Jonathan Gift <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Hi, > I have a 56k dial up using pon and poff and was wondering which of the > console choices would allow me to fetch and dl mail? Also write off-line, > then log on and send. Mutt and Pine I have heard about. The ability to > filter into assorted folders (like for mailing lists) would be a necessity. > This for a single account.
Mailreader: A quick examination of the 973 mails I've received on the debian-user list so far shows that 399 were composed by Mutters so if you'd like to..hurler avec les loups, use mutt ;) Filtering: Exim is already installed for you and set up to use procmail as its local postman. All you need is a .procmailrc in your home directory with rules on what folders you want to filter your messages into. How to go about that has been discussed on this list today. Look at some of the previous threads. Writing offline, logging on and sending: Can be accomplished in more than one way; in addition to the answer you've already received you can also configure your pppd setup to use demand dialling (use pppconfig to set it up). Once you dispatch your message from within Mutt, Pine whatever, a connection will be established automatically and your message will fly off to its destination. Fetching mail: Use fetchmail. There is a GUI to facilitate the configuration. Good luck, Morten -- "Anyone can do any amount of work provided it isn't the work he is supposed to be doing at that moment." (Robert Benchley)
