Re: IMAP Server

2008-05-02 Thread Kevin D. Clark
Matt Snell writes: > It may just be my own fault, I've done more with Dovecot today than I have > with Courier so that's where I'm getting my information. But in my initial > playing, I found that both tools want my mail folders (other than INBOX) to > have a leading dot in the filename, .Gmail

Re: Converting mailboxes from mbox to maildir.

2008-05-02 Thread Shawn O'Shea
> > I'm using dovecot as my IMAP/POP server. Does anyone know if it's > possible for it to work with both mbox and Maildir at the same time so I > can convert my users' mailboxes one user account at a time? From my > research so far I'm under the impression that I can configure doevcot to > use eit

Re: IMAP Server

2008-05-02 Thread Matt Snell
It may just be my own fault, I've done more with Dovecot today than I have with Courier so that's where I'm getting my information. But in my initial playing, I found that both tools want my mail folders (other than INBOX) to have a leading dot in the filename, .Gmail for instance (my don't). I'

Re: IMAP Server

2008-05-02 Thread Michael ODonnell
According to the "Definitions, and goals" section here: http://www.inter7.com/courierimap/README.maildirquota.html ...you shouldn't have to care: Maildir++ and Maildir shall be completely interchangeable. A Maildir++ client will be able to use a standard Maildir, automatically "upg

Re: IMAP Server

2008-05-02 Thread Matt Snell
Thanks everyone, for all of the info, I'm now playing with both Dovecot and Courier. Turns out that both really want me to be using the Maildir++ format which means some linking or renaming for me. If I find anything else interesting or useful, I'll post back. On Fri, May 02, 2008 at 08:49:0

Re: Converting mailboxes from mbox to maildir.

2008-05-02 Thread Coleman Kane
On Fri, 2008-05-02 at 13:53 -0400, Scott Garman wrote: > Since the subject of IMAP servers has come up, I thought I'd ask about > something I really need to get around to soon. I have issues with mbox > corruption about 1-2 times per year, and still haven't made the switch > to Maildir. I'd like

Converting mailboxes from mbox to maildir.

2008-05-02 Thread Scott Garman
Since the subject of IMAP servers has come up, I thought I'd ask about something I really need to get around to soon. I have issues with mbox corruption about 1-2 times per year, and still haven't made the switch to Maildir. I'd like to do it before I get an urgent crisis again. :) I'm using do

Re: NSA linux configuration guidance

2008-05-02 Thread Ben Scott
On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 12:41 PM, Lloyd Kvam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This morning I came across a link to this document: > http://www.nsa.gov/snac/os/redhat/rhel5-guide-i731.pdf > 170 page PDF The entire "SNAC" site is pretty good: http://www.nsa.gov/SNAC/ NIST also has some good stuff

NSA linux configuration guidance

2008-05-02 Thread Lloyd Kvam
This morning I came across a link to this document: http://www.nsa.gov/snac/os/redhat/rhel5-guide-i731.pdf 170 page PDF While the focus is Redhat Enterprise, much of the advice is generic Linux. I found it clearly written with lists of configuration commands that can be applied fairly easily. Th

Re: Comcast blocks port 25 incoming, yet again

2008-05-02 Thread John Abreau
Yes, I'm using a Linux server as my router. Once I noticed the DNS-related behavior, I power-cycled the DSL modem so I could test it thoroughly to confirm it. After that, I set up an hourly cron job on the routing server that asks the DSL modem to resolve "www.google.com": host www.google.com

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Re: DNS server list setup question

2008-05-02 Thread Thomas Charron
On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 11:43 AM, Labitt, Bruce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks! After a while, all these files blend together. I thought it > was easy, just could not for the life of me remember where it was or > what it was called. > /etc/resolv.conf Just remember, depending on what d

Re: IMAP Server

2008-05-02 Thread Coleman Kane
On Fri, 2008-05-02 at 08:49 -0400, Matt Snell wrote: > Morning all, > > I'm looking for help choosing an IMAP server for my own simple needs. > I currently store my email in maildir format, I use fetchmail to retrieve it, > procmail to filter it and mutt to read it. If possible, I'd still l

