From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Jan 19 13:45:24 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 461F437B401 for ; Sun, 19 Jan 2003 13:45:22 -0800 (PST) Received: from orngca-mls01.socal.rr.com (orngca-mls01.socal.rr.com [66.75.160.16]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C578843E4A for ; Sun, 19 Jan 2003 13:45:21 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gwschenk@socal.rr.com) Received: from pavilion (sc-24-165-65-83.socal.rr.com [24.165.65.83]) by orngca-mls01.socal.rr.com (8.11.4/8.11.3) with SMTP id h0JLhUn14258; Sun, 19 Jan 2003 13:43:30 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <002d01c2c004$0f12fce0$6501a8c0@socal.rr.com> From: "Gary Schenk" To: "John Bleichert" Cc: References: Subject: Re: newbie mail help Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 13:45:13 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 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 ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Bleichert" To: "Gary Schenk" Cc: Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 12:39 PM Subject: Re: newbie mail help > 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 > > I've been trying to use the command line as much as possible in seting up FreeBSD. I hope that this will give me a better understanding of the OS, however this is quite a task. So I have not tried to setup one of the desktop mail clients. I do need my email functioning however, and I am going to try to setup Balsa now. Whatever I read about sendmail just makes my poor head spin. It is like reading a foreign language. Thanks to all who have responded to my plea for help. Gary To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message