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  2. From: fheitka@ibm.net (Fred Heitkamp)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.networking
  4. Subject: Re: Best Mail Program for use with SLIP, SMTP, POP, AmiTCP?
  5. Date: 16 Feb 1996 11:42:24 GMT
  6. Organization: Home Site
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  12.  
  13. Christer Bjarnemo (christer.bjarnemo@mailbox.swipnet.se) wrote:
  14. : Fred Heitkamp wrote:
  15. : 
  16. : >I think I almost had it going though.  It would ask for "socket.library"
  17. : >every time I tried to connect to a server.  I believe the Amitcp socket
  18. : >library is called bsdsocket.library.
  19. : 
  20. : You should download "socket.library" from Aminet.. Remember that you _MUST_
  21. : place it in AMITCP:LIBS since SYS:LIBS won't work.
  22. : 
  23. : >Thor appears to assume the average Joe is familiar with the terminology
  24. : >like the author.
  25. : 
  26. : It's confusing at first, but excellent when you learn how to use it!
  27. :
  28.  
  29. I'm sorry, but I'm giving up on thor for the time being.  I just don't
  30. understand the paradigm of the program.   Conferences, packets, etc.,
  31. It's not that I'm not interested.  It's just too weird.
  32.  
  33. Fred Heitkamp
  34.