From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 3 06:02:50 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E6A104CD for ; Thu, 3 Apr 2014 06:02:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pochta-mx.canmos.ru (pochta-mx.canmos.ru [89.107.127.240]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 99F5DCA4 for ; Thu, 3 Apr 2014 06:02:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pochta-mx.canmos.ru (pochta-mx.canmos.ru [89.107.127.240]) by pochta-mx.canmos.ru (Postfix) with ESMTP id 82A832BF11C7; Thu, 3 Apr 2014 10:03:35 +0400 (MSK) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2-pochta_20120910 (2011-06-06) on pochta.canmos.ru X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.9 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.3.2-pochta_20120910 Received: from sta1.canmos.ru (sta1.canmos.ru [89.107.124.11]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) (Authenticated sender: 105@5798000.ru) by pochta-mx.canmos.ru (Postfix) with ESMTPSA; Thu, 3 Apr 2014 10:03:35 +0400 (MSK) Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2014 10:02:43 +0400 (MSK) From: "Igor V. Ruzanov" To: Mayuresh Kathe Subject: Re: [freebsd-questions] mutt was a failure, alternatives? In-Reply-To: <20140402155712.GA11792@SDF.ORG> Message-ID: References: <20140402135425.GB797@lena.kiev> <20140402155712.GA11792@SDF.ORG> X-GPG-PUBLIC-KEY: 1024D/494AF6DC 2008-03-20 Igor V. Ruzanov X-GPG-FINGERPRINT: A723 B6CC 11ED A4E2 1909 C4DC 6EDE 9089 494A F6DC MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Cc: Lena@lena.kiev.ua, questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2014 06:02:51 -0000 On Wed, 2 Apr 2014, Mayuresh Kathe wrote: |On Wed, Apr 02, 2014 at 06:50:08PM +0400, Igor V. Ruzanov wrote: |> On Wed, 2 Apr 2014, Lena@lena.kiev.ua wrote: |> |> |> my attempt at compiling mutt with sasl support was |> |> a major failure. |> |> may i know the usual approach used for email under |> |> freebsd 10? |> | |> |I use Mutt since when version 1.4 was the default. It doesn't support SMTP |> |(hasn't smtp_url config option), outgoing mail is sent via pipe to sendmail |> |(or a sendmail-compatible MTA: Exim, Postfix, perhaps "ssmtp" too). |> |I use port mail/sendmail-sasl (sendmail+tls+sasl2-8.14.8). |> |Mutt 1.5 also does that if you don't specify smtp_url. |> | |> |Mutt doesn't need SASL for pulling incoming mail via POP3 (port 110) and |> |POP3S (encrypted, port 995). |> |> You could try PINE - fully functional console Program for Internet News |> and Email. Supported protocols SMTP/IMAP4 (but not POP3). With or without |> SSL/TLS. I use PINE since 1997, happy and satisfied. | |yes, just tried it out, like it a bit, but found it sluggish compared |to "mutt". | Its a question of habit :)) By the way, PINE as a distributive gives good c-client API to manage IMAP-folders with your own code if you like programming. +-------------------------------------------+ ! CANMOS ISP Network ! +-------------------------------------------+ ! Best regards ! ! Igor V. Ruzanov, network operational staff! ! e-Mail: igorr@canmos.ru ! +-------------------------------------------+