I have already sent you an example .fetchmailrc file in one of the emails. Fetchmail is a separate program from alpine. You do not configure the fetchmail stuff in the alpine configuration. On Fri, 23 Nov 2007, Daniel Dalton wrote: > On 23/11/2007 6:09 PM, Jan and Bertil Smark Nilsson wrote: > > Good afternoon, > > Hello, > > > > > > > On Fri, 23 Nov 2007, Daniel Dalton wrote: > > > > > > > > Where do I enter my pop server stuff and user name and password. I only > > > found the smtp stuff. How do I navigate the setup questions? > > > Thanks for your help. > > > > Use Fetchmail to get the mail from your pop server to your computer. The > > easiest way to use fetchmail is to write a configuration file called > > .fetchmailrc which you put in your home directory. Type man fetchmailrc to > > learn how to write it. > > I will. Thanks for all the help. I will have to get back to you maybe some > time early next week since I have two tests coming up and I need to study. And > I have a lot of homework! :-( Also I am going to be out of town for a night. > > Anyway I'll have to get that done. But once thats out of the way I'll look at > this. > > Once again thanks for all this information. > > > > > With regard to the Alpine configuration, you move with your up and down > > arrows and read the instructions at the bottom of the screen. If you, for > > example, are required to type in something like the name of your smtp > > server, your hit "c" for change which will put your cursor in the input > > field. Finish off with <enter>. > > Do I just type in smtp.gmail.com? > > Do I use sendmail? where do I tell alpine to use fetchmail? And re the > instructions at the bottom of the screen. Are they right at the bottom? Like > under everything else so I just hold numb 9 to get there? (I'm using speakup) > > Thanks for the help. > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > -- This message is subject to the CSIR's copyright terms and conditions, e-mail legal notice, and implemented Open Document Format (ODF) standard. The full disclaimer details can be found at http://www.csir.co.za/disclaimer.html. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks Transtec Computers for their support. _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list