I downloaded a nice little script called popper that will actually let you
read and delete mail without downloading it from the mail server. It's a
console app written in perl, but it serves my basic console needs. I gave up
long ago on trying to configure/install qmail and sendmail. I'd run
pine/elm/mutt if they'd pull mail straight from the server without the need
for any local daemons...


> -----Original Message-----
> From: keith@christianexchange.org [mailto:keith@christianexchange.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 9:23 AM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: Configuring sendmail on SuSE Linux 7.1
> 
> 
> I found qmail to be difficult to configure and I've heard the 
> same report
> from others.  SendMail is the standard however I think most 
> would say it is
> difficult to configure and maintain.
> 
> I've heard that http://www.postfix.com/ is a good MTA. There 
> is a tutorial
> on http://www.mandrakecampus.com/ that will explain it.  I 
> have not tried to
> install PostFix as of yet, but plan to soon.
> 
> I'm sure there are those who are more experienced that can 
> shed some light
> on this issue.
> 
> Keith Smith
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kevin Brown <kevin_brown@qwest.net>
> To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 10:28 PM
> Subject: Re: Configuring sendmail on SuSE Linux 7.1
> 
> 
> > You might want to try Qmail instead of sendmail.  It is 
> supposed to be
> more
> > secure and easier to configure.
> >
> > > I am kind of new to linux. Though I have been using Linux 
> on my laptop
> for
> > > some time for developing Java Applications, I never had a 
> chance to
> > > configure a mailserver on Linux box.
> > >
> > > I want to set up a mail server at home. My understanding 
> is to configure
> > > sendmail first and second install POP3 server like qpopper.
> > >
> > > When I try to set up sendmail on SuSE Linux 7.1, the SuSE 
> handbook says
> to
> > > update rc.config for the following variables
> > > SENDMAIL_TYPE, SENDMAIL_HOST, SENDMAIL_SMARTHOST........, 
> which I don't
> > > see'em in rc.config.
> > >
> > > Does anybody know of any on-line step-by-step instruction 
> on configuring
> > > sendmail on SuSE7.1 with YaST1 or any other good source 
> you think that I
> can
> > > benefit from.I did download sendmail. But, instruction 
> that came with it
> > > were dispersed and daunting.
> > >
> > > Note: Is there any other product easier than this, commercially or
> > > non-commercially?
> >
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