Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 13:23:46 -0500 (CDT) From: "M. L. Dodson" <bdodson@beowulf.utmb.edu> To: Arizona Coyote <coyote@ratbert.aisol.net> Cc: beef@tht.net, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: mail problem with ppp connection Message-ID: <199709161823.NAA00464@beowulf.utmb.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.96.970917024115.717A-100000@ratbert> References: <m0xB0l9-000jm7C@enterprise.tht.net> <Pine.NEB.3.96.970917024115.717A-100000@ratbert>
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fetchmail is a recent rewrite of popclient. Works great and is much more flexible. In the ports (probably packages, too). Bud Dodson Arizona Coyote writes: > Hi, > > Install the "popclient" port (/usr/ports/mail/popclient). Not > surprisingly, popclient is a POP client. It will POP your mail from your > ISP account to your mailbox on your FreeBSD box. Then, you cna read your > e-mail with Pine as usual. > > Hope this helps! > > On Tue, 16 Sep 1997, Lanny Baron wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > Thank you for taking the time to read this. > > > > I have pine 3.96 installed and dial in via PPP to my ISP. The problem > > is, I can't get my mail from the ISP with pine. I have to use > > a windows based mailer. > > > > Can some one please tell me how to get pine to pick up my mail from > > the host rather than have to use windows to retrieve mail. > > > > Thank you for any help which you may be able to provide > > > > Lanny > > Mark Andres E-mail: coyote@ratbert.aisol.net > / 100% Microsoft Free thanks to NetBSD and FreeBSD! \ > Mac Centris 650: NetBSD 1.2-current > IBM ThinkPad 220: FreeBSD 3.0-current > Macintosh IIcx: NetBSD 1.2.1 | http://bullwinkle.aisol.net/ > -- M. L. Dodson bdodson@scms.utmb.edu 409-772-2178 FAX: 409-772-1790
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