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ALUG 1up -- regularising things
by Tim Clarke 18 Apr '00

18 Apr '00

Any Essex Uni denizens listening? ---------- From: Andrew Savory[SMTP:A.Savory@uea.ac.uk] Sent: 18 April 2000 22:10 To: alug(a)stu.uea.ac.uk Subject: [alug] ALUG 1up -- regularising things On Tue, 18 Apr 2000, Tim Clarke wrote: > Bugger. Too far for me, boys and girls. Convince James or one of the other nice Essex University types to arrange the next meeting there.... Andrew. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A.Savory at uea.ac.uk All views are my own - who else would want them? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver(a)stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ] [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver(a)stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ]

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ALUG 1up -- regularising things
by Tim Clarke 18 Apr '00

18 Apr '00

Is that UEA at Colchester? If so, I'll come. Tim Clarke AMBCS MIAP, IT Director, The Manifest Voting Agency Ltd Phone: +44 1 376 503500 Fax: +44 1 376 503550 Email: tim.clarke(a)manifest.co.uk THIS EMAIL MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL OR LEGALLY PRIVILEGED INFORMATION. IF YOU ARE NOT THE NAMED ADDRESSEE YOU MUST NOT USE OR DISCLOSE SUCH INFORMATION ---------- From: MJ Ray[SMTP:h089@mth.uea.ac.uk] Sent: 18 April 2000 20:32 To: alug(a)stu.uea.ac.uk Subject: [alug] ALUG 1up -- regularising things Hi all, to both the 20 or so that made the Aylsham meeting and the rest of you out there on the mailing list, (yes, you can probably consider yourselves all "members" of ALUG, whatever that means!) After ALUG28, some of us hung around and discussed where the group should go from here. It's now a year since a few of us started tentatively making connections and organising the first meeting at Woodbridge, and there's a general feeling that we should start to gear up as Linux is beginning to hit the big time. There's also still the equally strong conviction (from myself and BJ at least!) that we still need to avoid committee-ism and keep this thing running in the vaguely anarchic Open Source spirit. One of the main points suggested is to make the meetings regular monthly affairs. I think we're currently intending to hold them on the third Sunday afternoon of each month, alternating between UEA Union House and Syleham Computer Club at first. I'll confirm Union House tomorrow hopefully. BJ? If anyone else has a venue we can work into the routine, shout now. Talks were another strong suggestion. Probably at most two talks of at most 20 minutes at each meeting. Hopefully, this way, we can cover common questions like dialup, printing, sound, desktops, getting started, etc I'm tentatively prepared to do some... can we put a "talks wanted" and a "talks offered" form on the site, Andrew? In the organisation, we need to divide up the major linux publications and websites between us and make sure that all of them get each meeting announcement. If you're up for being an ALUG rep to one or more places, shout now. The other side is to print more posters for each meeting. Gareth foolishly said he could get some posters designed and uploaded as PostScript -- we'll hold him to it and then we can print them off and put them in local computer shops, etc. Of course, we'll need to keep track of where they've been posted. Another web form, Andrew? ;-) OK, that'll do for now. Discussion to the list. Flames to /dev/null. Abuse to me ;-) MJR [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver(a)stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ] [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver(a)stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ]

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Hello Linux advocates... another one in.
by Wilkinson, Mark 10 Apr '00

