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It looks like I got it to work. I did not install all of the extra multimedia programs but I did install all the additional libraries that I could get a hold of.This is a complete newbie question but where is the best place to download such libraries? After running for a few minutes the Red Hat update kicked in and got most of the updates. The second question of the ages; is there an easy way to install them? I will do some more work in the coming days so I will give details then.

I have to admit that I am a Windows users and I only use Linux when I absolutely have to. My problems in the past have been trying to get something running only to find out that a library was not installed. Of course this leads to hours of trying to find the files and usually just giving up. I have a bad habit of just throwing everything on from the beginning for this reason.My next question is how do I find out which files are in conflict?

I have tried three times to get Fedora Core 6 to install but I keep getting the same error message: “there was an error running your transaction, for the following reason(s): file conflicts”. I am using all of the default settings except changing the time zone and basically installing all packages. The error always happens near the end of the fifth disk. I have run sha hash checking on all media and everything checks out. Has anyone had this problem or a possible solution?

The only ads that I didn’t like were the ones that expanded to half the screen when you moused over them. I never really paid that much attention to them but I think one of the worst offenders was Circuit City. Besides that one I have learned to mentally block ads and not pay attention to them.

Would you consider gaming or cheat guides the same thing? In a very similar logic they also produce gains for the player that is outside the "proper" channels. Everytime I go to my local bookstore, there are more cheat guides than books on world peace.

I think simple free market will win out on this one. If the reports are true and the business is around a billion dollars a year, the demand will not stop just because eBay no longer allows it. This is also to say that there is a real demand and a lot of people are buying virtual property.I am still personally looking for other means to sell my excess virtual goods. I have looked at Amazon, Yahoo!, and even Auction Fire but none seem to fit the bill. If anyone wants to be the next Bill Gates then come up with a way to buy and sell virtual property. I have a very distinct feeling that this issue is not going away and by saying it is like saying the Internet is a fad.

Gaia has really starting cracking down on the bots and sometimes innocent people are getting caught in the cross fire. I thought it was funny that they even had a weekly cartoon strip about wiping out the bots. Personally I think they should somehow change their system if they don’t want users to have bots. The current system leaves too much room for abuse. Actually I don’t consider it abuse but any botting is a bannable offense according to the terms of service.

I have known this for a long time but I have a problem on my site and I need suggestions on how to fix it. My site (ycoderscookbook.com) uses frames. There are five frames to be exact, four on each side and the center one holds the content. I may just be a baby here but I really like the design and I hope not to change it. Here is the problem, I have a JavaScript that places a page in the proper frames if navigated to by itself. There appears to be a flaw in the design because it goes to the main page if this happens. Even if say code.html is loaded, it always ends up at main.html. if(top == self){ top.location.href = 'index.html'; }The bottom line is I donât care for JavaScript, I think it is the poorest excuse for a programming language ever. Can someone have mercy on me and post an example which will load the current requested page in the correct frame?

http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2007/01/8731/ If you havenât heard, eBay just announced a new policy that disallows selling virtual game items. The most notorious offender to this new rule was the buying and selling of World of Warcraft (WoW) gold. If you have ever been curious about leveling up then you surly have seen the pages and pages of items on eBay. I just checked back today and there was nothing to be found. This subject is actually quite dear to my heart because I have been selling online items on eBay for almost a year now. My particular fare was not WoW but another popular online forum site. I now have a lot of merchandise and no where to sell it. Bottom line is that I just donât know what to think about this. In a way itâs like the music business trying to slap copyright protection on everything. Many consumers get mad at the music companies and find some other way to get music. Will this be the same thing? I think there is a very real market for virtual items and if eBay does not occupy this area then someone else will. It is also possible that eBay may realize that the demand was greater than anticipated and reverse their decision. At any rate, I will be searching for another place to sell. Let me know if you have any suggestions. P.S. At the end I just realized that this may be a touchy subject for some. I do not mean to offend anyone over this subject. Some feel that selling items are very wrong and should be stopped by any means. I only want to open a discussion and I hope this does not get nasty.

Cleanup.php worked the first time. I have already deleted the file but the original post mentioned leaving it there but password protected. How would one go about doing this?

I’m not sure what OS or web server you are running but I just ran across a library for Perl that you may want to look at. http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/

It looks like some how the FrontPage files became corrupt. I manually deleted the FrontPage extensions off the server via FTP and then uninstalled/installed the extensions via CPanel. It looks like everything is working now but I did loose all the hit counters. I also had some strange errors while reinstalling the scripts. ..Error #20003 Message: Cannot create folder "_vti_cnf". (OS Error #13 Message: Permission denied)Error #20003 Message: Cannot create folder "_vti_cnf". (OS Error #13 Message: Permission denied)Error #20003 Message: Cannot create folder "_vti_cnf". (OS Error #13 Message: Permission denied)Error #20003 Message: Cannot create folder "_vti_cnf". (OS Error #13 Message: Permission denied) I wish the error messages were a bit more descript. Bottom line, if you are having problems like the ones I described, try uninstalling and then reinstalling the FrontPage extensions from CPanel / Site Management Tools / Frontpage Extensions.

