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Linux-Announce Digest #484
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Tue Jul 22 10:13:06 2003
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Linux-Announce Digest #484, Volume #4 Tue, 22 Jul 2003 10:13:02 EDT
Contents:
ANNOUNCE: BEAST/BSE v0.5.4 (Tim Janik)
PASUG Mtg: Thurs, Jul 24th ("Larry Lavins")
ANNOUNCE: Conflux Lite 1.0 (Indrek =?ISO-8859-1?Q?J=E4rve?=)
OTTAWA - PIKA - Sr. Driver Developer - LINUX - WIN32 - Architect (PIKA)
Bluefish 0.10 release ("Olivier Sessink")
OpenRipper 1.2.0 (Emanuele Bigiarini)
ANNOUNCE: FREE LINUX NAS SFW - 'CyberNAS RED' from Storage Compuer (VirtualSean)
PPM (joe freedom)
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Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 07:58:55 CST
From: Tim Janik <timj@gtk.org>
Subject: ANNOUNCE: BEAST/BSE v0.5.4
BEAST/BSE version 0.5.4 is available for download at:
ftp://beast.gtk.org/pub/beast/v0.5
or
http://beast.gtk.org/beast-ftp/v0.5
BEAST (the Bedevilled Audio SysTem) is a graphical front-end to
BSE (the Bedevilled Sound Engine), a library for music composition,
audio synthesis, MIDI processing and sample manipulation.
The project is hosted at:
http://beast.gtk.org
This new development series of BEAST comes with a lot of
the internals redone, many new GUI features and a sound
generation back-end separated from all GUI activities.
The most outstanding new features are the track editor which allowes
for easy selection of synthesizers or samples as track sources, loop
support and unlimited UnDo/ReDo capabilities.
Note, the .bse file format hasn't fully stabilized yet, so
incompatibilities with future versions may occur, though we're
making every possible attempt to maintain backwards compatibility.
Overview of Changes in BEAST/BSE 0.5.4:
* Ported and improved synthesis module from David A. Bartold:
DavSynDrum - Synthetic drum generator
* Added support for control event editing
* Added per-note velocity and fine-tune editing
* Added support for per-track and per-song special effects
* Some GUI polishing
* Fixes to compile on NetBSD
* Miscellaneous bug fixes
---
ciaoTJ
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From: "Larry Lavins" <llavins@verizon.net>
Subject: PASUG Mtg: Thurs, Jul 24th
Date: 22 Jul 2003 13:35:05 GMT
Reply-To: "Larry Lavins" <llavins@verizon.net>
.. PHILADELPHIA ALTERNATE SYSTEMS USER GROUP
.. http://www.phillyos2.org
The Philadelphia Alternate Systems User Group (PASUG), formerly
The Philadelphia OS/2 User Group, invites all interested computer
users to attend the July monthly meeting:
.. Thursday, July 24, 2003 7:00-10:00PM
.. Bryn Mawr Community Center, 9 S. Bryn Mawr Ave, Bryn Mawr,PA
.. -- COMPUTING WITHOUT MICROSOFT SOFTWARE --
.. >>> SPECIAL TREAT: FRESH HOT *MICROSOFT FREE* PIZZA <<<
SHORT PRESENTATION
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Larry plans to conduct a brief listing of a number of recent
IBM Software Choice and other new OS/2 and Linux releases of
interest. Come hear all about it!
MAIN PRESENTATION: Freedom from Microsoft
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Look Ma, no hands, and No Microsoft!
July is Microsoft-free month at PASUG. What does it take to
compute without using any software from Microsoft?
This month we'll take a look at what it takes to compute without
using any software from Microsoft, from the operating system to
office suite, to Web browser. A selection of alternate programs
for the most universally needed functions by computer users will
be presented. Several may also be demonstrated, if available.
It is possible. It doesn't make any difference if you decide to
use OS/2 or Linux. Make your choice and go for it.
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Other agenda items include announcements, news, Q&A session, and
50/50 raffle. Come to the meeting on Thursday evening July 24th.
