Epoc Digest Sun, 14 Mar 2004 Volume 01 : Number 473
Sent to: 784 subscribers
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Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004
From: Digest administrator
Subject: Bounced digests
Hi,
the provider softhome.net bounced the digest with information:
"Connected_to_xx.xxx.xx.xx_but_sender_was_rejected./Remote_host_said:_554_does
_not_resolve_-_check_your_DNS_(#4.3.0)/"
Can someone explain please, what this means and what we can do to avoid such
message.
With best regards
Rolf Vonau
The Epoc Digest Team
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Date: 13 Mar 2004 11:57:38 +0100
From: Mike Dyer
Subject: Re: Psion interest
>Date: 12 Mar 2004 07:32:50 +0100
>From: Itamar Engelsman
>Subject: Nokia 9500, Psion interest,
>Re. Psion interest - Amazingly enough whenever I use my >mBook (and S7
before) in public areas I always get remarks >like "wow, what is that one, a
small laptop, where can I buy >one, are you satisfied, etc. ! Last night I
sat in a restaurant in >Antwerp checking my email and again someone started
to ask >me questions about it. Just amazing that while the interest is
>always there they still didn't make it.
But they DO still make it, it just has evil Micro$oft software on it :(
Regards,
Mike Dyer
Still waiting for a colour Revo.
Best regards,
Itamar Engelsman
London, UK
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Date: 13 Mar 2004 13:40:10 +0100
From: Rolf Brunsting
Subject: Re: Nokia 9500
Dear Itamar,
<< Yes, but for the usual problems being size of the phone and usage in
airplanes >>
Use in airplanes isn't a problem as you can switch the radio electronics off,
turning the Nokia 9500 into a non-wireless PDA. The same applies to similar
devices such as the SonyEricsson P800 and P900.
--
Kind Regards,
Rolf Brunsting - Darp - Netherlands
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Date: 13 Mar 2004 13:40:17 +0100
From: Rolf Brunsting
Subject: Re: anti-virus
Dear Trygve,
<< I work as an 'IT-consultant' at a large office, and one of my tasks is to
periodically man the helldesk. Why it's called that? Well, today we received
about 20 calls from users who had received more or less cryptic 'blocked' or
'banned' messages, and were afraid that THEIR computers were infected.(Of
course they weren't as we run TWO different scanners, one on the email system
and another on evPC, and update the signature files every morning) >>
Be glad there are a number of employees who are alert and have sufficient
knowledge to see that something's not right and report it to the IT helpdesk.
Nice to know that your anti-virus defences aren't breached. However, don't
expect a salesman, purchasing clerk or secretary to know this as their area
of expertise isn't in IT but in purchasing, accounting, sales, logistics,
manufacturing or whatever. Treat them as "the hordes" (as mentioned later in
your message) and you discourage them from reporting things to the IT
helpdesk.
<< Why doesn't they use it? 'It's such a hassle to download the files'...
(The default setting is for the tool to download updates once every week... )
>>
Making anti-virus signature files available for download is only a
technological facility. Whether people are going to use it depends on the
facility taking account of the human factor. In case the download takes more
than 20 to 25 minutes, for example, it's a given that the vast majority of
users won't take advantage of it. Doesn't matter whether the download is once
a day, once a week or once a month.
--
Kind Regards,
Rolf Brunsting - Darp - Netherlands
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Date: 13 Mar 2004 13:40:26 +0100
From: Rolf Brunsting
Subject: Re: MBook Phone Numbers
Dear Manuel,
<< I have used psions now for 10 years, and I never quite understood how
smart dialing works, specially while traveling >>
It's actually quite simple as it uses the same conventions when making a
phone call.
a) When the phone number is in the same town or area you simply dial the
number,
b) When the phone number is in a different town/area you dial the area code
plus number,
and,
c) When the phone number is in a different country you dial the international
access code, country code, area code and number.
As a Psion won't know where you are you need to tell it where it is by using
the Home setting in the Time/World application. It's then able to evaluate
any number it needs to dial, as long as you've entered the number in the
international standard +[Country][Area][Number] format.
Say that the access point of my ISP is in Amsterdam : 010-1234567. When I
enter the number of my ISP in the standard format of +31101234567 my Psion
knows what it has to do.
1) When Home=Amsterdam it dials 1234567,
2) When Home=Rotterdam it dials 0101234567
and,
3) When Home=Paris it dials 0031101234567.
The additional information, such as the prefix zero for the area code as well
as the international access code are stored in the Time/World city database.
