Gary, I agree, Gmail or Google Apps with IMAP- if you require a mail client. But you also could set up Google Apps with contact sharing between users of the same domain. (you and your wife)
http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=60218 I am a fan of webmail. It is simple and an efficient way to handle email these days. Why bother with mail clients that always require so much time to configure and organize. Let's not forget all the time spent transferring accounts from one computer to another. I am sure there's a debate here, but I have already chosen my side. I prefer to "Archive " my email and when I need to find it again, I just use Google's "search mail" feature and rely upon a keyword or address to pinpoint the email I am looking for, and baaamm!, there it is. Google services are just getting better and this is a good way to introduce yourself to "Cloud Computing" or whatever they call it. -kids asking to watch old school Pink Panther, too funny On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 5:09 PM, Stanley Brinkerhoff <[email protected]> wrote: > I second the switch to IMAP -- and also possibly consider switching to GMail > (or Gmail for Domains). I do the same thing you speak of -- except when I > use an unconfigured machine I just use Googles beautiful webmail. My > Blackberry works with their native client. I routinely have a desktop, > laptop, cell phone, and work computer logged into the GMail account. > > GMail can also pull mail via POP from GMAVT.net if you wish to retain your > gpbrown address! > > Stan > > On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 5:05 PM, Josh Sled <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Gary Brown <[email protected]> writes: >> > The main purpose for this is so that my wife and I can share one >> > email >> > (pop) account and message repository (Inbox, Sent, etc...) from >> > different >> > user accounts on the same computer. Any additional functionality would >> > be >> > great. >> >> Switch to IMAP … it's almost 2009, already. :) >> >> But seriously, switch to IMAP. Have an IMAP server where all email is >> stored, and connect from multiple/various clients (thunderbird, >> squirrelmail (web based), blackberry service, outlook, &c.). Pull email >> From your ISP via fetchmail (via either POP or IMAP). >> >> I've done this for a long time. fetchmail pulls my mail via imap(s) >> From dreamhost every five minutes. Local delivery goes through procmail >> to sort into maildir folders in my homedir. courier-imap is setup to >> serve those folders directly. I primarily connect via Gnus (in emacs), >> but have used thunderbird (when on the laptop), squirrelmail (when >> traveling) and mutt (when gnus is misbehaving). >> >> -- >> ...jsled >> http://asynchronous.org/ - a=jsled; b=asynchronous.org; echo $...@${b} > > -- Chad Avery Montpelier Open Source 802.224.6481 www.montpelieropensource.com
