Ok, i banished Mandrake from my server forever and replaced it with Slackware, worked like a charm... samba is up and running no problems whatsoever... i was able to recompile the kernel and some other stuff (links, lftp, vim, openssl+openssh) overall i would say a very good experience.... i am having some problems with LILO and OpenSSH i will spam you guys more know once i have more info.. -munir PS. on the IBM/NAZI thing... all i can say is that that was 50 years ago, 50 years is a long time... how many of you were alive then? i am betting not too many... let it die... it is a dark part of human history yes, but not the darkest... i am not saying to forget about it, we cannot forget, but we can learn to not do the same again, pointing fingers of blame will not teach us that > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 16:37:54 -0600 > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > From: "Dileep D. Monie" <dmonie at futurestat.com> > Subject: [TCLUG] Re: Win/Lin dual boot (rant > explanation) > Reply-To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > First, I am using Eudora 5.02 to view my email. > Occasionally (~1 in 15 > messages) the background of the digest is set to a > light blue. Just curious > as to why? > > As for the holocaust allegations, a book entitled > "IBM and the Holocaust: > The Strategic Alliance between Nazi Germany and > America's Most Powerful > Corporation" was just released (ISBN: 0609607995). > It was on 20/20, CNN, > pretty much everywhere and is a bestseller on > Amazon.com. Although the > details and facts have yet to be verified (documents > are in various > university archives), it looks pretty damning. The > rant was just a thought. > > - Dileep > > > At 08:56 AM 3/11/01 -0600, you wrote: > > > > rants: Why does the occasional list digest have > a light blue background? > > > Should I feel bad about using IBM products in > light of the recent > > holocaust > > > allegations? > > > >Huh??? I think I missed something..... > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 5 > Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 16:51:11 -0600 > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > From: "Dileep D. Monie" <dmonie at futurestat.com> > Subject: [TCLUG] Re: Setting up a Win/Lin dual boot > Reply-To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > A couple follow-up queries: > > Does the RedHat DiskDruid include a boot manager? > Will DiskDruid respect the partition boundaries set > by Win Fdisk (Bill was > saying that this might be a problem, but he uses > Slackware)? > > - Dileep > > rant: ORBS doesn't look so bad with the recent large > spams. > > > At 03:24 AM 3/11/01 -0600, you wrote: > > >Use your win fdisk utility to lay out your driver > 10M ,15M and leave the rest > >unformated, you have to load winbloze first then > when you load RH it > >should ask > >you what partions you want and you can set the size > then, the install and > >setup > >on RH should do the formatting. When you are asked > where you want to install > >LILO, choose MBR. > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 6 > Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 16:55:44 -0600 (CST) > From: Philip C Mendelsohn <mend0070 at tc.umn.edu> > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Re: Win/Lin dual boot (rant > explanation) > Reply-To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > On Sun, 11 Mar 2001, Dileep D. Monie wrote: > > > As for the holocaust allegations, a book entitled > "IBM and the Holocaust: > > The Strategic Alliance between Nazi Germany and > America's Most Powerful > > Corporation" was just released (ISBN: 0609607995). > It was on 20/20, CNN, > > pretty much everywhere and is a bestseller on > Amazon.com. Although the > > details and facts have yet to be verified > (documents are in various > > university archives), it looks pretty damning. The > rant was just a thought. > > So this is basically a "well, gee, *EVERY*body knows > it" proof, huh? > The sources you mention aren't exactly known for > veracity and integrity > above all else. ;) True or not, someone's certainly > found a way to sell a > couple of books and create a sensation. > > -- > "To misattribute a quote is unforgivable." > --Anonymous > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 7 > Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 17:05:07 -0600 > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > From: Jason DeStefano <destef at destef.com> > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] bit shifting > Reply-To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > Yeah, its called "C". > > > At 07:33 PM 3/9/01 -0600, you wrote: > > > >Anyone know if a good utility to