Re: Details of server end

[Simon Josefsson <jas@pdc.kth.se>]

Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:

> For someone ignorant of how IMAP works, the well written faq leaves out
> very basic info like the details of how one gets an IMAP server.  Is
> IMAP normally available thru dialup ISPs?

Yes, similar to POP or NNTP.

> Is it something a user runs locally if desired, on there own
> machine?

No. Of course it's possible, but I don't think it's very useful.

> My mail server is a pop.newsguy.com machine.  Do I have to have an IMAP
> server on that machine to use IMAP or do people transfer POP server
> output to a different server with a .forward file or similar?

This varies widely, you can try "telnet pop.newsguy.com 143" to see if
they talk IMAP too, but AFAIK they don't.

If they only offer POP access you could .forward your mail into a IMAP
mailbox somewhere else if you want need IMAP. Or simply ask them if
they will support IMAP as well.