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Meeting agendas
by Joel Desrochers March 14, 2003

March 14, 2003

I think Bob Ziegler would be an awesome presenter. I am currently reading his "Linux Firewalls" book. Joel _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

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Upcoming meeting activities - ideas needed
by Andy Stewart March 14, 2003

March 14, 2003

Hi everybody, I'm starting to plan for the next two or three WLUG meetings. I wanted to have them planned in advance, as I did with the first few meetings of the year 2003. Here's a summary of what we did (or tried to do): Jan 03 - Handhelds and Linux with Wes Allen's IPAQ (good meeting!) Feb 03 - LAN Party (not well attended, unfortunately) Mar 03 - maddog speaks to WLUG Can somebody tell me why the LAN party was not well attended? I'd like to plan meetings that you folks *want* to attend. :-) I hope to schedule activities for the April, May, and June meetings. Here are some ideas which I've culled from past e-mails on this subject: o security / ip tables meeting / firewalls (should we ask Bob Ziegler to return?) o printer drivers, namely gimp-print or foomatic If you have other ideas, or if you would like to volunteer to give a talk, please let me (or the list) know. Thanks! Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

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Article: MA DOR considering Linux
by Andy Stewart March 11, 2003

March 11, 2003

http://www.masshightech.com/displayarticledetail.asp?art_id=62051&cat_id=3 -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

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RE: [Wlug] funny
by Keller, Tim March 11, 2003

March 11, 2003

What would be even funnier if at the bottom there was a little "Made with pride on a MAC using Adobe Illustrator" Tim. -----Original Message----- From: Wes Allen [mailto:wallen@charter.net] Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 6:28 AM To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org Subject: Re: [Wlug] funny On Tuesday 11 March 2003 12:59 am, Keith Wright wrote: > > From: Wes Allen <wallen(a)charter.net> > > > > I've got somethign to make you smile.... > > It didn't work. > > > Go to NHL.com and take a REAL good look at the page...... > > Is it just me or does one of the logos seem out of place? > > OK, I just spent more time reading the Sports Page in the last > 90 seconds than I have in the preceding five years, I see a Sun > logo and a MSN logo and a bunch of stuff I don't care about at > all. Maybe it's just you, or maybe it's your browser, or maybe > they changed the page before I got to see the funny blooper. > > What am I supposed to be looking for? You don't find "part of the msn network....powered by sun" funny? Wes > > -- Keith > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug -- ------ This message may be signed using GPG, for my public key please send me a message with "Key Request" in the subject line. _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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funny
by Wes Allen March 11, 2003

March 11, 2003

Hi everyone, I've got somethign to make you smile.... Go to NHL.com and take a REAL good look at the page...... Is it just me or does one of the logos seem out of place? :-) Wes -- ------ This message may be signed using GPG, for my public key please send me a message with "Key Request" in the subject line.

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reaction-diffusion program
by Gregory Avedissian March 7, 2003

March 7, 2003

I'm trying to run a reaction-diffusion modeling program. Below is the link to the tarball. I was able to install it after editing the makefile (added -LX11R6 to the LIBS section, per generic instructions I found on a google search for the error message I got when make failed.) Here's the current problem: When I try to run the program with the sample parameters given in the readme.txt, I get the error message, "bad status from XAllocColorCells Segmentation fault" Note: I get occasional segmentation faults, possibly due to a flaky power supply. Those seem to be less frequent since I vacuumed the dust and cat hair out of the box. Here's a link to the tarball, in case anyone has the time or inclination to mess with it and/or offer advice. Oh yeah, I'm running SuSE 7.2. http://www.gvu.gatech.edu/people/faculty/greg.turk/reaction_diffusion/code/… Thanks, Greg

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shared calendar (web-based)?
by Bill Mills-Curran March 5, 2003

March 5, 2003

I have some guys I work with who would like to be able to use a web-based tool to help schedule ping-pong games. Part of the requirement is that the players don't always have a partner and they would like to advertise available times so that someone else is encouraged to arrange a match with them. I already have an old web calendar program, which works, but I'm not very enthusiastic about it. Does anyone have a recommendation of a web tool that will work? FYI, I'm running Red Hat 8.0. TIA, Bill

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Re: [Wlug] Samba shares
by Michael Long March 4, 2003

