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Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Preliminary Budgetary exercise
by FPJSCHOOL＠aol.com 30 Mar '00

30 Mar '00

Thanks for the reply... I visited the Window 2000 show in London and guess what? - I had the opportunity to shake Roger Whittaker by his hand - Got a copy of SO5.1, which I promptly installed on the NT and works fine but have to yet intall it on Linux workstation since I haven't got a spare PC to install it on yet at school..

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MCA Mafia...
by Anthony Hogbin 30 Mar '00

30 Mar '00

Any advice? I am a PS2 addict - and 'am running an IBM Server 500 (128Mb RAID SCSI2 F/W 10x2.21Gb Complex 4 9595a planar - I have hard wired in some parts which have it running at 200MMX Mhz now... but apart from that as spec.) which is the final evolution of MCA. I am currently running NT 4 & Backoffice on it - and it works fine - but I am looking to put SuSE on it. There is plenty of redhat support for PC500 boxes - but v. little suse. I understand due to the fact it is not edge triggered and becuase the complex has a cache controller that there are complexities..... I have gotten around the locking up on the checking HLT instruction by using linux no-hlt at the boot floppy boot: prompt - but now it stops at initialising the TCP/UDP/ICMP protocols - ARGH! Can anyone advise? .....well - no ask - no find out! Anthony . . . ----------------------------- Anthony Hogbin ----------------------------- work: admin(a)cleevepark.kent.sch.uk home: anthony.hogbin(a)BTinternet.com www.btinternet.com/~anthony.hogbin

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RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] CDROM drive stopped working - help please (fwd)
by James Samuel 29 Mar '00

29 Mar '00

This one went to the wrong place. :) -- James Samuel Network Manager, SuSE Linux Ltd. Direct Phone: +44 (0)208 387 1485 Fax: +44 (0)208 387 4010 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 20:04:44 +0100 From: Steve Pratt <steve(a)sheliak.co.uk> To: James Samuel <james(a)suse.co.uk> Subject: RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] CDROM drive stopped working - help please My first test would be to insert a CD and issue a mount command mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt then try ls /mnt If that works, then you will just need to look in your /etc/fstab for the CD line and amed. If the first bit works, email me your fstab, and I'll send the necessary changes. SteveP -----Original Message----- From: James Samuel [mailto:james@suse.co.uk] Sent: 29 March 2000 11:00 To: Alan Davies Cc: suse-linux-uk-schools(a)suse.com Subject: Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] CDROM drive stopped working - help please On Wed, 29 Mar 2000, Alan Davies wrote: > Agh!!!!!!!!!!! > > My CDROM drive - which was working fine on SUSE 6.2 (on my laptop) > has seemingly stopped on SUSE6.3 > > (And its not the hardware - as I have a removable HD with alternative > operating systems - and it works fine under NT and '95) > > I 'upgraded' (or at least an ex-pupil of mine did it for me) and > it upgraded from the CDROM drive OK. > > But now - it says mount point /S.u.S.E. does not exist when the machine goes > through its boot phase - and the same if you click on the kde CDROM > drive - or try to do 'mount /dev/cd' from a shell. > > There is a file 'cdrom' in the /dev folder which appears (according to > its properties) to be a link to hdc. I was a little surprised by this. > > Should I be? If the CD Drive is hdc, no - you shouldn't be surprised at all. This is normal, and provided more as a convienence feature than anything else. > And can anyone help me fix this problem....please? I don't honestly know what's looking for /S.u.S.E. - The only thing I am aware of that uses that dir currently is the Live FileSystem. I've been informed that maybe the 5.* series used it as the Yast mount point, but I can't confirm this either way. Other than that, unless something in the kernel is missing, I don't know what else to suggest. Is there anything in syslog that might point towards something? -- James Samuel Network Manager, SuSE Linux Ltd. Direct Phone: +44 (0)208 387 1485 Fax: +44 (0)208 387 4010