See how to make your home or office free of Microsoft software,
and enjoy a special treat: Fresh hot *MICROSOFT FREE* pizza will
be delivered to our meeting at the 8:00pm break.
MEETING FORMAT & TIME SCHEDULE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In order to make our meetings more productive, the following
format & time schedule will be in effect. This schedule will
be strictly enforced. Everyone is requested to cooperate.
.. 7:00 - 7:15 Meeting start & announcements
.. 7:15 - 7:30 Recent Software Choice & other new OS/2 releases
.. 7:30 - 8:00 Q&A Session
.. 8:00 - 8:30 Pizza break & raffles
.. 8:30 - 9:45 Main presentation
.. 9:45 -10:00 Close-down, pack-up & exit nlt 10:00pm
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Mark the date and time: Thursday, July 24th at 7:00pm.
PASUG meetings are open and free for all users, their guests and
others interested in learning about Linux, OS/2 and associated
technologies. We have a very full agenda and tight schedule
which will be enforced. Please be on time promptly by 7:00pm
to avoid missing out on the earlier parts of the meeting.
.. ** WE SUPPORT OPEN STANDARDS **
PASUG meetings are held at the Bryn Mawr Community Center, next
to Ludington Library, at the corner of Lancaster and Bryn Mawr
Avenues, Bryn Mawr, PA. on the 4th Thursday of Jan-Oct, and the
3rd Thursday of Nov-Dec.
Directions to the Bryn Mawr Community Center (BMCC) and other
useful information about the PASUG activities may be found on
our web site at http://www.phillyos2.org, or contact U/G Leader
Larry Lavins: llavins@worldnet.att.net, or phone (215) 878-9609.
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From: Indrek =?ISO-8859-1?Q?J=E4rve?= <indrek@inversion.ee>
Subject: ANNOUNCE: Conflux Lite 1.0
Date: 22 Jul 2003 13:35:08 GMT
15 July 2003, Tallinn
Inversion Software OÜ is pleased to announce the release of Cònflux Lite
1.0, a web-based groupware and file management application.
Key features of Cònflux Lite include:
* Powerful groupware components
o shared calendars with support for repeating events
o tasks which can also be assigned to coworkers
o shared organization contacts and private contacts
o discussions
* A file management module
* An e-mail client
* All data is accessable from any internet-connected computer with a
browser
* Easily localizable - support for multiple languages and date formats
* Unicode support
About Cònflux
Cònflux Lite is an open source groupware and file management system. It
uses the common web browsers as it's user interface to achieve the
access-anywhere functionality. Based on open source components and
offering easy localizability, the product offers a cost-effective
solution for organizing your daily work and bringing it online.
Cònflux Lite is written in Python using the Apache2/Python integration
module mod_python and uses the PostgreSQL database as a back end. The
source code is released under the GNU General Public License.
Read more about Cònflux and try the online demo from the Cònflux home
page, http://www.conflux.ee/
About Inversion Software
Inversion Software OÜ is a privately owned software development company
based in the capital of Estonia, Tallinn. Our employees have extensive
experience in the field of groupware and web-based information systems.
The company's product range also includes Cònflux Professional - a
commercial offering, Cònflux ASP - a package specially designed for ASP
service providers, Cònflux Lite - an open source and freeware groupware
package, and customized development.
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From: alloisthatyou@yahoo.ca (PIKA)
Subject: OTTAWA - PIKA - Sr. Driver Developer - LINUX - WIN32 - Architect
Date: 22 Jul 2003 13:35:12 GMT
Location: Ottawa
Responsibilities:
· Design and implement device drivers for PIKA voice cards
· Lead software architecture and contribute to overall product road map
· Research new technologies
Expectations:
· Participate in the "PIKA culture" – be part of the team
· Learn PIKA technology – HW, SW, and help solve customer issues
Requirements:
· Computer Science or Electrical Engineering degree
· 8+ years programming experience, at least two years leading system design
· Real-time device driver design experience
· Linux and Windows kernel programming experience
· E1, T1, analog and VOIP telecom experience
· Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to
establish and maintain cooperative and harmonious working relationships
with fellow employees
· Highly developed problem solving skills.
