From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Jan 19 12:59:37 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B03E537B401 for ; Sun, 19 Jan 2003 12:59:35 -0800 (PST) Received: from janeway.vonbek.dhs.org (bgm-24-94-58-56.stny.rr.com [24.94.58.56]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 058D543EB2 for ; Sun, 19 Jan 2003 12:59:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from syborg@stny.rr.com) Received: by janeway.vonbek.dhs.org (Postfix, from userid 507) id AA3D54FC8A; Sun, 19 Jan 2003 15:39:14 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by janeway.vonbek.dhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A4DD64A0E; Sun, 19 Jan 2003 15:39:14 -0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 15:39:14 -0500 (EST) From: John Bleichert X-X-Sender: syborg@janeway.vonbek.dhs.org Reply-To: John Bleichert To: Gary Schenk Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: newbie mail help In-Reply-To: <20030119160540.GB270@dhumketu.homeunix.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sun, 19 Jan 2003, Shantanu Mahajan wrote: > Subject: Re: newbie mail help > > +++ Gary Schenk [freebsd] [17-01-03 22:28 -0800]: > | I've been installing FreeBSD on my home desktop. A little each day I spend > | configuring. I've worked out most things with books and man pages. I am > | connected to the internet by cable modem. Links worked perfectly right away. > | Where I am failing is setting up my email. I am not trying to be a mail > | server, just get and send mail through my ISP. The documentation seems to be > | geared to mail servers. This is really confusing me. Can someone point me in > | the right direction for help on email? Just a nudge in the right direction > | would be most helpful. > | > | I apologize for posting with OE. > | > | Thanks! > | > # cd /etc/mail > # make > # vi `hostname`.mc > > now change the line > dnl define(`SMART_HOST', `your.isp.mail.server') > to > define(`SMART_HOST', `your.isp.mail.server') > > (don't fotget to _replace_ *your.isp.mail.server*) > then > # make > # killall -HUP sendmail > > That's all. :-) > > Regards, > Shantanu Is all this required? Couldn't POP mail just be gotten in the normal way with e.g. kmail or netscape or mozilla? The above will allow you to use all manner of *nix email clients, but have you tried just setting up (say) mozilla mail or kmail in the normal fashion? Just a thought - JB # John Bleichert # http://vonbek.dhs.org/latest.jpg To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message