Some clarifications: On Fri, 2001-09-14 at 08:32, Bart G. Denys wrote: > Shannon, > > Thank you, please check my answers/questions/clarifications I replied to > John. > > Bart > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Shannon Roddy > Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 9:52 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [brluglist] RedHat 7.1 mail and network help > > John Hebert wrote: > > > Hey Bart, > > > > > > We are happy to help out a new Linux user here! > > > > > > I'll give you whatever answers and information I can > > > and ask others to help out as well. > > > > > > See below for my input. > > > > > > --- "Bart G. Denys" <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Friends, > > > > > > I have been struggling with linux for a while. > > > Recently I installed > > > RedHat 7.1 and finally got everything to work in > > > "standalone mode". I > > > want to have a functionality close to what I use to > > > in Windows. > > > > > > Setup: Cable modem with linksys modem/router > > > 2 window computers and 1 window laptop, connected > > > via Ethernet. > > > > > > I have red and read and only get more confused. > > > Here's what I'd like to do: > > > > > > 1. Send mail via my ISP (now get "relaying error") > > > > What you need to do is send your email through an > > > email server that you have an account on. Who is your > > > ISP for your cable modem? > That depends on whether the ISP is set to authenticate via POP before SMTP. If so, your mail client will log into the POP account before sending through SMTP. Your ISP can choose to relay based on any of several factors: your IP address, your recipient's email address, your sending email address, SSL-SMTP authentication (still rare), POP before SMTP authentication. You will probably want to speak to support at your ISP to find out where you are failing.
> > > > > A "relaying error" happens when you try to send email > Actually, POP is the protocol used to "get" mail, not send it. > Actually, POP _can_ be used for sending mail, but it's a rather obscure feature. > > > > > (via POP3) through a server that is not on the same > > > network as you. In other words, I can send email from > > > home through my ISP, Eatel.net, because I am getting > > > an IP address from them. Hence, I am on the same > > > network as my ISP's network. When I try to send email > > > through the same mail server from my work computer, > > > which is on a differnet network, I get a "relaying > > > error". > You are correct that you have to be on the "allowed" network to send > mail through their mail server. The simplest solution is to use > "localhost" as the outgoing mail server and send mail that way. Just be > sure sendmail is running. > > > > 2. I have additionally configured kPPP. One of my > > > ISPs needs dial in to > > > retrieve mail. How do I get mail via my network and > > > cable modem on one > > > mail account and via dial up from another ? > > > > In my experience, I've always been able to retrieve > > > email (via SMTP) from my ISP, even from different > > > networks. But, your ISP may not allow that. Can you > > > give us more specific information about this problem? > Typically you can retrieve your mail from anywhere. Very few ISPs > filter on the POP end of things. > > One that I know of that doesn't allow external POP access is AT&T's WorldNet.. or, at least they did last time I checked. One solution is to write a script that brings up the ppp interface, then calls fetchmail to import the mail from your ISP, then down the interface. For example, assuming you've configured fetchmail (via fetchmail-conf), a script that basically does: ifup ppp0; fetchmail <options> ; ifdown ppp0 > > 3. How can I have my window computers use my > > > printer? > > > > I assume your printer is connected to your Linux box. > > > You can install and use Samba to make your Linux box > > > look like an Microsoft box or even an NT network > > > server. Or, you could connect your printer to one of > > > your M$ Windows boxes as a print server and use Samba > > > from Linux to connect to this print server. > > > > > > You are in luck, as Dustin Puryear, one of the BRLUG > > > members, literally "wrote the book" on this kinda > > > thing. Dustin, how bout some scholarly advice? > It is VERY easy to install a windows printer on linux. In 7.1 you can > just use teh "printtool" command and there is an option in there for > printing to a windows shared printer. RH changed the printtool for 7.1+ to printconf. (If you cat /usr/bin/printtool, you'll see that it's actually a wrapper for printconf-gui.) I'm mentioning this just in case you read any documentation about printtool, and notice that the program behaves complely differently than what you expect. > > > > 4. How do I get hotmail ail. I understand that this > > > is a different > > > (IMAP) protocol, but how do I proceed and with which > > > programs ? > > > > Not entirely sure on this one, as I've never used > > > Hotmail. Any body out there have some information on > > > this? > If indeed it is an imap server, netscape and mozilla both support imap > mail. I am used imap to get this message just now. ;-) > > Shannon > > > > > > > > > John Hebert > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? > > > Donate cash, emergency relief information > > > http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/ > > > ================================================ > > > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > > > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > > > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > > > your subscription information. > > > ================================================ > ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
