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there is a good O'Reilly book for Expect called... 641 Views / 5 Replies  
there is a good O'Reilly book for Expect
called 'Exploring Expect'. It may have
been written by D. Libes (author of Expect).
Posted by howardm4, on Jul 7, 2003 at 08:48 AM, in macOS
from the looks of it, you should be able to do ... 934 Views / 5 Replies  
from the looks of it, you should be able to do
it.

The BT Access Box has some digital inputs
so it can act as a simple U/ST interface
and you'd have to provide some sort of
ISDN frontend or...
Posted by howardm4, on Jun 28, 2003 at 08:53 AM, in Networking
in almost all cases, the {x}inetd daemon... 2,878 Views / 4 Replies  
in almost all cases, the {x}inetd
daemon handles the start/stop of
ftpd as required when a connection
comes in requesting the FTP port.
Posted by howardm4, on Apr 4, 2003 at 04:45 PM, in macOS
does this help? ... 709 Views / 11 Replies  
does this help?

http://www.allmyfaqs.com/faq.pl?Prevent_bandwidth_theft
Posted by howardm4, on Mar 25, 2003 at 09:14 AM, in macOS
what part is 'no dice' ? yes, you still have... 787 Views / 6 Replies  
what part is 'no dice' ?

yes, you still have the locale WARNING
but that is not a problem.

the showstopping dyld problem has been solved.
Posted by howardm4, on Feb 4, 2003 at 10:33 AM, in Developer Center
I think it kind of depends on your style of ... 2,008 Views / 45 Replies  
I think it kind of depends on your style of
work.

I use and love Launchbar. I dont want/like
to have to use the mouse mroe than I need
to and I dont want the Dock all cluttered w/
things I...
Posted by howardm4, on Feb 3, 2003 at 09:29 AM, in Applications
this is residual behavior of using perl 5.8.0 ... 787 Views / 6 Replies  
this is residual behavior of using perl 5.8.0
w/ < 5.8.0 XS modules (of which Storable
is one that ships w/ Fink).

Do a Google search on 'perl fink 5.8.0'

resolution:

mv...
Posted by howardm4, on Feb 3, 2003 at 09:22 AM, in Developer Center
well, it can work cause I do VPN over Airport ... 804 Views / 9 Replies  
well, it can work cause I do VPN over Airport
everyday.

Are you using a Linksys wireless router by
any chance?
Posted by howardm4, on Jan 16, 2003 at 08:27 PM, in Networking
your missing the compiler itself. It's not... 626 Views / 2 Replies  
your missing the compiler itself.
It's not loaded w/ the operating system,
rather, its on a separate CD or you
need to get it from developer.apple.com
via the ADC
Posted by howardm4, on Jan 12, 2003 at 08:46 AM, in macOS
So all you want to do is use this script file... 680 Views / 10 Replies  
So all you want to do is use this
script file to set a few variables
and prevent you from having to type
all that junk over and over so that
you be in a shell, then run this
script (which you...
Posted by howardm4, on Jan 10, 2003 at 07:51 PM, in macOS
how does your current environment find this... 680 Views / 10 Replies  
how does your current environment find
this special dynamic library? what do you
set?
Posted by howardm4, on Jan 10, 2003 at 03:33 PM, in macOS
what happens is that bash calls the 'execve'... 680 Views / 10 Replies  
what happens is that bash calls the
'execve' system call in the
current shell and the new child
shell is intialized w/ the environment
as stated by environ(7) (ie. do a
man environ).

If...
Posted by howardm4, on Jan 10, 2003 at 12:51 PM, in macOS
well, without knowing the particulars (if your... 600 Views / 1 Replies  
well, without knowing the particulars
(if your going to request help, pls
include machine model & OS in question),
its hard to say but the bottom line
is that under OSX, you need to use
the...
Posted by howardm4, on Jan 10, 2003 at 10:38 AM, in Networking
we're getting our Cisco AP's next week ... 688 Views / 7 Replies  
we're getting our Cisco AP's next week
(replacing Wavelan) but my first thought
is that the Cisco APs have been told
to create a 'closed network' so that
you MUST apriori know the network ID...
Posted by howardm4, on Jan 10, 2003 at 10:35 AM, in Networking
the first one basically says to 'source' the... 680 Views / 10 Replies  
the first one basically says to
'source' the script in the current
shell.

The second one says 'create a new child shell
and execute the script in that and oh,
by the way, the script is...
Posted by howardm4, on Jan 10, 2003 at 10:14 AM, in macOS
that is usually indicative of SSID is wrong... 691 Views / 4 Replies  
that is usually indicative of

SSID is wrong or,
WEP key is wrong (turn OFF WEP temporarily) or,
your WAP has MAC filtering turned on and you never added the WPC11 or,
the WAP isn't config'd to...
Posted by howardm4, on Jan 4, 2003 at 10:35 AM, in Networking
no, it's because ./configure probably doesn't... 1,266 Views / 6 Replies  
no, it's because ./configure probably
doesn't look in /usr/local/lib at all.

You'll have to take a peek at the
internals of the configure script to
see where it is looking.

Or, just put a...
Posted by howardm4, on Jan 2, 2003 at 12:31 AM, in macOS
the SOCKS lib can and does work under OSX. So... 1,266 Views / 6 Replies  
the SOCKS lib can and does work under OSX.
So like the gentleman said, you need to
recompile the applications in question
w/ -lsocks (or use the ./configure option).

The runsocks thing is a...
Posted by howardm4, on Dec 31, 2002 at 06:44 PM, in macOS
I have a 10.2.3 machine and have a similar... 467 Views / 2 Replies  
I have a 10.2.3 machine and have a
similar problem using a Lucent RG1000
(same h/w as the original ABS).

I haven't tried doing the config when
plugged into the ethernet (vs. trying
to do it...
Posted by howardm4, on Dec 27, 2002 at 10:20 AM, in Networking
I'd really have to go back and look at what I... 637 Views / 8 Replies  
I'd really have to go back and look at
what I did but I got the NCU disks and
loaded them into Classic. Once
that was done, I just set the Newt to
use the Ethernet for Appletalk (in the
Newt...
Posted by howardm4, on Dec 21, 2002 at 10:36 AM, in Networking
yes, that is the card. Personally (and I'm... 637 Views / 8 Replies  
yes, that is the card.

Personally (and I'm sure I'll get slammed
for this) I think the whole # of WEP
or PGP keys issue has been blown WAAAY
out of proportion.

I really dont use the...
Posted by howardm4, on Dec 19, 2002 at 08:02 PM, in Networking
yea, the win98 are a given for Orinoco. I... 637 Views / 8 Replies  
yea, the win98 are a given for Orinoco.
I didn't mention that I'm using an
Orinoco card on a Win98 laptop (ancient
Compaq) that also dual boots FreeBSD and
even FreeBSD has Orinoco drivers!
Posted by howardm4, on Dec 19, 2002 at 08:48 AM, in Networking
well, the Newt is going to be the limiting ... 637 Views / 8 Replies  
well, the Newt is going to be the limiting
factor. I haven't looked recently at
the site of the Japanese guy who wrote
the driver but you might start there.
Also alot of talk about it on USENET...
Posted by howardm4, on Dec 18, 2002 at 09:46 PM, in Networking
they are manually created. they contain as... 783 Views / 9 Replies  
they are manually created.

they contain as much or as little as you
want.

You might want to look in /usr/share or
/etc for some examples.
Posted by howardm4, on Dec 17, 2002 at 07:49 PM, in macOS
no drivers. Your SOL. 585 Views / 2 Replies  
no drivers.

Your SOL.
Posted by howardm4, on Dec 17, 2002 at 10:55 AM, in Networking
yes, cause doing that is only effective for the... 783 Views / 9 Replies  
yes, cause doing that is only effective
for the shell you did it in.

