On Fri, 2003-07-18 at 03:11, JoeHill wrote: > Ok, here's my plan so far: > > Run fetchmail as a system service (initrd?) at boot, I assume I need > then a *systemwide* .fetchmailrc, ie it will include all users and > accounts, correct? Okay, so Postfix is already running, *it* will > receive on port 25 from fetchmail, or so I've been told, and store the > mail for retrieval. But other than the "gremlins" reply (which was very > funny BTW, I am assuming it was a humourous way of saying RTFM ;)), I am > not clear on how Postfix operates as a POP server for the clients on the > LAN. For example, in say Sylpheed for the Receive config, would I just > put the IP of the mail server running Postfix, default port 110? > > Do I have to use the same user names and passes for clients to access > the Postfix mailstore as their accounts on the box itself, or do they > even have to have user accounts on the mail server (ie. can they *just* > have a Postfix username and pass)? > > Still reading, but they just keep talking about domain names and such, > fer chrissakes it's just a workgroup! > > Thanks for all the replies guys, if I get this working I'll make it a > Twiki page.
Use Webmin to setup your system-wide /etc/fetchmailrc - it's easier and you can "click click click" -- Fri Jul 18 09:05:00 EST 2003 09:05:00 up 4 days, 1:08, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.04, 0.08 ----------------------------------------------------------------- | __ __ |kuhn media australia | | /-oo /| |'-. |http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | |================================| | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' |stephen kuhn | | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | ----------------------------------------------------------------- linux user #:267497 linux machine #:194239 * MDK 9.1+ & RH 9 Mandrake Linux Kernel 2.4.21-11mdk Cooker for i586 ----------------------------------------------------------------- * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared, for even the greatest fool may ask more the the wisest man can answer. -- C.C. Colton
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