From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 2 17:42:22 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF01716A4CE for ; Sat, 2 Apr 2005 17:42:22 +0000 (GMT) Received: from makeworld.com (makeworld.com [216.201.118.142]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5D9B843D49 for ; Sat, 2 Apr 2005 17:42:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from racerx@makeworld.com) Received: from localhost (localhost.com [127.0.0.1]) by makeworld.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 95F0960F5; Sat, 2 Apr 2005 11:42:21 -0600 (CST) Received: from makeworld.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (makeworld.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 62968-07; Sat, 2 Apr 2005 11:42:18 -0600 (CST) Received: from [216.201.118.138] (racerx.makeworld.com [216.201.118.138]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by makeworld.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id E9A5160F0; Sat, 2 Apr 2005 11:42:17 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <424ED98A.7070905@makeworld.com> Date: Sat, 02 Apr 2005 11:42:34 -0600 From: Chris User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2 (X11/20050327) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Gert Cuykens References: <20050402062153.GB9145@a.k9di.org> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: by ClamAV 0.75.1/amavisd-new-2.2.1 (20041222) at makeworld.com - Isn't it ironic cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: console mail client X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: racerx@makeworld.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 02 Apr 2005 17:42:22 -0000 Gert Cuykens wrote: > On Apr 2, 2005 8:21 AM, Wayne K9DI wrote: > >>On Sat, Apr 02, 2005 at 07:20:04AM +0200, Gert Cuykens wrote: >> >>>So the one i could found where >>> >>>-elmo >>>-cone >>>-mutt >>>-pine >>>-mail >>>...... Wich one do you use ? >> >>I use Mutt. Mutt is a MUA, and needs to be used in conjunction with other apps >>like fetchmail, and your choice of MTA (like exim, postfix and others). >>Procmail is a very handy mail filtering app. >> I was introduced to Mutt by a friend who is totally blind. >> >>Sincerely and Respectfully Yours >> >>Wayne M. Scace >> >>k9bsd (at) k9di (dot) org >> > > > so if i understand it corectly the hole mail thingie is based on > > -a mail client (mutt) > -a mail sender (sendmail) > -a mail storage (postfix) > -a mail receiver (fetchmail) Not entirly ... Mutt, pine, elm, etc. can be made to use your ISP's smtp and pop server (for example). If you wish to run a mailserver, you need both pop and smtp servers (assuming you don't want to use imap etc.) Mutt, Pine, Elm, mail - are mail clients. The sending and rec. engines would be the likes of sendmail, postfix, qpopper, qmail, etc. Fetchmail on the otherhand, is a device that pulls your mail from your ISP (for example) and brings it local. -- Best regards, Chris If we learn by our mistakes, I'm getting one hell of an education!!