Hi! Ross,   
      
   On Mon, 11 Jun 12, you wrote to me:   
      
    PQ>> I could test your proposal, if you'd like.  What's your   
    PQ>> deadline? (Yesterday?)   
      
    RC> I tried Crashmail II on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64 bit...   
    RC> I installed the 32 bit libs..   
    RC> I installed Crashmail II from Ubuntu's package manager   
    RC> I installed Jamnntpd as compiled from source..   
      
   Well, I've had a different server running near-24/7 since August last year.    
   Different system entirely, under Puppy linux and compiled for Puppy.  BTW,   
   CrashMail on _both_ systems is still executing the same original July '04   
   executable...   
      
   At about that time (6 August), I grabbed the JamNNTPd source straight off of   
   Johan's website...   
      
     https://bitbucket.org/johanbilling/jamnntpd/downloads   
      
   Then I compiled it on this host's 32-bit Ubuntu 09.04 LTS, however I didn't   
   proceed any further with it until I installed the whole sheebang in the   
   Xubuntu vBox (but never executed).  I've started it up this arvo (no   
   complaints in the log file).  I'll let the entre combo run over night and test   
   it in the morning with Thunderbird, and report later tomorrow.   
      
    RC> I brought over message base and cfgs from prior linux box.   
      
   Same here.  I transplanted a subset of echoes into the fledgeling messagebase,   
   set up a new config file, and then let fly with CM to flesh it out from there.   
      
    RC> Reading node cfgs, msgbase and golded brought over from prior linux   
    RC> box, which also serviced by crashmail II.   
      
   Check.   
      
    RC> All I had to do was edit the cfgs to the new path structures and fire   
    RC> it all up.   
      
   Check.   
      
    RC> Crashmail was able to write to the message base, but not scan from   
    RC> it.   
      
   Oops.  My newbie Xubuntu LTS vBox isn't reporting any problems, and is   
   _exporting_ to a further ghost system that doesn't yet exist (the outbound is   
   filling nicely).   
      
    RC> Jammntpd was not reading from it, nor was Golded on the pvt node   
    RC> message base..   
      
   Mmm... so far GoldEd is fine though sometimes it developes a brain-fart using   
   the L)ist option when browsing an echo (not all, only some echoes).  I don't   
   use the vBox for reading so it's not an issue at present.   
      
    RC> I deleted both message bases, ran the checkgroups script, nope no   
    RC> joy..   
      
   Check.   
      
    RC> I moved the server over to the XP box, were it shall stay for now..   
      
   Check.   
      
    RC> I then decided to install the 32 bit version of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.   
      
   Check.  (Smart move.)   
      
    RC> I put my pvt node up, this time I compiled crashmail II from   
    RC> source...   
      
   Check.  (Try the original binaries, if you got'em.)   
      
    RC> Partially successful, but message headers had mangled addresses.   
    RC> Golded acting hinky..   
      
   Check.  (GoldEd, as per above.  I have not seen any mangled headers; that's a   
   new one.)   
      
    RC> I ended up compiling the husky source and thats solving the problem   
    RC> for my pvt node.   
      
   Good luck with that lot.  They've managed to up-f@ck a beautiful idea with   
   their recent/latest stuff.   
      
   Cheers,   
   Paul.   
      
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