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From: John McClary Prevost <visigoth@naiad.fac.cs.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: nnmail-spool-file should be a list...
Date: 08 Apr 1997 22:17:29 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <vpd7midaqiu.fsf@naiad.fac.cs.cmu.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Stainless Steel Rat's message of 08 Apr 1997 20:38:41 -0400

>>>>> "Rat" == Stainless Steel Rat <ratinox@peorth.gweep.net> writes:

    Rat> Here is a problem that a few have run into: pop3 cannot deal
    Rat> with local mail spool files; it is strictly a pop interface.
    Rat> I expect the IMAP equivalent to have a similar problem.  On
    Rat> the other hand, movemail is kinda lame in a variety of ways
    Rat> but sometimes you need it.

Theoretically, IMAP mail stays on the server--the nnimap backend
(gotta get it to the "can be included w/ the Gnus dist" point) doesn't
want to be filed out of.  Filed into is doable.

John Prevost.


  reply	other threads:[~1997-04-09  2:17 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
1997-04-08 20:21 William M. Perry
1997-04-08 21:13 ` William M. Perry
1997-04-09  0:13   ` Sudish Joseph
1997-04-09  4:25     ` William M. Perry
1997-04-09  0:38 ` Stainless Steel Rat
1997-04-09  2:17   ` John McClary Prevost [this message]
1997-04-09  4:49   ` William M. Perry
1997-04-09  8:58     ` Per Abrahamsen
1997-04-09 11:49       ` Hrvoje Niksic
1997-04-09 14:16         ` William M. Perry
1997-04-09 17:45           ` Hrvoje Niksic
1997-04-09 22:25     ` Stainless Steel Rat

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