A mailer is a little boring if you can only fetch mail but can't
send any.  This file describes in brief how to set up smail (which
comes along with KGMD/KEMD) to send mails using a PPP connection.

Please make sure that you have smail installed.  Type into your shell:

	smail -bP config_file

If this command fails smail is probably not installed.  Get it.  If
it is successful it will display the configuration file smail currently
evaluates (usually /etc/smail/config).  Now make a backup of this
file.  Change to the directory `smail' (relative to the one you've
found this file in) and copy the file `config' in there to your
original smail configuration file.  Now read through it carefully
and edit it to your needs.  If necessary merge the contents of your original
config file into it.

You will also find a file `routers' in the smail directory.  Type

	smail -bP router_file

into your shell and replace the original router file with the one
provided here.  It usually doesn't need editing.

Now write a mail to somebody (if Mutt isn't set up use another 
mailer like elm, or simply `mail').  Establish a connection to
your provider and then type 

	tcsh -c runq

into your shell.  You should now see your modem lights flashing
and smail will deliver the enqueued mails.  If your shell
is tcsh it is enough to type "runq" but with bash or other shells
smail crashes.  So we use tcsh to execute all smail related 
commands.

If you have difficulties feel free to contact me.

You should now proceed with README.MIME if you're interested in 
MIME support or README.pgp if you want to learn how to set up
Mutt for use with pgp.  Or you can just start Mutt and read
the rest later.

Guido Flohr
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http://stud.uni-sb.de/~gufl0000/
mailto:gufl0000@stud.uni-sb.de
