Comments on: Thanks! http://superann.com/2008/02/24/thanks/ http://superann.com Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:00:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Ann http://superann.com/2008/02/24/thanks/#comment-6880 Ann Sat, 01 Mar 2008 21:01:28 +0000 http://superann.com/2008/02/24/thanks/#comment-6880 Actually pulling mail from your webmail accounts via fetchmail (through POP3 via FreePOPs) to your own computer and then running an IMAP server will only give you the IMAP interface to the mail on your computer, but won't do anything in the way of syncing your webmail accounts to your local mail. Configuring your POP client to leave mail on the server won't sync your email up the way IMAP does but it at least will still let you access your email from your old original webmail interface AND your email client. (I'm personally all for consolidation though and pretty much do what Seth advocates. Then again I don't care to support any proprietary webmail client where the email isn't freely accessible through normal means without a hack.) Actually pulling mail from your webmail accounts via fetchmail (through POP3 via FreePOPs) to your own computer and then running an IMAP server will only give you the IMAP interface to the mail on your computer, but won’t do anything in the way of syncing your webmail accounts to your local mail.

Configuring your POP client to leave mail on the server won’t sync your email up the way IMAP does but it at least will still let you access your email from your old original webmail interface AND your email client.

(I’m personally all for consolidation though and pretty much do what Seth advocates. Then again I don’t care to support any proprietary webmail client where the email isn’t freely accessible through normal means without a hack.)

]]> By: Seth http://superann.com/2008/02/24/thanks/#comment-6868 Seth Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:24:42 +0000 http://superann.com/2008/02/24/thanks/#comment-6868 Sukumar, if you're running a Mac or Linux you can install dovecot which is a popular open source IMAP server then use fetchmail to pull down the mail from other providers. Probably a silly idea to run your own IMAP server unless you're a super nerd. I'd suggest just using a free service like Gmail that already has IMAP support and forward all mail to it. It's free, reliable, and easy. Sukumar, if you’re running a Mac or Linux you can install dovecot which is a popular open source IMAP server then use fetchmail to pull down the mail from other providers.

Probably a silly idea to run your own IMAP server unless you’re a super nerd. I’d suggest just using a free service like Gmail that already has IMAP support and forward all mail to it. It’s free, reliable, and easy.

]]> By: Ann http://superann.com/2008/02/24/thanks/#comment-6866 Ann Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:48:00 +0000 http://superann.com/2008/02/24/thanks/#comment-6866 Hi Sukumar, thanks for checking out my site! I unfortunately don't know of a similar application that provides an IMAP interface, but if it's just a matter of not wanting the emails to be deleted from your webmail account you can do that by configuring your email client to leave the messages on the server. Hi Sukumar, thanks for checking out my site!

I unfortunately don’t know of a similar application that provides an IMAP interface, but if it’s just a matter of not wanting the emails to be deleted from your webmail account you can do that by configuring your email client to leave the messages on the server.

]]> By: Sukumar http://superann.com/2008/02/24/thanks/#comment-6865 Sukumar Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:12:28 +0000 http://superann.com/2008/02/24/thanks/#comment-6865 Yup, another person checking out your site after the Tekzilla episode! I was wondering if you could illuminate on whether there is a similar imap type service? I don't want to delete the mails from the webmail addresses, just read them more conveniently on my mail apps. Thanks and hope to see you on Tekzilla again soon! Yup, another person checking out your site after the Tekzilla episode! I was wondering if you could illuminate on whether there is a similar imap type service? I don’t want to delete the mails from the webmail addresses, just read them more conveniently on my mail apps.
Thanks and hope to see you on Tekzilla again soon!

]]> By: Mike http://superann.com/2008/02/24/thanks/#comment-6864 Mike Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:11:19 +0000 http://superann.com/2008/02/24/thanks/#comment-6864 I did check out your site after I saw you on Tekzilla. I hope they have you back on! After reading your resume I can understand why you precede your name with the word super. Wow I did check out your site after I saw you on Tekzilla. I hope they have you back on! After reading your resume I can understand why you precede your name with the word super. Wow

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