Date: Wed, 05 Feb 1997 01:00:37 -0800 From: Ulf Zimmermann <ulf@Alameda.net> To: jgrosch@sirius.com Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Z-Mail & FreeBSD Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970205010036.00bfc630@Gatekeeper-3.Lamb.net>
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At 12:27 AM 2/5/97 -0800, Josef Grosch wrote: >>> NetManage now owns ZMail, and they do not have a FreeBSD version on their FTP >> >>> site, I also got the flyer so here are the version they currently support: >> >>Well, I just talked to the UNIX product manager and gave him my pitch >>for resurrecting the existing inheirited-from-NCD port of Zmail to >>FreeBSD. They're not wildly enthusiastic about adding Yet Another >>platform to their list of responsibilities, but they're intrigued by >>the idea of doing a purely promotional thing with FreeBSD as a "use at >>your own risk" kinda thing. We'll see where it goes. >> >> Jordan >> > > >How much would a copy of Zmail go for ? Would it be helpful if a number of >us started sending email to NetManage offering to throw green pieces of >paper at them for a copy of Zmail ;-) > > At the moment, I would not throw green pieces at them, they might want them. I worked at Z-Code for 7 months and I tried to get a source license, so I could make a free version for FreeBSD. This work was kind of destroyed, as Z-Code was sold to Netmanage. We are now trying to make the same deal with Netmanage. Ulf. ----------------------------------------------------------- Alameda Networks, Inc. | Ulf Zimmermann (ulf@Alameda.net) 1525 Pacific Avenue | Phone: (510)769-2936 Alameda, CA 94501 | Fax : (510)521-5073
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