Re: [cobalt-users] New Version of POP-before-SMTP available

[Dom Latter <d.latter@xxxxxxx>]

Brent Sadler wrote:
> 
> I am going to a couple questions that will probably make me look stupid. I
> come from the NT world so I am not yet familiar with all the terminology and
> programs associated with Linux/Unix.

No problem, but the list etiquette is to put your comments / questions 
after the quoted text, not before, and to trim irrelevant quoted material.

> 1. What is an rpm file? People talk about getting the binaries also. IS this
> the binary file or is the source code file? Do you need a separate program
> to compile the source code files into binaries? I realize this is really
> off-topic for Cobalts, but it's related to file I will need to be handling.

RPM stands for Red Hat Package Management (I think!) and is the de facto
standard for Linux packages.  You'll get both binary and source RPMs 
available.  To compile source, you use GCC (Gnu C Compiler).

Try "man rpm" and "man gcc" at the command line.  It's a good idea to
get an old Pentium or even 486 and install Red Hat on it and use that 
as a "sandbox".