On Mon, Dec 11, 2000 at 07:30:56PM -0500, A R wrote:
> I am inserting the needed info next to your statement, please indicate how the
> exim conf file will look
> THANKYOU
>
> > There are several sides to mail delivery on a linux system:
> >
> > 1) mail transport (send mail from one computer to another)
> > a) use exim for remote mail delivery using your isp's SMTP server
> > to do the real delivery for you
> > [here you need to know:
> > the name of your ips's SMTP server
>
> smtp.worldnet.att.net
Please try eximconfig once again and anwser like
2
name-of-your-local-computer-but-I'm-not-really-sure
name-of-your-local-computer
none
none
n
smtp.worldnet.att.net
your-standard-user-name-to-receive-exim-error-messages
y
> > the email address you want on your outgoing mail
>
> Do you mean my email address? If so, then
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
yes
> >
> > ]
> > b) use fetchmail to retrieve your mail from your ips's POP server
> > [here you need to know:
> > the name of your ips's POP server
> >
>
> postoffice.worldnet.att.net
>
> > your user name and passwd for your (pop) account at your isp
>
> user: arodriguez
> password: not-this-one
>
using the above to fill in fetchmailconf will give you something like:
# Configuration created Tue Dec 12 02:04:42 2000 by fetchmailconf
set postmaster "tony"
set bouncemail
set properties ""
poll worldnet.att.net, the-sphere.org with proto POP3
user arodriguez there with password not-this-one is tony here
options keep fetchall
--
groetjes, carel
