Exchange uses a proprietary protocol called MAPI to connect to Outlook, and uses IMAP, POP3, and LDAP to connect to other email clients.
Evolution supports IMAP for the email side of things very well, and LDAP for shared address books, but if your wife makes use of Outlook's calendar system then it won't be so simple to switch.
It is also possible that your Exchange administrator has turned off the IMAP support on the Exchange server, in which case you have no chance at all im afraid.
This would require the software developer to download sourceforges trojaned version via CVS, ftp or whatever, build a new package, and resign it.
If however a user just grabbed the latest version before the developer has resigned and repackaged it, along with the original (valid, unaltered) key, then the signing checking should point out the difference. Of course, if you had the key on the same server as the tarballs/rpms then it is of course totally irrelevant as the key could have been altered too.
Well a large part of the requirements for a gpg key to be meaningful in many situations is that it is held on a seperate server from that of the tarball.
Of course if you have access to both, then its trivial to replace the key with a new version which would accept the trojan.
Well most obviously they could subtly alter the source code of one or several programs to include a trojan horse.
Then, when you download and install something, you would also install a back door for the cracker to use to easily gain access to dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of machines.
Of course, GPG signed tarballs are what you would normally use to verify the files and protect against this, but how many people actually bother with that?
By removing the autoexec.bat, config.sys and other old DOS config files, startup time has been dramatically reduced - they dont need and excuse, but there's one (oh and you can still get to DOS, it's still there, just not obvious).
They already are working with them. The link they give to visit the LVM mailing list is the identical one to what you gave, and if you look closely at the Linux LVM site you'll find it says its based on the old IBM and HP LVM.
Yes they will do it (i was watching a ibm briefing the other day which mentioned it), but they were talking about the end of the year -making it effectively the last major IBM platform to run Linux (which, depending on how you look at it, could be considered fantastic news because it means IBM will have put massive support into Linux in general by then)
Yes the AS/400 has a very weird architecture, more along the lines of a mainframe than an intel clone server. As it is the AS/400 doesnt run Linux, and according to IBM there is little chance of that happening any time soon, simply because it would require much more work than any other IBM system.
Seeing as the rest of the article posted is a load of nonsense (hey an xml compliant processor!), noone should read the Linux comment as anything other than a pretty silly "lets mention linux to get on/." post anyway.
Throughout the world I think it's probably Vodafone (or phone depending on whether theyre trying to be fasionable this week) - they own Airtouch in the USA, and Mannesmann on continental Europe, as well as their own branded network in the UK and most other places in the world - i think they also run an asian network.
Here in europe though almost every network has 90%complete coverage though network sharing agreements, so you can use the same phone with the same number in about 16 countries (its quite cool the first time you get a phonecall in Germany on your British phone from an Italian person).
Weird, but maybe it didnt come direct from the ICANN list as I and several others did not receive the spam.
Ewan
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America has a huge divide in wealth, and already many poorer people can't go to college because of cost (the uk has just gone down the same road). You already have a level of advantage between people who can afford to just study for 4 years and those who are forced to work their way through, this would surely just increase this gap even further - think how many hours working at Burger King it'd take to buy a new laptop.
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What about the fact that 99% of people out there can't afford laptops, or who could only afford a much less reliable laptop than others?
Surely until such time as everyone could afford a suitable laptop, or the school were prepared to provide the laptops, then this would be an extremely discriminatory practice?
While the idea is kinda neat, the fact is in an exam like that the person with the better laptop who could (for example) view more information on screen or get audio data along with plain text, would have a distinct and unfair advantage?
Should be the end of Sept, probably a couple of weeks after the US launch (of course, the extra wait and the trip across the atlantic will cost us brits about an extra $50 minimum:))
Unlike Sega and Nintendo, Sony have a serious set up in Europe (including several 1st class uk developers), and so don't treat it as a 3rd class region.
2) False, its actually very good, at least the equal of any software only solution for the PC.
3) Only backwards compatible with ones written exactly to spec (and thats surprisingly few). If you've seen bleem! the psx emulator youll know the compatibility problems it has due to this very reason.
4) The buttons in the new ones are capable of detecting levels of pressure applied to them. but it can use the old models, as well as usb ones.
5) It was until some recent law changes. So was the P3-700 and above though so its not a big deal.
It seems to me that, at least in the short term, the generality of the pc is ending, with the psx2 being as powerful as a pc, without all the hassle, a neon chip being built into a dvd for a little as $30 extra allowing browsing the web, and tablets being used for data storage/manipulation.
Im sure the pc will survive in its workstation form for a long while yet, but its appearance and function will surely change completely in the long term (in the end, a psx2, a neon dvd player, and a tablet are all just pcs designed for specific tasks)
I wont comment on all of your post, but living 1mile from the norweb trials of net over powerlines test, i can safely say for the 1st 2 weeks of the test, the street lights most certainly did ficker, though it was later rectified.
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Errm,a low /. ID now equals some sort of coolness factor and allows you to be rude?
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I must be way cool, maybe I should get a badge printed with my number on it?
Ewan
Evolution supports IMAP for the email side of things very well, and LDAP for shared address books, but if your wife makes use of Outlook's calendar system then it won't be so simple to switch.
It is also possible that your Exchange administrator has turned off the IMAP support on the Exchange server, in which case you have no chance at all im afraid.
Check out http://lists.ximian.com/archives/public/evolution- hackers/2000-August/000360.html for some more information, though while that thread seems quite positive, I have not heard of any movement since then.
