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Linux-Announce Digest #922
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Linux-Announce Digest #922, Volume #3 Fri, 16 Feb 01 17:13:02 EST
Contents:
sysstat-3.3.5 - System performance tools for Linux (Sebastien Godard)
LOCAL: Cincinnati Linux Users Group - February Meeting ("Jeffrey S. Gilton")
Advanced-Bash-Scripting HOWTO update ("M. Leo Cooper")
COMMERCIAL: Guardian Digital Announces the Next Generation E-Business Server (Dave Wreski)
LOCAL: [MAINE] MELUG-Central install_fest (Bob LeBlanc)
protector - 1.00.1 -- GPLed e-mail virus protection (Chris Lowth)
COMMERCIAL: Fortran95 for $45 (Mike Delves)
gpart-0.1h - Guess PC-type hard disk partitions (Michail Brzitwa)
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From: Sebastien Godard <sebastien.godard@wanadoo.fr>
Subject: sysstat-3.3.5 - System performance tools for Linux
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 21:46:15 GMT
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Hi everybody,
Sysstat release 3.3.5 in now available on sunsite/metalab server:
ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/status/
80kB sysstat-3.3.5.tar.gz
82kB sysstat-3.3.5-1.src.rpm
64kB sysstat-3.3.5-1.i386.rpm
The sysstat utilities are a collection of performance monitoring tools
for Linux. These include sar, mpstat, iostat and sa tools.
There are two interesting things coming with sysstat-3.3.5:
1) The iostat command has been greatly improved and now takes full
advantage of Stephen Tweedie's kernel patch to display extended I/O
statistics.
2) Sysstat now includes a new command ("isag", for Interactive System
Activity Graph) that enables you to graphically plot data stored in a
daily data file by a previous sar run (contributed by David Doubrava
<linux_monitor@volny.cz>).
Please note that version 3.3.5 is a development release. The latest
stable version is still 3.2.4.
To learn some more about sysstat, check out
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/sebastien.godard/
Changes vs 3.3.4 are:
2001/02/11: Version 3.3.5
* iostat command improved. Take now full advantage of Stephen Tweedie's
I/O accounting patch to display extended statistics (option -x).
* The default value for the count parameter of the sar command is now 1
(this is how sar works with other Un*xes...). A value of 0 will indicate
that reports are to be generated continuously.
* Code cleaned: now always use 'double' numbers instead of the INT_PART,
INT_VAL, DEC_PART and DEC_VAL macros.
* Don't assume that jiffies are 100ths of a second. Use Linux HZ
definition instead.
* NLS updated (small fix).
* sar and iostat manual pages updated.
* isag (Interactive System Activity Graph) command added.
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Sébastien Godard <sebastien.godard@wanadoo.fr>
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/sebastien.godard/
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From: "Jeffrey S. Gilton" <jeff@jsgis.com>
Subject: LOCAL: Cincinnati Linux Users Group - February Meeting
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 21:48:12 GMT
Reply-To: jeff@jsgis.com
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The February general meeting of the Cincinnati Linux Users Group
will be on Saturday, February 24th, at 10:30 a.m. The location
will be:
Compuware Offices
4555 Lake Forest Drive
Room 140 (Westlake Center)
Blue Ash, OH
This month we are trying something new. We will have three
discussion groups covering the following:
New User Topics
Programming
Topics for Advanced Users
See our web site for more information: http://www.clug.org
or contact me at jeff@jsgis.com
Jeff Gilton, Vice President
Cincinnati GNU/Linux Users Group, Incorporated
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From: "M. Leo Cooper" <thegrendel@theriver.com>
Subject: Advanced-Bash-Scripting HOWTO update
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 21:47:33 GMT
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Announcing the version 0.3 update of the "Advanced-Bash-Scripting
HOWTO". This complete shell scripting tutorial is now complete,
book-length, and contains 122 (count 'em) profusely commented example
scripts.
