ubuntu-users Digest, Vol 57, Issue 254
robert gorisek
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Fri May 15 08:35:47 UTC 2009
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> 1. Re: Missing Linux apps on Windows (Faizan Kazi)
> 2. Re: Ubuntu and Vista (Carl Friis-Hansen)
> 3. Re: [OT] Blackberry (Was: 'Tone of the list' discussion)
> (Faizan Kazi)
> 4. Two part SSH authentication with key and remote unix password
> (komputes)
> 5. ubuntu-users mailing list (robert gorisek)
> 6. VPN/PPTP Gui client to MS VPN (Christian ?string)
> 7. Re: Two part SSH authentication with key and remote unix
> password (Carl Friis-Hansen)
> 8. Re: [OT] Blackberry (Was: 'Tone of the list' discussion)
> (Nils Kassube)
> 9. Re: VPN/PPTP Gui client to MS VPN (Raseel Bhagat)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 12:31:54 +0600
> From: Faizan Kazi <faizan.s.kazi at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Missing Linux apps on Windows
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions"
> <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Message-ID:
> <b00906860905142331p3b8ebbb7m70294c66af95adee at mail.gmail.com>
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> The best editor ive ever come across is Notepad++ (run under Wine),
> followed
> by geany.performance, looks, functionality in ascending order. :)
>
> Fez
>
> On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 8:00 PM, Derek Broughton <derek at pointerstop.ca
> >wrote:
>
> > anthony baldwin wrote:
> >
> > > Karl F. Larsen wrote:
> > >> Lisi Reisz wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> But I don't like it either, Derek. (Isn't that heresy? ;-) )
> >
> > Yes :-)
> > >>>
> > >> Those who are real old liked "joe" because it was and still is a
> > >> Word Star editor, that can be used when you need a Pure ascii file. I
> > >> still like joe because I know how to use it. I learned VI in the very
> > >> early days, but was happy to forget it when joe came out.
> >
> > I find myself in agreement with Karl - I use joe _often_, except on
> minimal
> > systems where I have to use nano (nano is actually more wordstarish, iirc
> -
> > but it's a loong time since I used wordstar).
> >
> > > Kate is good, Kwrite can be useful,
> >
> > Isn't kwrite just implemented as a kate-part these days?
> >
> > > Emacs, well...I suppose it's useful enough, but bloated and much of it
> > > makes little sense to me.
> >
> > Once upon a time, I considered myself an Emacs guru (haven't used it
> since
> > 1994). I just don't find it necessary anymore.
> > --
> > derek
> >
> >
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 08:32:51 +0200 (CEST)
> From: "Carl Friis-Hansen" <ubuntuuser at carl-fh.com>
> Subject: Re: Ubuntu and Vista
> To: ubuntuuser at carl-fh.com, "Ubuntu user technical support, not for
> general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
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> > halweitz at aol.com wrote:
> >> Question can both Ubunto and Vista be installed on same machie?? How can
> >> one use them in that situation?
> >> Harold Weitz
>
> Something went wrong here, we try again.
>
> Look at:
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot
>
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> +---------------------------------+-------------------+
> | Carl Friis-Hansen | Fiskeryd Nybygget |
> | http://computingconfidence.com/ | 341 91 Ljungby |
> | Phone: +46 (0)372 15033 | Sweden |
> +---------------------------------+-------------------+
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 12:38:04 +0600
> From: Faizan Kazi <faizan.s.kazi at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [OT] Blackberry (Was: 'Tone of the list' discussion)
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions"
> <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
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> On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 12:26 PM, Amedee Van Gasse (ubuntu) <
> amedee-ubuntu at amedee.be> wrote:
>
> > christopher.lemire at gmail.com schreef:
> >
> > > P.s. Excuse my top post. I tried to bottom post, but the blackberry
> > > curve smartphone's email client would not allow me to bottom post.
> > >
> > > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
> >
> > You don't *have* to send email from your BlackBerry. There is really no
> > emergency on this mailing list that forces you to reply without delay.
> > You could just wait a few hours until you are back at the office or back
> > home, and send your email from your regular computer, in all comfort.
>
>
> Amedee, take it easy, this is an open list. top posting isnt such a bad
> thing. If you can read english, you shouldnt have a problem. He cant help
> it.
>
> >
> > Really, you should use your BlackBerry for what it's designed: for
> > managers that *really* need to stay in touch with their office. Get over
> > it, nobody will die if you wait
> > a few hours.
>
>
> He is using it what its designed for: "Staying in touch". Theres
> nothing worse than an overflowing mailbox in my opinion. Whats up with
> so
> many of the guys and gals on the list being oversensitive and hateful
> these days?
>
> >
> > Kind regards,
> > Amedee Van Gasse
> >
>
> PS: not so "kind" these regards are, Amedee.
