From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.44.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8DF893F70A for ; Fri, 7 Dec 2001 18:50:26 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail.redhat.com (mail.redhat.com [199.183.24.239]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id fB7NoQp28791 for ; Fri, 7 Dec 2001 18:50:26 -0500 Received: (from mail@localhost) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) id fB7NoQB25418 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Fri, 7 Dec 2001 18:50:26 -0500 Received: from server1.shellworld.net (root@server1.shellworld.net [64.39.15.178]) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) with ESMTP id fB7NoPw25414 for ; Fri, 7 Dec 2001 18:50:25 -0500 Received: from localhost (jdashiel@localhost) by server1.shellworld.net (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id fB7NoPk07649 for ; Fri, 7 Dec 2001 17:50:25 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from jdashiel@shellworld.net) Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 17:50:25 -0600 (CST) From: Jude DaShiell To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: Mail HowTo In-Reply-To: <017401c17e58$f70f9560$e08caad8@tds.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: a configuration file called .fetchmailrc goes in /root. Try putting one together based on what you read in man page, and test it using fetchmail -v . If the fetchmail program finds errors, it'll let you know. Red hat really should make a fetchmailconf program that doesn't need xterm or x11 to run. Then at least you'd not have these problems with fetchmail. I tried putting my .fetchmailrc in a non-privileged account and removing it from root but that stopped fetchmail from operating since the root .fetchmailrc file wasn't there. sendmail is another headache, I have yet to get that to successfully mask even though it sends email out. It's a good idea not to be online as root, you leave yourself wide open for hackers that way. If you need do something in root su root out of non-privileged account when off line and take care of business then. Then exit from root before going back online. Jude