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Date:      Tue, 14 Dec 1999 14:20:11 +0200
From:      Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za>
To:        Darryl Williams <Darryl@etseq.com.au>
Cc:        "'freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Questions re FreeBSD 3.3 Installation 
Message-ID:  <41510.945174011@axl.noc.iafrica.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 14 Dec 1999 21:30:53 %2B1100." <41BEAA309982D31185BD00A0CC395E240F77@NTETSEQ> 

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On Tue, 14 Dec 1999 21:30:53 +1100, Darryl Williams wrote:

> After the Ports Collection installation was completed it was attempted
> to manually install the qpopper2.53 package (using pkg_add) from the
> tgz file located in packages/mail on the CDROM (#1) but this was not
> successful, even a simple unix copy of the file from the CDROM to the
> FREEBSD Unix box (using cp) was not possible.

If you could provide us with exact error messages, that'd help. :-)

> 2. The required installation of popclient (v???) did not result (refer also
> p 560 of Handbook). Is this indeed a problem?

Was this with pkg_add as well?  If so, again, error messages would be
useful.

> 3. As far as the Netscape browser is concerned (eithet 4.0 or 4.6
> Communicator and Navigator). We appear only at present to have access to a
> Japanese version (ie weird characters) during an X Windows session.

How did you install Netscape?  Which version did you install?

> Are in fact other users having problems obtaing successful
> results/installations using the current media provided.

Loads of 'em, yeah. :-)

Ciao,
Sheldon.


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