March 4, 2003

It turned out that there was a file that was a soft link to another in that directory. I guess that that confused windows. I would have expected windows to copy all but that linked file, but nooooo!!! it had to fail with a very nondescript error that was useless. <sarcasm>I just love windows</sarcasm> Mike > on the linux system checkt he permissions of the sub directories.. > Have read and execute permmmisions? > > On Tue, 4 Mar 2003, Michael Long wrote: > > > > > I have a directory which has been shared out using samba. I now need to > > move some of those files including subdirectories to a windows box > > running windows 2000 server. From the windows box I can copy files from > > the samba share but the subdirectories on the samba share fail to copy. > > Is this a samba issue or a winblows issue? Any help is appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > Mike > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing list > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > -- > > ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø > Karl Hiramoto <karl(a)hiramoto.org> > Work: 978-425-2090 ext 25 > Cell: 508-517-4819 > Personal web page: http://karl.hiramoto.org/ > Freedom: http://www.technojihad.com/ > Zoop Productions: http://www.zoop.org/ > KTEQ Rapid City: http://www.kteq.org/ > AOL IM ID = KarlH420 Yahoo_IM = karl_hiramoto > ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø > > Many people write memos to tell you they have nothing to say. > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > >

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Samba shares
by Michael Long March 4, 2003

March 4, 2003

I have a directory which has been shared out using samba. I now need to move some of those files including subdirectories to a windows box running windows 2000 server. From the windows box I can copy files from the samba share but the subdirectories on the samba share fail to copy. Is this a samba issue or a winblows issue? Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Mike

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Java Question...
by Daukas, Stephen C March 4, 2003

March 4, 2003

Hey guys! I have a really short Java question for you... How does one make a system call from Java? I want to be able to run a Linux command, e.g., System("command"); in C. The idea behind this is that I'm writing an example Java program to install an application, for example Postfix, that I may want to use as an example for Students... Later! Steve

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Re: [Wlug] Simple Java Question...
by Peter Gutowski March 3, 2003

March 3, 2003

<opinion confidencelevel="pretty-sure">I don't believe there's a direct way of doing that in Java. </opinion> But, inspite of the fact that it flys in the face of platform independence and security, you could write a class with native methods that could do that. Just don't tell anyone. -Peter On Monday, March 3, 2003 11:55 AM, Stephen Daukas <stephen(a)daukas.com> wrote: > >Hey guys! > >I have a really short Java question for you... How does one make a >system call from Java? I want to be able to run a Linux command as I >would in C, e.g., System("command"); > >The idea behind this is that I'm writing an example Java program to >install an application, for example Postfix, that I may want to use as >an example for Students... > >Later! >Steve -- Peter Gutowski - peter(a)linuxchamps.com - 413-531-0123 Carpenter's Axiom: Measure twice, cut once.

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redhat 8.1 guesstmate?
by Karl Hiramoto March 3, 2003

March 3, 2003

Anyone out there have a feeling for when it's going to hit the FTP sites? Final beta done testing? I have a machine to install, an it feels like if a wait a week 8.1 might be out. -- ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø Karl Hiramoto <karl(a)hiramoto.org> Work: 978-425-2090 ext 25 Cell: 508-517-4819 Personal web page: http://karl.hiramoto.org/ Freedom: http://www.technojihad.com/ Zoop Productions: http://www.zoop.org/ KTEQ Rapid City: http://www.kteq.org/ AOL IM ID = KarlH420 Yahoo_IM = karl_hiramoto ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø You have no real enemies.

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Simple Java Question...
by Stephen Daukas March 3, 2003

March 3, 2003

Hey guys! I have a really short Java question for you... How does one make a system call from Java? I want to be able to run a Linux command as I would in C, e.g., System("command"); The idea behind this is that I'm writing an example Java program to install an application, for example Postfix, that I may want to use as an example for Students... Later! Steve

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Re: [Wlug] ssh-dummy-shell for OpenSSH???
by Brian K. White Feb. 28, 2003

