Re: Email setup

[Russell Shaw <rjshaw@iprimus.com.au>]

Brian Potkin wrote:
> On Sun, May 04, 2003 at 11:23:52PM +1000, Russell Shaw wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm using mozilla that gets it's incoming mail from a pop3 account on a
> > dialup isp. I want to set up a more elaborate system.
> >
> > Do 'conventional' ISPs only allow mail access thru pop3 or imap, or can
> > you get your email by making exim on your own pc get mail via smtp from
> > the MTA at the ISP over a dialup line?
>
>
> My experience in the UK is that the majority of ISP's only allow mail
> *collection* from a pop3 account.  What you are looking for is mail
> *delivery* via smtp to an MTA such as exim running on your machine.  The
> MTA doesn't 'get' mail from the ISP, it takes delivery of the mail
> forwarded to it.

Hi,
I decided to use the conventional way where outgoing mail is sent to
the isp with smtp (ppp over dialup), and messages are retrieved from
the isp using pop3. Currently, my email is rjshaw@iprimus.com.au. Can
this be changed in exim? If not, what should i use when eximconfig asks
for the visible mail name?