Re: how to set up alternate SMTP server

[rutger]

On Sat, Oct 09, 1999 at 12:05:51AM +0000, Shao Zhang wrote:
> Sorry, a bit off topic, but just wondering...
> 
> So why mutt implements a pop3 protocol? Why do we need this when we have
> fetchmail?
> 

...and why have a pager while we have more and less.

I think POP3 was implemented because of IMAP [but I might be
completely off here]. IMAP needs to be in a mailer, since otherwise
you can't get the advantages of IMAP: only retrieving the header, ...
And when IMAP is in, why not POP3?

Otherwise it has to be a random choice. Or a 'feeling' that something
like that shouldn't belong in the kernel^H^H^H^H^H^Hmutt.

Just my f0.05.

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