August 2001 - main

Re: [Alug] Lurkers (was new subscriber introductions)
by David Freeman 22 Aug '01

22 Aug '01

On Sun, 19 Aug 2001 11:02:53 +0100 (BST) linux user stuff wrote: > On Sun 19 Aug, David Freeman wrote: > > On Sat, 18 Aug 2001 12:41:29 +0100 (BST) "D.I. Redhouse" wrote: > [snip] > > > Possibly my least interesting experience to date was trying to > work out > > > why `the internet isn't working' via mobile phone whilst standing > on top > > > of a Bronze Age barrow somewhere in the Fens. > > > > Have you tried using a real networking technique, if you can get a > little > > bit of height and some big twigs yoy could use 1-11Mbps wireless > ethernet > > to connect these up, we have had success with over 8 miles per link! > > I saw this being setup at the only meet I've attended, at the UEA, > but didn't > manage to find out any detail. In company with another Linux user that > occasionally lurks here, I attend meetings of another local computer group > and this seems like it would be useful for us. If this isn't the > right place > for the detail, perhaps you could email me privately. What do you want to know? I am thinking of righting something for the website on this, but I have been busy righting my first RFC "IP over Liquid Beverage Containers" of late so haven't had much time. If you want to forward me some questions you want answered I will add them as FAQ and also answer them. Oh and BTW it was me who did the stuff at the UEA. Thanks D > Thanks. > > -- > __ __| |_ __ __ .------------------------------------------. > / _/ _` \ V V / | mailto:linux@wymondham.demon.co.uk | > \__\__,_|\_/\_/ |__________________________________________| > > > > _______________________________________________ > alug, the Anglian Linux User Group list > Send list replies to alug(a)stu.uea.ac.uk > http://www.anglian.lug.org.uk/ http://rabbit.stu.uea.ac.uk/cgi-bin/listinfo/alug > See the website for instructions on digest or unsub! -- "Your house sounds like a fire hazard" Peter Clarke

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Re: [Alug] Alug web site - back to Apache
by Martyn Drake 22 Aug '01

22 Aug '01

On Wed, 22 Aug 2001 17:13:06 -0400 Alexis Lee wrote: > There's a Perl CGI script called FormMail which lets you get this > kind of thing very easily. If you go to support.nicnames.net they > have a lovely page about it somewhere. I'll probably end up using a script that I've knocked up in PHP to do the job. However, I fear that I could be mugged by the rest of the team if I integrated PHP into the Alug site ;) Also, I've now decided that I'm no longer scrapping Zeus (and thus no cheapo license - if you do want a cheapo license then go and see http://www.zeus.com as they're currently doing them half price which is actually pretty good deal), and thus Apache deployment has been postponed. The biggest problem with Zeus - for me anyway - is that it makes you incredibly lazy at administering normal Apache boxes - you just get used to that web interface :( I sat at the shell prompt this evening in readiness for migrating to 1.3.19 and thought - "Sod this, Zeus has a better approach to all of this" and abandoned the idea. Regards, Martyn

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Linux Expo Birmingham re-scheduled from 12th-13th september 2001 to 29th 30 th May 2002. (fwd)
by Adam Bower 22 Aug '01

22 Aug '01

Hi all, Just got this mail in my inbox, so it is now on for May. I think we will organise an outing a bit nearer the time. Adam -- This message is Copyleft - all rights reversed Adam ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Subject: Linux Expo Birmingham re-scheduled from 12th-13th september 2001 to 29th 30 th May 2002. Dear Visitor, Thank you for registering for LINUX EXPO BIRMINGHAM. Please note that the show has been RE-SCHEDULED from 12th-13th September 2001 to 29TH-30TH MAY 2002. The show will still take place at the NEC and will have exactly the same focus, dedicated to GNU/Linux and Open Source Solutions. There is no need to register again - we will re-register you automatically for the 29TH-30TH MAY 2002. Apologies for any inconvenience caused by re-scheduling the show. We look forward to seeing you in May for a high-quality show! Yours Sacha Dunas CEO Sky Events / Linux Expo Tél : 0143456600 Fax : 0143459244 Portable : 0672802604 Email : sacha.dunas(a)sky-events.com Linux Expo 2002 Amsterdam - 19 - 20 February Paris - 30 - 31 & 1 February Madrid - 3 - 4 April Sao Paulo - 15 - 16 May Birmingham - 29 - 30 May Milan - June Sky Events 12 avenue de Corbera 75012 Paris

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Re: [Alug] Website
by MJ Ray 22 Aug '01

22 Aug '01

Alexis Lee <alexis(a)turton.com> writes: > Must say I've never heard of ae. Is it _really_ simple? I mentioned Pico > because literally any idiot can use it (well, if they figure out ^X means > CTRL-X). ae and easyedit are both very simple and easy to use. PICO is hardly *that* good and the odd licence means it shouldn't be mentioned in polite society any more. jpico (joe's pico emulation) is an improvement for people that can't/won't move onto a real emacs yet.

