k e c h i e dixit: > > On Sat, 19 Dec 1998, KTB wrote: > > > not exist." I also can't figure out how to bring up "Mailx." Under > > dselect it says it is installed but when I type in mailx nothing > > happens. I looked at the info page and couldn't see anything about how > > mailx is a set of BSD mail programs (mail,mailx,Mail) so typing mailx > doesn't do any good. Try installing elm-me+ or pine (needs some basic > development files) instead for interactive mail.
I've never used pine, though I've used elm-me+ which is "almost" great... almost since mutt is greater than elm. Give mutt a try! it's just great. > > > to get the program up. I have the latest Debian what is the easiest > > way or programs to use, in order to use email? I also can't figure out > > how to find clear documentation on my system. I went trough steps > > outlined in a book I have, using "ghostscript" and "zcat", using either > > one I get "Command doesn't exist." I put in "cd HOWTO" and then "ls" I > > can see a "mail-HOWTO.gz" but can't figure out how to read it. Could > > zless | zcat will display the file correctly zless mail-HOWTO.gz will do it. You should also configure ppp (run pppconfig), fetchmail and smail (or smail). Also, the DNS go in the /etc/resolv.conf file, like this: search servicom.es nameserver 194.106.2.132 nameserver 194.106.0.135 -- Un saludo, Horacio ------------------------ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------
