From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 24 03:38:05 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9BC3516A7D6 for ; Wed, 24 May 2006 03:38:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from on@cs.ait.ac.th) Received: from mail.cs.ait.ac.th (mail.cs.ait.ac.th [192.41.170.16]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB1E043D49 for ; Wed, 24 May 2006 03:38:04 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from on@cs.ait.ac.th) Received: from banyan.cs.ait.ac.th (banyan.cs.ait.ac.th [192.41.170.5]) by mail.cs.ait.ac.th (8.13.1/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k4O3bnDo094881 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Wed, 24 May 2006 10:37:49 +0700 (ICT) Received: (from on@localhost) by banyan.cs.ait.ac.th (8.13.3/8.12.11) id k4O3bnY6060273; Wed, 24 May 2006 10:37:49 +0700 (ICT) Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 10:37:49 +0700 (ICT) Message-Id: <200605240337.k4O3bnY6060273@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> From: Olivier Nicole To: admin2@enabled.com In-reply-to: <20060524032337.M97496@enabled.com> (admin2@enabled.com) References: <20060524032337.M97496@enabled.com> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Virus-Scanned: on CSIM by amavisd-milter (http://www.amavis.org/) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Implementing IMAP advice for first timer X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 03:38:20 -0000 > Well I want to get IMAP running on my FreeBSD box and would like to have a > safe, non service-interrupting strategy to implementing it. What do you mean "non service-interrupting strategy"? If you have already POP3 installed and running, there is good chance that installing IMAP will install another POP3 and at some stage it may create sirvice disturbances. > 1) Can somebody please recommend a good FAQ about how-to get IMAP > running my FreeBSD machine? Install from /usr/ports/mail/cyrus-imapd23 for example > 2) Are there things I should be aware of before I start the > process? None that I can think off. > 3) I don’t completely understand how IMAP works – is there a > good tutorial about this subject? IMAP is a protocols that allows you to READ your email. Your IMAP client will connect to your IMAP server and retreive emails from your mailbox. IMAP also allows you to retreive mails from mail folders. > 4) I don’t completely understand how local mail delivery will > change – is there a good tutorial about this subject? IMAP does not interract with mail delivery. Once mail is delivered into your mailbox, IMAP allows you to read it. Best regards, olivier