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CDROM drive stopped working - help please
by Alan Davies 29 Mar '00

29 Mar '00

Agh!!!!!!!!!!! My CDROM drive - which was working fine on SUSE 6.2 (on my laptop) has seemingly stopped on SUSE6.3 (And its not the hardware - as I have a removable HD with alternative operating systems - and it works fine under NT and '95) I 'upgraded' (or at least an ex-pupil of mine did it for me) and it upgraded from the CDROM drive OK. But now - it says mount point /S.u.S.E. does not exist when the machine goes through its boot phase - and the same if you click on the kde CDROM drive - or try to do 'mount /dev/cd' from a shell. There is a file 'cdrom' in the /dev folder which appears (according to its properties) to be a link to hdc. I was a little surprised by this. Should I be? And can anyone help me fix this problem....please? -- Alan Davies Head of Computing Birkenhead School

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[SuSE-linux-uk-schools] Modem
by adrian.wells 29 Mar '00

29 Mar '00

Hi Richard, >>I need to get a new external modem that I can plug in to either my NT or Linux box.<< I have been swapping a USR 14400 Voice and a USR V90 Voice modem on my SuSE box with impunity - These are also supported by win9x and NT Kind Regards Adrian Wells _______________________________________ Systems Manager Sidcot School Oakridge Lane, Winscombe, Somerset BS25 1PD. Please reply to adrian.wells(a)sidcot.org.uk admin(a)sidcot.org.uk for general enquiries

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Numlock / double-click / CD-ROM Speed
by adrian.wells 29 Mar '00

29 Mar '00

Thanks for the numblock info - that worked a treat. double-click Is it possible to change the mouse action (say within file managers) to respond to double rather than single clicks? I find myself either opening files that I didn't intend to open or else opening two instances of a file that I want to open! CD-ROM Speed (24x IDE, 48MB RAM, P266) While spuddling through the SuSE CDs, looking at the packages available, I have noticed that some (large) folders initially display their contents quickly then slow to a crawl - requiring a down line/page to initiate further reads, only to suddenly speed up again towards the end of the folder (sorry, I forget which folders/CDs were responsible). Is this a 'feature' of LINUX and the way it reads CD's or do I need to increase a CD cache somewhere? Kind Regards Adrian Wells _______________________________________ Systems Manager Sidcot School Oakridge Lane, Winscombe, Somerset BS25 1PD. Please reply to adrian.wells(a)sidcot.org.uk admin(a)sidcot.org.uk for general enquiries

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Second Hard Disk - Warning
by adrian.wells 29 Mar '00

29 Mar '00

How not to do it! I wanted to add a second 2GB disk to my susebox and followed the instructions on pages 449/450 of the manual. All went well as far as item 5 [twice :-( ] The first two attempts provided me with a read-only /OPT folder which meant that LINUX would not boot/start all processes AND I could not edit /etc/fstab ! - That is to say that I could not save any changes made in vi. (would it have been possible to change the file attributes manually?) On the second re-build (getting good at it now!) I spotted the problem, the attributes in /etc/fstab shown in the book were different to mine! Mine look like this - I assume that anyone using YaST2 to install would have a similar table. /dev/hda3 / ext2 defaults 1 2 /dev/hda2 swap swap defaults 0 1 /dev/hda1 /boot ext2 defaults 1 1 /dev/hdb3 /opt ext2 defaults 1 1 I copied the attributes of the /boot partion, as per the manual. Anyway it works very well now :-) Can you offer any explanation/advice please Roger? Kind Regards Adrian Wells _______________________________________ Systems Manager Sidcot School Oakridge Lane, Winscombe, Somerset BS25 1PD. Please reply to adrian.wells(a)sidcot.org.uk admin(a)sidcot.org.uk for general enquiries

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Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Modem
by James Ogley 29 Mar '00

