>So my question is, is there a reputable site I can get precompiled binaries
>for NetBSD from?  Stuff like Berkeley db/gdbm, gawk, tcl/tk, perl, sendmail,
>tcsh, bash, etc & so on...

What platform are you building for? I believe there are Sparc and hp300
precompiles of various apps at elba.math.uni-potsdam.de. Its rather
slow from anywhere in the US :) but should provide a starting base.

Other than that, welcome to the world of compile it yourself!

Later,
	Nate