I do something similar: I use Outlook Express in both Linux (via Win4Lin) and Windows. In both OSes Outlook is set to use the same "message store", namely D:\Outlook Express and /mnt/win_d/Outlook\ Express. Works great for me. Miark ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Newbie List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 7:44 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] POP3/SMTP Client Programs for both Linux and Window? > On the surface this sounds like a neat idea, but I have a feeling that you > will run into problems because the windows file system will not allow > Linux to set file permissions when Messenger in Linux attempts to write to > the disk. Although I am curious enough to try this. > > -- > daRcmaTTeR > =/\=??? > |%C++ > > On Sat, 30 Jun 2001, Dave Sherman wrote: > > > -----pgpenvelope processed message > > > > Here's an idea that should work. > > > > Use Netscape on both Windows and Linux for your email. In Linux, take your > > /home/$USER/nsmail folder and rename it, then create a symlink of the same > > name and point it at your Netscape Mail folder on the Windows partition. > > Obviously, you will need full permissions to your Windows partition to be > > able to do this. > > > > Now, when you use Netscape for Linux to get your mail, it will be written > > to the proper files on the Windows partition, and when you use Netscape > > for Windows, you will already see the mail sitting there! > > > > I did this with my Netscape bookmarks, and it worked perfectly. I haven't > > tried it with mail, since I use Eudora for Windows and kmail on Linux, but > > it should work. > > > > Dave > > > > On Saturday 30 June 2001 08:22, thus spake Jeremy NG: > > > Hi Everybody, > > > > > > I always download all my messages from the mail server to > > > my machine. > > > > > > Currently, I am using M$ Outlook to connect to my POP3 and > > > SMTP servers. However, I am beginning to hate this setup > > > as Outlook stores my messages in a proprietary format. This > > > is definitely a real pain. > > > > > > Whenever I boot my machine to Linux, I cannot download my > > > messages from the mail server as I do not know of any program > > > in Linux that is able to insert the newly downloaded messages > > > into the archive file of Outlook. > > > > > > Is there a mail client program that stores the messages in a > > > platform-neutral format? It doesn't matter if I have to use > > > different mail client programs on different OSes. I just want > > > to be able to retrieve my mails to a common repository on my > > > machine regardless of which OS I am running. > > > > > > Would appreciate any suggestions and how to convert my > > > existing mails in the Outlook archive to the new format. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Cheers! > > > (: J :) > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > I have not failed. > > > I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. > > > > > > Thomas Alva Edison > > > > -- > > "Nihil tam munitum quod non expugnari pecunia possit." (No > > fortification is such that it cannot be subdued with money.) > > - Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 B.C. > > > > -----pgpenvelope information > > Hash: SHA1 > > Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > > Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > > > > gpg: Warning: using insecure memory! > > gpg: Signature made Sat Jun 30 09:38:13 2001 EDT using DSA key ID 368B7F73 > > gpg: Can't check signature: public key not found > > > > pgpenvelope_decrypt: message processed at Sat Jun 30 13:17:46 2001 > > > > -----end pgpenvelope information > > > >
