Re: [gentoo-user] Email Configuration Help Baddly Needed
On Wednesday 19 March 2003 11:37, Sigurd Stordal wrote: > > id, and password, and the same for my isp;s smtp server. Nor do I > > understand how to make it understand my email address of > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] This setup help is badly needed as my spouse > > To have your postfix use your isp's smtp server (not that I understand why, > it's easier just using the smtp server direct but then, what do I care), > you have to set the server name of the isp's smtp server in the relay_host > parameter in the "/etc/postfix/main.cf". This file has a lot of other > options, go to the postfix web site for more information. > Sometimes ISP's offer rather slow smtp servers. Running your own can serve as a cache, so that your mail client can go on with its business faster, while your mail server takes care of getting the mail sent. Paul -- Paul de Vrieze Researcher Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://www.cs.kun.nl/~pauldv pgp0.pgp Description: signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Email Configuration Help Baddly Needed
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 > id, and password, and the same for my isp;s smtp server. Nor do I > understand how to make it understand my email address of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] This setup help is badly needed as my spouse To have your postfix use your isp's smtp server (not that I understand why, it's easier just using the smtp server direct but then, what do I care), you have to set the server name of the isp's smtp server in the relay_host parameter in the "/etc/postfix/main.cf". This file has a lot of other options, go to the postfix web site for more information. - -- Sigurd Stordal President of GOGS Experimental Petrologist -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+eEiDSB4UOs/snOURAotmAJ0Uk9f0JlKZTwUIsLp6eWWFtwmk/ACdEZg2 7vKPfEl5Ht+0z7AsMAkZgsY= =AmQ0 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Email Configuration Help Baddly Needed
Install fetchmail and either run fetchmailconf to create a config file or create one manually. For some reason fetchmailconf isn't working on my system so I've had to manually create a file. Here is the basics: # Configuration created by fetchmailconf set postmaster "" set bouncemail set no spambounce set properties "" set daemon 600 poll with proto POP3 and options uidl user '' there with password '' is '' here no keep Repeat the "user" line as necisarly changing the applicables to cover all acounts you have in question. The "no keep" means it deletes from the server mail it has retrieved. Then edit your .bash_profile so on the last line it says "fetchmail" (without the " of course). Changes will take effect next time you log in. Now after that get sylpheed or pine. In them tell them to retrieve mail from the local spool and it should have the other info in it that is reasonably self explanitory. Mutt is a bit more of a pain to set up than pine. However there are some online tools to create a config file: http://mutt.netliberte.org/ On Tue, 18 Mar 2003 15:31:43 -0800 Ralph De Witt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all: > I am working through my first ever Gentoo Installation. One of my main > problems now is to set-up my email system. I have read the desktop > set-up guide and the Posstfix setup manual, but still do not > understand the process. I see nowhere to place my isp's pop server > name, my log in id, and password, and the same for my isp;s smtp > server. Nor do I understand how to make it understand my email address > of [EMAIL PROTECTED] This setup help is badly needed as my > spouse wants me and my email off her machine. Can someone help me > configure postfix and mutt or suggest some other program and help get > me up and running. After I get this set up and find out wat is broken > in KDE/Kmail(kmail frezzes about after a minute of use) I would then > like the mail program to fetch mail and then I would like to use Kmail > to fetch from my locall program to read, then send outgoing to my > program where it would be sent on to my isp. Thanks for any help you > can give. > > Ralph -- Susie VE7 HFA [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://arienadean.tripod.com/ --- "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." - Eleanor Roosevelt -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Email Configuration Help Baddly Needed
On Tue, 2003-03-18 at 17:31, Ralph De Witt wrote: > Hi all: > I am working through my first ever Gentoo Installation. One of my main > problems now is to set-up my email system. I have read the desktop > set-up guide and the Posstfix setup manual, but still do not understand > the process. I see nowhere to place my isp's pop server name, my log in > id, and password, and the same for my isp;s smtp server. Nor do I > understand how to make it understand my email address of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] This setup help is badly needed as my spouse > wants me and my email off her machine. Can someone help me configure > postfix and mutt or suggest some other program and help get me up and > running. After I get this set up and find out wat is broken in KDE/Kmail > (kmail frezzes about after a minute of use) I would then like the mail > program to fetch mail and then I would like to use Kmail to fetch from > my locall program to read, then send outgoing to my program where it > would be sent on to my isp. Thanks for any help you can give. > > Ralph If you've got X-Windows up and running (KDE, I assume?), fetchmailconfig is the easiest route to go getting your mail. You'll need to emerge python with TCL/TK support (`USE="tcltk" emerge python`), and then it's a fairly straightforward process - GUI goodness. Just `emerge postfix` - the default will likely get by for now, just use your ISP's SMTP sever instead of your own. Maybe try to emerge KDE with less optimizations? -- Alec Berryman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-key DFB366F2 signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
[gentoo-user] Email Configuration Help Baddly Needed
Hi all: I am working through my first ever Gentoo Installation. One of my main problems now is to set-up my email system. I have read the desktop set-up guide and the Posstfix setup manual, but still do not understand the process. I see nowhere to place my isp's pop server name, my log in id, and password, and the same for my isp;s smtp server. Nor do I understand how to make it understand my email address of [EMAIL PROTECTED] This setup help is badly needed as my spouse wants me and my email off her machine. Can someone help me configure postfix and mutt or suggest some other program and help get me up and running. After I get this set up and find out wat is broken in KDE/Kmail (kmail frezzes about after a minute of use) I would then like the mail program to fetch mail and then I would like to use Kmail to fetch from my locall program to read, then send outgoing to my program where it would be sent on to my isp. Thanks for any help you can give. Ralph -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
