Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 22:45:49 -0500 From: Kevin Kinsey <kdk@daleco.biz> To: John Larson <johnwlarson3rd@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd Mailing <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: mail Message-ID: <4316796D.3020604@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <20050831204633.68350.qmail@web34214.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20050831204633.68350.qmail@web34214.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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John Larson wrote: >how do I make mail read the mail. I can read mail >using mail -f mail. mail being a file that is created >when mail is sent to a specific user. I have set the >folder in the home directory .mailrc. what other >changes do I need to make. >John Larson > > > With my tongue only 2/3rds of the way in my cheek, based on the subject line of all your posts this month, ;-) I'm going to suggest either one of: 1. Go to Yahoo.com and click "Free mail: sign up" (a wimp's way, dare I say? ;-) [Hmm, I guess I should have taken notice of your e-mail address before I said that. Nothing personal*, believe me....] or: 2. Perform the following, as root. # cd /usr/ports/mail/mutt # make install clean # rehash # echo "alias mail mutt" >> ~/.cshrc # source ~/.cshrc # mail Probably even pine or elm would be preferable to plain old mail(1). When a program's man(1) page uses the phrase "command syntax reminiscent of ed(1)" ... well, for some of us, that's quite enough 'sed' right there. :-) Kevin Kinsey *NB: while the sarcasm in this post is, for the most part, intentional, it is in no way intended to be personal. IMHO, suggesting a superior alternative in software is a pretty friendly gesture, and I certainly bear no ill will against someone I've never met. H.A.N.D! :-)
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