December 2012 - luv-main

Web site with problems (with Linux browsers only)
by Peter Ross 25 Jan '13

25 Jan '13

Hi, a friend of mine is running a Joomla based website http://www.DeutscheInMelbourne.net . The first page renders fine on Windows and Apple devices but has a full page of spam gibberish <a href>'s to the most wanted items if I believe in spam) before the header menu starts (so I have to scroll down to see any useful content) I tried on two Ubuntu machines running Ubuntu 12.04, and tried Chrome and Firefox, always with the rubbish in it. Stranger, it does not even appear in the page source if I look at it using Windows or Apple machines. I did not look at the server yet (and my friend isn't an IT expert) but I find it that weired that I don't have a slightest idea what the cause might be. Any ideas? Thanks for answers Peter

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Postfix - limiting number of recipients
by Peter Ross 24 Jan '13

24 Jan '13

Hi all, I wonder whether I can prevent outgoing "bulk e-mail". A disgruntled leaving employee was threatening sending mail to all customers. (It did not happen but management was very unhappy and asked what I could do against it, from the technical side). I have a postfix mail relay (upstream going to the provider) but I cannot see a way of telling it "reject all mails with more than 50 addresses in the header", as an example. We have a special "list server" to fascilitate legitimate sending to many recipients at the time. It is bypassing this relay - so I don't have to worry about it. Thanks for answers Peter

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Android keyboard to Linux
by Toby Corkindale 09 Jan '13

09 Jan '13

Hi, Is anyone aware of an app that will let you type on an Android device's on-screen keyboard and send the keystrokes to a Linux box via an HID device? (ie. So X etc sees the input.) Thanks, Toby

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chroot Postfix
by chris＠chrisbailey.au.com 02 Jan '13

02 Jan '13

Hi All, I've just moved to Postfix from SendMail on a new hosting server I have built, just wanting to hear of any issues anyone has had, if any, with putting postfix in a chroot jail. Config:- CentOS 6.3 x64 ISPConfig 3 Postfix 2.6.6 Roundcube Webmail client 0.7.3 Looking to install MailScanner and MailWatch on the server too. TIA Chris

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Re: chroot Postfix
by Christopher M. Bailey 31 Dec '12

31 Dec '12

Hi Hannah, Can you elaborate? Cheers Chrishannah commodore <hannah(a)tinfoilhat.net> wrote:On 30/12/2012, at 21:08, chris(a)chrisbailey.au.com wrote: > I've just moved to Postfix from SendMail on a new hosting server I have > built, just wanting to hear of any issues anyone has had, if any, with > putting postfix in a chroot jail. > > Config:- > CentOS 6.3 x64 > ISPConfig 3 > Postfix 2.6.6 > Roundcube Webmail client 0.7.3 if you are concerned with security, I'd entirely avoid running roundcube.. I've had nothing but trouble with it

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Linux RSS/ATOM feed readers... alternatives to liferea ?
by Anthony Hogan 31 Dec '12

31 Dec '12

Hey all, I've been using liferea for awhile to keep up to date with the various feeds I follow. Of late, it's started segfaulting a lot :( .. Has anyone either fixed this behaviour, or is using another feed reader program? Something with a GUI? I've been resisting importing the .opml into Google Reader, but like a lot of things, may have to go in that direction it seems. Anthony

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Audio desktops
by Mark Trickett 30 Dec '12

30 Dec '12

Hello All, I am about to set up a USB stick as a bootable Linux installation for someone else who is blind. I am aware of the Adrienne audio desktop that comes with Knoppix, and that there is the Orca screenreader that some here use. I would appreciate any comments, recommendations or other suggestions, along with comments on pitfalls. One consideration is that they cannot use a braille output, they are a diabetic, and the regular pricking the finger to test the glucose levels makes a braille output device impracticable. If there are comments about enabling audio at login, or boot time, and comments about various loaders that might be relevant, that too would be appreciated, this will be my first foray in putting any Linux onto a USB stick. I would not normally consider autologin, but there is reason that it might have merit for this scenario. Regards, Mark Trickett

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50GB Box online storage
by Andrew McGlashan 30 Dec '12

30 Dec '12

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.xv video files
by Peter Ross 21 Dec '12

21 Dec '12

Hi all, I've got a SD card with some .xv video files but I have not figured out how to play them. Do you have any advice? Thank you Peter

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Bridge mode ADSL modems
by Mark Dods 19 Dec '12

19 Dec '12

I have a Ubuntu server running pppoe through a D-Link DSL-502T in Annexe-M and bridge mode. The DSL 502T seems to have become a bit flakey in that seems to require restarting every week or so, whereas it used to run for months without being touched. So I'm looking for a drop-in replacement, but everything currently available seems to have wireless (which I don't want) and/or I can't confirm they support bridging and Annexe-M. Can anyone suggest a current model modem I could drop in? -- Regards, Mark Dods, VK3ZR madods(a)optusnet.com.au QF22NE

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