Re: Please help me switch to a non-GUI email client
On Sun, Apr 29, 2001 at 12:37:04PM -0700, Steve Cooper wrote:
> I'd like to switch from a GUI email client, currently Kmail to a
> non-GUI one, either mutt or gnus. I understand the advantages of
> doing so, but apparently need some help getting started.
>
> I think I can deal with most of the configuration issues with patient
> manual readings and config file clonings and dorkings. Receiving is
> no problem, since I currently run getmail to download mail to my
> spool file, and Kmail reads from the spool file, not POP.
>
> The part I don't understand is the sending part. Right now I just
> tell Kmail that my sending protocol is SMTP and my server is
> mail.foo.com, and it works. With mutt, and probably gnus, do I have
> to have a sendmail-type program configured somehow to do the SMTP for
> me? I've been trying to puzzle out exim, with little insight gained.
>
> A well-aimed kick in the right direction would be most appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Steve
You're doing just fine. You just need to set up exim to send mail
through a smarthost (mail.foo.com). You should be able to do this
with the 'eximconf' or 'eximconfig' (I forget which) script.
-Nelson
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