Feb. 28, 2003

I have sort-of got this by setting the shell to sftp-server. bizarre, I know, but it works, and a copy of /bin/true does not. in both the real and chroot'ed /etc/passwd's I set the shell to the full path to sftp-server, and sftp works, ssh does not. ssh actually connects and will sit there until you type something, but as soon as you type anything sftp-server says "what is this rubbish?" and promptly hangs up on you. I don't have any real shell, or any other binary besides sftp-server in my chroot tree, and even though users can upload their own, they cannot execute it because their shell is only sftp-server, which is not a shell and cannot execute anything. I hope it doesn't have any cases where it could execute any external program like ls (I know it doesn't need ls specifically, just as an example the way ftpd often uses a ls binary in the chroot path). otherwise a person might be able to upload a shell named <whatever sftp-server might exec> this is OpenSSH 3.5p1 with chroot patch, on SCO Open Server 5.0.6 ------------ Actually it does. I tried /bin/false and it fails to setup the ssh connection properly. I guess the shell will let sftp only run specific sftp commands, anything else causes it to exit. -----Original Message----- From: Scott Venier [mailto:scottven@umich.edu] Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 10:58 AM To: wlug(a)mail.wlug.org Subject: Re: [Wlug] ssh-dummy-shell for OpenSSH??? does the ssh-dummy-shell have to actually do anything for sFTP to work, or does it just have to be in /etc/shells? If it just has to be in /etc/shells, /bin/false works. Been using that for years for (non-s)FTP-only accounts. Scott On Wed, 30 Jan 2002, Keller, Tim wrote: > I'm setting up a test environment using OpenSSH built in sFTP server. What > I want to-do is build a chroot environment where people can connect to the > machine via sFTP but not via SSH. > > I know with the commercial version of SSH they have ssh-dummy-shell which > when you try to connect via SSH just bails on you, but lets sFTP work > properly. > > I've done some digging on the web and I haven't found anything that'll > replace this functionality on the OpenSSH side of things. > > Anybody got any ideas/links of an open source version of ssh-dummy-shell. > > Thanks, > Tim. > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug -- Brian K. White -- brian(a)aljex.com -- http://www.aljex.com/bkw/ +++++[>+++[>+++++>+++++++<<-]<-]>>+.>.+++++.+++++++.-.[>+<---]>++. filePro BBx Linux SCO Prosper/FACTS AutoCAD #callahans Satriani

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SPARC and modems...
by William Smith Feb. 24, 2003

Feb. 24, 2003

I have a SPARCstation 10 with RH 6.2 loaded. I am trying to get it configured as an Internet gateway, but the big hurdle I am trying to jump over right now is the modem communication. I have checked the PROM settings and they match what I am using minicom with: 57600-8N1. (I am trying to use minicom to debug serial connection with the modem.) When I send commands to the modem, I see the modem is getting information, but it doesn't look like the modem is responding. I don't see an OK reply, much less any other sign of life... The modem in question is a Zoom 56k (it is the one I usually use to connect to the 'Net with, and it has worked with Linux and my ISP flawlessly in the recent past). Once I get past this, then I can look at making sure PPP works (which I anticipate to be a relatively minor ordeal, since I have a pretty good idea what to do), and then firewall stuff. While I think of it, would anyone know of any distributions with more-recent SPARC support? I'd like to see 2.4.x kernels with iptable support, as well as more up-to-date tools, but seeing as this beastie is on the "slow" side, recompiling everything myself would be tantamount to torture.... 8( Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Best regards, William Smith wsmith(a)chezsmith.com Fall River, MA www.chezsmith.com

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Re: [Wlug] Two Linux Employment Opportunities
by Michael Long Feb. 21, 2003

Feb. 21, 2003

Oops...I didn't mean to reply to the list for this. Please accept my appologies. -mike > > Hi Andy, > > I would be interested at taking a look at them. > > Thanks, > Mike > > > > > Hi everybody, > > > > I have a couple of job descriptions available for Linux software > engineering > > positions. If you are interested, please send me e-mail and I'll send > you > > the details. > > > > Later, > > > > Andy > > > > -- > > Andy Stewart, Founder > > Worcester Linux Users' Group > > Worcester, MA USA > > http://www.wlug.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing list > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > >

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Re: [Wlug] Two Linux Employment Opportunities
by Michael Long Feb. 21, 2003

Feb. 21, 2003

Hi Andy, I would be interested at taking a look at them. Thanks, Mike > > Hi everybody, > > I have a couple of job descriptions available for Linux software engineering > positions. If you are interested, please send me e-mail and I'll send you > the details. > > Later, > > Andy > > -- > Andy Stewart, Founder > Worcester Linux Users' Group > Worcester, MA USA > http://www.wlug.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > >

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Two Linux Employment Opportunities
by Andy Stewart Feb. 21, 2003

Feb. 21, 2003

Hi everybody, I have a couple of job descriptions available for Linux software engineering positions. If you are interested, please send me e-mail and I'll send you the details. Later, Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

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Non Linux mozilla issue
by Adam Keck Feb. 20, 2003

Feb. 20, 2003

Here at MW we are blessed with Solaris workstations in addition to Linux. On Solaris 8 we have been unable to get the binary version from mozilla.org to run. It dies silently trying to load gtk. I compiled and installed gtk from gtk.org to no avail. Anyone run into this? Have any hints? 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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I need to run some win apps
by Geoff Feb. 19, 2003

Feb. 19, 2003

Hi, I need to run a few windows applications on Linux. I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions. The programs are: Palm Desktop 4.1 Eudora 5.2 And a couple of programs to programs 2 different ham radios. As for the linux setup. We'll have to wait and see the answer - I'm doing a fresh install on a new computer (will there be an install feast anytime soon?). I'm thinking Mandrake. Geoffrey Phillips gphillips(a)clarkie.net (Professional)

