Hi, --On 23. Mai 2006 19:24:15 -0800 Noah <admin2@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Well I want to get IMAP running on my FreeBSD box and would like to have a safe, non service-interrupting strategy to implementing it. I am leaning toward installing cyrus imapd. I have some questions about how to get things working. 1) Can somebody please recommend a good FAQ about how-to get IMAP running my FreeBSD machine? 2) Are there things I should be aware of before I start the process? 3) I don’t completely understand how IMAP works – is there a good tutorial about this subject? 4) I don’t completely understand how local mail delivery will change – is there a good tutorial about this subject?
not to discourage you, but IMAP in general and cyrus-imapd specifically aren't very easy to learn. To understand how IMAP works (and some outdated information about Cyrus) I recommend this book:
<http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/mimap/index.html> I also found this on O'Reilly's site: <http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/10/06/cyrus_imap.html>Anyway, IMHO you may be better off with a simpler IMAP server for starters. Check out UW-imapd and Dovecot. Don't bother with Courier, it's not a real IMAP server. Once you get the hang of things and feel you need the special advantages Cyrus offers, you can still check it out.
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