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   Rj Clay to Nicholas Boel   
   Internet Rex and Debian Linux   
   29 Sep 12 23:49:47   
   
   Nick,   
      
   29 Sep 12 18:19, you wrote to me:   
      
    RC>>    Depends on the version...  As you many not be aware; Debian   
    RC>> Woody (v3) was released in 2002 (and later superceded in 2005) and   
    RC>> therefore uses the older versions of the standard C libraries.   
    RC>> Which, IIRC, was the issue with running IRex on Linux systems...   
      
    NB> Does Debian 'Woody' use the 2.4 kernel?   
      
      Yep;  2.4.18.   
      
      
    NB> There's also an issue with DNSs. You have to use real IP addresses as   
    NB> well.   
      
      That also is resolved by going back to the older OS version:   
      
   -----------------------------------------------------   
   % 22:59:54  Connecting to BinkP site trada.rocasa.us...   
   % 22:59:54  BinkP: SYS ROCASA FTN   
   % 22:59:54  BinkP: ZYZ RJ Clay   
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     'Course, I had to fix an issue with the resolver (/etc/resolv.conf) not    
   being configured correctly first...   
      
      
      
   Jame   
      
   --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5--b20111217   
    * Origin: RJC eeePC (1:120/419)   

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