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From: obrien@toadflax.cs.ucdavis.edu (David E. O'Brien)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: How to compile "tin" under FreeBSD 2.05?
Date: 28 Sep 1995 16:50:22 GMT
Organization: University of California, Davis
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Louis Epstein (lepslog@j51.com) wrote:
: David E. O'Brien (obrien@toadflax.cs.ucdavis.edu) wrote:
: : Chester H. Lin (chester@mackeysparc.hinet.net) wrote:
: : : Any FTP site has patched version so that I can compile tin
: : : "right out of the box"?

: : Try the beta version of Tin (1.3beta).  I sent in some patches so it
: : will do just that (and they are in the latest version).

: : The site is ftp.scn.de in /pub/news/tin I believe (tried to check, but
: : the site is down right now).

: Would you recommend the beta for an ISP?

Probably.  I really haven't had any trouble with it, except for new
fuctionality that wasn't how I would have implimented it.  ;-)

Looking at the change log, most of the recient fixes are for compiling
on the Amiga, MS-NT, PGP support, etc.  For a typical Unix shop I
think it is pretty stable.  The speed and ability to use aliases when
you mail an article is worth it.

You could always offer both ``tin'' and ``tin-beta'', with the usual
caviots.

-- David   (obrien@cs.ucdavis.edu)


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