On Mon, 2003-01-13 at 01:34, Jim Snyder wrote: > Hi Folks > > I have used Linux now since 1998 starting with Red Hat and then Mandrake since > it first came out. I would like to explore some of the more advanced features > but still consider myself a novice in the Linux world. I do get along well in > most cases but have limited time to read as much as I would like. > > Being very short of time for such things as checking e-mail, I would like to > automate the process and sort messages into folders that interest me the > most. Is there a way to use Linux to dial up my ISP periodically, check my > mail and then sort it for me? Is there a how-to that explains this? I use > K-Mail primarily. >
Jim, being that you're of "limited time" (aren't we all?) there are ways of making use of FETCHMAIL to actually push a dial out. FETCHMAIL works quite well in that it will connect to your POP3 external mail and and download it locally to your system - all of your mail - and will do so for however many accounts you wish to poll. Being that the mail is now local, you setup your email client to point to receive from local - which "appears" so nice and fast. You can then use SENDMAIL (or POSTFIX) for your SMTP/outgoing - which, in the same tone, will only deliver when it's able to connect - so while FETCHMAIL is FETCHING, SENDMAIL is SENDING. Does that make sense? Meanwhile, as far as sorting and the likes - I'm not a big fan of KSNAIL, er, Kmail. I prefer Evolution (version 1.2.1 at the moment) due to it's functionality and ability to use complex filtering (as well as scripts - if you want to get that deep into it). All my mail is sorted according to my strange desire to be organized - so bits from Mandrake go into a Mandrake trash bit, er, folder - etc etc etc...I'm sure you get the picture. Another nice feature about Evolution is the use of "VFolders" - they are virtual folders that you can create based on filters - one of the base VFolders is just labeled as UNREAD MAIL - which is nice to get to instead of browsing from folder to folder to see what's unread... Either which, that's my two cents for a Monday morning! Cheers! Stephen -- Mon Jan 13 06:35:00 EST 2003 6:35am up 8:21, 4 users, load average: 0.09, 0.18, 0.24 ------------------------------------------------------------------ | __ __ | kuhn media australia | | / ,, /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | |=================================| | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kuhn | | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |/ ._/ |"""""""""| | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |'. `\ | | | icq: 5483808 | | ;"""/ / | | | | | smk ) /_/| |.-------.| | mobile: 0410-728-389 | | ' `-`' " " | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU | ------------------------------------------------------------------ * linux user:267497 * RH 7.3+ * PC/Mac/Linux/Networking/Consulting ------------------------------------------------------------------ 'Ah... I see that the new traffic division is having the desired effect.' He indicated a large pile of paper. 'I am getting any amount of complaints from the Carters' and Drovers' Guild. Well done. Do pass on my thanks to sergeant Colin and his team.' 'I will, sir.' 'I see in one day they clamped seventeen carts, ten horses, eighteen oxen and one duck.' 'It was parked illegally, sir.' (The Fifth Elephant)
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