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From: Phil Gilley <pgilley@metronet.com>
To: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
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Subject: Re: Netscape and NIS
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On Thu, 16 Jan 1997, Michael Smith wrote:

>I think that the only "other" solution to your problem would be to use
>a different POP mailreader (XFmail, exmh, etc.).  I appreciate that this
>is not necessarily a practical answer in your case.
 
Unfortunately I discovered today that users can't even use the Web
browser unless they are in the local password database.  So now I
not only need a new mail reader, but a new browser too.
 
Phil Gilley
pgilley@metronet.com