Wol wrote: > On 02/10/2024 19:47, Dale wrote: >> Well, I'm not really wanting to do my own email server. In a way, >> I'd like to have it so that everything is fetched, stored on my >> system and then I can use any email software I want, Seamonkey, >> Thunderbird, Mutt, Kmail or whatever, without losing a single email. >> Thing is, even that sounds like more than I care to chew on. If >> someone would share configs, editing private info of course, and I >> could just drop those in and edit with my private info, I might >> consider it. Thing is, I'm nervous about doing even that. Be my >> luck, I'd screw up something and delete every email I've ever got. >> :/ It would be nice tho to have a program fetch my emails and then >> I can switch email software anytime without losing anything at all. > > This is my setup. > > I think I've talked about this before, but just emerge and set up > dovecot. > > Make sure you set everything up in the local config file - look at the > global file that comes with dovecot, and at the end you'll see a > pointer to a non-existent local file. Set that up, and then make sure > your email client can see it. Move a couple of emails across and make > sure they're safe in dovecot. > > Then you just set up a rule on your internet provider's inbox, that > moves emails across to dovecot, and everything is local on your > system. Obviously, they'll stay on the internet provider's setup until > they expire, but they're on your system, they can be backed up, and > they'll not be on the internet to be mined or broken into or whatever > for long. > > Cheers, > Wol > >
I think we tried this and I couldn't get it to work and gave up on it. It's been a while back tho. From my understanding, it is supposed to be simple but simple doesn't always mean I can do it. LOL Email providers always changing things doesn't help either. Would this also work if I moved to Proton or something similar? Dale :-) :-)
