Re: Pine

[Jim Jackson <nospam [at] scs.leeds.ac.uk>]

On Tue, 8 Feb 2000, Richard wrote:

> Hello
> 
> 	I've been having a look into using Pine from my Linux box for 
> everything.  I've encountered several problems.
> 
> 1/  The help file is completely useless

Dunno, it has pretty good contextual help. 

> 2/  Does it just work with sendmail or can I get it to work with POP3 

>From main menu select Setup, then Configuration,  - at top you get
something like....

personal-name            = Fred Bloggs
user-domain              = me.isp.co.uk
smtp-server              = mail.isp.co.uk
nntp-server              = nntp.isp.co.uk
inbox-path               = {mail.isp.co.uk/pop3/user=mailid}inbox               

replace with your own ISP and personal details.

> ?
> 3/  My ISPs server does not recognise my richard [at] sheflug.co.uk 
> address if I use a Linux mail app to send or receive mail through 
> that address.  But it works fine with MS Windows.  Any ideas what 
> this is about ?

I don't think I understand this. Can you elaborate.

> 4/  I've already sent this e-mail once.  It didn't get past my ISP.  
> I tried to send by POP3 and the server rejected it.  Had to send by 
> sendmail.  That didn't get through.  This is a Pegasus Mail message.


> 5/  You might have noticed from the above comments that it's been 
> some time since I use Pine ? 
> 
> 
> Richard
> Sheffield UK
> 
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