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Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 20:04:54 +0200 (CEST)
From: Joachim Jaeckel <Joachim.Jaeckel@d.kamp.net>
To: Thomas Dean <tomdean@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: RE: Mail Handling Tools
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Hi Thomas,

I'm using a tool called *fetchmail* in conjunction with *xfmail* and
it works fine for me. But there is another program called *popmail*
you could use.

In replace of *xfmail* you could also use *mutt* or even *emacs* :-)
I think. Or every other Mail-Programm.

Ciao, Joachim.

On 29-Aug-97 Thomas Dean wrote:
>I think I have been here before.
>
>I don't have a clear idea of what mail tool(s) I should be using.
>
>Here is my situation.
>
>I have a ppp connection to netcom.  Mail messages are held on the
>netcom server until I down load them.  I have been using Netscape
>3.xx.  Today, I lost the same outgoing mail twice!  I could not
>recreate it the second time.  So, I really lost something.  This is
>the last straw.  So, I am looking for a replacement.
>
>I receive about 100 messages per day.  I reply to about 15.  I keep an
>average of 100 messages on file, cleaning out once per month, or so.
>I like keeping track of sent messages and refer to them almost daily.
>I have used emacs for reading news and messages on a system that had a
>permanent network connection.  Emacs seemed to work fine.  I can keep
>messages in folders, etc...
>
>I can use mail for outgoing messages, with no problem.  It was a
>little tricky getting the return address correct.  That is solved .  I
>use emacs as a text editor.  I am preparing this message with emacs.
>
>To use emacs, I need some daemon to fetch mail from the netcom pop3
>server.  I want the daemon to check for mail at some configurable
>time, fetch messages, and notify me.  The daemon should tolerate the
>ppp connection being down.
>
>What are your preferences?  What is the best for this?
>
>Thanks,
>tomdean
>

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Date: 29-Aug-97
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