10 Apr '00

Hi Ian, I live right on the edge of town on a new estate called Heritage Park aka Park Farm. It's the last roundabout on the A605 before Whittlesey, just past Stanground. Cheers. Mark Wilkinson http://www.wiggis.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Ian Thompson-Bell [mailto:itb@techprt.co.uk] > Sent: 10 April 2000 16:44 > To: alug(a)stu.uea.ac.uk > Subject: [alug] Hello Linux advocates... another one in. > > > Hi MArk, > > I was brought up in Peterborough. Where abouts do you live? > > Ian > > > > > > Hi Guys, > > > > Just thought I'd introduce myself. I'm Mark Wilkinson, I do > RedHat stuff and > > I live in Peterborough. I'm married and I have 2 kids, 2 > cats and a rather > > stupid dog. Am in the process of (re)building a little > p150-base redhat box. > > In addition to this, I'm looking after 2 other machines, > one out on the 'net > > and another one doing mailserver duty on a client site. > > > > Cheers. > > > > Mark Wilkinson. > > http://www.wiggis.com > > > > [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] > > [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] > > [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] > > [ to listserver(a)stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ] > > > > > > > Ian Thompson-Bell > > The Technology Partnership plc > Melbourn Science Park > Melbourn > Herts > SG8 6EE > United Kingdom > > Tel: +44 1763 262626 > Fax: +44 1763 261582 > mailto:itb@techprt.co.uk [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver(a)stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ] [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver(a)stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ]

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Hello Linux advocates... another one in.
by Wilkinson, Mark 10 Apr '00

10 Apr '00

Hi Guys, Just thought I'd introduce myself. I'm Mark Wilkinson, I do RedHat stuff and I live in Peterborough. I'm married and I have 2 kids, 2 cats and a rather stupid dog. Am in the process of (re)building a little p150-base redhat box. In addition to this, I'm looking after 2 other machines, one out on the 'net and another one doing mailserver duty on a client site. Cheers. Mark Wilkinson. http://www.wiggis.com [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver(a)stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ]

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Re: unsubscribe alug
by Dave J Armour 10 Apr '00

10 Apr '00

--- Hi this is dave if you did not know On Thu, 06 Apr 2000 05:25:48 Dave J Armour wrote: >pleae stop sending me this messages because you are sending me insane with your constant bombardment of e-mails from the ALUG group!!!! > > >--== Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ ==-- >Share what you know. Learn what you don't. > >[ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] >[ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] >[ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] >[ to listserver(a)stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ] > > --== Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ ==-- Share what you know. Learn what you don't. [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver(a)stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ]

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Scary X problem
by Adam Bower 08 Apr '00

08 Apr '00

Hi all, I just noticed that when I'm connected to the net and startx a load of data goes out and then in again according to the lights on my modem, I have no great knowl edge of X and would like some pointers to whats happening if possible. I'm running Debian frozen at the moment with a home brew kernel and Ipmasquerade and firewalling setup (I hope fairly securely) I'm just really paranoid though Are there any good sites for info on X? or at least books as the man pages are a bit daunting at the moment. see ya all later Adam [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver(a)stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ]

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Exact location of Alug 28
by Adam Bower 07 Apr '00

07 Apr '00

Hi all, Just checked http://www.anglian.lug.org.uk and Andrews got the map up. The friendship club is at junction of Yaxely's lane, Pound Lane and Mill road on the top right hand corner of the map. Any further questions for me to answer? Adam [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver(a)stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ]

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Alug 6
by Adam Bower 07 Apr '00

07 Apr '00

Hi all, I'm going to cancel the venue for Alug now due to a lack of enthusiasm. If I'm wrong then let me know asap, It's just only two people have muttered anything to the effect that they are coming, Let me know though if its just everyone going on holiday/home in their uni easter break. I'm sorry if I sound pessimistic but it looks as though the current part of the mail archive is broken and everything looks grim. Adam [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver(a)stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ]

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Re: [ALUG-DIGEST] Tue Apr 4 22:59:03 2000
by Terry Filby 07 Apr '00

