On Fri, 18 Jul 2003 01:31:42 +0100 Derek Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered:
> It was me who recommended courier-imap-pop because it allows you to > use a different username/password to your regular login. Since pop3 > gives usernames/passwords in plain text it can be a security risk. Gotcha. I'm inside a pretty secure/friendly LAN, so I should be okay. > However the courier-imap server assumes the mails are in 'Maildir' > format (each mail is a file in a directory) while Fetchmail will by > default put the mails in a 'spoolfile' (one huge file with each mail > being a block of text in the file) > So unless you want to take the time to work out how to set up > Maildirs, then the regular imap server is the simplest solution. exactly what I found out when I *actually* read the docs for Courier (amazing!) -- Joehill Registered Linux user #282046 ++++++++++++++++++++++ Yow! Are we laid back yet?
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