[KLUG Members] KLUG Meeting Notes for 12/17/2002
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KLUG Meeting Notes: Tuesday - December 17, 2002 7:00PM
I. PRESENTATION RECAP
II. NEXT WEEK'S MEETING INFO <=== !!!CHRISTMAS EVE!!!
III. KLUG MAILING LISTS !!!Meeting Cancelled!!!
IV. KLUG NEWS FLASHES
V. KLUG CONTACT & MEETING INFO
Tonight's Meeting Moderator: KLUG Chairperson Dirk Bartley
I. PRESENTATION RECAP
THIS WEEK'S KLUG PRESENTATION: (21 active KLUG participants)
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Cyrus IMAP (Mail Server)
by Adam Williams
Most distributions of Linux ship with the University of
Washington IMAP and POP3 services for providing basic mail
services to a variety of clients. Cyrus IMAP is an
alternative suite of mail server applications for providing
sophisticated mail services such as shared folders, bulletin
boards, NNTP integration, service side scripting and
filtering , etc... Developed by Carnegie Mellon University
Cyrus IMAP is used by many large e-mail installations
(>10,000 users).
PRESENTATION SUMMARY:
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Adam made an encore presentation by popular demand when our
original speaker was unable to make it due to employment
cahnges that were beyond his control. We all wish Richard
Zimmerman <ke4rit@attbi.com> our best wishes in the new
year with his workplace challenges and changes. We may yet
hear his LTSP presentation that was unavoidably cancelled!
Richard <aka Goose> is a very valued contributer to KLUG!!!
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Find Adam's Cyrus IMAP presentation on the KLUG Web Site:
http://kalamazoolinux.org/presentations
ftp://kalamazoolinux.org/pub/pdf/cyrus.pdf * Migration Info
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Adam used a laptop PC running the Linux OS, OpenOffice v1.0.1,
and the KLUG SVGA projector to show us why you should consider
using Cyrus IMAP. This was a very detailed and professional
demonstration of a valuable open source server application for
the Linux OS. Great things are happening with this OS & apps!
This presentation was even better this time around. Adam does
very professional presentations and we are so lucky that he is
the KLUG program director.
During this presentation, Adam told us about the University
of Washington IMAP project and compared Cyrus IMAP. He showed
how Cyrus was superior, in various ways, and easy to get running.
We heard about the protocols that Cyrus IMAP supports and saw
a list of server features. Looked like everything was included.
Download the Linux RPM for Cyrus IMAP here:
http://home.teleport.ch/simix cyrus-imapd-2.1.9-3.src.rpm
Adam was smiling through the configuration process and he let
us know that the 80 or more settings in /etc/imapd.conf
were managable for operations. He showed us the admin shell.
It handled the quota notification process and authentication
without a snag for Adam's 200-seat commercial implementation.
Cyrus IMAP Home
http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/
Good Install Info
http://winnie.acsu.buffalo.edu/doc/install.html
Resources:
"Managing IMAP" by Mullet & Mullet - O'Reilly *
* older info
We heard about migration from U of W IMAP to Cyrus IMAP!
The instructions for doing this are posted on the KLUG
web site! <see above> Ready for a better implementation?
The question and answer period was active and several areas
of understanding Cyrus IMAP were explored further.
Adam is a network administrator based in Grand Rapids, but
the network he deals with is all over Michigan, with a
couple of hundred workstations, running Linux and other
Operating Systems. Not only does he deal with domain issues
at work, but he is also the owner of the domain
"whitemice.org". Adam has been a regular contributor to
technical discussions on our main mailing list, both
presenting and solving some of the most challenging
networking and configuration problems.
NOTE -
* Must come to three meetings to qualify as a full member.
II. NEXT KLUG MEETING - TUESDAY 12/24/2002
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CHRISTMAS EVE - !!!MEETING CANCELLED!!! December 24, 2002
NEW YEAR'S EVE - !!!MEETING CANCELLED!!! December 31, 2002
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Next meeting is January 07, 2003
The KLUG Linux Beginner's / Install Meeting!
