Linuxers June 2009

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Fetchmail not connecting to localhost
by Mehul Ved 06 Jun '09

06 Jun '09

On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 6:50 PM, Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri.<lists(a)pavri.net> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm using Debian 5 w/ mutt, postfix, fetchmail, procmail. I have > discontinued my mtnl triband and taken a reliance broadband netconnect > connection. So, the IP has changed? If so this may be breaking something somewhere though less likely. > I've configured the stuff in the usual way but fetchmail is acting up. > These are the error messages. > ----------------- > fetchmail: connection to localhost:smtp [::1/25] failed: Network is > unreachable. > fetchmail: SMTP connect to localhost failed > ----------------- > > also: > --------------------- > sharukh@opium:~$ telnet localhost 25 > Trying ::1... > telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Network is unreachable > --------------------- > > ------------------- > lsof -i:25 > > gives no output > ------------------- It's not fetchmail but postfix that's the point of failure. Please provide your postfix logs. -- "Silent gratitude isn't very much use to anyone." -- G. B. Stearn - http://kingsly.net/tmp/fortune.php/1244227632

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appeal for help again, need some package developers for GNUKhata.
by Krishnakant 06 Jun '09

06 Jun '09

hello all, I had requested before for some help on rpm and eb packageing for GNUKhata. Rajiv had offered to help but might be he is as busy as I am and might have not got time to look into this. is any one ready to help us out with debian and rpm packages? hope rajiv will also respond : happy hacking. Krishnakant.

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] Fetchmail not connecting to localhost
by Dinesh Shah (દિનેશ શાહ/दिनेश शाह) 05 Jun '09

05 Jun '09

On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 6:50 PM, Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri. <lists(a)pavri.net>wrote: > Hi, > > I'm using Debian 5 w/ mutt, postfix, fetchmail, procmail. I have > discontinued my mtnl triband and taken a reliance broadband netconnect > connection. > > I've configured the stuff in the usual way but fetchmail is acting up. > These are the error messages. > ----------------- > fetchmail: connection to localhost:smtp [::1/25] failed: Network is > unreachable. > fetchmail: SMTP connect to localhost failed > ----------------- > > also: > --------------------- > sharukh@opium:~$ telnet localhost 25 > Trying ::1... > telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Network is unreachable > --------------------- > > ------------------- > lsof -i:25 > > gives no output > ------------------- > > please help, I have googled but am a bit lost. Just start/restart your postfix. Also look if postfix fails to start in syslog/maillog for error. > > > Thanks, > > Sharukh > -- > Dr. Sharukh K R Pavri. Homoeopath, Linuxer. > HTH With regards, -- --Dinesh Shah :-) Shah Micro System +91-98213-11906 Blog: http://dineshah.wordpress.com/ Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dineshah/

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[Cross-Posted] [Commercial] Quality Assurance Engineer openings at Red Hat, Pune
by sankarshan.mukhopadhyay＠gmail.com 05 Jun '09

