Linuxers November 2004

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] vsnl's new smtp auth settings
by sherlock＠vsnl.com 30 Nov '04

30 Nov '04

On Saturday 27 November 2004 09:53, Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri. wrote: > Hi, > > This is about vsnl's new smtp authentication settings. As usual, > they have only given instructions for outlook, outlook express and > eudora and netscape. The chap on the helpdesk phone had no clue > whatsoever as to what to do with linux or even what sort of > authentication they were using. The authentication is plain text. And u can use smtp only thru a vsnl dialup or leasedline connection or thru dishnet. The goal is to prevent spammers using vsnl as a relay. That legit vsnl users get spammed to death (90% in my case) is incomprehensible to the zombies who sit on the heldesk. Or that u may want to access your mailbox from from other locations. Or why users have to endure ads and flash animations for a paid service.

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[ILUG-BOM] [commerical] Urgently required PHP developers with 1+ years of experience.
by Brijesh Mishra 30 Nov '04

30 Nov '04

We require PHP developers for full time job, having 1+ years of work experience. Salary as per industry norms. Best Regards, Brijesh Mishra. brijeshm(a)unitek.com

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Net Security
by sherlock＠vsnl.com 30 Nov '04

30 Nov '04

On Monday 29 November 2004 18:58, Rony Bill wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Vivek J.Patankar" <vivekpatankar(a)spymac.com> > > That's not quite correct. The two most popular AV solutions, Norton > & McAfee, both check files as soon as they are accessed. IF the virus is in the database the AV program will find it. Usually u get infected by some uknown mutant of existing virii. And often by a new one. The average time to infection is 4 minutes on a dialup. The average time to download a patch on a dialup is several times longer - a rather idiotic situation. And this does not include the great OS killer win XP - SP2. > > > Migrating a customer to linux is not so easy even if the driver > issues are resolved, as all his old data has to be converted to the > linux format which his new non-microsoft programs in linux should > read and edit just as before. OO does that quite well. And issues if any are very minor. Just be clear that when you change to linux u have to learn to do things differently - a small price to pay for freedom, reliability, stability, security etc. If ur customer prefers to stew in the microsoft pot well happy boiling. And guess what it's u the support guy who will get the flack not Billybhai. He will be preaching homilies about security, piracy, innovation etc., at some lackey seminar. > Many use Tally or QFA or similar > custom accounting software and this data will go waste in linux > without the program being able to run. Outlook Express has one > unique feature where you can have multiple accounts with their own > individual smtp settings. If there is a suspicious mail you can > right click on the header and view its entire source code without > opening it. I have downloaded and tried out different email clients > but OE was most feature rich. Yeah features like executing random vb scripts - man wake up. Regarding printers, peripherals etc. Check if the stuff u plan to buy works under Gnu/Linux before u pay. rgds jtd

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Ringtone on Linux
by komal 30 Nov '04

30 Nov '04

Is there any ringtone composer available for Sony Ericession or Nokia on Linux ? Thank you Komal

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RHEL CDs
by gnurpreet＠softhome.net 30 Nov '04

30 Nov '04

hi guys, can someone burn me a copy of the latest RH enterprise Linux CDs?? I'l get them pickd up from wherever u are in mumbai. Thanks Gurpreet

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option for LS
by lawrence_d＠sifycorp.com 30 Nov '04

30 Nov '04

Hi ! Could some one help me out with the option needed for ls -l so that the FULL username and groupname fields is outputted. The default column width for the username and groupname is 8, so i dont get to see the FULL names. Thanks , Cheers, Lawrence.

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PCQ Linux and CHM file
by komal 30 Nov '04

30 Nov '04

Hello Those of you who have used PCQ Linux 2004 would know that PCQ Linux can open CHM file automatically i.e. PCQ Linux installed some rpm to view CHM file. Unfortunately, I do not remember which rpm I stalled. Can anybody tell me which rpm I should install? Thank you Komal

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sco site hacked
by SeekingGyan 30 Nov '04

30 Nov '04

The site reads: "Recently we found parts of our code in almost all Microsoft(R) software. We want to bring an action against Microsoft(R) and our legal department is working on that. Parts of code found in in all Microsoft(R) products from MS-DOS(TM) 2.1 to Microsoft(R) Windows(TM) Longhorn. Currently we are checking older MS-DOS sources. It's obvious, that all while (1){ do_something; } and for (i = 0; i < 16; i++) loops came from our code." Clearly a hack it's highly embarassing for SCO who have been subject to lots of hack attempts and DDoS attacks on their servers in recent months. http://www.neowin.net/comments.php?id=25934&category=main

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RAID
by Rony Bill 29 Nov '04

29 Nov '04

Here is a very simple but informative link about the concept of RAID. http://www.cs.jhu.edu/~yairamir/cs418/os8/sld031.htm Regards, Rony.

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[ILUG-BOM] [commerical] Urgently required PHP developers with 1+ years of experience.
by Brijesh Mishra 29 Nov '04

29 Nov '04

BlankWe require PHP developers for full time job, having 1+ years of work experience. Salary negotiable. Best Regards, Brijesh Mishra. brijeshm(a)unitek.com

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