In other words, the Psion 'knows' from the city database that the area code
prefix for the Netherlands is a zero. Similarly, it knows the international
access code when dialling from France, which replaces the '+' in the
international standard phone number format.
The above also applies to the phone numbers you've entered in Contacts when
you use the DTMF tone dialling feature via the Psion's speaker. That is, when
you've entered the numbers in the +[Country][Area][Number] format. When
you're in Amsterdam, have set your Psion's Home to Amsterdam and tone-dial a
number in Amsterdam you'll only hear the bleeps corresponding with the
number. The country and area code, etc. are omitted. And in case changes have
been made to a city's area code you can modify it by using the 'Change city
details' function of the Time/World application.
This isn't all, as you may be dialling out from a hotel room so that you have
to dial a 9 to get an outside line. In case it's a small old country hotel
the hotel's exchange can still use pulse dialling rather than the current
tone dialling method. And the dial tone of the hotel exchange can be
different from the low burr you and your modem are familiar with. These are
covered by the Location properties you can define using the Dialling
application in the Control Panel. I've defined a Location which I've called
"Hotel - 9 - Tone". The definition includes:
- Dial a 9 for an outside line for both local and long distance calls
- Use tone dialling for the hotel exchange as well as the network exchange
- Wait for the dial tones of both hotel exchange and network exchange
I've also got a Location called "Langorf", named after a London hotel (in
which I used to stay quite regularly) that had a rather peculiar hotel
exchange. The settings in my "Langorf" location disregards, for example, the
dial tone so that the Psion dials 'blind'.
The combination of the Psion's Home, Location and Smart Dialling features
allow me make a connection with my ISP wherever I am. When, for example, I
want to connect to my Dutch ISP Planet Internet from my room in the Langorf
Hotel I set my Psion's Home to London and use the following settings in the
'Connect to Internet' dialog:
- From Location : Langorf
- To Internet service : Planet
- Using modem : Whatever modem I have with me
The line "Number to dial" then shows the correct number, based on ISP,
Location and Home settings. When I change the Location from "Langorf" to
"Mobile" the number to dial changes as the Mobile Location is for my mobile
phones. The Mobile location always uses the complete number in international
standard format. Reason why is, because the network always knows who you are
(SIM Card) and where you are (Cell tower link). The network therefore
automatically knows whether the call is a local, long distance or
international one.
The Psion's features have never defeated me. Still, in case there's a
situation these functions can't handle you can always create a temporary ISP
definition based on your existing one, switch Smart Dialling off and enter
the exact number to dial.
--
Kind Regards,
Rolf Brunsting - Darp - Netherlands
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Date: 13 Mar 2004 15:26:46 +0100
From: vlad a
Subject: Re: Epoc Digest V1 # 472
> Epoc Digest wrote on 13.3.2004 10:08 Uhr:
> +49 191011 works definitely. I'm sending this mail through this connection.
... then it should work from abroad as well.
All providers I know of in G have a special local number with Country and
Area Code for calls from abroad. Sometimes it is nontrivial to obtain it
from Customer Support.
Unfortunately ;-) as I decided to leave Compuserve in the meantime this is
irrelevant to me. When they started, they were nice and very useful with the
Forums etc. although they didn't have access to the Internet at large they
were were the only ones with international e-mail access. Since they became
a 2nd rate AOL, they are comparatively expensive, even less Mac-friendly and
competent than before (their Apple software is, what, 6 years old? and *not*
going strong)...
Thanks,
vlad
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Date: 13 Mar 2004 15:26:47 +0100
From: vlad a
Subject: Compact Flash "Disk is not present" message # 472
> Radovan Biciste wrote on 13.3.2004 10:08 Uhr:
> Canon branded Lexar
I've never seen a broken or incompatible card. Try reformatting it on the
Psion.
best,
vlad
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Date: 13 Mar 2004 20:39:06 +0100
From: mnield
Subject: Re: cf card speeds Epoc Digest V1 # 472
I found quite a few comparative tables on the web and bought a Ridata from
Australia. No problem with post or payment.
Michael
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Date: 13 Mar 2004 22:51:11 +0100
From: Steve
Subject: Re: Epoc Digest # 462 - The Great Psion Giveaway! ;
Re:MMC/SD/MemoryStick/CF Cards
Hi there, first time poster here ... so please go gentle !
Re: Epoc Digest # 462 - The Great Psion Giveaway!
Neil Thompson wrote :-
> Moved up (?) to a netBook Pro and so am having a clearout of my EPOC stuff.
> So the following is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
> With one exception all you need do is pay the postage.
