"Matt -" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi group, > > I am looking for a brief introduction to Mutt, I > have searched for a few guides on the internet > but am actually still having trouble finding out > how to specify my mail servers. I actually find > it a little strange that many program options > are set up from the shell using "environment > variables", for example for rtin: > > NNTPSERVER='news.xyz.com' > export NNTPSERVER > > Why aren't these options available from within > rtin/mutt ? It seems like strange practice .. :) other apps also use these env vars - hence not having to set them all over the place. > > I also don't understand the local mail server > concept. Is it true that it's common practice to > have a mail server on my system constantly receive > mail and then offer it to my email programs - it > seems like most email programs want to check "local > mail" by default". mutt can have POP support built in, but the standard practise is to use a tool like fetchmail to retrieve the mail to your local machine first. mutt then checks somewhere like /var/spool/mail. sending mail requires you run a SMTP server (something simple like ssmtpd which does nothing other than forward to your ISP's mail server should be fine). when you use a more "user friendly" tool like netscape or evolution, they have a built in simple SMTP server for delivering mail to your ISP, and built in POP support for checking mail. cheers! -- Damien Elmes [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
