mail setup howto??? [was: Re: Request: header]


Subject: mail setup howto??? [was: Re: Request: header]
From: Scott Frankel (leknarf@pacbell.net)
Date: Mon Aug 06 2001 - 12:35:08 MDT


Would anyone be able to point me to step-by-step documentation
on how to set up a text-based email client (e.g. pine) with fetchmail,
procmail, .forward, &c? I really, really want to ditch netscape for
reading my email.

I'd be much obliged!

Thanks
Scott

Dan Burcaw wrote:

> Some folks requested this in the past
> and I asked everyone what they thought.
> Essentially if most people want something,
> we'll have no problem making the addition.
>
> As it turned out, it seemed there were quite a few
> people that would prefer not to have a subject
> header added so we didn't.
>
> I'd recommend setting up your email client
> to filter messages to: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> into their own email box rather then your inbox.
>
> Most emails clients support this including pine, kmail, eudora, etc.
>
> -Dan
>
> > This list is becoming a higher traffic list as more people are using YDL
> > 2.0. Would it be possible to add a header in the subject, something like
> > [YDL] or [YDL-general] so that I and others can identify mail from this
> > list easily? Thanks.
> >
> > @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
> > Matthew Duhan fringe@shore.net http://shell2.primushost.com/~fringe
> > When I want my opinions I'll ask me for them.
> > WWW, HTML, VR, MOO, HRSFA, TMBG, DNA--any more initials and I'll go insane
> > Friends don't let friends choose wisely.
>
> --
>
> Regards,
> Dan Burcaw
> Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.



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