From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from wb2flw.octothorp.org([63.224.68.2]) (3240 bytes) by braille.uwo.ca via smail with P:esmtp/D:aliases/T:pipe (sender: ) id for ; Tue, 6 Feb 2001 16:13:55 -0500 (EST) (Smail-3.2.0.102 1998-Aug-2 #2 built 1999-Sep-5) Received: from localhost (wacker@localhost) by wb2flw.octothorp.org (8.11.2/8.11.2) with ESMTP id f16LDdL01890 for ; Tue, 6 Feb 2001 21:13:39 GMT X-Authentication-Warning: wb2flw.octothorp.org: wacker owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 14:13:39 -0700 (MST) From: "William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-777-8123" To: Speakup Mailing List Subject: Re: More on mail In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII List-Id: Hi all, Actually, it would be better for Gena to copy the file rather than to link it. That way, she'd have the correct timezone even when the /usr filesystem wasn't mounted. Just do: cp -p /usr/share/zoneinfo/GB /etc/localtime The GB is uppercase. HTH. Bill in Denver On Sun, 4 Feb 2001, Charles Hallenbeck wrote: > Georgina - > While you are tweaking things, you might want to fix your localtime > setting. On my Slackware installation there is a soft link from > /etc/localtime to the proper location under /usr/share/zoneinfo/... > > In my case, it was created with this command (as root: > > ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/US/Eastern /etc/localtime > > but yours would have to point to the correct place for your own > location. Sorry I cannot help you with the other stuff... > > Chuck > > > On Sun, 4 Feb 2001, Georgina Joyce wrote: > > > Hi > > > > Many thanks for those who have helped me set up my mail on my linux box. > > > > As you can see, I've managed to subscribe on the Speakup list from my > > linux box. I wondered if I could trouble you a little further and ask for > > help on tweeking the system. I'd like to automate the process and have an > > inbox with my other mail folders in /home/Gena. > > > > I've installed mutt but can't point to my mail files. However, I'm going > > to spend some time on the manual which is bound to give me some tips. For > > the time being, I'll use pine. > > > > Could someone tell me how I can get pine to save an inbox with my other > > mail files? So that when I connect, fetchmail collects my mail and it is > > stored on this machine in my inbox. > > > > As root, can I run an automated script that makes a ppp connection and > > fetches Gena's mail and then disconnects? If so, how would I do this? > > > > AH, Just has a message that pine couldn't open a temp file for the spell > > checker. Ummm do I need to reate one? How do I tell pine about it? > > > > Sorry for any typos. > > > > Gena > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > My web site is http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh > The Moon is Waxing Gibbous (84% of Full) > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >