Putmail version 1.4 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 1.4

      View the most recent changes for the putmail port at: putmail.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for putmail.
      The raw portfile for putmail 1.4 is located here:
      http://putmail.darwinports.com/dports/mail/putmail/Portfile
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      The putmail Portfile 57375 2009-09-10 08:16:41Z ryandesign macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: putmail
      Version: 1.4
      Category: mail
      Platform: darwin
      Maintainers: mww
      Description: putmail is a very lightweight MTA
      Long Description: putmail is a very lightweight MTA that was designed to replace the sendmail command in certain situations. It supports several configurations, SMTP authentication, TLS and should work with Mutt, nail, mail, and other similar programs.

      Homepage: http://putmail.sourceforge.net/
      Master Sites: sourceforge
      distname ${name}.py-${version}
      Checksums: sha1 7903fd32a14192adb72560b99c01e6563bc9dd38
      use_bzip2 yes

      depends_run bin:python:python24

      use_configure no

      build {}

      destroot.env PREFIX="${destroot}${prefix}"
      destroot.cmd ./install.sh
      destroot.destdir

      post-destroot {
      system "cd ${destroot}${prefix}/bin && ln -sf putmail.py putmail"
      }

      livecheck.type freshmeat

    If you haven't already installed Darwin Ports, you can find easy instructions for doing so at the main Darwin Ports page.

    Once Darwin Ports has been installed, in a terminal window and while online, type the following and hit return:


      %  cd /opt/local/bin/portslocation/dports/putmail
      % sudo port install putmail
      Password:
    You will then be prompted for your root password, which you should enter. You may have to wait for a few minutes while the software is retrieved from the network and installed for you. Y ou should see something that looks similar to:

      ---> Fetching putmail
      ---> Verifying checksum for putmail
      ---> Extracting putmail
      ---> Configuring putmail
      ---> Building putmail with target all
      ---> Staging putmail into destroot
      ---> Installing putmail
    - Make sure that you do not close the terminal window while Darwin Ports is working. Once the software has been installed, you can find further information about using putmail with these commands:
      %  man putmail
      % apropos putmail
      % which putmail
      % locate putmail

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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