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To: Arizona Coyote <coyote@ratbert.aisol.net>
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Subject: Re: mail problem with ppp connection
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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! \
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 > 
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