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RE: [Alug]ADSL and security
by Jonathan Dye 03 Sep '03

03 Sep '03

Nick Heppleston wrote: > On Sun, 2003-08-31 at 14:34, Barry Samuels wrote: >> My local telephone exchange is becoming broadband enabled at the end >> of September and I am working on the assumption that I will be able >> to use it (BT's site says I MAY). > > I would give BT's broadband sales number a ring just to confirm that > your phone number can receive ADSL before you get excited. I > was in the > same position after I moved to my new house only to find that > I was more > than 5.5Km from the Norwich West exchange and therefore couldn't get > ADSL. I received the same answer from their 'online checker' - you > 'may' be able to receive it... I had the same situation and was told I couldn't recieve it but I've now got connected with the Extended Reach trial that BT are doing. Basically if you are just too far for ADSL then you may be able to get connected with the Extended Reach trial (using normal ADSL equipment). For ISPs that are participating in the trial have a look at http://www.adslguide.org/newsarchive.asp?item=1175 JD _____________________________________________________________________ This message has been checked for all known viruses by the MessageLabs Virus Scanning Service

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Re: [Alug]Browsing files on CD [lists@pelvoux.nildram.co.uk]
by Steve Fosdick 03 Sep '03

03 Sep '03

On 2003.09.03 13:21, Edenyard wrote: > I can start up Opera/Mozilla and open the front page without any > difficulty, but all links are unreachable. When I move the cursor > over a link, I find that its address is shown as (for example) > 'file:///fred/somepage.htm', whereas I would have expected it to be > '/mnt/cdrom/fred/somepage.htm'.... AFAIK, in windows there is a separate root directory for each disk so when windows tries to resolve a path which refers back to the root directory but doesn't specify a drive letter it will assume the current drive. So, for example, if your CD drive was E: /fred/somepage.htm would resolve to E:/fred/somepage.htm Of course, Unix-like OSes are different and have a single root directory so this doesn't work. You could work round this by creating symbolic links in the real root directory for each top-level directory on the CD. You could so this automatically like: cd /mnt/cdrom ls -l | grep ^d | awk '{print "ln -s /mnt/cdrom/" $8 " /" $8;}' | sh When you've finished browsing the CD you can remove the links: cd /mnt/cdrom ls -l | grep ^d | awk '{print "rm -f /" $8;}' | sh This is a little ugly but it's all I can think of ATM. HTH, Steve.

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RE: [Alug]External modem on laptop
by Jenny Hopkins 03 Sep '03

03 Sep '03

Chris Glover wrote: >Doesn't the laptop have a PS/2 port for the rodent? I'll check this out at home - or I could get a USB mouse as there is one USB port. Daniel Silverstone wrote: > If you're *extremely lucky* you won't have fried your modem > or your parallel port. > > *very different power levels and pinouts there* > > If you need to use this serial modem, get a USB<->serial doobry Er, oops :-) I have very little luck with modems (ongoing sagas) so it may be fried. I did only have the one brief attempt. I'll try either a USB or PS2 mouse then to free the serial port, or see if I can easily get the usb-serial doobry. (Then I'll go and get another unfried modem......) Thanks all, Jen

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[Alug]Browsing files on CD
by Edenyard 03 Sep '03

03 Sep '03

Please could someone shed some light on this: I received a CD-rom from the USA this morning, which contains a load of directories, in each of which is a selection of HTML files and related .JPG and .GIF images. There is also a front page .HTML file in the root directory and that file has links to all of the other pages scattered about the CD. I can start up Opera/Mozilla and open the front page without any difficulty, but all links are unreachable. When I move the cursor over a link, I find that its address is shown as (for example) 'file:///fred/somepage.htm', whereas I would have expected it to be '/mnt/cdrom/fred/somepage.htm'.... On the CD jewel case it says that the CD is for Doze and that 'other browsers may not work properly'. Is there a solution to this? It seems as though all the files are separately accessible - I can open any .HTM file manually in Opera, but the links don't work. Thanks for any help! Gerald.