RE: DNS server list setup question

2008-05-02 Thread Labitt, Bruce
Thanks! After a while, all these files blend together. I thought it was easy, just could not for the life of me remember where it was or what it was called. -Bruce -Original Message- From: Bruce Dawson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 11:41 AM To: Labitt, Bruce Cc:

Re: [OT] - bad bad humor

2008-05-02 Thread Coleman Kane
On Wed, 2008-04-30 at 15:15 -0400, Star wrote: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_systems > > Go to the Feature Compairison... Note the last feature column. > I take it you mean this: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Comparison_of_file_systems&oldid=209285146 -- Colema

Re: DNS server list setup question

2008-05-02 Thread Bruce Dawson
/etc/resolv.conf For example: search localnet codemeta.com nameserver 127.0.0.1 nameserver 192.168.56.32 --Bruce Labitt, Bruce wrote: > I'm sorry if this is a malformed question... In which file does one set > up the list of DNS servers for a linux box? > > I'm adding a network printer to my c

DNS server list setup question

2008-05-02 Thread Labitt, Bruce
I'm sorry if this is a malformed question... In which file does one set up the list of DNS servers for a linux box? I'm adding a network printer to my computer. I was unsuccessful for a while. I did note that I could ping the print server on my windows computer, but not on my linux computer. I

Re: IMAP Server

2008-05-02 Thread Chip Marshall
On May 02, 2008, Kevin D. Clark sent me the following: > I have a similar setup to what you are asking for here, and I have > always had good luck with the Courier IMAP server. > > Others might also recommend Dovecot and Cyrus IMAP -- these servers > also have good reputations. I've never had a d

Re: IMAP Server

2008-05-02 Thread Kevin D. Clark
Ben Scott writes: > Last I knew (which was, admittedly, years ago) Cyrus doesn't support > Maildir. It only supports its own format. The format is similar to > Maildir (in that it uses one-file-per-message), but not the same. > Cyrus is also not what I would call "simple". It didn't strike m

Re: IMAP Server

2008-05-02 Thread Ben Scott
On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 9:42 AM, Kevin D. Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Others might also recommend Dovecot and Cyrus IMAP ... Last I knew (which was, admittedly, years ago) Cyrus doesn't support Maildir. It only supports its own format. The format is similar to Maildir (in that it uses o

Re: Ancient computer humor

2008-05-02 Thread David Bodman
YaProbably... Somewhere in my dusty, crusty collection I have a bunch of those, and even a few of the 96 column cards from the Itty Bitty Machine company... When I was in school the 80 column cards made great shopping lists!!..Fit right in the back pocket! DKB On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 4:18 AM

Re: Comcast blocks port 25 incoming, yet again

2008-05-02 Thread Jerry Feldman
On Thu, 1 May 2008 15:28:28 -0400 (EDT) "John Abreau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a DSL connection with a modem that is designed to allow only > a single machine to access it. It worked fine with MacOS when I first > installed it, but it didn't work with Linux until I discovered that > it

Re: IMAP Server

2008-05-02 Thread Kevin D. Clark
Matt Snell writes: > Can anyone recommend an IMAP server that will allow me to do this? > I'm hoping for something simple but effective. If you need more information > from me, please let me know. I have a similar setup to what you are asking for here, and I have always had good luck with

Re: IMAP Server

2008-05-02 Thread Michael ODonnell
> I currently store my email in maildir format, I use fetchmail > to retrieve it, procmail to filter it and mutt to read it My situation is similar enough to yours (I'm totally addicted to maildir format but use EXMH instead of mutt) that I hope to be able to follow your investigations here on t

Re: IMAP Server

2008-05-02 Thread Shawn O'Shea
> >Can anyone recommend an IMAP server that will allow me to do this? > I'm hoping for something simple but effective. If you need more > information > from me, please let me know. > I find Dovecot to be both of those things (simple and effective). I think it would serve your needs pretty

IMAP Server

2008-05-02 Thread Matt Snell
Morning all, I'm looking for help choosing an IMAP server for my own simple needs. I currently store my email in maildir format, I use fetchmail to retrieve it, procmail to filter it and mutt to read it. If possible, I'd still like to use these tools and add Thunderbird (or any IMAP capab