Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 07:54:22 -0400 (EDT) From: Patrick Gardella <patrick@cre8tivegroup.com> To: Nicole <freelist@webweaver.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: remote xfmail Message-ID: <XFMail.980513075422.patrick@cre8tivegroup.com> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.980513012057.freelist@webweaver.net>
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Nicole, I am sure others will respond as well but I have a few suggestions: First, as to being able to read your mail. You can use an app called vnc if your work machine has it's own IP. (Someone correct me if I am wrong.) Then you can connect to your machine and see the X setup, just as if you were right there in front of it. And if you want to do it from any machine, you can use the vncjava server, which lets you connect from any java web browser or applet runner. I installed it last week and am very impressed. On the flip side, it also lets you serve from a Win95 machine, so that you can access and run apps on a Win95 machine as if you were sitting in front of it. In this case, it takes over the screen, so if you move your mouse, the pointer on the Winbox moves. (A really good way to mess with the guy in the next cubicle, if you are miscevious.) As to news readers, I use kNews. All of the above is in the ports directories: vnc in net/vnc, vncjava in net/vncjava and knews in news/knews. Hoped this helped. Glad you came over from the dark side ;) Patrick On 13-May-98 Nicole wrote: > > Hello all > I recently made the plunge and am running sans M$ at work now. I am using > xfmail for my mailer, however I miss the ability to use PCanywhere to log in > and read my mail via the GUI. Is there a way for me to use/access my mail on > my workstation at work from home using xfmail? > > Also, does anyone know a good Xwindows news reader? > > > > Thanks! > > > Nicole To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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