>
> Regards,
> Fez
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> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 02:53:38 -0400
> From: komputes <komputes at gmail.com>
> Subject: Two part SSH authentication with key and remote unix password
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions"
> <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Message-ID: <4A0D1172.1040806 at gmail.com>
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> I would like to edit the PAM authentication procedure for SSH so that a
> key is needed to connect, but then the remote UNIX password is requested
> before sending a command prompt.
>
> Another nice-to-have is if the password authentication fails 9 times (3
> connection attempts) the ip is logged and blocked, using ufw syntax
> (preferred over iptables).
>
> In my head it looks a little something like this:
>
> ssh bob at remote.server
> |
> |
> Public Key?--[no]--> Fail - disconnect and log attempt
> |
> [yes]
> |
> UNIX Password?--[no]--> Fail*3=disconnect and log attempt.
> Fail*9=block IP.
> |
> [yes]
> |
> Great Success -> bob at remote:~$
>
> If anyone has the smarts to guide me through this I'd appreciate the help.
>
> -komputes
>
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 09:00:30 +0200
> From: robert gorisek <robert.roker at gmail.com>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 09:13:30 +0200
> From: Christian ?string <christian at primitus.se>
> Subject: VPN/PPTP Gui client to MS VPN
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
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> Hello,
>
> Anyone got a solution that works to run VPN/pptp with GUI against MS VPN
> server.
>
> Christian
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> Message: 7
> Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 09:16:12 +0200 (CEST)
> From: "Carl Friis-Hansen" <ubuntuuser at carl-fh.com>
> Subject: Re: Two part SSH authentication with key and remote unix
> password
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions"
> <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Message-ID: <3f2cb666156d55e0b46918753daaef37.squirrel at carl-fh.com>
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>
> komputes wrote:
> > I would like to edit the PAM authentication procedure for SSH so that a
> > key is needed to connect, but then the remote UNIX password is requested
> > before sending a command prompt.
> >
> > Another nice-to-have is if the password authentication fails 9 times (3
> > connection attempts) the ip is logged and blocked, using ufw syntax
> > (preferred over iptables).
> >
> > In my head it looks a little something like this:
> >
> > ssh bob at remote.server
> > |
> > |
> > Public Key?--[no]--> Fail - disconnect and log attempt
> > |
> > [yes]
> > |
> > UNIX Password?--[no]--> Fail*3=disconnect and log attempt.
> > Fail*9=block IP.
> > |
> > [yes]
> > |
> > Great Success -> bob at remote:~$
> >
> > If anyone has the smarts to guide me through this I'd appreciate the
> help.
> >
> > -komputes
>
> Could you use something like pam-abl?
>
> http://tech.tolero.org/blog/en/linux/ssh-password-brute-force-protection
>
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> Carl Friis-Hansen
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> Phone: +46 372 15033
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> Message: 8
> Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 09:31:25 +0200
> From: Nils Kassube <kassube at gmx.net>
> Subject: Re: [OT] Blackberry (Was: 'Tone of the list' discussion)
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Message-ID: <200905150931.25185.kassube at gmx.net>
> Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-15"
>
> Faizan Kazi wrote:
> > On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 12:26 PM, Amedee Van Gasse (ubuntu) <
> > amedee-ubuntu at amedee.be> wrote:
> > > christopher.lemire at gmail.com schreef:
> > > > P.s. Excuse my top post. I tried to bottom post, but the
> > > > blackberry curve smartphone's email client would not allow me to
> > > > bottom post.
> > > >
> > > > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
> > >
> > > You don't *have* to send email from your BlackBerry. There is
> > > really no emergency on this mailing list that forces you to reply
> > > without delay. You could just wait a few hours until you are back
> > > at the office or back home, and send your email from your regular
> > > computer, in all comfort.
> >
> > Amedee, take it easy, this is an open list. top posting isnt such a
> > bad thing. If you can read english, you shouldnt have a problem. He
> > cant help it.
>
> Well, if you read [1], it seems to be possible to write decent mails
> even with a blackberry. I think Amedee described it very good. If I
> translate that text into German (my native language) and back into
> English it would read like "I know the rules but I don't care because
> advertising my smartphone is more important to me. My excuse is that
> I'm not smart enough to write a decent mail". To me the blackberry mail
> really looked like an intentional violation of the rules [2], which
> isn't very nice.
>
>
> Nils
>
> [1] <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/2009-May/184225.html>
> [2] <http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community/mailinglists/etiquette>
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 9
> Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 13:26:31 +0530
> From: Raseel Bhagat <raseelbhagat at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: VPN/PPTP Gui client to MS VPN
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions"
> <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Message-ID:
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> 2009/5/15 Christian ?string <christian at primitus.se>
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Anyone got a solution that works to run VPN/pptp with GUI against MS VPN
> > server.
> >
>
>
> There's kvpnc, but I have not used it extensively.
> Network-Manager has PTP and VPNC plugins called network-manager-pptp,
> network-manager-vpnc which work pretty well. I use them everyday.
>
> Thanks,
> Raseel
> http://raseel.in
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