07 Apr '00

I'll start by giving you a resume of my computer in case it has a bearing on the trouble I am having with Caldera OpenLinux 2.2. Computer: Packard Bell Executive 200MHz (Upgrade - CenterHauls x86 Family 5 Model 4 Stepping 1 200MHz MMX), S3 (I think) 1Mb Graphic Card, 48Mb Physical Memory, American Megatrends Bios, version 100.05CP0R, dated 4/15/96, 4.3 Gb Hard Drive partitioned by FDisk into 2 equal size partitions - C and D, FAT16. Have no trouble with installing Linux, just rebooting it. Tried several times with PartitionMagic on Linux disk with no success and couldn't partition on D as I wanted, so bought on-line System Commander 2000, it too has, so far, been unsuccessful but there are signs (encouraging?). I was able to partition D, it said Linux is bootable, which it still isn't and also said that I must be sure to select Root Superblock choice - I would, but have no idea where this is located. In both cases, with PartitionMagic and System Commander, when I try to reboot Linux, it goes to the first OpenLinux page that I first saw when I installed it, with Boot at the top and (sometimes) a second line, but the next thing ALWAYS happens! It boots back to the opening Bios first-page. What am I doing wrong or is some part of my equipment not compatible with Linux? If you need other info, let me know, and I will do my best to supply it. Thanks, I hope you can help me solve this, all I wanted to do is to have a look at Caldera Linux!. Terry alug-digest(a)stu.uea.ac.uk wrote: > This is a digest of the list alug(a)stu.uea.ac.uk > The views expressed are those of the author, not necessarily > those of UEA or UUEAS. > > 13 messages in this digest: > Re: [alug] Alug 6 > Re: [alug] Alug 6 > Re: [ALUG-DIGEST] Sun Apr 2 22:59:02 2000 > Re: [alug] Re: [ALUG-DIGEST] Sun Apr 2 22:59:02 2000 > What I can bring > CheepLinux > Next ALUG meeting > Re: [alug] Next ALUG meeting > Free magazines... > Re: [alug] Free magazines... > Download manager on gateway? > Re: [alug] Download manager on gateway? > Re: [alug] Download manager on gateway? > > === MESSAGE 1 === > Subject: Re: [alug] Alug 6 > From: "John Woodard" <john(a)woodard.freeserve.co.uk> > Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 00:07:47 +0100 > > I'll be there if anybody needs a lift from Diss onwards contact me off list. > > I need a hand getting SUSE 6.3 on a machine so perhaps an installathon!!! is > called for. > > Cheers all, > > BJ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Green J M K <jmkgre(a)essex.ac.uk> > To: <alug(a)stu.uea.ac.uk> > Sent: Monday, April 03, 2000 10:16 AM > Subject: [alug] Alug 6 > > > I shall be there, assuming I can get transport from Norwich. > > > > Andrew/others? > > > > > > James. > > > > [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] > > [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] > > [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] > > [ to listserver(a)stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ] > > > > > > === MESSAGE 2 === > Subject: Re: [alug] Alug 6 > From: Andrew Savory <A.Savory(a)uea.ac.uk> > Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 01:08:08 +0100 (BST) > > On Mon, 3 Apr 2000, Dave Cook wrote: > > > When and where is this next meeting please and is it open to all or > > only a limited number of people. > > I'm new to Linux, but would like to attend and learn. > > See the other messages to the list and the website > (www.anglian.lug.org.uk) which will be updated with details tomorrow. It's > open to all, the more the merrier! > > Andrew. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > A.Savory at uea.ac.uk All views are my own - who else would want them? > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > === MESSAGE 3 === > Subject: Re: [ALUG-DIGEST] Sun Apr 2 22:59:02 2000 > From: Terry Filby <m02we400(a)cwcom.net> > Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2000 09:01:12 +0100 > > I've only just joined ALUG because I'm an absolute beginner in Linux and am having > great difficulty, so it's disappointing to see ALUG is not exactly thriving. If > individual help to me is possible somehow, please let me know. > > Thanks > > Terry > > alug-digest(a)stu.uea.ac.uk wrote: > > > This is a digest of the list alug(a)stu.uea.ac.uk > > The views expressed are those of the