[Remops] Remops Digest, Vol 24, Issue 4

[Bananasplit Admin]

On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 06:42:50AM -0800, eel bash wrote:

> The weakness of doing it that way is that setting up the pop server is
> extremely complex, with documentation over the head of the average guy
> (this one, anyway). I'm thinking of the simplest one I could find,
> something called Dovecot.
If you have a local MTA, (which you do), you don't need to run POP3 at
all.  POP3 (Post Office Protocol) is intended for clients that want to
retrieve email from a remote MTA, not a local one.  You're correct,
dovecot does contain a POP3 server but it's way over the top for what
you're trying to achieve.

> The only way it will become useful to the average guy is if the
> experts are willing to put a lot of time into creating simple, clear
> instructions and answering newbie questions. Understandably, they have
> other priorities.
I wouldn't call myself an expert (or even an EXPERT[sic]) but in this
thread I've offered to assist you in setting it up.  I suspect you're
imagining it to be more complex than it really is.  Your current
configuration (using POP3) is actually quite complex in comparison.

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