IMAP via SSH via dial-up?

[Michael Hipp]

Kurt Wall wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 08, 2004 at 08:48:17AM -0600, Michael Hipp took 22 lines to write:

>>So can I set up IMAP on my server, use fetchmail to download the stuff, and 
>>then port-forward SSH into it so I can see my email from Thunderchicken? 
>>(I'm just not really familiar with how IMAP works.)
> 
> Strictly speaking, you needn't use fetchmail at all. Any IMAP-capable mail
> client and a properly configured IMAP4 server should allow you to read your
> email on the server (and leave it there, if you so choose).

Thanks. I think you're referring to the case where the mail comes directly to 
the IMAP server. But I need to get mine from my POP email host provider to my 
server that runs IMAP. In that case I need fetchmail - correct?

Michael