pine

[randy turner]

slackware 10.0 soon to be slackware 10.1
no i don't have my own domain
really unless it gets worse
i will probably stick to what i have,
how ever i am allways interested in other options.
randy


On Wed, 16 Feb 2005, Janina Sajka wrote:

> What distro of Linux are you running?
>
> Do you have a domain name of your own?
>
> I think these are the threshold questions. The first, so that help can
> be specific and not abstract and generic. The second, because without
> your own domain, you probably don't want to do your own mail.
>
> randy turner writes:
>> i am very green on this,
>> the only way that i know to setup up my mail is
>> through my mail server and that is
>> mail.texasisp.com
>> sending and recieving email is a pretty vast subject.
>> thanks again
>> randy
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 16 Feb 2005, Janina Sajka wrote:
>>
>>> No, I don't understand this.
>>>
>>> With a connection to the Internet, your own smtp agent can direct mail
>>> wherever it determines is the next delivery relay. That's the meaning of
>>> having your mta configured and working for smtp. Whether or not it's
>>> advisable in your circumstances, depends on your circumstances. In my
>>> case, I'm fulfilling that function for myself, and when I'm on the road,
>>> I authenticate with my home server for this service.
>>>
>>> But, you don't need your ISP to play smtp for you. That's your
>>> choice--unless they're blocking outbound packets from your machine. If
>>> they're doing that, dump them and get someone who doesn't do that. If
>>> they're blocking outbound traffic, you'll have all kinds of trouble with
>>> them forever. It may be mail today, it will be something else tomorrow,
>>> and then something still beyond tomorrow.
>>>
>>> randy turner writes:
>>>>
>>>> but even with sendmail i still have to go through my isp,
>>>> as long as i recieve mail first i am ok,
>>>> thanks
>>>> randy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, 16 Feb 2005, Janina Sajka wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> So, case in point? No?
>>>>>
>>>>> Why rely on the ISP to send your mail? Get that sendmail, or exim, or
>>>>> whatever, working and use it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry if I dived in here late and missed something salient.
>>>>>
>>>>> Adam Myrow writes:
>>>>>> On Tue, 15 Feb 2005, randy turner wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> well i have to run get-mail first,
>>>>>>> then pine will send the message like it should
>>>>>>> does this give any one any ideas?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's a feature of your ISP which forces you to authenticate with your
>>>>>> POP
>>>>>> server, and then, it will let you send mail for a limited time.  I think
>>>>>> it's some sort of anti-spam measure, and unfortunately, there's not much
>>>>>> you can do about it except always check your mail right before you send,
>>>>>> or get another ISP.
>>>>>>
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>>>>> Janina Sajka				Phone: +1.202.494.7040
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>>>>>
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>>>>> janina at freestandards.org		http://a11y.org
>>>>>
>>>>> If Linux can't solve your computing problem, you need a different
>>>>> problem.
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>>> Janina Sajka				Phone: +1.202.494.7040
>>> Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC	http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com
>>>
>>> Chair, Accessibility Workgroup		Free Standards Group (FSG)
>>> janina at freestandards.org		http://a11y.org
>>>
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> Janina Sajka				Phone: +1.202.494.7040
> Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC	http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com
>
> Chair, Accessibility Workgroup		Free Standards Group (FSG)
> janina at freestandards.org		http://a11y.org
>
> If Linux can't solve your computing problem, you need a different problem.
>