Changes between Version 14 and Version 15 of MUA Configuration

Timestamp:

07/21/06 13:37:33 (20 years ago)

Author:

dkg@…

Comment:

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MUA Configuration

@@ -77 +77 @@
 === `mutt` ===
 
-`mutt` is a well-maintained, free, console-based, IMAP-capable mail client.  Configuring `mutt` is done by editing a text configuration file, stored in `~/.muttrc`
+`mutt` is a well-maintained, free, console-based, IMAP-capable mail client.  Configuring `mutt` is done by editing a text configuration file, stored in `~/.muttrc` 
 
 On CAL configured workstations, you don't need to do any configuration to get `mutt` to work with your CAL mail account.  It is already set up, thanks to [source:/trunk/packages/cal-meta/src/cal-configured-workstation-config/etc/Muttrc.d/cal.rc /etc/Muttrc.d/cal.rc].
@@ -93 +93 @@
 
 You may also want to instruct `mutt` to trust the [wiki:"CAL Certificate Authority"] by appending [source:/trunk/packages/cal-meta/src/PKI/CAL-CA_root_cert.pem its root certificate] to `mutt`'s `certificate_file` (which by default is `~/.mutt_certificates`).  This will avoid prompting for accepting new certificates, and will let you interact more smoothly with CAL servers using encryption.
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+Note that `mutt` requires there to be a running sendmail-style interface on your local machine in order to send mail.  Most UNIX-style machines have such a service in place.  `mutt` simply hands off outgoing mail to that interface, and doesn't need to connect to an outbound server at all.  If your computer does not have such a system in place, you might consider [http://freshmeat.net/projects/nullmailer/ nullmailer] or an even simpler tool like [http://packages.debian.org/stable/mail/ssmtp ssmtp].