[plug] email error messages

[Bevan Broun]

on Mon, Feb 14, 2000 at 01:31:54AM +0000, Christian <christian at global.net.au> wrote:
> russ wrote:
> > Do I need sendmail to get mail from a remote host if I am using
> > fetchmail? How do I kill sendmail so it doesn't start at boot or as a
> > daemon? Because yes, I see it is running. Or do I just not worry since
> > the spammers are being rejected they will go somewhere else?
> 
> You do need sendmail (or superior MTA... *grin*) running if you are
> using fetchmail since it delivers email via the local SMTP port.  My

Ive just started looking at getmail, which is a fetchmail replacement
that doesnt deliver to your local smtp port. I havent used fetchmail or
getmail yet. Check freshmeat for getmail.

BB
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