>>>>> "Johann" == Johann Spies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
I'm far from being an exim expert, but maybe we are able to clarify
things together...
Johann> Sorry for the long message, but I do not know how to
Johann> explain my problem much shorter.
That's OK.
[...]
Johann> and now she uses Linux most of the time on her dual boot
Johann> laptop. It is an dialup system using exim as mta.
It's a dialup system without static IP
Johann> Then the trouble started: She complained that
Johann> kde's mail client did not send her messages and lost the
Johann> messages (previously it worked without a problem).
What did you change? Did you check for frozen messages? exim -bp or
sth. like that, <man exim>.
Johann> Some configurations (on both my computer [a desktop] and
Johann> hers):
Johann> Potato / Hail on both systems. Everything works on mine as
Johann> it should (I did not try out kmail on mine as I do not
Johann> have kde on mine).
Johann> MTA exim.
Which option did you choose during eximconfig? smarthost?
Johann> Xfmail|Misc|Conf Misc|Send: Send Method: Sendmail SMTP
Johann> Host: 127.0.0.1 Port 25 Sendmail path: /usr/bin/sendmail
Johann> Options -i DSN Options: -R hdrs -N failure.delay.success
Johann> Send Properties: SMTP log
Xfmail (like kmail IIRC) has a smtp-client builtin. Try to feed it
with your ISP mailhost... (instead of localhost)
Johann> Sending mail using "mail" or mutt work without a problem.
Johann> I did not try out pine yet.
So, exim should be OK.
Johann> Questions:
Johann> 1. Does anybody have a clue on what can cause a problem
Johann> like this? 2. Which stable, easy to use gui mail client
Johann> would you recommend if the mail client is the problem? (I
Johann> have even downloaded the latest version of mahogany (rpm)
Johann> but it is dependend on libwx_gtk-2.2.so.6 and potato has
Johann> only libwx_gtk-2.2.so.0.2.1 available.
You could try pronto or sylpheed, for example.
HTH,
MH
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