On Sun, 2023-07-02 at 22:18 -0400, Carl Fink wrote: > On 7/2/23 18:49, hobie of RMN wrote: > > Hi, All - > > > > I need the best way currently available to operate my brother's > > computer > > in the next room through my computer. I think we're both running > > Debian > > 11, the stable version for me, the testing version for him. I've > > tried > > ssh -X. It does work but only for a short time, then the > > connection > > crumbles - his computer has often locked up on him and we have no > > idea > > why, so the 'short time' aspect of the -X approach may relate to > > that. > > > > The point is, he's been away from home for awhile now and we're not > > sure > > when he'll return. Chiefly I'm looking for the most convenient way > > to keep > > an eye on his incoming e-mail for him. Mostly I use Mutt; he uses > > claws-mail exclusively, so I'll need to remotely launch claws-mail > > and > > have it retrieve latest e-mails. > > > > Thanks in advance for any help on this.
Why doesn't he just access his email off his provider's server? Why doesn't he have access to that? Cheers! -- A Kiwi in Australia, doing my bit toward raising the national standard.
