Simple Text Mail Setup

[Peter Ulrich Kruppa]

Rem Roberti schrieb:
> 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   
I don't know mutt, but I guess you should be able to set 
Comcast's SMTP server somewhere. And: do you need some kind of 
authentification for it?

Uli.


>>
>> Peter Ulrich Kruppa
>> Wuppertal
>> Germany
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Peter Ulrich Kruppa
Wuppertal
Germany