On 13:43 Thu 15 Nov , Gary Johnson wrote: > On 2007-11-15, Joe Masters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I need some ideas as to setting up a demo of Mutt for netphobic users. > > Let me explain. > > My problem is that I need to run the demo on a standalone Debian Etch > > box. No connection to any other machine. My first thoughts were to set > > up a localhost mailserver and create a few users for testing. Then > > create messages from each user, filter them through procmail etc. > > > > But this seems like a LOT of work (I have enough of that already). > > I would install mutt on the demo box, copy my own $MAIL box from my > workstation to the demo box, and copy my own muttrc file to the demo > box with the addition of this line: > > set sendmail=/bin/true > > That will cover reading and sending mail. You can't really > demonstrate procmail anyway and a verbal explanation of what it can > do should be enough. >
Thanks for that. I'll give it a dry run tomorrow. > I assume that you have _some_ way of transferring data to the demo > box, even if it is not connected to anything during the demo. Data transfer is not a problem with the Debian box. I backup daily to a USB key and transfer to my home box. Basic, I know but our (only) network is a Pentium 133 server running DOS 5.0 over Novell Netware 3. Please don't ask what the client specs are. -- Regards, Joe
