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Not fixing a problem
by Jonathan Hutchins 07 Feb '07

07 Feb '07

I find myself in an interesting dilemma. I run logwatch the mail and web servers I manage. It used to give me some useful info, but these days, it has problems. It's catching every single 404 from the web server logs. On a site with ~40,000 pages, ~150,000 unique URL's, that's heavily crawled by robots on a daily basis, that makes for a pretty large report. Add to that the fact that it's also reporting every bounced spam, and it appears to be reporting all of the NNTP log entries as well, and any useful information is obliterated in a report that's well over a megabyte of text. So I tried to follow the instructions and turn off HTTPD reporting. Apparently, I got the syntax wrong, so now instead of the 1.4 meg report, all I get is an error message. Which is really just as useful. So why fix it? I know it's theoretically possible to configure and customize logwatch, but when I tried to find documentation on it, all I found were incredibly detailed and obtuse instructions for building your own custom log filters from the ground up. Not helpful. I'm posting this for your amusement at the dilemma, and in the vague hope that someone, somewhere, has written an intelligible guide to configuring logwatch on a very superficial level. Then again, maybe someone knows of a better tool.

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Cancel the Meeting Tonight?
by Christopher A. Bier 07 Feb '07

07 Feb '07

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Should we cancel the meeting tonight? The fire doesn't look like it's going to quit any time soon, and all the bridges are closed. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFFyk16E5xXU3JS1mQRAmj4AKC7Jag+ToE9nwdLXa+sPDvzXSlBLwCgyioy NGwwr/CRXhXUL0u6xENtEL8= =363i -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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In other news
by Jared 07 Feb '07

07 Feb '07

Its kind of quiet, so here are some things to chew on: 1. I propose the Novell-Linux-Microsoft "mistake" in the news is part of a larger pattern of FUD, wherein well-placed reporters are assigned to specifically target the misconception of Open Source licensing, intending to strengthen the profile that hackers are trying to take over the world by being mean to little ol' Microsoft. Nah. I'm pulling your leg. http://enterprise.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/02/05/181235 2. Omnibase Logic, a small high-tech company with a bunch of Ph.Ds on board, recently made headlines, being the first American company to capitalize on practical applications for ternary logic beyond the ternary search algorithm. They make circuitry which runs smaller and faster than binary, and uses less energy. Currently obviated by the discovery of hafnium, yet ternary logic will rise again a few years from now as the limits of hafnium are reached. A dollar invested today will be worth 100 then. http://www.omnibaselogic.com/about/ 3. Kernel mode, user mode, and now guest mode. "Since a virtual machine is simply a process, all of the standard Linux process management tools apply: one can destroy, pause, and resume a virtual machine... This allows system administrators to manage virtual machines with existing tools..." Nice. The incrementalist and stable approach used by Qumranet and now in the kernel is much appreciated by this reporter. http://www.qumranet.com/opensource.php And now for something completely ordinary, -Jared

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the future of wardriving :)
by David Nicol 02 Feb '07

02 Feb '07

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2088910,00.asp?kc=EWSTEEMNL020107EOAD -- Q: How do I decode unix seconds-since-the-epoch timestamps? A: xterm -T TIMESTAMP_TRANSLATOR -e perl -ple'$_= ~~localtime$_' &

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Fwd: PL/I for GCC version 0.0.14 release
by David Nicol 02 Feb '07

02 Feb '07

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: henrik.sorensen(a)balcab.ch <henrik.sorensen(a)balcab.ch> Date: Feb 2, 2007 6:01 AM Subject: PL/I for GCC version 0.0.14 release To: gcc(a)gcc.gnu.org February 2007 This is the fourteenth code drop of the GCC front-end for the PL/I programming language. PL/I for GCC is released under the terms of the GNU Public License; version 2. With pl1gcc-0.0.14 another important milestone has been reached. v0.0.14 is the first release where it is possible to create a partly referencelist for the variables in a program, and an overview of %INCLUDE files. Beside structure level information the referencelist contains the following declare attributes: REAL/COMPLEX FIXED/FLOAT BINARY/DECIMAL AUTOMATIC/BASED/CONTROLLED/DEFINED/STATIC/PARAMETER INTERNAL/EXTERNAL AREA/BIT/CHARACTER/GRAPHIC/PICTURE/WIDECHAR/DATE PROCEDURE/ENTRY There is still no code generation taking place, so don't run out and uninstall your production PL/I compiler just yet :-) Changes in v0.0.14 * added location information to most messages * get rid of warning messages when building pl1gcc * synchronize with gcc version 4.3 Changed syntax in v0.0.14 * allow the tilde(~) character as not operator * allow BUFF as abbreviation for BUFFERS * allow ENVIRONMENT( ... ) as part of OPEN statement * allow %INCLUDE to have filename inside quotes Sourcecode contributions to pl1gcc * From Andy&Pam Norrie: a project used for score keeping of match-races for halfton yachts. For a complete list of changes check the CHANGELOG file. What is pl1gcc? The pl1gcc project is an attempt to create a native PL/I compiler using the GNU Compiler Collection. The project is looking for more people to join the development and testing. There are a number of interesting tasks related to the pl1gcc project, where any help would be greatly appreciated. a) Error regression infrastructure b) Error message codes c) Case insensitive include name expansion d) Test cases e) Project web pages f) Language reference manual g) User guide h) Tutorial to PL/I i) Frequently asked questions j) Internals of pl1gcc For more information, comments, feedback and download, please visit http://pl1gcc.sourceforge.net Finally, remember to have some fun. The GCC PL/I Team. Web links mentioned: http://pl1gcc.sourceforge.net -- Q: How do I decode unix seconds-since-the-epoch timestamps? A: xterm -T TIMESTAMP_TRANSLATOR -e perl -ple'$_= ~~localtime$_' &

