Chapter 3. Incoming Mail with POP and IMAP
Now that you have a functioning e-mail server, the next stage is to give users access to their e-mail. In this chapter, you will learn the following:
- What POP and IMAP are, and how to choose which of them you should implement
- How to install and configure Courier-IMAP, which can provide both POP and IMAP functionality
- How to configure e-mail servers to be accessible to clients
- How to configure popular e-mail clients to use the services provided by your e-mail server
Choosing between POP and IMAP
Postfix will receive e-mail and deliver it to the user's inbox, but additional software is required to allow users to read their e-mail with ease. There are two standards for retrieval of e-mail from a host. The first ...
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