Re: [OT] Re: *pressure Google to put Groups back on main page...*

From: John Thompson <john_at_vector.os2.dhs.org>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 21:05:43 GMT
Message-ID: <slrnee9fmj.5hc.john@vector.os2.dhs.org>

["Followup-To:" header set to comp.os.linux.misc.] On 2006-08-17, Jeffrey Schwab <jeff_at_schwabcenter.com> wrote:

> SSH/slrn a la Chris Johnson would be a partial solution, but I wouldn't
> know how to keep slrn in synch with Thunderbird. I could switch to slrn
> entirely, but... It just doesn't seem like I should have to.

Does thunderbird use a .newsrc file to keep track of groups and articles? I use slrn on several machines and several platforms and it's trivial to keep it synchronized.

But why not just use ssh's X-forwarding to run Thunderbird on your home machine while you're travelling?

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John (john_at_os2.dhs.org)

Received on Thu Aug 17 2006 - 16:05:43 CDT