From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 22 08:33:17 2004 Return-Path: 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 C852F16A4CF for ; Thu, 22 Apr 2004 08:33:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pd5mo2so.prod.shaw.ca (shawidc-mo1.cg.shawcable.net [24.71.223.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9001B43D4C for ; Thu, 22 Apr 2004 08:33:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from flowers@users.sourceforge.net) Received: from pd2mr3so.prod.shaw.ca (pd2mr3so-ser.prod.shaw.ca [10.0.141.108])2003))freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 22 Apr 2004 09:27:38 -0600 (MDT) Received: from pn2ml7so.prod.shaw.ca ([10.0.121.151]) by pd2mr3so.prod.shaw.ca (Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.0 HotFix 1.01 (built Mar 15 2004)) with ESMTP id <0HWK000GKW9P24F0@pd2mr3so.prod.shaw.ca> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 22 Apr 2004 09:27:25 -0600 (MDT) Received: from sirius (S0106004001438e5b.cg.shawcable.net [68.144.47.89]) by l-daemon (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.18 (built Jul 28 2003)) with ESMTP id <0HWK0010HWA11W@l-daemon> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 22 Apr 2004 09:27:37 -0600 (MDT) Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 09:27:33 -0600 From: Danny MacMillan In-reply-to: <69mf80lv5jefbrc9m0e8n6d1hd6u07f8r6@4ax.com> To: Jim Hatfield , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT User-Agent: Opera7.23/Win32 M2 build 3227 References: <3203DF3DDE57D411AFF4009027B8C367560816@exchange-uk.isltd.insignia.com> <69mf80lv5jefbrc9m0e8n6d1hd6u07f8r6@4ax.com> Subject: Re: IMAP server and client recommendations? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 15:33:17 -0000 On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 15:40:40 +0100, Jim Hatfield wrote: > On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 05:42:00 +0100, in local.freebsd.questions you > wrote: > >> Almost right, but not quite. You set up an IMAP server that stores >> mail in the desired format, add the IMAP support to Outlook, and then >> drag/drop the mail into the IMAP mailbox. There is no equivalent >> client-side export needed. > > Not always possible, unfortunately. Outlook 2000 with a MAPI > connection to an Exchange server lets you add a POP3 service but > not IMAP. I use Outlook 2000, but this is not a problem in my case, as I don't use Exchange. If I did though, I could get around it by copying all my mail from Exchange into a local .pst, hit the fantabulous "Reconfigure Mail Support" in Outlook and specify "Internet Only", then add the IMAP account and proceed as before. Thanks everyone for your suggestions. -- D Rock