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To: Chris <kingsqueak@kingsqueak.org>
Subject: Re: Minicom alternatives
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Date: Thu, 03 May 2001 17:13:33 -0700 (PDT)
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You would think so, but he's saying it's not available from ports,
he must be confusing the name with a different com program he's
using.

Ted Mittelstaedt                      tedm@toybox.placo.com
Author of:          The FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide
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Quoting Chris <kingsqueak@kingsqueak.org>:

> /usr/ports/comms/minicom
> You mean 'that' minicom?
> 
> * Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@toybox.placo.com> [010503 01:30]:
> > Is minicom an Open Source program?  If it can be built on a
> > UNIX system then it can probably be compiled on FreeBSD.  Where's
> > it located?
> > 
> > Ted Mittelstaedt                      tedm@toybox.placo.com
> > Author of:          The FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide
> > Book website:         http://www.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com
> > 
> > 
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> > >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of J Ramos
> > >Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 2:15 PM
> > >To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> > >Subject: Minicom alternatives
> > >
> > >
> > >I understand that minicom 1.83.1_2 is not avaiable from ports.
> Anyone
> > >have a better alternative? Minicom is the only program I've used to
> > >access a serial port, and I'm sort of lost now. Please feel free to
> make
> > >suggestions.
> > >
> > >Josh
> > >
> > >
> > >-- 
> > >- Josh Ramos, JRAMOS2@nc.rr.com
> > >- FreeBSD, Debian/GNU Linux, the vi editor
> > >- Coming soon - NetBSD
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