On Tue, 29 Aug 2006, KURUGANTI, LAKSHMI, INFOT wrote:
> We are running Solaris environment and need to replace pop3 with IMAP.We
> can't find any documentation of IMAP on internet , except for installing
> the package that is downloaded from sunfreeware.com.We assume that there
> must be lot of procedure to activate IMAP , but have no clue.
> We have to use IMAP for only reading e-mails.
It all depends upon which package that you download.
Usually, the default IMAP server that sites offer is UW imapd (which I
wrote).
UW imapd is more or less plug-and-play with a standard UNIX configuration.
You just install the server binary, make sure that [x]inetd invokes it,
and create any necessary certificates for SSL/TLS sessions.
You can also get UW imapd directly from UW:
ftp://ftp.cac.washington.edu/mail/imap.tar.Z
If you get the source tarball, there is a "docs" directory which contains
various files that outline the installation procedure.
There is also information in that directory on how you can modify UW imapd
if you wish to use it in a non-standard configuration. Many sites do make
local modifications; the standard configuration is generic and easy to
install, but is rarely the best (or even a particularly good) choice.
If you choose UW imapd and have further questions about it, please direct
them to the imap-uw@u.washington.edu mailing list. The imap-protocol
mailing list is for discussions about the IMAP protocol and not for
questions about IMAP software or usage.
There are several other IMAP servers, some of which are easier to
configure and install than others. Most servers provide documentation on
what is necessary; these servers usually have affiliated mailing lists for
their own user communities.
In addition, there is a generic "IMAP usage" mailing list hosted by UW;
imap-use@u.washington.edu. That's a good list to use if you aren't
certain as to which list to use. Another good resource is the
comp.mail.imap newsgroup.
Good luck!
-- Mark --
http://staff.washington.edu/mrc
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