On Thu, 23 Dec 1999, aphro wrote: : On Thu, 23 Dec 1999, Paul J. Keenan wrote: : : paul.k >I accept that sendmail is not used for reading mail, but I'm fairly sure : paul.k >my sendmail receives mail as well as sends it. From /var/log/mail.log : : paul.k > : paul.k >Dec 22 01:25:45 funkiest sendmail[4378]: BAA04378: from=<gnumeric : paul.k > [EMAIL PROTECTED]>, size=1824, class=-30, pri=85824, nrcpts=1, : paul.k > msgid=<"1aOal2.0.oI2.-PTNu"@lists.redhat.com>, proto=SMTP, : paul.k > relay=finch-punt-12.mail.demon.net [194.217.242.36] : : i guess i should of been more specific :) sendmail sends mail but also : receieves mail from other SMTP servers..and from email clients, but email : clients reading mail use POP3/IMAP/POP2..there is no way to login to a : SMTP server and "get" mail.
I'm tempted to point out that the ETRN command does indeed allow you to "get" mail via SMTP ... but you still need to deliver it "somewhere" and then use a tool to read it. POP is probably the most popular method for reading mail from a non-local mailbox. -- Nathan Norman MidcoNet 410 South Phillips Avenue Sioux Falls, SD mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.midco.net finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP Key: (0xA33B86E9)
