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redhat-digest Digest Volume 98 : Issue 668

Today's Topics:
year 2000
Fw: Steve Thank you, DNS and real stuff
Re: redhat-digest Digest V98 #654
netscape and java pt II
Re: Permissions on a new fileserver
Re: X-Windows
which Java and which lib?
reply to Mr.Hart (was) Re: [FORWARD] Interesting rumor department.
Re: Dos -> Linux text files
Re: year 2000
Re: swapfile
Re: year 2000
win95 to RH with plip
Re: Newbie Help (books to list commands)
file permissions & samba
RE: Permissions on a new fileserver
XFree86 and my video card
Re: year 2000
DHCP
Mgetty help please?
Re: Mgetty help please?
Anyone know of an autoresponder package
Another newbie question.
Re: Newbie Help (books to list commands)

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Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 01:42:00 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Iztok Polanic <ssdi...@guest.arnes.si>
To: RedHat List <redha...@redhat.com>
Subject: year 2000
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.96.98071...@alpha.computers.org>
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

Hello !!!

It's me again!
I have at home a 386 computer with linux installed (it works great).
What's the worst thing that can happen to me when the year 2000 will
come???
TNX!!!

Bye.

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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 19:39:11 -0400
From: "Jack Hatfield" <mon...@rocsoft.net>
To: <redha...@redhat.com>
Subject: Fw: Steve Thank you, DNS and real stuff
Message-ID: <042f01bdb049$c4ce5680$068e...@roc1.rocsoft.net>
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charset="iso-8859-1"
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>nslookup -type=any rocland.net
>
>Server: rocsoft.net
>Address: 207.203.142.5
>
>Non-authoritative answer:
>rocland.net
> origin = ns.rocsoft.net
> mail addr = hostmaster.rocland.net
> serial = 1998071401
> refresh = 28800 (8 Hours)
> retry = 7200 (2 hours)
> expire = 604800 (7 days)
> minimum ttl = 604800 (7 days)
>
>rocland.net nameserver = rocsoft.net
>rocland.net nameserver = ns2.cl.bellsouth.net
>
>Authoritative answers can be found from:
>rocsoft.net internet address = 207.203.142.5
>ns2.cl.bellsouth.net internet address = 205.152.16.8
>
>Does this have anything to do with mailing to it? sendmail gets hostname
not
>found.
>
>RocNet Monster
>RocSoft, Inc.
>915 Lyttleton St.
>Camden SC 29020
>803 713-3433
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Steve "Stevers!" Coile <sco...@patriot.net>
>To: Jack Hatfield <mon...@rocsoft.net>
>Cc: redha...@redhat.com <redha...@redhat.com>
>Date: Wednesday, July 15, 1998 7:22 PM
>Subject: Re: Steve Thank you, DNS and real stuff
>
>
>>On Wed, 15 Jul 1998, Jack Hatfield wrote:
>>>Steve, I did what you said and I get more, but is it right.
>>>
>>>I get:
>>>
>>>nslookup www.rocland.net
>>>
>>>non-authoritative answer:
>>>Name: www.rocland.net
>>>address: 209.149.176.191
>>>
>>>Where does this non-authoritative answer come from? None of my other
>domains
>>>say this.
>>>
>>>ALSO, I mail to rocland.net, I get DNS lookup not found.
>>
>>Please provide the *complete*, *unedited* output from the following
>>command:
>>
>> nslookup -type=any rocland.net
>>
>>>I get that in my sendmail -bt
>>>
>>>how do I get out of -bt by the way?
>>
>>Press Control-D.
>>
>>--
>> Steve Coile
>> sco...@patriot.net
>

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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 23:43:47 +0000
From: slade <sl...@willinet.net>
To: redha...@redhat.com
Subject: Re: redhat-digest Digest V98 #654
Message-ID: <35AD3EB3...@willinet.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
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Dale Leonard <da...@triadmarket.com> wrote:

> One of my friends has seen the power of Linux firsthand, here in my
> office. Now he wants ME to install it for him on his Packard Hell (2+
> years old). Is this possible, or easily done???
>
> thanks in advance,
> Dale
>
> PS --I have heard many horror stories from others about P-B, am I asking
> for a migraine???

