Re: [cobalt-users] IMAP Any problem turning it off?

[shimi <shimi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 21 Apr 2001, Wayne Sagar wrote:

> >Yes.
> 
> What would those problems be then?

 I believe I've answered your question. The active monitor.
> 
> >IMAP is a mail retriving protocol, not sending (I think ;p) - I believe
> >sending is done via SMTP.  Anyhow, what recieves mail on your cobalt is
> >the smtp server (port 25) - closing either pop3 or imap won't result in
> >problem recieving mail to the box (although if you close both of them,
> >users will have to have shel access to read their emails)...
> 
> I guess what I'm asking is: If a user has a POP mail client and someone
> sends mail using an IMAP client.. will that user still get the IMAP email
> when they check their mail, using thier POP access? Server still sends and
> I'm, seemingly, getting all of my mail using Eudora (very old, reliable
> version of Eudora pro) I just want to make sure I do not block out people
> sending mail to the server who are using IMAP clients..
> 

Again,  you don't use IMAP to send. Only to recieve. No one sends e-mail
via IMAP, beacuse IMAP is a mail downloading protocol. not an MTA (Mail
Transport Agent)

I don't know how it is in Eudora, but in most mail programs you'll see:

Outgoing mail server (SMTP).....
Incoming Mail Server     [pullbox with imap/pop3]
Incoming mailServer's addresss ......

b.t.w. SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer(Transport?) Protocol

- shimi.