-=> CHARLES ANGELICH wrote to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE <=-


 WC> /home now exists in /dev/hda2 which is ext2fs and I've got
 WC> Multimail sitting there for when I get zmodem and set it up.

 CA> Had to change some environ variables for the boot scripting?

Not as yet.
Currently It saves just fine from the desktop as root
but it's not yet in /etc/fstab or set as an environmenta;l variable  as
yet.
Just kind of hangs out there for me to non-destructively
experiment with while maintaining O.S. integrity.
I can specify the path and access it that way right now
or manually mount it.

 CA>> If I remember this correctly the 'sz' and 'rz' of ztelnet
 CA>> is not a 'full' implementation of either protocol. The
 CA>> 'full' versions offer many switches etc. and other
 CA>> protocols such as xmodem and ymodem.

 WC> Not sure, been jumping around a lot of info files. Need to
 WC> find a gzip'ed system administrators guide and use a
 WC> utility to look at that file at my leisure on the local
 WC> drive.

 CA> I will scout around and try to find the ztelnet and
 CA> documentation. I think the reason it's hard to locate is that
 CA> it is actually a BSD binary (originally)?

Yes, I've run into that bit of info.
Gotta start doing my own compiles here.
Just GCC filename IIRC though it been quite some time, say 10 years
since I compiled programs in Linux.
Guess you'd have to CHMOD it executable as well.

 CA> It compiles for Linux
 CA> though. Howard compiled it for himself and sent me a copy of
 CA> the binary but I had already found it then just used his
 CA> instead. :-)

I'll snag the source code.


 CA> If/when you have the room to do it it is worthwhile to keep a
 CA> recent image copy of the main OS partition on the hard drive.
 CA> It's not a 'backup' per se but can be handy when you make a
 CA> mistake to be able to boot using a floppy and just copy the
 CA> image file back into the main partition and reboot. Trick is to
 CA> write it to another partition so that it doesn't overwrite
 CA> itself when you try to copy it back again. ;-)

Indeed, I had just exactly this in mind myself.
I also may get a USB 2.0 PCI card for external USB
hard drive backup solution or perhaps soon a
internal recording DVD player as I've now seen them
around the 150 dollar mark.

 CA> --8<--cut

 CA>> You're a bit ahead of me on this.

 WC> Oh I would not say that as you've had ztelnet and ATP up
 WC> and running... I'm not there yet.

 CA> It was a bit of a puzzle. Had to add another 4 meg ramdrive to
 CA> the mini-install then sort out all the required directories
 CA> etc. but it and the original ATP is so close to what I use on a
 CA> daily basis that it was 'comfortable' for me to use it.

 My default Knoppix loads 16 - 4 Meg ramdrives!!!

 CA>  No
 CA> Qedit for writing messages but that was a minor problem. 'Joe'
 CA> under Linux would be a close match for Qedit once I figured out
 CA> the macro language for Joe. :-)

 thanks for the tips.

Snip.

 WC> I'm pretty much bedridden so time's not the problem. What I
 WC> need to do after so long an unproductive stretch of time is
 WC> to reintroduce discipline into a routine where I set aside
 WC> at least two hours a day solely for focused study of this
 WC> wonderful Debian based release.

 CA> It (KNOPPIX) sure does look nice if nothing else. Nothing too
 CA> shabby about it. ;-)

Not at all, most impressed here.
I want to mess withthe graphic on the desktop and customise it.

Perhaps snag one of those Kodak disposable cameras
where they offer a digital image CD along with chemical processing
and put my Pit Bull up in place of those cogged wheels.

I've already found the relavent files.
 
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