Luca Bertoncello wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: > > >> The boss' hard drive crashed and he lost all his e-mail. >> >> The request: Keep backups of all emails on the server. >> > > This is NOT the best solution! > > The best solution is to leave the E-Mail on a Server, and read them with > IMAP/POP3-leave-on-Server (but IMAP is better!). > > And you don't need any change to your configuration (just say Exim to use > Maildir instead of MBox, maybe). > Of course, you need to configure an IMAP server, but it is not more difficult > as a POP3 server. > > Bye > Luca Bertoncello > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >
Hi Luca, I agree that for many cases using IMAP-leave-on-server rather than POP3-remove-from server would be the optimal solution. However, for a person dragging his laptop through Southern Africa, IMAP is not an option. Connectivity is simply not reliably available, and when it is, it is often at rates like USD 0.50 / MByte and more. One needs your e-mail on your laptop for reference when required. Thanks for the suggestion anyway. Regards Nico -- ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/
