On Mon, 18 Dec 2000, Juergen Fiedler wrote: > Thanks for the hint. I would much prefer to use a server that is secure. > Even as we speak, I am connected to my current IMAP from work. I'd rather > not be restricted to reading my private mail from home.
Don't let such alarmist talk scare you. uw-imapd is quite secure. I must admit the authors approach to security gives people queasy feelings though. Nevertheless, there haven't been any exploits for a long time and I feel quite safe using it. > On the other hand, I like the fact that the UW IMAP uses the traditional > mailbox format. Cyrus doesn't do that, does it? Is there a way to access > cyrus' mail database with a POP server? > The special format is the reason cyrus performs better. You can get similiar performance increases with uw-imapd by using mbx format but that also isn't compatible with the traditional format. -- Jaldhar H. Vyas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
