dan ritter writes: > Assuming that postfix is properly configured i think that's the problem. i need to know how to do that. > (can you send mail with the command > echo test | mail -s "test" jdm-LPA1KyJyIuz1P9xLtpHBDw@public.gmane.org > ?) well, no, that doesn't work because mail isn't there. apt-get install mail produces: E: Couldn't find package mail > Then here are the relevant bits of mutt config: > set sendmail="/usr/bin/sendmail -oi -oem" i think that's ok. so how do i configure postfix? tia, ole dan j. daniel moylan 84 harvard ave brookline, ma 02446-6202 617-232-2360 (tel) 810-454-1823 (fax) jdm-LPA1KyJyIuz1P9xLtpHBDw@public.gmane.org www.moylan.us [death to html bloat!]