You be needen some help with Outlook express and not IMAP!
I shall write something up this weekend later on. All this comes into a
bigger mail how-to. We a seperate one. :)
Cheers,
Richard.
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From: "Kai Kiang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 9:18 AM
Subject: Re: [e-smith-devinfo] email Rules engine and backup
> Dear all,
>
> I'm testing the IMAP for suitability for our use, and have the
following
> questions:
>
> > > 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.
>
> I have tried it with Outlook Express, when I used POP3 to retreive mails
at
> the same time, emails get deleted when POP3 downloaded the mails, is this
> correct?
>
> When I delete the IMAP mails, it appears crossed on my PC, and it is still
> there next time I start Outlook Express, even I have set the delete mail
> option. Is this correct behaviour?
>
> When IMAP actually delete the emails at the server?
>
> When I synchronises IMAP folders, first only headers appears, not until I
> click on the emails, the actual content is downloaded. So, I can't just do
a
> sync, and offline, can I?
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > > 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.
>
> What can I do if I want to do a full year backup service, that is, user
can
> retrieve emails a year ago?
>
> Do I have to shutdown qmail when I performed the backup?
>
> Next, is there a convinent way to monitor disk usage on e-smith?
>
>
> >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....
>
> Can you tell me what this command is? So I may further investigate.
>
>
>
> Best Regards,
> Kai Yuen Kiang.
>
>
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