· Good mentoring and teaching skills
SEND Resume to: careers@pikatech.com
Read about our products on the PIKA web site.
www.pikatechnologies.com
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From: "Olivier Sessink" <olivier@lx.student.wau.nl>
Subject: Bluefish 0.10 release
Date: 22 Jul 2003 13:35:19 GMT
-= Bluefish 0.10 release =-
Bluefish is a programmer's Web development editor designed to save the
experienced webmaster some keystrokes. It features a multiple file editor,
multiple toolbars, custom menus, image and thumbnail dialogs, open from
the Web, CSS dialogs, PHP, HTML, Java
Changes include many bugfixes and speedups, many user interface
improvements, more translations, and a very nice function reference
interface. Currently included function reference files are for PHP and
HTML, we hope to include more references with the next release.
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From: Emanuele Bigiarini <pulmro@tin.it>
Subject: OpenRipper 1.2.0
Date: 22 Jul 2003 13:40:01 GMT
Openripper 1.2.0 is out.
openripper is a fast ripper and mp3, ogg vorbis encoder.
It also support:
-all type of convertions between mp3, ogg vorbis and wave formats.
-Cddb and xmcd cd database.
Download it at http://openripper.sourceforge.net
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From: VirtualSean@FastDial.net (VirtualSean)
Subject: ANNOUNCE: FREE LINUX NAS SFW - 'CyberNAS RED' from Storage Compuer
Date: 22 Jul 2003 13:40:05 GMT
Storage Computer in Bid for the Linux NAS Market
Tuesday July 1, 9:01 am ET
First Network Attached Storage Software Available at No Cost
NASHUA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 1, 2003--Storage Computer
Corporation (AMEX: SOS - News; www.storage.com), a provider of
high-performance storage and data management systems, has announced
availability of CyberNAS RED(TM), a core performance Network Attached
Storage platform at no cost.
"With the introduction of a Linux-based, high-performance, NAS kernel
OS for free download, Storage Computer has succeeded in giving
customers what they need: a modular and open NAS engine that can be
customized and enhanced at additional cost only after the customer has
evaluated his needs," stated Jon William Toigo, CEO of Toigo Partners
International, a prominent industry consultancy. "I hope that Storage
Computer's approach resonates and starts an industry trend that will
benefit consumers tremendously. I expect that it will be welcome
technology for the Linux community who are looking for open,
inexpensive ways to increase capacity allocation efficiency and to
improve storage performance in their operating environments."
CyberNAS RED runs on RedHat Linux operating systems and can be
downloaded at no cost from www.storage.com/nasred. "We have had
exceptional positive feedback on all our CyberNAS installations to
date," stated Todd Viegut, Vice President of Marketing. "We expect the
Linux community, with CyberNAS RED downloads installed, to provide a
natural reference and installed base for future sales of the full
featured CyberNAS Version 2.2 solutions. CyberNAS RED is of real value
to those organizations seeking a performance NAS core functionality
with CIFS and NFS file management."
For those corporations who have adopted RedHat-Linux based operating
systems and require additional advanced commercial features, such as
snapshot, embedded RAID management and alerts, upgrades to the
CyberNAS Version 2.2 software are available and are also offered
through VAR and Systems Integrator channels who can provide integrated
solutions, installation, training, and application support.
"The introduction of a proven NAS product, running on a Linux platform
at no cost, should be extremely appealing to the RedHat community,"
stated John Webster of Data Mobility Group. "This is a bold and
subversive move that brings roll-your-own NAS to market and will help
Storage Computer regain market visibility and sales opportunities."
About Storage Computer Corporation
Storage Computer Corporation (AMEX:SOS - News), delivers high
performance storage management solutions, develops and manufactures
software-driven, multi-host storage solutions for powering advanced
business applications. Based on open system commodity hardware
components and architectures, Storage Computer's high-bandwidth
storage technologies supports a great variety of applications,
including advanced database activities, interactive multi-media,
multi-cast video content, medical imaging and more. Company
information may be found at http://www.storage.com.
