> I've considered IMAP, but that means my user can't read their emails
> offline, they travel very often. So?
Nup. Pretty much all emails programs support offline mode. Outlook express
as I sues with 7 IMAP accounts works great. It syncs when I ask it to or
will do it automatically as I work. Plus if I don't have my laptop ro
whatever I can use webmail and see ALL my mail, past, sent, etc. Using IMAP
really adds to the power of webmail.
> Even with IMAP, I cannot archive the emails to tape and retrieve them with
a
> specific criteria such as within a period, specific messages, etc. I can
> only restore the whole directory back which may overwrite my newer emails,
> right? correct me if I'm wrong, as I'm new to IMAP.
With IMAP you can have as many folders as you want. I have 1999, 1998 2000
sent, work and private email. 2001 old mail. I have an IMAP account for
different mailing lists and the like.
Information ,management does not need expensive software like Trim or Act.
You can do so by creating functional folder names (IMAP as well) and store
your stuff in there. And then at the command prompt move and backup that
folder.
And no mail will not overwrite as each message is an individual file on the
system with a unique ID. I am not sure how the ID is made but it is unique.
And no doubt date of recpt or transmission is used. I have had my outlook
express index get stuffed up and have moved files form here and there.
Import/export and never lost mail.
We did find a command that will list the UID, PID - but I can't find the
email it is on....
Cheers,
Richard.
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