Mulberry uses the IMSP and ACAP Protocols, would it be blasphemous to
ask if Courier does support this or if support is at least planned? It
sounds like a good idea:

3.5 The IMSP and ACAP Protocols: Remote Preference and Address Book Storage

One of the many benefits of IMAP is that it allows you to access all
of your mail, stored on a remote server, from different locations and 
computers. For users that operate in this mode, it also makes sense to
have other email-related information stored on a remote server. For
example, having your mail client save its preferences on a remote
server rather than on your local machine ensures that it will have the
same settings no matter where you are. By saving your address books on
a remote server, you can guarantee that the names, email addresses,
and contact information typically stored in your address book will be
available to you everywhere.  The Internet Message Support Protocol
(IMSP) is used to store preference and address book information on a
remote server. If you store your preferences and address books on an
IMSP server, those resources will always be available to you, no
matter what computer you use to run Mulberry. This is particularly
advantageous if you frequently use different computers to read your
mail. Mulberry can be configured to use IMSP, if such a server is
available. If it is not available, preferences and address books have
to be stored locally on each computer used to run Mulberry. In 
addition to storing addresses on a remote server, IMSP allows address
books to be searched on the server and shared among groups of users.
Shared address books make it easy to set up a centralized address book
for a group of individuals or a workgroup, and combined with server
based searching, make it easy for co-workers to find addresses of
other people in their group.

The Application Configuration Access Protocol (ACAP) is an emerging, 
standardized replacement for the IMSP protocol. Like IMSP, ACAP allows
for the storage and retrieval of information such as address books and
preferences, but in a more efficient and reliable manner.
Additionally, ACAP is designed to be a more general-purpose solution
than IMSP; that is, non-mail applications such as web browsers can
take advantage of ACAP for remote storage of information such as
bookmarks or configuration options.

-- 
Ralf Hildebrandt (Im Auftrag des Referat V A)   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Charite Campus Virchow-Klinikum                 Tel.  +49 (0)30-450 570-155
Referat V A - Kommunikationsnetze -             Fax.  +49 (0)30-450 570-916
Eh? Linux is luserproof? What kind of "proper" set up is that, ripping
out all removable media devices and ethernet, freezing the hard drive
spindle, encasing it in concrete and dropping it off a pier? 


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