Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2014 15:57:13 +0000 From: Mayuresh Kathe <mayuresh@kathe.in> To: "Igor V. Ruzanov" <igorr@canmos.ru> Cc: Lena@lena.kiev.ua, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [freebsd-questions] mutt was a failure, alternatives? Message-ID: <20140402155712.GA11792@SDF.ORG> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.1404021844580.14795@sta1.canmos.ru> References: <mailman.6601.1396435710.1406.freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> <20140402135425.GB797@lena.kiev> <Pine.LNX.4.64.1404021844580.14795@sta1.canmos.ru>
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On Wed, Apr 02, 2014 at 06:50:08PM +0400, Igor V. Ruzanov wrote: > On Wed, 2 Apr 2014, Lena@lena.kiev.ua wrote: > > |> my attempt at compiling mutt with sasl support was > |> a major failure. > |> may i know the usual approach used for email under > |> freebsd 10? > | > |I use Mutt since when version 1.4 was the default. It doesn't support SMTP > |(hasn't smtp_url config option), outgoing mail is sent via pipe to sendmail > |(or a sendmail-compatible MTA: Exim, Postfix, perhaps "ssmtp" too). > |I use port mail/sendmail-sasl (sendmail+tls+sasl2-8.14.8). > |Mutt 1.5 also does that if you don't specify smtp_url. > | > |Mutt doesn't need SASL for pulling incoming mail via POP3 (port 110) and > |POP3S (encrypted, port 995). > > You could try PINE - fully functional console Program for Internet News > and Email. Supported protocols SMTP/IMAP4 (but not POP3). With or without > SSL/TLS. I use PINE since 1997, happy and satisfied. yes, just tried it out, like it a bit, but found it sluggish compared to "mutt". btw, the outgoing was a failure with alpine too. :( ~mayuresh
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