[ale] KMail 1.7 on KDE3.3 Looking Good!!!

[Stephan Uphoff]

On Sun, 2004-08-29 at 13:47, Geoffrey wrote:
> Stephan Uphoff wrote:
> > You might want to think about installing a local imap server
> > for email storage.
> > This way you can switch between email tools without loosing
> > your locally stored mail.
> 
> I don't like relying on my dsl connection to maintain my email.  It does
> every now and then go down, not often, but usually, as one would expect,
> at the most inopportune times.

Same here.
I just use cyrus as the local email store.
The email is pulled from offsite with fetchmail.
For me it is really just a replacement for plain old mailbox files
or mh folders that 'just work' with all new email tools. 

Currently I am using evolution as my email tool .. but with my email
stored using cyrus I can switch any time I want to.

> 
> > I just switch from exmh .. and did not feel like committing myself.
> > I use cyrus as an imap server and procmail to sort my email.
> > ( Warning, procmail adds a header that you need to remove before
> > piping a mail into cyrus deliver (formail -I"From "))
> >
> > As an additional benefit you should be able to have multiple
> > concurrent email tools open for the same mailbox.
> > This is handy if you constantly switch between a desktop and a wireless
> > laptop.
> 
> I used to keep my email on my desktop box, but I recently moved it to my
> laptop so I'd have it with me at all times.  I've still not decided the
> approach I want to take, as I could still leave it on my desktop and
> connect remotely.

Install cyrus on your laptop?
It is really easy to install and the resource usage is almost nil.

> --
> Until later, Geoffrey       Registered Linux User #108567
>                              AT&T Certified UNIX System Programmer - 1995
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