RE Cygwin List posts

Harold L Hunt II huntharo@msu.edu
Wed Oct 2 09:26:00 GMT 2002


Heh... Pookie is a golden retriever, but she lives with my parents so I 
only get to see her once every month or two :(

Harold

Jean-Claude Gervais wrote:
> As long as we are at it, I want to know what color your dog is.
> Also, I am glad Pookie is feeling better. Geert had mentioned something
> about Pookie's posterior being hurt.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com [mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com]On
> Behalf Of Harold L Hunt II
> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 10:59 AM
> To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> Subject: Re: RE Cygwin List posts
> 
> Geert,
> 
> I don't know what you are trying to say here.
> 
> My response to Jean-Claude was light-hearted (I said my dog was fine):
> http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/2002-09/msg00279.html
> 
> Ben responded to me throwing my hands in the air with a much more
> detailed account of his situation (notice that the message subject
> changed back to RH 7.3 from our off-list subject of Cygwin List Posts):
> http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/2002-09/msg00280.html
> 
> I then responded with some information that was probably helpful:
> http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/2002-09/msg00281.html
> 
> After that there was no response, so I can only assume that the
> 1024x768x65535 was causing the problem (or his RedHat machine was not in
> runlevel 5).
> 
> 
> So Geert, I have misunderstood your postings before... what have I
> misunderstood this time?
> 
> 
> Harold
> 
> Pille Geert (bizvdm) wrote:
> 
>>I have learned from a reliable source, that Harold has (repeat: HAS) a
> 
> pain
> 
>>in the ass.  Which sometimes explains a person's emotional reactions.  But
>>one must admit that Ben did not help to ease the pain.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Jean-Claude Gervais [mailto:jc.gervais@videotron.ca]
>>Sent: woensdag 25 september 2002 21:21
>>To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com; cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
>>Subject: RE: RE Cygwin List posts
>>
>>
>>Having problems with your dog, Harold?   ;-)
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com
> 
> [mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com]On
> 
>>Behalf Of Harold L Hunt II
>>Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 4:16 PM
>>To: Benjamin Simmons
>>Cc: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
>>Subject: Re: RE Cygwin List posts
>>
>>Ben,
>>
>>See, you aren't telling me what you have had success in doing.  What do
>>you mean ``They all work fine''?  Does that mean that you have
>>successfully done an XDMCP session, used ssh to display remote clients,
>>and used telnet to display remote clients?  If so, then say exactly that.
>>
>>I'm not just going to ``elaborate'' about the wonderful things that you
>>can do with XDMCP and ssh --- I could write about them all day long.
>> You have to ask a specific question about precisely what it is that you
>>want to do.  We cannot read your mind.  Imagine for a moment that your
>>dog cannot walk and that I am a vet.  If you come to me and say, ``my
>>dog has a broken leg, can you fix it?'', then I am very likely to help
>>you.  If, on the other hand, you come to me and say, ``My dog needs to
>>[mumble mumble mumble]... can you tell me about the many things that
>>dogs can do?'', then I'm going to kick you out of my office.
>>
>>Harold
>>
>>P.S. - This is going back on cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com because it seems to
>>me like you are trying to waste my time since you are being vague about
>>both your questions and your answers.  Don't reply to me personally,
>>only send your questions to cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
>>
>>Benjamin Simmons wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>thank you sir for your reply,
>>>at this point I would love to gain some further instruction on either
>>
>>option
>>
>>
>>>you present.  I have multiple RHLinux 7.2 boxes setup so that I can do
>>
> your
> 
>>>first option.  They all work fine.  I am having the difficulty in setting
>>
>>up
>>
>>
>>>a RH Linux 7.3 box in the same manner.
>>>
>>>I did the things you discuss in the guide, and any further elaboration is
>>>greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>>Thank you,
>>>Ben Simmons
>>>
>>>Harold L Hunt II wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Ben,
>>>>
>>>>I have been reading the list and it looks to me like you asked the same
>>>>question over again.  Rasjid gave you the same answer that I gave you
>>>>--- which defeats the purpose of writing a User's Guide, since I wrote
>>>>the User's Guide to explain this very question once and for all.
>>>>
>>>>You say that you need to connect to multiple machines.  Is that the
>>>>specific part that you are having trouble with?  Are you able to connect
>>>>to one machine at a time, but not to multiple machines at once?  If so,
>>>>I can help you with that.
>>>>
>>>>Please be clear on whether you are trying to run a remote session via
>>>>XDMCP (where you are presented by a login box and one Cygwin/XFree86
>>>>window is owned entirely by one remote machine) or whether you are
>>>>trying to display remote clients via ssh (in which case you can ssh to
>>>>multiple remote machines and have them all display X Clients in one
>>>>Cygwin/XFree86 window - or in multiple Cygwin/XFree86 windows).
>>>>
>>>>Harold
>>>>
>>>>Benjamin Simmons wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>If you had ben paying attention to the list today, you would have seen
>>>>>an excahnge between myself and Rasjid Wilcox.
>>>>>
>>>>>If you were paying attention to this exchange, you would have noticed
>>>>>that he has offered further details.
>>>>>
>>>>>I did read through what you sent me, and found it to cover exactly what
>>>>>I had already done.  Since I had used your information, but felt that I
>>>>>needed further details, I responded to someone that was willing to
>>>>>provide them.
>>>>>
>>>>>If you are having a problem with my exchange on this topic, please feel
>>>>>free to ignore all further posts to this message, otherwise, I would
>>>>>like to personally thank you for your assistance.  I have gotten
>>>>>frustrated with my inability to connect the final piece of this puzzle.
>>>>>
>>>>>To clarify, I do work for and am a student at The University of
>>>>>Memphis.  I am currently performing research and need to access multiple
>>>>>linux machines remotely to complete my dissertation.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thank you again for your help,
>>>>>Ben Simmons
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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