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Re: [Alug] tty puzzle
by Jenny_Hopkins＠toby-churchill.com 22 Aug '01

22 Aug '01

Jonathon McDowell wrote: >> If I leave my debian box on, I come in in the morning to find the >> screen displaying erratic debugging messages to do with pg_indexes and >> suchlike, with letters omitted, where I had left the login prompt. >At a guess you have postgres installed and PGDEBUG is not set to zero >and POSTGRES_LOG isn't set in /etc/postgresql/postmaster.init Thanks, Jonathon, this could well be it. It seems to have made the box go crazy, - all the consoles look like miniature galaxies and half the keyboard letters won't respond, meaning i can't log in, or shutdown cleanly. Will I have to crash out here? Bum. Jenny.

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[Alasdair Kergon <agk@arachsys.com>] [lugmaster] FW: Linux Expo Birmingham re-scheduled from 12th-13th september 2001 to 29th 30 th May 2002.
by MJ Ray 22 Aug '01

22 Aug '01

Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 15:56:46 +0100 From: Alasdair Kergon <agk(a)arachsys.com> To: UK Linux User Groups <lugmaster(a)lists.lug.org.uk> Subject: [lugmaster] FW: Linux Expo Birmingham re-scheduled from 12th-13th september 2001 to 29th 30 th May 2002. Clashes with SANE (Maastricht). Alasdair ----- Forwarded message from Sacha Dunas <sacha.dunas(a)sky-events.com> ----- Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 16:36:19 +0200 From: "Sacha Dunas" <sacha.dunas(a)sky-events.com> Subject: Linux Expo Birmingham re-scheduled from 12th-13th september 2001 to 29th 30 th May 2002. Dear Visitor, Thank you for registering for LINUX EXPO BIRMINGHAM. Please note that the show has been RE-SCHEDULED from 12th-13th September 2001 to 29TH-30TH MAY 2002. The show will still take place at the NEC and will have exactly the same focus, dedicated to GNU/Linux and Open Source Solutions. There is no need to register again - we will re-register you automatically for the 29TH-30TH MAY 2002. Apologies for any inconvenience caused by re-scheduling the show. We look forward to seeing you in May for a high-quality show! Yours Sacha Dunas CEO Sky Events / Linux Expo T?l : 0143456600 Fax : 0143459244 Portable : 0672802604 Email : sacha.dunas(a)sky-events.com Linux Expo 2002 Amsterdam - 19 - 20 February Paris - 30 - 31 & 1 February Madrid - 3 - 4 April Sao Paulo - 15 - 16 May Birmingham - 29 - 30 May Milan - June Sky Events 12 avenue de Corbera 75012 Paris ----- End forwarded message ----- ----- End forwarded message -----

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Alug web site - back to Apache
by Martyn Drake 22 Aug '01

22 Aug '01

Hi, This is a general announcement to say that there will be a brief outage to the Alug web site (and for that matter - any other web site currently hosted with myself) while I convert from Zeus to Apache. The principle reason for this is that it's not going to be cost effective for me to run the Zeus server anymore - particularly now that Zeus have moved over to an annual support contract for the most part. If anybody is looking to use the Zeus server in their organisation and would like a cheap license - then contact me ;) Therefore, it's back to good old Apache, hopefully as from tomorrow evening. I'll be running version 1.3.19 with all the trimmings, including PHP 4.0.6 for anybody that needs it, and mysql support (which may infuriate a few). With regards to the Postgres database that has been suggested - I will definately install this within the next couple of weeks when I get a chance to sit down and play it with properly. I'll then open it up for anybody that wants a fiddle with it. As stated before - if any members want web space/email - just shout. I'll try to set everything up within 24 hours depending on what's going on (I've my wedding to plan (invites still going out, need to book marquee, etc, etc.) amongst many, many other things). Heck, maybe even create a small form on the main Alug web site that'll email me the details of requested web hosting and it'll email me the details for processing. What do people think? Regards, Martyn

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Re: [Alug] Website
by Jenny_Hopkins＠toby-churchill.com 22 Aug '01

22 Aug '01

mjray writes: >xsprite(a)bigfoot.com writes: >> more? >scheme, http://www.cs.rice.edu/~dorai/t-y-scheme/t-y-scheme.html >ruby, http://www.rubycentral.com/ I'll volunteer to take all URLs sent and update the booklist/sitelist I did, if no-one else is...? Let me know if anyone else is doing this, so we don't duplicate work, otherwise send them on over. Jen.

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tty puzzle
by Jenny_Hopkins＠toby-churchill.com 22 Aug '01

22 Aug '01

All If I leave my debian box on, I come in in the morning to find the screen displaying erratic debugging messages to do with pg_indexes and suchlike, with letters omitted, where I had left the login prompt. Logging into another console and typing "who" shows only the new console, tty2. Then I discover that the output display on tty2 has also become distorted, "halt" appears as "h lt" but works ok, e.g. What is this bizarre phenomenon; can I prevent it? Ta, jenny.

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Re: [Alug] Website
by MJ Ray 22 Aug '01

22 Aug '01

David Freeman <david_freeman(a)alug.org.uk> writes: > <fx action="light blue touch paper and retire to safe distance"> > Why not add which editor, browser, window manager, shell, mail client > etc... :o) David fails to understand "incremental" (or write XML for that matter)?

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