Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:12:07 -0700 From: Rem Roberti <rem@remdog.net> To: Peter Ulrich Kruppa <ulrich@pukruppa.net> Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Simple Text Mail Setup Message-ID: <20080623171207.GA1000@remdog.net> In-Reply-To: <485FAA07.5050904@pukruppa.net> References: <20080623070556.GA1618@remdog.net> <485FAA07.5050904@pukruppa.net>
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On 2008.06.23 15:49:59 +0000, Peter Ulrich Kruppa wrote: > > Rem Roberti schrieb: > >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. > Probably you only have to type > sendmail_enable="YES" > into your /etc/rc.conf and reboot. > > Greetings, > > Uli. > > >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 Well, I have had sendmail enabled, but my outgoing mail gets bounced with a message saying that Comcast has blocked the process. I have the feeling that there is a problem with how I am supposed to use my hostname. When I run hostname -r I get .hsd1.ca.comcast.net. As you can tell, I am a relative newbie, and not very well versed in all of these things. But I love the process of trying to get it figured out. Rem > > > Peter Ulrich Kruppa > Wuppertal > Germany > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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