Hello Steve:

On Tue, 3 Jul 2001 10:26:22 -0400 (EDT), Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On Tue, 3 Jul 2001, Samuel W. Heywood wrote:

>> On Mon, 2 Jul 2001 23:12:33 -0400 (EDT), Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

<snip>

>> Steve:

>> What version of PINE are you using?

> 4.21 in Linux.

>> I use the DOS version and it does not "render" HTML attachments.

> It does it a little too well for me... sometimes I don't even
> know whether I'm looking at html mail or text mail.

> One GREAT advantage is that when those idiots send you
> HTML e-mails that download 27 graphics to your e-mail
> program, you can simply read them "lynx" style first...
> and then either delete or view in a graphical browser.

>> When using PINE, unless I were to save all my email messages as
>> separate files, I don't know of any way to view these messages
>> except with the built-in PICO editor program.  If you have
>> discovered a better and more versatile way of viewing your email
>> messages with PINE, please let me know about it.

> The first screenshot shows a single line text message
> (the URL) with the HTML attachment.

> The second shows what happens when you hit the down
> arrow three times and then <enter>.

> http://wizard.dyndns.org/pine_head.png
> http://wizard.dyndns.org/pine_arachne.png

Nice screenshots!  The first one really does resemble the way
I might view HTML in Lynx386 for DOS.  Thanks for your reply.

BTW, What version of Linux are you using?  Could you recommend
your version to a wannabe and a soon-to-become newbie like me?

Sam Heywood

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