Hello Thufir, On Wed, 04 Oct 2006 20:02:39 +0100 Thufir <hawat.thufir@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 22:44:34 +0200, wwp wrote: > > > Hello Thufir, > > > > > > On Sat, 09 Sep 2006 21:02:45 +0100 Thufir <hawat.thufir@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> On Fri, 01 Sep 2006 14:01:00 +0200, wwp wrote: > >> > >> > Hello THUFIR, > >> > > >> > > >> > On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 20:53:22 +0100 "THUFIR HAWAT" > >> > <hawat.thufir@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > > >> >> Last time I tried installing <http://claws.sylpheed.org/downloads.php> > >> >> from the devel yum repo, it screwed up X windows. > >> >> > >> >> I've downloaded the RPM from > >> >> <http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/extras/development/i386/> > >> >> and plan to do a local install via yum of this RPM. Is this the > >> >> safest way to install risky packages? > >> > > >> > Well, what do you call 'risky' packages? FYI, Sylpheed-Claws is not > >> > known to be unstable, whatever you install it from the FC packages or > >> > from the sources. > >> > > >> > More about your concern: > >> > > >> > - what Fedora Core is yours? > >> > > >> > - what did you install actually from claws.sylpheed.org? 'cause the > >> > download pages points to the FC5 extras RPMs as well as to some > >> > unofficial ones. Knowing the extra location and package name would > >> > help. > >> > > >> > - how did you crash Sylpheed-Claws, just starting it? > >> > > >> > > >> > Regards, > >> > > >> > -- > >> > wwp > >> > >> > >> IIRC X Windows wouldn't start, which I attributed to installing > >> sylpheed-claws. > > > > That can't be related. > > > > > >> Even after using Yum to remove X Windows, then > >> re-installing, X Windows failed to install via yum. Presumably > >> Sylpheed-claws worked fine, but some weirdness with X Windows there. > >> > >> Wheras, using the GUI, it went smoothly. ? > > > > Did you finally get rid of your problems? Tried Sylpheed-Claws again? > > > > > > Regards, > > > > -- > > wwp > > > Pardon the delay in responding! Hehe no problem, my own reply came nearly one month after your previous one. > Yes, sylpheed claws works fine, but I prefer, so far, to use pan for nntp > (like this list/group). I see. Is that because you were used to pan before trying Sylpheed-Claws? Otherwise, would you detail a bit more your comparison of both products with regards to NNTP features? Do you use Sylpheed-Claws of email like POP or IMAP? Regards, -- wwp
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