Simple Text Mail Setup

[Rem Roberti]

> I'm running getmail version 4.7.6. My getmailrc file is
> 
> i2/home/daf/.getmail}head -40 getmailrc
> #
> # This file contains various examples of configuration sections to use
> # in your getmail rc file.  You need one file for each mail account you
> # want to retrieve mail from.  These files should be placed in your
> # getmail configuration/data directory (default: $HOME/.getmail/).
> # If you only need one rc file, name it getmailrc in that directory,
> # and you won't need to supply any commandline options to run getmail.
> #
> 
> #
> # Example 1:  simplest case of retrieving mail from one POP3 server and
> # storing all messages in a maildir.
> #
> 
> [retriever]
> type = SimplePOP3Retriever
> server = mail.mindspring.com
> username = dfeustel at mindspring.com
> password = **************
> 
> [destination]
> type = Maildir
> path = ~/Maildir/
> [options]
> message_log = ~/.getmail/log
> delete = true
> 
> Does this help?

Actually, I have getmailrc file with a proven track record, and that 
is what I am using on this laptop to receive mail from Comcast.  I
installed the same file on my new installation.  No, I think the problem
is deeper than that, and has to do with configuring sendmail correctly,
and my rc.conf.

Rem