[LINKS] PCQuest... and Linux

[Frederick Noronha <fred@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry for the belated posting of some highlights that I spotted in the
Nov 2000 issue of PCQuest, related to Linux:
* SOFTWARE CONTAINED includes Kicq, GNOme, ICU,
   igLooFTP, and CSEMail. There's also netatalk, omniORB
   and rarlnx...
* CSCMail is a full featured e-mail client written entirely in Perl.
   Its author says: I was tired of the lack of a good e-mail client for
   Linux.  There are a wide variety of e-mail clients available, but
   none support all of the features that a person like myself requires."
* This software supports multiple POP-3 e-mail boxes, encryption,
   configurable filters, auto-set reply addresses based on account
   used to DL message, multipart-MIME attachments, HTML
   messages, drag-n-drop message sorting, multiple message
   selection, multiple folders,  multi-threaded operation (allow
   the transfer of messages while still browsing the current message
   store).
* Though far from complete, it claims to stand "head and shoulders
   above any other e-mail application for Linux" 
   Details:  countzero@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
* There's a debate over how much Linux is required in PCQ.
   YK Goyal says "including Linux and Mac software on your
   CDs doesn't leave enough space for games and other
   software that most people wait for". Krishna Srinivasan meanwhile
   asks PCQ "Don't you think the Indian Linux audience has 
   matured and now deserves a magazine dedicated to Linux?
   At least a bi-monthly?" Ravi Shankar writes: "I installed your
   Linux CD (June 2000) and, have since, fallen in love with the
   penguin.... I appreciate your efforts in bringing this revolution
   to India and request you have a Linux section every month."
* PCQuest REPLIES: "...We do have a regular Linux section
   every month. Right now we are actively evaluating whether
   it's time to launch a magazine dedicated to Linux. And, yes,
   bi-monthly is one of the options we are considering. Watch
   out for an announcement soon."
* WANT TO HAVE your say? Contact edit@xxxxxxxxxxx
* VIRAL PATEL asks where he can buy a SuSe Linux 7
   Professional Edition in Mumbai....
* OTHER PROGRAMS IN the magazine's CD include
   IGLOOFTP PRO (a program that makes full use of the
   GTK+ library and offers many features not included with 
   other graphical clients available on Unix-based
   systems, like FXP transfers, extensive firewall support,
   drag-n-drop, URL clipboard monitoring, and remote
   directory caching).
   GNomeICU (This program is written specifically for
   GNOME, but can be run elsewhere and without the panel 
   applet if you have gnome-libs installed. It contains a new
   authorization request dialog, quote button in the send
   message dialog, mass0send ability, and better
   translations.)
   omniORB (A robust, high-performance, multi-threaded
   Corba2ORB, developed by AT&T Labs, Cambridge. It's
   freely available under the GNU public license.
* Thanks PCQ. Looking forward to more from you...
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