On Sun, August 26, 2007 15:27, Alex Samad wrote: > On Sun, Aug 26, 2007 at 11:06:14AM +0100, Richard Lyons wrote: >> On Sat, August 25, 2007 23:27, Florian Kulzer wrote: [...] >> > Mutt (or any >> > other MUA) on the local computer can now simply be configured to use >> > localhost, port 2525 as its smtp server. >> >> I find the whole mail process absurdly confusing, and nobody seems to >> have written a lucid explanation of how the bits fit together. > > try http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Mail_Transfer_Protocol > > smtp server move email around until the email get to a server that accepts > it a > local. You read mail from the that server via POP or IMAP or because it > has > been delivered locally (mbox or maildir). > > pop is the older style system, you connect to the server and then take all > your > mail. > > imap lets you do the above, but also lets you leave the mail on the server > - > all in one place. > > > to send mail you use a mail agent that let you create a mail message and > enter > it into the smtp network (via you smtp server). Because of spam, most > (well > configured) server do not allow relaying through them except for certain > clients/hosts/networks. [...]
Thanks Alex, but I do have a general picture of the process. What is missing is the bit in the middle, between the general schema and the nitty-gritty of exim4's myriad configuration files. In particular, to complete doing what Florian suggested, I need to know how to get mail from mutt to port 2525. Either through exim4 or otherwise if there is a simpler route. -- richard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
