Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 10:10:26 +0400 From: Nugzar Nebieridze <nugzar@caucasus.net> To: Mik Thwaite <mik.thwaite@dial.pipex.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: setting up mail/sendmail Message-ID: <37D8A0D2.B39D459D@caucasus.net> References: <37D7B8F6.1FA8EC1A@cisco.com> <19990909165907.A51179@relay.ucb.crimea.ua> <00f401befb13$15538ca0$010101ac@mik>
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I suppose you must use fetchmail. It is very simple to use. As root you create ~/.fetchmailrc and edit it see man fetchmail. Then when you get connected to your ISP, you simply run fetchmail and that's it. Nugzar. Mik Thwaite wrote: > I'm trying to send e-mail from my FreeBSD box. I've looked at the man pages > and through the help files for sendmail. > > I'm now very confused. > > I can dial in using ppp to my isp and ping my pop server and my smtp server > but have no idea what the next step to get my e-mail from the account onto > my machine is. > > If anyone can offer a quick guide to how to get and send e-mail over the web > then I'd be very greatful. > > I don't have static IP address from my ISP either, is this a major problem? > > Thanks in advance, > > Mik > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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