At 10:50 PM 8/10/97 +0930, you wrote:

>>I'm going travelling soon and it would be great to point and click
>
>Leave your computer turned on, and set up a mailer that will log on every
>day and retrieve mail.

No way - I know how they make these switch mode supplies and how the
transistors are treated prior to and during assembly - I wouldn't risk
the fire hazard. I've seen one go up and that was enough. I'd rather
check my email at an internet cafe but, where I'm going ain't got one.

And its not worth buying a laptop just to check email - if I can get
a decent colour S/H 386 etc for around A$600 I might do it but, the
only efficient option is a clickable link on the last line of the
post to the Piclist, simple and efficient...

rgds

mike
Perth, Western Australia