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On 27 Jun 2006, at 12:44, reader@×××××××.com wrote: |
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> I need to install a pop3 server for very light usage. So my wife can |
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> pull her mail off my home lan linux server to her windows XP home box. |
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Why POP3 & not IMAP? |
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IMAP would allow her to keep the same view of her email whether |
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accessing the mail from Outlook Express or webmail and leaves a |
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master copy of the messages on the server, which is useful for |
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backup. Should XP crash or need installation on the laptop then an |
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IMAP server will allow you to return her mailboxes to the previous |
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state just by setting up the account details & running a single sync. |
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I would consider looking at the Dovecot or Courier IMAP servers. When |
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I looked at this before Christmas I decided that I preferred Dovecot, |
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and installed that on a customer's production server which has been |
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running happily since, but Courier is well-documented (many HOWTOs on |
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the Gentoo site & on the Gentoo Wiki) and I have been running that at |
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home for three years or so without a glitch. |
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Stroller. |
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