* horseriver <horseriv...@gmail.com> [01-26-13 00:09]: > On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 02:17:27PM -0500, Patrick Shanahan wrote: > > * horseriver <horseriv...@gmail.com> [01-25-13 13:24]: > > > Would mutt call default mail delivery agent when startup? > > > > mutt reads mail > > mda delivers mail > > mta transfers mail > > > > fetchmail gets mail, is a mda > > Thanks! > > 1. Is fetchmail alwayes running at deamon mode ,fectching mail by > timer ? or it is called by mutt when mutt startup?
it is as *you* configure it, man fetchmail > 2. What is the use of mail command ? It seems to be a mda too.So I do > not how to distinguish between mail and fetchmail. If I want to > use fetchmail ,need I remove the mail mda? /usr/bin/mail, is *not* an mda. man mail You *really* need to look at the applications' documentation. > > -- > > (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 > > http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 > > http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member > > Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://linuxcounter.net
