Hi everyone, I am a newbie with linux, and in particular mail servers. I would like to set up a mail server handling in/outgoing mail to a domain I plan to register. Can Suse 8.2 pro handle this, or do I need another program(s)? (I'm running KDE with postfix installed and running, but its not doing anything as far as I can tell. I have 8.2 running on a local IP inside one of those little box NATs. My external IP is dynamic, but I think I can use dyndns.org to help with keeping my IP in check with my domain). How would I set the mail server? Do I need fetchmail, or can postfix handle this? Best case senario would be to have mail stored on the mail server (IMAP?!). Many thanks for your suggestions. Jim Flanagan
Hi everyone,
I am a newbie with linux, and in particular mail servers. I would like to set up a mail server handling in/outgoing mail to a domain I plan to register. Can Suse 8.2 pro handle this, or do I need another program(s)? (I'm running KDE with postfix installed and running, but its not doing anything as far as I can tell. I have 8.2 running on a local IP inside one of those little Personally, I would use qmail. Its safe, secure, and has MANY great guides for using it. Only use it if you're comfortable installing software from
box NATs. My external IP is dynamic, but I think I can use dyndns.org to help with keeping my IP in check with my domain). Yes. I had a mail server that responded to its dynamic ip address. I only addressed it by its domain name so everything went alright. I used dns2go, but it doesnt matter because the fundamentals of DNS are same for all of
How would I set the mail server? Do I need fetchmail, or can postfix handle this? Best case senario would be to have mail stored on the mail server (IMAP?!). You dont need fetchmail. Fetchmail is for retrieving messages for one or a few users and putting htem in a local mailbox. If you plan to have your server recieve all the mesages there would be no need because they would be sent straight to your box anyways. IMAP is a protocol for checking mail. IMO you dont need IMAP services, POP3 seems much easier to setup and the default for MANY ISP's. IMAP lets your browse messages by subject while keeping them mostly stored on the server. I
On Thursday 18 December 2003 09:57 pm, Linuxjim wrote: source, its not hard, but it might be intimidating if you;re a newbie at installing from source. Otherwise if you read ALL the readme's that are in the package its sets up very well and probably in 30-45 minutes depending on your reading speed, computer speed, etc. Check out www.qmail.org for more info. If you don't feel comfortable doing this than you will need to ask someone else about postfix and the like, (I use only QMAIL, could you tell?) On a more general note, you will need to make sure you have 2 servers running on 2 ports for email. You will want SMTP (port 25) open the the world so ppl can send you e-mail (FOR THE LOVE OF GOD READ ABOUT OPEN RELAYS OR YOU WILL BE SENDING SPAM). This should be accomplised by postfix if you tell it somewhere in its config, or by the ucspi-tcpserver if using qmail. Then you will need a daemon listening on port 110 (POP3) for retrieving your e-mail from the mailserver (unless you are always logged in locally and dont want to be able to download your mail from elsewhere). This probably is not accomplished by postfix, but an external POP3 daemon (unsure). In qmail this is accomplished again by pairing checkpassword with qmails pop3 server together with ucspi-tcpserver. them. You will have no problems if it is setup correctly. think its a bit more complicated than POP3. POP3 basically says, yes you have mail, ok here it is. And sends you the messages in a very simple manner. (Yes I know its a little more complicated, but thats an overview.) IMO dont worry about IMAP. If you dont know what you need/want, stick to POP3 until you have a handle on things.
Many thanks for your suggestions.
Jim Flanagan
------------------------- Eric Bambach Eric at cisu dot net -------------------------
Hi Eric, On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 10:39:18 -0600 UTC (12/19/2003, 10:39 AM -0600 UTC my time), Eric wrote: E> IMAP is a protocol for checking mail. Taken from http://www.imap.org/about/whatisIMAP.html as I could not say it better myself. IMAP is ...... it permits a "client" email program to access remote message stores as if they were local. For example, email stored on an IMAP server can be manipulated from a desktop computer at home, a workstation at the office, and a notebook computer while traveling, without the need to transfer messages or files back and forth between these computers. E> IMO you dont need IMAP services, Please see below E> POP3 seems much easier to setup and the default for MANY ISP's. Set up is the same, depending on your IMAP server. E> IMAP lets your browse messages by subject while keeping them mostly E> stored on the server. It lets you browse messages any way you want. If he is armed with correct information, he can make a decision. E> I think its a bit more complicated than POP3. If you are using qmail, and Maildir format, look at bincimap. It does not get any easier than that (for installation), and you have the security of SSL while accessing your mail. E> POP3 basically says, yes you have mail, ok here it is. And sends you the E> messages in a very simple manner. (Yes I know its a little more E> complicated, but thats an overview.) IMO dont worry about IMAP. If you E> dont know what you need/want, stick to POP3 until you have a handle on E> things. IMAP, at least bincimap, takes no more work or effort than installing a POP daemon. -- Gary If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you've never tried before.
