From: Digest To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 00:02:28 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600 Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 1223 Reply-To: X-List-Unsubscribe: www.os2site.com/list/ ************************************************** Sunday 11 December 2005 Number 1223 ************************************************** Subjects for today 1 Re: Advice : Chuck McKinnis 2 Re: OT APC Sun Solaris (was;D/L's and mirrors) : Chris Graham [WarpSpeed]" 3 Re: OT APC Sun Solaris (was;D/L's and mirrors) : Chris Graham [WarpSpeed]" 4 Apache v2.2.0 build released : Paul Smedley **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 11:58:27 -0700 From: Chuck McKinnis Subject: Re: Advice No matter what route you take, you still have to transfer the file via some protocol. Dennis Nolan wrote: > Hi all > Does anyone know if it is possible to log into you webspace that is > allocated to you from your broadband ISP, and treat it like a drive on > your own system. > > If I could open, edit and save files direct to my web space it would > save a lot of FTPing, > > Does a VPN achieve this, and if so, do I need to have my ISP enable it? > > Regards > > Dennis. > > > > > -- Chuck McKinnis Covenant Solutions http://www.7cities dot net/~mckinnis/os2/ 505-286-3191 Shell to DOS ... come in DOS, do you copy? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 2 ==========================** Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:41:43 +1100 (EDT) From: "Chris Graham [WarpSpeed]" Subject: Re: OT APC Sun Solaris (was;D/L's and mirrors) On Fri, 09 Dec 2005 20:16:28 +1100, Ed Durrant wrote: >> I'd like to stick to IBM, I dont really know why sometimes, all things considered, >> guess its because I've used IBM OS's for so long, well, since I stopped using >> DEC VAX VMS many years ago. >> > > I used AIX for the first time in an Advanced Virtualisation on pSeries >workshop about a month ago. It was easy to install (I'm sure it didn't >used to be) and it SIMPLY WORKED !! (similar to another IBM OS ... - the >lecturer even made reference to OS/2 as the only other OS that comes >close to the quality of TCPIP stack in AIX) That answer to that is simple: The same people wrote it. Hence the reason the firewall in the stack works: it was that closely ported. Whilst it was never 'officially' documented, some people followed the AIX docs for configuring it and it simply worked. Perhaps I should investigate it further myself. -Chris WarpSpeed Computers - The Graham Utilities for OS/2. Voice: +61-3-9395-1504 Internet: chrisg at warpspeed dot com dot au FAX: +61-3-9395-7633 Web Page: http://www.warpspeed dot com dot au Postal: WarpSpeed Computers, PO Box 4293, Hoppers Crossing DC, VIC 3029, AUSTRALIA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 3 ==========================** Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:43:53 +1100 (EDT) From: "Chris Graham [WarpSpeed]" Subject: Re: OT APC Sun Solaris (was;D/L's and mirrors) >>> It's great to have a true cross-platform OS however !! >> >> True, it would also be nice to use my RS/6000 with a version of OS/2 on it, dream on ... I have OS/2 Power PC Edition (and two machines that are capable of running it). -Chris WarpSpeed Computers - The Graham Utilities for OS/2. Voice: +61-3-9395-1504 Internet: chrisg at warpspeed dot com dot au FAX: +61-3-9395-7633 Web Page: http://www.warpspeed dot com dot au Postal: WarpSpeed Computers, PO Box 4293, Hoppers Crossing DC, VIC 3029, AUSTRALIA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 4 ==========================** Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 21:21:09 +1030 From: Paul Smedley Subject: Apache v2.2.0 build released Available from http://smedley.info/os2ports.html Known issues: ab.exe doesn't work and reports a connect() error - under investigation. Cheers, Paul. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------