I wrote this HOWTO because I could find no satisfactory shell scripting
tutorial, whether on-line or in print. If anyone can find any comparable
shell scripting tutorial, on-line or in print, hey, let me know, and
I'll just have to improve the next update enough to overmatch it <g>.
This HOWTO is available under the standard Linux Documentation Project terms,
that is, it's copyrighted, but all the same free and freely distributable.
Primary site: http://linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Adv-Bash-Scr-HOWTO/index.html
Linux Documentation Project, rendered HTML.
Secondary site: http://personal.riverusers.com/~thegrendel/abs-HOWTO-0.3.tar.gz
Author's Site, tarball contains complete SGML source, example
scripts, and rendered HTML.
If anyone is interested in doing a print edition, contact the author at
thegrendel@theriver.com. General comments also welcome.
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From: Dave Wreski <dave@guardiandigital.com>
Subject: COMMERCIAL: Guardian Digital Announces the Next Generation E-Business Server
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 21:53:42 GMT
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Guardian Digital Announces the Next Generation E-Business Server
Saddle River, NJ -- February 20, 2001 -- Guardian Digital, Inc., the
expert in open source security solutions, today announced the
availability of the next generation of the Linux Lockbox, a secure
turnkey e-business server. With the release of the Linux Lockbox,
Guardian Digital has become the first company to market a complete Open
Source alternative to proprietary security solutions for
e-business.
The Linux Lockbox features the Zelerate AllCommerce suite of e-commerce
applications, easy-to-use secure graphical report and
administration tools that provide the ability to generate the
necessary backend support required for configuring hundreds of
AllCommerce storefronts or virtual web servers. It also includes the
ability to manage DNS, electronic mail, SSL server certificates, and
secure remote access methods.
Guardian Digital's products are crafted to achieve the optimum level of
Linux performance and compatibility. Multiple rackmount configurations
are available to address space-saving considerations at co-location
facilities, ISPs, and ASPs. Each unit is powered by Intel Pentium-class
processors. The 1U chassis includes memory capacities up to 512Mb and
hard disk storage up to 60Gb.
Used in conjunction with an optional dual-channel RAID controller and up
to four 36Gb Ultra2/LVD SCSI disks, the 2U chassis provides increased
data availability and reliability, while minimizing server downtime. The
2U boasts dual-processor capability and supports up to 2Gb of RAM.
Pricing for the 1U starts at $1200 and is available immediately.
Purchase a Linux Lockbox by March 15, and choose two popular computer
security books to complement your secure server.
Please visit us on the Web at http://www.GuardianDigital.com where you
can find an online demo, download product inforamtion and price the
secure server that is suitable for your organization. Drop us a line
toll-free at 1-866-GDLINUX or e-mail us at info@guardiandigital.com for
further information.
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Dave Wreski
Corporate Manager Guardian Digital, Inc.
(201) 934-9230 Pioneering. Open Source. Security.
dave@guardiandigital.com http://www.guardiandigital.com
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From: Bob LeBlanc <bob@ka1fds.org>
Subject: LOCAL: [MAINE] MELUG-Central install_fest
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 21:54:12 GMT
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MELUG-Central a sub-division of MELUG [Maine Linux Users Group] will
hold an install fest on Sat - Feb 24 at KVTC in Fairfield..
time: 10:00am to late afternoon.
check out web site for directions...
http://www.melug.org/
If you have any questions send them to bob@melug.org
BoB - MELUG - president
bob@melug.org
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From: Chris Lowth <chris@lowth.com>
Subject: protector - 1.00.1 -- GPLed e-mail virus protection
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 21:53:21 GMT
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Hi,
Update 1 of protector 1.00 has been released for RedHat 6.0, 6.1, 6.2 and 7.0
systems.
This update plugs the hole in the 1.00 version that allowed the recent
"VBS/OnTheFly" virus (AnnaKournikova.jpg.vbs) through.
Version 1.01 will also be released shortly. This reworked protector
release handles MS office and other document formats more intellegently -
including the checking of embedded objects - so watch this space.
