On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:21:33 -0500 "Roberto C. Sanchez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 01:20:06PM -0800, Peter Easthope wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 28, 2007 at 03:48:09PM -0500, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: [snip] > > fetchmail sends messages to port 25 via SMTP whereas > > mutt wants to read messages in /var/mail/peter. > > Isn't exim needed to send the port 25 stream into > > the spool file? > > > I don't think so. I think fetchmail can be configured to deliver > directly. If not, seting up for local delivery in exim is a simple > dpkg-reconfigure away. Getmail can deliver directly. > > > As I said, exim is probably overkill. > > > > Messages need to be sent also. Isn't exim needed > > to send messages to P via SMTP? > > > Possibly. You can use ssmtp. For exim, however, you will need to wait > for someone else on the list to help you out. I don't know a thing > about it, as I use postfix on all my machines. Check out the (virtual) package 'mail-transport-agent' and you'll see lots and lots of MTA's (see the list of packages that provide 'm-t-a' and the list of those that conflict with it). Celejar -- ssuds.sourceforge.net - Home of Ssuds and Ssudg A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
