On Sat, Nov 18, 2000 at 03:01:22PM -0000, John-Mark wrote: > [...] what is my visible mail name [...]
The visible name should be the name you gave to your computer. > I can't fine where to set up the isp smtp info re sending mail. When exim asks for your smarthost, enter the name for your provider's smtp server. > Fetchmail seems to be ok but where does it write the emails to. Your incoming mail will go to /var/spool/mail/jmj by default. > I have installed mutt but when i run it i get the message that there is no > /var/spool/mail/jmj directory jmj being my user name. Apparently exim should > set this up for me/ I am truly at a loss. Don't worry, just make sure it already exists. > Mutt is also supposed to make a file called .muttrc in my home directory but > this does not exist [...] You have to do this yourself. There is a /etc/Muttrc which should already work for you. You may want to copy it into your home directory and rename it as '.muttrc'. > If you have any idea how to proceed. I also have a ppp-dialup-connection to my internet provider. Below are my answers during /usr/sbin/eximconfig. Replace them with your's where necessary. - What is the 'visible' name of your system:k-star - Does this system have any other names?:none - Are there any domains you want to relay mail for?:none - Are there any networks of local machines you want to relay mail for?:none - Would you like to use the RBL?:n - Which machine will act as the smarthost?:smtp.netway.at - Which user account should system administrator mail go to?:andy After you have finished your configuration, you should check your /etc/exim.conf for your rewriting rule in the section 'REWRITE CONFIGURATION'. Make sure that it is enabled, i.e. uncommented. Then you have to enter something like the following into your /etc/email-addresses: jmj:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Now you should be able to send and receive mail. If you want to use mutt's mailboxes you have to configure procmail additionally. I hope this helps. By the way: Wrap your lines. Also make question marks when asking questions. You will certainly be rewarded with better responses. Kind regards, Andreas.