-- Kevin Coyner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote (on Tuesday, 15 October 2002, 10:56 AM -0400): > > Is it possible to do the following, or is there a better way ... > > Objective: setup a spare box that downloads mail for me and my family > from various POP3 servers. DL'd mail gets scanned for spam and then is > held for eventual retrieval by users. <snip> > So here's where I get lost ...... > > ------------------ ------------------- -------------------- > | ward is on a | | wally is on a | | beaver is on a | > | Debian box | | win2k box | | dual boot box | > ------------------ ------------------- | linux & win2k | > -------------------- > > I'm guessing that I'll need to run either a POP3 or IMAP server on Box > 001 in order for the 3 clients - ward, wally and beaver - to be able to > retrieve their mail. Is this correct? That's the most reliable way, especially with the mixed client setup you've got. I personally use IMAP -- that way I can back up all mail on a single machine. If your kids want more privacy, however, do POP and let them back up their own.
> And if so, could you please > recommend a good yet lightweight mail client, as Box 001 only has about > 1 gig of free space (it's an old Sparc with small hard drives). Mutt :-) -- Matthew Weier O'Phinney [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
