Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 14:25:13 -0400 (EDT) From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Paul Robinson <paul@iconoplex.co.uk> Cc: "freebsd-chat@freebsd.org" <freebsd-chat@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Re: preferred email system Message-ID: <XFMail.20030530142513.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20030530152423.GE84666@iconoplex.co.uk>
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On 30-May-2003 Paul Robinson wrote: > On Fri, May 30, 2003 at 09:29:35AM -0400, Gray, David W wrote: > >> I use mutt in a similar setup. It's handling of IMAP is, well, painful. It > > Don't use the IMAP. Configure an MTA and where you can have mail delivered > direct. Where it needs to come off a remote mail server, grab a copy of > fetchmail and make it do it's voodoo. Having an MTA on your local machine > for just you is not just luxury - it's why you have Unix. :-) I have found the Cyrus IMAP server quite robust and useful for my needs especially in combination with server-side filtering and sorting. I can easily check my inboxes from BSD, OS X, and Windows if need be. It gives you the most flexibility. -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/
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