On Friday 19 December 2003 11:04 am, Gary wrote:
Hi Eric,
On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 10:39:18 -0600 UTC (12/19/2003, 10:39 AM -0600 UTC my time), Eric wrote:
E> IMAP is a protocol for checking mail.
Taken from http://www.imap.org/about/whatisIMAP.html as I could not say it better myself.
E> IMO you dont need IMAP services, Permit me to add to myself... IMO you dont need IMAP services for a SIMPLE mail server setup. As the webpage says, POP3 was designed for when you are retruieving mail to ONE computer. If thats all you;re doing, then thats all you need. I have no experience with IMAP (though I very soon will), so please excuse me if I was TOO heavily biased. My philosophy is install just enough for waht you need. Any extra features just introduce chances for configuration mistakes, bugs, feature bloat, and security risks. This may not be true of IMAP, or of ALL IMAP implementations, but its a handy general rule for computer administration and computer programming.
Set up is the same, depending on your IMAP server.
It lets you browse messages any way you want. If he is armed with correct information, he can make a decision.
E> I think its a bit more complicated than POP3.
If you are using qmail, and Maildir format, look at bincimap. It does not get any easier than that (for installation), and you have the security of SSL while accessing your mail.
IMAP, at least bincimap, takes no more work or effort than installing a POP daemon.
-- Gary
If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you've never tried before. Hehe, ok ok you humbled me. I mostly work with POP3 so i figured it was easier. Thanks for the clarification though. Most ISP's use POP3 (or the major ones I know of) and POP3 is relatively simplistic I figured its a better choice to begin with. If Mr. Linuxjim wants to go with IMAP I suppose i'll just refer him to you ;)
Eric Bambach Eric at cisu dot net -------------------------
Hi Eric, On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 12:33:24 -0600 UTC (12/19/2003, 12:33 PM -0600 UTC my time), Eric wrote: E> IMO you dont need IMAP services for a SIMPLE mail server setup. As the E> webpage says, POP3 was designed for when you are retruieving mail to ONE E> computer. If thats all you;re doing, then thats all you need. My point is Jim, if not armed with information, will not get a clear picture of what is available. We do not know what his needs are, so we can't dismiss protocols in general. What if he wants to access his "simple" server while away from his computer, say at work, or grandma's, on vacation, or whatever, and still have the benefits of IMAP, as previously mentioned? E> My philosophy is install just enough for waht you need. Any extra E> features just introduce chances for configuration mistakes, bugs, feature E> bloat, and security risks. This may not be true of IMAP, or of ALL IMAP E> implementations, but its a handy general rule for computer administration E> and computer programming. Binc imap is used for qmail, in the qmail philosophy, small modular programs. It is 1000s of lines < Courier, and 100s of 1000s of less code than UW or Cyrus. It even uses checkpassword from qmail.. E> Hehe, ok ok you humbled me. I mostly work with POP3 so i figured it was E> easier. Thanks for the clarification though. E> Most ISP's use POP3 (or the major ones I know of) and POP3 is relatively E> simplistic I figured its a better choice to begin with. What does an ISP have to do with using IMAP. Do you know why they use POP? Well, how about Earthlink having 10 million customers (whatever figure it is) store their unlimited mail boxes on their servers' hard drives instead of the customer's own computer ... I don't think so.. That is why they use POP.. For your info, most Universities, e.g. Univ of Mich, use IMAP servers, as well as many large companies. IMAP also offers the benefit of shared folders. E> If Mr. Linuxjim wants to go with IMAP I suppose i'll just refer him to E> you ;) sure.. <g> BTW, why do you copy me and the list, when I have my Return-Path set to the list? -- Gary When the going gets tough, the tough take a coffee break.
