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This is actually pretty easy since gmail accepts both IMAP and POP3 access. |
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Just set up an account for him, go into the settings and enable pop or imap |
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then configure evolution. |
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For more information just google gmail imap/pop. |
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You can also use ssmtp to send email through your or his gmail account so |
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you could have his desktop send you his log files to keep track of security |
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and any errors. |
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On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> Sorry for being a bit off topic here but it's for a good causee. |
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> Thanks in advance, |
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> I manage a Gentoo machine for my dad who is in his 80's now. He's |
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> not the least bit Linux literate but likes Gnome and has used Gentoo |
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> as a user only for about 5-6 years now. |
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> He has just started switching from Time-Warner's Roadrunner cable |
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> modem service to Verizon's FIOS. His new link is up and his speed is |
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> very nice. (20Mb/S downlaod, 5Mb/S upload using Speakeasy.net to |
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> test.) The issue he is running into is that Roadrunner's SMTP server |
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> is not allowing him to send email, presumably because he's not on one |
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> of their IP address. |
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> Anyway, he's thinking I need to convert him over to a Verizon email |
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> address but I was thinking that if he could continue using Evolution |
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> but send and receive through GMail it would be a better long term |
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> solution. |
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> Is this a good idea and more importantly is this possible? What |
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> sort of issues will I have managing this for him. |
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> Thanks, |
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> Mark |
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