"Robert A. Jacobs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > * Timmy Douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [231100 17:08]: > > > > > I'm using *basically* the same configuration (MTA: exim, MDA: procmail, > > > MUA: > > > mutt POP3-GET-MY-MAIL-WHEN-I-NEED-IT-APP-:] : fetchmail). Maybe I can > > > help? > > > > i would use iptables to block port 25 from all but localhost, > > @home almost killed me for that. they don't allow any ``servers'' > > i think in their aup thing. > > > > I'm working on it. Just recompiled my kernel the other day to support > firewalling but haven't had time to work on the iptables and other > configuration issues. > > @home is way too broad in their description of "server". I understand > that their intent is to limit bandwidth since it is a shared resource > but their one-size-fits-all policy is ridiculous.
yep > I must have spent the better part of an hour arguing with them and explaining > that I wasn't a home business and did not need their "@work" services but that > I had some unusual needs as a programmer -- like wanting to run a webserver > on my own machine for use by myself and a small group of others for > development only! > > Before anyone says it, I would have gone DSL but I can't get it where I am... > the switches are setup for it yet. Sucks. yeah > They would not go for it. They were especially not helpful after I, point > blank, told them that their policy only served to conserve bandwidth for > use by teenagers pirating software, stolen music and porn. Hmmm...maybe > I shouldn't have told them that, huh? :) hey! adults pirate software too! > Mutt does have pop3 support, but it isn't very good. I actually found it > surprisingly easy to set up fetchmail. I think the issue may be a faulty > exim configuration here. so fetchmail -v shows that it is going to the mta? if it is, then it's probably a config error like you said.. right now i'm working on a pop3->queue program for my mta so once i get that done (probably won't take more than a day), i will be able to get rid of fetchmail.. one step closer to elminating all the programs that i didn't make!
