Re: Linux Server, Please Help

[Roberto Sanchez <rcsanchez97@yahoo.es>]

Bill Kalebaugh wrote:
> Roberto Sanchez wrote:
>
> > Bill Kalebaugh wrote:
> >
> > > The proxy server will auto dial and get mail at a predetermined time 
> > > frames form the ISP with out the
> >
> >
> > You can setup a cron job that will dial your ISP, download mail, and
> > then disconnect.
> >
> > > other computers turned on. When I come up on a Linux computer I get 
> > > my email and surf the web
> > > with Mozilla or my wife can come up on Windows2000 with Mozilla and 
> > > will the do the same. We
> > > also surf at the at the same time.
> This is the part I can not find any information on. I have reread all 
> the how-tos and killed a couple of trees
> but nothing will talk about downloading mail on the server and letting 
> windows computers running Mozilla
> collect the mail from the server on demand. Is this not called a mail 
> server, and if not what?
> What software will handle email from the ISP on a server and let other 
> computers get it when they want it?
> Am I missing something?

I think you want fetchmail.  It works on-demand to download mail to the
local system.  All you need to do after that is setup POP/IMAP/webmail
or whatever you want and allow your othre machines to connect to your
local server to read mail.  Let me know if you need additional
clarification.

-Roberto Sanchez

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