On Sun, 28 Mar 1999, Loki wrote:
L>Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 21:30:30 +0400
L>From: Loki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
L>To: Linux newbie list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
L>Subject: Internet apps
L>
L>Hello All,
L>
L>First of all I'd like to thank Rene Herman for help
L>with resolving the problem with dial-up.
L>The problem realy was with IRQ conflicts - the
L>simpliest ideas always come last :))))
L>
LOL... They do. And me being a tech, I know... Think of the little things
first =).
L>
L>So, as now I can go to the Internet from Linux,
L>I have several questions about Internet applications:
L>
L>1. I have installed Netscape Communicator 4.07 for Linux...
L>Are there any great changes made since its release, do
L>I need to download a newer version?
L>
Well, check to see if 4.5 for Linux is out ... if it is, then you'll want
to d/l it, it's cool stuff. But, not sure if it's out yet. Or, better
yet, go get the Mozilla browser (5.0 beta, basically). It's got some
sweet features, though if you have a slow machine it will take a long time
to compile. It's beta software, so it's not gaurenteed at all.
L>2. As you probably see, I'm sending this message from my mailer
L>for Win98. That's because I've subscribed this list to the
L>geocities account. And now I need to set up some Linux
L>mailer for using it. I can't do it in Netscape, because
L>it doesn't support multiple accounts.
L>Maybe someone can advice me some Linux mailer, which
L>can work with POP3?
Fetchmail + PINE. Or you could use ELM, Mutt, or a number of email
programs instead of PINE. But PINE 4.10 supports "roles..." saying if a
message is to "@geocities.com" then you will be sending the email as
"@geocities.com" (if you set that up), and then the rest of your email
sent to you it would use your personal address for.
L>
L>3. And finally about FTP managers. I have terrible phone
L>lines, so this type of apps is very important for me.
L>I need some FTP manager which can d/l simulteneously
L>several files and can resume broken downloads.
L>Ability to work with several URLs to one file will be
L>an advantage. In Windows the idal program for me was
L>GetRight.
ncftp. Comes with darn near ever Linux distro I've ever heard of. To
resume, you'll type get -C filename (notice a CAPITAL C).
All of what I've mentioned are the textmode programs that will supplant
your requirements. I'm a geek, sorry, and I don't use X. =) So I'm
learning Linux console as compared to the "graphical, hide-everything"
method :).
L>So could you please advise me something similar to it ?
L>and it's better if this prog won't need GLIB and GTK+
L>libraries - I have some problems installing them - maybe
L>soon I'll send here a letter about this, but now I just
L>haven't tried really hard to install them, so don't want
L>to bother you so early :))
L>
No problem. Everything I told you to use is textmode... no GTK+. I
believe they all use libc5, AFAIK.
- Mike
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L>Best regards,
L> Loki
L>
L>mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
L>http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/underground/4204
L>
L>Manly's Maxim: Logic is a systematic method of coming to the wrong conclusion with
confidence.
L>
