For privacy reasons, I dont want to keep the mail on my server any longer than possible. There are people who like to snoop... :-( I am on the Charter Pipeline cable modem now (sucks), so I have a dynamic IP and cannot run my own. I have other biases also. The main question was is there a console based mail client that can read the same local format as Kmail. It sounds like mutt will, so I will give that a try. Jay On Sunday 02 December 2001 10:39 pm, you wrote: > Why is storing the mail on the server an undesirable trait? Can you set up > your own system with IMAP running? > > Joseph > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jay Kline" <list at slushpupie.com> > To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 7:37 AM > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] mail clients > > > The only problem with IMAP is the mail is stored on the server, which at > > the > > > moment is an undesirable trait. I get the same basic functionality by > > having > > > several POP accounts. > > > > On Thursday 29 November 2001 10:17 am, you wrote: > > > On your mail server, or the machine you read your mail from, setup > > imaps. > > > > mkdir ~/mail. Use fetchmail to get mail from other servers. Use > > > procmail > > to > > > > sort your mail into folders under ~/mail. Configure imap mail clients > > > to use ~/mail as your folder prefix. > > > > > > At anyrate, kmail seems to use mbox format. So you could use any imap > > > client or pine or whatever to access kmail's folders. I perfer just > > using > > > > IMAP so I can switch mail clients on a whim and not worry about losing > > > mail. :) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, > > Minnesota > > > http://www.mn-linux.org > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > _______________________________________________ > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, > Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list -- Jay Kline list at slushpupie.com http://www.slushpupie.com -- Q: What do you call the money you pay to the government when you ride into the country on the back of an elephant? A: A howdah duty.