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   JM to blockedofcourse@foo.invalid   
   Re: Network clients/services recommendat   
   20 Jan 26 01:27:33   
   
   From: sunaecoNoChoppedPork@gmail.com   
      
   On Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:45:43 -0700, Don Y   
    wrote:   
      
   >My disappointment with NetSarang's "Xmanager Suite" has   
   >finally boiled over.  Too many silly bugs.  And, its   
   >obvious that they don't even have the underlying   
   >(decades old!) technology correct.   
   >   
   >Their suite includes:   
   >- X server   
   >- lpd   
   >- TELNET/SSH console   
   >- FTP client   
   >   
   >I can live without lpd as I can make those connections without   
   >need of an intermediary (esp if that would require a Windows   
   >host to be running!)   
   >   
   >Any suggestions?   
   >   
   >If *all* I needed was the ftp client, I would standardize   
   >on Beyond Compare (which I have heartily recommended to my   
   >colleagues).  It has very few bugs and there are workarounds   
   >for them (albeit annoying).   
   >   
   >I can use PuTTY for SSH/TELNET; not as nice of an interface   
   >but it seems very reliable.   
   >   
   >The X server is the holdup.  I'm using VNC to work around that   
   >but it complicates the clients' configuration.   
      
   MoboXterm?   
      
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