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> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Mail Handling Tools Message-ID: <XFMail.970829201152.Joachim.Jaeckel@d.kamp.net> In-Reply-To: <199708290312.UAA04940@celebris.tddhome>
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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 > ---------------------------------- E-Mail: Joachim Jaeckel <Joachim.Jaeckel@d.kamp.net> Date: 29-Aug-97 Time: 20:04:54 This message was sent by XFMail ----------------------------------
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