FW: [ Postfix help ]

[Dirk Moolman]

I just received this from our Linux (Novell) support.  Please don't
shoot me, I'm still learning about mail and don't understand this stuff.

He tells me I cannot receive mail without having pop3 installed on my
linux box - can't do it with postfix alone.
I was under the impression that I could.  See his feedback below.

Dirk


-----Original Message-----
From: Dane-Garrin Balia
Sent: 17 January 2005 11:39 AM
To: Dirk Moolman
Subject: RE: [ Postfix help ]

Hi Dirk

Ok, its confirmed.
Just a little introductory and I hope this helps you.

Postfix is a full-blooded MTA, similar to sendmail/exim.
Their able to deliver mail to other hosts remote or local via the smtp
protocol. [port 25]
However, Postfix with its brilliant internals allows for receiving of
local mails as well, however it cannot receive mails and download them
remotely like how POP3/IMAP does.
Even if you look at your Microsoft Exchange box, it would also be
running POP3/IMAP (MUA's - mail user agents, for downloading and
receiving of mails) and SMTP (MTA for sending of mails).

[LITTLE HISTORY :]
POP3 = Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3) is an application layer
Internet standard protocol used to retrieve email from a remote server
to a local client over a TCP/IP connection. Nearly all individual
Internet service provider email accounts are accessed via POP3.

IMAP - The Internet Message Access Protocol (commonly known as IMAP, and
previously called Interactive Mail Access Protocol) is an application
layer Internet protocol used for accessing email on a remote server from
a local client. IMAP and POP3 (Post Office Protocol version 3) are the
two most prevalent Internet standard protocols for email retrieval. Both
are supported by virtually all modern email clients and servers. The
current version of IMAP, IMAP version 4 revision 1 (IMAP4rev1), is
defined by RFC 3501.

I hope this makes sense.
My suggestion to you would be to install a POP3/IMAP Daemon.

Please give me a call or send me a mail if you need further assistance

Dane