29 Mar '00

> I need to get a new external modem that I can plug in to either my NT > or Linux box. > What modems can Linux work with? What are people here using? > Should I go for a name I recognize, say Hayes or 3Com-USR or is Linux > not fussy? Just about any external modem (except those shady WinModem types) will work... We have a list of supported hardware (searchable) at http://cdb.suse.de/cdb_english.html but I can reccomend the Diamond SupraExpress 56e Pro - I just bought one, works straight out the box, a quich wvdialconf succesfully probed it and created my wvdial.conf file into which I just had to stick my ISP specific info James -- James Ogley, SuSE Linux UK Ltd - +44 (0) 20 8 387 4088 @ Work: ogley(a)suse.co.uk www.suse.co.uk @ Home: james(a)rubberturnip.org.uk www.rubberturnip.org.uk ICQ: 57374251 Slashdot: riggwelter (84180)

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Modem
by richard＠tortoise.demon.co.uk 28 Mar '00

28 Mar '00

Hello all I need to get a new external modem that I can plug in to either my NT or Linux box. What modems can Linux work with? What are people here using? Should I go for a name I recognize, say Hayes or 3Com-USR or is Linux not fussy? regards Richard richard(a)tortoise.demon.co.uk

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Hello from Bryngwyn
by Alan Harris 27 Mar '00

27 Mar '00

Hi There! Just thought I'd introduce myself and give you an idea of my Linux project - any comments gratefully received btw. At the moment we are running four NT 4.0 servers on a school wide 10/100 mbps cat 5 switched network. We also have one Linux (Red Hat 5.2) server running on this system as well. I am about to start a project to create a network of four/five Linux servers (Suse 6.3 and Red Hat 6.1) and two workstations (Caldera Openlinux and Win '95) to investigate replacing our NT 4.0 servers and Win '95/'98 systems. This network will consist of :- 1 ICL Pentium 133 running Red Hat 6.1 with 2*Netgear FA310 10/100 Mbps cards (Primary DNS for Linux Domain earthforce.cxm, Primary NIS server and general web server (Apache)) 1 ICL Pentium 100 running Suse 6.3 with Apache, MySQL and PHP for the development of web based admin, reports and target setting systems. 2 ICL Pentium 75's running Suse 6.3 / Red Hat 6.1 with Samba to provide file storage for pupils (Linked via NFS, will be secondary NIS servers) 1 ICL 486SX/25 Running Red Hat 6.1 to act as a secondary DNS Server to the ICL P133 for the Linux Domain earthforce.cxm. 1 Elonex Lumina MediaGX system running Caldera Openlinux (to act as a workstation evaluation) 1 Elonex Lumina MediaGX system running Windows'95 (to act as a workstation evaluation) It is my intention to link the servers together using NIS and NFS, to ensure that users can log on from anywhere in the school. The P133 will be the primary server for these functions. The system will be administered remotely via http using WebMin (http://www.webmin.com). Both the Windows '95 and Caldera based workstations will be running Staroffice 5.1 (courtesy of Sun / Star Division) and Netscape Communicator. As I'm a Linux newbie this is going to be a lot of fun (If I can find the time to complete it!) If this test is successful then it will be deployed using IBM Netfinity 3000's (I hope) sometime during the coming year. This is just a very broad outline of what I intend to do so any comments or other helpful hints will be appreciated. Alan Harris Network Manager Bryngwyn School alanh(a)bryngwyn.carmarthen.sch.uk

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more about disks/LINUX
by adrian.wells 27 Mar '00

27 Mar '00

Further to adding disks, I do like the way in which hard disks are identified on the system, with hda to hdc referring to the physical IDE address of the disk. Sometimes under win9x this can become very confusing when trying to identify the physical disk from it's logical name in a multi disk/multi partion set-up - especially when windows decides to change the drive letters! I must say that LINUX appears to be very stable - even when operated by someone as unstable as myself - I can attribute all crashes to myself (these usually are in the form of application crashes), but with multiple accounts I have only used the power switch a couple of times to clear problems! Number Lock I have number lock set up in my BIOS but it's not set on boot, is this LINUX over-riding the num lock status? Kind Regards Adrian Wells _______________________________________ Systems Manager Sidcot School Oakridge Lane, Winscombe, Somerset BS25 1PD. Please reply to adrian.wells(a)sidcot.org.uk admin(a)sidcot.org.uk for general enquiries

