> > On Mon, 2005-03-28 at 11:48 -0600, rado wrote: > > > > Sendmail sends mail & receives mail on port 25, as you have said. > > > > It also handles delivery of mail (i.e. puts new mail in /var/spool/user) > > > > > hi Paul! > > > Actually sendmail uses another program (the default in FC being > > > procmail) to handle local delivery. Sendmail runs the program it's > > > configured to use for local delivery to put the file > > > in /var/spool/mail/user or wherever (e.g. it will be different for > > > someone using the cyrus mail system). > > > > > > Paul. > > yes, I am using sendmail and procmail the evolution to read/reply etc > > k...so who actually dumps the mail in /var/spool/mail/rado/ sendmail or > > proc? I think sendmail actually puts it in the spool dir... just want > > that point clear in my head. > > Sendmail calls procmail to handle local delivery, so procmail is what > eventually dumps the mail there (by default). > > If you are using evolution with a POP/IMAP server then the POP/IMAP > server retrieves the mail from /var/spool/mail/rado on the POP/IMAP > server and gives it to evolution, which then dumps the mail somewhere > under ~/.evolution on the machine on which you're running evolution. kk... yes, using dovecot to pop...thinking bout leaving msgs on server as well, I think procmail is the baby that sends it to ~/.evolution tho huh? I need to intercept it there I believe. while it sends it to ~/.evolution send it to the other machine...sync the ...spool/mail/rado and maybe also ~/.evolution ... gettin closer w/this for sure! > Paul. Well, right now, not concerned w/spam, just trying to sync up the mail bit on 2 machines A and B which is just a part to the big project. thx paul john rose
