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[Bruce Smith]

> > Ouch!  I guess I'm not using IMAP-SSL yet, so thanx for pointing
> > that out!  [ This "geezer" BS still uses POP3 tunneled over SSH ;-P
> 
>    And there is a probelm with that? It's easy to setup plus it works! <G>

There is no problem with that.  As you said, it works.  However once I
tried IMAP I was so impressed with the added benefits, I'll never go
back to POP3.

With IMAP your mail and your folders stay on the SERVER.
So, no matter if I'm at work, at home, or on the road, I can read the
same mail, reference the same folders, and not worry about sucking down
email with POP3 and having it available on only ONE computer.

IMAP is also great for slow dialup connections.  When I connect to a
IMAP server, it downloads only the headers.  Then I can click on any
email I want to read, and it downloads only that message.  If a message
contains a large attachment, it only downloads the message text until
I click on the attachment.  That allows me to read the message from a
large email and grab the attachment later when I'm connected via a
faster connection.  Beats waiting for POP3 to download EVERYTHING.

And just like POP3, you can use "stunnel" for secure SSL IMAP.

Add a web interface for those times you want to read your email from
someone else's computer without having to setup an email client, and
that makes a really nice setup IMO.

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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