[BL] Help for a newbie

sindi keesan keesan at sdf.lonestar.org
Wed Jan 3 10:44:13 EST 2007


On Wed, 3 Jan 2007, Greg Mayman wrote:

> On Wed, 3 Jan 2007 00:47:37 +0000 (UTC), sindi keesan wrote:
>
>> For Opera it is Shift-G, which they don't put on the menu in recent
>> versions.  Or right click and 'reload' (load, in older versions).
>
> I used Opera 3.6.2 several years ago on Win311, but i don't remember
> much about it. But I'm pretty sure it didn't do full email. I had to
> load Foxmail for that.

Version 7 does mail, so does 8.  They are up to 9 now.

>> Links2 in graphical mode can be set to display all or no images and I
>> think to also load one image at a time.  It does some javascript.
>
> That's one step above Arachne. How is it with secure sites?

Not so good.  Use lynx or opera.  I set lynx up with links (graphical and 
text-only) as a downloader to view sites that need tables.  Is there a way 
to use lynx as a downloader (external program) in links?

I set both lynx and links to use mplayer on streaming audio, and zgv as 
viewer (or xli in X).  Links is set to use pmail at mailto:, could not 
figure out lynx.

>> So is Opera.  So is lynx or links, if you use webmail.
>
> I don't know webmail. What is it?

See fastmail.fm  No need to download, probably faster if you use dialup.
gmail  yahoo mail  pobox.sk  Search on 'free mail'.  ISPs also offer it. 
No viruses.

> I am used to downloading my incoming mail, reading and answerring it
> offline, then uploading the outgoing at the next connect.
>
POP mail

Send $1 to sdf.lonestar.org to read mail with mutt or pine and reply 
online, or use webmail (slow).
Sindi


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