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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

Why do you want the most recent mutt?  A list member (Christof) put 
together a mutt package about a year ago for BL3 that works nicely.

On Sat, 15 Oct 2005 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:

> Ian wrote:
> > Thanks for your reply. Im coming back to Linux after a years
> > absence, so Im hazy. Could I just add the glibc2 to the BL1.8?
>
> Yes, that could be done.  I tried that a few years ago
> (using the glibc runtime package from Slackware 8.1)
> and it did work on BL1 (after a bit of tinkering).
>
> > Ill take a look at your BL2 page but the old copy I
> > have says it needs a 486DX
>
> That's right.
>
> > and I need to run on a SX.   What about BL3?
>
> BL3 will run on an SX (but it also uses libc5).
>
> > Mail is the most important thing for me. At the moment
> > I use a Dos mail program based on Elm and one reason
> > I want to move on to Mutt is that development has
> > stopped on the Dos program. Id like to use the latest
> > Mutt if possible
>
> If you want to use the latest Mutt (without compiling yourself),
> you will need a recent library.  Even the glibc-runtime from
> Slackware 8.1 might not be recent enough (but it is probably
> worth a try).  BTW I recommend against trying to install a
> glibc-runtime from Slackware 9 or 10 (it's unlikely to work
> on a BasicLinux foundation).
>
> > I notice Mutt uses two packages, openssl and an up to date
> > ncurses and Im wondering whether these will be ok with BL?
>
> I would expect the ncurses and openssl for Slackware 8.1 to
> work (assuming you install the glibc-runtime from Slackware 8.1).
>
> > Ive recently got fetchmail working with BL1.8
> > but need to move on from the links based mail system.
>
> Have you considered pine?  James got pine running on BL2
> (he wrote the instructions in the BL2 FAQ).  You could
> probably get pine running on BL1 or BL3 (using the package
> from Slackware 4.0).
>
> Cheers,
> Steven
>
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