Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1999 01:16:24 +0000 From: Radan login <radan@uk.radan.com> To: jim@corp.au.triax.com Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Help with sending a PR Message-ID: <19990208011624.D547@localhost> In-Reply-To: <19990208105057.A1021@corp.au.triax.com>; from Jim Mock on Mon, Feb 08, 1999 at 10:50:57AM %2B1100 References: <36BC8418.F90E22AA@uk.radan.com> <xzp3e4jl5ay.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> <36BCFCE6.2A48575A@uk.radan.com> <19990207151411.A86778@freebie.lemis.com> <36BE1A19.E21D508D@uk.radan.com> <19990208105057.A1021@corp.au.triax.com>
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On Mon, Feb 08, 1999 at 10:50:57AM +1100, Jim Mock wrote: > On Sun, 07 Feb 1999 at 22:56:25 +0000, Mark Ovens wrote: > > [snip..] > > > OK guys, that's it. I've had enough "get yourself a _proper_ > > mailer" advice. I've done it. I've installed mutt _and_ I've got > > it to d/l my mail from our mail server at work (which is where all > > my e-mail comes through). It was even easier than The Book said, I > > didn't need popclient as I just needed to setup some POP stuff in > > ~/.muttrc then type ``G''. :-) > > > > Now all I've got to do is figure out how to make sendmail send my > > mail (you'll notice from the header that I sent this message with > > Netscape). I've looked at the manpage, the handbook, FAQ, and The > > Book but they haven't really helped, they seem more to do with > > receiving mail. Is there a good guide to setting up sendmail to > > _send_ mail using a dial-up connection? Something like the mutt > > manual (/usr/local/share/doc/mutt/manual.html)? > > > > Make sure it's running. It'll take care of the sending by itself. > Unless you've disabled it, it starts on bootup from /etc/rc.conf. > Look for this part.. > > sendmail_enable="YES" # Run the sendmail daemon (or NO). > sendmail_flags="-bd -q15m" # -bd is pretty mandatory. > Ah, sendmail_enable was set to "NO" (IIRC that is advised in the docs for settin g up ppp). I've changed it, started ``sendmail -bd'', so I'm going to see if it sends this message. Thanks for the help > If it's as above, sendmail should already be running. > > There's an article in this month's FreeBSD 'zine issue about using > email with a dial-up account. Might be a good idea to take a look at > that. The article can be found at > http://www.freebsdzine.org/features/mail.shtml > > There's also an article in the archives about sendmail, although it's > mostly about the anti-spam features. > > > One last thing. I still haven't learned all the keystrokes in mutt > > yet and sometimes use the wrong one, e.g. ``f'' to move to the next > > page (as in vi). However as this means ``forward'' I get a ``To: '' > > prompt. How do I cancel it? ESC and Ctrl-D don't work, Ctrl-C does > > but asks ``Exit mutt?'' with ``y'' as the default answer. What is > > the correct key to cancel a command? > > > > When mutt brings up the "To:" prompt, just hit enter without typing > anything.. that works for me. > Doh, never thought of that. Thanks again > -- > : Jim Mock | [jim@corp.au.triax.com] : > : System Administrator | http://www.triax.com/ : > : Triax Internet Services | ----------------------------- : > : Portland, OR USA | The FreeBSD' zine : > : Wagga Wagga, NSW Australia | http://www.freebsdzine.org/ : > : FreeBSD: The Power To Serve | http://www.freebsd.org/ : > -- Trust the computer industry to shorten Year 2000 to Y2K. It was this thinking that caused the problem in the first place. FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~markov _______________________________________________________________ Mark Ovens, CNC Apps Engineer, Radan Computational Ltd. Bath UK CAD/CAM solutions for Sheetmetal Working Industry mailto:marko@uk.radan.com http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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