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Re: Sending mail



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On Wednesday, March 14 at 05:25 PM, quoth Umut Tabak:
> I still get  a
>
> ssmtp: Cannot open mail:25

Alright, now we're getting somewhere.

> set sendmail="/usr/sbin/ssmtp -audutabak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -appassword"

Okay, it appears that the real problem is not with your mutt setup, 
but with your ssmtp setup. I don't know much about ssmtp, but I do know 
that it has more-or-less been abandoned. You may be able to find 
information about how to configure ssmtp on the web... I know some 
people use and love ssmtp, but I'm personally not a fan (for many 
reasons, many having to do with it being abandon-ware).

I would recommend using a different package: msmtp. It has a web page 
(http://msmtp.sf.net) and a lot of documentation and active 
development. I would suggest installing that, setting it up, and 
telling mutt to use that instead of ssmtp.

That being said, some folks get a lot of mileage out of ssmtp and may 
be able to help you set it up. I am not one of them. :)

>> That's because it's not a bash (or shell) command, it's something that 
>> goes in mutt's config file (i.e. ~/.muttrc).
>   
> Yes, right, also a beginner and learner of linux. Step by step :)

We're all beginners at some point. :)

> Thanks for this clarification, it helped :).

Happy to help.

~Kyle
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