On Mon, 2002-12-23 at 02:25, Roger wrote: > Hi, There > > I am running RH8 as my smtp server. But now, I feel it's not as convenient > as the MS Exchange I used. Before, when we use Exchange,it will inform users > immediately after emails arrive. But Sendmail can not. We have to wait for > emails' arriving every sevral minutes that is set within email client > program, such as Outlook express, Outlook, etc... > > I wonder if there is possibility that sendmail can push the emails to client > in time automatically? If not, if there is a linux-based email software > that could meet we needs? > > Thanks in advance > > Roger
Not understanding your full gist here..? Sendmail is an MTA, it doesn't deliver mail to users at all, ever. You mean the IMAP server? Or the POP Server? If you are referring to either of those, then the answer is no. their is nothing in the protocol that allows users to be notified when a new e-mail shows up in their mailbox. The users could configure their clients to check every X minutes, I guess if you had less than a few hundred users you could tell them to set their clients to 1 minute checks. Even then it wouldn't be instant, it would take up to 1 minute. If they are expecting a particularly urgent message they can always click on the "SEND/RECEIVE" or "GET" mail buttons on their mail client's toolbar to check immediately. E-mail is supposed to be like mail. If you want instant messages then use Instant Messaging (or the phone). -Ben. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
