On Sat, 03 Feb 2001 09:49:34 -0700, Sherman Wilcox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I wonder if people could answer some questions for me, or at least refer me
> to some place that might have answers?
>
> I work in a university, which has IMAP and POP support. I spend my time
> between two locations: my university office, and my home office.
>
> Though I have used IMAP on occasion, I've never really gotten comfortable
> with it (too many years using POP before my university supported IMAP, but
> also a healthy mistrust of my university computer services department).
>
> I continue to use an Entourage POP account, leaving messages on the server
> when I'm at home if I want them to later appear at work, and vice versa.
>
> First question: I always feel like I'm missing something by not using IMAP.
> What?
I had many of your concerns when IMAP was introduced at my university. But I
switched one summer and will never go back. I have very slow remote access
at home, lightning fast at work.
The main advantage: IMAP allows me to view the same INBOX, whether at home
or at work. I use Outlook Express at work to read and answer mail; at home I
use Entourage. They both see the same INBOX.
Most of the mail that I want to keep I copy to my home Entourage folders. If
I send a message at work, it's copied to the IMAP Sent folder, which I can
read and process later at home.
>
> Second question (a really stupid one, I know): how do I keep all my web
> folders, which reside on my university account, and all the other junk (pine
> folders, etc.) from showing up in my Entourage IMAP account?
I am not clear on the difference between your two accounts. My mail comes to
an IMAP account, period. Entourage sees the IMAP folders, and I can copy
from them to local folders. The IMAP INBOX is distinct from the Entourage
Inbox --when you use POP, mail downloads to that local folder.
>
> Third question: can I (should I) recreate my Entourage folder structure on
> my university server?
Depends on how you work. I do most of my e-mail at home, so the folder
structure there is far more complex than at work. The IMAP folders are very
few: INBOX, Drafts, Save, Sent, and Trash. "Save" is mostly for messages
with large attachments that I don't need at home. Our IMAP limit for faculty
is 55 mb. My current Entourage db is 127 mb, and I back it up each day to a
FW drive.
>
> As you see, too many questions. The basic one is: why should I move to IMAP?
> And as I say, if there is a good, simple to understand online or book
> reference, I'd be happy with that.
>
My tech support staff has a good online tutorial at:
http://www.princeton.edu/~cit/CITware/email.shtml
You are not likely to lose any mail by shifting to IMAP, and you may find it
an easier way to coordinate your home and work offices.
--
William Howarth
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.princeton.edu/~howarth
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