I can't speak about PB's current machines, but I had a PB Legend 605
(486SX25 originally) with a 486DX100 upgrade processor that I ran CND
1.0 and Red Hat 4.2 on with zero problems (it was actually quite
impressive).

Have your pard make a backup and try it. If it works, he's in heaven,
if it doesn't, he's got his backup.

Mike

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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 19:48:12 -0400 (EWT)
From: <ejo...@pooter1.dyn.ml.org>
To: redha...@redhat.com
Subject: netscape and java pt II
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.96.98071...@pooter1.dyn.ml.org>
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

Well, the new beta 1 of Netscape 4.5 actually works for me. Now,
a page with Java apps will not crash netscape with a bus error.
I thought those of you with the same problems as I had with Java
and netscape would appreciate the news.

Ed Jones
--
"When I was sufficiently recovered to be permitted to take nourishment,
I felt the most extraordinary desire for a glass of Guinness...I am
confident that it contributed more than anything else to my recovery."
- written by a wounded officer after Battle of Waterloo, 1815

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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 18:53:22 -0500
From: "Mikkel L. Ellertson" <mik...@execpc.com>
To: mic...@twopoint.com
Cc: redha...@redhat.com
Subject: Re: Permissions on a new fileserver
Message-Id: <3.0.5.16.1998071...@gatekeeper.Infinity-ltd.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

>We're having our first adventure with a Linux fileserver, and I'm
>running into some issues I don't know how to resolve.
>
>The one currently at hand involves file permissions. We're using samba
>to access the fileserver from several Win95 desktops, and files copied
>to the server from the 95 machines are coming up with access permissions
>set to wrx for the owner, and all permissions off for everybody else.
>But all of the files in this section of the machine need to be
>accessible to just about everyone.
>
>Having users set permissions manually isn't really an option, since the
>UNIX knowledge in this company outside of my own department could fit
>inside a very small thimble, and no one is willing to learn.
>
>Setting samba to write with wider permissions would be okay as a partial
>fix, but I'd also like to take care of this regardless of which protocol
>actually writes the files.
>
>Is there some way to tell Linux to make a whole section of its
>filesystem wide open? My guess is not; so what is the "right" way to
>handle this situation?
>
>We've also thought of setting up one universal login for this box and
>having everybody use it, but for some reason that rubs me the wrong way.
>
>On the other hand, security isn't much of an issue right now. We are
>behind a good firewall, and as I said, universal access to this section
>of the filesystem is the goal.
>
>Sorry for the rambling, and thanks for any suggestions.
>
>-m
>
You can use the force user, and force group options to set the user and
group that Samba will use when cheating/modifying files. You can also set
the default permissions for the file using the create mode option.
If you want to force the same thing for UNIX access to the directories,
you can set the SUID and SGID bits on the directory permissions...

If security becomes an issue in the future, you might consider puting
the shares on their own partation, and mounting it with noexe and nodev
options.

Mikkel

---
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 19:02:38 -0500 (EST)
From: Woody <wo...@localline.com>
To: redha...@redhat.com
Subject: Re: X-Windows
Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.980715...@localline.com>
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

Check your modes again in order to eliminate "tall,wide" problem. You are
most likely loading X in 16 bpp mode and the screen size is wrong.

