On Mon, 16 Jun 1997, The Rare Guy wrote:
quoted 3 lines Now I use> Now I use
> something called YAM which lets me have a seperate folder just for IDM mail!
> (ie. better than Pine),
It shouldn't be the MUA's (mail user agent, like YAM or Pine) job to
decide what folder *incoming* mail goes into. That should be handled by
the MTA (mail transfer agent, like sendmail) which receives the mail in
the first place.
If your mail is stored on a Unix server, you use a program called procmail
(fleely available, and installed on many Unix systems) to process the mail
and put it into the correct folder as it arrives. Then it'll be in the
right folder no matter what MUA you use.
And don't use pop3. Use IMAP4 instead. It's a far, far more powerful
mail access protocol. It's a shame that so litte software supports it
(but Pine *does*).
Just felt like venting some e-mail frustration :-). Like with operating
systems, most people choose the inferior mail software and protocols.
Being an Amiga user, I'm sure you know how frustrating that feels.
Emanuel.