Re: Need Yarn for Linux?
From: John A. Stanley (jstanley@gate.net)
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 18:12:12 -0600
In article <199812312300.PAA21771@mailhub1.ncal.verio.com>,
Howard Schwartz <theo@ncal.verio.com> wrote:
>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?
Do the traditional unix programs allow offline reading of news and
mail from SOUP packets? If not, that's the reason for a Linux port of
Yarn.
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John A. Stanley jstanley@gate.net