> [Snip]
I wrote an e-mail to Neil first thing that morning and another a day or so
later but didn't receive any reply from him :-(
I am NOT criticising him in any way .. but I never received ANY reply from
him (I only wanted one item by the way) ... anyone else have the same
problem or just me ?
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Re: MMC/SD/MemoryStick/CF Cards
Out of all the available memory cards I definitely favour CompactFlash.
Why you might say ... well they are VERY robust, I remember a story
somewhere of someone who accidentally put a CompactFlash and SD card
through a full cycle wash in his trouser pocket... the SD card was
completely ruined .. whereas after drying the CompactFlash car it worked
perfectly.
They are the cheapest per MeagByte too of all the formats.
Also, the small ones, such as SD/MMC/xD are easily lost on surfaces like
grass etc.
xD to me is another non starter .... it seems to me mainly (or is that
exclusively ?) used by Fuji and like MemoryStick (Sony) is over priced !
Hardly any multi-card readers support xD anyway !
I own quite a few handhelds (Psion/Sharp/Hewlett Packard and Palm) and they
will all take CompactFlash except my two Palm, which are Sony and take
MemoryStick.
I bought a Canon Digital Camera for two reasons.. I have always used Canon
Cameras (was a Pro Photographer) and they take .. wait for it ... Compact
Flash !
MemoryStick is reasonably OK for me too, as I have the two Sony Clie's, a
nice small Sony U20 camera and also a Sony Digital Video camera and all use
MemoryStick .. but I don't like the price of them one little bit.
For me CompactFlash SHOULD win the battle .. but I am sure another
manufacturer will bring out yet another memory card ... sigh !
All for now my friends,
Steve Denney
In the cold North East UK !
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Date: 13 Mar 2004 23:38:46 +0100
From: Alan Morris
Subject: Re: TCP/IP fix
Marcus von Cube wrote:-
> There is obviously a bug in the TCP/IP stack which causes
> EPOC to hang at 100% CPU when such an attempt is made on a
> unopened port. The recent TCP/IP fix from Symbian takes
> care of the problem.
Marcus, I've only ever had this problem on my nB. Never on my 5mx, Revo+ or
7. If fact the nB is relatively unstable often requiring a soft reset,
whereas all my other Psions are very stable. Could the TCP/IP problem be
causing the other, apparently unrelated to the Email app, problems? (such as
Macro5 not working in parts until a reset)
I saw this TCP/IP fix on Symbian's site recently when I looked around after a
request from them to update my registration. Which Psions is the fix for as
I saw it on the nB download page?
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Alan R Morris, G4ENS.
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK.
Using a Psion netBook & Nokia 6210e.
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Date: 13 Mar 2004 23:39:07 +0100
From: Alan Morris
Subject: Re: CF card speeds
m.garrett wrote:-
> I'm about to purchase a new 256Mb CF card for use in my
> netBook and 5MX .... Has any done any work on testing CF
> card speeds .... Is it possible to measure the speeds of
> my current flock of cards?
Malcolm, I've used DiskBench.opo on my 5mx to measure read and write speeds
of all drives. But I don't know where I got it from.
You also like me have a nB. I used a 7 before changing over to the nB,
transferring the 256Mb CF card. I'm also a heavy user of SaveMail, but found
it very slow on the nB. It was taking 16 seconds to open using the 256Mb CF,
but only a few on the 7. I solved that problem by using an old 16Mb CF in
slot E: for use with SaveMail.
Conclusion: My SanDisk Ultra 256Mb is _much_ slower in the nB, but acceptable
in the 7.
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Alan R Morris, G4ENS.
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK.
Using a Psion netBook & Nokia 6210e.
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Date: 14 Mar 2004 01:34:16 +0100
From: Armin Podtschaske
Subject: Re: Psion 5mx Compact Flash "Disk is not present" message
Hello Radek,
> It came with a Canon digital camera.
Try to format it in the Canon camera. This helped me in a similar problem,
Armin
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Date: 14 Mar 2004 06:25:45 +0100
From: Jakfish
Subject: Re: AOl and Opera 3.62
Hi, Itamar:
<< Re. AOL - You cannot use a Psion to open AOL email, it needs it's own
software. >> Actually, if you access your e-mail through AOL.com, any PC
browser can open it. Even IE 3.0.
Best,
Jake
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Date: 14 Mar 2004 10:25:15 +0100
From: CDavies
Subject: Psion 5mx/Sony Ericsson P800
How far does the Symbian compatability extend ?
Does anybody know if it is possible to transfer/convert database file
on Psion 5mx to the above mobile phone ?
Your advice would be appreciated.
