27 Aug '01

To all,(and in particular to Mayuresh Kathe) DO_NOT use this list to exhibit your obscene vocabulary. The list is by and large unmoderated.Do not construe this to mean that anything goes. This warning maybe late in coming, but do remember it. Everyone gets one warning, and at the next violation, he/she will be taken off the list(however much we'd hate to take this extreme step). mayuresh, this is your first. regards, kishor _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

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lost the root password
by Nikhil Joshi 27 Aug '01

27 Aug '01

hi ! recently installed linux on my friend's comp. Now somehow he has forgotten the root password. Is it possible to recover the lost password? The password file is shadowed. I feel that reinstalling linux is not a good and intelligent solution. Please help _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

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RE: [ILUG-BOM] lost the root password
by shailesh bhate 27 Aug '01

27 Aug '01

> On Mon, 27 Aug 2001, Nikhil Joshi wrote: >> recently installed linux on my friend's comp. Now somehow he has >> forgotten the root password. Is it possible to recover the lost >> password? The password file is shadowed. > Boot from a boot floppy or a rescue disk. Mount the root file system. > Edit the shadow file. Delete the encrypted password. Restart the > machine, and reset your password. > Philip Alternatively, you can boot in God mode / maintenance mode (i.e., Runlevel 1) and directly run the passwd command. It doesn't ask for the old password, directly prompts for a new one. Regards, Shailesh.

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xcdroast issue
by Anand 27 Aug '01

27 Aug '01

Hello, I had a machine with one CD drive. Then I got a CDwriter on trial "Creative 4224". When I connected the CD drive, xcdroast would not work. It would give me message like "...........scsi emulation not turned on .....". Kernel compilation failed. So I loaded Linux on a spare partition and xcdroast could now see the CDWriter. I returned the CDwriter to my friend and then purchased Samsung 208 CDwriter. This CDwriter was sensed by the kernel directly. But xcdroast gave me the same message and the CDwriter was not seen on xcdroast. I could however see the CD's as /mnt/cdrom and /mnt/cdrom1 I then copied the useful files from the old partition and again loaded Linux. Now CDwriter is seen with one issue (cd reader is not seen inxcdroast but that is a seperate issue). Now, i believe that I have taken a longer route in installing the first CDwriter and then another longer route in getting the next cdwriter working. Can someone give a better way of tackling this issue of chang of cdwriters. Anand

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tcpd thread
by Philip S Tellis 27 Aug '01

27 Aug '01

Is anyone going to continue with the tcpd thread or is it over? I think that there is a lot more to be covered. -- What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expect generally happens. -- Bengamin Disraeli Visit my webpage at http://www.ncst.ernet.in/~philip/ Read my writings at http://www.ncst.ernet.in/~philip/writings/ MSN philiptellis Yahoo! philiptellis

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] lost the root password
by shahazad＠linuxplanet.nu 27 Aug '01

27 Aug '01

hi nikhil, well if u dont have a boot disk or resucue disk ... type this on the lilo prompt --> linux single & then u will get a root shell ... wherein u can change ur passwd by --> passwd or by editing the /etc/passwd & /etc/shadow files & removing the passwd part from the line for root. cheers~ </shahazad> On Mon, 27 Aug 2001, Nikhil Joshi wrote: > recently installed linux on my friend's comp. Now somehow he has > forgotten the root password. Is it possible to recover the lost > password? The password file is shadowed. Boot from a boot floppy or a rescue disk. Mount the root file system. Edit the shadow file. Delete the encrypted password. Restart the machine, and reset your password. Philip -- "By golly, I'm beginning to think Linux really *is* the best thing since sliced bread." (By Vance Petree, Virginia Power) Visit my webpage at http://www.ncst.ernet.in/~philip/ Read my writings at http://www.ncst.ernet.in/~philip/writings/ MSN philiptellis Yahoo! philiptellis _______________________________________________ Next Online LUG Meet on 31st Aug @ 4:30pm Linuxers mailing list Linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers -- Get your firstname@lastname email for FREE at http://Nameplanet.com/?su

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lost the root password
by shahazad＠linuxplanet.nu 27 Aug '01

27 Aug '01

if u dont have a boot disk or resucue disk .. type this on ur lilo --> linux single then u will get the root shell & then try to change the password by --> passwd or else edit /etc/passwd & /etc/shadow & remove the passwd entries for root... cheers~ </shahazad> On Mon, 27 Aug 2001, Nikhil Joshi wrote: > recently installed linux on my friend's comp. Now somehow he has > forgotten the root password. Is it possible to recover the lost > password? The password file is shadowed. Boot from a boot floppy or a rescue disk. Mount the root file system. Edit the shadow file. Delete the encrypted password. Restart the machine, and reset your password. Philip -- "By golly, I'm beginning to think Linux really *is* the best thing since sliced bread." (By Vance Petree, Virginia Power) Visit my webpage at http://www.ncst.ernet.in/~philip/ Read my writings at http://www.ncst.ernet.in/~philip/writings/ MSN philiptellis Yahoo! philiptellis _______________________________________________ Next Online LUG Meet on 31st Aug @ 4:30pm Linuxers mailing list Linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers -- Get your firstname@lastname email for FREE at http://Nameplanet.com/?su

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] mail problem
by Philip S Tellis 27 Aug '01

27 Aug '01

On Sun, 26 Aug 2001, ketan shah wrote: Please reply only to the mailing list. > what i have done i have dowloaded files there in window nt than i > have copied into unix. i can connect there using hyperterminal You use hyperterminal to dial in to a unix machine, correct? Then use sz filename after logging in, and start file download from hyperterminal. Philip -- I must get out of these wet clothes and into a dry Martini. -- Alexander Woolcott Visit my webpage at http://www.ncst.ernet.in/~philip/ Read my writings at http://www.ncst.ernet.in/~philip/writings/ MSN philiptellis Yahoo! philiptellis

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