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@ 2004-08-12 21:28 ` Jacob Bunk Nielsen
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From: Jacob Bunk Nielsen @ 2004-08-12 21:28 UTC (permalink / raw)


cmc4slack-google@yahoo.com (Chris Conn) writes:

> I have two boxes on my home network (one FreeBSD and
> one Linux), use both to read mail with Gnus.

I have a similar setup at home, only I have to boxes with Linux.

> When I get on the Linux box I would like to be able to
> read the mail that I've saved on the FreeBSD box, can
> do this easily with VM (G f on saved folders) but I'd
> like to find an easier way to run Gnus through ange-ftp
> on that box.

How about mounting $HOME from the FreeBSD-box using NFS? That makes it
easy to switch between the two machines and seem like the obvious
choice when the FreeBSD-box is always up. I have used a setup like
that for several years now, and I'm very happy with it.

-- 
Jacob - www.bunk.cc
Half of being smart is knowing what you're dumb at.


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