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Welcome message
by Roger Whittaker 26 Mar '00

26 Mar '00

A few people joined the list yesterday. Welcome to them: it would be good if they could post a meesage to the list introducing themselves, saying what they do or hope to do with Linux. Christopher Dawkins has suggested to me that we should do a web page for schools to go with this list: it's something I had already thought about and hope to get going before too long - what do other people think? -- Roger Whittaker SuSE Linux Ltd The Kinetic Centre Theobald Street Borehamwood Herts WD6 4PJ ---------------------- 020 8387 1482 ---------------------- roger(a)suse-linux.co.uk ----------------------

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Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Preliminary Budgetary exercise
by Raju 25 Mar '00

25 Mar '00

I do see a 5 digit number printed all by itself without any explanation on the Registration Card for US and Canada. Could it be that? If I fail in every other avenue, I will keep your gracious offer in mind. Thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul Taylor <ptaylor(a)uklinux.net> To: Raju <raju(a)one.net> Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2000 1:00 PM Subject: RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Preliminary Budgetary exercise > Hi Raju: > > The media key for Star Office is printed on the registration card at the > front of the SuSE manual I believe. I have installed it a few times and get > a response from Sun immediately with the unlock key (like someone else in > this forum I bought a copy of SO just before it went free). I have a copy > of 5.1a that does not require the media key on a PC Plus disk if you want me > to mail it to you? > > Paul > > -----Original Message----- > From: Raju [mailto:raju@one.net] > Sent: 24 March 2000 19:53 > To: Suse-inux-uk-Schools > Subject: Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Preliminary Budgetary exercise > > Thought of that. Wanted at least 2 workstation to demo the "complete Linux" > solution. But ..... > > I "installed" SO from the SuSE distro with Yast. Now "intalling" it requires > Media Key etc. and there is absolutely no help on the stardivision site. I > know there are people out there who have done it. But I can not figure out > how to. I have registered on the stardivision site (as it says in the help > file of SO) 2 weeks ago and have not even rcvd an polite "you have been > registered" from them yet!! > > Could you send me step by step instruction on how to get the Media Key > information? That seems to be the toughest part. Also does this mean I will > have to stop using it in another months time? I am a little shaken with the > ambiguity of the installation procedure. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Roger Whittaker <roger(a)suse-linux.co.uk> > To: Raju <raju(a)one.net> > Cc: Suse-inux-uk-Schools <suse-linux-uk-schools(a)suse.com> > Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 2:27 PM > Subject: Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Preliminary Budgetary exercise > > > > Linux on the clients, StarOffice, ... etc > > > > On Fri, 24 Mar 2000, Raju wrote: > > > > > Roger, > > > > > > Here is what I found out during the budgetary exercise... > > > > > > There exists a "School Agreement" by Microsoft Licensing. All prices > given > > > below are per this agreement. As far as I can tell the only thing they > say > > > is that the school should have at least 10 PCs. All latest versions will > > > automatically be given to the schools having this agreement. > > > > > > - NT Small Business Server (includes mail, proxy, web etc.) for schools > is > > > an one time cost of 385 pounds. This is one time purchase so no > upgrades. > > > Caveat: The server has an upper limit of 50 users in the latest > > > release(4.5). Ealier releases used to have a limit of 25 users. > > > > > > - School Agreement Client License Pack (MS-Office, subscription to > Encarta > > > online, Visual whatchamacallits, MS-Works, Fontpage etc., client > license to > > > Small Business Server) 41 pounds per year per PC. > > > > > > - My school says it needs MS-Publisher (because the 4 PCs they have last > 2 > > > years have it and they are now used to it) and that will be an > additional 17 > > > pounds per year per PC. > > > > > > That basically boils down to (ignoring Publisher for the moment) the > > > following for a 30 PC network. > > > > > > One time cost: 400 pounds for the server > > > Recurring cost: 1400 pounds / year / PC > > > > > > Now since the school has decided to go with the W98 clients, the > recurring > > > cost will apply to Linux server scenario as well. The only thing that > > > differentiates it is the saving of 350 pounds!! Not much to go on here, > is > > > there? > > > > > > BTW, the people who told the Pricipal about Linux being unstable was > "Gemini > > > 2000". They are in approximately the same business as RM plc. Although > they > > > keep claiming that they are not "rigid" like RM. The server they have > > > suggested costs 3500 pounds. Sounds overkill for a network with 35 PCs > (max) > > > and 5 printers!! ... sigh! > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Roger Whittaker <roger(a)suse-linux.co.uk> > > > To: Raju <raju(a)one.net> > > > Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 11:00 AM > > > Subject: Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] One day exhibition of Linux? > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 24 Mar 2000, Raju wrote: > > > > > > > > > I have already sold the idea of Linux server but am still unsure > > > > > since the costing does not work convincingly in favour of Linux > yet!! > > > > > > > > Can you give me an idea of why ... > > > > What else is involved? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Roger Whittaker > > SuSE Linux Ltd > > The Kinetic Centre > > Theobald Street > > Borehamwood > > Herts > > WD6 4PJ > > ---------------------- > > 020 8387 1482 > > ---------------------- > > roger(a)suse-linux.co.uk > > ---------------------- > > > > > >