On Fri, 2003-12-19 at 10:10, Gary wrote:
Hi Eric,
On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 12:33:24 -0600 UTC (12/19/2003, 12:33 PM -0600 UTC my time), Eric wrote:
E> IMO you dont need IMAP services for a SIMPLE mail server setup. As the E> webpage says, POP3 was designed for when you are retruieving mail to ONE E> computer. If thats all you;re doing, then thats all you need.
My point is Jim, if not armed with information, will not get a clear picture of what is available. We do not know what his needs are, so we can't dismiss protocols in general. What if he wants to access his "simple" server while away from his computer, say at work, or grandma's, on vacation, or whatever, and still have the benefits of IMAP, as previously mentioned?
E> My philosophy is install just enough for waht you need. Any extra E> features just introduce chances for configuration mistakes, bugs, feature E> bloat, and security risks. This may not be true of IMAP, or of ALL IMAP E> implementations, but its a handy general rule for computer administration E> and computer programming.
Binc imap is used for qmail, in the qmail philosophy, small modular programs. It is 1000s of lines < Courier, and 100s of 1000s of less code than UW or Cyrus. It even uses checkpassword from qmail..
E> Hehe, ok ok you humbled me. I mostly work with POP3 so i figured it was E> easier. Thanks for the clarification though.
E> Most ISP's use POP3 (or the major ones I know of) and POP3 is relatively E> simplistic I figured its a better choice to begin with.
What does an ISP have to do with using IMAP. Do you know why they use POP? Well, how about Earthlink having 10 million customers (whatever figure it is) store their unlimited mail boxes on their servers' hard drives instead of the customer's own computer ... I don't think so.. That is why they use POP..
For your info, most Universities, e.g. Univ of Mich, use IMAP servers, as well as many large companies. IMAP also offers the benefit of shared folders.
E> If Mr. Linuxjim wants to go with IMAP I suppose i'll just refer him to E> you ;)
sure.. <g>
BTW, why do you copy me and the list, when I have my Return-Path set to the list?
Good points Gary, We run qmail and I agree with you points here. Thanks for posting. Dee
On Fri, Dec 19, 2003 at 10:34:54AM -0900 or thereabouts, W.D.McKinney wrote:
On Fri, 2003-12-19 at 10:10, Gary wrote:
Good points Gary,
We run qmail and I agree with you points here. Thanks for posting.
Thanks Dee, it just makes sense to at least give one's self the option of IMAP right along with POP, at least to me.. <g> Any good MUA will handle either.. qmail... wouldn't leave how without it <g> p.s. if you use binc, I have a script up on the contributions area on their site to run binc with relay-ctrl for POP/IMAP- before SMTP for remote authentication for sending. As you know, it all runs under /service <g> -- Gary Chaos, panic, pandemonium - my work here is done
sure.. <g>
BTW, why do you copy me and the list, when I have my Return-Path set to the list?
Maybe we need to send an email to all once a week about how to reply to the list unless asked other wise, about -not- top posting, etc.
Good points Gary,
We run qmail and I agree with you points here. Thanks for posting. Dee
Speaking of qmail, anyone have rpm's for 9.0? Ken
Hi Ken, Sorry Ken, hit the wrong button on my new Maltron keyboard <g> Sent to you directly, unanswered yet. On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 16:10:01 -0500 UTC (12/19/2003, 3:10 PM -0600 UTC my time), Ken Schneider wrote: K> Maybe we need to send an email to all once a week about how to reply to K> the list unless asked other wise, about -not- top posting, etc. good idea. I set the Reply-To back to the list, and any MUA picks that up. K> Speaking of qmail, anyone have rpm's for 9.0? There is one for RH.. here http://www.qmailtoaster.com/ -- Gary Marriage certificate is just another word for a work permit.
This is the whole point, you sent this to the list -and- to me directly.
W H Y?
I am on the list so I get a copy from the list. NO need to dend to the
poster -and- the list creating 2 copies going to the poster, in this case me.
Ken
-----Original Message-----
From: Gary
Hi Ken,
Sorry Ken, hit the wrong button on my new Maltron keyboard <g> Sent to you directly, unanswered yet.
