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pORT 143 (imap) (was Re: [cobalt-users] Anyone know where to get nmap for RAQ2)
- Subject: pORT 143 (imap) (was Re: [cobalt-users] Anyone know where to get nmap for RAQ2)
- From: Tim Dunn <tdunn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue Jun 11 06:44:01 2002
- List-id: Mailing list for users to share thoughts on Sun Cobalt products. <cobalt-users.list.cobalt.com>
> Just curious, is there any reason why we want to open port 143 (IMAP) since
> most of us retrieves email using POP? The webmail seems to work fine even if
> port 143 is blocked.
All depends on your [client's] preferences and usage. Most email readers
and tools (netscape, fetchmail, etc.) will happily talk pop or imap. If
you find one that only talks imap, then it may be time to switch.
tim
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