From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Dec 15 13:19: 1 2000 From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 15 13:18:57 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from bryden.apana.org.au (bryden.apana.org.au [203.3.126.129]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4816837B402 for ; Fri, 15 Dec 2000 13:18:54 -0800 (PST) Received: from roadrunner (roadrunner.apana.org.au [203.3.126.132]) by bryden.apana.org.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id HAA37642 for ; Sat, 16 Dec 2000 07:24:55 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from dougy@bryden.apana.org.au) Message-ID: <001a01c066dd$ff4b3ba0$847e03cb@apana.org.au> From: "Doug Young" To: Subject: IMAP Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 07:28:37 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0017_01C06731.CE0582E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C06731.CE0582E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'd appreciate comments on the following=20 I receive several hundred emails per day into 7 different email accounts = and I believe I need to install some renditition of IMAP in order that = Netscape will work with multiple mail accounts. I have to date = configured the LAN here so that all email ends up in a Win2000 / Outlook = Express system, mainly because its very straightforward to configure = with POP3. (yes I know its ustable & stuffs up the formatting)=20 The problem with Netscape, at least to 4.7, (haven't found much real = info on 6 yet) is that it doesn't recognize more than one POP3 account & = apparently the only solution is to resort to IMAP on the local = mailserver. I've looked at both cyrus & imap-uw. Cyrus doesn't appear to be viable = as its documentation is so sparse that I haven't a clue about = configuring it, and I'm concerned about potential security issues with = imap-uw.=20 Another alternative I considered was to run pine on the server & access = it via SSH ...... discounted that because it seems impractical to run = 7different accounts & printing anything in Microsoft format (yes some = people in industry do use that occasionally) is a marathon effort. Are there other ways I haven't thought of to get this sorted out ?? ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01C06731.CE0582E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I'd appreciate comments on the = following=20

I receive several hundred emails per = day into 7=20 different email accounts and I = believe I need to=20 install some renditition of IMAP in order that Netscape will work with = multiple=20 mail accounts. I have to date configured the LAN here so that all email = ends up=20 in a Win2000 / Outlook Express system, mainly because its very = straightforward=20 to configure with POP3. (yes I know its ustable & stuffs up the = formatting)=20

The problem with Netscape, at least to = 4.7,=20 (haven't found much real info on 6 yet) is that it doesn't recognize = more than=20 one POP3 account & apparently the only solution is to resort to IMAP = on the=20 local mailserver.

I've looked at both cyrus & = imap-uw. Cyrus=20 doesn't appear to be viable as its documentation is so sparse that I = haven't a=20 clue about configuring it, and I'm concerned about potential security = issues=20 with imap-uw.

Another alternative I considered was to = run pine on=20 the server & access it via SSH ...... discounted that because it = seems=20 impractical to run 7different accounts & printing anything in = Microsoft=20 format (yes some people in industry do use that occasionally) is a = marathon=20 effort.

Are there other ways I haven't thought = of to get=20 this sorted out ??

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