Woody
Security Administrator
Localline.com, Oxford, IN
wo...@localline.com

On Wed, 15 Jul 1998, UNIXMAN wrote:

> There's a problem I've been having for a while now when I run X windows,
> the screen is too thin and too tall. I've tried different thinbgs with
> Xconfigurator but I haven't been able to make any progress so far. Also
> Xconfigurator allows you to choose "custom" at the monitor selection menu
> but doesn't give you a place to enter the scan freequencies. What gives?
>
>
> --
> PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES!
> http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists
> To unsubscribe: mail redhat-li...@redhat.com with
> "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
>
>

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Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:05:11 +0000
From: Leston Buell <les...@csi.com>
To: Red Hat list <redha...@redhat.com>
Subject: which Java and which lib?
Message-ID: <35AD43B7...@csi.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

I am planning to start using a pure Java e-mail client (JStreet Mailer)
so that i can use the same files whether i'm booted in Linux or Windows
95. I need a little help setting up Java in Linux to do this. Should i
be using Blackdown or Kaffe? (I noticed that it's Kaffe which is
included on the RedHat 5.x CD-ROM.) I am learning to program in Java, so
i'd prefer to be able to use Blackdown's port of the JDK if there aren't
any problems with it.

Also, when i went to the Blackdown site, i had a choice between
downloading the JDK for glibc or for libc5. How do i find out which i
have? (I'm running RedHat 5.0.)

Thanks in advance.

Leston Buell
les...@csi.com

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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 20:00:33 +0000
From: Scott Kindley <sco...@cdc.net>
To: redha...@redhat.com
Subject: reply to Mr.Hart (was) Re: [FORWARD] Interesting rumor department.
Message-ID: <35AD0A61...@cdc.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
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ha...@redhat.com wrote:

> Secondly the indulgence: if you come across any problems with the Red
> Hat Linux OS, please let us know - and that includes rpm dependency
> problems.
>
> If you don't tell us it's broken, how will we know to fix it?
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
>
> Robert Hart ha...@redhat.com
> Red Hat Software Inc. Phone: +1-919-547-0012 Fax: +1-919-547-0024
> 4201 Research Commons Suite 100, 79 TW Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park,
> NC 27709, USA

OK, my turn. How come with the errata updates and all some can't get the time to
work correctly with 5.1 at least. Only way I get correct time is to use UTC. Im
in Chattanooga and we use Eastern time. I believe currently this relates to EDT.
However no matter how you set the clock with the tools provided in 5.1 the time
in X is off. If I manage to get the time showing in X correctly the time is
incorrect when you use "clock" as root by 4 hrs. If I get the time to show
correclty using the "clock" command then X is off by 4 hrs. My bios clock is
correct throughout the process. Thats not even including the glint thing that
the errata says is fixed, but it still dies while searching for packages. I have
personally asked several times about these issues on this list .... works for
some, doesn't for others (the errata I mean). I can live without glint (sigh)
but I would like the clock at least to be correct. Hard to brag to my window
using friends about what they can do with Linux when one friend keeps telling
me, "But you cant even get the clock to work right."

I can supply any system info you would like and what packages I have installed
if ya wanna mail me off the list.

Scott
sco...@cdc.net

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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 18:06:29 -0600 (MDT)
From: Steve Ekwall <ekw...@diac.com>
To: Jeffrey Fearn <jef...@comcor.com.au>
cc: VCI Help Desk <red...@vci.net>, redha...@redhat.com
Subject: Re: Dos -> Linux text files
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.96.980715...@sh.diac.com>
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

On Thu, 16 Jul 1998, Jeffrey Fearn wrote:

>
> When creating text files either for use with Perl or Cobol programming on
> a Windows computer it creates CR/LF's at the end of the lines. When we use
> those files on a Unix computer and try to compile the Cobol or run the Perl
> programs those CR/LF's cause major problems. We've been using HTMLed which
> will allow us to save files in either a Dos or Unix format. If we create
> the files in any Dos program and then use HTMLed to save the files in a
> Unix format the problem is usually fixed until we edit the files on the Dos
> computer again. Lately we've been having problems getting it to format the
> files properly. Does anyone know of a better method for switching between
> Dos and Unix like that?
>
> Bill Dunn
> red...@vci.net

