From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 23 08:07:14 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EDC471065790 for ; Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:07:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from acambra@gmail.com) Received: from wr-out-0506.google.com (wr-out-0506.google.com [64.233.184.237]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AA40C8FC12 for ; Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:07:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from acambra@gmail.com) Received: by wr-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id c8so1100097wra.27 for ; Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:07:14 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; bh=adnhwmko+XHwObZH71Fa3zlZKLAkRQx80Chck2fTWjo=; b=G/BOzn1XC/uIPuSOJmL2JtACr5ikK07iM6vKk6C9PNWvDt0nFBH+euwrqGr1GSBs9e O/4UoCq8ERzxL4JCWjMopLAjanwRpFHUSaKuEbPkqVjQRFXzDXSBEEbRoZznxm/wQT+i EXJePDJH08ng15sZzwdnlDlGNUQQu91fTULGs= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:references; b=gBfz887UNGybleGIwdcM/EfP8DxIv0S5R5GtiCxT75lK5yE71Iwkiqnexfu3PF1w4B nC2fb3GcnLVBFDTLiBfP4HhOHZ1q8HoL5jqRboCtHctvsvxPKfHd/dINm7NdYpjf04uF GivptL28UFPPWUGRe/3rg4qc9Zxg4IggQbI0U= Received: by 10.90.54.17 with SMTP id c17mr9561774aga.74.1214206752337; Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:39:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.90.118.7 with HTTP; Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:39:12 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:39:12 +0200 From: "Armando Cambra" To: FreeBSD In-Reply-To: <20080623070556.GA1618@remdog.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20080623070556.GA1618@remdog.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Re: Simple Text Mail Setup X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:07:15 -0000 On 6/23/08, Rem Roberti wrote: > > I am a running a minimalist setup with FreeBSD 7.0. I would like to be > able to configure my system to allow me to use a text-based mail client > such as Mutt. So far, I am able to receive mail, fetching my pop mail > from Comcast via getmail. But I can't send mail because the system > isn't configured for that, and I'm in the dark as how to accomplish it. > Is there somewhere that I can go for info on setting up a simple > configuration which will let me send mail from Mutt? Sendmail, which of > course is included with FreeBSd, seems kind of nightmarish. At any > rate, this is a personal system, and I would like the simplest setup I can > get to work. Any info would be much appreciated. > > Rem Hi Rem, I just installed msmtp this weekend and it seems to work quite well for sending and queing email. Have a look at the examples, you will even be able to queue them offline and send them, when you have an internet connection. I prefer Imap, so instead of fetchmail I use offlineimap. I wanted to be able to use my whole email archive with the notebook. Regards Armando