Thanks for helping.. :)
I guess what i am trying to do is to make POP3 account to work like an IMAP4 account... With all messages on the server and all... /Chotie > > In most mail clients you find an advanced setting "leave mail on server". > I know in outlook it is. > > normal pop3 protocol looks like this : (u can try this with a telnet session > to pop3.server.host.com port 110.) > --- > telnet o pop3.server.host.com 110 > USER [EMAIL PROTECTED] > PASS your_password > LIST or STAT > - LIST will get you a list of all mail messages waiting to be collected > - STAT will show you how many mails are waiting and makes a grand total in > bytes > RETR 1 > - the command to doanload message #1 > DELE 1 > - if succesfully retrieved normally the message is deleted with this command > RETR 2 > DELE 2 > ..... > QUIT > --- > > With setting the "leave mail on server" setting the DELE .. command is not > issued. > > I cannot make sense out of what you want exactly but a pop3 mailserver will > send you ALWAYS all the messages it has to you. (Without deletion that is). > Is this they way you want things to work? > > Greetings, > Frederik Gallon > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Verzonden: zondag 11 augustus 2002 2:47 > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Onderwerp: [xmail] POP3 sv. IMAP4 > > > Hello everybody!! :) > > Hope the summer was great for you all... > > I have been thinking about IMAP4 and the great functionallity > about storing messages on the mailserver. > > Is this a function that exists in POP3 "in any way"..? > > I am no expert on the POP3 commands but have understood that > some commands retrieve mails without removing them.. > > Does anyone know about a mailclient that works with POP3 > in order to not delete messages on the server..? > > /Chotie > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]