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Administrivia: MIME attachments
by MJ Ray 22 Oct '00

22 Oct '00

Just a quick reminder that this list is currently holding anything it thinks looks like a MIME attachment for approval, so you should sign/ enclose inline if you must. This dates back to the moron who sent an advert as a large attachment a few months ago. Any problems, as ever, to alug-owner(a)stu.uea.ac.uk (which ought to outlive me...)

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Are we alive?
by James Green 21 Oct '00

21 Oct '00

Hrm, Not received any ALUG mail since the 8th... Either something's borked or it's been _really_ quiet around here lately. Assuming people can read this message, can we have a stab at discussing the next (physical) meeting of the group? Third Sunday in November perhaps? -- James Green jg(a)linux.com Programmer jg(a)bp2bp.com Programmer, Manager jg(a)linuxnewbie.com

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Re: [Alug] How is everyone?
by MJ Ray 15 Oct '00

15 Oct '00

Adam Bower <abower(a)zeus.com> writes: > how are things going for you all? have the weekly irc meets been taking > place? I have been so busy recently myself that I have not had time to be > an active alug member and wanted to know how things are going. Some of them did, but it's fizzled out a little now. I think we all need to get face-to-face again. We also need webspace updating (Andrew, Martyn, expect mail). John, any luck with the hall? I might get chance to do some posters today (which would be good). MJR

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How is everyone?
by Adam Bower 15 Oct '00

15 Oct '00

Hi all, how are things going for you all? have the weekly irc meets been taking place? I have been so busy recently myself that I have not had time to be an active alug member and wanted to know how things are going. Adam -- Adam Bower, <abower(a)zeus.com> Tel: +44 1223 525000 System Administrator Fax: +44 1223 525100 Zeus Technology Ltd http://www.zeus.com Zeus House, Cowley Road Cambridge CB4 0ZT England

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Calling sendmail gurus...
by MJ Ray 08 Oct '00

08 Oct '00

Can anyone point me at the best reference on how to do virtual host mailboxes, ie anything@name-that-is-a-cname-to-my-host is forwarded to another address, on sendmail 8.9.x? Thanks, MJR

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Sale....!!
by cepi x 08 Oct '00

08 Oct '00

Hi all, I got a Server for sale and it's : Compaq Proliant 2500 Dual PPro 200Mhz with 256Kb, 288Mb ECC RAM, and 4.3GB UW SCSI disk,SiS6326 4mb V/Card,48xCD-ROM,(Tower case or can be rack-mounted),Fujitsu(x176) 17" 1280x1024@75Hz currently running Mandrake 7.1 and Win 2000Pro + some nice Win software. If Interested e-mail me. thenx for your time :-) ===== Linux is not healthy...It shortens your Life... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - 35mm Quality Prints, Now Get 15 Free! http://photos.yahoo.com/

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Fujitsu and Sony announced Crusoe Notebook
by Tatsuhiko Maekawa 03 Oct '00

03 Oct '00

Morning from Japan This morning Fujitsu and Sony both announced the release of the notebooks that uses Transmeta's Crusoe CPU. Of which, many of you are more interested in Sony's Vaio C1. Sony Vaio C1 comes with Windows ME, 128Mb SDRAM (x1), 12Gb HD, 8.9 inch Ultra Wide XGA 1024x480 TFT, 56kbps moden, and the rest of Sony stuff. They uses Crusoe TM 5600 600MHz on 100Mhz system clock, so it's kinda fine I guess. The machines lasts 5.5 hours on small battery, 11 hours on large one, and 20 hours on real large one (rofl!) Disappointing about this performance? The first sales at Akihabara - Tokyo's Eletronic Town - comes on 7th October. People predict the price of 230,000 yen - GBP 1,500.00, without 5% Consumption Tax. Fujitsu one's almost the same expect it comes with DVD but TM 5600 540Mhz. And the price's the same. For benefits of people who understands Japanese (more likely to NZ and Aus.) here's URL: http://www.sony.co.jp/sd/ProductsPark/Consumer/PCOM/PCG-C1VJ/ http://www.fmworld.net/product/_frm-pc/biblo-loox_t.html Yours ----- Tatsuhiko Maekawa [Network Integration Dept. System Div.] Computer Engineering and Consulting, Tokyo Japan mailto:t_maekawa@cec-ltd.co.jp

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Re: [Alug] ALUG web site
by MJ Ray 29 Sep '00

