[NTLUG:Discuss] Local mail problem

[Greg Hewett]

Patrick,

The fact that you can say that you can get mail from the "mail" command, but
you cannot get it from netscape tells me that in fact that your mail is
"routed" to your local machine.  The same one that is viewing the email.

If that is the case, using IMAP might be a a more complicated option.  You
might want to change you evolution/netscape to use the local mail spool for
your imcoming mail instead of IMAP.  IMAP is an internet protocol for
retirving your email from a remote server kinda like POP.

>From what it sounds like, you are setting up an IMAP server that will
server you mail to your network and your local machine.  Before we try to solve
you netscape or evolution (which you will love) problem, lets try to figure
out exactly what you want to do.   i.e. IMAP server.  Most likely
your error is in you IMAP server setup.

greg

On Sun, Aug 19, 2001 at 12:22:00AM -0400, Patrick Parks wrote:
> Ok, here it goes. I am not sure if any of this is correct, so here it
> goes. I can get my mail from a command prompt by typing mail. In the
> e-mail program I have this set up: IMAPv4 for server type, host: mail
> username: my username I have outgoing setup to use sendmail. Thats it. I
> just read a document on RH website sying I needed IMAP, so I downloaded
> it and installed it. Is there something else I need to set up? Thanks.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 18 Aug 2001 23:57:00 -0500, Allen Flick wrote:
> 
> > Patrick Parks wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi all, I am having a bit of a problem getting my local mail to work
> > with something like Netscape or Ximian Evolution. I have
> > > a applet setup to tell me if I get local mail, and it is working fine.
> > but when I try to look at the mail through a mail reader, it
> > > tells me it can not find the inbox. I have never set this up before
> > and am assuming I have everything correct. Anyone out
> > > there want to take a shot at this one? Thanks in advance.
> > 
> > I might be able to help with the Netscape side. Tell what *ALL* you've
> > set up
> > within the preferences and anything else.
> > 
> 
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