Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 00:02:30 +0200 From: Cynic <cynic@mail.cz> To: Joe Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: config for POP3 mail Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20010614234835.02126ef8@mail.cz> In-Reply-To: <20010614171915.G5238-100000@shumai.marcuscom.com> References: <5.1.0.14.2.20010614221359.02130750@mail.cz>
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Thanks for the info.
Yeah, I've heard fetchmail is very flexible, but I've also heard
it's pretty complicated. I'd like to try getmail if it can do what
I need.
IMAP isn't an option for me, that means Pine is out of question...
Unless I use something else to collect mail off the POP3 servers,
and use Pine on my local mailbox/maildir, I guess.
I'm looking for a solution that will:
1) collect my mail from several (actually, it's three) POP3 accounts
2) filter it upon retrieval
3) let me know that I have new mail (message sent to the console)
I understand that getmail can do 1 and 2 for me, and I can use pretty
much any MUA to read, etc. my mail. Since all of my mail is POP3-based,
I'll need something to send outgoing mail to my SMTP servers, right?
Like sendmail, right?
As for connection: both LAN (at work) and dialup (at home).
Thanks again.
At 23:24 14.6. 2001, Joe Clarke wrote the following:
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>If your MUA supports POP, then that will transfer mail from your mail
>server to your local machine. A dedicated MTA is not needed for this.
>
>The way I do it is use pine to check email on an IMAP server. I have
>filters setup on the mail server to filter my mail from freebsd-*
>appropriately. Pine then knows how to check the multiple mailboxes.
>
>I have also used /usr/ports/mail/fetchmail in the past to pull email off
>of a POP3 server, and deliver it locally. fetchmail is _very_
>configurable, and works well for dialup connections.
>
>I guess it depends on your connection to your mail server as to what
>method you'll prefer. If you have a on-demand link, the fetchmail
>alternative might be the way to go. If you have a dedicated connection,
>using IMAP or POP right out of your MUA would save you the extra setup
>hassle.
>
>Joe Clarke
>
>On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, Cynic wrote:
>
>> Hi there,
>>
>> coming from the NT world, I'm a bit baffled by the unix
>> distinction of MUA's / MTA's. So, if someone can kindly
>> confirm (or explain if I'm wrong) a few things, I'll be more
>> than happy.
>>
>> If I get this right, one can use a MUA (like mutt, pine, etc)
>> to read mail on their IMAP server, or in their local mailbox.
>> If one has a POP3 account, they'll need an MTA to deliver
>> mail from their POP3 server to their workstation (or, local
>> mailbox), where it can be read using an MUA. Same with
>> sending mail -- if you have an IMAP account, you're off with
>> just an MUA, but need an MTA with a POP3 one.
>>
>> Right or wrong? :)
>>
>> I'm ignoring the setup of the server, here, the frebsd machine
>> is just a workstation, where I want to be able to handle my
>> email just like in windoze.
>>
>> Basically, I would very much welcome a link to an explanation
>> of this stuff for a win32 user. Seems like this is an area
>> where the terms I'm used to don't translate easily. (what the
>> heck is multidrop? :) I guess this confusion mostly comes from
>> the fact that while win32 mail software uses the kitchen-sink
>> approach (one app fetches, sends, views, filters into folders,
>> and notices you of new mail), unices make mail no exception to
>> their set-of-specialized-tools attitude.
>>
>> Also, if you can recommend a setup... I recieve ~200 messages
>> a day mainly from several busy mailing lists. Seems like I could
>> use e. g. getmail to fetch email and sort it into folders upon
>> retrieval, right?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>>
>> cynic@mail.cz
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