support-ph where OOT is always the topic http://support-ph.linuxfiesta.com/?q=atom/feed 2007-02-25T07:55:44-08:00 Oh My Gus!!!! http://support-ph.linuxfiesta.com/?q=node/56 2008-02-09T11:53:43-08:00 2008-02-09T11:55:35-08:00 pepesmith I finally rendered my first man Gus the ginger head on my blender 2.42.
See this heheheh!!!

]]> I finally rendered my first man Gus the ginger head on my blender 2.42.
See this heheheh!!!

]]> Upgrading Soon http://support-ph.linuxfiesta.com/?q=node/54 2007-09-19T09:14:56-07:00 2007-09-19T09:14:56-07:00 mangz74 I have noticed that we have gotten less and less involved lately. To rev up everybody's feelings and get motivated again to discover stuff, I have taken to myself to update the website and make much more appealing to your eyeballs.
So on Friday, Sept. 21, 2007, I will be doing major overhaul of the website. There might be occasions when the website will be unavailable. Please pardon the inconvenience.
Thank you!
mangz
PS. Dek, this serves as asking permission from you...ayaw mo sumagot sa channel eh...

]]> I have noticed that we have gotten less and less involved lately. To rev up everybody's feelings and get motivated again to discover stuff, I have taken to myself to update the website and make much more appealing to your eyeballs.

So on Friday, Sept. 21, 2007, I will be doing major overhaul of the website. There might be occasions when the website will be unavailable. Please pardon the inconvenience.

Thank you!

mangz

PS. Dek, this serves as asking permission from you...ayaw mo sumagot sa channel eh...

]]> TORCS!!! http://support-ph.linuxfiesta.com/?q=node/52 2007-08-24T07:27:03-07:00 2008-01-06T12:54:24-08:00 pepesmith If you are a racing game enthusiast like me, you'll love this game - TORCS . I stumbled on this after searching on the synaptic package manager using the keyword "3d racing". I've been playing earlier then the tuxcart which has a lot monster driver on various running kart. I've decided to find a new game and fortunately I've found this one. Occasionaly I could encounter a software crasher during my play but I still love the game. Below are my screenshots while driving my favorite Porche GT1..

]]> If you are a racing game enthusiast like me, you'll love this game - TORCS . I stumbled on this after searching on the synaptic package manager using the keyword "3d racing". I've been playing earlier then the tuxcart which has a lot monster driver on various running kart. I've decided to find a new game and fortunately I've found this one. Occasionaly I could encounter a software crasher during my play but I still love the game. Below are my screenshots while driving my favorite Porche GT1..

]]> Igobot Administration and Usage http://support-ph.linuxfiesta.com/?q=node/48 2007-08-15T22:39:29-07:00 2007-08-18T11:35:07-07:00 daxumaming 19 August 2007: Corrected issues with < and >. Article now accurate and usable
Igobot is an Eggdrop bot used mainly for factoids in #ubuntu-ph and channel administration in #support-ph. Since Butiki went MIA, we've been looking for a replacement. Sure we can always ask for Ubuntu's Ubotu, but we weren't allowed to play with it. Then came uninvited and unwanted users in #support-ph which caused the channel to be moderated. We needed a bot which can hang out on two channels and assume two different responsibilities.

]]> 19 August 2007: Corrected issues with < and >. Article now accurate and usable

Igobot is an Eggdrop bot used mainly for factoids in #ubuntu-ph and channel administration in #support-ph. Since Butiki went MIA, we've been looking for a replacement. Sure we can always ask for Ubuntu's Ubotu, but we weren't allowed to play with it. Then came uninvited and unwanted users in #support-ph which caused the channel to be moderated. We needed a bot which can hang out on two channels and assume two different responsibilities.

Supybot was the first engine used by Igobot. It was the easiest of all, but has one major flaw. It's not supported by Free Shell Providers. Besides, it has problems giving out +o and +v to users even with correct flags.

Next I tried Eggdrop. It's a pain in the ass to setup, but it worked well. There are also hundreds of scripts available for download. After setting up Igobot 2.0, I searched for a shell to host it. It wouldn't be of much help if Igobot logs off when I do. Shellshock was more than happy to host Igobot, and has been performing well for the past few days.

Here's a list of commands we can use with Igobot. Please remember that those preceded by a dot or period are commands that will only work on a telnet session. PM me if you want to administer Igobot on telnet.

Public Commands
Change Password: /msg igobot pass <password>
New Hostmask: /msg igobot ident <password>
Add Hostmask: /msg igobot addhost <password> <hostmask>
Voice: /msg igobot voice <password> <channel>
Whois: /msg igobot whois <nick>
List Users: /msg igobot who <channel>
Op: /msg igobot op <password> <channel>
Invite: /msg igobot invite <password> <channel>
Send Key then Invite: /msg igobot key <password> <channel>

View Mem Usage: /msg igobot memory <password>
Save User File: /msg igobot save <password>
Reload Config File: /msg igobot rehash <password>
Display Status: /msg igobot status <password>
Restart Bot: /msg igobot restart <password>
Kill Bot: /msg igobot die <password> <message>
Leave Channel: /msg igobot go <channel>
Help Topic: /msg igobot help

Script Commands
Whois: !whois <nick>
Whowas: !whowas <nick>
Who: !who <nick>
Version: !version
User Host: !userhost <nick>
User IP: !userip <nick>
Seen: !seen <nick>
Fetch Meaning of Acronym: !acronym <acronym>
Add a +v User to Database: !addvoice <nick>
Translate: !translate <language> <word or phrase>
e.g !translate es-en si senor
Dictionary: !dict <word>
Convert: !convert <quantity> to <quantity>
Math: !math <equation>
Calc: !calc <equation>

Google Comprehensive Search
!google <define:|spell:> <search terms> <1+1> <1 cm in ft> <patent ##> <weather city|zip> <??? airport> <city,state/zip>
Google Search: !google <search term>
Google Images: !images <search term>
Google Groups: !groups <search terms>
Google Local: !local <what> near <where>
Google Print: !print <search terms>
Google Video: !video <search terms>
Google Fight: !fight <word(s) one> vs <word(s) two>
Weather: !weather <search>
Forecast: !forecast <search>
Astronomy: !sky <location>
see http://www.wunderground.com for list of cities

IP To Country: !ip2c <IP Address>
NSLookup: !nslookup <host|ip|nick>
DNS: !dns <host|ip|nick>
RSS Digg: !digg
RSS Slashdot: !slashdot
RSS Ubuntu Fridge: !fridge

Kill Bot: !die
Restart Bot: !restart
Op User: !opme
Deop User: !deopme
Op User: !op <nick>
Deop User: !deop <nick>
Add Op: !addop <nick>
Delete Op: !delop <nick>
Add User: !adduser <nick>
Delete User: !deluser <nick>
Lock Channel: !lc
Unlock Channel: !uc
Global Ban: !gban <nick>
Ban: !ban <nick>
Unban: !unban <nick>
Kick: !kick <nick>
Voice: !voice <nick>
Devoice: !devoice <nick>

Factoids
!learn add <word> <definition>
!learn del word <number|all>
!learn <ins|put|rep> <number> <definition>
?? <word>
?? <word> > nick

Entertainment
Coffee: !coffee <volly | thebeast | mspiggy | simple | anyone | Colitis | latte | mug | pot | espresso | grounds | mocha | decaf | god | time>
Coke: !coke
Country: !country <country prefix>
IceCream: !icecream <1scoop | 2scoop | split | sprinkles | nuts | topping | sundae>
Kiss: !kiss <nick>
Movies: !movie
Hug: !hug <nick>
Snuggle: !snuggle <nick>
Kiss: !kiss <nick>
Date: !date
Food Court: !food-court
Bathroom: !bathroom
Soda: !soda <nick>
M&M: !m&m <nick>
Boyfriend: !bf <nick>
Girlfriend: !gf <nick>
Beer: !beer <nick>
Ticket: !ticket <nick>
Order: !order <something>
Pepsi: !pepsi <nick>
Jokes: !joke or !redneck
Tickle: !tickle <nick>
Tip: !tip <whatever>

Notes
Send Note: .note <Nick> <Message>
Send Note: /msg igobot notes <password> to <nick> <message>
List Notes: .notes index
List Notes: /msg igobot notes <password> index
Read Notes: .notes read <# or ALL>
Read Notes: /msg igobot notes <password> read <# or ALL>
Erase Notes: .notes erase <# or ALL>
Erase Notes: /msg igobot notes <password> erase <# or ALL>

User Administration
Display all users: .match * 999
Add user in a channel: .adduser <nick>
Delete user in a channel: .deluser <nick>
Add user not in a channel: .+user <nick>
Delete user not in a channel: .-user <nick>
Change Password: .chpass <nick> <password>
Unset Password: .chpass <nick>
Adding Hostmask: .+host <nick> <hostmask>
e.g. .+host hyena *!hyena@*.africa.net
Remove Hostmask: .-host <nick> <hostmask>

Op User: .op <nick> <channel>
DeOp User: .deop <nick> <channel>
Voice User: .voice <nick> <channel>
DeVoice User: .devoice <nick> <channel>
Invite User: .invite <nick> <channel>
Kick User: .kick <channel> <nick> <reason>