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Meeting over the Access Grid?
by Frank Sweetser Feb. 18, 2003

Feb. 18, 2003

As a few of you may already know, WPI has just recently installed an Access Grid Node. For those of you who have never heard of the Access Grid project, it's a completely immersive video conferencing system - like traditional videoconferencing, but arranged such that the technology portion becomes invisible, and you can converse with others as if they were in the same room. More details at http://www.accessgrid.org/ My idea was that if we could find a couple of remote sites with people who might be interested in joining us, we could have a meeting over the Access Grid. A list of other Access Grid sites is up at http://www-fp.mcs.anl.gov/fl/accessgrid/nodes.htm and includes BU at least. If anyone knows anyone else at any of these sites who would be interested, we can start seeing about scheduling the time needed in all of the spaces. -- Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu WPI Network Engineer

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REMINDER: Upcoming LAN Party !!
by Andy Stewart Feb. 18, 2003

Feb. 18, 2003

HI Everybody, The next WLUG meeting will be held this coming Wednesday, February 19th, 2003 in a different location. The meeting room will be AK233 (Atwater Kent room 233). Please refer to the Wlug Meetings...Directions link for directions to this room. The building is right next to Salisbury Labs on the WPI campus. Please note the earlier start time of 6:00 PM ! At this meeting, we'll be having a LAN party ! This is WLUG's first LAN party so I'm curious to see what people bring. You'll need to bring your network gear (hubs, switches, cables) and a laptop or desktop machine with networking enabled. We'll interconnect all of the machines to create one big WLUG LAN. I'll bring my PLIP cable for the masochists in the crowd. This network most likely will *not* have access to the Internet (but we'll see what we can do). On this LAN, all sorts of activities could take place, such as multiplayer games, network security scans, attempts to (non-destructively!) crack another persons system to teach them about their security weaknesses, and more. Its really up to all of you and your imaginations as to what we can do with this type of setup. I'll even entertain doing a couple of network based Linux installations if folks want that. If people need help configuring their systems for networking, that help will be available. I'll also be available to do a demonstration of VNC for those interested. The possibilities are really endless. Due to the amount of time to setup such a LAN and still have time to have fun with it, I've extended the time of the WLUG meeting from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (note earlier start time!). Have a lot of fun, and I'll see you all on Wednesday. Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

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Next meeting ...
by Marc Hughes Feb. 18, 2003

Feb. 18, 2003

So LAN party next meeting ... I'd love to get into the security stuff & some of the gaming .. But for the gaming ... what are people planning on bringing or planning on playing? Figure I should get those working on my laptop before I show up. Personally, I'd love to see the games that you can't play on windows. -Marc -- www.geek4.com - News by anyone!

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RE: [Wlug] Sony floppy disk memory stick adapter
by Keller, Tim Feb. 13, 2003

Feb. 13, 2003

I'd suspect that because the thing came with windows drivers that it looks close enough to an MSDOS filesystem that windows won't scream so much, but when it comes to actually interacting with the filesystem/toc on the device it's nothing like that at all... Can you fdisk the device and format it? Tim. -----Original Message----- From: Andy Stewart [mailto:andystewart@attbi.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 22:40 PM To: Worcester Linux Users' Group Subject: [Wlug] Sony floppy disk memory stick adapter Hi everybody, My brother-in-law just obtained a Sony floppy disk memory stick adapter (MSAC-FD2MA). You put a memory stick into this "thing" which then plugs into the floppy drive. He put it into the floppy drive and it mounted OK, but 'df' thinks the device is full when indeed its empty. There was a Windows driver supplied with it also. Attempts to copy files to it while mounted failed with errors indicative of no remaining space. Does anybody know anything about this little toy? I can't find anything on the net, but I'll keep looking. It doesn't seem like it would be that hard to figure out and make work with Linux, if one were so inclined. Thanks! Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

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Sony floppy disk memory stick adapter
by Andy Stewart Feb. 13, 2003

Feb. 13, 2003

Hi everybody, My brother-in-law just obtained a Sony floppy disk memory stick adapter (MSAC-FD2MA). You put a memory stick into this "thing" which then plugs into the floppy drive. He put it into the floppy drive and it mounted OK, but 'df' thinks the device is full when indeed its empty. There was a Windows driver supplied with it also. Attempts to copy files to it while mounted failed with errors indicative of no remaining space. Does anybody know anything about this little toy? I can't find anything on the net, but I'll keep looking. It doesn't seem like it would be that hard to figure out and make work with Linux, if one were so inclined. Thanks! Andy -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA USA http://www.wlug.org

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