-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: RIPEMD160 Actually, gmail also supports IMAP and I use that all the time and mutt supports it beautifully. I still use msmtp to send mail out so I wouldn't have to mess with exim on my box to do that complex smtp setup. Works great here. On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 02:52:01AM -0700, Tony Baechler wrote: > chomiak7737 at att.net wrote: >> I'm >> having no problem setting up fetchmail for her to receive email but I >> can't seem to get sending email right for her. Happen to be using postfix >> but would be perfectly happy to use ssmtp or whatever other package for >> which somebody can give me configuration tips. I keep getting an error >> about: >> host or domain name not found. Name service error for >> > > > Hi, > > Are you sure that they don't block port 25? I know that Cox residential > blocks port 25 so it's impossible to run your own MTA. Generally I would > say that it's probably mail.comcast.net but I don't use Comcast. I'm not > sure about port 465, but maybe try smtp authentication. I would be very > surprised if port 25 actually works outside of the Comcast mail servers > though as most ISPs block it nowadays. In that case, you would have to use > something like ssmtp which just moves mail off to a smarthost. There's > really no configuration necessary. If you're on Debian, it will ask config > questions when you install ssmtp or you can do dpkg-reconfigure ssmtp > instead. It's really painless to set up. Also, what if you try port 587? > That sometimes is an alternative smtp port. > > Personally, I would just use Gmail. It supports secure pop3, has an > accessible web interface, has smtp on port 587 to get around port 25 > blocks, has a good spam filter, and generally works great! Mutt or other > can probably work directly with pop3s, or you could install stunnel and > continue using Fetchmail and Postfix. Actually I think Fetchmail supports > pop3s but I don't use it. That way if the person gets stuck on a Windows > machine, she can still access her Gmail messages. Everything downloaded > with pop3s is automatically archived, even if she deletes it from her local > system so mail is never lost. > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup - -- HolmesGrown Solutions The best solutions for the best price! http://holmesgrown.ld.net/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFIea4kWSjv55S0LfERA+3MAJ9K/9neDEmAGEwanXVB+lLY0mqLGgCfS3Jx 0VpjpbOrGY++diN/7nmHyZ8= =k2yp -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
