microsoft mail

[Delton]

Can anyone point me to some docs, on how to retreive mail using Linux, from a microsoft mail post office?

 

[robherc]

Ummmmm..... Switch e-mail carriers??? (sorry; can't be of much help there). <p>-Robherc<br><a href=mailto:robherc@netzero.net>robherc@netzero.net</a><br><a href= > </a><br>*nix installation & program collector/reseller. Contact me if you think you've got one that I don't

 

[Delton]

This is on our internal network. Microsoft mail post office on a nt server, and Outlook on the 95/98 clients. I have been told it can be done. I have added a Linux box and would like to access the post office mail with this machine. And hopefully add more Linux machines to the network.

 

[robherc]

OK, ok, what brand-version of Linux are you using; we'll start from there, and hopefully get you into that PO <br>
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also; how many options do you have on the mail-server end? Can you re-configure the Post Office slightly in order to make it more co-operative? <p>-Robherc<br><a href=mailto:robherc@netzero.net>robherc@netzero.net</a><br><a href= > </a><br>*nix installation & program collector/reseller. Contact me if you think you've got one that I don't

 

[Delton]

I am using Mandrake 6.1, and I can re-configure the post office however I need to.

 

[robherc]

hmmm....do you have telnet priveleges on the mail server?<br>
(I think my best suggestion would be to switch your e-mail handling to the Linux box & the accessing to the NT box; but I think we might be able to figure out another way.....Outlook is compat. with M$ POs as well as Linux mailservers; but M$PO isn't quite as co-operative) <p>-Robherc<br><a href=mailto:robherc@netzero.net>robherc@netzero.net</a><br><a href= > </a><br>*nix installation & program collector/reseller. Contact me if you think you've got one that I don't

 

[Delton]

I do have telnet privelegs on the mail server, and in the near future will probably start working towards switching mail handling to the Linux box.

 

[AndyBo]

Hmmm... I'd say just go straight for the switch to mail server on Linux. I've been through *lots* of pain and suffering in the past trying to get anything other the M$ Exchange clients talking to a M$ PostOffice.<br>
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Set your Linux box up to serve mail, and set your clients up to talk to it using real email protocols - SMTP and POP3 ;^)

 

[robherc]

Hmmm.... First; I <b>DO</b> agree with Andy; but you <i>might</i> be able to retrieve e-mail from the M$PO through TelNet if you are daring enough to attempt it; short of that, I haven't come up with any ideas that'll hold too much water yet. <p>-Robherc<br><a href=mailto:robherc@netzero.net>robherc@netzero.net</a><br><a href= > </a><br>*nix installation & program collector/reseller. Contact me if you think you've got one that I don't

 

[Delton]

Thanks for the input, I am gonna take your advice. I have had lots of issues in the past with this post office. I might as well start setting one up on the Linux box. Eventually the server os will probably be replaced with Linux anyhow...(at least I hope).

 

[robherc]

Good luck; let us know when you start biting your nails & screaming 'cuz your mail is being delivered soooooo much faster than you're used to ('least that was my first reaction when I started using Caldera 2.2 for a few of my desktop image designing tasks instead of ole WindoZe 95. <p>-Robherc<br><a href=mailto:robherc@netzero.net>robherc@netzero.net</a><br><a href= > </a><br>*nix installation & program collector/reseller. Contact me if you think you've got one that I don't