On Thu, 17 Feb 2000 21:44:44 -0500, Glenn McCorkle wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Feb 2000 19:55:56 -0500, Samuel W. Heywood wrote:
>> Gentlemen:
>> For those of you who are not yet believers, I submit proof that Arachne
>> does support IMAP. The message appended below was retrieved by my
>> Arachne from "pop.telebot.net", an IMAP server. Moments before, I had
>> used the Barebones DOS email system to send the message to myself at
>> "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". I retrieved the message with my Arachne.
>> The message is shown, headers and all, but with headers remarked out by
>> myself.
>> Sam Heywood
> Sam,
> Does the line in your arachne.cfg (the one you used to do IMAP),
> say something like "pop.telebot.net" ???
Yes, it does. In order to download mail from the Telebot POP3 server,
I merely changed my mail settings for my Arachne. Isn't that what IMAP
is all about.....making a provision for using an alternative POP3 server?
> If so.... you didn't access the telebot IMAP server.
> You accessed thier POP3 server.
> This a screen capture of Telneting to pop.telebot.net 110
> (arachne can only use port number 110)
According to instructions appearing on web-sites offering IMAP, one is
just supposed to configure an internet mail client to access the server
operated by the web-site. I haven't seen anything telling me that I
should use a different port number.
> Clarkson University Terminal Emulator [CUTE:2.2D/TC-D]
> Alt-H presents a summary of special keys
> Packet driver (PPPD220F)
> Class 1 Type 0 Version b Extended 1
> My Etheraddress: 0:2:12:0:56:34
> Sending BOOTPs: (Press <SPACEBAR> to give up.)
> Valid BOOTP Packet ReceivedBootP: Reply from server IP [204.179.144.13]
> BootP: My IP [204.179.144.126] Gateway IP [204.179.144.13]
> BootP: RFC1048 Style BootP Packet Received
> BootP: Subnet is 255.255.255.0
> BootP: Adding Gateway number 1 IP 204.179.144.13
> BootP: Adding Nameserver number 1 IP 204.179.144.2
> BootP: Adding Nameserver number 2 IP 0.0.0.0
> My Ethernet address: 0:2:12:0:56:34
> My IP address: 204.179.144.126
> Keyboard type is extended.
> Server mode, press ESC to exit or ALT-A to begin a session
> Enter new machine name, address or @scriptfile (machine [optional portnumber])
> Telnet> pop.telebot.net 110
> Clarkson University Tcp Communication Package
> Clarkson University Terminal Emulator [CUTE:2.2D/TC-D]
> Alt-H presents a summary of special keys
> +OK MailSite POP3 Server 3.4.5.0 Ready <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> You tell me..... Is this an IMAP server? Or is it a POP3 server?<g>
It identifies itself as a POP3 server. It is my understanding that IMAP
is merely an internet protocol or a feature that allows one to simply
configure an email client to access an alternative POP3 server. If my
concept is entirely incorrect, then please refer me to a source of
information.
Thanks,
Sam Heywood
-- This mail was written by user of Arachne, the Ultimate Internet Client
