Topic: Are there plans to support IMAP?

[Stephen Kearon]

Are there any plans to support IMAP?

Specifically I have in mind a school environment, where users constantly switch machines and using POP3 mail with the messages stored locally is not an option

[Kim Morrison]

IMAP Support:  Hi Stephen!  Thanks for your post! I'm sure we'll eventually support it, but not in version3.0. It'll be a version or two before we build IMAP support into the product.  Sorry!  Kim

[Charlie Brady]

Stephen asks about IMAP support, particularly because
students roam.

I'd like to see IMAP too, but on the local network you
can pretty much emulate IMAP by using samba to
store the mail config info and folders on the
server, instead of the local drive. How you do
this will depend on what mail program you are
using.

IMO, where IMAP will come into its own is when
organisations set up their own SSL protected
web mail systems - hopefully e-smith will get
one of those in good time. The people will be
able to access their mail folders wherever they
roam, inside and outside the office.

Let me know if you want advice about
configurating Netscape or Eudora.