OT: Gmail and reading this list

Claude Jones claude_jones at levitjames.com
Fri Dec 16 14:26:51 UTC 2005


On Friday 16 December 2005 07:05, James Wilkinson wrote:
> I'm doing something very similar, but I *am* receiving copies of what I
> sent.
>
> The big difference is that I'm not using gmail as my smart host. Would
> that be an option for you?
>
> I do:
>  mutt (locally) -> Postfix (locally) -> Demon (ISP) -> Red Hat.
>
> List mail comes:
>  Red Hat -> gmail -> Fetchmail (locally, via POP3) -> Postfix -> mutt.
>
> (That's ignoring a virus / spam sweep and a procmail step).
>
> Obviously, I use a Demon e-mail address for list purposes. That has to
> be subscribed, but it has mail delivery turned off (in the list
> preferences at the URL on the last line of every list e-mail: non-list
> e-mail will get through). The gmail address is also subscribed, but I
> don't use it for posting.
>
> You might want to leave out either the local MTA (Postfix) step or the
> ISP step on your outward e-mails

I'm afraid you're over my head - I'll have to research all this. I've never 
used mutt or postfix, so I don't know anything about them. Thanks for the 
ideas - I'll do some homework. 

-- 
Claude Jones
Bluemont, VA, USA




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