29 Sep '00

"Martyn Drake" <martyn.drake(a)bleeding-edge.net> writes: > Once I've got all the bits and pieces, I'll get all anglian.lug.org.uk > DNS info changed over to my machine as well as setting-up the basic > site which we can then build upon as necessary. OK, there's now a (very) basic site appeared at http://freezope.nipltd.net/alug/ which I think has all the basics from the old site transferred across. I'll improve it with some of the snazzy new facilities when I next get chance. I'd suggest framed-bouncing http://www.anglian.lug.org.uk/ and www.alug.org.uk to it -- can people do that for me, please? So, the two questions are: what's first and who's first? What do you think is the most important thing to put on the site and who's able to help me do it? There, didn't quite take as long as linuxnewbie.com, did it? MJR

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Still going???
by Simon Parkes 29 Sep '00

29 Sep '00

Moving into the area (Red Lodge) and am a linux "enthusiast" in both the commercial (services.. ISP etc.) and personal sense.. Was wondering if the group was still alive, as there doesn't seem to be much in the way of activity.. Simon

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Job Advert(!)
by Martyn Drake 28 Sep '00

28 Sep '00

Hi folks, Not sure whether anybody would ever be remotely interested in this, but if any of you guys want a career in the ISP industry, you might want to consider moving to London :) The position is currently based in Greenwich, but will move to Docklands before the end of the year. If anybody is interested, just drop me a note. The two positions available are:- SENIOR SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR - Network and UNIX Administration ============================================================= A permanent vacancy has arisen for a Senior System Administrator to work as part of our Systems Administration Department. The Successful candidate must have experience of working in a project-based environment, Internet experience and skills in two or more of the following disciplines is required: Essential ========= Experience of working in an ISP environment Excellent Solaris knowledge. Strong TCP/IP and related protocols (e.g. HTTP, SMTP, DNS, TCP/IP routing and routers. The role will also entail documentation of all procedures. Routing protocols (OSPF / BGP4 / RIP) ISP experience. Shell scripting Perl UNIX security Good knowledge of LINUX. Debian. Preferred ========= NT Systems Administration including IIS and SQL System monitoring software (i.e. mon) Large backup solutions Clustering solutions Network redundancy The successful candidate will show a great willing to learn, someone who can work well under pressure and that is flexible and reliable. They must be well organised and able to work on their own and in a team, but always with the team in mind. They must also show an extremely high degree of responsibility at all times although a good sense of humour is a must. There will be future opportunities to obtain more in-depth knowledge of the above. SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR - Network and UNIX Administration ====================================================== A permanent vacancy has arisen for a System Administrator to work as part of our Systems Administration Department. The Successful candidate must have experience of working in a project-based environment, Internet experience and skills in two or more of the following disciplines is required: Essential ========= Excellent Solaris knowledge. Strong TCP/IP and related protocols (e.g. HTTP, SMTP, DNS, TCP/IP routing and routers. The role will also entail documentation of all procedures. Preferred ========= Routing protocols (OSPF / BGP4 / RIP) ISP experience. Shell scripting Perl UNIX security Good knowledge of LINUX. Debian. Advantageous ============ NT Systems Administration including IIS and SQL System Monitoring Software (i.e. mon) Large backup solutions Clustering solutions Network redundancy The successful candidate will show a great willing to learn, someone who can work well under pressure and that is flexible and reliable. They must be very responsible, well organised and able to work on their own and in a team with the minimum of supervision. ISP working experience and good sense of humour is a definite advantage. There will be future opportunities to obtain more in-depth knowledge of the above. -- Martyn Drake | Telephone +44(0)208 293 7000 Systems Administrator | Fax +44(0)208 293 6000 ISION Internet, plc | Mobile +44(0)797 416 9292 Greenwich, United Kingdom | Web http://www.ision.net.uk

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Reminder: Weekly IRC chat
by John Woodard 17 Sep '00

17 Sep '00

Don't forget the weekly ALUG chat on eu.openprojects.net port 8001 tomorrow Mon 18 at 8:00pm. Very poor turnout last week so the chat didn't really get off the ground. Possible topics this week; the web site (again), next meeting, promotion of the group etc. Cheers, BJ

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Someone out there working for Zeus?
by Wilkinson, Mark 14 Sep '00

14 Sep '00

Hi, Who is it on the list that works for Zeus? Cheers. Mark W.

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IRC Meet // was Re: [Alug] Book Bonanza
by MJ Ray 12 Sep '00

12 Sep '00

Adam Bower <abower(a)zeus.com> writes: > Also I missed the Irc meet last night again, did anything interesting get > said? any log available? Unfortunately, the screwy fuel situation indirectly lead to me missing the meeting again, too. Sorry all. -- MJR

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Book Bonanza
by Andrew Savory 12 Sep '00

