Simple Text Mail Setup

[Lars Eighner]

On Mon, 23 Jun 2008, 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.

You may be looking for nbsmtp (said to stand for no-brainer SMTP). It's in
ports.  It works good for simple situations, and requires no brains. That's
why I use it.

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