+++ Kingsly John [linux-india] <03/01/02 00:34 +0530>: > Depends on your MUA ... if you are using any of the fancy GUI ones you can > do without running sendmail/$MTA on your box... but if you are using > pine/mutt etc.. you don't have a choice but to install one.(unless > ofcourse you want to write all your mails in an editor or online.
Pine 4.x can speak directly to an smtp server - and it can postpone messages (but won't queue them in an outbox) > There's not going to be any real difference in speeds... infact what you > are currently using would be faster... because the DNS resolving part is > taken care of at yahoo's server and you don't have to worry about it. That, plus most people block mail directly from dialup IPs. If you install sendmail (or whatever) configure it as per http://www.hserus.net/dlhowto.html to pass mail to your ISP (or even to smtp.mail.yahoo.com) without doing local dns lookups. -- Suresh Ramasubramanian <----> mallet <at> efn dot org EMail Sturmbannfuhrer, Lower Middle Class Unix Sysadmin [Linux One Stanza Tip] From : <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> LOST #107 -**< Sub : Sysadmin utils (adduser) >**- To add new users to your system, use adduser utility. (Note in some distros it is useradd). All details inclusive of password can be set here. _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
