From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Dec 14 4:20:33 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from axl.noc.iafrica.com (axl.noc.iafrica.com [196.31.1.175]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 10BDE14F77 for ; Tue, 14 Dec 1999 04:20:29 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sheldonh@axl.noc.iafrica.com) Received: from sheldonh (helo=axl.noc.iafrica.com) by axl.noc.iafrica.com with local-esmtp (Exim 3.11 #1) id 11xqw7-000AnX-00; Tue, 14 Dec 1999 14:20:11 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn To: Darryl Williams Cc: "'freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG'" Subject: Re: Questions re FreeBSD 3.3 Installation In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 14 Dec 1999 21:30:53 +1100." <41BEAA309982D31185BD00A0CC395E240F77@NTETSEQ> Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 14:20:11 +0200 Message-ID: <41510.945174011@axl.noc.iafrica.com> Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message