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Preliminary Budgetary exercise
by Raju 24 Mar '00

24 Mar '00

Roger, Here is what I found out during the budgetary exercise... There exists a "School Agreement" by Microsoft Licensing. All prices given below are per this agreement. As far as I can tell the only thing they say is that the school should have at least 10 PCs. All latest versions will automatically be given to the schools having this agreement. - NT Small Business Server (includes mail, proxy, web etc.) for schools is an one time cost of 385 pounds. This is one time purchase so no upgrades. Caveat: The server has an upper limit of 50 users in the latest release(4.5). Ealier releases used to have a limit of 25 users. - School Agreement Client License Pack (MS-Office, subscription to Encarta online, Visual whatchamacallits, MS-Works, Fontpage etc., client license to Small Business Server) 41 pounds per year per PC. - My school says it needs MS-Publisher (because the 4 PCs they have last 2 years have it and they are now used to it) and that will be an additional 17 pounds per year per PC. That basically boils down to (ignoring Publisher for the moment) the following for a 30 PC network. One time cost: 400 pounds for the server Recurring cost: 1400 pounds / year / PC Now since the school has decided to go with the W98 clients, the recurring cost will apply to Linux server scenario as well. The only thing that differentiates it is the saving of 350 pounds!! Not much to go on here, is there? BTW, the people who told the Pricipal about Linux being unstable was "Gemini 2000". They are in approximately the same business as RM plc. Although they keep claiming that they are not "rigid" like RM. The server they have suggested costs 3500 pounds. Sounds overkill for a network with 35 PCs (max) and 5 printers!! ... sigh! ----- Original Message ----- From: Roger Whittaker <roger(a)suse-linux.co.uk> To: Raju <raju(a)one.net> Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 11:00 AM Subject: Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] One day exhibition of Linux? > On Fri, 24 Mar 2000, Raju wrote: > > > I have already sold the idea of Linux server but am still unsure > > since the costing does not work convincingly in favour of Linux yet!! > > Can you give me an idea of why ... > What else is involved? >

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CHMOD.
by James Scott 24 Mar '00

24 Mar '00

Hello, I know this is basic but how do you use chmod i) to set public_html dir in my userid to 704 and ii) the files in it to 705 . Thanks James Very new to linux

