2:53 p.m.
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/i38...
and plan to do a local install via yum of this RPM. Is this the
safest way to install risky packages?
thanks,
Thufir
7:01 a.m.
Hello THUFIR,
On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 20:53:22 +0100 "THUFIR HAWAT" <hawat.thufir(a)gmail.com>
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/i38...
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
3:02 p.m.
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(a)gmail.com> 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/i38...
> 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. 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. ?
thanks,
Thufir
3:44 p.m.
Hello Thufir,
On Sat, 09 Sep 2006 21:02:45 +0100 Thufir <hawat.thufir(a)gmail.com> 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(a)gmail.com> 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/i38...
>> 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
2:02 p.m.
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(a)gmail.com> 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(a)gmail.com> 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/i38...
> >> 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! Yes, sylpheed claws works fine, but I
prefer, so far, to use pan for nntp (like this list/group).
-Thufir
7:27 a.m.
Hello Thufir,
On Wed, 04 Oct 2006 20:02:39 +0100 Thufir <hawat.thufir(a)gmail.com> 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(a)gmail.com> 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(a)gmail.com> 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/i38...
>> >> 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
1:17 a.m.
On Thu, 05 Oct 2006 14:27:23 +0200, wwp wrote:
[...]
> Pardon the delay in responding!
Hehe no problem, my own reply came nearly one month after your previous one.
ROFL.
> 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
I keep meaning to set up POP3 for my gmail accounts, but worry about
mixing up my public spamtrap (this address) with my real, private,
address. So, I haven't done that, yet. In the past, I did have pine
configured for POP3 with gmail, and still have that settings file. Again,
it's the switching roles/addresses which hinders my adoption of that
feature--the potential for human error, on my end, seems large.
In terms of Pan, I like the tabbed browsing feature, wheras sylpheed-claws
seemed (?) to only offer panes.
=Thufir
3:50 a.m.
Hello Thufir,
On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 07:17:55 +0100 Thufir <hawat.thufir(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, 05 Oct 2006 14:27:23 +0200, wwp wrote:
[...]
>> Pardon the delay in responding!
>
> Hehe no problem, my own reply came nearly one month after your previous
> one.
ROFL.
>
>> 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
I keep meaning to set up POP3 for my gmail accounts, but worry about
mixing up my public spamtrap (this address) with my real, private,
address. So, I haven't done that, yet. In the past, I did have pine
configured for POP3 with gmail, and still have that settings file. Again,
it's the switching roles/addresses which hinders my adoption of that
feature--the potential for human error, on my end, seems large.
Well, IMO there's nothing to say to this, as everyone knows better than
others what better fits one's needs. Also, if you can make all you spam to be
managed on a distant server (gmail or other), it's better (than retrieving it
and filtering locally).
In terms of Pan, I like the tabbed browsing feature, wheras
sylpheed-claws
seemed (?) to only offer panes.
Yes you're right, it's not a feature implemented for now.
Regards,
--
wwp
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