Folks,
Thanks everyone for the rapid response, here is the original question
and credits:
> Has anyone used IMAP4-based protocol solutions on DUnix machines for mail
> access instead of the POPx approach? I read the RFC on it and looks promising
> (especially the part for also manipulating folders - not just the inbox).
> Any thoughts on the topic? any success stories, software or source code
> anywhere?
The summary as far as I am concerned, is that it is a worthwhile
solution and I I should give it a try by retrieving it from the ftp
site. :)
Thanks to:
John Speno <speno_at_isc.upenn.edu
Tim Winders <twinders_at_SPC.cc.tx.us>
Jeff Berliner <jeff_at_endeavor.med.nyu.edu>
Eisenman, Richard <richarde_at_tricity.wsu.edu>
Donald Bovee <bovee_at_amath.washington.edu>
Jorge Granjal <jgranjal_at_dei.uc.pt>
Harald Volz <info_at_bio.tuebingen.mpg.de>
Robert Otterson <Robert.Otterson_at_digital.com>
Gary Gladney <gladney_at_stsci.edu>
Steven <johnson_at_bayflash.stpt.usf.edu>
Ralph Rodriguez <rrodrigu_at_ssc.wisc.edu>
in detail:
From: John Speno <speno_at_isc.upenn.edu>
Yes, we used it. See www.imap.org.
We are using the U of Washington server.
From: Tim Winders <twinders_at_SPC.cc.tx.us>
I use the WU imap server which can be found at:
ftp://FTP.CAC.Washington.EDU/mail/imap.tar.Z
From: "Jeff Berliner" <jeff_at_endeavor.med.nyu.edu>
We run CMU's Cyrus IMAPd here, in place of a pop3 server, and it is
pretty well put together. We have run into a few snags, which mainly deal
with locks and stuff, but the software is easy to config, and administer.
http://andrew2.andrew.cmu.edu/cyrus/imapd/
From: "Eisenman, Richard" <richarde_at_tricity.wsu.edu>
We've used the University of Washington IMAP server with good results under
DU. Available at ftp.cac.washington.edu.
From: Donald Bovee <bovee_at_amath.washington.edu>
I have been using imap. It works great. People are happy to be able to
access their mail folders when they are away. See
http://www.washington.edu/imap/index.html for information about where to
get it and how it works.
From: Jorge Granjal <jgranjal_at_dei.uc.pt>
Hi, i'm using imapd4 rev1 from the University of Whashington on dunix 4.0B
without any problems, works like a charm... you can get it from:
ftp://ftp.cac.washington.edu/imap/imap.tar.Z
From: Harald Volz <info_at_bio.tuebingen.mpg.de>
look at this site
http://andrew2.andrew.cmu.edu/cyrus/
From: Robert Otterson <Robert.Otterson_at_digital.com>
success story: I use Netscape 4.05 browser Messenger Mailbox to read
Exchange mail on an NT Exchange server.
I have a guess that IMAP Ports come configured & usable on Exchange
boxes.
I can get to my various Exchange folders.
From: "Gary Gladney" <gladney_at_stsci.edu>
I installed the Netscape Mail server on DU 4.0B system and it ran
fine. The one thing to watch out for, this is more for the client,
Netscape's mail does not seem to handle a larger folder list. I tried
version 4.4 and 4.5 and both seemed to die on a folder list greater
than 100 folders. Microsoft Outlook, handles the connection just fine
without a problem in fact I have creaded 133 folders and it still
worked. I used VMS mail so folders was important to me. I was just
testing Netscape mail server and I loaded the demo so I don't have a
good feel about long term usage.
From: Steven <johnson_at_bayflash.stpt.usf.edu>
pine contains imapd and pop as part of the source distribution. It's
fairly intuitive and straightforward to set up.
From: Ralph Rodriguez <rrodrigu_at_ssc.wisc.edu>
George,
We used traditional Unix mail spooling with local mail clients
until about four years ago, when we decided that we needed to
provide some support to PCs in the building (as a research computing
organization, we had previously only supported work on Unix or
VMS workstations and servers). Then, we added POP. The result
was that the mail spool files exploded in size and I had to double
the capacity of /var/spool/mail several times. Users were leaving
mail on the server because they wanted access from home as well as
the office.
We attempted to resolve this by including IMAP as an option and
propagandizing for its use. It has been a godsend! The size of
/var/spool/mail has been reduced; we have not had to have "chats"
with users who keep massive amounts of data on the mail server;
we resolved the mail folder access problem (with IMAP, mail folders
are available at home as well as at work or any other location).
Clients for the IMAP server are still less robust than might be
desired and we have had to cope with some irritating problems.
But the helpdesk has gained experience (and later versions of
clients have been more robust, if still a bit dicey, than earlier
versions) and so we now feel that we can recommend the IMAP server
and various IMAP clients even to our least flexible users.
Received on Tue Sep 29 1998 - 15:20:11 NZST