[clug] Re: linux Digest, Vol 17, Issue 41
Slawek P.
slawek at zeo.pl
Wed May 26 13:43:30 GMT 2004
Hello linux-request,
Wednesday, May 26, 2004, 2:03:21 PM, you wrote:
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lrlso> Today's Topics:
lrlso> 1. Re: useful content(tm) (Martin Pool)
lrlso> 2. Re: [slightly OT] PC transport (Simon Burton)
lrlso> 3. Re: Looking for a webserver/mailserver management system (Jepri)
lrlso> 4. Re: Looking for a webserver/mailserver management system
lrlso> (Brad Hards)
lrlso> 5. [for sale] free: Sparc2 + Mac 7200 (Michael James)
lrlso> 6. Re: [for sale] free: Sparc2 + Mac 7200 (Martin Pool)
lrlso> 7. Re: Perl programming in Japan for a year (Andrew Bartlett)
lrlso> 8. RE: KVM Question (John Fletcher)
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lrlso> Message: 1
lrlso> Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 16:58:20 +1000
lrlso> From: Martin Pool <mbp at samba.org>
lrlso> Subject: Re: [clug] useful content(tm)
lrlso> To: Steven Hanley <sjh at svana.org>
lrlso> Cc: CLUG <linux at lists.samba.org>
lrlso> Message-ID: <20040526065818.GF7634 at hp.com>
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lrlso> On 26 May 2004, Steven Hanley <sjh at svana.org> wrote:
>> On Wed, May 26, 2004 at 04:06:46PM +1000, Michael Still wrote:
>> > Martin Pool wrote:
>> > >I'd like to do a talk/gospel meeting about distributed version control
>> > >systems like Darcs, Arch, monotone and co. Is anyone interested in
>> > >hearing it?
>> >
>> > Yes, I am. This month? :)
>>
>> Ditto, a talk on that tomorrow night would be cool I reckon.
lrlso> OK, I'll do that tomorrow.
lrlso> --
lrlso> Martin
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lrlso> Message: 2
lrlso> Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 17:21:49 +0100
lrlso> From: Simon Burton <simon at arrowtheory.com>
lrlso> Subject: Re: [clug] [slightly OT] PC transport
lrlso> To: linux at lists.samba.org
lrlso> Message-ID: <20040526172149.49193788.simon at arrowtheory.com>
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lrlso> A big thanks to Brad Hards for digging up an old laptop for me to take
lrlso> to the conference. It was great having a linux box there to help me as
lrlso> I thouroughly compromised the local presentation machine :) etc. etc.
lrlso> Simon.
lrlso> --
lrlso> Simon Burton, B.Sc.
lrlso> Licensed PO Box 8066
lrlso> ANU Canberra 2601
lrlso> Australia
lrlso> Ph. 61 02 6249 6940
lrlso> http://arrowtheory.com
lrlso> ------------------------------
lrlso> Message: 3
lrlso> Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 17:24:19 +1000
lrlso> From: Jepri <jepri at webone.com.au>
lrlso> Subject: Re: [clug] Looking for a webserver/mailserver management
lrlso> system
lrlso> To: Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog at svana.org>
lrlso> Cc: CLUG List <linux at samba.org>
lrlso> Message-ID: <40B44623.1010104 at webone.com.au>
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lrlso> Martijn van Oosterhout wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm looking for some kind of open-source integrated system for managing
>> customer websites. One which provides an interface for me to add new
>> domains and manage the DNS records and provides login for external
>> users to upload their site. Perhaps even letting me setup mailboxes and
>> aliases too.
>>
>> I know I could glue Apache/Exim/Bind/ProFTPd/etc together to get this
>> to work with LDAP, but does anyone know of a system that has already
>> done the hard yards and Just Works(tm) ?
>>
>> I don't need much functionality, it just needs to be very low
>> maintainence.
lrlso> I wrote one like this about four years ago. It works with Apache and
lrlso> courier email. It's a bit dusty now, but I could brush it off.
lrlso> I don't think I got the bind integration working.
lrlso> With apache2's new config file format, it should be pretty easy to run
lrlso> templates through a sed/awk/perl filter.
lrlso> I used webDAV instead of FTP though - the customers loved it, especially
lrlso> with a technology like 'teamdrive' (IE webfolders hadn't been released
lrlso> at that time).
lrlso> I considered my work to be mostly outdated by webmin though.
lrlso> ------------------------------
lrlso> Message: 4
lrlso> Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 17:36:29 +1000
lrlso> From: Brad Hards <bhards at bigpond.net.au>
lrlso> Subject: Re: [clug] Looking for a webserver/mailserver management
lrlso> system
lrlso> To: linux at lists.samba.org, Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog at svana.org>
lrlso> Message-ID: <200405261736.29046.bhards at bigpond.net.au>
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lrlso> On Wed, 26 May 2004 16:25, Martijn van Oosterhout wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm looking for some kind of open-source integrated system for managing
>> customer websites. One which provides an interface for me to add new
>> domains and manage the DNS records and provides login for external
>> users to upload their site. Perhaps even letting me setup mailboxes and
>> aliases too.
