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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
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