Re: [exim] Placing copies of outgoing mail in backup mailbox

Luca Bertoncello wrote:
> exim@??? schrieb:
>
>
>> The boss' hard drive crashed and he lost all his e-mail.
>>
>> The request: Keep backups of all emails on the server.
>>
>
> This is NOT the best solution!
>
> The best solution is to leave the E-Mail on a Server, and read them with
> IMAP/POP3-leave-on-Server (but IMAP is better!).
>
> And you don't need any change to your configuration (just say Exim to use
> Maildir instead of MBox, maybe).
> Of course, you need to configure an IMAP server, but it is not more difficult
> as a POP3 server.
>
> Bye
> Luca Bertoncello
> (lucabert@???)
>

Hi Luca,

I agree that for many cases using IMAP-leave-on-server rather than
POP3-remove-from server would be the optimal solution.

However, for a person dragging his laptop through Southern Africa, IMAP
is not an option. Connectivity is simply not reliably available, and
when it is, it is often at rates like USD 0.50 / MByte and more. One
needs your e-mail on your laptop for reference when required.

Thanks for the suggestion anyway.

Regards

Nico