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Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 11:49:20 -0800 (PST)
From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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To: M S Anam <shuman@annexgrp.org>
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Subject: Re: os type
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On Mon, 26 Jan 1998, M S Anam wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> What would be the preferred list of OS in compiling/setting up something
> which does not have FreeBSD as an option?
> 
> e.g. Pine, it has option for BSD, BSDi, NetBSD. Which one would I pick?
> 

NetBSD.

Or use the port :-)
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports-2.2.5/mail/pine

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
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