Re: Mutt dependency on an MTA
On Mon, Jul 26, 1999 at 08:37:21AM -0400, esoR ocsirF wrote:
> I am new to mutt butt I am under the imression that mutt will handle pop
> queries directly. If I am wrong tell me, and I will go back to my hole.
> Any way the following got my attention;
Yes, it can, but piping it through fetchmail and the MTA lets you
set up mail filters, and in general gives you a lot more flexibility.
> Are the dependencies set correctly for mutt? I mean if mutt can fetch
> its own mail from a pop server then shouldn't this be a recommends and
> not a depends?
It still needs an MTA to send mail :-)
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