From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.user/1641 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Don Saklad Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.user Subject: Re: Critique. How neophytes might set up gnus for email who're already using gnus for newsgroups. Date: 20 Dec 2002 05:27:03 -0500 Message-ID: References: <68bs3ijfqj.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1138668356 12164 80.91.229.2 (31 Jan 2006 00:45:56 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:45:56 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: nobody Tue Jan 17 17:29:28 2006 Original-Path: quimby.gnus.org!lackawana.kippona.com!news.stealth.net!news.stealth.net!panix!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!dreaderd!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.gnus X-Newsreader: Gnus v5.7/Emacs 20.7 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: nestle.ai.mit.edu Original-X-Trace: 1040380024 senator-bedfellow.mit.edu 3940 18.43.0.45 Original-Xref: bridgekeeper.physik.uni-ulm.de gnus-emacs-gnus:1781 Original-Lines: 178 X-Gnus-Article-Number: 1781 Tue Jan 17 17:29:28 2006 Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.gnus.user:1641 Archived-At: See also [ http://zork.net/~dsaklad/gnusmail.html ] Thank you for your interest Galen deForest Boyer ! a. What commands to the system prompt might help an end user determine the address of the end user's email server and whether it supports POP or IMAP or both?... b. What particular files on the system might an end user check that would help determine the address of the end user's email server and whether it supports POP or IMAP or both?... Definitions around the web that might help some the folks out there unfamiliar with the terms http://webopedia.com/TERM/I/IMAP.html IMAP Last modified: Friday, July 20, 2001 Short for Internet Message Access Protocol, a protocol for retrieving e-mail messages. The latest version, IMAP4, is similar to POP3 but supports some additional features. For example, with IMAP4, you can search through your e-mail messages for keywords while the messages are still on mail server. You can then choose which messages to download to your machine. IMAP was developed at Stanford University in 1986. http://webopedia.com/TERM/I/IMAP.html http://webopedia.com/TERM/P/POP2.html POP Last modified: Monday, May 18, 1998 1) Short for Post Office Protocol, a protocol used to retrieve e-mail from a mail server. Most e-mail applications (sometimes called an e-mail client) use the POP protocol, although some can use the newer IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol). There are two versions of POP. The first, called POP2, became a standard in the mid-80's and requires SMTP to send messages. The newer version, POP3, can be used with or without SMTP. (2) Short for Point of Presence, a telephone number that gives you dial-up access. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) generally provide many POPs so that users can make a local call to gain Internet access. http://webopedia.com/TERM/P/POP2.html http://www.serverwatch.com/stypes/article.php/1151601 [ http://www.serverwatch.com/stypes/article.php/1151601 ] ServerWatch > Server Directory Mail Servers GO (See a detailed list of all mail servers.) [ http://www.serverwatch.com/stypes/compare/index.phpr/compare_TUFJTA==_______ ] Almost as ubiquitous and crucial as Web servers, mail servers move and store mail over corporate networks (via LANs and WANs) and across the Internet. more May 30, 2002 Mail Server Overview By Nelson King Web servers may be the most important and ubiquitous servers on the Internet, but mail servers rank a close second. E-mail is generally considered the most important service provided by the Internet, which makes servers that move and store mail a crucial piece of software. Naturally this importance and attention draws a crowd, and the number of mail server products is large and growing -- despite the presence of major vendors in this category. Today, most people think of mail servers in terms of the Internet. Mail servers, however, were originally developed for corporate networks (LANs and WANs). This kind of mail server is still common, although most of ServerWatch reviews focus on the Internet (and intranet) variety. A specialized mail server function designed to handle bulk mailing (usually called a list server) is sometimes part of the products we review. For Internet mail servers, a very important factor is the support of standards. The major protocols are SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) for outgoing mail and POP3 (Post Office Protocol) for incoming mail. A more recent protocol, which has yet to make the inroads expected of it, is IMAP4 (Internet Messaging Access Protocol). IMAP offers a number of important features, including user management of mail on the server. Other Internet protocols include ESMTP (Extended Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), APOP (Authenticated Post Office Protocol), MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions), and Ph (Directory Access protocol). Many mail servers are also adding S/MIME, SSL, or RSA support for message encryption; and LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) support to access operating system directory information about mail users. In general, the more standards a server supports, the better. Because of the ever-increasing volume of e-mail traffic, the scalability of an e-mail server -- even for a relatively small organization -- can be a major issue. It is also important because mail server products tend to differentiate themselves by the message volume of their target customer and the number of e-mail accounts they support. Some are intended for corporate and enterprise e-mail, often processing millions of messages in a short period of time and providing accounts for more than 100,000 users; others target small businesses that may handle only a few thousand messages a week and support less than 100 users. The highly publicized viruses that attack through e-mail clients have put the spotlight on e-mail as a vulnerable point in an enterprise's firewall. In response, mail server vendors (along with major client vendors such as Microsoft) have begun producing add-ons and built-in features that will help to scan mail, segregate questionable messages, and deal with viruses and spam. As might be expected, this is a rapidly expanding element of e-mail servers, and should be considered important when comparing products. E-mail servers rank high in difficulty to install and manage. That's because they are tied to an inherently variable source-Internet connection and mail traffic -- and because they require constant attention to user lists, user rights, and message storage. Thus, it's important to look for servers that provide a certain modicum of ease of use. A GUI interface is nice, but it is not necessarily the route to easy administration. The type of interface is often related to platform (operating system), and it is important to keep in mind that many products are intended to run on a single platform (e.g., Unix or Windows). -- Nelson King [ http://www.serverwatch.com/stypes/article.php/1151601 ] [ http://www.serverwatch.com/stypes/index.php/bWFpbA== ] Mail Servers 602Pro LAN Suite 2002 Avirt Mail Server CommuniGate Pro DMail Email Server Emurl Eudora Internet Mail Server Eudora WorldMail Server FTGate Pro GLMail IMail Server inFusion Internet Anywhere Kerio Mail Server MailMax MailSite MailStudio 2000 MDaemon Merak MERCUR Mercury Mail Transport System Microsoft Exchange NTMail Nu-Mail Post.Office Qmail Mail Server QuickMail Pro Server sendmail SLmail StarNine Mail Server Visnetic MailServer Pro VOP modusMail VOPmail [ http://www.serverwatch.com/stypes/index.php/bWFpbA== ] cheer and season's greetings! oo__ don [ http://zork.net/~dsaklad/gnusmail.html ]