I have been using phpFormGenerator which is included in Fantastico under the cPanel. The script works OK but I have encountered another problem. When I send attachments they are stored on the server and I canât delete them. The problem appears to be that phpFormGenerator creates the file with no owner. -rw-r--r-- 1 nobody nobody 420457 Dec 7 00:41 12_41_25_update.txt I have SSHed into the server and tried to delete them manually. -jailshell-3.00$ rm 12_41_25_update.txtrm: remove write-protected regular file `12_41_25_update.txt'? yrm: cannot remove `12_41_25_update.txt': Permission denied I next tried to chmod the files -jailshell-3.00$ chmod 777 12_41_25_update.txtchmod: changing permissions of `12_41_25_update.txt': Operation not permitted And last but not least I tried to take ownership -jailshell-3.00$ chown ******* 12_41_25_update.txtchown: changing ownership of `12_41_25_update.txt': Operation not permitted Any suggestions?

Its been awhile since I updated my webpage through front page (maybe 6 months). Since then a lot has changed on my system; a new computer and firewall. I tried to do a synchronize through FrontPage for the past week and I keep getting timeout errors. I’m just checking to see if there is a particular port FrontPage needs or if this functionality has been disabled on Xisto.

“Reference to a non-shared member requires an object reference” is the default code word for you didn’t put a “new” in front of one of your variables. This is of course not the technical explanation but 9 times out of 10 this is the case. I did not see where you defined CiImage or CiBarcode. They should look something like this:Dim CiImage as new WhateverItIsDim CiBarcode as new WhateverItIsWhen first starting out it is sometimes hard to know when to put the new keyword. It depends on the type of variable.

I have always been fond of the built-in MSDN documentation. From my experience it is the first place I look to find answers.I have always had this philosophy on technology or anything else for that matter. You must have a need before you can use and learn about something. Take this as my example. My mother never used a computer. I built one for her but is just sat in the corner collecting dust because she never had a need to use it. One day she read that you could work on your family tree (Genealogy) on the computer. This has always been an interest to her so she decided to break down and see what she could do. After much frustration (she had to learn the basic Windows interface first) she started entering data. From this she learned that the computer fulfilled one of her needs so she started to use it.My question to you is what is your need? I first started programming when I needed a program to download files from the Internet. There were several programs on the Internet that *almost* done what I needed but not quite. In the end I made my own. I almost lost my religion a few times in the process but I learned a lot and I am now hooked. Anytime I need a program that just doesn’t exist, I just make it.Let us know what your end goal is and we will be more than glad to help you along the way. VB.NET (or any programming language) is just too powerful and hard to use if you don’t have a specific goal.

I recently ran into a strange problem involving McAfee 2007 and my FTP server. I had a friend that tried to FTP to my server but the connection kept getting dropped. At the time I had several other users accessing the server with no problem so I assumed that the problem was on his end. Of course I am not running on the default port 21 but a much higher random port. I also have a hardware and software firewall setup up properly but as stated before, no one else was having problems. I soon found out that he has McAfee 2007 installed. I told him to turn off the firewall but no effect. I had quite a mystery on my hands.After many hours of troubleshooting I decided to go for the ultimate test. I setup a virtual machine similar to his. I went over to the McAfee site and purchased a copy of Internet Suite. (I do some security testing on the side so I have been meaning to get a copy anyway.) The first run was without McAfee installed, everything was OK. Next I installed McAfee and I got the exact same message, connection dropped by server. McAfee was configured properly, the FTP client had every permission need but I was still getting the error. I finally turned off the McAfee firewall but I still got the same error. This shouldn’t be happening.I took a day off to think about it. The only thing I could think of is setting my FTP to the default port (21). FTP server port changed and still an error, but this time it was different. Passive connection could not be established. At least I am getting somewhere. I set the client to use PORT only and bingo, the file transferred.I somehow think I stumbled into a McAfee bug. No one else has trouble with PASV connections (even McAfee 2006 users) on non standard ports. McAfee should be able to accept the connections even if they are not on port 21. To make things even worse, apparently turning off the firewall in software does not really turn off the firewall as the same error occurs. I don’t use McAfee myself and I have found a solution (a somewhat sloppy one) so I am not that concerned but has anyone else had this problem? I Googled the problem but nothing came up.

I think I would drop the .ru email address. It brings flash back of "please send money to Nigeria!!!" I once tried the eGold program out but the stuff is so hard to get a hold of. Iâm not sure if I was looking at the correct sites but I needed to send a cashierâs check to a bank in another country just to get funds into my account. Another discouragement was the absolute minimum transaction that I could find was $100, most were $1000. This seemed like a steep price to pay for something that viewed as an experiment. Basically I didnât go though with the transaction because of the huge hassle involved in trading currency. I believe if eGold is to take off, they will have to setup a better buying system. I think this is becoming apparent if someone is asking to trade via PayPal in an insecure manner (assuming this is legit).

