Yum problems for fedora-extras....

[Jeremy Davis]

Alexander Dalloz wrote:

>Am Fr, den 11.03.2005 schrieb Irving, Dave um 10:13:
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>>I love this list - Im a complete linux newb but Im picking up so many
>>useful things!
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>Well, you are welcome. Communicating through this list is both for
>fixing with current problems but too sharing knowledge and experiences.
>Even if you don't need the information discussed in one thread, the
>knowledge might be helpful in future (if searching the archive or just
>remembering the discussion).
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>>>Please check to use a different mail system too. 
>>>This bloody MS Exchange server always destroys the thread
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>>Yeah, I really should do that - Im not going to be helping myself if my
>>posts get fragmented! Is it my exchange server screwing things up or my
>>client (M$ Outlook)?
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>It is the Exchange server doing so. Changing to a different mail client
>won't help. How Exchange behaves is a good example of Microsoft's way to
>neglect standards and doing their own thing. So your mail for instance
>contains a header tag
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>Thread-Index:  AcUlgoIKC5Z1bMBkQKGUUyxAd1JEPwAk8Hsg
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>which only the Exchange server handles. Instead it erases from the mail
>header lines like
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>In-Reply-To:  <1110527937.9379.9.camel at wjmurray>
>References:  <1110527937.9379.9.camel at wjmurray>
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>(both lines taken from a different thread just for showing the usual
>tags which mail clients understand for threading)
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>>I've got two boxes - XP and linux - and I currently VNC back to XP for
>>work emails.
>>If I could only get Evolution connected to my exchange server I could
>>live in bliss on my linux box and forget about my windows box for 99% of
>>the time :o)
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>Keeping the Exchange server as your outgoing MTA wouldn't change
>anything in the show. Both thread handling and the disclaimer would stay
>as they are.
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>>I do have a g-mail account, but for some reason I prefer writing emails
>>in a 'non browser' environment (... Not sure why though).
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>This point I understand well. On the other hand you should be able to
>use your Gmail account with any mail client of choice by accessing the
>account through POP3 protocol.
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>ingoing server: pop.gmail.com (SSL; Port 995)
>outgoing server: smtp.gmail.com (SSL; Port 465)
>username: username at gmail.com
>special: uses SMTP AUTH. POP3 and SMTP need SSL-encryption.
>The SMTP server listens on port 465, the POP3 server on port 995 (which
>is standard oort for POP3 over SSL).
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>>Dave
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>Alexander
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Using Gmail with Thunderbird currently and have no complaints.
Threading is no problem.
J