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[SuSE Linux] Worm for Linux x86 found in wild
by bparker＠dc.net 27 Mar '99

27 Mar '99

FYI to all: "Worm for Linux x86 found in wild Mar 25th, 23:35:59 "The worm is particularly amusing in that when run, along with portscanning, wiping logs, and all the other usual things you'd expect a worm to do, it also hunts for files with a .html suffix and inserts the contents of the "SAY" variable (above) into them, over-writing whatever isthere. Other infection symptoms include a ".w0rm0r/" subdir and suid root copy of /bin/sh named ".w0rm" in /tmp, and possibly a "w0rm::2666:777:ADM Inet w0rm:/:/bin/sh" entry in your passwd file. As far as I can tell, the worm is capable of detecting several well-known vunerabilities. The logs the Russian company sent us, and the logs that the worm itself kept, would seem to indicate it's scanning IMAP ports. It also seems to be scanning POP, rsh/rlogin, telnet and FTP ports, finger, gopher, etc... Once it's into your system, the worm presumably begins to scan and look for vunerable machines again. How it picks the IP addresses to scan is not presently known to me. Presumably, the "gimmieip" binary takes care of that. Someone with more time can dissect it and post the results. Here is a file I found on the infected machine called "/tmp/outro" - it appears to be a log that the worm kept as it probed some system." The entire article is here: <<A HREF="http://linuxtoday.com/stories/4408.html"><A HREF="http://linuxtoday.com/stories/4408.html</A">http://linuxtoday.com/stories/4408.html</A</A>>> Bill Parker, <bparker(a)dc.net> The HURD. 'Hurd' stands for `Hird of Unix-Replacing Daemons'. And, then, `Hird' stands for `Hurd of Interfaces Representing Depth'. -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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[SuSE Linux] Second Hard Disc
by r.ibbotson＠zen.co.uk 27 Mar '99

27 Mar '99

Hi I've been thinking about putting a second IDE hard disc into my Linux box for a while now. I know that Linux is probably easy to configure for a second disc. I've got a spare 1Gb IDE HD which would do the job How would I go about doing this with SuSE 6.0 ? Do I have to troil away with the keyboard for a week or do I just install the disc and that's it ? The other thing is are there any web sites or Howtos on this ? Thank you Richard Sheffield UK 0973 682181 -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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[SuSE Linux] Mail address change
by k01164＠ko.hhs.dk 27 Mar '99

27 Mar '99

I'm sorry to disturb the list about this, but I already have tried the "official" method. About a month ago, I tried asking the list-admins to change my address, but with no result as yet. NOT EVEN A REPLY :( The case is that my school merged with another and changed name from hhs to sdu. I have no problem receiving mail at the old address, but I have to manually change the From: field each time I want to send to the list. Could someone at SuSE please push the right buttons to get my address changed? My old address was k01164(a)ko.hhs.dk and the new one is k01164(a)ko.sdu.dk Thanks in advance -- Regards Med venlig hilsen Ole Kofoed Hansen <A HREF="mailto:k01164@ko.sdu.dk">mailto:k01164@ko.sdu.dk</A> ICQ-UIN: 25773325 -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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Re: [SuSE Linux] Letter to editor.... keeps Linux on the badlist
by ksaj＠xoommail.com 27 Mar '99

