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Date:      Sat, 18 Jan 2003 18:13:35 +1000
From:      Quinn Ellis <Quinn1@gmx.de>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: newbie mail help
Message-ID:  <5.2.0.9.2.20030118181134.00b3c848@pop.gmx.net>
In-Reply-To: <002b01c2beba$c1d2b000$6501a8c0@socal.rr.com>
References:  <3E244093.3060706@potentialtech.com> <Pine.GSO.4.33.0301162042380.16957-100000@ector.cs.purdue.edu> <20030117021944.GC11624@gothmog.gr>

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At 10:28 PM 17/01/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>I've been installing FreeBSD on my home desktop. A little each day I spend
>configuring. I've worked out most things with books and man pages. I am
>connected to the internet by cable modem. Links worked perfectly right away.
>Where I am failing is setting up my email. I am not trying to be a mail
>server, just get and send mail through my ISP. The documentation seems to be
>geared to mail servers. This is really confusing me. Can someone point me in
>the right direction for help on email? Just a nudge in the right direction
>would be most helpful.

I am in the same boat, and just use my ISP smtp and pop3 server through 
kde's KMail, and leave setting up a mail server to those who would use it.

And there's no need to apologize for using your choice of email client.

Regards
Quinn Ellis 


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