From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 22 03:59:10 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 259C716A401 for ; Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:59:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from oceanare@pacific.net.sg) Received: from smtpgate1.pacific.net.sg (smtpgate1.pacific.net.sg [203.120.90.31]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 5EF9613C448 for ; Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:59:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from oceanare@pacific.net.sg) Received: (qmail 2360 invoked from network); 22 Feb 2008 03:59:07 -0000 Received: from adsl246.dyn234.pacific.net.sg (HELO P2120.somewherefaraway.com) (oceanare@210.24.234.246) by smtpgate1.pacific.net.sg with ESMTPA; 22 Feb 2008 03:59:05 -0000 Message-ID: <47BE487F.9050108@pacific.net.sg> Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:58:55 +0800 From: Erich Dollansky User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070826) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Peter Harrison References: <4769770500B2FB0C@n064.sc1.he.tucows.com> (added by postmaster@bouncemessage.net) In-Reply-To: <4769770500B2FB0C@n064.sc1.he.tucows.com> (added by postmaster@bouncemessage.net) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: POP3 recommendations... 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: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:59:10 -0000 Hi, in addition to the IMPA server, you could run your favorite application at the server and log on remotely. Erich Peter Harrison wrote: > I've not run a POP3 server before, but now I'm getting tired of confusing myself pulling my email down from my ISP across my laptop, desktop, and home server. Could someone recommend a solution for me? > > The situation is that I have a home server (running NFS, Samba, FTP, Apache, Mysql), plus a desktop and laptop (which generally gets used just around the house). The desktop and laptop both run fetchmail to collect my email from my ISP - but obviously this means some of my email ends up on the laptop, and some on the desktop. > > I'm after something like using fetchmail on the server to collect the mail, then probably sort it with procmail before making it available to my home network. The aim is for the mail to remain on the home server - Ie. In one central location on my network. > > Any recommendations for a POP3 server that would fit into a home network and make this easy to understand for the newbie? > > Thanks for your help. > > > Peter Harrison > > Peter, Deb, Jessica, & Alex > Visit us online at www.4harrisons.blogspot.com > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >