Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 08:06:10 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: Danny MacMillan <flowers@users.sourceforge.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: IMAP server and client recommendations? Message-ID: <4087B532.7000702@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <opr6ubrvpnrcgix0@shawmail> References: <opr6ubrvpnrcgix0@shawmail>
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Danny MacMillan wrote: > Hello. > > I have six or seven hundred megabytes of email imprisoned in a few .pst > (Microsoft Outlook "Personal Folders") files. I've been looking for an > alternative email client lately. Of course, the issue is converting > these old messages so that they are usable by the new software -- > ideally so that multiple clients could access the mail. The thought > that immediately occurred to me was that one of the standard Unix > formats -- mbox or maildir -- would be appropriate for this task. > > After scouring the internet for possibilities for converting between the > hated .pst format and mbox or Maildir, I found a few people who'd > seemingly hit upon an ideal solution: add an IMAP folder to Outlook and > copy their mail to that folder, then do the reverse inside a client that > stores its mail in mbox or maildir format. Then it struck me -- > =leaving= the mail in the IMAP server would give me even more flexibility. > > Is it feasible to use the IMAP server as a mail storage solution like > this? Can anyone recommend a good IMAP server (for FreeBSD of course) > and give me some tips on considerations for choosing one? I blush to > say it, but I've never even had an IMAP account. First, I agree with you and others that this is a good way to go. Second, I just want to add one more choice to the list of excellent IMAP servers you might want to use: dovecot. I've found dovecot to be fast, and simple compared to other IMAP servers. Of course, the biggest problem with open source software is there are too many good choices :) -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com
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