Somewhere in the back of my mind I remember a prog called dos2unix,
it converts cr/lf to cr. It is also possible to get the same effect
by ftping in ascii mode. Or if you have windows, by using textpad
(www.textpad.com) which IMHO is the best text editor for that ...
thing ;)
Thank you, Jeffrey.
----------------------------------------------------
dos2unix IS probably 'The' answer, but your ftping in ascii reminded me
that zmodem and many other file transferring programs do this automaticaly
in ascii mode (auto toggles) as "sz -a" would send cr/lf converted to unix
and "rz -a" would send you the files from unix and ADD the cr/lf.

convert, filter, format, parse, find & replace:)
steve (more than one way to skin THIS cat:) ekwall

("`-/")_.-'"``-._
. . `; -._ )-;-,_`)
(v_,)' _ )`-.\ ``-'
_.- _..-_/ / ((.'
((,.-' ((,/
* <------------------WinDOZE *.*

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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 20:11:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: William T Wilson <flu...@dunadan.com>
To: RedHat List <redha...@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: year 2000
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.96.980715...@elendil.dunadan.com>
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

On Thu, 16 Jul 1998, Iztok Polanic wrote:

> I have at home a 386 computer with linux installed (it works great).
> What's the worst thing that can happen to me when the year 2000 will
> come???

You could be struck by lightning and die a horrible death. However, the
worst thing that could happen to your computer would be that your BIOS
isn't Y2K compliant. It probably isn't. However, Linux the kernel isn't
affected by Y2K problems and GNU software usually isn't either. Other
non-GNU applications should be checked individually. However, you will
have to reset your BIOS once Y2K rolls around. This will possibly mean
rebooting and setting the year in the BIOS, or hopefully, nothing. It's
also possible that you might be able to simply set the date with the date
command in Linux and that will be that. Worst case, you will have to
reset the date every time you reboot.

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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 19:23:34 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Rick L. Mantooth" <rick...@airmail.net>
To: Iztok Polanic <ssdi...@guest.arnes.si>
cc: RedHat List <redha...@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: swapfile
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.95.980715192239.3924A-100000@localhost>
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

Place your info in /etc/fstab like so:

/dev/hdb5 none swap sw

Be sure to use your partition tho.
Rick

On Thu, 16 Jul 1998, Iztok Polanic wrote:

> Hello !!!
>
> What shoud I type that the swapfile would be swapon at startup? I know
> that I can write this in rc.sysinit but is there any other way???
>
> Bye.
<clip>
--
Rick L. Mantooth rick...@airmail.net
http://www.why.net/users/rickdman/index.html
Warning: Dates on calendar are closer than they appear.

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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 19:34:47 -0500 (EST)
From: Woody <wo...@localline.com>
To: RedHat List <redha...@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: year 2000
Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.980715...@localline.com>
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

The worst thing? Well let me see here....ok....well...when the clock rolls
over to 12:00 AM Jan. 1st 2000, your BIOS chip wil start to expand and
retract, expand and retract....then it will release a small spark and
cause your computer to catch on fire. After that, your computer will then
catch your desk on fire as well as the floor it is setting on. You won't
be able to smell or see the fire as your senses will be diluted by the
excess alcohol in your bloodstream. From there, you will most likely faint
from the smoke and collapse in exhaustion as the fire races into the room
that you are in and....well thats about it! :)

Woody
Security Administrator
Localline.com, Oxford, IN
wo...@localline.com

On Thu, 16 Jul 1998, Iztok Polanic wrote:

> Hello !!!
>
> It's me again!
> I have at home a 386 computer with linux installed (it works great).
> What's the worst thing that can happen to me when the year 2000 will
> come???
> TNX!!!
>
> Bye.
>
> //////
> xxxxxx ( o o )
> xx xx /------------oOO-----O-----OOo------------\
> xx xx | From: Iztok Polanic |
> xxxx | E-mail: Iztok.P...@guest.arnes.si |
> xx xx | WWW: http://kotzi.home.ml.org |
> xx xx | http://www.intering.si |
> xx xx | ICQ: Kotzi => *12556824* |
> \-----------------------------------------/
>
>
> --
> PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES!
> http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists
> To unsubscribe: mail redhat-li...@redhat.com with
> "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
>
>

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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 20:35:18 -0400
From: Bill Knebel <w...@toad.net>
To: redha...@redhat.com
Subject: win95 to RH with plip
Message-Id: <1998071600...@phar.knebel.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

I needs some help in configuring plip. I have the module built in but can't
get it right. Any help would be appreciated. I could not locate the pLIP
how-to.

