well for windows? :) I dont think you will have many clients using fetchmail heh
On Thu, 14 Aug 2003, Adam Hooper wrote: > I don't use it so I had to do a bit of a search, but I know Fetchmail > does it, here's a relevent snippet from the FAQ, at > http://www.catb.org/~esr/fetchmail/fetchmail-FAQ.html#O4 > > "The other (which we recommend) is to switch to IMAP. IMAP has an > explicit expunge command and fetchmail normally uses it to delete > messages immediately after they are downloaded." > > And yes, if you want to use IMAP as a POP-type service, you'd have to > save to local folders. If wouldn't have to be "manual" though, depending > on the mail client I suppose. > > I've never used Fetchmail, so please don't ask me any Fetchmail > questions ;). > > -- > Adam Hooper > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Evren Yurtesen wrote: > > > how do you delete messages from server? :) next time you check your > > emails, your mail client would delete all from your inbox too... > > unless you move them to another folder manually (probably a local folder) > > > > On Thu, 14 Aug 2003, Adam Hooper wrote: > > > > > >>Chris Shenton wrote: > >> > >>>Because when you're on travel, your mail is inaccessible on those PCs, > >>>whether at work or at home. With IMAP you can leave mail on server, > >>>organize it into folders, search it, etc. > >>> > >>>Sure, it the server has to pay for disk, but in a corporate setting, > >>>one would pay for disk whether it's on a server or a desktop. A > >>>server, hopefully, would be backed up so you should lose mail if you > >>>lose a system. > >>> > >> > >>*OR* with IMAP you can download messages and delete them from the server > >>just like with POP. I've always felt that IMAP just makes up for the > >>deficiencies in POP -- it allows all the same activities, as well as so > >>much more. > >> > >>-- > >>Adam Hooper > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > >
