🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <LqEH7.16393$Ze5.9695891@news1.rdc1.md.home.com>,
Dennis Herndon <dherndon43@home.com> wrote:

>I'm in guys!  Using PAN right now - even as I type.  I did order up a
>second computer name and running it through a hub.  The power cycling
>seems to be key to usage.   I also have KMail running, and I'm not that
>thrilled with it.  Can anyone recommend a "good" mailer?  I forgot to
>bring home my Mandrake 8.1 CD's from work to check out the RPM's for
>other mailers....  Thanks

If you have a spare old 486/66 or greater box and 2 NICs...you may want to
setup a Linux firewall/gateway.  You don't even need a HD, monitor, or
keyboard (after setup).  This way you've got a dedicated firewall machine
doing NAT for all your other internal boxes/devices.  No switching things
around.  No paying for "extra" IPs or "computer names".  There are a few
easy to setup packages, that can run off just floppy, or HD with more
options.

www.smoothwall.org
www.freesco.org
www.coyotelinux.com

I'm still chugging along with an older LRP based setup (edge.fireplug.net)  
because I've been too lazy to change it.  It's been up 24x7 for 2 years on
my old 486/66 under @Home, zero probs.  But it's a "dead" project and I
need to switch over to one being currently supported and updated.  The
above 3 are all fine packages, the first two even have fancy pants GUI
(web) interfaces.

As far as mailers...I use Pine, grin.  But that is because I SSH into my
box all the time from work/friends/etc.  When at local console I have been
enjoying the progress of Evolution (www.ximian.com).  But that's GNOME and
you're running KDE?  Other decent mailers are Spruce and Balsa.  Alot of
people go with Mutt (console) for its sheer power.  Also, if you're a Pine
junky there is a neat X frontend you can use when at local console, which
thusly lets you use the same app local or remote
(http://xpine.sourceforge.net/).

Ximian Evolution is working towards (may be there?) being able to use Pine 
configs for local console without horking anything.

Check freshmeat.net for more mailers (and anything else) you'd ever 
need...it's a clearinghouse of sorts for everything Linux.

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