Date: Mon, 6 Jul 1998 11:45:31 +1300 From: "Dan Langille" <junkmale@xtra.co.nz> To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG, Toby Swanson <toby@milkyway.org> Subject: Re: do I need a POP server for this? Message-ID: <199807052345.LAA21696@cyclops.xtra.co.nz> In-Reply-To: <359FD02B.4E0BDB3A@milkyway.org>
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On 5 Jul 98, at 15:12, Toby Swanson wrote: > On Sun, 5 Jul 1998, Dan Langille wrote: > > > . . . I'd like to set my freebsd box up so that I can read the mail > > which fbsd generates (the logs etc). . . . But which one would you > > recommend given what I wish to do? > > If you want to read FreeBSD mail from your NT box(es), you > could just telnet to the FreeBSD box and use a mail reader. To use > a reader on an NT box you would need to install a "post office". > I use qpopper. I've run the install, modified inetd.conf, and restarted inetd. When I try to telnet to localhost 110, I get: cannot execute /usr/etc/popper: No such file or directory. There is no /usr/etc directory. What's gone wrong with the install? Unfortunately, the README contains a disclaimer: "It assumes that you are not only familiar with Unix but also capable fo preforming Unix system administration". LOL! Clearly, I am not. <grin> -- Dan Langille DVL Software Limited http://www.dvl-software.com : for race timing solutions To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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