Re: [Alug] IMAP server setup

This might help

http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue35/jao.html

Simon

On Sunday 25 August 2002 9:56 am, Ashley wrote:

I want to centralise the storing of my email for my 5 machine LAN. So, after a little online research, I found setting up an IMAP server appeared to be the answer. However, following further investigation, I can't find any tutorials to assist me in doing this. What I want to do is:

• Collect email from multiple pop3 addresses
• Check email for viruses and automatically bounce virus infected emails
• Filter out junk mail into a 'checking' account
• Filter email into different IMAP accounts based on to: from: subject:,

etc

• Further filter the email going into the IMAP account into certain

directories (this is a client or server issue?)

• Read email on several machines (using IMAP-compatible client)
• Reply to, forward to different IMAP accounts, etc

What the easiest way to achieve this? Furthermore, in contrasting POP3 and IMAP, I have the following issues:

• Are outgoing messages for an IMAP account stored with the IMAP

account, or on the local machine?

• What method is used for sending the email to the outside world for

IMAP? Currently I download from POP3 and send via my ISP's SMTP server.

• As the email is stored centrally, I would assume global searching is

straight forward. Are their tools available, or can I 'grep' the mailboxes?