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Subject: Re: [Probably a bit OT] A question about mail systems
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On 01/08/11 13:26, Rolf Nielsen wrote:

> 1. Have fetchmail get the messages.
>
> 2. Have an MTA (is that the right name, I always confuse them) deliver
> them locally to a maildir.
>
> 3. Have either a POP3 or an IMAP server from which I can retrieve the
> messages to whichever client I choose.

I'm using cyrus-imap with such a setup.
You'll find a lot of tutorial and you don't need to change sendmail.

YMMV.

  bye
	av.