NARESH G REDDY on Tue, 20 Nov 2001 17:20:17 +0100


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Re: [PLUG] Setting up Sendmail


Getting mail is no problem. I currently use 'fetchmail' to get my mail. Setting
up the MTA is the hard part. I will checkout your website to set up .muttrc.

THanks
Naresh Reddy
n Tue, 20 Nov 2001 10:30:28, Jon Nelson wrote:

> 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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> -- 
> *************NOTE NEW NEW ALT. EMAIL!!!!******************
> 
> Trooper Jon S. NELSON, Linux Certified Admin. (Sair/GNU)
> Pennsylvania State Police
> Computer Crimes Unit
> Office:  610-344-4471
> Page:  866-284-1603 (Toll Free)
> Nextel:  610-637-0707 (Private ID 8777)
> Alt. email:  jonelson@state.pa.us <------------------------
> 
>          __()___
>         /  |    \
>   _____/___|_____\______
>  /  __     (-)      __  \
> /__/  \____________/  \__\
>    \__/            \__/ 
> 
> ...it's a police car.
> 
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