Re: Avoid POP3

[Howard Eisenberger <howarde@gmx.net>]

On 2011-05-17, Alan Chandler wrote:

> POP has an option to leave messages on the server after you have read them.
>
> I have a server set up which stores all my mails, and I use IMAP to read 
> them.  I have a few old accounts from old ISPs which uses POP, and I 
> just collect mails from them with Fetchmail (which then forwards in on 
> to my mail server via smtp).  I don't however leave the messages on the 
> server, but I think there is a Fetchmail option to do so.

fetchmail -k

Also, mutt -f pop(s)://mail.example.com/ to read e-mail
on a POP3 server "online".

Regards,

Howard E.

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