On Sat, 2002-12-21 at 12:41, Olaf Marzocchi wrote: > I have the same feelings for IMAP ;-))), but think about this solution (I > plan to implement it by the end of 2003, when I'll have an ADSL > connection): you set an imap4 server in you pc and you use a combination of > fetchmail, procmail (question: should I use procmail to filter mails or > sendmail?
depends on who's using the system -- for local use like this, it doesn't matter. If you have multiple users, you should keep the MTA to low-level stuff and do user-specific filtering in procmail. > it seems both are able to do so) to move all the incoming mail to > your local imap server. how is this better than putting the mail into a local file-system hierarchy? > > By doing so you'll be able to mix the benefits of imap4 (you can read mail > whewrever you are) and traditional mail clients (you have mails all in your > desktop). > > Olaf > > Think different; > Innovate > > At 07.12 21/12/2002, you wrote: > > >[1] The thing I dislike about IMAP is its fundamental design and reason > >for existence, which is the idea that my mail should stay on the server > >and get copied to my client. If I want the mail to stay on the server, > >I'll leave it there in an mbox or maildir and access it with a local > >client over an encrypted tunnel. If I want it on my desktop, I want it > >to get here as fast as possible and be deleted from the server because > >it's no longer necessary there. This design problem leads to all the > >implementation problems of IMAP: SLOWness, lack of integration with > >local folder structures, and muddling of GUIs for rule-creation, mass > >copy or delete, etc. > >-- > >Jack Coates > >Monkeynoodle: A Scientific Venture... > > > <olaf@ kjws.com> for every kind of mail, except spam! :-) > > > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Jack Coates Monkeynoodle: A Scientific Venture...
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