>>
>> I know I could glue Apache/Exim/Bind/ProFTPd/etc together to get this
>> to work with LDAP, but does anyone know of a system that has already
>> done the hard yards and Just Works(tm) ?
lrlso> I'd suggest looking at the old e-smith (now Mitel server 6000 or some-such -
lrlso> not sure where the other 5999 versions went) - see http://www.contribs.org
lrlso> It is based on a flat-file config database and some perl scripts rather than
lrlso> LDAP. I've not played with the virtual hosts part, but it is supposed to
lrlso> work.
lrlso> There are similar products, including Clark Connect
lrlso> http://www.clarkconnect.com/ - not sure if it supports vhosts.
lrlso> Brad
lrlso> ------------------------------
lrlso> Message: 5
lrlso> Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 17:37:27 +1000
lrlso> From: Michael James <clug at james.st>
lrlso> Subject: [clug] [for sale] free: Sparc2 + Mac 7200
lrlso> To: linux at lists.samba.org
lrlso> Message-ID: <200405261737.27499.clug at james.st>
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lrlso> This stuff is free, ring me and arrange to drop over.
lrlso> 2 Mac 7200/120s (with disk, some memory, keyboard + mouse)
lrlso> 2 Sparc 2s, no disk, little memory, 1 has graphics
lrlso> 1 Laserwriter IIg (Ethertalk)
lrlso> 1 ATX desktop case with power supply, solid but phenomenally ugly
lrlso> All with onsite guarantee. eg: Once it's off (my) site it's your problem.
lrlso> Also broken Mac 6200
lrlso> michaelj
lrlso> --
lrlso> Michael James michael at james.st
lrlso> 8 Brennan St work: 02 6246 5040
lrlso> Hackett, ACT 2602 home: 02 6247 2556
lrlso> ------------------------------
lrlso> Message: 6
lrlso> Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 17:43:45 +1000
lrlso> From: Martin Pool <mbp at samba.org>
lrlso> Subject: Re: [clug] [for sale] free: Sparc2 + Mac 7200
lrlso> To: linux at lists.samba.org
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lrlso> Martin
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lrlso> Message: 7
lrlso> Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 20:26:30 +1000
lrlso> From: Andrew Bartlett <abartlet at samba.org>
lrlso> Subject: Re: [clug] Perl programming in Japan for a year
lrlso> To: Paul Wayper <paulway at mabula.net>
lrlso> Cc: CLUG <linux at lists.samba.org>
lrlso> Message-ID: <1085567190.3127.6.camel at piglett.bartlett.house>
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lrlso> On Wed, 2004-05-26 at 14:52, Paul Wayper wrote:
>> How many other people on the list end up doing 'work' not at the actual
>> place of employment? (I know Tridge does, sort of, for instance...)
lrlso> I've been doing work from home, part time, for 2 1/2 years or so,
lrlso> contracting for a couple Samba-interested companies in the US.
lrlso> It seems to work pretty well, particularly with access to the internal
lrlso> IRC channel. It helps that my work has been as much 'on Samba' as on
lrlso> engineering the companies product directly. (Given my Samba work would
lrlso> be remote, no matter where I was working ;-)
lrlso> I have to say, I'm also glad to have my work as a SysAdmin, where I
lrlso> actually do things in person, on site, etc.
lrlso> Andrew Bartlett
lrlso> --
lrlso> Andrew Bartlett abartlet at pcug.org.au
lrlso> Manager, Authentication Subsystems, Samba Team abartlet at samba.org
lrlso> Student Network Administrator, Hawker College abartlet at hawkerc.net
lrlso> http://samba.org http://build.samba.org http://hawkerc.net
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lrlso> Message: 8
lrlso> Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 21:53:50 +1000
lrlso> From: "John Fletcher" <fletchweb at optusnet.com.au>
lrlso> Subject: RE: [clug] KVM Question
lrlso> To: "'Canberra Linux Lovers Club'" <linux at lists.samba.org>
lrlso> Message-ID: <010701c44318$1d90c700$1cc1a8c0 at fletchlap>
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lrlso> We bought one from Belkin a couple of years ago, can't remember the model
lrlso> number and I'm not sitting in front of it but it was a 2x8 - that is 8
lrlso> inputs and 2 outputs. Very handy as we generally have 3 sysadmins working
lrlso> in close proximity and this enables two to work at the same time directly.
lrlso> I highly recomment the 2-output thing to anyone that might need it. However
lrlso> I don't really recommend Belkin. The stuff works but the screens are
lrlso> slightly blurry, one more than the other (definitely bearable but not
lrlso> ideal). We payed in the high 3-figure range if I recall correctly but we
lrlso> should have payed about 50% more and got a really quality box.
lrlso> John.
lrlso> -----Original Message-----
lrlso> From: linux-bounces+fletchweb=optusnet.com.au at lists.samba.org
lrlso> [mailto:linux-bounces+fletchweb=optusnet.com.au at lists.samba.org] On Behalf
lrlso> Of Brett Worth
lrlso> Sent: Wednesday, 26 May 2004 4:23 PM
lrlso> To: Canberra Linux Lovers Club
lrlso> Subject: Re: [clug] KVM Question
lrlso> On Wed, 26 May 2004, Neill Cox wrote:
>> I've found myself in need of a four port kvm. Currently I'm leaning
>> torwards a ServerLink SL451 from Harris Technology.
lrlso> I've recently switched from a mechanical one to an electronic KVM switch and
lrlso> its
lrlso> solved a lot of problems. I dont think I'd consider using a mechanical one
lrlso> ever again. This new one has an on screen display which is invoked by
lrlso> hitting the
lrlso> <CTRL> key 3 times in quick succession. Dont use one of these if you want
lrlso> to play
lrlso> games that use the <CTRL> key for fire! :-)
lrlso> Its an 8 port KNV108 from SI. We paid $798 without cables.
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