Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 10:44:08 -0700 From: Damien Tougas <damien@tougas.net> To: FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Sendmail, DHCP and a Laptop... Message-ID: <20000324104408.A13101@tougas.net>
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Hello, I have just got a laptop, and have been struggling with how to do e-mail. I guess the main problem is that I am addicted to Mutt as my MUA, but now cannot easily use it because my laptop never has the same IP address (in additon to this, it is not always routable). Since Mutt relies on Sendmail for relaying, it usually does not work because the other mail servers of the world deny relaying from me unless I have a valid hostname. I can have a valid hostname if I am on my Cable Modem, but if I am behind a NAT box on a non-routable IP address, this becomes trickier. Does this mean that I have to move to a mail client that talks to external SMTP servers? (I hope not), or is there some other way around this problem? I have been using Mutt on the mail server, but the problem with this is that it becomes a pain when I want to attach files that are on my laptop. Then I have to open an FTP connection, send the file, attache the file... You get the picture. -- Damien Tougas, P.Eng. Phone: (780)434-5889 Fax: (780)434-5889 E-mail: damien@tougas.net http://www.tougas.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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