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Epoc Digest Sun, 21 Mar 2004 Volume 01 : Number 478

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In today's Epoc Digest 11 messages:

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-- Re:CF Continued

- UPS5Digest

- Psion 5mx/Sony Ericsson P800

- Re:Science OT

- Rogue Fax accounts

- Re: Science

- Re: TCP/IP fix & Unstable netBook

- Re: Broadband advice

- Re: The Great Psion Giveaway!

- help with restoring from earlier backup

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Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004

From: Digest administrator

Subject:

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Date: 19 Mar 2004 08:21:58 +0100

From: Ian Chapple

Subject: Re:CF Continued

Andy wrote,

>> ... but after a restart a FAT32 format on the CF woked, as did a

scandisk. Files could be copied to and from the CF without problem. The

netBook wont recognise the CF now, which surprises me slightly. I realise

that it should be formatted FAT12 or FAT16, so I would imagine that it

wouldn't be able to reads the CF at the moment, but would at least know

that it was there. If the netBook doesn't recognise it being there (Disk

not Present error) then even EDU wont be of any use. ...<<

I've had similar problems in the past, which were solved by formatting the

card in my wife's camera. This is obviously not an ideal solution,

particularly if you don't have a camera which uses CF...

I did a quick Google search, and came up with the following at

http://www.compactflash.org/

"CompactFlash® User Alert

By default, Windows XP will format any CompactFlash card having a capacity

greater than 32MB with the FAT32 format. Most digital cameras use the FAT

(FAT16 & FAT12) format and can not operate with a FAT32 formatted card.

Either format your CompactFlash card in your camera or select FAT file

system to format your CompactFlash card with a Windows XP PC."

Hope this helps, cheers, Ian.

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Date: 19 Mar 2004 09:51:39 +0100

From: Philip S. Adkins Potter

Subject: UPS5Digest

Hi Folks,

Jack referred me to http://www.psioneering.co.uk/digests/index.html which I knew of but it's an archive of *this* digest, not its predecessor, UPS5Digest. I'm looking for an archive of UPS5D.

Happy days,

Phil.

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Date: 19 Mar 2004 09:58:32 +0100

From: Charles H. Davies

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

Charles H Davies

23 Wallace Fields

EPSOM Surrey

KT17 3AX

England

Tel:+44 (0)20 8394 0255

Fax:+44 (0)20 8393 2747

***ALWAYS REPLY TO:"chdavies

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Date: 19 Mar 2004 10:08:57 +0100

From: Wong Koi Hin

Subject: Re:Science OT

Reply to Itamar

Re.: Science - Quite right, but in the end the science of today might be disproven again by the science of tomorrow, just like once they thought it was proven that the earth is flat. Quantum physics has come a long way from the original theories earlier 20th century and Darwin has also been discussed again as just one possible theory. Science continues to evolve and update itself.

And to be frank the theory of evolution as how we got to where we are will continue to be a theory, unless we are able to, in the future, observe past temporal events and confirm it through observation. Please note, the vast majority of scientists do not dispute the science behind how things might have evolved. The processes of biological evolution is not disputed. In fact evolution can still be seen happening today and will continue to happen. Which means moving forward, evolution is happening and not just a theory. :) Most of the 'laws' we read in High-school are shown to be not entirely correct but are useful for digestion at that age, bearing in mind most people will not be studying the subject beyond secondary level. Having said all that, the theory of evolution as how we got to life as we know it today is a very convincing theory and supported by evidences. No other scientific theory has the same body of evidence. The difference between real science and other crack-pot science or otherwise, is that when presented with convincing evidence that disproves the old theory, they are willing to let the old one go and adopt it. I look forward to learning of such.

Warm regards,

Koi Hin

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Date: 19 Mar 2004 18:51:47 +0100

From: Ian Chapple

Subject: Rogue Fax accounts

Dear All,

I have a couple of rogue Fax accounts in Mail, which I'm not sure how to get rid of. They are only visible from Tools - Account Settings, but I would quite like to delete them if possible.

Cheers, Ian.

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Date: 19 Mar 2004 19:25:23 +0100

From: Euan Mee

Subject: Re: Science

On 19 Mar 2004, at 7:40, Epoc Digest wrote:

> Science - Quite right, but in the end the science of today might be > disproven again by the science of tomorrow, just like once they thought it > was proven that the earth is flat.

Except the flatness of the Earth was mediaeval opinion, not

science.

After all, the diameter of the Earth had been measured

geometrically in Egypt by Erastosthenes in 230 BC!

Cheers,

Euan

xlucid

this).sf.(antispam.)net

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Date: 19 Mar 2004 23:07:42 +0100

From: Alan Morris

Subject: Re: TCP/IP fix & Unstable netBook

Chris S Handley wrote:-

>> My mBook is very stable and I have no resets but for once.

>> Could it be a program you use ?

> I doubt it. It is far more likely to be the ISP that he

> uses, or more specifically the number of infected Windows

> users on his ISP. Therefore it seems quite likely he uses a

> big ISP, if the he has the freezing problem often.

Thanks for the comment Chris, but it's not an ISP problem. I've only had the need to reset once due to a hang while connected, although that could have been the cause for that one occasion. It's been generally unstable often while using Micro5 features, but Micro5 is used just as much on all my other EPOC Psions, without a problem.

The short time since a hard reset after installing the 32 Mb module, it's been stable.

Thanks again.

Alan R Morris, G4ENS.

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK.

Using a Psion netBook & Nokia 6210e.

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Date: 19 Mar 2004 23:18:13 +0100

From: David Steer \(Plus\)

Subject: Re: Broadband advice

To Itamar,

And, for that matter, anybody who uses broadband. The default settings shipped with WiFi routers, modems and access points and that defaulted in the software for the PC cards etc are very insecure!

If someone was able to pick your signal up (note, some WiFi enthusiasts can pick up signals from as far away as 3 miles!) then they can easily use your broadband connection - not a problem in itself, however, it is not unknown for someone to use someone else's connection to carry out illegal activity as this would be very hard to trace and might cause the subscriber some problems. Also, something that people may not be aware of, that someone might be able to get at all the files on your PC due to the peer to peer mode on the cards that seems, by default, to be active.

Psions will not have any particular security issues but your broadband connection and PC might.

WiFi is great but please use with caution and spend some time to understand the security settings on your router etc. For example, all Netgear routers are shipped with the same IP address, they identify themselves as a Netgears and they have the same user name and password set for access to the router.

Regards

David Steer

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Date: 20 Mar 2004 13:27:25 +0100

From: Armin Podtschaske

Subject: Re: The Great Psion Giveaway!

Hello Neil,

> Anyone who sends me an email will receive an email in return,

> via spamarrest.com, asking that you confirm your email address [...]

What if the sender uses spamarrest too? Is your confirmation mail then caught by his spamtrap?

If yes, the system is useless, because it blocks communication between users.

best regards,

Armin Podtschaske

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Date: 20 Mar 2004 18:19:15 +0100

From: John Morris

Subject: help with restoring from earlier backup

I installed some software on my Mako that it is not possible to uninstall, and have since done a back-up. How can I revert to an earlier backup, please?