On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 16:10:01 -0500 UTC (12/19/2003, 3:10 PM -0600 UTC my time), Ken Schneider wrote:
K> Maybe we need to send an email to all once a week about how to reply to K> the list unless asked other wise, about -not- top posting, etc.
good idea. I set the Reply-To back to the list, and any MUA picks that up.
K> Speaking of qmail, anyone have rpm's for 9.0?
There is one for RH.. here
-- Gary
Marriage certificate is just another word for a work permit.
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On Fri, Dec 19, 2003 at 05:10:12PM -0500 or thereabouts, Ken Schneider wrote:
This is the whole point, you sent this to the list -and- to me directly.
W H Y?
Perhaps you did not see my reply below, or just chose to ignore it. I was using a new keyboard, very strange configuration, a Maltron, and hit the wrong key... Ironically, you are the first person to whom mail was inadvertenly sent to.
I am on the list so I get a copy from the list. NO need to dend to the poster -and- the list creating 2 copies going to the poster, in this case me.
I am well aware of that, which is why I mentioned it in the first place to the OP, prior to your response. Well, duh. .
Hi Ken,
Sorry Ken, hit the wrong button on my new Maltron keyboard <g> Sent to you directly, unanswered yet.
-- Gary Chaos, panic, pandemonium - my work here is done
This was the third one.
-----Original Message-----
From: Gary
Hi Ken,
Sorry Ken, hit the wrong button on my new Maltron keyboard <g> Sent to you directly, unanswered yet.
On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 16:10:01 -0500 UTC (12/19/2003, 3:10 PM -0600 UTC my time), Ken Schneider wrote:
K> Maybe we need to send an email to all once a week about how to reply to K> the list unless asked other wise, about -not- top posting, etc.
good idea. I set the Reply-To back to the list, and any MUA picks that up.
K> Speaking of qmail, anyone have rpm's for 9.0?
There is one for RH.. here
-- Gary
Marriage certificate is just another word for a work permit.
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On Friday 19 December 2003 03:10 pm, Ken Schneider wrote:
sure.. <g>
BTW, why do you copy me and the list, when I have my Return-Path set
to the
list?
Maybe we need to send an email to all once a week about how to reply to the list unless asked other wise, about -not- top posting, etc.
Good points Gary,
We run qmail and I agree with you points here. Thanks for posting. Dee
Speaking of qmail, anyone have rpm's for 9.0?
Try qmail.org for qmail info in general. However, I would keep a close eye on http://www.qmailtoaster.com if you're looking for qmail RPM's. Right now they are only offering RH,Mandrake RPM's but with some coaxing I managed to get some of them to install cleanly on SuSE, granted I never got a full installation from it, but its a VERY nice project you might want to keep an eye on. Hopefully they will build cleanly on SuSE in future versions.
Ken
-- ------------------------- Eric Bambach Eric at cisu dot net -------------------------
I read up on Qmail and find it very interesting. However since I already have Postfix up and running (form default installation) I have been workign with that. I have been able to send email out to internet addresses, but cannot receive email from internet. I read somewhere that I need to us Procmail as well as postfix. How do I configure that?? Thanks for all the great suggesitons. Jim Flanagan On Friday 19 December 2003 13:34, W.D.McKinney wrote:
On Fri, 2003-12-19 at 10:10, Gary wrote:
Hi Eric,
On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 12:33:24 -0600 UTC (12/19/2003, 12:33 PM -0600 UTC my time), Eric wrote:
E> IMO you dont need IMAP services for a SIMPLE mail server setup. As the E> webpage says, POP3 was designed for when you are retruieving mail to ONE E> computer. If thats all you;re doing, then thats all you need.
My point is Jim, if not armed with information, will not get a clear picture of what is available. We do not know what his needs are, so we can't dismiss protocols in general. What if he wants to access his "simple" server while away from his computer, say at work, or grandma's, on vacation, or whatever, and still have the benefits of IMAP, as previously mentioned?
E> My philosophy is install just enough for waht you need. Any extra E> features just introduce chances for configuration mistakes, bugs, feature E> bloat, and security risks. This may not be true of IMAP, or of ALL IMAP E> implementations, but its a handy general rule for computer administration E> and computer programming.