Bill

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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 18:06:06 -0400 (EDT)
From: Hugh Lawson <hgla...@nr.infi.net>
To: redha...@redhat.com
Subject: Re: Newbie Help (books to list commands)
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.96.980715175645.1525B-100000@localhost>
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

On Wed, 15 Jul 1998, Mike Muncy wrote:

> Hi,
> Am a total newbie to Linux. Have had some Unix years ago but not enough to
> remember much. :-( Before writing too many newbie type questions to this
> list I thought I might ask for some recommendations for books. Have glanced
> at Dummies books but that was prior to actually getting Linux installed. But
> now I find mabe that may be the way to go.
>

I have found Welsh and Kaufman, Running Linux, 2n. ed., publ. by O'Reilly,
very helpful. Just recently I was trying to figure out, from the info
documentation, how to prepare an info file. Stymied, I checked in
Running Linux and found a few pages that got me going. The book is a
mixture of advice helpful to the newbie, and advice opaque to the newbie.
As I've learned more, I've been able to understand more.

Besides that your distribution probable comes with Linux Installation and
Getting Started online, also by Matt Welsh.

I own Heckman, Linux in a Nutshell, but to be honest, I find it most
useful as a memory aid rather than as "help". Because it is so concise,
you can sometimes learn something just by browsing, not looking for
anything in particular.

Hugh Lawson
Greensboro, North Carolina
hgla...@nr.infi.net

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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 18:19:34 -0700
From: "Karl R. Asseily" <ka...@binarycompass.com>
To: <redha...@redhat.com>
Subject: file permissions & samba
Message-ID: <000101bdb057$cabba3a0$8964...@descartes.binarycompass.com>
Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Hello,

I've been using the latest version of samba along with RH 5.1 and 5 NT
Workstations. Things are running very well. RH 5.1 is basically acting as a
file server with users backing up their stuff in their own directories while
"public" is a central repository.
I also have this feature where if I open a co-worker's directory in Network
Neighborhood, I won't see anything there but I can put some stuff in it (the
directory /home/xxxx is set to 0753 rwxr-x-wx). So, let's say I put a folder
containing different files in my co-worker's directory.
My worker then tells me that he cannot remove my directory because he
doesn't have enough permissions.
I noticed that in his directory, the folder that I put is 0755 rwxr-xr-x,
and the files in there are 0766 rwxrw-rw-.
What can I do to have my co-workers delete directories and files that I put
in their home directories?

I hope this makes sense to you :-)

Karl

+-----------------------------------------+
Karl R. Asseily
Binary Compass Enterprises

Publishers of the BizRate Guide.
Please visit us at http://www.BizRate.com/
------------------------------------------+

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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 17:31:45 -0700
From: "Slyglif Cain" <sly...@magerealm.com>
To: "Michael Jinks" <mic...@twopoint.com>, <redha...@redhat.com>
Subject: RE: Permissions on a new fileserver
Message-Id: <1998071600...@phoenix.magerealm.com>

> Setting samba to write with wider permissions would be okay as a
> partial fix, but I'd also like to take care of this regardless of
> which protocol actually writes the files.

Here is the fix for samba. Put the follwing lines into smb.conf.

create mask = 0750
force create mode = 0640
directory mask = 0750
force directory mode = 0750

> Is there some way to tell Linux to make a whole section of its
> filesystem wide open? My guess is not; so what is the "right" way
> to handle this situation?

