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From: Phil Gilley <pgilley@metronet.com>
To: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
Cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>, hackers@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Netscape and NIS
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On Thu, 16 Jan 1997, Michael Smith wrote:

> Jordan K. Hubbard stands accused of saying:
> > > 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.
> > 
> > Hmmm.  I wonder what the Linux version of Netscape does WRT NIS. :-)
> 
> No idea.  It frightens me to think, but if it gets our friend here out
> of a hole then we win. 8)  (actually, he does, but you get my drift.)
> 
> Any noise on our chances wrt. this yet?

I plan on giving the Linux version a shot, but it will be a few days
before I get a chance to play with this again.  I'll report back.

Phil Gilley
pgilley@metronet.com