Date: Mon, 06 Oct 1997 20:20:16 +0930 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Dean Gaudet <dgaudet-list-freebsd-mobile@arctic.org> Cc: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com>, freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Seamless nomadic e-mail access Message-ID: <199710061050.UAA01499@word.smith.net.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 06 Oct 1997 03:42:34 MST." <Pine.LNX.3.95dg3.971006033928.2280B-100000@twinlark.arctic.org>
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> > > A couple of people suggested _always_ reading mail on the laptop, > > > thereby skirting the problem of switching back and forth between > > > machines. That's an intriguing idea, but I'm still hoping to avoid > > > the need for it. > > > > I don't understand this. It is *the* obvious answer to the problem; > > all your mail is in one place, and it's always with you. You don't > > have to worry at all about getting "at" your mail, or any of the agony > > you describe. > > Uh, no it is not "the obvious answer", it's the wrong answer. What you're > saying is that if I forget my laptop at home and go to work (which is a 40 > minute commute) then, well, I can't read email all day long. Sorry, not > an acceptable answer. There's a reason I keep my mail on a server that's > internet accessible. This is like saying that if you leave you keys home, you can't get into the office. The proposed solution works, it is not idiot-proof; if you want that, Hotmail is the answer. Disregarding that, using APOP/IMAP/SMTP ETRN via fetchmail provides a very usable solution that doesn't depend on any sort of bandwidth between you and your server(s), is completely portable and allows you to work offline. I spent quite a bit of time researching this myself, and while there are plenty of "should do it" solutions, this is the only one that worked for me. mike
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