12 Sep '00

Ok, perhaps an exaggeration, but I've just received a mammoth tome, "Linux IP Stacks Commentary" as a free gift from CoriolisOpen Press. It's basically 500 pages of IP stack code printed out, with another 200 of discussion at the back. The discussion seems to be quite interesting and entertaining, but the whole thing is based around 2.0.36. I don't know how much the IP stack has changed since then, but there is no mention of IPv6, for example. Anyway.... the book is here, if you're interested in reading it, let me know before the next ALUG and I'll make sure it's there. If you want more info on Coriolis books, see www.coriolis.com . Andrew. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A.Savory at uea.ac.uk All views are my own - who else would want them? -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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linux.nl (fwd)
by Andrew Savory 12 Sep '00

12 Sep '00

Anyone? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 22:01:08 +0200 From: "sh505727(a)12move.nl" <fem.vander.voort(a)12move.nl> To: njl(a)tigatech.co.uk, info(a)anglian.lug.org.uk Subject: linux.nl My name is Frans and I am also a linux user. Are in your linux user group people, who would like to Email a little with a Dutch linux user? Suse 6.4 KDE Tcl Tk Frans van der Voort

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RE: [Alug] Linux (fwd)
by Wilkinson, Mark 11 Sep '00

11 Sep '00

Hi, Personally, I'd go for one of the major distributions to start with.. RedHat Debian SuSe These distributions can be downloaded. I've always used commercially-produced CDs (ie Boxed) to do installs. FWIW Mark Wilkinson. > -----Original Message----- > From: alug-admin(a)stu.uea.ac.uk [mailto:alug-admin@stu.uea.ac.uk]On > Behalf Of Andrew Savory > Sent: 11 September 2000 09:55 > To: alug(a)stu.uea.ac.uk > Subject: [Alug] Linux (fwd) > > > > Anyone care to help? > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 09:51:15 +0100 > From: "Nikel, Martin" <Martin.Nikel(a)pbh-tr.anglox.nhs.uk> > To: "'info(a)anglian.lug.org.uk'" <info(a)anglian.lug.org.uk> > Subject: Linux > > Whats your reccommended way to get into Linux. I am quite an > 'open' person, > but during my workplacement here at this hospital, I have > been bombarded, > and forced to learn Microsoft Products. While at Uni in my > first two years, > I learned the concept of Unix style systems, and the > importance of Open > Source. > > Where can I get started on Linux/Apache/MySQL etc? I have a > PC I am willing > to format, and stick Linux on. Where do I get the disks? > Whats the best > flavour of Linux? > > Any comments would be appriciated! > > Martin Nikel > Web Support & Development Officer > Peterborough Hospitals NHS Trust > 3 Thorpe Rd, Peterborough, PE3 6DA > Tel: 01733 874925 or 2570 int (2670 ECH) > Fax: 01733 875700 > "Unless expressly stated otherwise, the contents of this message > represent only the views of the sender as expressed only to > the intended > recipient, do not commit Peterborough Hospitals Trust (PHT) to any > course of action and are not intended to impose any legal obligation > upon PHT." > > > > _______________________________________________ > alug, the Anglian Linux User Group list > Email: alug(a)stu.uea.ac.uk > http://rabbit.stu.uea.ac.uk/cgi-bin/listinfo/alug > See the website for instructions on digest or unsub! >

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Linux (fwd)
by Andrew Savory 11 Sep '00

11 Sep '00

Anyone care to help? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 09:51:15 +0100 From: "Nikel, Martin" <Martin.Nikel(a)pbh-tr.anglox.nhs.uk> To: "'info(a)anglian.lug.org.uk'" <info(a)anglian.lug.org.uk> Subject: Linux Whats your reccommended way to get into Linux. I am quite an 'open' person, but during my workplacement here at this hospital, I have been bombarded, and forced to learn Microsoft Products. While at Uni in my first two years, I learned the concept of Unix style systems, and the importance of Open Source. Where can I get started on Linux/Apache/MySQL etc? I have a PC I am willing to format, and stick Linux on. Where do I get the disks? Whats the best flavour of Linux? Any comments would be appriciated! Martin Nikel Web Support & Development Officer Peterborough Hospitals NHS Trust 3 Thorpe Rd, Peterborough, PE3 6DA Tel: 01733 874925 or 2570 int (2670 ECH) Fax: 01733 875700 "Unless expressly stated otherwise, the contents of this message represent only the views of the sender as expressed only to the intended recipient, do not commit Peterborough Hospitals Trust (PHT) to any course of action and are not intended to impose any legal obligation upon PHT."