do some to bit > shift a number? > > > > > >-- > >Joseph A. Heil, Jr. Oracle DBA > >heilja at dbsource.com > http://www.dbsource.com > >voice: 952-445-8066 fax: > 952-445-5196 > >Key fingerprint = 95 FC 3A F4 8A 10 05 85 3F 53 01 > 86 AD DB DB 51 > >_______________________________________________ > >tclug-list mailing list > >tclug-list at mn-linux.org > >https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 8 > Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 17:09:55 -0600 > From: Scott Dier <dieman+tclug at ringworld.org> > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Re: Setting up a Win/Lin dual > boot > Reply-To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > --uNvczuo8OWfsyO2w > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Disposition: inline > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > * Dileep D. Monie <dmonie at futurestat.com> [010311 > 16:58]: > > rant: ORBS doesn't look so bad with the recent > large spams. > > Those were not spams, but happy email worms from > your good friends on > this list running outlook. > > Please, protect yourself from outlook faring peoples > by running filters > to strip out executable attachments :) > > --=20 > Scott Dier <dieman at ringworld.org> <sdier at debian.org> > http://www.ringworld.org/ #linuxos at efnet > > "When's the last time you used duct tape on a duct?" > -Larry Wall > > --uNvczuo8OWfsyO2w > Content-Type: application/pgp-signature > Content-Disposition: inline > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > > iD8DBQE6rAXDyXQl+65LXZIRAj+tAJ9UG0P9HrJzj9AWEdychGRvvUuL0ACeMnjb > sb75ttKucXwsxTA1QnzD3mw= > =TOYQ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > --uNvczuo8OWfsyO2w-- > > --__--__-- > > Message: 9 > Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 17:31:30 -0600 (CST) > From: <andy at theasis.com> > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] bit shifting > Reply-To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > On Sun, 11 Mar 2001, Jason DeStefano wrote: > > > Yeah, its called "C". > > You mean "Perl". > > 2.5.9 Shift Operators > > The bit-shift operators (<< and >>) return the value > of the left argument > shifted to the left (<<) or to the right (>>) by > the number of bits specified by the right argument. > The arguments should > be integers. For example: > > 1 << 4; # returns 16 > 32 >> 4; # returns 2 > > Andy > > > > > > > At 07:33 PM 3/9/01 -0600, you wrote: > > > > > >Anyone know if a good utility to do some to bit > shift a number? > > > > > > > > >-- > > >Joseph A. Heil, Jr. Oracle DBA > > >heilja at dbsource.com > http://www.dbsource.com > > >voice: 952-445-8066 fax: > 952-445-5196 > > >Key fingerprint = 95 FC 3A F4 8A 10 05 85 3F 53 > 01 86 AD DB DB 51 > > >_______________________________________________ > > >tclug-list mailing list > > >tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > >https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > tclug-list mailing list > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 10 > Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 17:33:10 -0600 (CST) > From: Yaron <jethro at freakzilla.com> > To: TCLUG <tclug-list at lists.real-time.com> > Subject: [TCLUG] Frontiernet DSL > Reply-To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > Hey, > > Anyone using them for DSL? Are they decent? Do they > use the same > equipment as Qwest? Give out static IPs? Their > webpage sucks and I > might be moving to a No-Qwest area. > > -Yaron > > -- > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 11 > Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 17:44:55 -0600 > From: Joseph Heil <heilja at dbsource.com> > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] bit shifting > Reply-To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > Thanks thats what I was looking for. > > > Quoting andy at theasis.com (andy at theasis.com): > > On Sun, 11 Mar 2001, Jason DeStefano wrote: > > > > > Yeah, its called "C". > > > > You mean "Perl". > > > > 2.5.9 Shift Operators > > > > The bit-shift operators (<< and >>) return the > value of the left argument > > shifted to the left (<<) or to the right (>>) by > > the number of bits specified by the right > argument. The arguments should > > be integers. For example: > > > > 1 << 4; # returns 16 > > 32 >> 4; # returns 2 > > > > Andy > > > > > > > > > > > At 07:33 PM 3/9/01 -0600, you wrote: > > > > > > > >Anyone know if a good utility to do some to bit > shift a number? > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > > >Joseph A. Heil, Jr. Oracle DBA > > > >heilja at dbsource.com > http://www.dbsource.com > > > >voice: 952-445-8066 fax: > 952-445-5196 > > > >Key fingerprint = 95 FC 3A F4 8A 10 05 85 3F > 53 