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Potentially long cron jobs
by Kevin McGregor 01 Apr '10

01 Apr '10

I want to run something via cron which will take anywhere from less than a minute to a day or so (possibly). Most of the time it will be well under an hour, and I'd like it to run hourly, except if it's still running, in which case nothing more need be done. What the best way to do that? Kevin

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WARNING - RndTbl reply-to setting changed
by athompso＠muug.mb.ca 01 Apr '10

01 Apr '10

After a number of complaints (including some from me!) we've changed the default setting for Replies on the roundtable(a)muug.mb.ca (RndTbl) mailing list. When you replied to a message on the list previously, the default was to send replies only to the original sender, bypassing the mailing list. To reply to the list members at large, you probably would have had to use your email client's Reply-to-All function. NOW, when you reply to a message on the list, the default will be to send the reply TO THE ENTIRE LIST. This means the *potential* exists to send embarrassing messages to a much larger audience than intended - so the usual rule applies doubly: if you don't want everyone to see what you're writing, don't put it in an email. And if you do anyway, double-check the To: address before you hit send. We're all more technically-oriented than the "average user", so I'm hoping there won't be very many (if any) ohnosecond[1] moments. Thank you, -Adam Thompson <athompso(a)muug.mb.ca> [1] http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ohnosecond

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Decision in SCO-Novell case ripples beyond Utah - Salt Lake Tribune
by Gilbert E. Detillieux 31 Mar '10

31 Mar '10

I was made aware of this news item only after finishing up the April MUUG newsletter (actually about an hour after printing it off for mailing)... http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_14786202 -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ PO Box 130 St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161 Winnipeg MB CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609

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software-based firewall appliance - opinions?
by Adam Thompson 30 Mar '10

30 Mar '10

I'm looking for an "appliance-style" software firewall distribution. Appliance as in I don't want to just do a general OS install, because non-technical users will have to do some administration of it at a later date. Short list so far: BSDRP m0n0wall pfSense SmoothWallVyatta Core One key problem is that I expect to need 802.1Q VLAN tagging support, which is why I'm not installing a Linksys WRT54G as the "firewall". I also want at least a rudimentary GUI, as it won't always be technical people who need to make changes to the firewall configuration. I'd love to hear from you if you've used any of the above. -Adam Thompson <athompso(a)athompso.net> (204) 291-7950

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short-term email-only hosting?
by Adam Thompson 30 Mar '10

30 Mar '10

I'm looking for [probably] short-term hosting of email *only*. Already have DNS & web hosting, just want email that doesn't lock me in for a year at a time. Would prefer a Canadian firm, will accept European, but I do not want this email stored in the USA. Any recommendations? -Adam Thompson <athompso(a)athompso.net> (204) 291-7950

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MP3 player update and request for info
by Mike Pfaiffer 30 Mar '10

30 Mar '10

I still haven't been able to get the video to work since the meeting. I tried all the recommendations. I just don't seem to find anything to convert to the .AMV format. Like I said at the meeting the single M$ application they include doesn't work either. I read somewhere I could patch ffmpeg but I'd rather not risk messing it up. It would be nice if I could install RockBox on it but unfortunately... The other update is I tried the e-book reader. The manual says all it does is .TXT files. This is reasonable. It's an open format and you can't get much simpler than a bunch of ASCII/UTF-8 formatted bytes strung together. The screen is a little small but that's OK too if I take off my glasses and read it in a lit room. The request relates to the e-book reader. Someone gave me a whole bunch of books they were finished with. Unfortunately the majority are in .PDF and .LIT format. Is there a conversion utility in Linux or OS X to convert them to a .TXT file? I suppose I could read them on the computer but that would defeat the purpose of the e-book reader. Considering I bought the device just for the voice recorder, I think it worked out reasonably well finding all these additional capabilities. Now if they'd only work properly... ;-) Later Mike

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Virtual server security risks - another article
by Adam Thompson 28 Mar '10

28 Mar '10

Since this has been discussed before: http://www.networkcomputing.com/virtualization/virtual-servers-introduce-re… -Adam Thompson <athompso(a)athompso.net> (204) 291-7950

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Re: [RndTbl] NAS box
by Adam Thompson 23 Mar '10

23 Mar '10

LJ has ads from Polywell every month, I'm pretty sure they have something up your alley. (www.polywell.com/us/lx) You could also use the BeagleBoard, buy a 2-disk SATA hotswap tray, and a chassis, but you can't use a standard distro. You could always rig up to eSATA enclosures to pretty much anything that supports eSATA... Or USB, albeit at lower performance. The two-hotswap-bay requirement will likely have you either using external equipment, or an ordinary ATX mid-tower case... Regular 5.25" bays also get you reasonably cheap hotswap trays. Size-wise, almost no-one bothers making OEM product at the 2-disk level; there's tons of options in 19" units or 8-bay towers. How much are you willing to spend? -Adam

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Any R users out there?
by Sean Walberg 22 Mar '10

22 Mar '10

Anyone out there in MUUG-land use R at all (http://www.r-project.org/) or do any sort of data mining? Wouldn't mind talking to you sometime if so. Thanks, Sean -- Sean Walberg <sean(a)ertw.com> http://ertw.com/

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Re: [RndTbl] OT: Soldering help
by Jun Ma 19 Mar '10

19 Mar '10

Hi Kevin, I just saw your post, if still need, let me know. I can do it. Jun jma(a)phason.ca

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