Ewan
AS/400's boot and run Linux, but the preferred way of using it is as a "hosted" OS, in the same way that an AS/400 can run Windows NT.
This would require the software developer to download sourceforges trojaned version via CVS, ftp or whatever, build a new package, and resign it.
If however a user just grabbed the latest version before the developer has resigned and repackaged it, along with the original (valid, unaltered) key, then the signing checking should point out the difference. Of course, if you had the key on the same server as the tarballs/rpms then it is of course totally irrelevant as the key could have been altered too.
Ewan
Well a large part of the requirements for a gpg key to be meaningful in many situations is that it is held on a seperate server from that of the tarball.
Of course if you have access to both, then its trivial to replace the key with a new version which would accept the trojan.
Well most obviously they could subtly alter the source code of one or several programs to include a trojan horse.
Then, when you download and install something, you would also install a back door for the cracker to use to easily gain access to dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of machines.
Of course, GPG signed tarballs are what you would normally use to verify the files and protect against this, but how many people actually bother with that?
Ewan
This isn't a WAP thing, its just dodgy software in nokia phones (they arent even wap phones).
Ewan
By removing the autoexec.bat, config.sys and other old DOS config files, startup time has been dramatically reduced - they dont need and excuse, but there's one (oh and you can still get to DOS, it's still there, just not obvious).
Ewan
/opt/interbase is the perfect place for it according to the linux standards base people (which is supposed to be based on a debianish system).
/usr/local/sbin is the correct place in any unix to stick, well, local (ie non-standard) system binaries...
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Maybe this is just a case of a non-open sourse developer expecting the linux community to stick to standards
Ewan
They already are working with them. The link they give to visit the LVM mailing list is the identical one to what you gave, and if you look closely at the Linux LVM site you'll find it says its based on the old IBM and HP LVM.
Yes they will do it (i was watching a ibm briefing the other day which mentioned it), but they were talking about the end of the year -making it effectively the last major IBM platform to run Linux (which, depending on how you look at it, could be considered fantastic news because it means IBM will have put massive support into Linux in general by then)
Yes the AS/400 has a very weird architecture, more along the lines of a mainframe than an intel clone server. As it is the AS/400 doesnt run Linux, and according to IBM there is little chance of that happening any time soon, simply because it would require much more work than any other IBM system.
/." post anyway.
Seeing as the rest of the article posted is a load of nonsense (hey an xml compliant processor!), noone should read the Linux comment as anything other than a pretty silly "lets mention linux to get on
Ewan
Well seeing as Linux Torsvald and Alan Cox are Finnish and Welsh respectively...of course there are no foreign programmers :)
Throughout the world I think it's probably Vodafone (or phone depending on whether theyre trying to be fasionable this week) - they own Airtouch in the USA, and Mannesmann on continental Europe, as well as their own branded network in the UK and most other places in the world - i think they also run an asian network.
Here in europe though almost every network has 90%complete coverage though network sharing agreements, so you can use the same phone with the same number in about 16 countries (its quite cool the first time you get a phonecall in Germany on your British phone from an Italian person).
No youre not allowed to hook up a lan to it, its against the licence agreement. Stupid i know...
Weird, but maybe it didnt come direct from the ICANN list as I and several others did not receive the spam.
Ewan
Can i phone a friend? :)
America has a huge divide in wealth, and already many poorer people can't go to college because of cost (the uk has just gone down the same road). You already have a level of advantage between people who can afford to just study for 4 years and those who are forced to work their way through, this would surely just increase this gap even further - think how many hours working at Burger King it'd take to buy a new laptop.
What about the fact that 99% of people out there can't afford laptops, or who could only afford a much less reliable laptop than others?
Surely until such time as everyone could afford a suitable laptop, or the school were prepared to provide the laptops, then this would be an extremely discriminatory practice?
While the idea is kinda neat, the fact is in an exam like that the person with the better laptop who could (for example) view more information on screen or get audio data along with plain text, would have a distinct and unfair advantage?
Just seems that way to me...
Should be the end of Sept, probably a couple of weeks after the US launch (of course, the extra wait and the trip across the atlantic will cost us brits about an extra $50 minimum :))
Unlike Sega and Nintendo, Sony have a serious set up in Europe (including several 1st class uk developers), and so don't treat it as a 3rd class region.
1) False.
2) False, its actually very good, at least the equal of any software only solution for the PC.
3) Only backwards compatible with ones written exactly to spec (and thats surprisingly few). If you've seen bleem! the psx emulator youll know the compatibility problems it has due to this very reason.
4) The buttons in the new ones are capable of detecting levels of pressure applied to them. but it can use the old models, as well as usb ones.
5) It was until some recent law changes. So was the P3-700 and above though so its not a big deal.
Simple as that really, Firewire to connect to hard drives, etc, that will be addons, and USB to hook up joypads, mice, etc.
Ewan
Actually seeing as how any telco will ge able to offer the dsl service, competition should see the prices at a reasonable level.
It seems to me that, at least in the short term, the generality of the pc is ending, with the psx2 being as powerful as a pc, without all the hassle, a neon chip being built into a dvd for a little as $30 extra allowing browsing the web, and tablets being used for data storage/manipulation.
Im sure the pc will survive in its workstation form for a long while yet, but its appearance and function will surely change completely in the long term (in the end, a psx2, a neon dvd player, and a tablet are all just pcs designed for specific tasks)
I wont comment on all of your post, but living 1mile from the norweb trials of net over powerlines test, i can safely say for the 1st 2 weeks of the test, the street lights most certainly did ficker, though it was later rectified.