Re: [cobalt-users] RaQ3i-POP-before-Relay-1.1.pkg.

["Fathi Said" <fathi@xxxxxx>]

Oh I see. Thanks for the explanation!

Fathi


----- Original Message -----
From: Steven Werby <steven@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2000 10:47 PM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] RaQ3i-POP-before-Relay-1.1.pkg.


> Fathi Said <fathi@xxxxxx> wrote:
> > Can anybody tell me, what exactly is IMAP and what is the difference to
> POP?
>
> They're both mailbox protocols.  IMAP allows you to create and access mail
> folders in the /home/site/siteN/user/username directory.  It keeps copies of
> the email locally and on the server, which can cause your server email
> storage to grow significantly.  I use procmail to filter emails into the
> right file so they appear as folders in pine or my wondows email program
> (outlook express).  I believe all you need to do to have a IMAP account is
> to create the files manually or through your mail client program.
>
> Steven {steven@xxxxxxxxxxxx}
>
>
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