[sllug-members]: Fetchmail localhost error

[Corey Edwards]

On Thu, 2007-03-22 at 08:29 -0600, Jared Bernard wrote:
>  
> jared at zarahemla:~$ telnet localhost 25
> Trying 127.0.0.1...
> telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused
>  
> 
>         You do have a working Mail Transfer Agent working, (Sendmail
>         etc.)?
>  
> I thought Fetchmail was a MTA? I guessing it's not. Do I need to set
> up Sendmail?

Fetchmail is an MTA of sorts, but what it is not is an Message Delivery
Agent, MDA. That's what you need Sendmail for (or Postfix, Exim, etc.).

Corey