Re: Help with email setup for small network (imap)

From: Jef Driesen (jefdriesen_at_hotmail.com.nospam)
Date: 09/14/05


Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 11:02:35 +0200

Sybren Stuvel wrote:
> Jef Driesen enlightened us with:
>> I don't really understand what the advantage of postfix can be for
>> me.
>
> - Mutt, which is the best email client in my experience, doesn't talk
> SMTP itself. You need a local MTA (mail transfer agent) for it to
> send email.

I'm comfortable with Mozilla Thunderbird (Windows and Linux), and i
prefer to keep using that one. So i guess this is not a real issue for me.

> - You can send emails even if you're offline. They will be sent
> automagically when you're online again.

Normally, I'm always online (permanent cable connection). Only in the
(rare) case of some network problems, this would be handy. For the
moment, I can delay sending in the email client.



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