On 1/15/06, Pedro Fernandes Macedo <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Neil Cherry wrote: > > Here's what I do, I copy the appropriate Thunderbird mail file > > the my $HOME directory and them use mutt -f mailbox_name. This > > is a pain but if you don't do this the original mail box gets > > messed up. I hope someone has a better solution. > > > > My solution is a bit of an overkill, but works fine. I have configured > an imap server (using dovecot). Then I made symlinks on ~/mail to point > to the files used by thunderbird in windows. Then all I have to do is > use an imap compatible client to read those e-mails... And with this > approach, you can install squirrelmail (a webmail program that I believe > comes with FC4). > The only downside of this approach is that when I go back to windows, > Thunderbird has to recreate the indexes for all those folders, but at > least that is a fast operation. > > -- > Pedro Macedo > This actually looks like the best idea. Lots of my emails are in Hebrew and I don't suppose that would work so well in a terminal! But I can access an IMAP server with php and create a simple web-based interface. Also, I could run thunderbird on the wife's XP box and access my mail from there when I am sitting there. Nice. Thank you. Dotan Cohen. http://technology-sleuth.com/ 876