Attributes
Add Global o Flag: .chattr <nick> +o
Remove Global o Flag: .chattr <nick> -o
Add Channel o Flag: .chattr <nick> +o <channel>
Remove Channel o Flag: .chattr <nick> -o <channel>
Multiple Flags: .chattr <nick> +vfp <channel>

Ban
Display Ban List: .bans
Display Global Ban List: .bans all
Add Ban: .+ban <ban mask>
e.g. .+ban *!*lamer@*.isp.net
Add Channel Ban: .+ban <banmask> <channel>
Remove Ban: .-ban <banmask>
Reset Ban List: .resetbans <channel>

Channel Commands
Set Channel: .chanset <channel> <option>
e.g. .chanset #channel -dynamicbans +autoop
Join Channel: .+chan <channel>
Channel Info: .chaninfo <channel>
Reload Channel Settings: .chanload
Save Channel Settings: .chansave
List Channel Users: .channel <channel>
Change Topic from Console: .topic <text>

Miscellaneous
Action: .act <message>
Send Private Message: .msg <nick> <message>
Say: .say <channel> <message>
Reload Config File: .rehash
Restart Bot: .restart
Save User File: .save
Display Bot's Status: .status
View Mem Usage: .memory

Comment on Log: .addlog <text>
Mark you as Away: .away <away message>
Mark you as Back: .back
Backup User List: .backup
Announce: .banner <text>
Kick User in Partyline: .boot <nick> <reason>

Kill Bot: .die <quit message>
Change Password: .newpass <password>
Quit: .quit
Login As Another User: .su <nick.
Show Total and Daily Traffic: .traffic
Show Uptime: .uptime

Searching Users
match <attr> [channel] [[start] limit]
Shows you user records with the attributes requested. The <attr> option is of the form:
<+/-><global>[&/|<channel>[&/|<bot>]]

Specifying & as the separator will cause AND style matching, | will cause OR style matching. Channel flags are matched against the specified channel (or your console channel), and bot is matched against the separate bot flags. Some examples:

.match +o
will match any GLOBAL +o's
.match -o&+o
will match anyone without a global +o AND with a channel +o on your console channel
.match +f|+f
will match anyone with a global +f or a channel +f on your console channel
.match |f #fred
will match anyone with +f on channel #fred

]]> Chikka on Linux http://support-ph.linuxfiesta.com/?q=node/43 2007-04-05T20:51:52-07:00 2007-04-06T05:49:36-07:00 daxumaming Introduction
We don't call Philippines the text capital of the world for no reason. We have millions of texters all over the country that keeps growing by the minute.
Same thing with Internet access. The significant price drop provided everyone with pocket change access to information, their emails, and their instant messages.

]]> Introduction
We don't call Philippines the text capital of the world for no reason. We have millions of texters all over the country that keeps growing by the minute.

Same thing with Internet access. The significant price drop provided everyone with pocket change access to information, their emails, and their instant messages.

The problem now is how we can bridge IM's and SMS. Enter Chikka! Chikka developed a software that would allow users logged on the Internet to send instant messages to cellphone users for free. The catch? It's the texter who'll get charged PhP 2.50 for using the service. The advantage? Mobility.

The challenge Linux (and Unix, Mac, etc.) users faces now is how they could get a win32 program from running on their OS. Chikka released their software exclusively for Windows and that's a hard fact which disappointed many.

To cope up with the growing demand of Chikka users, a group of developers created Chix Library and Chix Plugin for GAIM which proved very successful for a program still in the Alpha stage. This project gave Penguinistas the power to use the Chikka network to communicate with their friends and loved ones.

Human nature will never be contented with anything and Kopete, Miranda, Adium, etc. users aren't willing to give up their favorite IM Clients in favor of GAIM. Users managed to pressure Chikka to come up with a solution that will benefit most IM users. Chikka turned to an open system that most IM Client supports... Jabber. Jabber is an open system specification built to provide instant messaging service. Since the Jabber gateway implementation, Multi-Protocol Instant Messengers were given the cability to communicate via SMS, not to mention made a lot of people smile.

Limitations

  • No MMS available
  • PhP 2.50 charge everytime you reply on your cellphone
  • Chikka limits messages to 3 unless the recipient replies at least once. This limitation is in place to prevent IM Spamming.
  • Not all Telecom networks are supported.

Installation on Kopete
Before you begin, you need to have a Jabber account. A Google Talk account is the most suitable and the most common since it also uses the Jabber network.

