Alexander Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi there.. I have task-imap installed using apt-get... Is there > anything I need to do to be able to use it? I'm trying to get my email > using evolution from another machine, and nothing happens, not even an > error, but If i use pop it does work and retrieve my email... Is there > something extra I need to do to use IMAP properly?
In my experience, debian's imapd packages have "just worked". Currently, I'm using uw-imapd-ssl from testing. Try a less bugged email client. > I understand Imap encripts passwords right? and I should use it > instead of pop? As others have said, the default "imap" package doesn't encrypt passwords, though the ssl ones do. In general, imap is a superior protocol to pop3, and you should use it instead. Some propaganda can be read here: http://www.imap.org/about/whatisIMAP.html -- Brian Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
