Re: [LI] Changing the From: field.

[Suresh Ramasubramanian <r.suresh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 24 Jan 2000, thus spake Dr. Sharukh K.R. Pavri.:

> I finally got email working on my RHL 6.1 box. I have multiple pop
> accounts.

Congratulations ;)

Basic thing - if the usernames are different on each acct - set up your
.fetchmailrc (create it and give it chmod 0710).

Create different login names. Assuming skpavri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and
spavri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- there should be two logins skpavri and spavri.
When you run fetchmail the .fetchmailrc executes to poll the two servers
and distribute mail to your two logins.

defaults
forcecr
poll bom3.vsnl.net.in with proto POP3
user spavri with password "vsnlpass" is user spavri here
fetchall
poll mailandnews.com with proto pop3
user skpavri with password "passwd" is user skpavri here
fetchall

> 1. How do I change the From: field in Pine and Mutt when I am writing
> a new message ?

In PINE, use the Roles - (S - R, that is, Setup - Roles, from the main
menu.  You can set up multiple aliases using this).  These roles will be
used depending on what criterion you set.

For example, if your bigfoot acct spavri@xxxxxxxxxxx forwards to your vsnl
account, in your login spavri, fire up Pine and create a role bigfoot
which will have

From: spavri@xxxxxxxxxxx, used when the to: field of an incoming mail
shows spavri@xxxxxxxxxxx instead of spavri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or
spavri@xxxxxxxx

Pine has detailed help in the release notes for this.

> 2. I can't find my .muttrc file, there is a sample .muttrc file. How do I
> create one ? Doesn't it get automatically created like .pinerc ?

As for mutt - the basic command is my_hdr from: etc etc.  I'll send you my
.muttrc in a separate mail.  You have to create it :)

> 3. I use wvdial. My internet connection does not cut off even after
> "killall -9 wvdial" though the console shows 'Killed' for wvdial.

Run wvdial from only one login (say root) and use control C to cut it off,
that works for me.

Or search for the pid of wvdial and kill it.  Or try searching for ppp and
cutting that off.

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