If you do want universal access to the files, use 1 of 2 methods.

Method 1: use the smbusers map file and map all users to the same
user.
Method 2: use a different filesystem for that directory tree.
FAT/FAT32 is fast and has no permissions.

=====================================================================
// Chris Giard (a.k.a. Slyglif Cain) | I find my life is a lot
// EMAIL: sly...@magerealm.com | easier the lower I keep
// URL: http://www.primenet.com/~slyglif | everyone's expectations.
// ICQ: 4481627 | --Calvin 1992

------------------------------

Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 22:24:01 -0400
From: Mike Butler <m...@nbnet.nb.ca>
To: redha...@redhat.com
Subject: XFree86 and my video card
Message-ID: <35AD64...@nbnet.nb.ca>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Hello all,

I have an SiS 1024 video card that I can't seem to get to work with
XFree86. Anyone have this card working with X that might be able to
point me in the right direction?

Thanx

Mike Butler

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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 19:29:10 -0600 (MDT)
From: Steve Ekwall <ekw...@diac.com>
To: RedHat List <redha...@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: year 2000
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.96.980715...@sh.diac.com>
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

Hi Iztok,

Well, you've got to admit, you "asked for the worst case!" <grin>
-snip-

On Wed, 15 Jul 1998, Woody wrote:
The worst thing? Well let me see here....ok....well...when the clock rolls
over to 12:00 AM Jan. 1st 2000, your BIOS chip wil start to expand and
retract, expand and retract....then it will release a small spark and
cause your computer to catch on fire. After that, your computer will then
catch your desk on fire as well as the floor it is setting on. You won't
be able to smell or see the fire as your senses will be diluted by the
excess alcohol in your bloodstream. From there, you will most likely faint
from the smoke and collapse in exhaustion as the fire races into the room
that you are in and....well thats about it! :)

Woody
Security Administrator
Localline.com, Oxford, IN
wo...@localline.com

On Thu, 16 Jul 1998, Iztok Polanic wrote:

> Hello !!!
> It's me again!
> I have at home a 386 computer with linux installed (it works great).
> What's the worst thing that can happen to me when the year 2000 will
> come???
> TNX!!!
>
> Bye.
>
> //////
> xxxxxx ( o o )
> xx xx /------------oOO-----O-----OOo------------\
> xx xx | From: Iztok Polanic |
> xxxx | E-mail: Iztok.P...@guest.arnes.si |
> xx xx | WWW: http://kotzi.home.ml.org |
> xx xx | http://www.intering.si |
> xx xx | ICQ: Kotzi => *12556824* |
> \-----------------------------------------/

Probably ("worst" case senerio), your computer well COME-TO-LIFE (even if
you have it OFF and UNPLUGGED from the wall! & the monitor disconnected
from the BACK of your Box).. RF signals will energize computers all over
the world and monitors will exclaim in fancier~ ascii than you've ever
seen, the the TIME ~IS~ NOW!!! (ha-ha-haa) you'll hear this voice via RF
even if you don't have a speech synthasizer. It will Demand more and more
INPUT just to let you see a prompt. It'll require of you more new files
comparing CRC of the last disk you just tried to sneak past it.. (and
thinking you could just rename it and get away with it :)
Now add fifty push-ups on each "ls" or "dir /w" (he-hee he, and you'll
wish you'd have been burned alive in bed) envison all the older (read less
than 386) coming alive (off-the-shelves)(from inside city dumps) flaying
and whipping their mouse's around on a cord that now has a life of its own
looking for Bio-Units to entrap 'bolo-style'!
~Input - INput - INPUT!!!~ <grin>

---------------
or instead of asking us <grin> set you clock/date to dec 31, 1999 and time
to say oh.. 23:59:55
then,
WAIT 5 sec's and WATCH (out) IT.. What did IT do??

