Re: Implementing IMAP advice for first timer.

2006-05-24 Thread David Robillard
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Re: Implementing IMAP advice for first timer

2006-05-24 Thread Eric
Pete Slagle wrote: > Eric wrote: > >> I recommend checking out dovecot as well. i switched from courier to >> dovecot recently and couldnt be happier. > > What motivated you to switch, and how do you find that dovecot improves > on courier-imap? > > Just curious, I have been considering trying dove

Re: Implementing IMAP advice for first timer

2006-05-24 Thread Pete Slagle
Eric wrote: I recommend checking out dovecot as well. i switched from courier to dovecot recently and couldnt be happier. What motivated you to switch, and how do you find that dovecot improves on courier-imap? Just curious, I have been considering trying dovecot, but courier works well en

Re: Implementing IMAP advice for first timer

2006-05-24 Thread Anish Mistry
On Wednesday 24 May 2006 02:55, Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote: > On May 23, 2006, at 11:14 PM, Olivier Nicole wrote: > >> Installing it from ports (/usr/ports/mail/courier-imap) is > >> pretty straightforward, and most settings can be left at the > >> default, at least > > > > True, except... >

Re: Implementing IMAP advice for first timer

2006-05-24 Thread Eric
Noah wrote: > FreeBSD-4.11 > > Well I want to get IMAP running on my FreeBSD box and would like to have a > safe, non service-interrupting strategy to implementing it. I am leaning > toward installing cyrus imapd. I have some questions about how to get things > working. > I recommend checking

Re: Implementing IMAP advice for first timer

2006-05-23 Thread Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC
On May 23, 2006, at 11:14 PM, Olivier Nicole wrote: Installing it from ports (/usr/ports/mail/courier-imap) is pretty straightforward, and most settings can be left at the default, at least True, except... Courrier-imap is using maildir mailboxes, so unless the existing system already uses

Re: Implementing IMAP advice for first timer

2006-05-23 Thread Olivier Nicole
> Installing it from ports (/usr/ports/mail/courier-imap) is pretty > straightforward, and most settings can be left at the default, at least True, except... Courrier-imap is using maildir mailboxes, so unless the existing system already uses maildir, there will be some disturbance at the conve

Re: Implementing IMAP advice for first timer

2006-05-23 Thread Pete Slagle
Noah wrote: Well I want to get IMAP running on my FreeBSD box and would like to have a safe, non service-interrupting strategy to implementing it. I am leaning toward installing cyrus imapd. I have some questions about how to get things working. I like courier-imap. The set-up is easy and it

Re: Implementing IMAP advice for first timer

2006-05-23 Thread Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC
On May 23, 2006, at 9:37 PM, Olivier Nicole wrote: 4) I don’t completely understand how local mail delivery will change – is there a good tutorial about this subject? IMAP does not interract with mail delivery. Once mail is delivered into your mailbox, IMAP allows you to read it. This is

Re: Implementing IMAP advice for first timer

2006-05-23 Thread Olivier Nicole
> Well I want to get IMAP running on my FreeBSD box and would like to have a > safe, non service-interrupting strategy to implementing it. What do you mean "non service-interrupting strategy"? If you have already POP3 installed and running, there is good chance that installing IMAP will install an

Implementing IMAP advice for first timer

2006-05-23 Thread Noah
FreeBSD-4.11 Well I want to get IMAP running on my FreeBSD box and would like to have a safe, non service-interrupting strategy to implementing it. I am leaning toward installing cyrus imapd. I have some questions about how to get things working. 1) Can somebody please recommend a good FA