author, not necessarily > > those of UEA or UUEAS. > > > > 1 messages in this digest: > > Alug 6 > > > > === MESSAGE 1 === > > Subject: Alug 6 > > From: Adam Bower <adamb(a)thebowery.co.uk> > > Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 21:11:05 +0100 > > > > Hi all, > > > > I'm going to cancel the venue for Alug now due to a lack of enthusiasm. > > > > If I'm wrong then let me know asap, It's just only two people have muttered > > anything to the effect that they are coming, Let me know though if its just > > everyone going on holiday/home in their uni easter break. I'm sorry if I sound > > pessimistic but it looks as though the current part of the mail archive is > > broken and everything looks grim. > > > > Adam > > === MESSAGE 4 === > Subject: Re: [alug] Re: [ALUG-DIGEST] Sun Apr 2 22:59:02 2000 > From: Andrew Savory <A.Savory(a)uea.ac.uk> > Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 09:20:37 +0100 (BST) > > On Tue, 4 Apr 2000, Terry Filby wrote: > > > I've only just joined ALUG because I'm an absolute beginner in Linux > > and am having great difficulty, so it's disappointing to see ALUG is > > not exactly thriving. If individual help to me is possible somehow, > > please let me know. > > Hi Terry, > > You've just hit a low spot - I guess a fair number of our members are away > dealing with university-related pressures. Why not come along to ALUG28 on > 16th April, or if you have any questions feel free to post them to this > mailing list and we'll do our best to help. > > Andrew. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > A.Savory at uea.ac.uk All views are my own - who else would want them? > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > === MESSAGE 5 === > Subject: What I can bring > From: Justin Jonas <Justin.Jonas(a)Kingswood.co.uk> > Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 09:24:44 +0100 > > At the moment I see no reason why I should not be able to attend > > I have Boxed definate Linux deluxe, Mandrake 7(PC Plus coverdisc - expect > most of you will probably have this), Corel Linux(1 disc), Suse 6.2 Boxed, > Suse 6.4(single disc- got from Suse stand at Windows2000 show! (it was the > best bit of the show) - I cant make up my mind which distro to use :) > > I may also be able to dig up > > Redhat 6.0(1 CD) > WinLinux 2000 final beta > PhatLinux > > Let me know if any of this will be useful? > > Justin Jonas > > === MESSAGE 6 === > Subject: CheepLinux > From: Justin Jonas <Justin.Jonas(a)Kingswood.co.uk> > Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 09:27:47 +0100 > > http://www.cheeplinux.com/ > > might be useful > > get Linux for #2.99 > > Justin Jonas > > === MESSAGE 7 === > Subject: Next ALUG meeting > From: Justin Jonas <Justin.Jonas(a)Kingswood.co.uk> > Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 09:32:15 +0100 > > Can we clear something up is it ALUG 6 or ALUG 28? > > If ALUG 28 where were the other 23 meetings? > > Justin Jonas > > === MESSAGE 8 === > Subject: Re: [alug] Next ALUG meeting > From: Andrew Savory <A.Savory(a)uea.ac.uk> > Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 09:39:23 +0100 (BST) > > On Tue, 4 Apr 2000, Justin Jonas wrote: > > > Can we clear something up is it ALUG 6 or ALUG 28? > > Yes! > > > If ALUG 28 where were the other 23 meetings? > > IIRC, Adam kindly volunteered to host one of the later ALUGs in North > Norfolk - he said around ALUG28 or so. Since we didn't have any other > venues that we hadn't already visited many times, we decided to hold > ALUG28 after ALUG5. > > I suspect ALUG6 will be after ALUG28. Almost as confusing as Sun's OS > numbers... > > Andrew. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > A.Savory at uea.ac.uk All views are my own - who else would want them? > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > === MESSAGE 9 === > Subject: Free magazines... > From: Andrew Savory <A.Savory(a)uea.ac.uk> > Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 13:30:52 +0100 (BST) > > Hi all, > > As of the June issue a magazine called D Cafe will be expanding from Java > to include linux. They have free subscriptions to offer to around 10,000 > people. > > If you would be interested in receiving the magazine, email me with your > postal address and I will collate and forward the details to D Cafe. > > Andrew. