Re: Simple Text Mail Setup

2008-06-24 Thread Giorgos Keramidas
On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:26:02 -0700, FT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... But I can't send mail because the system isn't configured for that, and I'm in the dark as how to accomplish it. Is there somewhere that I can go for info on setting up a simple configuration which will

Simple Text Mail Setup

2008-06-23 Thread Rem Roberti
I am a running a minimalist setup with FreeBSD 7.0. I would like to be able to configure my system to allow me to use a text-based mail client such as Mutt. So far, I am able to receive mail, fetching my pop mail from Comcast via getmail. But I can't send mail because the system isn't

Re: Simple Text Mail Setup

2008-06-23 Thread Lars Eighner
On Mon, 23 Jun 2008, Rem Roberti wrote: I am a running a minimalist setup with FreeBSD 7.0. I would like to be able to configure my system to allow me to use a text-based mail client such as Mutt. So far, I am able to receive mail, fetching my pop mail from Comcast via getmail. But I can't

Re: Simple Text Mail Setup

2008-06-23 Thread Armando Cambra
On 6/23/08, Rem Roberti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am a running a minimalist setup with FreeBSD 7.0. I would like to be able to configure my system to allow me to use a text-based mail client such as Mutt. So far, I am able to receive mail, fetching my pop mail from Comcast via getmail.

Re: Simple Text Mail Setup

2008-06-23 Thread dfeustel
On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 12:05:56AM -0700, Rem Roberti wrote: I am a running a minimalist setup with FreeBSD 7.0. I would like to be able to configure my system to allow me to use a text-based mail client such as Mutt. So far, I am able to receive mail, fetching my pop mail from Comcast via

Re: Simple Text Mail Setup

2008-06-23 Thread Bill Moran
In response to Rem Roberti [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I am a running a minimalist setup with FreeBSD 7.0. I would like to be able to configure my system to allow me to use a text-based mail client such as Mutt. So far, I am able to receive mail, fetching my pop mail from Comcast via getmail. But

Re: Simple Text Mail Setup

2008-06-23 Thread Rem Roberti
On 2008.06.23 09:31:56 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 12:05:56AM -0700, Rem Roberti wrote: I am a running a minimalist setup with FreeBSD 7.0. I would like to be able to configure my system to allow me to use a text-based mail client such as Mutt. So far, I am

Re: Simple Text Mail Setup

2008-06-23 Thread Peter Ulrich Kruppa
Rem Roberti schrieb: I am a running a minimalist setup with FreeBSD 7.0. I would like to be able to configure my system to allow me to use a text-based mail client such as Mutt. So far, I am able to receive mail, fetching my pop mail from Comcast via getmail. But I can't send mail because

Re: Simple Text Mail Setup

2008-06-23 Thread Rem Roberti
On 2008.06.23 15:49:59 +, Peter Ulrich Kruppa wrote: Rem Roberti schrieb: I am a running a minimalist setup with FreeBSD 7.0. I would like to be able to configure my system to allow me to use a text-based mail client such as Mutt. So far, I am able to receive mail, fetching my pop mail

Re: Simple Text Mail Setup

2008-06-23 Thread FT
... But I can't send mail because the system isn't configured for that, and I'm in the dark as how to accomplish it. Is there somewhere that I can go for info on setting up a simple configuration which will let me send mail from Mutt? ... Well, I have had sendmail

Re: Simple Text Mail Setup

2008-06-23 Thread Bill Moran
In response to FT [EMAIL PROTECTED]: ... But I can't send mail because the system isn't configured for that, and I'm in the dark as how to accomplish it. Is there somewhere that I can go for info on setting up a simple configuration which will let me send mail

Re: Simple Text Mail Setup

2008-06-23 Thread Peter Ulrich Kruppa
Rem Roberti schrieb: On 2008.06.23 15:49:59 +, Peter Ulrich Kruppa wrote: Rem Roberti schrieb: I am a running a minimalist setup with FreeBSD 7.0. I would like to be able to configure my system to allow me to use a text-based mail client such as Mutt. So far, I am able to receive mail,

Re: Simple Text Mail Setup

2008-06-23 Thread Rem Roberti
No. What you really want to do is set smart_host to the outgoing mail server provided by your ISP. Please forgive my ignorance here, but how does one accomplish that? Rem ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list

