Re: fetchmail and mutt

[Paul Scott <paslist@ultrasw.com>]

Jeff wrote:

> Paul Scott, 2002-Dec-19 10:26 -0700:
>  
>
> > Jean-Marc V. Liotier wrote:
> >
> >    
> >
> > > A quite "classical" config is to use fetchmail to bring your emails onto
> > > your local mail engine, then use any MUA you please (mutt, pine are happy 
> > > to
> > > use your favorite editor).
> > >
> > >      
> > Can you be more specific about "local mail engine"?
> >
> > This is what I am trying to do even though I can't install mutt without 
> > exim.  (Of course I don't have to use exim).
> >    
>
> Fetchmail would go get the mail from you email server and pull them to
> your local machine where it give it to a mail delivery agent (MDA)
> like Maildrop or Procmail. 
How does it "give it"?  How does tell the Procmail configuration how to 
find it?  I have similar questions about the rest of the steps below.  I 
have actually read a lot about this and still don't have answers to some 
of the basics.

Do I need something between fetchmail and mutt?  I am configuring 
fetchmail right now and have the fetch part close.

> The MDA would then process the mail and
> deliver it to the local mailboxes on the system.  You would then view
> the mail with a mail user agent (MUA) such as mutt or sylpheed.  For
> sending mail, you'll need a mail transfer agent (MTA) such as Exim,
> Postfix or Sendmail.
>
> I hope this helps,
It does.  Thanks,

Paul