I was reviewing my logs today and all I can say is wow. There are all kinds of accesses to my blog and forums and I wondered what was going on. I soon realized that it was the automated bot army knocking at my door again. The only difference this time was when they knocked, the bug zapper got them and they dropped like flies. Truth be told I had no idea what was up until I review the logs.

Are they posting everywhere or just this thread?

There is a lot of garbage that passes through an unfiltered cable connection. One possibility is of course your ISP sending its routine maintenance packets. On my particular network, the raw stream is filled with ARP packets from everyone on my node. I live in a fairly rural area so that could be many square miles. In the end, think of your cable modem as a miniature computer. It has its own memory, processor, and operating system. Even if your main computer is off, this small computer is still running in the background receiving packets from the Internet. Depending on the model, even if nothing is attached the modem, it can still send ping relies and you can possibly remotely connect to the modem. Some networks are not internally switched so you are actually seeing every conversation on your node. Add to that the fact that just about every IP gets scanned several times a day (possibly 100s) by automated port scanners. In the end, there are a lot of raw packets hitting your cable modem. A more valid reporting mechanism would be to look at the modem link light. These are the packets that are actually forwarded to your network (in this case you computer). Not every packet hits your computer and this should be a better indication of how much traffic you are receiving. Another monitoring tool is WireShark (formally Ethereal) located at https://www.wireshark.org/. Itâs free and all you have to do is open a listener and see what is actually hitting you computer. Iâm on the paranoid side so I actually listen to my traffic several times a month just to make sure nothing nasty has gotten in and is trying to phone home. In most cases you should have a very quiet wire as long as you are not surfing the net and avoid the occasional antivirus update. I think the best solution for you is to get a hardware firewall or even a NAT router. This will stop 99% of the traffic from getting to you computer. I make this a recommendation to everyone who has a computer and just not in your case.

Just as an added comment to your P.S., you should look at the MONO Project at /.

Wow I hope this is a joke! Is it possible for a thread telling of how we despise SPAM to attract SPAM bots? Maybe SPAM attracts SPAM?

I occasionally take long trips to visit relatives. One of the things that I do to kill time while driving is to listen to audio books. On one five hour trip I started listening to the Hobbit and I was there before I even knew it. I actually wanted to get back in the car and drive another five hours so I could get through the book faster. In the end I have found that I enjoy listening to book much more than actually reading. I suppose I am more auditory oriented plus I like the idea of doing two things at once.On one trip about six months ago I wanted something a little different. I of course study security so I looked for computer security books. I found that this area has no audio books and little else to my liking. I did however stumble across a wonderful podcast called Security Now! This was my first time with a podcast and I have to say I am now hooked.Security Now! (https://www.grc.com/securitynow.htm) Is hosted by Leo Laporte (of TechTV fame) and Steve Gibson who is better known for running Shields Up! (https://www.grc.com/default.htm). They are now in the 70+ episode and a new show is released every week, usually on Thursday. I have to say that this is a fantastic show that anyone interested in security or anyone who owns a computer should listen to. The past few episodes have focused on Vista security but I particularly enjoyed a three part series about anonymity, Tor, FreeNet, and Proxies. Earlier shows have focused on everything from zero-day exploits to the inner working of cryptography.Since listening to Security Now! I have gone back and listened to almost every episode and make it a habit of listening every week. Leo Laporte also hosts other shows such as TwiT (https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech) and Windows Weekly (https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly) which I also listen to every week. If you are interested in computer security, you should check this out.P.S. I am still looking for other computer security podcasts and books. If you have any suggestions please post a response.

My all time favorite is Diskkeeper. It sounds like you may have other problems not relating to a fragmentation problem. A fragmented hard drive will slow performance but it should not cause any crashes. Since you mentioned you installed new games and thatâs when the crashes started, two things come to mind. The first is the tried and true driver problems. Perhaps the newer games are crapping out on an old driver. The second is heat. I have found that the cause of many random reboots is over heated components. This could be either the video card or CPU. You may want to check this if you have your computer in an enclosed area or maybe just open the case and see if the problems go away. Second on the list can be bad RAM or a failing hard drive. RAM is one of the absolutely hardest things to check for unless you have specialized equipment so I would save that for last. Microsoft also has a utility at http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ that runs a RAM test. The second possibility is a failing hard drive. There are several applications that will check this (not least of which is the disk that came with the hard drive) but I am a vivid supporter of SpinRite by GRC which can be found at https://www.grc.com/spinrite.htm. I hope this leads you to investigate other items as I doubt that pagefile fragmentation is your real problem.