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mailing list entries
by Helen Reed 24 Mar '00

24 Mar '00

Please could you change the mailing address from Trinityschool(a)btinternet.com to admin(a)trinityschool.co.uk Many thanks

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Re: RM-InSITE: Downloading complete Web sites.
by adrian.wells 23 Mar '00

23 Mar '00

try http://bluesquirrel.com/storefront/storefront.html Adrian ---------- > From: Adrian Bayling <adrian(a)ssfc.demon.co.uk> > To: rm-insite(a)rmplc.co.uk > Subject: Re: RM-InSITE: Downloading complete Web sites. > Date: 23 March 2000 13:09 > > > > Can anybody recommend any good software (preferably free!) for downloading > > complete Web sites? > > > > You could try WebWhacker 2000 from Blue Squirrel > tttp://bluesquirrel.com/storefront.html > > Not free, though. > > I haven't used it enough to give a recommendation or otherwise, > but it works and has been around for a long time in one form or > another. > > Once we got our caching proxy server working, there didn't seem much > point. > > Adrian. > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > RM Networks Mail List http://support.rm.com/connect/forums/ > _________________________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe send a message to majordomo(a)rmplc.co.uk with the body text : > UNSUBSCRIBE RM-INSITE youraddress > > For help please contact : rm-list-help(a)rmplc.co.uk

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Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] One day exhibition of Linux?
by Roger Whittaker 23 Mar '00

23 Mar '00

Devon and Cornwall LUG: http://www.lug.termisoc.org/ (I think this is mainly a student group at the University of Plymouth) There is a list of nation-wide LUGs at: http://www.lug.org.uk/ On Thu, 23 Mar 2000, James Scott wrote: > How do we find out who, what where for our local Linux user group ??? I > would imagine that I am pushing my luck to think that there is one in 100 > miles of here. > > Rgds > > James > Down in sunny Cornwall -- Roger Whittaker SuSE Linux Ltd The Kinetic Centre Theobald Street Borehamwood Herts WD6 4PJ ---------------------- 020 8387 1482 ---------------------- roger(a)suse-linux.co.uk ----------------------

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One day exhibition of Linux?
by Alan Davies 23 Mar '00

23 Mar '00

How about someone running a 'one day workshop'? With a list of demonstrations to be collectively decided on. (The problem will be catering for beginners and more advanced users in the same session...perhaps split between morning and afternoon). What I would like is Setting up a LINUX box (I must say I generally find that easier than windoze) Configuring the Xserver/video drivers. Configuring Sound, network Configuring Printers (still a bit of mystery to me - unless you have postscript) Accessing the server remotely - Telnet, Xserver clients(Humminbird) and Acorn's Gnome Setting up and Using VNC (which some see as a cheap alternative to Xserver) Downloading, unpacking and installing RPM type applications. Typical Applications - Applix, Netscape, Star Office, GIMP, others? And (why not) recompiling your own Kernel to include/exclude various bits. I could offer the facilties for free - but not the expertise! Although I suspect many would prefer London as more 'central' communicationwise.

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Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Apache web server
by James Scott 23 Mar '00

23 Mar '00

Thanks, I have just done this and the page has copied across. Now I get You are not authorized to view this page You might not have permission to view this directory or page using the credentials you supplied. If you believe you should be able to view this directory or page, please try to contact the Web site by using any e-mail address or phone number that may be listed on the 213.18.94.9 home page. You can click Search to look for information on the Internet. HTTP Error 403 - Forbidden Internet Explorer can you help with this. James ---------- > From: James Samuel <james(a)suse.co.uk> > To: James Scott <scott(a)camborne-comm-coll.cornwall.sch.uk> > Cc: suse schools list <suse-linux-uk-schools(a)suse.com> > Subject: Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Apache web server > Date: 23 March 2000 09:58 > > On Thu, 23 Mar 2000, James Scott wrote: > > > Can any one out there tell me how to publish html to my Linux. I have > > Apache up and running. But I can't find where to publish my stuff (i.e. > > what folder). > > If you want it to appear in the "main" folder - i.e. at the main address, > the dir you are looking for is /usr/local/httpd/htdocs. If you want > per-user html folders, make a directory called public_html in each users > home dir - then any files you put in there will be accessable with a URL > of http://<machinename>/~<username>/<files>. > > Any more info, please ask. :) > > -- > James Samuel > Network Manager, SuSE Linux Ltd. > Direct Phone: +44 (0)208 387 1485 Fax: +44 (0)208 387 4010

