Need Yarn for Linux?

From: Howard Schwartz (theo@ncal.verio.com)
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 15:00:26 -0800 (PST)

Im not terribly sure why a program like Yarn is needed for Linux, instead of
the traditional Unix
programs already ported to Linux (I think):

mail, mailx, and elm are quite decent mail programs, and I know mailx is
ported to Linux
Traditionally, Unix also includes powerful news readers such as trn, and I
think a version
of tin is available for Linux.

I certainly understand fondness and preferences. But why would yarn be
necessary
in a version of Unix, in preference to the traditional programs?