October 2002 - WLUG - wlug.mailman3.com

Future WLUG meeting dates posted
by Andy Stewart 11 Oct '02

11 Oct '02

HI Everybody, I've just posted the meeting dates for the first half of 2003 on the WLUG website. I've also extended an invitation to Jon 'Maddog' Hall to come to speak at a future WLUG meeting, and he has accepted our invitation. He'll visit during our February 20, 2003 meeting. Maddog travels alot and there was no way I could get him to come sooner (we tried). Remember that the Install Fest is only 2 weeks away! I haven't received any e-mails from prospective installees, but that doesn't surprise me since we still have 2 weeks until the event. Nonetheless, please start telling people about this event - advertise it on the WPI campus and tell all your friends! Later, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

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Linux Developer (Contract Position)
by Sylvain, Michael 10 Oct '02

10 Oct '02

I am working on a three month contract in the Burlington, Ma area. If you or anyone you know might be interested in this position. Please contact me immediately. This is a Jr/Mid level position. Please let me know if you have any questions. Sincerely, Mike Sylvain Recruiter 800-482-9494 ext 6024 508-481-9500 ext. 6024 www.daviscos.com The Davis Companies 33 Boston Post Rd. West Marlborough, MA. 01752 Linux Developer The candidate will participate in the development of complete system architecture for a new mobile device. Responsibilities include significant Linux kernel programming, evaluation of Linux packages and applications and C/C++ programming. Qualifications: * Experience with Linux kernel * Familiar with embedded systems programming * Experience with C/C++ * Start work immediately Knowledge of the following will be a plus: * OS programming * Network programming / socket programming * IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN * Bluetooth * Java and OOP Length: 3 Months possible extension

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(no subject)
by Aramico 10 Oct '02

10 Oct '02

Hi all, Can somebody inform me about what port that should I close in order to disable the connection for YahooMessanger, MSNMessanger, ICQ ? The thing that I wanna know is the port number on my server as clients gateway to connect to the internet that used by ICQ, YahooMesanger, and MSN Messanger. If somebody knows so, please tell me detail, Thanks, Bye there and have a nice day.

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RE: [Wlug] fetchamail!
by Simoncini, Matthew 10 Oct '02

10 Oct '02

I second that ... it soundsa good !! > -----Original Message----- > From: Chuck Homic [mailto:chuck@vvisions.com] > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 10:18 AM > To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > Subject: Re: [Wlug] fetchamail! > > > On Thu, Oct 10, 2002 at 10:11:41AM -0400, Brian J. Conway wrote: > > While we're on this topic, does anyone know of any secure > alternatives to > > Fetchmail? There's seriously a new buffer overflow > announcement every > > week, and it's rather bothersome. I'd be happy to just use > the pop3 > > support in whichever mail client I'm using, but they all > seem to be using > > the Fetchmail code. Perhaps we need OpenFetchmail? ;-) > > Build fetchmail from sources, and link to electric fence. > > Then a dangerous exploit becomes merely an annoying denial of > service. ;) > > BTW, I propose officially changing the name to the much more melodious > 3-syllable FETCHAMAIL! > > -Chuck > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

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RE: [Wlug] fetchamail!
by Keller, Tim 10 Oct '02

10 Oct '02

Also, it should be noted that whatever version of fetchmail you've got on your machine, your going to want to upgrade it ASAP. A couple buffer overruns (via malformed mail) were just reported the other day... Tim. -----Original Message----- From: Chuck Homic [mailto:chuck@vvisions.com] Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 9:11 AM To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org Subject: Re: [Wlug] fetchamail! On Thu, Oct 10, 2002 at 10:44:08AM +0700, Aramico wrote: > how can I get my email using fetchamil ? Fetchmail will use POP or IMAP to get your mail from a remote host and deposit it locally (using whatever local mail setup you have... I think it delivers to your local SMTP). Just make a .fetchmailrc with your servers/passwords and you're in business. "man fetchmail" for more info. -Chuck _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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fetchamail!
by Aramico 10 Oct '02

10 Oct '02

Hi all, how can I get my email using fetchamil ? What is the ./fetchmail listing to access my mail server ? Thanks,

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loading modules
by Bill Mills-Curran 09 Oct '02

09 Oct '02

I have a situation where I need to use a non-standard kernel module in place of one that comes with the RedHat 8.0 distribution, and I'd like to know the "right" way to achieve this. The module is a device driver for a Qlogic fibre host bus adapter. The reason for the special module is that the one that RedHat supplies does not handle all the fibre configurations we (EMC) need for an EMC/Clariion array. Here's what I've done thus far. 1. I have written an rpm to build the module from source and install it. I have given the module a unique name so it won't conflict with the kernel rpm file. 2. Once installed, I can run depmod, rmmod (on the old module) and modprobe (on the new module). (If I reboot, I don't need to run depmod.) Everything looks fine at this point, and I know I could put the appropriate commands (rmmod & modprobe) into /etc/rc.d/rc.local, but I'm wondering if there is something cleaner. One thing I tried (with no success) was to modify /etc/modules.conf **************** Old: alias scsi_hostadapter1 qla2200 New: alias scsi_hostadapter1 newmodule **************** I thought that this was the line that was making the standard module (qla2200) load. I found that qla2200 loaded even after my change, and the newmodule did not load. Suggestions? TIA, Bill

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X tricks
by brad 09 Oct '02

09 Oct '02

Hi All, I was wondering if there is a way to create a window that would be a tunnel into another X server. For example if i'm running a server on :0 and on :1, i would like to have a window, which is connected to :0, that would show what is being displayed on :1. This is similar to how vmware works. When you start vmware in window on :0 it will actually start another X server on :1 and display (in a window) the contents on :1. Is this possible (other then with vmware)? Thanks, --brad

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(no subject)
by Aramico 09 Oct '02

09 Oct '02

Hi, Who has the RedHat 8.0 iso cd ? Where can I download all the complette cd of RedHat 8 ? It's not available on redhat's sites anymore ;( Thanks.

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Need a KT133 machine
by Adam Keck 08 Oct '02

08 Oct '02

Not specifically Linux related, but... Are any of you fellow AMD fans? If so, are any of you running an Asus KT133 motherboard? I desparately need a machine to place an HD into to do a Disaster Recovery :-/. Chipset fan on mine blew and the board seems to have fried :(. Please reply off list, Thanks very much! -Adam "lingua machinationis creo, ergo sum" _____________________________________________ Adam Keck The Mathworks 508-647-7298 Natick, Ma www.mathworks.com FreeNIX/Backup/Unix Administrator _____________________________________________

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