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(...) (URL) that I haven't actually tried that yet (still waiting for my DSL line so I don't have to X over a *!@#^& 33.6 modem.) I'm currently using Novell's Lan Workplace Pro which has a very decent X server in the package. ...Why won't vim work (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I believe that because I believe Mozilla that will, in the long run (if it hasn't already), attract better and more dedicated programmers, designers, and testers to work on it than MSIE. (...) Mozilla != Netscape (...) Mozilla != Netscape (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: summaries on main page
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(...) Wait, your messages have demarcation between when you're lying and when you're telling the truth? What ASCII character code is that? I want to be able to tell too! ++Lar (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I'm really curious as to why you believe that. Really. If Netscape were interested in or capable of producing an IE-killer browser, why haven't they done it already? Given the almost universally agreed-upon crappiness of Communicator 4.7 what (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: X server for windows
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(...) Different than that. You can use SSH to set up "poor man's vpn". I'm too tired to think hard about it right now :) but the end result is your computer thinks it has a new network interface with an IP address on a private (10.x.x.x) network. (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I have VNC set up, and I use it sometimes - but transferring 1600x1200 on a 56K, even over a compressed SSH is too slow for comfort... :/ (...) 56K - I've used X over 33k before, and it was better than vnc - still less data transferred, I (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Xwin32 is free for 2 hours of use per session. There's another one called something like M/X, but if I remember right, it's not as good. You could also use VNC.... How fast is your network connection? If it's less than 1.5MB both ways, I'd not (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | X server for windows
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Hey geeks :) Anyone know of a free X server for windows I could use? I really want to be able to edit stuff off my work computer at home, but it's so hard without VIM/Emacs... Or, another option, instead of an x server, anyone ever tried to forward (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Which Linux?
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(...) Good for you. :) (...) Well, this of course can be a very religious debate. But here's my opinions: I really like Red Hat -- that's my recommendation for where to start. Once you feel more comfortable, you may want to try out Debian. You may (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) well, I'm biased, but the only dist I've any experience with is Redhat... If you have background in unix, you should be fine figuring out RH... (...) definitely possible to have both win98/linux installed on the same comp, and to do that you (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Hi: I just pieced together a new computer from parts at local flea markets (PIII 500/100/128). I installed Win98/2 and am now considering switching to/adding some type of Linux. My only previous experiance with UNIX has been with HP-UX at work (a (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Good place to get non-Lego special effects? (Message slightly off topic)
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(...) What ever happened to seabourn brick??? -John Rudy (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Mozilla (was: Re: Why MSIE sucks for the HTML writer)
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(...) I haven't gotten it to even build the last two nights. :) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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I've decided what my next project will be, and it's going to be a five storey Tudor style hotel. Now I hear you asking "why would he need a special effect for THIS project?" Well you see, I'm going to blow it up <Hears shouts and screams> (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I'm using MindTerm, a GPL'd Java implementation of ssh: (URL) it doesn't seem to support sftp, it does talk scp (not sure how much better sftp is, though) and a buncha other features including port forwarding. Features list is at (URL) . Plus, (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Mozilla (was: Re: Why MSIE sucks for the HTML writer)
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On Thu, 23 Mar 2000 04:07:53 GMT Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote concerning 'Re: Mozilla (was: Re: Why MSIE sucks for the HTML writer)': (...) Serif: times 16 Sans Serif: Helvetica monospace: Courier 13 Dan (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) rumor has it (i haven't tried myself) that a coworker of mine called to purchase a 10/100 nic and they said "i'm sorry, we don't make those any more" imagine our shock... we only own like 15,000 of them... oh well. (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Kick ass. Nice to see linux companies doing good stuff with their money. Makes me want to run out and buy a copy of mandrake linux just to support this. :) (URL) Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org Quotes 'R' Us ---> (URL) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Yeah, it does. And port-forwarding and other advanced features too. It's definitely the best ssh client available for ms windows. (Too bad NetTerm doesn't do SSH - it has such nice fonts....) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Mozilla (was: Re: Why MSIE sucks for the HTML writer)
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(...) I'm using the xfs that came with RHL 6.1... If I fire up xfontsel and look at arial, for example, and set the pxlsz to a variety of numbers, they all look correct and beautifully hinted. I can recognize individual character glyphs as being (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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