Re: receiving emial

[Nick Barron]

hello list:

i am getting  the following error when attempting to send email to my
server:

Error reading SMTP packet.  ( this comes in the return of email)

i have exim installed and the following line in etc/inetd.conf

smtp   stream tcp nowaitmail   /usr/sbin/exim   -bs

--from your friend beavis


- Original Message -
From: ktb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 8:19 PM
Subject: Re: receiving emial


> Wouldn't that be /var/spool/mail ?
> kent
>
> - Original Message -
> From: Beavis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Alexandre Pereira da Silva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: debian list 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 6:40 PM
> Subject: Re: receiving emial
>
>
> > just one more question, where is my local spool dir for mail?
> >
> >
> >
> > - Original Message -
> > From: Alexandre Pereira da Silva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: Beavis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 12:13 PM
> > Subject: Re: receiving emial
> >
> >
> > > I think the right way is [EMAIL PROTECTED] After this your mail will
> go
> > to
> > > your local spool dir. There is not need to use fetchmail as any mail
> > reader
> > > can do this directly but you can use fetchmail to get your mail from a
> > local
> > > pop server but this is useless. Maybe exim needs some setup but try it
> > first
> > > and them look at the logs.
> > >
> > > Em Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 05:20:53PM -0700, Beavis escreveu:
> > > > hi list:
> > > >
> > > > i am wanting to become for familiar w/ the mailing system of linux
> > > >
> > > > if i have a ip address as follows:
> > > >
> > > > 62.234.24.5, can i reveive mail via[EMAIL PROTECTED] or
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >
> > > > if so, where does the mail go to?  or do i need to set up exim or
> > fetchmail to retreive the mail, but actually the mail should come
locally
> > right?
> > > >
> > > > i am asking because i am trying to set up the internel e-mail client
> of
> > KDE
> > > > and when i attempt to set up a local account it request which
location
> > the mail is in
> > > >
> > > > the default is:  /var/spool/mail
> > > > but always remains empty and the mail client can't open the
> file...
> > > >
> > > > any quick tips would be lovely
> > >
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> > > G e h++ !r y
> > > --END GEEK CODE BLOCK--
> > >
> >
> >
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> >
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Re: receiving emial

[ktb]

Wouldn't that be /var/spool/mail ?
kent

- Original Message -
From: Beavis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Alexandre Pereira da Silva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: debian list 
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 6:40 PM
Subject: Re: receiving emial


> just one more question, where is my local spool dir for mail?
>
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: Alexandre Pereira da Silva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Beavis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 12:13 PM
> Subject: Re: receiving emial
>
>
> > I think the right way is [EMAIL PROTECTED] After this your mail will
go
> to
> > your local spool dir. There is not need to use fetchmail as any mail
> reader
> > can do this directly but you can use fetchmail to get your mail from a
> local
> > pop server but this is useless. Maybe exim needs some setup but try it
> first
> > and them look at the logs.
> >
> > Em Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 05:20:53PM -0700, Beavis escreveu:
> > > hi list:
> > >
> > > i am wanting to become for familiar w/ the mailing system of linux
> > >
> > > if i have a ip address as follows:
> > >
> > > 62.234.24.5, can i reveive mail via[EMAIL PROTECTED] or
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >
> > > if so, where does the mail go to?  or do i need to set up exim or
> fetchmail to retreive the mail, but actually the mail should come locally
> right?
> > >
> > > i am asking because i am trying to set up the internel e-mail client
of
> KDE
> > > and when i attempt to set up a local account it request which location
> the mail is in
> > >
> > > the default is:  /var/spool/mail
> > > but always remains empty and the mail client can't open the
file...
> > >
> > > any quick tips would be lovely
> >
> > --
> > -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-
> > Version: 3.12
> > GCS d? s++:- a--- C+++ UL P+++ L E+++ W-- N+ o K- w---
> > O M- V- PS- PE-- Y PGP t 5 X+++ R* !tv b DI+++ D+
> > G e h++ !r y
> > --END GEEK CODE BLOCK--
> >
>
>
> --
> Unsubscribe?  mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] <
/dev/null
>

Re: receiving emial

[Beavis]

just one more question, where is my local spool dir for mail?



- Original Message -
From: Alexandre Pereira da Silva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Beavis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: receiving emial


> I think the right way is [EMAIL PROTECTED] After this your mail will go
to
> your local spool dir. There is not need to use fetchmail as any mail
reader
> can do this directly but you can use fetchmail to get your mail from a
local
> pop server but this is useless. Maybe exim needs some setup but try it
first
> and them look at the logs.
>
> Em Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 05:20:53PM -0700, Beavis escreveu:
> > hi list:
> >
> > i am wanting to become for familiar w/ the mailing system of linux
> >
> > if i have a ip address as follows:
> >
> > 62.234.24.5, can i reveive mail via[EMAIL PROTECTED] or
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > if so, where does the mail go to?  or do i need to set up exim or
fetchmail to retreive the mail, but actually the mail should come locally
right?
> >
> > i am asking because i am trying to set up the internel e-mail client of
KDE
> > and when i attempt to set up a local account it request which location
the mail is in
> >
> > the default is:  /var/spool/mail
> > but always remains empty and the mail client can't open the file...
> >
> > any quick tips would be lovely
>
> --
> -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-
> Version: 3.12
> GCS d? s++:- a--- C+++ UL P+++ L E+++ W-- N+ o K- w---
> O M- V- PS- PE-- Y PGP t 5 X+++ R* !tv b DI+++ D+
> G e h++ !r y
> --END GEEK CODE BLOCK--
>

Re: receiving emial

[Radim Gelner]

The delivery into /var/spool/mail/username is done by local delivery
service of your MTA (Sendmail, Exim, etc.). First, you should check,
if this is running. For example by: mail user -s Test < /etc/lilo.conf

If the message doesn't appear in /var/spool/mail/user then you have
something wrong with MTA.

If it works, then you really should read some of mail related howtos
from http://www.linuxdoc.org. ;-)

Radim


On Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 05:20:53PM -0700, Beavis wrote:
> hi list:
>  
> i am wanting to become for familiar w/ the mailing system of linux
>  
> if i have a ip address as follows:
>  
> 62.234.24.5, can i reveive mail via[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>   or [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> 
>  
> if so, where does the mail go to?  or do i need to set up exim or
> fetchmail to retreive the mail, but actually the mail should come
> locally right?
>  
> i am asking because i am trying to set up the internel e-mail client of
> KDE
> and when i attempt to set up a local account it request which location
> the mail is in
>  
> the default is:  /var/spool/mail   
> but always remains empty and the mail client can't open the file...
>  
> any quick tips would be lovely

receiving emial

[Beavis]

hi list:
 
i am wanting to become for familiar w/ the mailing 
system of linux
 
if i have a ip address as follows:
 
62.234.24.5, can i reveive mail 
via    [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
if so, where does the mail go to?  or do i 
need to set up exim or fetchmail to retreive the mail, but actually the mail 
should come locally right?
 
i am asking because i am trying to set up the 
internel e-mail client of KDE
and when i attempt to set up a local account it 
request which location the mail is in
 
the default is:  /var/spool/mail   

but always remains empty and the mail client can't 
open the file...
 
any quick tips would be 
lovely