05 Jun '09

The following Quality Assurance Engineer roles are in the process of being hired at Red Hat (Pune). Interested candidates may send in their resumes to careers-in at redhat dot com. Please mention the role in the subject line of the mail. *Quality Assurance Engineer* As a Quality Assurance Engineer you are expected to set the quality standards for a small product or, for a significant area of large product. You are expected to develop test cases and test plans for areas of ownership and, would be capable of directing the efforts of 3 to 4 quality engineers. You should be able to effectively and accurately communicate testing status to management and other interested parties. You should be able to interface with customer and partner quality organizations and, can be relied on to exercise good judgment around critical issues. You should be able to work with developers to resolve issues and analyze data in a timely manner. You are expected to process in-depth understanding of the testing processes and standards. Primary focus is on API, WebUI, and client tool testing. Job Requirements: Test Automation and Development Job Requirements: * Knowledge of how to use a defect tracking system (JIRA or Bugzilla preferred). * Knowledge of how to use a revision control system (Git, Subversion,or CVS preferred). * Good skills in at least three of: Java, Python, Perl, BASH, or Ruby. * Previous experience with automated testing tools. * Expertise in Selenium and/or JUnit a major plus. * Demonstrated skills in Linux systems administration. * Basic knowledge of database usage and ability to write SQL. *JBoss Operations Network Quality Assurance Engineer* JON Essential Duties and Responsibilities: As a Quality Assurance Engineer for JBoss Operations Network, you will be responsible for expanding our existing test automation framework, as well as evaluating and implementing new Open Source tools to verify the quality of the product. The job will have you working with an international team of Software Developers and fellow QA Engineers. Primary focus is on WebUI automation and agent testing. Will be responsible for writing test plans and test cases for assigned functional areas. Will then be responsible for running manual tests, writing automated tests, and running automated tests. Also responsible for writing, verifying, and closing bugs on each version of the product. JON Job Requirements: * Knowledge of how to use a defect tracking system (JIRA or Bugzilla preferred). * Knowledge of how to use a revision control system (Subversion preferred). * Ability to read and write Java code. * Previous experience with automated testing tools. * Expertise in Selenium a major plus. * Demonstrated skills in Middleware and/or application servers. * Basic knowledge of database usage and ability to write SQL. *Satellite and Proxy Quality Assurance Engineer* Satellite/Proxy Essential Duties and Responsibilities: As a Quality Assurance Engineer for the Red Hat Network Satellite and Proxy products, you will be responsible for expanding our existing test automation frameworks, as well as evaluating and implementing new Open Source tools to verify the quality of the product. The job will have you working with an international team of Software Developers and fellow QA Engineers. Primary focus is on API, WebUI, and client tool testing. Will be responsible for writing test plans and test cases for assigned functional areas. Will then be responsible for running manual tests, writing automated tests, and running automated tests. Also responsible for writing, verifying, and closing bugs on each version of the product. Satellite/Proxy Job Requirements: * Knowledge of how to use a defect tracking system (Bugzilla preferred). * Knowledge of how to use a revision control system (Git, Subversion,or CVS preferred). * Good skills in at least two of: Java, Python, Perl, BASH, or Ruby. * Previous experience with automated testing tools. * Expertise in Selenium and/or JUnit a major plus. * Excellent skills in reading and writing technical documentation in English. * Demonstrated skills in Linux systems administration. * Basic knowledge of database usage and ability to write SQL. * Basic previous experience in Solaris administration a plus. *Test Automation and Development Quality Assurance Engineer* Test Automation and Development Essential Duties and Responsibilities: As a Quality Assurance Engineer for Test Automation and Development, you will be responsible for creating, writing, and maintaining Selenium automated tests, test frameworks in Java, and XML-RPC JUnit automated tests. You will need to be able to work with other teams in implementing integration and maintenance of Hudson continuous integration environment. Must have a willingness to be involved in manual testing as needed (but minimal). Will be responsible for writing test plans for feature areas and then writing, executing, and automating test cases. Test Automation and Development Job Requirements: * Knowledge of how to use a defect tracking system (JIRA or Bugzilla preferred). * Knowledge of how to use a revision control system (Git, Subversion,or CVS preferred). * Good skills in at least three of: Java, Python, Perl, BASH, or Ruby. * Previous experience with automated testing tools. * Expertise in Selenium and/or JUnit a major plus. * Demonstrated skills in Linux systems administration. * Demonstrated skills in Middleware and/or application servers. * Basic knowledge of database usage and ability to write SQL.