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[Alug]Re: A message for justin fletcher
by Tarquin Mills 03 Sep '03

03 Sep '03

[Posted and mailed] Peter Naulls wrote: > Tarquin Mills <email address snipped by me> wrote: > > Paul Vigay wrote: > > > skok wrote: > > > > That does not say much, does it? Basicly, he has reasons for not > > > > updating his software, but he will not say what those reasons are... > > > So what? It's his software, and his reasons! End of story really! > > This a strange view for a free software advocate (JF) to take, as the > > one of the points of free software is that it is owned by everyone, i.e. > > the Creative Commons. > No, this is naive in the extreme. In particular, the software under > the GPL very much belongs to the copyright holder. Other licences have > variations on this. To quote the Anglia Linux User Group the free software movement is against copyright and the GPL is just an anti-copyright copyright (quinophex). One of the points of the GPL is that the source code is freely available and can be modified and redistributed. Justin Fletcher is not doing this with his software. BTW do not put my email address in usenet postings as this increases spamming. -- Tarquin Mills Norwich Spectrum and SAM Show (ORSAM 2003) http://homepage.ntlworld.com/speccyverse/orsam.htm

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[Alug]"From Boot to Halt" talk, Norwich sunday 28th September.
by Syd Hancock 02 Sep '03

02 Sep '03

At the last meeting it was suggested that we have the 'From Boot to Halt' talk at the next Norwich sunday meeting (2pm Sunday 28th September, Nelson Room, The Billy Bluelight, Hall road) MJR has offered to start it off: " I'm happy to give an overview/introduction talk (kernel startup, hand-off to init, types of init, runlevels, common tasks, that sort of thing) and present a poster on some aspect no-one else wants to do." It would be great if there are one or two other people who are willing to join in with information on other aspects of the boot process, especially anyone involved in development or doing any other "fun stuff with start-up and shutdown". An A3 or 2xA4 poster would be helpful too. Some useful and interesting topics would include ways to handle power management/UPS, particularly as more people move to using laptops. Something on APM/ACPI for example? Anyone who is interested, please respond either to the list or privately to either myself and/or Mark. In any event, the introductory talk on the boot process will take place at this meeting - further details and announcement to follow. Syd

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[Alug]Do Different Computer Show
by Tarquin Mills 02 Sep '03

02 Sep '03

Hi The Do Different Computer Show that was discussed on IRC has been cancelled. However as a replacement a Spectrum and SAM Coupé computer Show called ORSAM 2003 is to be held in Norwich. For details see: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/speccyverse/orsam.htm You are all warmly invited to come. At the show I would like to have a computer (Linux?) with a webcam and irc server running so that people in North America and others who could not turn up could take part in the show. Maybe a Spectrum or SAM could be connected to it take part in the IRC chat. I could provided a broadband connect only a few metres from the venue, a webcam, a computer and a spectrum. What I do not have is Wireless hardware, knowledge or much time on the day, though I will give what I can. Any help would be much appreciated. -- Tarquin Mills Bring back YS (Then you can ZIP to the Stars with YS, hurrah. Ed) http://www.planet14.sonow4u.co.uk/

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[Alug]Norwich evening meet August 14th Forum 8.00pm
by Syd Hancock 01 Sep '03

01 Sep '03

Next Norwich evening meet on the second thursday of the month i.e. 14th August at 8.00pm in the Forum coffee bar. Syd

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[Alug]Weekly IRC reminder
by Neill Newman 01 Sep '03

01 Sep '03

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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[Alug]Linux IP Camera... Ideas on a postcard
by Michael Sage 31 Aug '03

31 Aug '03

All, I have often looked in awe at IP Cameras, and we have recently done a job for a customer involving some, but they are sooo expensive, well more than £150. I like the Dlink DCS 1000 et al. I would like to build one using a spare miniITX box I have and a Logitech Web Cam Pro I have USB. Couple of questions! 1. Does Linux support Logitech Web cam pro 2. Is there console web cam software that I coule use to upload to a local apache server? 3. Is there a premade distro designed for this use, or could I make one somehow? I guess the ITX box needs to do the following! 1. Support the webcam 2. Have a NIC 3. Run apache for the images 4. All run off a compact flash card, no moving parts and all that! err, I think thats it. Any how, let me know what you think. Regards, Michael

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