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 [[!toc levels=2]]
 
 
 [[!toc levels=2]]
 

-## <span id="debian_packages">**Debian squeeze packages outdated**</span>
-
-The notmuch package(s) in Debian squeeze are very old (version 0.3).
-It's better to start off with an up to date version from
-[backports](http://backports-master.debian.org/).
-

 ## <span id="receive_mail">**Receive mail**</span>
 
 Notmuch does not fetch mail for you.  For that, you need to use an
 ## <span id="receive_mail">**Receive mail**</span>
 
 Notmuch does not fetch mail for you.  For that, you need to use an


@@ -38,7 +32,7 @@ utilities support these formats:
 
 * [getmail](http://pyropus.ca/software/getmail/)
 
 
 * [getmail](http://pyropus.ca/software/getmail/)
 

-* [fetchmail](http://fetchmail.berlios.de/)
+* [fetchmail](http://www.fetchmail.info/)

 
 * [muchsync](http://www.muchsync.org/) - replicate and synchronize
   your notmuch database (mail and tags) across machines
 
 * [muchsync](http://www.muchsync.org/) - replicate and synchronize
   your notmuch database (mail and tags) across machines


@@ -49,13 +43,16 @@ See more exhaustive list of [[software]] notmuch works with and the
 
 ## <span id="send_mail">**Send mail**</span>
 
 
 ## <span id="send_mail">**Send mail**</span>
 

-By default, NotMuch uses sendmail to send your mail. But if you prefer
-a simpler solution like msmtp, first [install and configure msmtp](http://msmtp.sourceforge.net/).
+Notmuch does not send your mail. The frontends (MUAs) that utilize notmuch
+does that. Often these MUAs use sendmail(8) to send your mail.
+
+If you prefer a simpler solution like msmtp, first
+[install and configure msmtp](http://msmtp.sourceforge.net/).

 
 Then create a symbolic link so that msmtp will be called instead of sendmail
 when you press the keyboard shortcut to send your message.
 
 
 Then create a symbolic link so that msmtp will be called instead of sendmail
 when you press the keyboard shortcut to send your message.
 

-    $ sudo ln -s /usr/bin/msmtp /usr/local/bin/sendmail
+    $ sudo ln -s /usr/bin/msmtp /usr/sbin/sendmail

 
 
 ## <span id="sync_maildir_flags">**Sync notmuch tags and maildir flags**</span>
 
 
 ## <span id="sync_maildir_flags">**Sync notmuch tags and maildir flags**</span>


@@ -146,3 +143,6 @@ in a scenario where you have encrypted your hard disk anyway and are
 comfortable with the security implications (and until notmuch can index
 encrypted email itself).
 
 comfortable with the security implications (and until notmuch can index
 encrypted email itself).
 

+## Translations
+
+- A translation of this page into [[Russian|howto-ru]]