I have been trying to set up my machine to use non-gui only. Email is a
problem I haven't been able to get properly working. Here is what I've done so
far:
configure ppp (version 2.3.10) and its scripts. They work and I can dial my
ISP and logon. The script is set up for "noipdefault" as my ISP dynamically
assigns me an IP address.
configure /etc/hosts as:
#for loopbacking
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain brightstar
208.128.111.10 inet-direct.com
#end hosts
In this file 208.128.111.10 is the IP address of my ISP (inet-direct.com)
configure /etc/resolv.conf as:
nameserver 208.128.111.10
Here is what I've found by experimenting with these files.
1. If I make resolv.conf different from what I have, lynx and ftp don't work.
They keep telling me they can't find the appropriate host. So, as far as I can
tell this file should be ok.
2. Using Mutt as a email tool, if I remove all info from resolv.conf it will
still work, as long as I leave the entry in hosts for inet-direct.com. If I
take out the entry in hosts for inet-direct.com but leave the resolv.conf file
intact, then Mutt complains that no POP host can be found. The Muttrc is set
up for inet-direct.com.
3. Configured as above, lynx, ftp, etc work very well. Mutt will send and
receive email ok as well. The problem I have not be able to fix is the "From"
address that Mutt puts on my outgoing mail. It will send it out as
"[EMAIL PROTECTED] (I am using root until I get the problem fixed,
then will not be online as root.).
4. From what I've read, the problem seems to be
somewhere in the name I given my machine and the way IP addressing works.
Unfortunately, Slackware 7.0 doesn't come with a "Network Howto" and I've been
relying on other material that I've read. Specifically, I've read that if you
have no ethernet card installed (and I do not have an ethernet card installed)
you can pick any name for the machine, but need to have something. You also
need the loopback device. I can understand Mutt not using the resolv.conf file
and using the hosts file only. If this is the case, how can I get it to append
"@inet-direct.com" onto the user name? If I can do this, email should go out
properly addressed. I could probably live with the system as it is but most
folks just "reply to sender" and if they do, I will never receive it.
5. After re-reading the above, I hope someone can understand what I'm trying
to say. It isn't that clear and regretably I cannot think how to make it
clearer. If someone can point me in the correct direction, even the location
of a HOWTO, I would greatly appreciate it. GUI's are fine for some stuff, but
I do most of my work the old fashioned console way. Also, not knowing what
other information may be needed, I've included the following just in case.
Hostname for my machine is: brightstar
System is Slackware 7.0 with kernel 2.2.13
Mutt is 1.0i
Cordially,
Michael Hobgood
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