Jon Nelson on Tue, 20 Nov 2001 16:40:15 +0100


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Re: [PLUG] Setting up Sendmail


On 20/11/01 10:08 -0500, NARESH G REDDY wrote:
> Yeah I tried setting up mutt, but did not like its interface. I don't know where
> to enter my smt server in mutt. The configuration is not as easy as PINE. I
> read somewhere that I needed to play with .muttrc but I don't know where I can
> find a sample.muttrc file.
Here is a web based muttrc generator:
http://mutt.netliberte.org/
> 
> Anyway, thanks for you help. I will use kevin mudrick's website to get the debs and install it. I hope that works.
Is your ISP a POP3 server?  If it is I don't think pine will work.  If I am 
correct you'll need a MTA, try postfix.  If not here is a good pine page:
http://www.washington.edu/pine.


Jon
> 
> Naresh Reddy
> 
> On Tue, 20 Nov 2001 09:09:48, Jon Nelson wrote:
> 
> > You might try postfix (http://www.postfix.org) instead of sendmail.  It's
> > more secure and pretty easy to setup.  There is a good how-to geared toward
> > Redhat which might be some help
> > (http://www.redhat.com/support/resources/howto/RH-postfix-HOWTO/book1.html).
> > I'm using mutt with a dial-up so our configs will probably be close to same.
> > Let me know if you have any problems.
> > 
> > Jon
> > On 19/11/01 20:48 -0500, Naresh Reddy wrote:
> > > I am trying to setup sending mail from my computer (DIAL-UP 56k). My 
> > > ISP's smtp server is smtp.psu.edu. I used to use pine when I had 
> > > Mandrake Linux, but after I got Debian (2.2 R_3), I don't know how to 
> > > send my mail. I currently use balsa (in X) to send mail. Can I please 
> > > get some assistance?
> > > 
> > > Thanks 
> > > Naresh Reddy
> > > BTW I am new to PLUG...
> > >  
> > > 
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