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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Sun, 4 Mar 2007 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:

> sindi keesan wrote:
> > > The BL3 version of Opera works fine for setting up a gmail account
> > > and reading its mail online.  However, once you are signed up, you
> > > can set up smtp and pop3 there that work with an ordinary mail reader.
> > > I now use sylpheed to send/receive gmail.
> >
> > Or mailz/pmail?
>
> No, they do not work with gmail.  Tt requires
> SMTP authenication (which does not work in pmail).
>
> > Can you read subject lines and From: and delete things
> > without downloading them?  Download messages without
> > attachments?
>
> With sylpheed?  I think not.
>
> Cheers,
> Steven

I am told IMAP lets you do all that, but gmail only offers POP.  Fastmail 
has IMAP but a the free accounts have a poor spam filter.  Pine has IMAP 
and POP capabilities.