Re: PINE problem

On Tue, 2 Feb 2010, Bret Busby wrote:
>On 03/02/2010, Matt Ackeret <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On Tue, 2 Feb 2010, Bret Busby wrote:
>>>To install and use alpine, to replace pine, the only way that I can
>>>see of doing it, is buying a new computer, and building a new system,
>>>with alpine instead of pine, then copying all of the mail folders and
>>>the .pinerc file, to the new system, in addition to my web browsers'
>>>data (bookmarks, etc), and, it would be such a waste, if the same
>>>problem persists within alpine.
>>
>> This makes no sense.  Why can't you compile, or get someone else to compile,
>> alpine to run on your existing computer?
>>
>
>The way that I have described, ensures that what I have at present, is
>not lost as with previous data, as I have described.
>
>It is parallel implementation, which is the only way to protect
>existing data and the existing system.
>
>>From looking at the Debian package repository search facility, alpine
>exists for Debian 5.0, that I am currently using, but, if I simply
>install it over the pine that I am currently using, and things go
>wrong, I stand to lose alot.

So (1) back up your data, (2) install alpine, and if it for some
reason doesn't work for you, use your backups.
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