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[sindi keesan <keesan2 AT cyberspace.org>]

My ISP does not support IMAP - do you need that in order to use Pine to
view messages on the server?  I tried to get the DOS version of pine to do
this once and gave up.  Some ISPs do support IMAP.  


On Mon, 21 Apr 2003, James Miller wrote:

> On Tue, 22 Apr 2003 qwms-avib AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:
> >
> > It would be useful to have brief details of where to enter
> > the addresses of the pop server and the smtp server.  Also,
> > is there a command in pine for uploading/downloading the mail?
> >
> To use Pine as a popmail checker (to view messages on the server and
> delete them, if needed, without necessarily downloading them to the local
> machine) do the following.  At the main screen, type "S" (without
> quotation marks), or simply hit the up/down arrow to highlight "setup"
> (the "S" that you type stands for setup) and hit enter.  The type "C" or
> select, using the up/down arrow "configuration" ("C" stands for 
> configuration).
> In the configuration menu, use the up/down arrow to highlight "inbox-path" 
> and
> hit enter.  Type the following
> {nameofyour.popserver/user=yourusername/pop3}INBOX .  Note the curly
> brackets.  "Inbox" is typically the name of the folder on your pop server
> where your mail is stored, but you can enter a different name there if you
> want to check a different folder or if your inbox folder has some other
> name.  Hit enter to accept the changes.  If you want to add your smtp
> server, you add it at this configuration mneu too: highlight smtp-server
> on the menu, hit enter, then type yoursmtp.server.com and hit enter to
> accept the entry.  Then, just escape from that menu, navigate to your
> inbox in Pine, and when you enter it, you'll be prompted for your
> password.  The client then downloads a list of messages through which you
> can scroll, hitting enter to view those you want to read.  To save a
> message locally, simply highlight the message or view it and hit the "s"
> key (stands for "save" in this menu).  You'll then be asked which folder
> you want to save it to.  Pine is set up by default to delete (mark with
> the letter "d") those messages you save locally, and it will ask when you
> exit the program if you want to delete those messages marked with the "d".
> If you hit "y" (for yes, of course) they will then be deleted from the
> server.  Otherwise, they remain on the server.
> 
> You can get Pine to check multiple pop servers by enabling "incoming
> folders" and creating folders that point to each of the desired servers.
> I'm pretty sure this holds for Pine 4.21 as well as later versions.  I can
> supply directions for that later, if needed.
> 
> James
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