Re: Simple Text Mail Setup

2008-06-23 Thread David Kelly
On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 01:30:33PM -0400, Bill Moran wrote: In response to FT [EMAIL PROTECTED]: No. What you really want to do is set smart_host to the outgoing mail server provided by your ISP. Yes. Use exactly the same delivery path as a normal PC/Mac email client would use. Deliver to

Re: Simple Text Mail Setup

2008-06-23 Thread David Kelly
On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 10:45:39AM -0700, Rem Roberti wrote: No. What you really want to do is set smart_host to the outgoing mail server provided by your ISP. Please forgive my ignorance here, but how does one accomplish that? Google sendmail smart_host. I started using postfix many

Re: Simple Text Mail Setup

2008-06-23 Thread Clayton Scott Kern
on 06-23-2008, Rem Roberti wrote: On 2008.06.23 15:49:59 +, Peter Ulrich Kruppa wrote: Rem Roberti schrieb: I am a running a minimalist setup with FreeBSD 7.0. I would like to be able to configure my system to allow me to use a text-based mail client such as Mutt. So far, I am

Re: Simple Text Mail Setup

2008-06-23 Thread Bill Moran
In response to Rem Roberti [EMAIL PROTECTED]: No. What you really want to do is set smart_host to the outgoing mail server provided by your ISP. Please forgive my ignorance here, but how does one accomplish that? Without that setting, sendmail will try to send mail _directly_ to its

Re: Simple Text Mail Setup

2008-06-23 Thread Bill Moran
In response to Rem Roberti [EMAIL PROTECTED]: No. What you really want to do is set smart_host to the outgoing mail server provided by your ISP. Please forgive my ignorance here, but how does one accomplish that? Oops, I misread your message to be why and not what. Steps (as root): 1)

Re: Simple Text Mail Setup

2008-06-23 Thread Ethan Furman
FT wrote: ... But I can't send mail because the system isn't configured for that, and I'm in the dark as how to accomplish it. Is there somewhere that I can go for info on setting up a simple configuration which will let me send mail from Mutt? ... Well, I have had

Re: Simple Text Mail Setup

2008-06-23 Thread Bill Moran
In response to Ethan Furman [EMAIL PROTECTED]: FT wrote: ... But I can't send mail because the system isn't configured for that, and I'm in the dark as how to accomplish it. Is there somewhere that I can go for info on setting up a simple configuration which will let me

Re: Simple Text Mail Setup

2008-06-23 Thread Warren Block
On Mon, 23 Jun 2008, Bill Moran wrote: In response to Rem Roberti [EMAIL PROTECTED]: No. What you really want to do is set smart_host to the outgoing mail server provided by your ISP. Please forgive my ignorance here, but how does one accomplish that? Oops, I misread your message to be

Re: Simple Text Mail Setup

2008-06-23 Thread Gerard
On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:13:50 -0400 Bill Moran [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In response to Rem Roberti [EMAIL PROTECTED]: No. What you really want to do is set smart_host to the outgoing mail server provided by your ISP. Please forgive my ignorance here, but how does one accomplish

Re: Simple Text Mail Setup

2008-06-23 Thread Ethan Furman
Bill Moran wrote: In response to Ethan Furman [EMAIL PROTECTED]: FT wrote: ... But I can't send mail because the system isn't configured for that, and I'm in the dark as how to accomplish it. Is there somewhere that I can go for info on setting up a simple configuration

Re: Simple Text Mail Setup

2008-06-23 Thread Rem Roberti
First of all I want to thank all who responded to my question, but I gotta tell you, if it isn't one thing it's another. I opted to install msmtp, and it did just what I hoped it would do, working perfectly out of the box, including TLS. But now...I can't receive mail. As you recall from my

Re: Simple Text Mail Setup

2008-06-23 Thread dfeustel
On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 05:00:52PM -0700, Rem Roberti wrote: First of all I want to thank all who responded to my question, but I gotta tell you, if it isn't one thing it's another. I opted to install msmtp, and it did just what I hoped it would do, working perfectly out of the box, including

Re: Simple Text Mail Setup

2008-06-23 Thread Rem Roberti
I'm running getmail version 4.7.6. My getmailrc file is i2/home/daf/.getmail}head -40 getmailrc # # This file contains various examples of configuration sections to use # in your getmail rc file. You need one file for each mail account you # want to retrieve mail from. These files should