Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Setting up postfix and dovecot
Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2018 13:51:33
Message-Id: 20181226135123.751129f5@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Setting up postfix and dovecot by Peter Humphrey
1 On Tue, 25 Dec 2018 12:58:39 +0000, Peter Humphrey wrote:
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3 > I just want to fetch my ISP's mail via POP3 (they don't offer
4 > IMAP) and serve it to my workstation via IMAP.
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6 In that case, you don't need postfix at all. You can fetch with getmail
7 and deliver to local mailboxes with procmail. I use this method to
8 collect the occasional mails from my Zen mailbox.
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10 However, consider Grant's comments about allowing for possible future
11 uses - although this setup doesn't preclude also using Postfix, which I
12 do.
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16 Neil Bothwick
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18 We all know what comes after 'X', said Tom, wisely.