Re: [cobalt-users] RaQ3 - Email .forward problem

[Dom Latter <qube@xxxxxxx>]

Jeff Lasman wrote:
> 
> So either you're saying that no one in the world who uses unix (especially
> Linux 5.2) on any other brand of system can make the ~/.forward file work,
> because they don't have a Cobalt Interface, OR you're saying that the RaQ
> is NOT using Linux 5.2.

Wooh.  Over here in behind-the-times Yoorp, I'm still stuck on 2.2.10.

My understanding is that the Cobalt distro is *based on* Red Hat 5.2.
It would be nice to have the modifications documented...

> Just like me painting my face and dancing around a campfire might make me
> feel comfortable that the crop-gods will give me a better crop this
> year.  But there's nothing there that'll actually do anything.

Actually, I find that when it comes to getting computers to do what I 
want them to, rationality doesn't always help.  In particular if someone
says "well changing that shouldn't make any difference" it's a hint 
that you should change it and see if it does.

*Experience* tells me that sometimes doing things like restarting the
daemon will clear out the problems, as Dennis says, however much the 
brain protests that it is impossible that it will do so.  The reason, I 
suppose, is that we are not dealing with perfect hardware or software.

Dom