Regards
CDavies
E.U.C.A.T.(Spares) Ltd
23 Wallace Fields
Epsom KT17 3AX
Tel: +44 (0)20 8394 0255
Fax: +44 (0)20 8393 2747
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Date: 14 Mar 2004 10:39:24 +0100
From: Philip S. Adkins Potter
Subject: OT: Statistics
Hi Folks,
Tim wrote"Galton, Darwin's cousin, proved statistically that prayer was
ineffective." and followed it with a few quotes. Mine ("If it can't be
expressed in figures, it is not science; it is opinion.) was a quote too,
from an American author, scientist and speculator.
But recently it has been claimed that prayer does work!
I haven't seen the justification of this claim but I'd bet (statistically, of
course) that any maths in it will be proven false - I doubt any *real* god
would be so self-centred or petty that prayer would sway their views and
actions. And if there are no gods then obviously prayers will not be answered
by them. Of course I could be wrong.
Happy days,
Phil (praying that his 3mx will come soon).
"Beware of altruism.
It is based on self-deception, the root of all evil."
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Date: 14 Mar 2004 12:50:24 +0100
From: Astrid Stappenbeck
Subject: Re: Psion PC Card Modem Adapter
Hi Nicholas,
> I recently acquired a rare new Psion Card Modem Adapter and a Psion Dacom
56K + Fax Gold Card.... My problem is that I do not have any instructions as
to how to configure it. What modem, internet and email settings should I use?
<
Internet and email settings will depend on your provider. For modem settings
just select 'Psion Dacom Modem'. All the necessary entries for the card are
preconfigured. If you want to check:
57000 Baud (a higher rate might give an error message), Connection Serial,
Faxclass Auto
Init AT&F, empty, empty
Hardware (RTS/CTS), ticked, ticked, Landline
Astrid
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Date: 14 Mar 2004 20:08:32 +0100
From: "dr nailesh gandhi"
Subject: subscribe
Hi,
I am using OSARIS since 2001.I am very happy with it.I want to know
following.
1.Is there anyother software other than Microsoft Outlook with which
we can sinc the osaris?How to download if it is there.Cannot we sync
it with Outlook Express like other PDAs?
2.Is there any new software which improves its backlight brightness
or
brightness without backlight for comfortable reading ,like,we have in
REVO?
3.What are new softwares available for OSARIS?
Thanks,
Dr.Nailesh Gandhi.
Smile India
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Date: 13 Apr 2004 10:35:56 +0100
From: Jack
Subject: Re : Dual_Opera
Hi Andy.
Sorry for your unsuccessful operaS, I use DualOp daily and love it.
I can't do better than quoting from the help file :
"Please note that after a new installation, Opera needs to be started and
closed once to finalise the installation and to create the necessary files on
drive C:.
The first start of the aditional version of Opera needs to be started via the
Extrasleiste, or in case of the netBook (OS Build 158) or the MalayBoook by
pressing the Silkbutton "Web". - User of the netBook should read the
information below.
IMPORTANT: Please close the new Opera browser after the first start via the
menu.
...If you are using an OS for the netBook or the MalayBook, where Opera is
already installed together with the OS on drive Z:, you should avoid to start
Opera by using hotkeys or direkt links, after installation of dual_O. Hotkeys
or direkt links can be in use by programs like desktop manager like DCP,
Makro5 and others...."
Could that be of some help?
Jack
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Date: 13 Apr 2004 10:47:10 +0100
From: Jack
Subject: Re.: Emulator (2 Itamar)
Hi Itamar,
>>>Just out of interest, if you download an email with a virus in the Psion
email program and the emulator on a PC (laptop) and you open the message,
would the virus still be activated or is it in a totally protected EPOC
environment and will it not harm the PC ?<<<
Re.
I'ld not dare opening this kind of §-¬† on a Windon't PC
Jack
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Date: 13 Apr 2004 11:40:36 +0100
From: Jack
Subject: Re: Smart dialling (again)
To Armin Podtschaske,
>>>.... the number dialed depends on:
- country code and area code of your ISP in control panel
- "Internet"
- the Country and the Area code of the used location in control panel -
"Dialling"...<<<
Re. :
What is finally dialled also depends on :
- City details and
- Country details
in Time/map that you have to update BEFORE resetting them in:
Dialling/Current location/Edit/Area code/Enter...
this latest being of the final importance ;-)
THE smart-test is after setting your Time/Base somewhere else, to Dial
(Fn+Menu) an international phone # from within Contactc or Data ("activate
phone" by ChangeLabel/ Edit/ Options...).
I confess some difficulties X smart dialling from remote US and Italy
hotels.... back to TheDialler then.
Psi U...
Jack
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