Subject: Re: mail on my linux server
From: John Nelson (john@computation.com)
Date: Fri Jan 25 2002 - 00:00:37 MST
Eeeeeekk... I probably wasn't clear...
Use Fetchmail to implement POP3 download to your computer, not IMAP.
IMAP is slow and clumsy over slow modems. IMAP is not a replacement
for Fetchmail. Install IMAP RPM for IMAP functionality. I'm just pointing
out that if your link is slow, IMAP may be the slow frustrating way to go.
Webmin can be obtained from: www.webmin.com.
Firestarter is an admin tool that let's you configure the IPTABLES software
firewall. Actually you don't need this if you already have a hardware
firewall.
-- John
Zeke Runyon wrote:
>
> On Friday, January 25, 2002, at 12:02 AM, John Nelson wrote:
>
>> I use fetchmail as my transfer agent. It uses POP3 protocol.
>> Install Webmin and configure using Webmin (I advocate Webmin...
>> its good). Install both and while you're at it get Firestarter and
>> iptables going.
>
>
> fetchmail: IMAP server ?
> Webmin: How do I obtain it and install it ?
> What's Firestarter and iptables ?
>
> I'll do IMAP then, I misunderstood you when you said that POP is
> tedious with slow internet connections, I thought you meant IMAP. I
> wanted to IMAP in the first place :)
>
> > I've made a comprehensive study of MUA and Mozilla is by far the best.
>
> Huh? What's MUA?
>
> Are you talking about clients? I'd like to use Mac OS X's Mail
> application, which I use for my other email accounts.
>
> :::
>
> # Zeke Runyon, zrunyon@mac.com
> # web: communistsquirrel.home.dhs.org (formerly zekeworld)
> # linux: gloin.dyn.dhs.org
> # Mac OS X 10.1.2 5P48 | OS 9.2.1 | Yellow Dog Linux 2.1
> # Communist squirrels shall rule the world.
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