[SGVLUG] I can't send email (but now I can).

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How do you switch from POP to IMAP?




On Wed, 2006-06-07 at 19:02 -0700, Dustin Laurence wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 07, 2006 at 03:27:04PM -0700, David Lawyer wrote:
> > 
> > So while mutt and exim is a nice mail system, it takes some computer
> > savvy to keep it working.  And most desktop users wouldn't have the
> > knowledge or the time to deal with such a problem.
> 
> This has nothing to do with Linux--neither mutt nor exim has any
> intention of serving "desktop users," now or ever.  The *only* way a
> "desktop" user is going to get mail access is IMAP or (ugh) POP to their
> mail provider's server.  exim is designed essentially for that mail
> provider's machine, not the end-user's.  mutt is designed for the
> end-user's machine, but only one who is self-sufficient and *very*
> computer savvy.
> 
> The fact that you are using it says something about your ability to set
> up server software, not some end-user issue.
> 
> Dustin