You would need to put that command in
the shell startup file ~/.login or
~/.cshrc to make it happen automatically
for all...
Posted by howardm4, on Dec 17, 2002 at 10:54 AM, in macOS
yes but I kinda doubt that the actual runtime... 783 Views / 9 Replies  
yes but I kinda doubt that the actual
runtime binaries are stashed in
the .../lib subdirectory (but I dont
know that for sure). Usually, they
would be in something like .../bin
Posted by howardm4, on Dec 16, 2002 at 11:08 PM, in macOS
dont confuse the internal 'Airport' card w/... 593 Views / 3 Replies  
dont confuse the internal 'Airport' card
w/ getting a PCMCIA 802.11b card.

If your G3 has a PCMCIA slot, you can
do it. You can use the Lucent card
via the opensource drivers or the
Cisco350...
Posted by howardm4, on Dec 15, 2002 at 08:47 PM, in Networking
Darwin, up to 10.1.x, used termcap as located... 997 Views / 7 Replies  
Darwin, up to 10.1.x, used termcap as
located in /usr/share/misc, not /etc.

In 10.2, they transitioned to terminfo.

Check to see if you have environment
variable TERMCAP defined. You...
Posted by howardm4, on Dec 15, 2002 at 08:30 PM, in macOS
you want to alter your PATH variable to point... 783 Views / 9 Replies  
you want to alter your PATH variable
to point to wherever the binaries are
installed. You do NOT want to set
LD_LIBRARY_PATH (which is wrong for
Darwin anyway. it would be
DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH...
Posted by howardm4, on Dec 15, 2002 at 08:28 PM, in macOS
if they (the router/WAP) supports 802.11b (or... 600 Views / 6 Replies  
if they (the router/WAP) supports 802.11b
(or .a) they will all play nice together.

I have multiple PCs (and laptops) and Apple laptops in my house and my
Lucent RG works fine.
Posted by howardm4, on Dec 14, 2002 at 09:42 AM, in Networking
you dont have the compiler installed. You... 543 Views / 1 Replies  
you dont have the compiler installed.

You need to get the devtools CD or
the .dmg from the apple website.
Posted by howardm4, on Dec 12, 2002 at 08:18 PM, in macOS
do a man kill You need to find the pid... 8,404 Views / 5 Replies  
do a

man kill

You need to find the pid of the java
process first (ps -awx) and then
do a

kill -s QUIT pid_number_from_ps_-awx
Posted by howardm4, on Dec 9, 2002 at 08:51 PM, in macOS
well, I use a Lucent RG1000 which is the same... 620 Views / 5 Replies  
well, I use a Lucent RG1000 which is the
same hardware as the original ABS. I
also use an Asante 3004 router and
w/ that combination, have zero problems
doing wireless VPN to my office.

And,...
Posted by howardm4, on Dec 8, 2002 at 05:31 PM, in Networking
True. I have an older RG1000 and it was ... 878 Views / 9 Replies  
True.

I have an older RG1000 and it was
compatible w/ Airport Config Util.

Interestingly, 10.2 Airport Config
can't deal w/ it, so I'm back to
either Win or Sevy's Java config tool.
...
Posted by howardm4, on Dec 8, 2002 at 05:24 PM, in Networking
nope, sorry. The '|' loses its magic inside... 685 Views / 7 Replies  
nope, sorry.

The '|' loses its magic inside a character
class definition. The only characters
that are magic inside (from the top of
my head) are '^' (negation when used as the first...
Posted by howardm4, on Nov 27, 2002 at 05:31 PM, in macOS
@tags = /([^<\/|>]*)>/cgi; Basically, its... 685 Views / 7 Replies  
@tags = /([^<\/|>]*)>/cgi;


Basically, its an optional negated class.

it says 'any character OTHER than <,/,| or > zero or more times followed by a required >
Posted by howardm4, on Nov 27, 2002 at 05:09 PM, in macOS
the original meant 'a <, followed by any number... 685 Views / 7 Replies  
the original meant 'a <, followed by any
number of characters OTHER than a > and
then followed by a >.

the [^ ] construct is a character class
negation.
Posted by howardm4, on Nov 27, 2002 at 04:55 PM, in macOS
exactly right. The ONE thing VPN clients... 750 Views / 4 Replies  
exactly right.

