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Author: plug@arcticmail.com
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Subject: Nullmail and ssmtp
I understand the mutt geek's argument: We're an
MUA, not an MTA, and well-written MTAs are a PITA.

So for mutt I installed qmail as an MTA. I just have
qmail configured to relay everything to a "smart" host.

Overkill? Ja, but mutt rocks, qmail rocks, FreeBSD
rocks, and Debian Linux rocks.


D

* On Tue, Sep 12, 2000 at 02:42:15AM +0000, Nathan Saper wrote:
>
> I'm trying to switch over to mutt as my mail reader. (I guess I've
> outgrown Pine. :) Unfortunately, mutt doesn't support SMTP, which I need
> to use in order to send mail.
>
> What is the easiest way to get mail delivered via SMTP? I've tried both
> of the suggestions from the mutt FAQ (nullmail and ssmtp), but neither one
> works. Is there an easy way to configure exim to deliver mail via an SMTP
> host? If not, are there any other utils I should try?
>
> Nathan Saper
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