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Re: [Alug] Could anyone help with a sound recording problem?
by MJ Ray 10 Sep '00

10 Sep '00

Barry Samuels <barry(a)datamansys.co.uk> writes: > I am running Debian 2.2, kernel 2.2.17pre6 and a SoundBlaster > Live using the Creative/Emu module. 2.2.17 release is out. Check the Changelog (via kernelnotes, whose URL escapes me) to see if there were changes to that. > Anyone want a recording of silence? I had a similar problem when originally using an ALSA driver (from www.alsa-project.org) but the files were actually only the 44 byte WAV headers. How big are your files? Have you started a mixer and selected the microphone as the capture source? And the recording volume is up? Can you record from any other sources your card may have (eg line in)? -- MJR

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Could anyone help with a sound recording problem?
by Barry Samuels 10 Sep '00

10 Sep '00

I am running Debian 2.2, kernel 2.2.17pre6 and a SoundBlaster Live using the Creative/Emu module. Try as I might I cannot record anything! When I say I cannot record I mean that, although I can create a file by using something like Gramofile, Sound-recorder or KRecord, when it is played back it produces silence (not a scientifically accurate statement)! If I boot the machine into Windows 95 (shudder!!!) I can record and playback successfully and I can play the recorded .wav file back using Linux. The recorded file produced by Linux also produces silence under windows. I have tried recording as a user and as root - no difference. /dev/dsp has rw permission for owner and group. Anyone want a recording of silence? Barry Samuels

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Weekly IRC chat tomorrow
by John Woodard 10 Sep '00

10 Sep '00

Don't forget the weekly ALUG chat on eu.openprojects.net port 8001 tomorrow Mon 11 at 8:00pm. Cheers, BJ

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Next meeting venue?
by John Woodard 07 Sep '00

07 Sep '00

We still haven't got a venue for the next meeting sorted. Anybody who can accommodate get in touch. North Norfolk would be good. Cheers, BJ

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Re: [Alug] (no subject)
by Andrew.Chandler＠ft.com 07 Sep '00

07 Sep '00

Have you tried looking in 'Computing' or 'Network News'? There's usually lots of positions available. Andi Neill Newman <njnewm(a)essex.ac.uk> on 07/09/2000 10:15:54 To: alug(a)stu.uea.ac.uk cc: (bcc: Andrew Chandler/PSD/LONDON/FTI) Subject: Re: [Alug] (no subject) Mark Wilkinson wrote: > > Hey Guyz, > > Anyone know of any contract vacancies for a php/perl/mysql/apache guy? Am > available at the end of this month. Have tried various agencies but have > drawn a blank. I found this a few days ago which may be of help to all those out there ;).. www.jobserve.com hope you find something soon ;).. Sz > > Cheers. > > Mark Wilkinson. ********************************************************************* * Please visit the web site of the Financial Times at: * * http://www.ft.com * * * * This E-Mail is intended for the use of the addressee only and may * * contain confidential information. If you are not the intended * * recipient, you are hereby notified that any use or dissemination * * of this communication is strictly prohibited. * * If you receive this transmission in error, please notify us * * immediately then delete this E-Mail. * * * * * postmaster(a)ft.com * *********************************************************************

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We're open =)
by James Green 07 Sep '00

07 Sep '00

OK LinuxNewbie.Com is live... Yes it does exist :-). I'd appreciate some real testing by you guys including some feedback. I'm quite interested in how large/small the fonts look to you from various browsers in various platforms (Windows included). Unfortunately it's a bit hit-and-miss as to which browsers/platforms a problem with large text occurs. Anyhow, give it a look over (mainly for bugs) and hopefully you'll all feel an urge to contribute some content, perhaps even become a full staff member (voluntary, of course ;). I am in #linuxnewbie on irc.openprojects.net most sane hours (and a number of insane hours...), so come on by and talk. I look forward to your feedback... James Green, Site Manager LinuxNewbie.Com jg(a)linuxnewbie.com | jg(a)linux.com

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Re: [Alug] Unsubscribing and resubscribing
by MJ Ray 05 Sep '00

05 Sep '00

Andrew Savory <A.Savory(a)uea.ac.uk> writes: > Yeah, it doesn't work. I got bored with changing it every time Mark > changed the list software or moved the list. I'm sure it'll be fixed on > the shiny new website(tm). In the three years that STU has been running a listserver, there has been one (1) change of server software. Sorry if that's too fast-moving a target for you to hit. -- MJR, running for the hills as we speak

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Venue and IRC
by John Woodard 05 Sep '00

05 Sep '00

I couldn't make this Monday's chat either. :( Where are the logs? If we can't find an alternative venue as ever I'm always willing to host one at Syleham, although I'd prefer some alternative scenery. Cheers, BigJohn MJR wrote: > I regret to say that I won't be able to be online for this week's IRC > meeting, as I'll be somewhere with no net connection until Tuesday. > If someone could keep a log and send me the file, I'll process it and > post it up as before. > > The last two IRC meets have mainly concentrated on the website. > However, I think that's now under control, so it would be more useful > if this week's meeting could try to find us a venue for September's > meeting ;-) We're really stuck with UEA, being between arrivals > weekend and fresher's weekend, so anywhere with tables, electricity > and possibly a nearby bar would be welcome. > --

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