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Explanation
1) Save the attachment
set the executable permission
run the program

It's that second step that will trip up many people.. oh, and don't forget the './' you have to type before you run the program.

It's baffling not in that I don't know how to do it (actually, not sure how to set the permission.. chmod or something or other, I think.. ), but baffling in that it's unnecessarily complicated.


3)
Xine (at least the version on the computer I'm using now) doesn't play any of those files. It only play some avis and mpgs (and not even all of those).

4)
Netscape, Mozilla.

>> switch into a different virtual console <<
How can I do that when I can't click on anything?

>> SSH into it remotely <<
Perhaps that's possible (although don't know if I'd have permissions to terminate the process..), but that's a waste of time.. simply rebooting the machine is faster.

I never said I was an expert at Linux. I use it, sometimes it's an acceptable replacement to Windows, other times it's frustratingly and needlessly difficult.

As I said before, I do not consider Linux suitable to be used on desktop systems at this time. I expect sometime in the (perhaps near) future, this will be the case, but not so today.
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Do NOT open unknown attachements!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/12/04
Do NOT use an OS that treats security as an afterthought!  MarcB_z | 01/12/04
Bad practices  d_jedi | 01/12/04
Bad practices  MarcB_z | 01/12/04
Bad Practice Code?  SublimeDaze | 01/13/04
Everybody using them?  MarcB_z | 01/13/04
Very useful  d_jedi | 01/13/04
Especially for Macro-Virus Writers  MarcB_z | 01/13/04
Apparently more than we already have  doctormoriarty | 01/12/04
Sadly, you are right.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/12/04
For once, I agree.  Damon K | 01/12/04
Some ISPs do that  voska | 01/12/04
BECAUSE....  MarcB_z | 01/14/04
why?  stephen732@... | 01/12/04
maybe it's because...  eromitlab | 01/12/04
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it's simple, really...  eromitlab | 01/13/04
exactly!  stephen732@... | 01/13/04
Before the screaming starts...  Netizen Kane | 01/12/04
I have nothing to scream about...  prime21 | 01/12/04
blah blah blickity blah  nikoli | 01/12/04
I have nothing to scream about...  Loverock Davidson | 01/12/04
Does Linux...  MarcB_z | 01/12/04
Does Linux..  d_jedi | 01/12/04
Ah, good, at least we agree  MarcB_z | 01/12/04
Somewhat..  d_jedi | 01/12/04
Huh?  Damon K | 01/12/04
Explanation  d_jedi | 01/12/04
your points  ryusen | 01/12/04
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I disagree  MarcB_z | 01/12/04
i partially agree  ryusen | 01/12/04
(nt) Damn right  d_jedi | 01/12/04
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US courts are stupid.  d_jedi | 01/12/04
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If you're going to paraphrase, do it accurately  IT_User | 01/13/04
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look around...  ryusen | 01/12/04
Reading this forum  nite_w0lf | 01/12/04
yes, several things do  peculiar | 01/12/04
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