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[OT] Reliance Broadband ( Broadnet )
by Dinesh Joshi 04 Jun '09

04 Jun '09

Hello folks, I was in Mumbai recently and thought of getting an additional internet connection to have better redundancy. For all those who are MTNL's religious followers, I decided to minimize the use of their connection primarily because of their lack of support ( 2 months of horror ) and ADSL is extremely sensitive to noise. MTNL's plans are also pretty costly as compared to Reliance's. Reliance provides connectivity through cat5e fiber in my area ( Andheri West ). They also provide ADSL connections but only in certain areas. I did have a Reliance connection but I disconnected it primarily due to the haphazard nature of their service and lack of reliability. But now they have professionalized their customer support ( atleast yelling at times yields extremely good results ). They have also improved the reliability of their network - they have battery backups and all :P Previously they relied on the horrible WAN setup by BSES powersurfer. Coming to the technical aspect of this thread, they have a really annoying login system ( which is a big security threat as well ). They basically rely on their DNS servers to authenticate the user. For example, if I'm not logged in and I type google.com, their DNS server returns an internal IP ( 10.x.x.x ) and they issue a 302 redirect so the browser is redirected to a login page. This is where you enter your credentials and you get logged in. This is a very annoying method of logging in the user but now-a-days many ISPs prefer it! On Linux you have the option of using a script called AutoLogin to keep you logged in 24x7. Heres the gotcha! This connection wouldn't work when I connected it to the WAN port of my wireless router ( Netgear WGR614v5 ). The problem was / is that when my router gets the IP and DNS information from the DHCP server, it ends up with 4 DNS servers but it remembers only 2 =P The first two are vanilla DNS servers while the last two take care of redirecting and logging in the user. So the router was querying the vanilla DNS servers and it never redirected me to the login page. They also have MAC address binding in place =P -- Regards, Dinesh A. Joshi

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Re: [ILUG-BOM] feedback on gnu-khata (Rony)
by Pravin Dhayfule 03 Jun '09

03 Jun '09

> > I want to ask one question to all readers, Will the end-user ever care >> if we have postgresql or mysql at the back-end unless he is a programmer >> or a techno person? >> >> > The objections were raised by a programmer cum hacker and his opinion does > carry weight if it helps improvise and simplify the target software. > End Users indeed are concerned. May be not with the name, rather with the deployment. When we build and distribute Desktop Applications, end users assume that they can just install the application through a setup file and its done. When they want a backup, they just need to click on a "Backup Menu Item" and enter the "Save As" file name. These are the perspectives of end users. Now it doesnt matter if we use My-SQl or any other DB, the users are concerned with ease to deploy.... Bye Regards

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Socket Program Clustering
by ilug＠mohancheema.net 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Hi, Is there a way to cluster a socket program? I have been assigned a task to cluster the program which connects to server using a socket. The purpose is to get the redundancy of program (i.e. if program fails on machine A machine B should take over). We need this as this is the program which has the routing logic based on the input received from the server it routes the request to different application. Any help or pointer to achieve this is welcome. Thanks In advance. Regards, Mohan Cheema

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Debian DVD
by Mukund Deshmukh 02 Jun '09

02 Jun '09

Hi, I am still not able no get debian DVD. Surprisingly, No Linux CD vendor on the list. Warm Regards, Mr. Mukund Deshmukh, Beta Computronics Pvt Ltd. 10/1 IT Park, Parsodi, Nagpur -440022 India. Web site - http://betacomp.com

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Wiki CDs Wanted page is protected
by Easwar Hariharan 01 Jun '09

01 Jun '09

Hi I understand that the CDs Wanted page has been protected due to repeated vandalism by bots from the WWW.When is it likely to be opened up?And since the wiki is based on the wikimedia engine,can't we have semi-protection allowing registered accounts to edit the page?After all,if one has no need of the CD posted earlier,(s)he should be able to remove the request. Regards, Easwar Registered Linux user #442065 PS:I also understand the CDs Wanted page hardly sees any traffic from list members,and only unwanted attention from spam bots,still can we have the page back?

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Wiki CDs Wanted page is protected
by Easwar Hariharan 01 Jun '09

01 Jun '09

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