[nycbug-talk] fave BSD tips/tricks?

[George Rosamond]

Miles Nordin wrote:
>>>>>> "gr" == George Rosamond <george at xxxxxxxxxxxxx.com> writes:

how about a tip on NOT including the email address of the person you're 
replying to. . .why feed those spam spiders?

> 
>     gr> RAID STATUSES DAILY
> 
> <3
> 
>     gr> XORG LIBARIES
>     gr> Servers don't usually need X11 . . . so make sure you put:
>     gr> WITHOUT_X11=yes
>     gr> in /etc/make.conf
> 
> ugh.  HATE for this common practice.
> 
> I bet you don't compile emacs either.

no way. . . oh, yes, *those* ports. . .

mtr, eg, needs some xorg libraries, but it's really about if there's a 
choice.

> 
>     gr> MAIL & BIG JOBS
> 
> nice.
> 
> I need to get a faster MUA, something that could handle instant
> messages and email threads with a converged interface.
> 
> the 'zephyr' protocol and its sorta-descendent 'gale' was originally
> designed for just this itch, but I've never had either set up, and I
> don't get the impression they scratched the itch particularly well.

hmmm . . . but what function are you talking about miles?

g