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echo: irex
to: Mike Powell
from: Joe Delahaye
date: 2017-02-18 22:33:58
subject: Latest version for linux?

Re: Latest version for linux?
  By: Mike Powell to All on Sat Feb 18 2017 12:01:00

 MP> I got a hold of a version 2.31 not too long ago. I installed it, but it
 MP> will not run. It keeps giving me a "segmentation fault," which, in
 MP> researching on the interwebs, seems to mean there is a code error. As IREX
 MP> is not open source, there is no way for me to fix that one, if that is
 MP> right.

 MP> The version I have on my OS/2 box is 2.29, which I assume is the latest
 MP> version for that platform.

 MP> I would like to get IREX working on my debian box so that I can finish
 MP> moving the board to that box & finally retire the OS/2 box.

Irex has a problem working in any Nix environment.  It is hard wired to some
old packages as I recall.  


 MP> The other alternative is to get a few email lists that I am porting into
 MP> my echos moved from IREX to another package. That is really all I am using
 MP> it for now... well, that and FTN ftp connections that I have not been able
 MP> to get working using fidopoll.
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