On Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 06:00:46PM +0530, newlxuser wrote:
> Good Linux to e'body, Pl tell me :
>
> I have certain doubts about mail-client programs.Is it true
> that most( probably all except minicom ?)
Minicom is not a mailer. It is a commn program.
> of the mail clients have to use sendmail for sending mail &
> fetchmail for recieving ?
>
> If so then why we have to configure each client's .conf
> file separately for telling it about POP servers/smtp
> servers,username,passwords etc. If the same info is
> configured in sendmail and fetchmail's .conf file, then
> other dependent apps can retrieve it for the use. At the
> most there can be saparate sections for diff. ISP setups,
> which can be called by diff clients for their personal use.
> Or am I totally wrong in my concept.
>
There are three independent things MTA, MDA and MUA ...
These are basic doubts ... Please read the HOWTO files in your
/usr/doc or /usr/share/doc (as applicable for your distro)
for Mail-HOWTO, Mail-User-HOWTO and Mail-Administrator-HOWTO.
These will clarify most of the fundamentals involved in
mailing. Once this bit of RTFM is over, we can talk about more
resources on the net. These should be enough to get you going.
Sorry, to be curt ... this mail otherwise would take two weeks
to reply with all fundas clarified.
Bish
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