# The Linux Electronic Mail HOWTO

## Vince Skahan, `<vince@halcyon.com>`

v1.17, 22 Oct 1994

This document describes the setup and care+feeding of Electronic Mail (e-mail) under Linux. You need to read this if you plan to communicate locally or to remote sites via electronic mail. You probably do *not* need to read this document if don't exchange electronic mail with other users on your system or with other sites.

## 1. Introduction

#### 1.1 New versions of this document

#### 1.2 Feedback

#### 1.3 Copyright Information

#### 1.4 Standard Disclaimer

#### 1.5 Other sources of information

#### 1.6 Where *NOT* to look for help

## 2. Hardware Requirements

## 3. Getting the software

## 4. Mail 'Transport Agents'

#### 4.1 Smail v3.1

#### 4.2 Sendmail+IDA

#### 4.3 Sendmail 8.6

#### 4.4 Other "transport agents"

#### 4.5 Local Delivery Agents

## 5. Mail "User Agents"

#### 5.1 Elm

#### 5.2 Mailx

#### 5.3 Other user agents

## 6. Acknowledgements