[WBEL-users] Love the product...

[Ed]

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Scott Heisler wrote:
> I love Whitebox Linux.  I'm now using it on production equipment, after much
> testing.  WBEL is very stable and the hardware support is amazing.  I just
> installed it yesterday on a brand new dual XEON 3.0g server with an LSI
> Megaraid Ultra 320 SCSI Controller.  Everything worked without additional
> drivers, even the onboard Intel gigabit adapters!  Also, the OS supported
> the hyperthreading as well!
> 
> I do have one beef.... why does the distro not include PINE.  While I don't
> use pine that often for e-mail (mainly for testing e-mail), I love pico.
> It's very easy to use and has menus.  Every RH distro I've used since 5.2
> has included Pine. Why would WBEL not include it?

IIRC, UW Pine is not at all open source software, and no-one has 
bothered to re-write it.  There is a GPL'd pico clone named nano, though.

I, personally, like mutt as well if not better than pine for 
terminal-based email.  You might try it out and see if it meets your needs.

   Ed


> 
> Thanks for a great product!
> 
> Scott
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