On Wednesday 20 November 2002 12:14 pm, Jim Dawson wrote: > Have you looked at Mozilla Mail? > > I admit earlier versions left something to be desired but in the latest > versions it seems to work pretty good. On top of that Mozilla seems to have > fewer security issues than IE (If your users seem reluctant to use Mozilla > rather than IE just show them how to block pop-up windows and how to use > tabs...) and when and if they ever switch to a non-Microsoft OS they will > already be familliar with the browser and mail applications. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kenn Murrah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 13:49:39 -0800 (PST) > Subject: [newbie] remote access to mail for m$ users??? > > Okay, gang ... > > > I've won most of the battles here ... Thanks in no > small part to the help I've received from this list, I > have a Postfix/IMAP mail server up and running and all > is well with the world ... > > > The rub comes in trying to set up my Windows computers > to access their mail ... Outlook and Outlook Express > are out (per an edict from The Head Boss), and no one > really likes using Eudora ... and I'm having trouble > finding much of anything else. > > > So I was thinking ... > > > Would it be possible (or even practical) for Windows > users to access my server via cygwin/XFree86, so that > they could use a linux mail client instead? (I'm > rather partial toward Evolution, due to its simple > interface that would hopefully keep the troops from > screaming every 3 minutes for help.) > > > And for security's sake, would it be possible to > mirror my EngardeLinux email onto my Mandrake box, so > that I wouldn't have to run X on my EngardeLinux but > rather on a box with no exposure to the Internet? > > > I've already set up cygwin/XFree86 on my test box and > tested its connectivity to the box I hope to use as a > mirror, so if you folks tell me i'm not entirely off > my rocker --- I need you to point me in the right > direction to learn about how to "mirror" (if that's > the correct word here) my EngardeLinux mail to the > intermediate box ... > > > Of course, I'm a "true" newbie here, so feel free to > tell me i'm nuts and suggest a better way to > accomplish my goals. > > > thanks, > > > kenn > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site > http://webhosting.yahoo.com
One other mail server not mentioned is Evolution. Looks a lot like outlook. will that work? -- Dennis M. linux user #180842
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