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Lame Linux
by Jonathan Hutchins 01 Feb '07

01 Feb '07

I was browsing MicroCenter yesterday, and looked at their Linux selection. Seems to me like they used to carry the majors, Red Hat, SuSE - I know I remember seeing SuSE there (pre-Novell). The only recognized brand I saw yesterday was Linspire, a few generic repackaged CD's, and a couple fairly obscure brands I don't remember. None of the majors were represented. I wonder why this is. Is it just too easy to get them off the internet? Has the market for purchased editions collapsed? Did they get stuck with too many copies of older versions as distros evolved too rapidly over the last few years? I checked the book section. Plenty of Red Hat books, only one on Ubuntu.

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Request for Presenter Demonstrator
by Arthur Pemberton 31 Jan '07

31 Jan '07

Dear KCLUG List, I am emailing on behalf of the UMKC Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (I haven't finished building our website yet). As part of the School of Computing and Engineering's "E-Week" (Feb. 19 - 23), I am attempting to organize a "Linux on the desktop" demonstration which would be open , and advertised to the UMKC student body. The objectives which I would like to meet are as follows: - Boost interest, membership, and awareness of my organisation - Boost awareness of the availability of operating system other than those produced by Microsoft and Apple - Correct misconceptions that Linux is only used on servers - Generally show that Linux can be a viable foundation on which users can focus on productivity, while still having a full functioning personal computer complete with "shinny" graphics. I hope to also present Linux running on my office machine (customized to various themes) along side, or more in assistance to the KCLUG representatives. Currently, there is very little probability of financial incentives. The presenter(s) would have to supply their own hardware, however, I should be able to organize transportation. I am currently unaware of (but can find more information if necessary) of the cable television coverage within the SCE building - in case the presenter(s) would like to showcase MythTV (or TvTime). The exact day of the week and time have not yet been decided by the organizers of the week, however, demonstration length would be between 30 mins and 60 mins. Wifi and ethernet access can be provided for. I hope that some members will be willing to make this presentation and represent KCLUG. Please reply on or off list ( I do not have a preference). And please feel free to request any further information that may be needed to come to a decision. Thank you. Arthur Pemberton President UMKC ACM -- Fedora Core 6 and proud

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Question about the list and follow up to advice questions
by cragos＠gmail.com 31 Jan '07

31 Jan '07

I moved all the way back to KC to attend KCLUG meetings, and I've already missed two. I could set up some sort of reminder myself, but it might be more useful to have an automated mailer send messages out to the group at large or a second mailing list. Can the list admin set up a second list, perhaps kclug-announce, with announcements about forthcoming meetings 24 hours prior, and announcements about special events as needed? PS: If anyone's wondering, I'm good and settled now, up in NKC. At my apartment complex, the only ISP options were SBC and Roadrunner. As the reason Speakeasy was unable to provide service was that my area was on an SBC DSL repeater to which they didn't have access. Not having any interest in being on an overloaded repeater, I went the TW route.

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Custom LiveCD Internet Kiosk - was Re: Ethereal
by Jon Pruente 30 Jan '07

30 Jan '07

On 1/25/07, Oren Beck <orenbeck(a)gmail.com> wrote: > All of my scenarios are to pick brains for getting such projects > either assembled by others or getting directed myself to do these > things. I just found the MorphixLiveKiosk http://www.morphix.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=80&Itemid=… There is also a seemingly easy to use remaster setup for Puppy Linux. I haven't tried either of these, but they look promising for a good starting point. I've run Puppy, and it's pretty dang fast. I've never mastered my own LiveCD before, but the pages on puppyos.com make it look fairly easy. Jon.

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RE: Question about the list and follow up to advice questions
by Kelsay, Brian - Kansas City, MO 30 Jan '07

30 Jan '07

>-----Original Message----- >From: djgoku >Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 6:41 PM >On 1/27/07, Arthur Pemberton <> wrote: >> >> I have found TimeWarner RoadRunner to be quite good myself. Do note >> however, that they block of port 631 > >So what is port 631 used for other than below? > >ipp 631/udp # IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) >ipp 631/tcp # IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) > >I haven't seen/heard many people printing from the internet. I have a buddy that scanned his cable subnet, found some open shares, open machines, open everything, a few were even spewing crap on the subnet (broadcast, spam zombie, etc.) and he was able to remotely print to their printers to tell them how to fix it. Or if they had some tasty files, he waited a bit. ;-) So, far as I can tell, that's what remote printing is for.

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