Re: outgoing mail confusion

[Steffen Klemer <masterofheap gmx net>]

Some time ago Matthias Andree posted this link to the list

|Or just check if my RPM works for you (it does not depend on libESMTP,
|BTW, because SuSE always install MTAs),
|http://mandree.home.pages.de/suse-7.3-i386.de/
|Please be patient, the redirector is slow (but reliable).



Perhaps they work in the correct way...

Am 2001.12.30 19:25:08 +0100 schrieb(en) Robert Schweikert:
> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 21:52:13 +0000
> From: Carlos Morgado <chbm@chbm.nu>
> To: balsa-list@gnome.org
> Subject: Re: outgoing mail confusion
> 
> On Sat, Dec 29, 2001 at 08:04:46AM -0800, Lang Hurst wrote:
> 
>>> Settings->Preferences->Mail Servers->Outgoing Mail
>>> =20
>>> Remote SMTP server:  <your isp's outgoing mail server>
>>> perhaps append :25 to the end like this   smtp.ispmailserver.com:25
>>> =20
>>> This is on version 1.2.3 of balsa.
>>> =20
>>> Really, I'd suggest installing exim, or some other MTA and just 
>>> using=20
>>> localhost:25, just for the learning experience.
>>> =20
>> 
> 
>> That only appears if balsa has esmtp support (ie. compiled with 
>> libESMTP).
>> Otherwise that zone is totally blank and balsa falls back to
>> /usr/sbin/sendmail.
> 
> OK, that would be nice. The question then becomes why does that not work 
> either. I have setup sendmail and it appears to work as I can mail using 
> Pine, and Pine uses sendmail as well.
> 
> Since libesmtp is not on my system and I cannot find it with the SuSE 
> configuration tool I must assume the Balsa was built without esmtp. 
> Trying to build 1.2.3 I ran into all kinds of problems I don't really 
> want to figure out. Thus I'd prefer to stick with the installed version 
> 1.1.7
> 
> When I compose a message and then click send I get a little progress 
> window, I suppose that is similar to the window I get whe balsa checks 
> for mail. I pops up and goew away pretty fast. However, I do notice that 
> the appears to be no progress, i.e. there is no percentage counting and 
> the little bar doesn't fill up.
> 
> I am not sure if this info is of any use.
> 
> Thanks,
> Robert
> 
>> If that is the case you either need libESMTP  or to configure your 
>> local MTA
>> to use your ISP as smart relay (most distros have some sort of 
>> configuration
>> tool for this)
> 
> --=20
> Carlos Morgado
> 
> 
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cu
/Steffen

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