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Re: Mutt and SMTP



=- Stefano Ferri wrote on Fri 27.Apr'07 at 11:34:16 -0500 -=

Please see the http://WIKI.mutt.org/ site for pages referenced
below.

> set pop_host = $mypopserver
> set pop_user = my@address
> set pop_pass="$my.mail.password"

Those are used with mutt's internal "fetchmail" function (see '?'
in index).

You can use URL-paths instead when you specify folders on remote
servers, see MuttGuide / Folders.

> set mbox = $mypopserver
> set spoolfile = $mypopserver

See on the same page what they mean and therefore which values you
should put there.

> set sendmail="/usr/sbin/sendmail"

Do not set this var unless the default fails!
The default typically does it right.
Otherwise make it ".../sendmail -oi -oem"

> Namely, I could send mail to most commercial addresses (like
> yahoo or gmail) but if I sent a mail to myself or to collegues
> in other universities the mail bounched back with a message
> saying that my mailer was badly configurated.

Maybe MuttFaq / Headers can help you, with the "envelope" problem.
Some servers are more restrictive about it than others.

> /usr/local/sendmail-8.13.8/sendmail-8.13.8/cf/cf
> from which I made make install-cf
> 
> It did not complain but now mutt...does nothing (I mean, I can
> read but not send anything).

Try to restore the original sendmail setup, I have no clue what
was messed up now.

> root      2190     1  0 08:10 ?        00:00:00 sendmail: accepting 
> connections
> smmsp     2198     1  0 08:10 ?        00:00:00 sendmail: Queue 
> runner@01:00:00
> for /var/spool/clientmqueue
> 
> Did any of you have any idea of what did I do wrong? Suggestions
> or help?

Also have a log at the syslog for mail -> /etc/syslog.conf

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