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  • [gentoo-user] Re: configure "net-mail/mailutils" - non-answer / drive b

    From Grant Taylor@21:1/5 to thelma@sys-concept.com on Fri Dec 31 23:50:01 2021
    I don't have an answer for you, but I do have a drive by comment.

    On 12/31/21 3:09 PM, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:
    I'm trying to find a solution to read and delete local mail in: /var/mail/[user]  as Thunderbird discontinued support for reading local
    mail directory (movemail).

    This type of need is why I have ~/.forward files on most systems so that
    email to my local account is forwarded to (one of) my primary email
    accounts that Thunderbird does check.



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  • From thelma@sys-concept.com@21:1/5 to Grant Taylor on Sat Jan 1 00:00:05 2022
    On 12/31/21 15:39, Grant Taylor wrote:
    I don't have an answer for you, but I do have a drive by comment.

    On 12/31/21 3:09 PM, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:
    I'm trying to find a solution to read and delete local mail in: /var/mail/[user]  as Thunderbird discontinued support for reading local mail directory (movemail).

    This type of need is why I have ~/.forward files on most systems so that email to my local account is forwarded to (one of) my primary email accounts that Thunderbird does check.

    mail --file=/var/mail/[user]

    works, but I would rather have it configured in Thunderbird or Gmail.

    How do you configure "~/.forward"?

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  • From thelma@sys-concept.com@21:1/5 to Grant Taylor on Sat Jan 1 01:00:01 2022
    On 12/31/21 16:17, Grant Taylor wrote:
    On 12/31/21 3:58 PM, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:
    How do you configure "~/.forward"?

    echo "user@example.net" > ~/.forward

    That will cause most MTAs to forward message for your local user to the user@example.net email address.

    Thanks for the hint. Yes, it works. I think it is the best solution for now.

    I had some problems deleting mail with "net-mail/mailutils" program.

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  • From Grant Taylor@21:1/5 to thelma@sys-concept.com on Sat Jan 1 00:20:01 2022
    On 12/31/21 3:58 PM, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:
    How do you configure "~/.forward"?

    echo "user@example.net" > ~/.forward

    That will cause most MTAs to forward message for your local user to the user@example.net email address.



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  • From Grant Taylor@21:1/5 to thelma@sys-concept.com on Sat Jan 1 03:40:02 2022
    On 12/31/21 4:50 PM, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:
    Thanks for the hint.  Yes, it works. I think it is the best solution for now.

    You're welcome.

    A simple .forward works in most cases. Though it may run into typical forwarding problems (SPF, DKIM, etc.). But you're probably fine with
    what you're doing.

    I had some problems deleting mail with "net-mail/mailutils" program.

    *nod*



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