Re: sending mails problem
Sanjay -- ...and then Sanjay Acharya said... % % hi i am trying to configure my mutt...i am able to receive my mails but Welcome! % when i send mails, i dont get the mails. do i hacve to configure my % sendmail? if yes what shud i do? Yep; mutt does not talk directly to remote mail systems, since that is the job of your local MTA (Mail Transport Agent -- mutt is an MUA, or Mail User Agent). There are a number of simple MTAs out there, as well as some HOWTO guides. You might check the mutt-users archives for mutt-newbie mutt mail howto ssmtp to get started. % % Sanjay :-D -- David T-G * It's easier to fight for one's principles (play) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * than to live up to them. -- fortune cookie (work) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.justpickone.org/davidtg/Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl Npg! msg21717/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: sending mails problem
Hi, On Tue, 18 Dec 2001 Sanjay Acharya spewed into the ether: hi i am trying to configure my mutt...i am able to receive my mails but when i send mails, i dont get the mails. do i hacve to configure my sendmail? if yes what shud i do? No, you can get postfix ;-) http://www.postfix.org pv. -- Prahlad Vaidyanathan [EMAIL PROTECTED]What, me worry ? http://www.symonds.net/~prahladv/Don't Panic ! -- msg21726/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: sending mails problem
On Dec 18 at 08:37PM Prahlad Vaidyanathan wrote: Hi, On Tue, 18 Dec 2001 Sanjay Acharya spewed into the ether: hi i am trying to configure my mutt...i am able to receive my mails but when i send mails, i dont get the mails. do i hacve to configure my sendmail? if yes what shud i do? No, you can get postfix ;-) or you can just use sendmail! trying adding set envelope_from in your .muttrc. I've never quite figured out why people loathe sendmail so.. especially when all it's being use for is injecting mail. -- tim lupfer [EMAIL PROTECTED] familiarity breeds contempt--and children. --mark twain
Re: sending mails problem
On Tue, Dec 18, 2001 at 10:14:54PM -0600, tim lupfer (dis)graced my inbox with: hi i am trying to configure my mutt...i am able to receive my mails but when i send mails, i dont get the mails. do i hacve to configure my sendmail? if yes what shud i do? No, you can get postfix ;-) or you can just use sendmail! trying adding set envelope_from in your .muttrc. I've never quite figured out why people loathe sendmail so.. especially when all it's being use for is injecting mail. Probably because it's config file looks like somebody was banging their head on the keyboard! -- and more importantly, dealing with the config file for any length of time will make you want to do the same! ;D -- Rob 'Feztaa' Park [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- There are a number of mechanical devices that increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief amongst these is the Mercedes-Benz 380L convertible. -- PJ O'Rourke msg21729/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: sending mails problem
Rob 'Feztaa' Park wrote: Probably because it's config file looks like somebody was banging their head on the keyboard! -- and more importantly, dealing with the config file for any length of time will make you want to do the same! i'm not anti-sendmail (although i prefer postfix) but sendmail is a bit of a PITA to deal with, is confusing for people without much experience, and is overkill for many applications. it's easier to mess up your own configuration with sendmail than with other MTAs. there have also been a number of security holes in sendmail; even older versions of postfix are free (AFAIK) of severe root exploits (local / remote); and the program doesn't run as root. sendmail runs as root by default. while i don't necessarily agree with all the things said about sendmail on the list (or the frequent shouts of 'use postfix'), i don't think that it's the best application for certain choices. -- Experience -- a great teacher, but the tutition fees...