Linux for Beginners
by Dirk Bartley
THE BEGINNER'S MEETINGS ARE HELD the first Tuesday of each
month. Linux basics and distribution installs are the
lessons of these evenings. If you do want KLUG's FREE help
installing Linux on your computer at one of these meetings,
http://kalamazoolinux.org/meetings/installform.html
Contact the KLUG Installmasters for more information:
installmaster@kalamazoolinux.org
- and -
ORDER YOUR SOFTWARE HERE: http://kalamazoolinux.org/bsware
Now is the time to get started! Linux is becoming a mainstay
of free software, free choice, dependability and power.
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THE STANDARD KLUG BEGINNER'S PRESENTATION - LINUX BOOT CAMP!!!
http://kalamazoolinux.org/presentations/beginner01.html
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Note:
As Linux matures as an OS, the educational needs are evolving.
The Beginner's Meeting format is changing with those needs.
It is difficult to cover all the basics in one meeting. Linux
is not just for CS experts and IT professionals. The "BASICS"
meetings are intended for those with limited experience with
Operating System's or even Personal Computer's. Your comments
and questions are welcomed!
Dirk Bartley, a WMU graduate, works as a systems
administrator for Schupan Aluminum Sales, a division
of Schupan and Sons. His passion for free software
comes second to spending time with his wife Dawn, an
Upper Peninsula native, and taking Shelly, their
sheltie/terrier mix pound pooch, for a walk. These
interests are only followed by his love of playing
ice hockey.
III. K L U G M A I L I N G L I S T S
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Diversified mailing lists can be found on the KLUG web site.
http://kalamazoolinux.org/listserv/
Facilitated by - John Bridelman listmaster@kalamazoolinux.org
Sign up and participate to serve the Open Source community!!!
IV. K L U G N E W S F L A S H E S ! ! !
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Elcomsoft was found not guilty of violating the DMCA!!!
This does not invalidate the DMCA but it is a start in
bringing this flawed internet regulation to an end through
the decision process of the courts.
READ MORE ABOUT THIS AT:
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,56898,00.html
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_729981.html
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2127714,00.html%3Frtag
%3Dzdnetukhompage
Read some historical information about the Elcomsoft struggle!
http://slashdot.org/search.pl?query=elcomsoft&op=stories&author
=&tid=§ion=&sort=1
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The WAP at the Kalamazoo Chamber of Commerce enables wireless
connection to the internet and use of the kindly donated DSL
bandwidth provised to KLUG by Jasnet! The WAP transmitter is
wired into the power circuit of the hallway lights in the
Chamber offices and is often shutdown when those lights are
turned off. We are wondering if a KLUG volunteer would be
willing to commit to a project that would seek permission from
the Chamber and help with the rewiring of this WAP transmitter.
Please contact Dirk Bartley <chairman@kalamazoolinux.org> if
you could volunteer to help get this situation corrected.
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CHECK OUT THE NEW KLUG WEB PAGES FOR POCKET PC'S
Get the KLUG meeting info on your PDA or cell phone!
Thanks to Bruce Smith for contributing his time for
this project. http://wap.kalamazoolinux.org
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K L U G O F F I C E R
E L E C T I O N S C O M I N G I N J A N U A R Y !!!
* TUESDAY JANUARY 21ST MEETING *
Nominate KLUG Members for Offices! Participate in the Vote.
http://kalamazoolinux.org/organize - for more info -
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V. K L U G C O N T A C T & M E E T I N G I N F O
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KLUG WEB SITE http://kalamazoolinux.org
MEMBERS AND GUESTS - COME JOIN US FOR A MEETING!!!
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CONTACT INFORMATION:
Kalamazoo Linux Users Group, Inc.
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Portage MI 49002
e-mail address: chairman@kalamazoolinux.org
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