Re: alternative to groupwise?

On Wed, 2006-06-07 at 13:16 -0400, Michael Bond wrote:
> Groupwise does have a save to drafts option.
> 
> But there are several things that you can do.
> 
> 1) Use evolution, it has a groupwise connector that comes with  
> evolution/.

Has anyone actually tried this?  I thought it required a newer version
of the Groupwise server than they are using.

I really need to get a groupwise account so I can try some of this stuff
out.  My users are always asking for a better way to check their
Groupwise mail.

> 2) pop your groupwise mail using fetchmail and use whichever program  
> you'd like to read your email.
> 
> 3) pop or imap to your account using which ever client you would like.
> 

What is the address to use for POP/IMAP?  Does it support SSL
encryption?

4) There also seems to be web-based access: https://wvugw.wvu.edu/

> Personally, I use option #2 right now.
> 
> Mike.
> [email protected]
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Jun 7, 2006, at 1:06 PM, Maura McLaughlin wrote:
> 
> >
> > hi there,
> >
> > I have just started working at WVU and am trying to navigate the email
> > system. I am used to webmail or pine and really like those for  
> > managing my
> > mail under linux. I have tried using groupwise to read/send my WVU  
> > email but I
> > hate it...don't like the format, don't like that I can't save  
> > drafts...and I
> > see no way to import all of my current mail folders into it. Right  
> > now I am
> > just forwarding all my WVU mail to my old account and checking it  
> > via webmail,
> > but that is not really optimal. So, I am just wondering if it is  
> > possible to
> > set up my linux machine to grab my WVU mail, which I can then read  
> > with pine
> > or (if I am ambitious) webmail. I have used linux for ages but have  
> > always had
> > good sysadmins to take care of these details. Any advice would be much
> > appreciated (and apologies for my cluelessness!)
> >
> > Thanks for helping.
> >
> > Maura
> >
> >
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