Linuxers October 2002

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Slightly OT: Linux and Windows working in Harmony
by Bhargav Bhatt 01 Nov '02

01 Nov '02

Hi Luggerz, I dont think this is quite as much about Linux as it should be, but nevertheless i thought that Luggers will always be a valuable source of information. So here is the deal. I will be soon be having two computers,a laptop and a desktop(both are relatively good ones). I have 30 gigs of hard-drive space on the laptop which will need to run Windows(for voice conversation with people back home :)), and 80gs on the desktop(which will be linux). These computers will be connected to a common 10/100 Mbps switch. My question is how would i share stuff between both machines i.e in effect, have a common 110 gb space which can be accessed by both machines. I dont mind leaving aside 5gs for each OS, but i still want to share the rest. Keep in mind that i intend to run a ftp server, which is why i want shared space :). Please feel free to answer whatever you feel is worthwhile. I have not been able to make up my mind about anything, as quite franky i dont know enough about networking multi-platform pcs, which is why i am looking for some help. if u feel this is OT then please reply off the list, but please provide me some input. In advance, THANX -- Bhargav Bhatt, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University.

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Mandrake 9 TTF problems
by Nikhil D. Kikkeri 31 Oct '02

31 Oct '02

i got all my TTF fonts too, but the font rendition is horrible.i run mdk 9 as well. nikhil >hello, > >I am having problems in using TTF fonts in KDE 3 on Mandrake 9. I copied >the fonts from my Windows FONTS directory to /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF >and ran ttmkfdir and restarted XFS. The fonts were then listed, but not >usable for some reason. After searching via google I disabled XFS, and put >all directories manually in XF86Config. I also deleted XftCache from there. > >After that, I could use the font selector in XMMS to select and use the >fonts without problems. Howver, using KDE Control Center caused all the >visible fonts to be garbled, like small squares for TTF fonts. After some >hacking around, the fonts for the "general" category displayed properly but >for anything eles [eg. Menus, Taskbar, etc] the fonts look garbled yet. >This behaviour is sometime intermittent--after restarting X, the general >fonts also are garbled. > >Can anyone help me out? I suspect that KDE is not using correct codepage in >the TTF fonts (XMMS has that option). Could it be due to other reasons >altogether eg. Xft? > >Thanks. > > >_______________________________________________ >http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers _________________________________________________________________ Broadband? Dial-up? Get reliable MSN Internet Access. http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/default.asp

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How to make a distro?
by Kapil Karekar 31 Oct '02

31 Oct '02

Hi Luggers, I am currently in the process of building a custom GNU/Linux system for myself using 'Linux From Scratch' as a reference. How do I make a distribution of my own, complete with a custom installation script. Can anyone suggest some literature which I could download. Since I'm taking the pains/pleasure to select the right mix of packages for myself I might as well distribute it to others who want the same mix of packages :-) Kapil Karekar Omkar e-nnovative software solutions kapil_karekar(a)vsnl.net kapil_karekar(a)hotmail.com Tel: (+91-022) 801 2861 (O)

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] qmail problem
by acharya＠dacafe.com 31 Oct '02

31 Oct '02

Yep, I did according to lwq. Created /home/user_name/Maildir for 3 users. using maildirmake /home/user_name/Maildir but i get these problem when i send mail. @400000003dbfc65d02272b9c starting delivery 2: msg 17361 to local darshi@crystal .com @400000003dbfc65d02277da4 status: local 1/10 remote 0/20 @400000003dbfc65d02c3060c delivery 2: deferral: Unable_to_chdir_to_maildir._(#4. 2.1)/ Note: host name is Linux_qmail. But while installing qmail i have mentioned Crystal.com It recives the mail and considers it as local. But it is not delivering to the mailbaox. Note: I have done according lwq. i am not able to find out where i have gone worng. _____________________________________________________________

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] qmail problem
by acharya＠dacafe.com 31 Oct '02

31 Oct '02

Hi all problem is sloved. I made a mistake. echo ./Maildir/ > /var/qmail/control/defaultdelivery. I typed these one worng I had typed ./maildir insted of ./Maildir. I checked Defaultdelivery file. Then rectified it. thanks for u r fast reply. :-) priyadarshi _____________________________________________________________

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qmail problem
by acharya＠dacafe.com 31 Oct '02

31 Oct '02

Hi all I have installed qmail on 7.x. Redhat linux. After installing when i send mail. I recive this error in log. 1) mail r beeing accpetd by thes server but not delivering to the mail box. Error as follows. delivery 1: deferral: Unable_to_chdir_to_maildir._(#4. 2.1)/ Can anyone say where i went worng. Thanks Priyadarshi _____________________________________________________________

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] qmail problem
by Himanshu shukla 31 Oct '02

31 Oct '02

It seems the permissions for the maildirs are wrong. Just check if you have installed and configured qmail according to lwq. Cheers, Himanshu -----Original Message----- From: acharya(a)dacafe.com To: linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 23:30:57 -0800 Subject: [ILUG-BOM] qmail problem Hi all I have installed qmail on 7.x. Redhat linux. After installing when i send mail. I recive this error in log. 1) mail r beeing accpetd by thes server but not delivering to the mail box. Error as follows. delivery 1: deferral: Unable_to_chdir_to_maildir._(#4. 2.1)/ Can anyone say where i went worng. Thanks Priyadarshi _____________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

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qmail query
by Sabu Thaliyath 31 Oct '02

31 Oct '02

Hi linuxers, Is it possible to have two instances of qmail running where one instance will handle remote mails and other will handle local mails. I know how to run multiple instances of qmail but could not find any information on how to make them handle remote and local mail seperatly. Please help. Thanks in advance, Sabu __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/

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IT syllabus details
by Nagarjuna G. 31 Oct '02

31 Oct '02

I am trying to do some research and write an article on the need of `secular' syllabus for IT education. I need some help from all of you. Could you send me the syllabus of various IT courses in the school, college, universitities, or institutions (any level as long as the topics are related to IT) that are familiar or nearer to you, either in electronic form or printed or photocopies or faxed or mailed to my address. Thanks in advance. -- Nagarjuna G. http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in/ Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, V.N. Purav Marg, Mumbai INDIA. Ph: 091-22 5567711 Res: 091-22 2155604 Fax: 091-22 5566803

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Financial Accounting Package for Linux - Made in India
by vinayak 30 Oct '02

30 Oct '02

Hi tahir, The product was launched @ the IBM developerWorks Live! event in Mumbai. Eventually I ended up using the product. The interface looked pretty good and convenient to us ( as told to me by a CA) but I had a lot of trouble installing it due to it's dependencies. It comes bundled with a custom Linux Distro though. Still lots of scope for improvement. Also it's closed source and not GPL. --> Vinayak Hegde -----Original Message----- From: Tahir Hashmi <code_martial(a)softhome.net> To: linuxers <linuxers(a)mm.ilug-bom.org.in> Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 17:01:07 +0530 Subject: [ILUG-BOM] Financial Accounting Package for Linux - Made in India Quoting from NewsForge <http://newsvac.newsforge.com/ article.pl?sid=02/10/30/116255&mode=nested&tid=52> Sudhir Gandotra writes: KALCULATE - First Financial Accounting Package in India on LINUX. Launched at the IBM Developer Works Conference across India, Kalculate is the first Financial Accounting Package for Linux Operating System in India & Asia Pacific. LINUX, the fastest growing Operating Systems for 3 years across the world is the choice of tomorrow - and that tomarrow has come. No wonder that IBM, DELL, HP/COMPAQ, SUN, HCL and others have announced LINUX based Computers and more are in the process of doing do. KALCULATE fills-in a very important gap, that of an important application missing in the bunch of software that a normal user (be it home, office, traders, business, professionals, industry & others) requires. Users normally need an Operating system, Office Suite, Internet-software, Audio-video-graphics software, Games and Accounting package. End quote. Visit http://www.kalculate.com for more details. -- Tahir Hashmi (VSE, NCST) http://staff.ncst.ernet.in/tahir tahir AT ncst DOT ernet DOT in We, the rest of humanity, wish GNU luck and Godspeed _______________________________________________ http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

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