From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 23 08:06:24 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE7F91065672 for ; Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:06:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lars@larseighner.com) Received: from mail.team1internet.com (mail.team1internet.com [216.110.13.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC1718FC19 for ; Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:06:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lars@larseighner.com) Received: by mail.team1internet.com (Postfix, from userid 12346) id 096C316B555; Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:06:23 -0500 (CDT) Received: from larseighner.com (unknown [216.110.13.100]) by mail.team1internet.com (Postfix) with SMTP id C45E016B59E; Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:06:21 -0500 (CDT) Received: by larseighner.com (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1001 lars@larseighner.com; Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:02:20 -0500 (CDT) Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:02:18 -0500 (CDT) From: Lars Eighner X-X-Sender: lars@debranded.6dollardialup.com To: Rem Roberti In-Reply-To: <20080623070556.GA1618@remdog.net> Message-ID: <20080623025845.H13590@qroenaqrq.6qbyyneqvnyhc.pbz> References: <20080623070556.GA1618@remdog.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Sanitizer: Anomy and SpamAssassin mail filter - see http://www.6dollardialup.com/support/spaminfo.html X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.4 required=10.0 tests=EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,IN_REP_TO,OACYS_CONS_6,OACYS_SINGLE, QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REFERENCES,SIGNATURE_SHORT_DENSE, SPAM_PHRASE_01_02 version=2.43 X-Spam-Level: Cc: FreeBSD Subject: Re: Simple Text Mail Setup X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:06:25 -0000 On Mon, 23 Jun 2008, Rem Roberti wrote: > I am a running a minimalist setup with FreeBSD 7.0. I would like to be > able to configure my system to allow me to use a text-based mail client > such as Mutt. So far, I am able to receive mail, fetching my pop mail > from Comcast via getmail. But I can't send mail because the system > isn't configured for that, and I'm in the dark as how to accomplish it. > Is there somewhere that I can go for info on setting up a simple > configuration which will let me send mail from Mutt? Sendmail, which of > course is included with FreeBSd, seems kind of nightmarish. At any > rate, this is a personal system, and I would like the simplest setup I can > get to work. Any info would be much appreciated. You may be looking for nbsmtp (said to stand for no-brainer SMTP). It's in ports. It works good for simple situations, and requires no brains. That's why I use it. -- Lars Eighner http://www.larseighner.com/index.html 8800 N IH35 APT 1191 AUSTIN TX 78753-5266