Binc imap is used for qmail, in the qmail philosophy, small modular programs. It is 1000s of lines < Courier, and 100s of 1000s of less code than UW or Cyrus. It even uses checkpassword from qmail..
E> Hehe, ok ok you humbled me. I mostly work with POP3 so i figured it was E> easier. Thanks for the clarification though.
E> Most ISP's use POP3 (or the major ones I know of) and POP3 is relatively E> simplistic I figured its a better choice to begin with.
What does an ISP have to do with using IMAP. Do you know why they use POP? Well, how about Earthlink having 10 million customers (whatever figure it is) store their unlimited mail boxes on their servers' hard drives instead of the customer's own computer ... I don't think so.. That is why they use POP..
For your info, most Universities, e.g. Univ of Mich, use IMAP servers, as well as many large companies. IMAP also offers the benefit of shared folders.
E> If Mr. Linuxjim wants to go with IMAP I suppose i'll just refer him to E> you ;)
sure.. <g>
BTW, why do you copy me and the list, when I have my Return-Path set to the list?
Good points Gary,
We run qmail and I agree with you points here. Thanks for posting. Dee
On Sun, Dec 21, 2003 at 08:31:33AM -0600 or thereabouts, Linuxjim wrote:
I read up on Qmail and find it very interesting. However since I already have Postfix up and running (form default installation) I have been workign with that. I have been able to send email out to internet addresses, but cannot receive email from internet. I read somewhere that I need to us Procmail as well as postfix. How do I configure that??
You will not be able to receive mail from the internet directly, as Earthlink blocks incoming port 25.. You must use their servers. They started this about 2 years ago.. Procmail is not a MTA.. It is used for filtering mail that you download from your POP server. -- Gary
On Sun, Dec 21, 2003 at 10:30:09AM -0600 or thereabouts, Gary wrote:
On Sun, Dec 21, 2003 at 08:31:33AM -0600 or thereabouts, Linuxjim wrote:
I read up on Qmail and find it very interesting. However since I already have Postfix up and running (form default installation) I have been workign with that. I have been able to send email out to internet addresses, but cannot receive email from internet. I read somewhere that I need to us Procmail as well as postfix. How do I configure that??
You will not be able to receive mail from the internet directly, as Earthlink blocks incoming port 25.. You must use their servers. They started this about 2 years ago..
Procmail is not a MTA.. It is used for filtering mail that you download from your POP server.
As my own follow-up, Earthlink also blocks outgoing SMTP mail (port25) except to their own servers. so you apparently set up Postfix correctly to use the SMTP server to send your mail... Since your Earthlink mail address is listed in their DNS records, as it is their domain, ll your earthlink mail is pointed towards their servers, via the MX DNS record. You will never be able to have mail sent directly to you with an Earthlink domain. If you want to receive mail directly, you would need your own domain, DNS records pointing to your IP address, to include an MX record, and not use Earthlink as an ISP. <g> -- Gary
-----Original Message-----
From: Gary
You will not be able to receive mail from the internet directly, as Earthlink blocks incoming port 25.. You must use their servers. They started this about 2 years ago..
I guess this is not a problem for people on broadband. I have no problem. Ken
On Sun, Dec 21, 2003 at 02:06:53PM -0500 or thereabouts, Ken Schneider wrote:
You will not be able to receive mail from the internet directly, as Earthlink blocks incoming port 25.. You must use their servers. They started this about 2 years ago..
I guess this is not a problem for people on broadband. I have no problem.
I don't know what the deal is here Ken, but consider yourself lucky. On several forums, people have reported this, and in fact, Earthlink's own C/S dept says that both in and outbound 25 is blocked. They did not make any exceptions.. Maybe you found a chink in the armor. <g> Could be terrific news.. -- Gary
I guess this is not a problem for people on broadband. I have no problem.
I don't know what the deal is here Ken, but consider yourself lucky. On several forums, people have reported this, and in fact, Earthlink's own C/S dept says that both in and outbound 25 is blocked. They did not make any exceptions.. Maybe you found a chink in the armor. <g> Could be terrific news..
The connection is actually with Sprint and Earthlink is the ISP if that make a difference. Ken
On Sun, Dec 21, 2003 at 05:40:53PM -0500 or thereabouts, Ken Schneider wrote:
I guess this is not a problem for people on broadband. I have no problem.
