Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 13:45:13 -0800 From: "Gary Schenk" <gwschenk@socal.rr.com> To: "John Bleichert" <syborg@stny.rr.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: newbie mail help Message-ID: <002d01c2c004$0f12fce0$6501a8c0@socal.rr.com> References: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0301191537120.31613-100000@janeway.vonbek.dhs.org>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "John Bleichert" <syborg@stny.rr.com> To: "Gary Schenk" <gwschenk@socal.rr.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> 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
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