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From: ahby@meccts.UUCP (Shane P. McCarron)
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Subject: Re: Do you rewrite "From:" lines?
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Date: Sun, 5-Oct-86 21:09:19 EDT
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Posted: Sun Oct  5 21:09:19 1986
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In article <112@cpro.UUCP> asgard@cpro.UUCP (J.R. Stoner) writes:
>I have tried to install smail in my SVID validated SYS5r2 system twice.
>Both times the usual result is some failure to work in the rmail
>replacement.  It would be nice if people who claim to have such a neat
>interface prepare to write a version that works as advertised on SVID
>systems as well as the machines used by their elitist friends on VAXen.

I have installed smail on several machines, all of which are running
Sys Vr2, and had no trouble at all.  A number of local sites have also
installed it on everything from Sys III to BSD 4.3, and had no
trouble.  Could you please send along a little more information about
exactly how it is failing?  The smail/rmail program is just about too
stupid not to work.
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Shane P. McCarron			UUCP	ihnp4!meccts!ahby
MECC Technical Services			ATT	(612) 481-3589

"They're only monkey boys;  We can still crush them here on earth!"