Create a file with your favorite editor, save-it, is it there (pheww ok)
Do a file listing... can 'we' handle 00 or 0000?? it is 2000 after all!

or
SET Date to: Jan 1 2012 &
Try that ~ol share-ware program again - hey, YOU'VE GOT 5,878 days to
register @ $29.85! *Cool*

While the date is at "2012" check out your worst fears for programs you
might call suspect (ie: Quicken etc..), type in a fake check with any
date. Did it work??? NO, "Best case", You have 2 years warning to buy
some updated software. (sigh) Oh well, Software is much easier to fix than
hardware, but _most_ people forget that your BIOS clock is like a wall
clock It just goes Round & Round & Round.. It doesn't care what YOUR
doing! <g>

Oh, RE-SET your clock/date/time now.. 5,878 days to pay doesn't quite seem
fair! (he-hee)

Best to you and yours (& your 386 is OK!)
-=se=-
ekw...@diac.com

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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 18:36:10 -0700 (MST)
From: Paul Fontenot <font...@primenet.com>
To: RedHat Software <redha...@redhat.com>
Subject: DHCP
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.96.98071...@linux.cuda.org>
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

Does anybody know what to add to dhcp.conf to make it provide the hostname
to the client?

-Paul

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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 18:42:43 -0700 (PDT)
From: GateKeepeR News <gate...@omnicast.net>
To: Redhat List <redha...@redhat.com>
Subject: Mgetty help please?
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.96.980715182756.6420A-100000@koalagate>
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

I have added a line to my inittab

S1:2345:respawn:/sbin/mgetty -s 115200 -n 4 ttyS1

but then I start getting "device S1 respawning too fast, disabling for 5
minutes" and then, of course, its disabled. What is going on, did I miss
something? I've read the man pages and mgetty.info* files, but they
didn't exactly help much. I was told that mgetty does not interfere with
outgoing calls, either, which is why I wanted to use it. Any help would
be greatly appreciated.. Thanks!

Bryan

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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 21:08:39 -0500
From: Michael Jinks <mic...@twopoint.com>
To: redha...@redhat.com
Subject: Re: Mgetty help please?
Message-ID: <35AD60A7...@twopoint.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
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GateKeepeR News wrote:
>
> I have added a line to my inittab
>
> S1:2345:respawn:/sbin/mgetty -s 115200 -n 4 ttyS1

One problem is that ttyS1 should read /dev/ttyS1.

That should take care of it.

You might also want to try -x 9 as an option at first; that will make
mgetty spit out lots of debugging information in case you're still
having trouble.

--
Michael Jinks
mailto:mic...@twopoint.com http://www.twopoint.com
Systems Administrator, Two Point Conversions, Inc.
Demented Evil-Doer, Octopus Multinational Networking Initiative

"Because people are stupid."
--Candice Millington

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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 22:16:24 +0000
From: Scott Kindley <sco...@cdc.net>
To: Hurricane List <hurrica...@redhat.com>
Subject: Anyone know of an autoresponder package
Message-ID: <35AD2A38...@cdc.net>
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I have a need for an autoresponder package. I run sendmail with Red Hat
5.1.

Cheers,

Scott Kindley

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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 22:23:06 -0400
From: Paul Hessels <paul.h...@sheridanc.on.ca>
To: redha...@redhat.com
Subject: Another newbie question.
Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.1998071...@pop.sheridanc.on.ca>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

What is the command to reboot my linux box remotely? Thanks in advance.
Paul

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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 22:22:05 +0000
From: Scott Kindley <sco...@cdc.net>
To: redha...@redhat.com
Subject: Re: Newbie Help (books to list commands)
Message-ID: <35AD2B8D...@cdc.net>
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Mike,

Try "The Linux Commands & Resources Directory" by Howard L. Goldburg ISBN#
0000171921 version 1.2.4.

The author can be reached at how...@hounix.org or telephoned at 713-686-5867

It was published in 1985 and the author was referring to slackware but a vast
majority of the information is still applicable today.

Cheers,
Scott

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