On 2005-08-14 21:18:58 -0400, D P Schreber <schreberdp@xxxxxxxxxx> said:
On 2005-08-14, Elden Fenison <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
A very nice way to go with mutt, is to use it in conjunction with
fetchmail, postfix, and procmail.
For pop, fetchmail/procmail is definitely the way to go. There is pop
support in mutt itself if you build it that way, but even mutt's own
documentation recommends using fetchmail. The real strength of mutt is
in dealing with mailbox files, either the files written by fetchmail +
procmail or files accessible via imap (mutt has first-rate imap
support).
If for some reason you really prefer to use mutt's own pop support, set
the pop_host variable in .muttrc to pop:username@server or, for ssl,
pops:username@server. For pops you probably also want to set
pop_authenticators to 'user'. I don't know offhand whether or not
mutt's built-in pop support can handle multiple pop servers. But as Mr
Fenison points out, fetchmail handles this very nicely.
If you want your local mail files to be readable by both mutt and
Mail.app, this is easily accomplished by running a local imap server.
Ask if you want know more about this option.
For outgoing mail, mutt uses sendmail, which in osx means postfix,
as mentioned above. Depending on your network configuration, you might
need to modify /etc/postfix/main.cf and /etc/postfix/transport. If you
have trouble with outgoing mail, ask here.
And if you decide you like this, you may also want to try using slrn
for usenet. Another great program.
And also easy to build in osx, without any need for fink or darwinports.
Thanks for the replies. If you have any suggestions about how I can
use fetchmail/procmail to
retrieve my POP3 messages and hand them off to mutt please let me
know. I know that you write
the commands in ~/.fetchmailrc & ~/.procmailrc, but I am not shure
Re: Composing email in Mail.app ... > fetchmail, postfix, and procmail....support in mutt itself if you build it that way, ... documentation recommends using fetchmail.... The real strength of mutt is ... (comp.sys.mac.system)
Command line smtp utility use with mutt? ... I'd like to know if there are any solutions to send mail via command... Further more I wonder if mutt could still be used to write mail, ... I forget to mention that I use fetchmail to have my mail delivered to ... any circumstances that one has to modify setup files owned by root. ... (comp.os.linux.misc)
Postfix Access Problem ...Fetchmail saw the messages but could not post them ...relevant output is attached as post.txt.) ... I would much prefer to use fetchmail and mutt.... I previously installed postfix on another computer and it worked like a charm right out of the apt-get install.... (Debian-User)
Re: fetchmail: whats the point? ... > I understand what fetchmail does, or at least I think I do, but I ... > home user on a single-account machine). ... > accounts, or lack of a particular authentication method)? ... use programs such as /bin/mail, mutt, etc., to send and receive e-mail. ... (comp.os.linux.misc)
Re: Spam, exim, .forward vs. procmail ... > procmail filters?... I'd always understood that having mutt...mailfilter, fetchmail, procmail, spamassassin, exim, mutt. ... (Debian-User)
