Re: exmh mail?
exmh uses mh to actually process mail. The mh that comes with debian requires sendmail. If you want to get your mail directly from your ISP, you have to do it manually with mh (due to a BUG in mh dealing with .netrc files) -- However, there is a version of nmh that has been packaged for debian (although I haven't gone looking for it yet, so I'm not sure which part of which distribution it is in). If you choose to use mh, you need to run (Oh rats, brain failure--begins with the letter "f" and replaces the popclient program) to pull the mail from your ISP into your /var/spool/mail/USERID mailbox. Once the mail is there, mh/exmh can read it into your personal space. If you want to file mail messages into different folders based on some characteristic of the mail, mh provides the slocal command which works with a .maildelivery file in your home directory to do this. It is not as functional as procmail, but it works. Frank -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: exmh mail?
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, writes: >Hello All, > >I'm using the debian package exmh. Only connected to an ISP with pop3 >mail using PPP. Do not get incoming mail into the ~/Mail/inbox >directory. Haven't tried outgoing mail. > >Mail works fine using Netscape Communicator but I would like to switch >to exmh. > >Read the docs but there's so much info there I didn't know where to >start, but then I'm easily confused. :) > >Is there a mail setup to get mail going to the right places? > >What must I configure to get exmh mail working? exmh is an add-on to mh, which also needs to be installed and configured. In addition, mh as packaged for Debian requires sendmail rather than smail. If you choose to recompile it, you can change this. mh does not *automatically* put mail into inbox; the inc command is used to read mail from the system mailbox (/usr/spool/mail/...). exmh has an inc button; it also runs inc automatically when it is started. If you want your mail split into different directories before you read it, you need to use something like procmail. There's a lot to read about, but do persist; exmh is a nice piece of software. -- Oliver Elphick[EMAIL PROTECTED] Isle of Wight http://lfix.co.uk/oliver Make it idiot-proof, and someone will breed a better idiot. pgpyEqQsvOnfD.pgp Description: PGP signature
exmh mail?
Hello All, I'm using the debian package exmh. Only connected to an ISP with pop3 mail using PPP. Do not get incoming mail into the ~/Mail/inbox directory. Haven't tried outgoing mail. Mail works fine using Netscape Communicator but I would like to switch to exmh. Read the docs but there's so much info there I didn't know where to start, but then I'm easily confused. :) Is there a mail setup to get mail going to the right places? What must I configure to get exmh mail working? Victor -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: exmh mail?
On Sat, 26 Jul 1997, Victor Torrico wrote: > Francis Swasey wrote: > > Hello, > > Do you think it is the debian package "fetchmail" that you refer to > above? Yes, fetchmail it is. Frank -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: exmh mail?
Francis Swasey wrote: > If you choose to use mh, you need to run (Oh rats, brain > failure--begins > with the letter "f" and replaces the popclient program) to pull the > mail > from your ISP into your /var/spool/mail/USERID mailbox. Once the mail > is > there, mh/exmh can read it into your personal space. > Hello, Do you think it is the debian package "fetchmail" that you refer to above? Victor -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: exmh mail?
: Francis Swasey wrote: : : > If you choose to use mh, you need to run (Oh rats, brain : > failure--begins : > with the letter "f" and replaces the popclient program) to pull the : > mail : > from your ISP into your /var/spool/mail/USERID mailbox. Once the mail : > is : > there, mh/exmh can read it into your personal space. : Hello, : Do you think it is the debian package "fetchmail" that you refer to : above? : Victor Or fetchpop, which I don't believe is packaged in .deb form (yet?) but is quite nice anyhow. Fairly simple POP client (don't think it can do multiple POP boxes), but it runs as a daemon, and can use procmail directly for mail delivery. I start it up from my .xsession... fftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/linux/system/mail/pop/fetchpop-1.9.tar.gz if memory serves. :) - Mark Powers - "living inside the system is like riding through the countryside in a bus driven by a maniac bent on suicide." - Thomas Pynchon -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