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > A.Savory at uea.ac.uk All views are my own - who else would want them? > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > === MESSAGE 10 === > Subject: Re: [alug] Free magazines... > From: "Ian Thompson-Bell" <itb(a)techprt.co.uk> > Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 14:23:58 +0100 > > > > > Hi all, > > > > As of the June issue a magazine called D Cafe will be expanding from Java > > to include linux. They have free subscriptions to offer to around 10,000 > > people. > > > > If you would be interested in receiving the magazine, email me with your > > postal address and I will collate and forward the details to D Cafe. > > > > > > Andrew. > > > > Put me down please, > > Ian > > Ian Thompson-Bell > > The Technology Partnership plc > Melbourn Science Park > Melbourn > Herts > SG8 6EE > United Kingdom > > Tel: +44 1763 262626 > Fax: +44 1763 261582 > > mailto:itb@techprt.co.uk > > === MESSAGE 11 === > Subject: Download manager on gateway? > From: Neil Sedger <n.sedger(a)bigfoot.com> > Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2000 23:15:17 +0100 > > Hi all > > I've got a RH6.1 box working to masquerade (using ipchains) my dialup > connection to my network... everything seems to work fine on both it and the > Windoze boxes connected. The server has no keyboard/monitor and is usually up > 24h. > > I usually use a download manager - GetRight or GoZilla - on my Windoze box to > download files. Its nice because if my connection goes down or the server goes > down it will automatically retry and resume any files. It intercepts clicks > from Netscape/IE and adds the URL to its list. > > What I'd like to do is have a download manager on the linux box so that I can > take down the 'client' machines and have the linux box continue to download > files into the night... > > What software is around that will do this for me? > How could I make it easiest to get a URL from Netscape on a Windoze box to the > download manager on the linux box? > > Is there some kind of FTP/HTTP proxy server that will act as a download > manager for certain types of files (e.g. zip/gz/tar/mp3 etc) but pass through > files that don't match that filter (so I can browse the web/FTP sites > quickly)? > > Suggestions most appreciated > > Cheers > Neil > > === MESSAGE 12 === > Subject: Re: [alug] Download manager on gateway? > From: Paul Russell <Paul.Russell(a)uea.ac.uk> > Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 23:21:54 +0100 > > > Is there some kind of FTP/HTTP proxy server that will act as a download > > manager for certain types of files (e.g. zip/gz/tar/mp3 etc) but pass through > > files that don't match that filter (so I can browse the web/FTP sites > > quickly)? > > You could write one in perl fairly easily. See the HTTP::Daemon module > in libwww. If you give me a few days, I can probably come up with something > for you, let me know. > > Paul > > === MESSAGE 13 === > Subject: Re: [alug] Download manager on gateway? > From: MJ Ray <h089(a)mth.uea.ac.uk> > Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 23:32:36 +0100 > > On Tue, Apr 04, 2000 at 11:15:17PM +0100, Neil Sedger wrote: > > Is there some kind of FTP/HTTP proxy server that will act as a download > > manager for certain types of files (e.g. zip/gz/tar/mp3 etc) but pass through > > files that don't match that filter (so I can browse the web/FTP sites > > quickly)? > > You could possibly use wwwoffle for this, but I don't know if it bends > into quite the shape you're wanting. The intr-download-* options > should do most of it (ie start the download, then cancel and let the > cache continue it). > http://www.gedanken.demon.co.uk/wwwoffle/ > > -- > | MJR "Everything is planned, from > -- crime to leisure time." 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Next ALUG meeting
by Justin Jonas 06 Apr '00

06 Apr '00

Can we clear something up is it ALUG 6 or ALUG 28? If ALUG 28 where were the other 23 meetings? Justin Jonas [ This email came to you via the Anglian Linux User Group list ] [ If you only wish to recieve event announcements, email the ] [ SUBJECTs of "unsubscribe alug" and "subscribe alug-announce" ] [ to listserver(a)stu.uea.ac.uk -- We do need your support, tho' ]

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