On 2005-12-15 17:44, caleb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > I am thinkng of switching ISP's, registering a domain and setting up > my own mail server. [...] > The ISP I am using (according to thier 'technical support') does not > use any encryption with the POP server and I am able to telnet into > the SMTP server on port 25 and have my way with it. [...] > I also plan to try thunderbird (*sigh* I have to use X), to see if > there is any difference between it's connection and pine's
FWIW, the easiest way, by far, to configure outgoing email access once and for all, for any possible mailer or other program that runs on your machine is to configure Sendmail or install another equally powerful MTA, like Postfix. If you have a static IP address of your own, and a registered domain name (which seems to be the plan, as far as I can tell), this is immensely useful & easy to set up. Then you don't have to worry about picking out the "right" application (Pine or Mutt or Mozilla or Thunderbird or whatever) to match the settings of your ISP, because those are abstracted away by your local mail server. - Giorgos _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