27 Mar '99

It doesn't bother me what Solaris folk say about non-solaris folk in Solaris forums, or what Linuxfolk say to other Linuxfolk in a Linux forum. It gets tedious after a while, but so be it. Everyone needs to feel they belong to a club. My point was that by posting anti-NT messages in this manner (in kindergarten, they call it 'nanny nanny booboo') to an NT magazine, it makes Linux look very immature. And this is what is giving Linux such a nasty image in the public eye. NT magazines obviously NT as being a mature server-level operating system. So when they see a letter from a Linuxy referring to it as 'doze, and other letters from Linuxies using words like 'microshit', etc., and calling them inept, it certainly adds much to their list of reasons to hate Linux and consider NT the better OS. It is a strange thing that MS users behave in a more mature fashion when it comes to expressing their opinions about Linux in public. To note: Microsoft advocates and enthusiasts haven't made it a habit to send defaming messages about Linux to the Linux Journal. Nearly all of the anti-MS stuff posted in NT forums is posted by Linux users. End of story. This is getting too lengthy. I grow tired, and it's FRIDAY! :) Laters, Karsten "Benjamin A. Rosenberg" wrote: > > Karsten, > > I agree with a lot of what you have said, but you should know > this. I am on several mailing lists that have to deal with Unix, > Windows, > and software in general. I see very high level Unix guys bashing M$ all > the > time like children. This behavior is not indigenous to Linux and freeBSD > users. It appears all the time on bugtraq, solaris and other newslists > that I am on. It is the behavior of people who feel as if they must > prove > something to the world or that they don't have enough self-esteem to > just > go " I use this, and if you use Microsoft or whatever..then that's fine, > but you might try this and here are the reasons why..." Instead they > just > act like the jocks that use to make fun of me or other in high > school..calling names and generally showing their lack of intelligence. > I worry about the fact that we " Linux users " get a bad rap > from > the sub-moronic zealots out there with something to prove. It's sad > really. Oh well, I guess we shall just have to out shine those dimwits. > :) ______________________________________________________ Get your free web-based email at <A HREF="http://www.xoom.com"><A HREF="http://www.xoom.com</A">http://www.xoom.com</A</A>> SPECIAL OFFER: 250 Web Site Templates, Only $29.95! - <A HREF="http://orders.xoom.com/email"><A HREF="http://orders.xoom.com/email</A">http://orders.xoom.com/email</A</A>> -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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[SuSE Linux] ZDNN: Oracle, Microsoft bicker over $1M
by fmiller＠lightlink.com 27 Mar '99

27 Mar '99

<A HREF="http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2232079,00.html"><A HREF="http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2232079,00.html</A">http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2232079,00.html</A</A>> -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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[SuSE Linux] The story of the Linux kernel
by fmiller＠lightlink.com 27 Mar '99

27 Mar '99

<A HREF="http://www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/lw-1999-03/lw-03-opensources.html?03-25"><A HREF="http://www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/lw-1999-03/lw-03-opensources.html?03-25</A">http://www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/lw-1999-03/lw-03-opensources.html?03-25</A</A>> -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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[SuSE Linux] ZDNN: Will Sun save Netscape employees?
by fmiller＠lightlink.com 27 Mar '99

27 Mar '99

<A HREF="http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2230899,00.html"><A HREF="http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2230899,00.html</A">http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2230899,00.html</A</A>> -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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[SuSE Linux] What is the xmix recording source?
by abrahams＠valinet.com 27 Mar '99

27 Mar '99

The xmix sound mixer has three buttons for designating the recording source as "line in", "microphone", or "CD". However, xmix seems to be capable of receiving inputs from several sources at once, and selecting one or the other of those had no audible effect. What exactly is the "recording source"? Also, what is the FM device and why is it grayed out? More generally, is there a better source of information than the man page, which gives hardly any information at all about how to use xmix? Paul Abrahams -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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[SuSE Linux] Enlightenment Blank when Started Up!!
by Clifford＠isa.co.uk 26 Mar '99

26 Mar '99

When i start up Enlightenment from Gnome, it's blank. There are no icons/buttons/widgets of any kind. The only way to logout is the Ctr/Alt/Backspace method. Yes i havent got my sound configured yet but that should'nt result in these state of affairs. Is there something I'm doing wrong or i need to install? I've already checked Enlightenment.org but nothing on this. I Guess it's pretty elementary :-), but i do need help here. Clifford Okoro -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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[SuSE Linux] strange coincidences with kernel upgrade
by mperry＠basin.com 26 Mar '99

26 Mar '99

I had some issues before with sendmail locking all my email down until lenz helped me with some configuration stuff. I went in then and told yast to leave my resolv.conf and hosts alone since it liked to "beautify" them. Now after applying the kernel, it seems that yast changed things back on its own. This seems rather strange and I noticed it doing a mailq and seeing all my morning's email queued up wiating for a sendmail -q to be issued. Has anyone seen yast reset values like this? I cannot believe that this is linked to upgrading to kernel 2.2.4. Any opinions or comments out there? -- Michael Perry mperry(a)basin.com ---------------------- -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>

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