Run a local IMAPd server for extra Mail storage

Jun 08, '04 10:36:00AM

Contributed by: tinker

For a while, I struggled with a difficult dilemma: my mail provider was trying hard to get me to transition from POP to IMAP, which everyone told me was wonderful, but they only provided 100mb of space -- about one-seventh of what I'd need, just for my current slew of mail. I looked into cutting down on what I've got stored, but in the end that just wasn't an option.

Finally my brother offered a suggestion that had never occurred to me: run a second IMAPd server on my own computer and use it for long-term storage. I did it, and it works beautifully: I now have one IMAP server for inbox, sent mail, etc., set up by my mail provider, and a second on my own computer for archiving. These directions for setting up one's own IMAPd server were written with beautiful clarity by Michael Johnson. I would only add a few things:

[robg adds: I haven't tried this one...]

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