Jonathan: Thanks very much for this tip. I've been traveling with my PowerBook for the past 10 days and, since my only internet connection in some places is via AOL dialup, sending email through my regular mail server has been a major hassle (AOL seems to allow one email to be sent per session when you're using it as your internet connection and not sending from your AOL account). Downloading PostFix seems to have given me the ability to send email instantly from anywhere.
You'll know it's working if you see this email posted on MacGroup. Dan > MacGroupies, > > My favorite way to send email no matter where I am is to enable > PostFix and then send mail through my localhost SMTP server. Use the > utility PostFix Enabler. Takes just a minute. This from its web page: > > ***************************** > Plus, it has a few other features, including the ability to set up a > roving SMTP server for PowerBook users to send mail wherever they are, > whenever they want, so long as they have an Internet connection. And > all without needing to know Unix or pico or whatever. > ***************************** > > The link to a tutorial and download is at: > > http://www.roadstead.com/weblog/Tutorials/PostfixEnabler.html > > Takes just a minute and you can send mail from pretty much anywhere > WITHOUT checking for the provider's SMTP name (which may not > authenticate you anyway). > > This has worked great for me, but someone on this list may have some > caveat or other. > > j. > > P.S. This only works in Panther, but should work with all email > clients that run under Panther. > > -- > Jonathan Fletcher > jfletch at newmediaconstco.com > > NewMedia Construction Co. > MacTown Softworks > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be August 24. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be August 24. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>