Add the desired cellphone number on the Jabber account using the countrycode+number@chikkatalk.com format.
e.g. 639196661630@chikkatalk.com

Image 1

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After adding a buddy, try sending him/her a test message.

Image 3

Notes
After successfully adding a buddy, your friend would receive this message:

XXX@gmail.com has added you to his/her list of friends in xxx iChat/Chikka. If you don't know this person pls reply with the word BLOCK. To send txt-msgs for FREE visit www.chikka.com. Using iChat/Chikka from your phone is P2.50 per text sent. Your ID is YYY. For your password text PASSWORD to 277.

Where XXX is your account name in GMail,
xxx is your telecoms provider
and YYY is your cellphone number.

The sender that will show up on would be 277yyyy where yyyy is the ID. e.g. In my test message, the sender is 2776055

Everytime you send a message, the format would be as follows:

From: XXX@gmail.com
Msg: your message

Again, where XXX is your account name in GMail.

Other Instant Messengers
The same principle applies to all other Instant Messengers supporting the Jabber protocol. Once your Google Talk account is setup, just add a buddy using the said format above.

Reference
Chikka:
http://chikka.com/
Chikka EULA:
http://chikka.com/eula.html
Chikka, Google Talk Interconnect:
http://corporate.chikka.com/press/press20060410.html
Jabber:
http://jabber.org/
Jabber in Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabber
Comparison of Instant Messenging Clients in Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_instant_messaging_clients

IRC Transcript:
irc://irc.freenode.net/support-ph
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:01:53] nagpadala akong text. :)
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:01:56] nasa bahay siguro kasi gusto paglaruan ni esmi
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:01:58] hahaha
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:02:04] mababasa ni mrs yun
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:02:05] hahah
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:02:05] harharhar
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:02:07] patay
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:02:08] :P
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:02:22] naka-indicate naman na eric.pareja@irc.upm.edu.ph yung nagpadala eh
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:02:22] hahaha
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:02:28] ah ok..
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:02:32] pano mo ginawa yan?
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:02:34] hehe
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:02:38] :D
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:02:41] jabber gateway lang
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:02:43] open ba ang chikka?
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:02:45] oh...
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:02:49] yep.
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:02:51] may jabber gateway ang chikka/
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:03:10] wow
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:03:11] kung may jabber ka... add mo lang yung @chikkatalk.com
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:03:23] uy cool
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:03:37] format is 63xxxyyyzzzz@chikkatalk.com
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:03:45] oh
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:03:47] hindi 0xxxx
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:03:56] that means that it is possible to use it in kopete
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:04:03] tama ba jucato?
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:04:03] yeppers
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:04:06] hindi ba yung +63 sa pinas yan?
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:04:09] mangz_74: yup
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:04:13] basta jabber capable IM client
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:04:20] Jucato: yes. 63 is pinas
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:04:28] hmm..learned something new
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:04:42] this is exciting :)
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:04:53] so no need pala to have a client for chikka in kde
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:04:59] pusakat: thank you very much for the info po
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:05:03] like chixx
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:05:04] usually kapag nasa opis ako, i just use gaim to send text.
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:05:12] basically that would be redundant
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:05:23] heheh
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:05:27] pero walang MMS
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:05:30] jucato: text pal kita
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:05:35] pusakat: you're the man!!!!
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:05:36] wag yan..mahal yan
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:05:38] hahaha
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:05:39] ;)
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:05:45] Jucato: bwahahah
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:05:47] just tested it. thanks! :)
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:05:54] dek...pag uwi mo ng pinas...bili ka ng sim card
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:05:58] activate mo roaming
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:05:59] hahaha
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:06:07] madali ka ma kontact ng mga taga pinas
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:06:07] Jucato: paano?
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:06:27] pusakat: added a contact with that format. just sent a message. tapos :)
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:06:31] natanggap ko na :)
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:06:36] oh
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:06:38] one other thing
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:06:43] yep
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:06:46] yep?
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:06:46] :D
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:06:50] you have to tell the person you're sending to to reply at least ONCE.
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:06:58] ah yeah. typical chikka
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:07:01] yeah..nabasa ko sa chikka website yan
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:07:08] * pusakat nods.
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:07:18] otherwise, they block your 3rd and subsequent messages.
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:07:22] para hindi iclassify as spam or something
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:07:42] teka... stand up break muna.
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:08:46] ok..balik to gentoo install
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:08:53] simulan ko na install
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:08:58] thanks eric
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:09:02] hehe ok brb uli ako :)
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:09:09] thank you ulit sir pusakat!!!! :D
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:09:35] jucato:
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:09:37] jucato
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:10:01] pusakat...can we write this down and share this with others on the support-ph site
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:10:02] :)
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:13:32] mangz_74: of course
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:13:44] mention pusakat as the source of info. LOL
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:13:45] bwahaha
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:19:23] yes of course
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:19:29] good info though
[Thu Apr 5 2007] [23:26:52] hehe

