On Sun, Feb 19, 2006 at 08:24:26PM +0000, James Stocks wrote: > > Well, I ended up going the whole hog and just setting up a proper > mail server... > ... I don't suppose this would be very useful if you > routinely read your email on multiple computers mind you.
I have done the same thing. You can access your mail from different computers by: 1) Using ssh or some similar method to read your mail on your server (my preferred method since it means that I can read my home mail form work (ahem...)) 2) Run a pop or IMAP server on your mailserver (i.e. it collects your mail from your ISP accounts, then you collect the mail from it on whatever computer you choose to use) - Of course, these methods rely on your server being switched on and connected to the net, which may not be desirable to some. Good quality firewalls (hardware and software) will prevent any intruders, and a non-Microsoft OS is less vulnerable if kept up-to-date. 3) Set fetchmail on your mail email computer/server and use webmail from the others (although this doesn't get round the spam problem). Note that the fetchmail project has moved their site to http://fetchmail.berlios.de/. ESR's site still comes top in the Google search, but the version of fetchmail available there is out of date. 6.3.2 is current at the moment. Cheers, Tim -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
