Re: exim

[A R <arodriguez@worldnet.att.net>]

I am inserting the needed info next to your statement, please indicate how the
exim conf file will look
THANKYOU

> There are several sides to mail delivery on a linux system:
>
> 1) mail transport (send mail from one computer to another)
>    a)  use exim for remote mail delivery using your isp's SMTP server
>        to do the real delivery for you
>        [here you need to know:
>             the name of your ips's SMTP server

smtp.worldnet.att.net

>
>             the email address you want on your outgoing mail

Do you mean my email address? If so, then
tony@the-sphere.org

>
>        ]
>    b)  use fetchmail to retrieve your mail from your ips's POP server
>        [here you need to know:
>             the name of your ips's POP server
>

postoffice.worldnet.att.net

>             your user name and passwd for your (pop) account at your isp

user: arodriguez
password: not-this-one

>
>             your user name at your local computer
>        ]
>

tony

>
> 2) mail delivery (put mail for each user in his own mailbox on the local host)
>    a)  use exim, or
>    b)  use procmail if you want to sort the mail or filter or..

Here I really don't care at this point. I suppose I will endup filtering with
procmail.

>
>
> 3) mail reading/writing/filing
>    a)  use netscape if you're used to it, but better
>    b)  switch to mutt (or any other mail client on linux)
>

I will use mutt

>
> > The answers to eximconfig questions are not always clear, so I need some
>
> tell us which question you had problems with and we will help you get
> the right anwsers to eximconfig's questions. I think this will be more
> fruitfull then trying to figure out what part of someone-else's config
> file applies to your case.
>
> --
> groetjes, carel
>
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