🚀 go-pugleaf

davidn@sdev.blaze.net.au (David Nugent) writes:
>del@babel.matra.com.au (Del) writes:
>>Dave Fitch (davidf@syd.csa.com.au) wrote:
[...]
>>: I've read in one of the
>>: howtos that it can be done with a uucp connection, but I would prefer
>>: to use my current SLIP connection.
>>
>>You can do this (but it's long, complicated, nasty, prone to errors,
>>and I can't help you with it):
>
>Prone to errors? Complicated?
>No, not by a long stretch. Taylor-uucp makes it very simple, documentaion
>included in 'info' format, installed right alongside uucp.

Del was talking about using the SLIP connection, not uucp.  Which
are you talking about?

>>: 2) What (and where) are other X based mail and newsreaders?? (apart
>>: from XFmail)
>>
>>TkMail is an OK mail reader.  I use it.
>
>knews is very nice, especially running under fvwm or mwm. I've certainly
>got no complaints.

Are these around on places like sunsite (it's mirrors)??  I'll
have a poke around anyway.

I use xvnews (under openwindows and SunOs) at work.  It's OK but
doesn't support threading and it's not particularly "intelligent".
Knews sounds better.

Dave.
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