01 86 AD DB DB 51 > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >tclug-list mailing list > > > >tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > > >https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > tclug-list mailing list > > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > tclug-list mailing list > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > -- > Joseph A. Heil, Jr. Oracle DBA > heilja at dbsource.com > http://www.dbsource.com > voice: 952-445-8066 fax: > 952-445-5196 > Key fingerprint = 95 FC 3A F4 8A 10 05 85 3F 53 01 > 86 AD DB DB 51 > > --__--__-- > > Message: 12 > Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 18:24:08 -0600 > From: Shawn <fertch at mninter.net> > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Frontiernet DSL > Reply-To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > Guy I work with has them. I believe that he's > limited to 144 or > thereabouts. Haven't heard anything good or bad > about them, except > maybe the pricing is a little high compared to > Qwest. > > Yaron wrote: > > > Hey, > > > > Anyone using them for DSL? Are they decent? Do > they use the same > > equipment as Qwest? Give out static IPs? Their > webpage sucks and I > > might be moving to a No-Qwest area. > > > > -Yaron > > > > -- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > tclug-list mailing list > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 13 > Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 19:33:29 -0600 (CST) > From: Yaron <jethro at freakzilla.com> > To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Frontiernet DSL > Reply-To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > Hi, > > On Sun, 11 Mar 2001, Shawn wrote: > > > Guy I work with has them. I believe that he's > limited to 144 or > > thereabouts. > > Must depend on location, their website does say "up > to 1Mbps". > > > -Yaron > > -- > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 14 > Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 20:36:53 -0600 (CST) > From: andy at theasis.com > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: [TCLUG] how to turn off mail from cron > Reply-To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > Can anyone tell me how to turn off this feature of > cron: > > When executing commands, any output is mailed > to the owner > of the crontab (or to the user named in the > MAILTO envi > ronment variable in the crontab, if such > exists). > > I'm running vixie-cron-3.0.1-52. > > Thanks, > > Andy > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 15 > Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 21:14:36 -0600 > From: Shawn <fertch at mninter.net> > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Frontiernet DSL > Reply-To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > Yaron wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > On Sun, 11 Mar 2001, Shawn wrote: > > > > > Guy I work with has them. I believe that he's > limited to 144 or > > > thereabouts. > > > > Must depend on location, their website does say > "up to 1Mbps". > > > > -Yaron > > > > -- > > Now that I think about it more, I believe he lives > right at the very > edge of service.... That's what happens when too > many things are > bouncing back and forth in the brain. > > > Shawn > > > --__--__-- > > Message: 16 > Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 21:31:31 -0600 > From: Scott Dier <dieman+tclug at ringworld.org> > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] how to turn off mail from cron > Reply-To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > --HtRZva1Vzv8iP5ye > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Disposition: inline > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Use the source, luke! > > Actually, why do you want to turn this feature off? > Any users not used > to it will go nuts. > > Why not redirect STDOUT and STDERR to /dev/null in > your commands? > > --=20 > Scott Dier <dieman at ringworld.org> <sdier at debian.org> > http://www.ringworld.org/ #linuxos at efnet > > "When's the last time you used duct tape on a duct?" > -Larry Wall > > --HtRZva1Vzv8iP5ye > Content-Type: application/pgp-signature > Content-Disposition: inline > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > > iD8DBQE6rEMSyXQl+65LXZIRAvPQAJ4ogvUsSJHhoiOr4G3St8h0yVfVFgCgiFW6 > rrEFzyj2yuvUybZW4RQt/nU= > =knbe > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > --HtRZva1Vzv8iP5ye-- > > > --__--__-- > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > End of tclug-list Digest ===== -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GAT GIT dpu- s:- a19 C++ UL P+ L+(++) E--- W+ N+ w(--) K? 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