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Re: IMAP vs MAPI
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Thu, 28 Jan 1999 00:45:22 GMT
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cjc@+stopspam+newsguy.com
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Jasper Janssen <jasper@janssen.dynip.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Jan 1999 16:31:58 GMT, Sproaticus <jsproat@geocities.com>
> wrote:
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> > IMAP is an e-mail protocol used mainly on UN*X boxes which, among other
> > things, leaves the e-mail message sitting on the server (as opposed to
> > downloading a bunch of messages a la POP3.)
>
> Okay, so what server do I need to run on my linux box instead of pop3?
> Better yet, what port can I telnet to to test if it isn't already
> somewhere in the inetd config :)?
Well, I'm pretty sure Redhat has a built-in IMAP server. Here's a
line from my inetd.conf file:
#imap stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd imapd
I have mine commented out, but I have just about everything except ftp
commented out. Dunno about which port it runs on, though.
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| (...) On my Linux system, it uses port 143, or so it seems. From /etc/services: imap 143/tcp # imap network mail protocol Fredrik (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Okay, so what server do I need to run on my linux box instead of pop3? Better yet, what port can I telnet to to test if it isn't already somewhere in the inetd config :)? Jasper (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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