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RE: [ALUG] Mandrake 10.0 Official CDs available
by Richard Lewis 16 Apr '04

16 Apr '04

>If anyone's wondering, Mandrake are only allowing MandrakeClub members to >download the ISOs but everything's under GPL or compatible licenses so yes, I >am allowed to distribute them. Paying your subs to the 'Club will make you a >better, happier, healthier, and more attractive person though. I've been wondering about this; will MDK10.0 OE *ever* be available for public download? Or is it only going to be the CE's from now on? (I couldn't find out from MDK's website). Cheers, Richard

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Here's a Perl of a problem
by bjsamuels＠beenthere-donethat.org.uk 16 Apr '04

16 Apr '04

I have a Perl script, wot I wrote (I'm no Perl expert), which I have been using successfully for some time. One part of it downloads a log in 'resume' mode i.e it downloads only the new part and appends it to the existing log. Just recently it has downloaded the new part of the log but it then overwrites the existing file with just the new bit although the script has not been changed??? The relevant parts of the script are shown below. I'm running Debian Sarge/Testing. Perls of wisdom appreciated. Barry Samuels http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk The Unofficial Guide to Great Britain P.S. To anyone who read about my previous FTP problem - a router firmware upgrade cured the problem. ============================================================================== my $ftp = Net::FTP->new("mydomain.com", Passive => 1, Debug => 0); $ftp->login( $user,$password) or die "Login failed - ", $ftp->message; $ftp->cwd("/var/log/httpd") or die "Unable to change remote directory - ",$ftp->message; chdir "/home/user/RawLogs"; my $filesize = 0; # Get size of current log. $filesize = ( -s "access_log" ); my $remotesize = 0; # Get size of remote log. $remotesize = $ftp->size("access_log"); # Download current log. # Don't transfer the first $filesize bytes (append to existing file). $ftp->get( "access_log", "access_log", $filesize ); print "Disconnecting from remote system\n"; $ftp->quit;

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Free conference places for UK LUGs at LUDEX Conference
by Alasdair G Kergon 16 Apr '04

16 Apr '04

Once again Linux User & Developer is making a last-minute offer to each UK LUG of upto 2 free places for the conference at the show in London next Tuesday 20th & Wednesday 21st April. http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/expo/index.php?option=content&task=section&id=7&… But you need to respond by 12.30pm, Friday 16th April. To request a place, please supply Name Contact email address LUG name to emma.selby(a)livepublishing.co.uk Alasdair -- agk(a)lug.org.uk

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Mandrake 10.0 Official CDs available
by Joe Button 15 Apr '04

15 Apr '04

Hi. I've started downloading Mandrake 10 Official so if anyone would like CDs burnt let me know. I'll be away for a few days from tomorrow though so it'll be a little while before I can actually supply the goods. You'll need to either collect them from me in Norwich or I might be able to bring them to the next Norwich meeting (May 13th?) but I can't say for definite. If anyone's wondering, Mandrake are only allowing MandrakeClub members to download the ISOs but everything's under GPL or compatible licenses so yes, I am allowed to distribute them. Paying your subs to the 'Club will make you a better, happier, healthier, and more attractive person though. Joe x

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Someone make me a CD?
by Ted.Harding＠nessie.mcc.ac.uk 15 Apr '04

15 Apr '04

Hi Folks, I'm wondering if someone with a fast net connection (and a bit of time to spare) would be willing to make me a CD (or two) of the contents of a website. The site in question is http://www.stats.bris.ac.uk/R/ and I want everything inside this -- i.e. everything with a URL that begins as above (there are some links that point outside this, i.e. don't begin as above, but I don't need those). I'm willing to pay a few quid for the service, or provide goodies to equivalent value ... With thanks in advance, and best wishes to all, Ted. -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <Ted.Harding(a)nessie.mcc.ac.uk> Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 167 1972 Date: 14-Apr-04 Time: 22:25:14 ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------

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FTP problem - update
by bjsamuels＠beenthere-donethat.org.uk 13 Apr '04

13 Apr '04

I have updated the firmware in my router and I can now do FTP uploads from my laptop but still not from my desktop. My laptop is running Debian Stable but my desktop runs Debian Testing/Sarge. This problem now appears to be Debian Testing related although I can't find out what is causing it. Any more ideas anyone - please! Barry Samuels http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk The Unofficial Guide to Great Britain

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Planet ALUG
by MJ Ray 12 Apr '04

12 Apr '04

Hi all, I'm setting up a simple aggregator for ALUG members' blogs (side effect of some other work I was doing), similar to planet.debian.net etc. I hope to make it public on Wednesday or Thursday. If you have a blog and would like to appear on the page, please email me the URL of its RSS, or speak to me on IRC if you find me (irc.alug.org.uk #alug tonight, for example). -- MJR/slef My Opinion Only and possibly not of any group I know. Please http://remember.to/edit_messages on lists to be sure I read http://mjr.towers.org.uk/ gopher://g.towers.org.uk/ slef(a)jabber.at Creative copyleft computing services via http://www.ttllp.co.uk/

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RE: Norwich meetings
by y0204919 12 Apr '04

12 Apr '04

I could book a room at UEA for 1st or 2nd, if that helps. Eli

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Adding to kdm "Session Type" list
by Ian Douglas 12 Apr '04

12 Apr '04

I have just installed IceWM on my system and like it. I can run IceWM ok if I make /etc/X11/xinitrc a symbolic link to xinitrc.icewm and use startx however I would prefer to run kdm and have IceWM appear in the "Session Type" list on the kdm login screen. Does anyone know how to add IceWM to this "Session Type" list? Thanks, Ian.

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Weekly IRC reminder
by Neill Newman 12 Apr '04

12 Apr '04

This is the automated ALUG IRC meeting reminder sent to remind you that there is an IRC meeting tonight (Monday) at 8.00pm. The meeting takes place on the irc server irc.alug.org.uk in the #alug channel. Most IRC clients should allow you to get there with the commands "/server irc.alug.org.uk" and "/join #alug". Popular IRC clients include tkirc, bitchx, xchat and EPIC on Unix, and Mirc under windows. Here are some links to help you get started with irc. Unix http://www.xchat.org/ http://freshmeat.net/ http://www.epicsol.org/ Windows http://www.mirc.com (loads of help with irc for newbies!)

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