For information and download, visit: http://www.lowth.com/protector
Protector checks incoming e-mail messages for attachments that could
contain viruses, worms etc - and replaces the offending attachments with
standard warning messages before being passed to "procmail" for local
delivery. The original "dangerous" attachment is saved in a directory that
only the root user can access.
Protector is NOT a virus scanner in the traditional sense: It does NOT
scan attachments for virus signatures, but blocks attachments that could
contain viruses. So *.exe, *.vba etc attachments don't get through.
This means that you don't have to keep protector up to date to stay
protected against the growing tide of new viruses and worms.
Protector does not work by blocking listed types, but by blocking ALL BUT
the listed types. For details of the attachment types "allowed through",
please refer to the web site.
The logic employed by protector to determine the file types contained in
attachments is based on a modified version of the "file" command, and a
number of type-specific validation programs - it does not rely on the
actual name of the file, or the "content-type" declared in the attachment
header. It also looks inside ZIP, TAR and other archive formats, and
checks the files contained in them.
Some types of files are allowed through only under certain conditions. The
main example being that MS Word documents are blocked if they contain ANY
macros, but allowed through otherwise.
It isn't perfect yet, but it's a start. Assistance in developing the
checking logic for new file types is invited.
Chris.
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From: Mike Delves <delves@nasoftware.co.uk>
Subject: COMMERCIAL: Fortran95 for $45
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 21:54:45 GMT
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New from N.A. Software:
Fortran95 and a textbook for $45
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Version 2.2 of our FortranPlus compiler is now ready. Key features are:
*) A new Student Pack, available from $45, with full F95 compiler and
debugger and an online (pdf) copy of 'Programming in Fortran95': a newly
updated textbook by Steve Morgan and Lawrie Schonfelder.
*) Enhanced MATHLIB F95 maths library, now shipped with the Standard Pack.
*) New compiler options
*) New Extended_Intrinsics module: over 100 IBM and VAX extended-F77
intrinsics
*) New Online Packs: save money, fast delivery, no delivery costs
For details, see http://www.nasoftware.co.uk or email
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Mike Delves delves@nasoftware.co.uk
N.A. Software Ltd Tel: +44 151 709 4738
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Merseyside L1 9DW UK http://www.nasoftware.co.uk
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From: Michail Brzitwa <michail@brzitwa.de>
Subject: gpart-0.1h - Guess PC-type hard disk partitions
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 21:55:29 GMT
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Update of the gpart partition guessing tool. Changes since version 0.1g:
- New support for the following filesystems: BeOS, QNX 4.x & SGI XFS.
- Updated Reiser filesystem support (Francis Devereux <francis@devereux.tc>).
- Updated LVM support.
- Several small fixes from contributors.
I'd be glad if people with either BeFS or XFS on their disks give it a try
even if they don't have any problems with their partition table, because
both supports were only tested with a single filesystem. Please give some
feedback if it doesn't work as expected.
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Title: gpart
Version: 0.1h
Entered-date: 2000-02-09
Description: A tool which tries to guess the primary partition
table of a PC-type hard disk in case the primary
partition table in sector 0 is damaged, incorrect
or deleted. The guessed table can be written to a
file or device. Supported (guessable) filesystem or
partition types: DOS/Windows FAT, Linux ext2 and
swap, OS/2 HPFS, Windows NTFS, FreeBSD and Solaris/x86
disklabels, Minix FS, QNX 4 FS, Reiser FS, LVM physical
volumes, BeOS FS, SGI XFS.
Keywords: hard disk primary partition table reconstruction
Author: michail@brzitwa.de (Michail Brzitwa)
Maintained-by: michail@brzitwa.de (Michail Brzitwa)
Primary-site: http://home.pages.de/~michab/gpart/
~51k gpart-0.1h.tar.gz
Alternate-site: metalab.unc.edu /pub/Linux/system/filesystems
Copying-policy: GPL
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