Summary: How to process mail off-line

From: Adolfo Vaal Neto (avn@bihobl2.bih.harvard.edu)
Date: Fri Sep 06 1996 - 15:24:43 CDT


My original question:
 
> Hi sun managers,
>
> Probably not the best place to ask this, but
> here it goes any way .....
>
> Does anyone know of a DOS/Windows software
> that would allow downloading mail via dialup
> (not PPP or SLIP) off a UNIX(SMTP) POP3 mail server,
> and then processing the mail off-line ?
>
> I want to be able to do the following from home:
> 1. Dial the SUN mail server from a PC .
> 2. Down-load all my mail and close the connection,
> 3. Read,respond, edit, delete, etc ...
> 4. Dial the server again and up-load all the mail.
>
> My long distance bill is catching up to my monthly
> Salary !!!!
>
> I will Summarize.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Adolfo Vaal Neto
> Systems Manager
> Harvard Medical School
> Beth Israel Hospital
> Orthopedic Biomechanics Lab
>

Summary:

Although I have not tested it yet,
Everyone seems to think that
Eudora Pro. (http://www.eudora.com)
is the solution.

You folks are truly the wisest of the wise ...

Thanks to:

Jason Hargis <jasonh@or.credence.com>
kpischke@cadence.com (Karlheinz Pischke)
sweh@mpn.com (Stephen Harris)
amy.hollander@amp.com (Amy Hollander)
charest@chou.CANR.Hydro.Qc.Ca (Claude Charest)
John Justin Hough <john@oncology.uthscsa.edu>
Alex Finkel <afinkel@pfn.com>
John Benjamins <johnb@Soliton.COM>
Bert Shure <Bert_Shure%SOLSOURCE@notes.worldcom.com>
Ed Poorbaugh <poorbaugh@norcross.mcs.slb.com>
jeffw@smoe.org (Jeff Wasilko)



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