A step backwards

[Kevin O'Gorman]

My wife's Windows software got so hosed last week that it was impossible
to even read a CD, to reinstall Windows.  So it was either reformat the
partition and start over, or install Linux.  Happily, she let me install
Linux, and I chose COL 3.1.1 WS.

Unfortunately, things did not go well.  I've heard this story before,
most recently from dep.  But this time, even though I am right here,
and doing the heavy lifting, I'm going to put Windows back on the
machine, I think.

The problems:
   Netscape that came with it ran a couple of times, got into trouble,
   and will no longer run.

   Mozilla 1.0 mail is balky, and my wife can't stand it.  I'm running
   fetchmail because Moz couldn't talk POP to the ISP (though that was
   originally working with Netscape).  Then I have MOZ using imap to
   get at /var/spool/mail/<her> because MOZ doesn't seem to have a
   Movemail.  But after reading a single email, it goes haywire and
   needs MOZ to be shut down and restarted or else all attempts to
   deal with mail get wedged forever.  I can't find anything useful
   in /var/log/messages or /var/log/mail.

   My wife is fed up.  She says it used to be fun, and this is no fun
   at all.

So unless I have a brainstorm tonight, I will reformat and reinstall
Windoze on this beast.  Sigh.

Linux on the desktop?  For diehard geeks like myself, sure.  But not
for anyone else.

++ kevin



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