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Abstract

One of the first things every FreeBSD user wishes to configure on his computer is e-mail access. However, a look in the mail section of the ports collection yields an amazing 148 applications dealing with e-mail. To make matters worse, some claim to be MUAs, MTAs, POP3 clients, or IMAP4 servers. These descriptions are not helpful if you are unfamiliar with these terms and just want to be able to send and receive e-mail.

In this article, I'll give a "readers digest" version of some important e-mail concepts, with references to additional information. Then I'll walk you through the steps of configuring your FreeBSD system to send and retrieve e-mail, as well as configuring Pine.