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One Day Workshop
by Peter Rutherford 23 Mar '00

23 Mar '00

Excellent idea from Alan Davis! Would a day be enough? How about a weekend? Peter Rutherford, Worthing

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Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] One day exhibition of Linux?
by James Scott 23 Mar '00

23 Mar '00

This sounds like an excellent idea. Rgds James Scott ---------- > From: Alan Davies <staff.asd(a)birkenhead.wirral.sch.uk> > To: suse-linux-uk-schools(a)suse.com > Subject: [suse-linux-uk-schools] One day exhibition of Linux? > Date: 23 March 2000 08:50 > > How about someone running a 'one day workshop'? > > With a list of demonstrations to be collectively decided on. > > (The problem will be catering for beginners and more advanced > users in the same session...perhaps split between morning and > afternoon). > > What I would like is > > Setting up a LINUX box (I must say I generally find that easier than windoze) > > Configuring the Xserver/video drivers. > Configuring Sound, network > Configuring Printers (still a bit of mystery to me - unless you have postscript) > > Accessing the server remotely - Telnet, Xserver clients(Humminbird) and Acorn's Gnome > Setting up and Using VNC (which some see as a cheap alternative to Xserver) > > Downloading, unpacking and installing RPM type applications. > > Typical Applications - Applix, Netscape, Star Office, GIMP, others? > > And (why not) recompiling your own Kernel to include/exclude various bits. > > I could offer the facilties for free - but not the expertise! Although I suspect > many would prefer London as more 'central' communicationwise.

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Apache web server
by James Scott 23 Mar '00

23 Mar '00

Can any one out there tell me how to publish html to my Linux. I have Apache up and running. But I can't find where to publish my stuff (i.e. what folder). Rgds James

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Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Welcome message
by Edgehill E-Mail Service 23 Mar '00

23 Mar '00

---------- > From: Roger Whittaker <roger(a)suse-linux.co.uk> > To: Schools List <suse-linux-uk-schools(a)suse.com> > Subject: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Welcome message > Date: 23 March 2000 08:34 > > A few people joined the list yesterday. Welcome to them: it would be good > if they could post a meesage to the list introducing themselves, saying > what they do or hope to do with Linux. > > Christopher Dawkins has suggested to me that we should do a web page for > schools to go with this list: it's something I had already thought about > and hope to get going before too long - what do other people think? ^^^^^^^^^ Great idea! A linklist (the URLs occasionally posted with useful and relevant stuff) would be good, rather than keep trolling through the mailinglist archive for them :} > > > -- > Roger Whittaker > SuSE Linux Ltd > The Kinetic Centre > Theobald Street > Borehamwood > Herts > WD6 4PJ > ---------------------- > 020 8387 1482 > ---------------------- > roger(a)suse-linux.co.uk > ---------------------- > >

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How to connect a linux box to Dixon's Freeserve
by adrian.wells 22 Mar '00

22 Mar '00

Hi, Found this.... How to connect a linux box to Dixon's Freeserve http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/ig206/freeserve/ by I.A.N.Grant(a)damtp.cam.ac.uk Kind Regards Adrian Wells _______________________________________ Systems Manager Sidcot School Oakridge Lane, Winscombe, Somerset BS25 1PD. Please reply to adrian.wells(a)sidcot.org.uk admin(a)sidcot.org.uk for general enquiries

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