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Date:      Sun, 8 May 2022 14:34:24 +0100
From:      Arthur Chance <freebsd@qeng-ho.org>
To:        David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Accessing root mail messages from another LAN host via IMAP
Message-ID:  <ad706665-2b0a-8f30-edc1-ce4011f2a73e@qeng-ho.org>
In-Reply-To: <fbaa4f57-4485-7a88-ca71-c42f5900aceb@holgerdanske.com>
References:  <fbaa4f57-4485-7a88-ca71-c42f5900aceb@holgerdanske.com>

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On 08/05/2022 07:05, David Christensen wrote:
> freebsd-questions:
> 
> I have a SOHO network with a FreeBSD computer:
> 
> 2022-05-07 22:28:10 toor@f3 ~
> # freebsd-version ; uname -a
> 12.3-RELEASE-p5
> FreeBSD f3.tracy.holgerdanske.com 12.3-RELEASE-p5 FreeBSD
> 12.3-RELEASE-p5 GENERIC  amd64
> 
> 
> I would like to read mail for the root account on the above computer by
> using an e-mail client, IMAP, and TLS (Thunderbird) on another LAN
> computer.
> 
> How do I accomplish this goal?  Are there any tutorials available on the
> WWW?

Do you actually need/want the root mail to be stored on the originating
machine? I have a variety of servers on my home network and they all
forward all mail to a central machine using dma(1).

-- 
All network cabling aspires to the condition of macramé.



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