Karen Lewellen wrote on 2023-11-22 22:10:
1, allow me to export all of my gmail content to them.
I could provide that ability, see below.
I may need to get a better picture, have never used Thunderbird.
I've been thinking a lot about this. Thunderbird being a GUI, it may be
difficult for you to use.
And, I'm completely unfamiliar with Alpine / Mutt.
Chances are, the Gmail messages are stored locally in mbox format (all
messages for a mailbox / folder are stored in one file).
My server stores in the Maildir (one message per file) format.
Hence, a tool like Thunderbird can help here.
Need to think on this more.
2, either allows for user name / password log in directly with a
web interface,
RoundCube web interface okay?
actually, you would be doing a number of people a huge favor if I can
test this. While roundcube has been suggested, there is some
confusion around how well it can function with speech. so, delighted
to test that theory for sure.
I will set up something for you to try. Was hoping to have it ready now,
but... /excuses
or where I can ssh into a shell or workspace and find an email
client, think Alpine for example.
Can you run Alpine locally in your DOS-like environment?
I ask, because I could provide ssh access, *but*, email is stored under
a virtual user's account, not individual Linux users' accounts.
So, ssh-ing in would still require connecting to the server (localhost)
via IMAP and smtp; no file system access to messages.
Unless I can think up some hack with hard-links?
Hmmm. Hadn't considered that.
Perhaps ssh with ForceCommand=/usr/bin/alpine ?
um... my lack of direct Linux awareness is showing. Still, perhaps?
That was just me thinking out loud - it'd be an option set on the
server's sshd_config file.
If it helps, I ssh into the shell dreamhost provides my office,
finding alpine there. Better example, i use the current compile of
sshdos to reach shellworld, which is rooted in Ubuntu.
Can I just say, it's great that you're able to use ssh in your
environment, and kudos!
there are
browsers that can provide the what to do with an email link,
assuming that the interface does not manage the job..but you likely
know this.
I wish I knew more about the various aria settings for web devs to
enable accessibility. Seems the features are there but often overlooked.
How much storage does your email use? My VPS is fairly restricted
on space (it can be upgraded).
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Oh there is allot I can dump, of course if I can ever see it again.
Not much of the standard gmail would provide..what sort of limit?
At the moment, I'm using 96% of my storage(!). Looks like I've got deal
with that, and quickly.
How much storage depends on how much $. It's not expensive, I'd have to
look at the pricing.
As far as "exporting" from another account - I used Thunderbird to
drag & drop all messages between (active) IMAP accounts when
setting up new system.
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How does that look exactly? Will I have say a folder for the sent
mail, one for my current inbox..allowing me to clear some of that
down, my contact list? In short if you remember what basic gmail
look like? I suppose you create a spam folder as well?
When migrating, I set up a new account [email protected] with IMAP & smtp
set to new domain IPs, use Thunderbird to copy all messages / folders
from [email protected] account (with IMAP pointing to old IPs) to
[email protected], then rename on server and in Thunderbird me2@ to me@.
It's a bit convoluted. I could probably come up with something better,
but having 2 sets of servers serving [email protected] is always going to be
awkward.
Another question - were you wanting your own domain, or is the
domain irrelevant?
I had not considered the question, too busy seeking mail client ideas
and getting very very confused. as it turns out I have two domains
that are kept at gkg.net, but are not associated with a hosting plan.
if that is too complicated,
It should be do-able without too much difficulty.
Most of my domains are @FirstnameLastname.tld which wouldn't be
appropriate. But I have a couple others to use; migration of those
should be done by end of month.
Sorry this took so long to put together.
Still trying to anticipate any / all obstacles.
I'll set up a test account and send you a link to RoundCube - interested
to hear about how that works.
rb
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