]]> sabi na nga ba Pinoy si Kirk Hammett :) http://support-ph.linuxfiesta.com/?q=node/39 2007-03-08T19:57:47-08:00 2007-03-08T19:57:47-08:00 nocti http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Hammett

]]> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Hammett

Born in San Francisco California to a Filipino mother and an Irish Merchant marine father, he later attended De Anza High School in El Sobrante, California when his family moved to the East Bay. As a child and teenager, he showed great interest in his older brother Rick's extensive collection of guitars and hard rock records, including material by Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix and UFO. One of his biggest influences was Jimi Hendrix and Hammett was quoted as saying he wanted to be Jimi. He has also performed parts of Hendrix's songs during his guitar solos. He took up the guitar for the first time at the age of fifteen, beginning with a Montgomery Ward catalog special and little more than a shoebox with a four inch speaker for an amplifier. After picking up a 1978 Fender Stratocaster, Hammett attempted to customize his sound with various guitar parts, eventually falling for a 1974 Gibson Flying V. He even took a job at Burger King to raise funds for a Marshall amplifier.

]]> Your Image Of The Day http://support-ph.linuxfiesta.com/?q=node/34 2007-02-28T11:52:51-08:00 2007-02-28T11:53:13-08:00 mangz74 Enjoy and laugh...wonderful stress relievers...

]]> Enjoy and laugh...wonderful stress relievers...

]]> Steve Ballmer Latest Rock Video http://support-ph.linuxfiesta.com/?q=node/33 2007-02-26T10:13:47-08:00 2007-02-26T10:13:47-08:00 mangz74 Hmm, I am just wondering why Linux or the Open Source Movement doesn't have such a charismatic leader !
Check the video here.

]]> Hmm, I am just wondering why Linux or the Open Source Movement doesn't have such a charismatic leader !

Check the video here.

]]> Your Concert Ticket Invite http://support-ph.linuxfiesta.com/?q=node/32 2007-02-26T09:24:52-08:00 2007-02-26T09:25:22-08:00 mangz74 You are invited to the one and only concert....

]]> You are invited to the one and only concert....

]]> EncFS: Hiding things in Linux userland http://support-ph.linuxfiesta.com/?q=node/23 2007-02-22T20:06:38-08:00 2007-02-25T07:55:44-08:00 nocti We're all familiar with OTFE (On The Fly Encryption) systems that create encrypted filesystems where you can place files you normally don't want to be seen. Here's a comparison of OTFEs available. Truecrypt is one of the more popular systems that is both free/opensource and can operate on both Windows and Linux systems.
The advantage of using disk encryption systems like these is quite obvious. It protects your data from offline attacks. With the rise in laptop users (and laptop thefts/losses) this systems provide security to your important data. Multi-user desktops also come into mind.
EncFS is another crypto-system which uses a different approach. It runs in Linux (a Windows port is still buggy) and doesn't need special privileges. It runs on userspace with the aid of FUSE which creates the virtual filesystem that EncFS is based on. One advantage of EncFS from the above OTFE systems is that it is expandable. On usual OTFE systems, you create a fixed-size image/partition which you then fill up with the data you're trying to secure. With EncFS you create a directory where EncFS will use to house your data. Another directory is used as a mountpoint for the data in the first directory. You can list the files inside the base directory but they are stored with randomized filenames.

]]> We're all familiar with OTFE (On The Fly Encryption) systems that create encrypted filesystems where you can place files you normally don't want to be seen. Here's a comparison of OTFEs available. Truecrypt is one of the more popular systems that is both free/opensource and can operate on both Windows and Linux systems.

The advantage of using disk encryption systems like these is quite obvious. It protects your data from offline attacks. With the rise in laptop users (and laptop thefts/losses) this systems provide security to your important data. Multi-user desktops also come into mind.

EncFS is another crypto-system which uses a different approach. It runs in Linux (a Windows port is still buggy) and doesn't need special privileges. It runs on userspace with the aid of FUSE which creates the virtual filesystem that EncFS is based on. One advantage of EncFS from the above OTFE systems is that it is expandable. On usual OTFE systems, you create a fixed-size image/partition which you then fill up with the data you're trying to secure. With EncFS you create a directory where EncFS will use to house your data. Another directory is used as a mountpoint for the data in the first directory. You can list the files inside the base directory but they are stored with randomized filenames.

]]>