On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 05:55:53PM -0500, John C Nash wrote: > Tried to thank Darcy, but some glitch along the way.: Bogons... I had trouble posting to his blog site the other day and had to email him... So that email should work... > This is the mail system at host mail.ncf.ca. > > I'm sorry to have to inform you that your message could not > be delivered to one or more recipients. It's attached below. > > For further assistance, please send mail to <postmaster> > > If you do so, please include this problem report. You can > delete your own text from the attached returned message. > > The mail system > > <darcy [ at ] siteware [ dot ] com>: host smtp.easydns.com[64.68.200.52] said: 554 5.7.1 > <darcy [ at ] siteware [ dot ] com>: Relay access denied (in reply to RCPT TO command) > > > > Reporting-MTA: dns; mail.ncf.ca > X-Postfix-Queue-ID: 2086D93E06 > X-Postfix-Sender: rfc822; nashjc [ at ] uottawa [ dot ] ca > Arrival-Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:41:14 -0500 (EST) > > Final-Recipient: rfc822; darcy [ at ] siteware [ dot ] com > Original-Recipient: rfc822;darcy [ at ] siteware [ dot ] com > Action: failed > Status: 5.7.1 > Remote-MTA: dns; smtp.easydns.com > Diagnostic-Code: smtp; 554 5.7.1 <darcy [ at ] siteware [ dot ] com>: Relay access denied > > > Part 1.2 > Subject: > Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Outreach help > From: > John C Nash <nashjc [ at ] uottawa [ dot ] ca> > Date: > Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:41:11 -0500 > To: > Darcy Whyte <darcy [ at ] siteware [ dot ] com> > > I actually suspect problem is not computer but connection/setup to Rogers cable modem. > Possibly new version of Thunderbird needs a tweak. My neighbour often gets very nervous > that she is "stupid" (her word), but in the 3 years she's had this machine, all the issues > have been ones that were poorly presented or explained interfaces or messages, or genuine > bugs. And in this Linux is much better than Windoze, but we've still some miles to go. > > However, your offer very much appreciated. > > Thanks, > > JN > > PS. It might be that the issue would identify itself as she boots up, and could be > diagnosed over the phone. However, my experience is that folk look in the wrong places for > the log messages. > > > On 01/30/2012 03:28 PM, Darcy Whyte wrote: > > > Have her bring it to my lab. I'm at 2 Daly, Room M70 but email first to make sure I'm in. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Darcy Whyte > > > Inventor, Artist > > > *Darcy [ at ] Siteware [ dot ] com* > > > > > > rubber-power.com <http://www.rubber-power.com> Squirrel Rubber Band Plane! endlessLift.com > > > <http://www.endlesslift.com/> Aviation Art Mambohead.com > > > <http://www.mambohead.com/> Art+ incandescent.ca > > > <http://incandescent.ca/> Energy generalSocial.com <http://www.generalsocial.com/> Social > > > Network Theory Siteware.com <http://www.siteware.com/>: Software Service Since '88 > > > | Canada | N 45° 25'03.1" W 75° 42'21.4" | 613-563-3634 (by appointment) > > > > > > Please reply instead of starting a new email. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 3:11 PM, John C Nash <nashjc [ at ] uottawa [ dot ] ca > > > <mailto:nashjc [ at ] uottawa [ dot ] ca>> wrote: > > > > > > As part of my efforts to widen the community, I've been setting folk up with > Ubuntu for > > > email and text processing etc. One of the people is my next-door neighbour, who I > actually > > > lent an old Compaq laptop with Lucid (10.04LTS). The payback is she looks after > our condo > > > unit for us when we are away. Currently we're in Arizona until mid-Feb, and in a phone > > > conversation (we also phone to keep in touch) she mentioned it is "not working". > > > > > > If there's anyone in Sandy Hill willing to take a look (either it's simple, or the > Compaq > > > has given up and gone to old-laptop heaven), perhaps they could get in touch with me > > > off-list and we'll arrange intro. > > > > > > Best, JN slainte mhath, RGB -- Richard Guy Briggs -- ~\ -- ~\ <hpv.tricolour.net> <www.TriColour.net> -- \___ o \@ @ Ride yer bike! Ottawa, ON, CANADA -- Lo_>__M__\\/\%__\\/\% Vote! -- <greenparty.ca>_____GTVS6#790__(*)__(*)________(*)(*)_________________