About Jon William Toigo
Jon William Toigo is an independent consultant and columnist and has
written over 1,000 articles covering varied aspects of storage,
infrastructure and business automation. He's the author of 12 books,
including Disaster Recovery Planning, 2nd Edition and The Holy Grail
of Network Storage Management. www.toigoproductions.com
About John Webster
John Webster is Senior Analyst and Founder of Data Mobility Group. He
is a contributing columnist to storage industry publications and
provides market research, analysis, and advisory services to the IT
storage community. www.datamobilitygroup.com
This press release may contain forward-looking statements to future
events or future financial performance that involves risks and
uncertainties. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor
provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
These statements are only predictions and actual results could differ
materially from those anticipated in these statements based upon a
number of factors including those uncertainties and risk factors
detailed from time to time in reports filed by Storage Computer
Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our
most recent reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q.
================================================================================
Contact:
Storage Computer Corporation
Peter N. Hood, 603/880-3005
ir@storage.com
or
Todd Viegut, 603/880-3005 x183
tviegut@storage.com
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From: joe freedom <joefreedom@everywhere.org>
Subject: PPM
Date: 22 Jul 2003 13:40:08 GMT
Reply-To: noone@nowhere.com
PPM Password-Protected-Mailboxes
The only SURE way to eliminate spam.
This is mostly Timo Salmi's system. The scripts at the bottom and a couple
of additions to the .procmailrc are my enhancements. They make the passwords
one-time only. Create a directory ~/procmail and in that directory a file
called passfile with a 'starter password' TSPW[0-9][0-9]*
[ When someone mails you for the first time, their mail will be dumped and
they will receive a note asking them to please re-send the mail putting a
one-time password on the Subject: line, and informed that the mail that uses
that password must come from the same address that was used to acquire it.
In-other-words, NOBODY will be able to contact you without using their real
email address. (Not without more expertise and hassle than any spammer or
punk harasser is able or willing to muster....) ]
If priv/temp correspondents are not mailing from the address(es) in your
..procamilrc, then they can mail you and Cc that address (making it the ONLY
entry on the Cc line).
Make sure you put any first-time contacts in the Temp list and
have a sig that tells them that they must either use the address that the
mail is addressed to, or Cc to it making it the only address on the Cc line.
The scripts priv.sh, sedd1 and sedd2 make adding these entries very simple.
This is designed for a Linux/UNIX system using fetchmail/procmail/formail
that are invoked automatically when you fetch mail from your POP server; and
an sh compatible shell.
Your ~/.fetcmailrc should look something like this:
poll pop.yourisp.whatever
tracepolls
proto pop3
user "you@your.isp"
pass "yourpassword"
is yourusername here
and wants mda "/usr/bin/formail -ds /usr/bin/procmail"
fetchall
You can, and should, replace the string TSPW with one that is uniquely yours.
Be sure to do it in all the scripts. :-)
Any improvements on my crude scripts are more than welcome.
Please post them on comp.mail.misc.
Just enough of the .procmailrc to make this work. It needs to be personalized,
of course.
