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Re: IMAP Server

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On 2011-04-05 20:29:42 -0400, BreadWithSpam@fractious.net said:

> John Holt <me@foo.net> writes:
> 
>> My ISP provides POP mail service, but not IMAP mail service.  An
>> obvious solution would be to change my ISP to one the provides IMAP,
>> but I want to explore alternatives.
> 
> Running your own IMAP server is way overkill for your situation.
> 
> The easy solution - without changing ISPs - is to get your
> mail service from some third party mail service provider
> rather than your ISP.
> 
> I use Fastmail and highly recommend them - well worth the little
> bit I pay them.
> 
> You could use GMail for free.
> 
> Or any of a dozen other IMAP providers.
> 
> As a general rule, getting your e-mail service through your
> connectivity provider isn't a great idea.  There are possibly
> some exceptions, but one has nothing to do with the other,
> really, so there's no reason for them to both be the same
> place.



Thanks for the idea of using a IMAP provider.



-- 
John Holt

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