The ONE thing VPN clients don't do well
is interoperate.

Your client requirements are driven by
the server your company is using.

I'm also using the Cisco 3000 VPN setup.
Posted by howardm4, on Nov 27, 2002 at 04:03 PM, in Applications
Is the firmware for the Linksys up to date? 617 Views / 6 Replies  
Is the firmware for the Linksys up to date?
Posted by howardm4, on Nov 27, 2002 at 03:57 PM, in Networking
well, thats not technically restarting it. ... 1,342 Views / 3 Replies  
well, thats not technically restarting it.

You're sending a specific signal to the
software (HUP or -1) and the software has
been written to intercept it and perform
a specific task such as...
Posted by howardm4, on Nov 27, 2002 at 03:54 PM, in macOS
@tags = /(<\/?blink>)/cgi; Read about regex... 685 Views / 7 Replies  
@tags = /(<\/?blink>)/cgi;

Read about regex atom quantifiers.

The ? means 'the previous character, zero or one times'.

You could also use a '*', (previous
character, zero or any times).
Posted by howardm4, on Nov 27, 2002 at 03:48 PM, in macOS
In PERL, assuming the date is sitting in variable... 532 Views / 3 Replies  
In PERL, assuming the date is sitting in variable $_

s/(1?[0-9])\.([0-5][0-9])([ap])/$1:$2 $3m/;


or

perl -p -e 's/(1?[0-9])\.([0-5][0-9])([ap])/$1:$2 $3m/' < each_file
Posted by howardm4, on Nov 26, 2002 at 09:05 PM, in macOS
there are several issues here. first off, as... 800 Views / 3 Replies  
there are several issues here.

first off, as I recall, spice generally
produces tabular output (ie. no graphics).
While that data can be post-processed
to produce graphs and charts (and that...
Posted by howardm4, on Nov 23, 2002 at 10:01 AM, in Applications
I have a FR3004LC and have had absolutely zero... 554 Views / 2 Replies  
I have a FR3004LC and have had absolutely
zero problems w/ it in the year+ I've had
it and this is on a mixed network w/ PCs, Mac's, VPN, and wireless. I wonder if you just got a lemon unit. Are...
Posted by howardm4, on Nov 23, 2002 at 09:55 AM, in Networking
well, the -exec option to 'find' is about the... 689 Views / 6 Replies  
well, the -exec option to 'find' is about
the slowest way possible since it forks
a new process for each object found.

If you have all the .mp3's under one
subdirectory, you can do a chmod -R....
Posted by howardm4, on Nov 22, 2002 at 04:29 PM, in macOS
it compiles fine for me. I haven't tried... 537 Views / 2 Replies  
it compiles fine for me.

I haven't tried fetchmail though.
Posted by howardm4, on Nov 21, 2002 at 07:02 PM, in macOS
You might well find that its easier to go the... 1,352 Views / 9 Replies  
You might well find that its easier to go
the other way, let the XP or W2K box host
the USB printer and let the Mac access
it remotely. The CUPS s/w in 10.2 ROX!
Posted by howardm4, on Nov 19, 2002 at 08:45 PM, in Networking
just as an fyi, emacs can save in any number of... 1,336 Views / 10 Replies  
just as an fyi, emacs can save in any number of formats (dos/unix/mac). It defaults to whatever is native though.
Posted by howardm4, on Nov 19, 2002 at 08:42 PM, in macOS
it won't be there unless you have loaded the... 684 Views / 8 Replies  
it won't be there unless you have loaded
the devtools.
Posted by howardm4, on Nov 18, 2002 at 09:51 PM, in macOS
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