startx  () { /usr/X11R6/bin/startx -- -dpi 100 ${1+"$@"} 2>&1 | tee $HOME/.X.er
r ; }

     or modify .xinitrc in ~, or... What's The Right Thing(tm) to do?

     [Thomas] No alias. See above.
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TFTP problem

   mishradk ([66]mishradk from vsnl.net)
   Answered By Breen Mullins, Ben Okopnik

   Hi, 

   I am a starter in GNU/Linux. I am using Linux Kernel 2.4.20-8 Redhat Linux
   9. 

   I have written a TFTP client and server. I have created a UDP socket and as
   per the RFC i am sending a structure with the proper TFTP header and then
   data. 

   it is working fine and i am able to send and get files. 

   my problem is when i use ethereal and tell to capture the TFTP and specified
   port it shows that the packets are UDP + data. I think i should get UDP
   header , then TFTP header and then data. But this is not happening in my
   case. My TFTP header is also coming as data. 

   How can I solve this problem... 

     [Breen] You're not by chance using a non-standard port for your tftp
     server, are you? If the traffic isn't on port 69/udp, ethereal won't know
     to decode it as TFTP.

     [Ben] I think that your best bet would be to look at a standard TFTP
     conversation and compare it to yours. There may be some subtle difference
     that  you're  missing,  or  perhaps  a  part of the RFC that you're
     misinterpreting.

   I dont have any guide.. hope to get a reply and from you people. 

     [Ben] I have not read it myself, but I understand that Richard Stevens'
     "UNIX Network Programming" series is the classic reference for this kind
     of work.

   Hi Breen 

   you are right.. i had used a non std port. so it was not showing it as TFTP.
   
     [Breen] Hi Deepak --

     I've got two requests:

     1) Please don't post html. Email is a text medium.

     2) When you ask a question on a mailing list, you should follow up on the
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     Glad we were able to help you!
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HTTPS question

   Mike Orr ([67]LG Contributing Editor)
   Answered By Jay R. Ashworth, Brian Bilbrey, Ramon van Alteren

   Is there any way to have multiple HTTPS domains on the same IP/port? The
   mod_ssl FAQ says name-based virtual hosts are impossible with HTTPS [1].
   I've got two sites currently on different servers. Each is distinguished by
   a path prefix ("/a" and "/b"), so they aren't dependent on the domain name
   and  can  be  installed  in the same virtual host. The boss wants them
   consolidated on one server, and to plan for additional sites in the future.
   The problem is the certificates. A certificate is domain-specific, and it
   looks like you can have only one per virtual host. 

   So person A types https://a.example.com/a/ and it authenticates fine, but
   person B types https://b.example.com/b/ and gets a "domain does not match
   certificate" dialog. (I have seen this in some cases, but haven't gotten it
   in my tests. But it may be because we're still using unofficial certificates
   and getting the "unknown certificate authority" dialog instead.) The only
   solutions seem to be using a general domain for all the sites, getting a
   separate IP for each one, or running them on nonstandard ports. 

   [1] [68]http://www.modssl.org/docs/2.8/ssl_faq.html ("Why can't I use SSL
   with name-based/non-IP-based virtual hosts?") 

     [Jay] Correct. You can't have more than one SSL server per IP address,
     because the certs are IP based, not domain name based.

     They have to be, if you think about it, because you can't spoof IP [1] the
     way you can spoof DNS.

     [1] unless you manage a backbone. :-)

     [Brian] I think, if your example is true, then [IIRC, you'll have to do
     more research] you can spend the bucks to get a wildcard cert that will
     handle [a-g].example.com/blah just fine. Alternatively, get extra IP