Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 19:43:08 -0400 (EDT) From: Joe Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> To: Cynic <cynic@mail.cz> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: config for POP3 mail Message-ID: <20010614194232.R5507-100000@shumai.marcuscom.com> In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20010615003953.03f5cba8@mail.cz>
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I use sendmail for outgoing mail. I have all my workstations relay through my mail server which also runs sendmail. Joe Clarke On Fri, 15 Jun 2001, Cynic wrote: > Right, you summarized what I've sent in reply to Doug Young. > What other choices do I have with regard to outgoing mail > besides sendmail? Or rather... What is the best tool for this > particular task? > > At 00:15 15.6. 2001, Joe Clarke wrote the following: > -------------------------------------------------------------- > >You really want a few applications here. fetchmail will collect mail from > >multiple servers, and queue it to your local MTA for delivery. This way, > >you can filter the mail as it's delivered on your system. For reading > >your mail once it's on your local box, you can use any MUA (I like Pine, > >but mutt is also cool, and there are tons of other MUAs for UNIX). > > > >For notification, I like xbuffy or gbuffy (both in /usr/ports/mail). Both > >can check for mail in multiple mail boxes on a local system, but gbuffy > >also has the ability to use POP and IMAP to check for mail. > > > >Admittedly, I use sendmail on all my machines, so mileage may vary with > >other MTAs. > > > >Joe Clarke > > > >On Fri, 15 Jun 2001, Cynic wrote: > > > >> Thanks for the info. > >> > >> Yeah, I've heard fetchmail is very flexible, but I've also heard > >> it's pretty complicated. I'd like to try getmail if it can do what > >> I need. > >> > >> IMAP isn't an option for me, that means Pine is out of question... > >> Unless I use something else to collect mail off the POP3 servers, > >> and use Pine on my local mailbox/maildir, I guess. > >> > >> I'm looking for a solution that will: > >> 1) collect my mail from several (actually, it's three) POP3 accounts > >> 2) filter it upon retrieval > >> 3) let me know that I have new mail (message sent to the console) > >> > >> I understand that getmail can do 1 and 2 for me, and I can use pretty > >> much any MUA to read, etc. my mail. Since all of my mail is POP3-based, > >> I'll need something to send outgoing mail to my SMTP servers, right? > >> Like sendmail, right? > >> > >> As for connection: both LAN (at work) and dialup (at home). > >> > >> Thanks again. > >> > >> At 23:24 14.6. 2001, Joe Clarke wrote the following: > >> -------------------------------------------------------------- > >> >If your MUA supports POP, then that will transfer mail from your mail > >> >server to your local machine. A dedicated MTA is not needed for this. > >> > > >> >The way I do it is use pine to check email on an IMAP server. I have > >> >filters setup on the mail server to filter my mail from freebsd-* > >> >appropriately. Pine then knows how to check the multiple mailboxes. > >> > > >> >I have also used /usr/ports/mail/fetchmail in the past to pull email off > >> >of a POP3 server, and deliver it locally. fetchmail is _very_ > >> >configurable, and works well for dialup connections. > >> > > >> >I guess it depends on your connection to your mail server as to what > >> >method you'll prefer. If you have a on-demand link, the fetchmail > >> >alternative might be the way to go. If you have a dedicated connection, > >> >using IMAP or POP right out of your MUA would save you the extra setup > >> >hassle. > >> > > >> >Joe Clarke > >> > > >> >On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, Cynic wrote: > >> > > >> >> Hi there, > >> >> > >> >> coming from the NT world, I'm a bit baffled by the unix > >> >> distinction of MUA's / MTA's. So, if someone can kindly > >> >> confirm (or explain if I'm wrong) a few things, I'll be more > >> >> than happy. > >> >> > >> >> If I get this right, one can use a MUA (like mutt, pine, etc) > >> >> to read mail on their IMAP server, or in their local mailbox. > >> >> If one has a POP3 account, they'll need an MTA to deliver > >> >> mail from their POP3 server to their workstation (or, local > >> >> mailbox), where it can be read using an MUA. Same with > >> >> sending mail -- if you have an IMAP account, you're off with > >> >> just an MUA, but need an MTA with a POP3 one. > >> >> > >> >> Right or wrong? :) > >> >> > >> >> I'm ignoring the setup of the server, here, the frebsd machine > >> >> is just a workstation, where I want to be able to handle my > >> >> email just like in windoze. > >> >> > >> >> Basically, I would very much welcome a link to an explanation > >> >> of this stuff for a win32 user. Seems like this is an area > >> >> where the terms I'm used to don't translate easily. (what the > >> >> heck is multidrop? :) I guess this confusion mostly comes from > >> >> the fact that while win32 mail software uses the kitchen-sink > >> >> approach (one app fetches, sends, views, filters into folders, > >> >> and notices you of new mail), unices make mail no exception to > >> >> their set-of-specialized-tools attitude. > >> >> > >> >> Also, if you can recommend a setup... I recieve ~200 messages > >> >> a day mainly from several busy mailing lists. Seems like I could > >> >> use e. g. getmail to fetch email and sort it into folders upon > >> >> retrieval, right? > >> >> > >> >> TIA > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> cynic@mail.cz > >> >> ------------- > >> >> And the eyes of them both were opened and they saw that their files > >> >> were world readable and writable, so they chmoded 600 their files. > >> >> - Book of Installation chapt 3 sec 7 > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> 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 > >> ------end of quote------ > >> > >> > >> cynic@mail.cz > >> ------------- > >> And the eyes of them both were opened and they saw that their files > >> were world readable and writable, so they chmoded 600 their files. > >> - Book of Installation chapt 3 sec 7 > >> > >> > >> > ------end of quote------ > > > cynic@mail.cz > ------------- > And the eyes of them both were opened and they saw that their files > were world readable and writable, so they chmoded 600 their files. > - Book of Installation chapt 3 sec 7 > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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