Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2014 10:02:43 +0400 (MSK) From: "Igor V. Ruzanov" <igorr@canmos.ru> To: Mayuresh Kathe <mayuresh@kathe.in> Cc: Lena@lena.kiev.ua, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [freebsd-questions] mutt was a failure, alternatives? Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.1404030956230.17040@sta1.canmos.ru> In-Reply-To: <20140402155712.GA11792@SDF.ORG> References: <mailman.6601.1396435710.1406.freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> <20140402135425.GB797@lena.kiev> <Pine.LNX.4.64.1404021844580.14795@sta1.canmos.ru> <20140402155712.GA11792@SDF.ORG>
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On Wed, 2 Apr 2014, Mayuresh Kathe wrote: |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". | Its a question of habit :)) By the way, PINE as a distributive gives good c-client API to manage IMAP-folders with your own code if you like programming. +-------------------------------------------+ ! CANMOS ISP Network ! +-------------------------------------------+ ! Best regards ! ! Igor V. Ruzanov, network operational staff! ! e-Mail: igorr@canmos.ru ! +-------------------------------------------+
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