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@@ -6,12 +6,6 @@ various "third party" notmuch utilities.
 
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-## <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**Debian squeeze packages outdated**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
@@ -38,7 +32,7 @@ utilities support these formats:
 
 * [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
@@ -49,13 +43,16 @@ See more exhaustive list of [[software]] notmuch works with and the
 
 ## <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.
 
-    $ 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>