I don't know what the deal is here Ken, but consider yourself lucky. On several forums, people have reported this, and in fact, Earthlink's own C/S dept says that both in and outbound 25 is blocked. They did not make any exceptions.. Maybe you found a chink in the armor. <g> Could be terrific news..
The connection is actually with Sprint and Earthlink is the ISP if that make a difference.
This is a riot.. Ken, I have the same thing !! I have DSL with Sprint, and Earthlink is the ISP behind it.. Previously, knowing the above, I set up a separate mail/DNS server elsewhere, using a higher port, so I can relay my mail from my domains to the remote server... Earthlink told me that 25 in and out was shut down.. but you know first line techs.. they don't always know the correct answer.. Can you also send mail using SMTP on port 25, and receive mail on 25,for your domain on your static IP at Sprint... If so, this would be great, and I can bring back in my DNS/Mail servers, and not manage them remotely. You cannot tell with the EZMLM that SUSE uses, but in normal mail, you would see my mail trail showing both SMTP connections. <g> Anxiously awaiting your reply.. <g> -- Gary
On Sunday 21 December 2003 05:02 pm, Gary wrote:
On Sun, Dec 21, 2003 at 05:40:53PM -0500 or thereabouts, Ken Schneider wrote:
I guess this is not a problem for people on broadband. I have no
problem.
I don't know what the deal is here Ken, but consider yourself lucky. On several forums, people have reported this, and in fact, Earthlink's own C/S dept says that both in and outbound 25 is blocked. They did not make any exceptions.. Maybe you found a chink in the armor. <g> Could be terrific news..
The connection is actually with Sprint and Earthlink is the ISP if that make a difference.
This is a riot.. Ken, I have the same thing !! I have DSL with Sprint, and Earthlink is the ISP behind it.. Previously, knowing the above, I set up a separate mail/DNS server elsewhere, using a higher port, so I can relay my mail from my domains to the remote server... Earthlink told me that 25 in and out was shut down.. but you know first line techs.. they don't always know the correct answer..
Can you also send mail using SMTP on port 25, and receive mail on 25,for your domain on your static IP at Sprint... If so, this would be great, and I can bring back in my DNS/Mail servers, and not manage them remotely. You cannot tell with the EZMLM that SUSE uses, but in normal mail, you would see my mail trail showing both SMTP connections. <g>
Anxiously awaiting your reply.. <g>
I use Earthlink residential DSL and cannot connect to any external mail server on port 25. I must relay my outbound mail through them. However, I CAN recieve connections on port 25. I am using a static IP and have been able to do this for over a year. I also have my own DNS server. It acts as a primary and I have 2 slaves on other locations doing transfers form the primary. They connect on port 53 TCP and also I can do queries, port 53 UDP. I have no idea about this sprint/earthlink hybrid theng you mentioned. Thats a new idea to me. ------------------------- Eric Bambach Eric at cisu dot net -------------------------
The Friday 2003-12-19 at 13:10 -0600, Gary wrote:
E> Most ISP's use POP3 (or the major ones I know of) and POP3 is relatively E> simplistic I figured its a better choice to begin with.
What does an ISP have to do with using IMAP. Do you know why they use POP? Well, how about Earthlink having 10 million customers (whatever figure it is) store their unlimited mail boxes on their servers' hard drives instead of the customer's own computer ... I don't think so.. That is why they use POP..
Er... :-? I suppose a 10 MB remote mailbox uses the same disk space be it served as imap or pop3, and both will have size limit coded on them, somehow. Two or three years ago about 3/5 of my ISP accounts allowed imap. They didn't say so on their docs, but I tried and they worked, so I used imap instead of pop3 with them. But gradually, all of them removed the imap service. Why? I think that it uses more resources, as you may stay connected a longer time with the server, doing things manually. And I read somewhere that it poses a higher security risk, don't ask me why. It may be that they have to pay for the imap server: they will use some windows thing, or Unix, I suppose. From my logs I see that one of them used "Netscape Messaging Multiplexor" as imap server.
For your info, most Universities, e.g. Univ of Mich, use IMAP servers, as well as many large companies. IMAP also offers the benefit of shared folders.
Its a great thing for intranet use, IMO. -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson
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