howto configure mozilla mail to read from /var/mail/root ?

[cc]

hi

howto configure mozilla mail under GNOME to read root mails from /var/mail/root ?
or I need an other GNOME mail client ?
with kmail under KDE was working without any problems.

kind regards
cc

[sensovision]

never thought about this...
maybe just configure EXIM orother mail server and later just create account in thunderbird or mozilla to get mails from this local server? I'm not sure if this is that easy since I never did this myself.

[cc]

if I could have a mail client something like kmail under GNOME,
then should work, but I think will not work with Mozilla Mail.

[sensovision]

you can actually always install kmail, it will just install few extra KDE libraries.
As for Mozilla I'll try to do what I've suggested to you myself tomorrow and see if it works.

[cc]

yes I know that, but I don't want to install kmail under GNOME

which other mail clients similar to kmail uses GNOME without KDE libraries ?

[dawgie]

hi

howto configure mozilla mail under GNOME to read root mails from /var/mail/root ?
or I need an other GNOME mail client ?
with kmail under KDE was working without any problems.

kind regards
cc

You can do this with Thunderbird.
Under Edit --> Accounts --> add account
Choose "Movemail" as the account type
username@localhost for address.

-Bob

[Jeroen]

You should not have permission to read mail from /var/mail/root, instead, make sure your mail-transport-agent delivers root mail to some user account(s).

[dawgie]

You should not have permission to read mail from /var/mail/root, instead, make sure your mail-transport-agent delivers root mail to some user account(s).

By default, most Debian systems use postfix for mail transport.
You can setup postfix to redirect root mail to a user:

# dpkg-reconfigure postfix

In the dialog box choose "local" and then fill in the information for the user that you want to recieve the messages.

-Bob

[Jeroen]

Eh, the default has been exim for ages (since potato at least).

If you want to change the settings, simply see /etc/aliases, and edit that file. That's all that's needed. ("root: jeroen" in my case)

[dawgie]

Eh, the default has been exim for ages (since potato at least).

If you want to change the settings, simply see /etc/aliases, and edit that file. That's all that's needed. ("root: jeroen" in my case)

Thanks Jeroem,
Good information (and much easier) to edit the /etc/aliases file.
I don't think I have exim installed and I have done a normal install.

[Guest]

Thanks Jeroem,
Good information (and much easier) to edit the /etc/aliases file.
I don't think I have exim installed and I have done a normal install.

as far as i know exim is installed by default on debian (tested on debian 3.0 and 3.1 sarge)

Edoardo Mantovani
www.nowayoutbrotherhood.net

[dawgie]

as far as i know exim is installed by default on debian (tested on debian 3.0 and 3.1 sarge)

Edoardo Mantovani
www.nowayoutbrotherhood.net

This is interesting. I have been using Debian since Potato. Default install.

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naylux:/home/bob# which exim
naylux:/home/bob# man exim
No manual entry for exim

naylux:/home/bob# apt-get install exim
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Suggested packages:
  eximon
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  postfix
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  exim
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/759kB of archives.
After unpacking 541kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n
Abort.

How is exim VS postfix ??
Is one better than the other?

Interesting....

-Bob

[cc]

during the setup the system is asking, howto save root mails

where can I find these settings to change later ?

[dawgie]

during the setup the system is asking, howto save root mails

where can I find these settings to change later ?

To rerun the dialog for your setup:

# dpkg-reconfigure postfix
or exim if you have that instead of postfix.
Or as Jeroen said, you can edit the configuration file:

If you want to change the settings, simply see /etc/aliases, and edit that file. That's all that's needed. ("root: jeroen" in my case)

-Bob