Re: Email

[Jay Crews <jpc jaycrews com>]

Mugleston, Brad writes....
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> I think a better answer to these questions is that you need to run an 
> IMAP server on the machine running fetchmail. That way, your incoming 
> mail ends up in your IMAP inbox, and there it will stay until deleted, 
> regardless of what client you use. I personally run Netscape Mail on my 
> desktop to read my IMAP inbox on my mailserver. When I'm at work (or 
> elsewhere) I use a web browser to access the Squirrelmail webmail 
> client. Since the mail and it's state are kept on the server, whatever 
> changes I make from one location show up when I get to the other. Which 
> is to say that if I read or delete an email through the Squirrelmail 
> client when I'm at work, when I get home the mail shows up (or doesn't, 
> if I deleted it) as read or deleted in Netscape Mail.
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> -Tim
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> That sounds like what I'm looking for.  Can IMAP be configured to Deliver
> the mail?  I'd like my kids to keep track of their own emails if possible.

IMAP and POP are similar.
Neither "deliever" mail.  They just "serve" it out
when requested.

POP is a little more common, though both almost equally supported.

In either case, you need to get your mail to your desktop, 
which I assume you are already doing, right?  Think you
said your kids can get to it.....right.
If so, so far so good.

Now you need to run IMAP or POP on that desktop.
(Personally I lean toward POP, just just sincxe that's
what I am use to.)
I think Bob gave details on how to start that up.

Now....reading it from the laptop.
A few options here.
Do you want to mail to physically reside on the laptop?
Might be useful if you are going to take the laptop
on the plane to read/reply to mail.  etc.
If so, use fetchmail to pull it from the desktop to the laptop.
There is a switch in fetchmail for "do not delete" or "leave on server"
or something like that.
Now, you have 2 copies.  One on the desktop, and one on the laptop.

Now....use your favorite mail client read the mail.
Unless you use mutt, pine, or elm you'll probably need to run POP
on the laptop also.

If you don't care to have the mail on both desktop and the laptop,
then just point your mail client to the POP server of the desktop.

In either case, most all clients (GUI or text based) have options for
"leave on server."

-- Jay Crews
jpc jaycrews com