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PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin
MAILDIR=$HOME/Mail #you'd better make sure it exists
DEFAULT=$MAILDIR/inbox #completely optional
LOGFILE=$MAILDIR/from #recommended
PASSWD=`cat ~/procmail/passfile`
### First Things
:0 h
* ^Subject.*TSPW[0-9][0-9]*
| cat > ~/procmail/newmail && procpass.sh
### Temp
# (temporary priveleged list)
:0 h
* ^From.*whoever@whatever.isp
* ! ^X-Loop: you@your.isp
${DEFAULT}
:0 h
* ^Cc: same_address_as_immediately_above
* ! ^Cc:.*@.*@
* ! ^X-Loop: you@your.isp
${DEFAULT}
### Priveleged List
# similar entries to above
### Password
:0 hc
* $ ! ^Subject.*${PASSWD}
| net=${PASSWD} ; ten=`sed -n '/^From:/p'`; echo "$net $ten" >> ~/procmail/pr
ocpass
:0:passwd.lock
* $ ! ^Subject:.*${PASSWD}
* ! ^X-Loop: you@your\.isp
* ! ^From:.*you@([-a-z0-9_]+\.)your\.suffix
| (formail -r \
-i"Subject: Sorry, Access Denied." \
-A"Reply-To: you@your.isp" ; \
echo "*************************************************" ; \
echo "* This is a computer-generated response *" ; \
echo "*************************************************" ; \
echo ; \
echo ; \
echo " Greetings. I am the Mighty Guardian of YOUR mailbox, and "
; \
echo " must temporarily bar your path." ; \
echo ; \
echo " Please include the one-time password ${PASSWD} anywhere on
the Subject line," ; \
echo ; \
echo " (you MUST use the password with the same address that you a
cquired it with)" ; \
echo ; \
echo " Then kindly re-send your email to your@your.isp" ; \
echo ; \
echo " If you wish to engage in regular correspondence, your " ; \
echo " address(es) will be added to the priveleged list " ; \
echo " and there will be no further muss or fuss." ; \
echo ; \
echo ; \
echo ; \
echo "************************************************" ; \
echo "* THANK YOU ------- SPAM SUCKS *" ; \
echo "************************************************" ; \
echo ; \
echo ; \
echo ; \
) | $SENDMAIL -t && echo TSPW"$RANDOM" > ~/procmail/passfile
### Endnotes
# If the mail beats the above, send it to the ozone.
:0:
/dev/null
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This goes in your $PATH
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#!/bin/bash
# put on your path as recognized by procmail (see top of .procmailrc)
#procpass.sh
DIR=$HOME/procmail
nnt=`sed -n '/^Subject/s/\(^Sub.*\)\(TSPW[0-9][0-9]*\)\(.*\)/\2/p' $DIR/newmail`
tnn=`sed -n '/^From:/p' $DIR/newmail`
echo "$nnt $tnn" > $DIR/procpass2
tnt=`cat $DIR/procpass2`
cat $DIR/procpass | while read line; do if [ "$line" = "$tnt" ]
then cat $DIR/newmail >> ~/Mail/inbox
sed "/$line/d" $DIR/procpass > $DIR/procpass3
mv $DIR/procpass3 $DIR/procpass
else continue
fi
done
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sedd1. personalize and make sure there are no spaces at the top or bottom
These two go in ~/procmail .These do not need to be executable
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/^### Priveleged/a\
\
\
:0 h\
* ^From.XXX\
* ! ^X-Loop: you@your.isp\
${DEFAULT}\
\
\
:0 h\
* ^Cc: XXX\
* ! ^Cc:.*@.*@\
* ! ^X-Loop: you@your.isp\
${DEFAULT}
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sedd2. same
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/^### Temp/a\
\
\
:0 h\
* ^From.XXX\
* ! ^X-Loop: you@your.isp\
${DEFAULT}\
\
\
:0 h\
* ^Cc: XXX\
* ! ^Cc:.*@.*@\
* ! ^X-Loop: you@your.isp\
${DEFAULT}
######################################################################
priv.sh goes in your $PATH
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#!/bin/bash
#priv.sh
clear
echo
echo
echo
echo
echo [1] Enter this to make an entry in the Priveleged List then
echo enter the new address at the prompt.
echo
echo [2] Enter this for the Temp Priveleged list.....
echo
echo
echo
echo
read num
case "$num" in
"1" ) mm=~/procmail/sedd1 ;;
"2" ) mm=~/procmail/sedd2 ;;
esac
read nn
sed "s/XXX/$nn/g" $mm > seddtemp ; mv seddtemp $mm
sed -f $mm ~/.procmailrc > seddtemp2 ; mv seddtemp2 ~/.procmailrc
sed "s/$nn/XXX/g" $mm > seddtemp3 ; mv seddtemp3 $mm
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