From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from shellworld.net ([209.61.182.169] helo=server2.shellworld.net ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1IJaU4-00050g-00 for ; Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:49:20 -0400 Received: from chihuahuad1 (adsl-70-241-92-186.dsl.hstntx.swbell.net [70.241.92.186]) by server2.shellworld.net (8.13.1/8.12.8) with ESMTP id l7AJnI37079387 for ; Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:49:19 GMT (envelope-from nick@nickgawronski.com) Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 09:48:25 -0500 (CDT) From: nick@nickgawronski.com X-X-Sender: nick@localhost To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: portage question about installing utelnetd In-Reply-To: <46BC3B9B.2010806@pcdesk.net> Message-ID: References: <20070809161027.22513.46895@biff.serotek.com> <46BC3B9B.2010806@pcdesk.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:49:20 -0000 Hi, Well I found out that the bsd telnet programs include a telnet server so that is probably why it would not let me install another one.On Fri, 10 Aug 2007, Joseph C. Lininger wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: RIPEMD160 > > Hey there Nick, > It means that either a package or one of it's dependencies is masked. > There are two types of masking, and what you should do depends on how > the package is masked exactly. Any way you can show me what you typed > and exactly how portage responded? > > As an alternative, you could emerge netkit-telnetd, different telnet > server. I use it only for the telnet client, so can't compare the two > server programs. Either way, learning about masked packages is worth > your time if you are seriously going to use Gentoo. > > - -- > An ignorent man is never defeated in an argument. > Joseph C. Lininger, > > Nick Gawronski wrote: > > Hi, When trying to install utelnetd the telnet server in gentoo I get > > the following message all ebuilds required to install utelnetd are > > masked. What does this mean and how can I fix this so I can have a > > working telnet server on my system? I have looked but can't find this > > information on the hand book or in the manual page. > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) > > iD8DBQFGvDubJ6dqn0mqPbARA+UsAJ9tYKN6/NLqppOgu045DVM4kP/viQCfcXcn > zHC5vz4REUrhmonSpuZA92I= > =ar8m > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >