Very Computer

by **r..** » Wed, 27 Apr 1994 04:14:42

Well the subject pretty much says it all. I found this cute DOS program
that is shareware that provides a front end for internet. It requires
a SLIP connection but makes navigating the net easy for DOS users. It
delivers mail using Post Office Protocol Ver 3 and I was hoping someone
knew where I could find a version that was ported to Linux. I'm really
not even sure what POP3 is. The only experience I have is with UUCP and
SMTP. But, it would be nice if my bbs users could use this program to
access the net since most of them are completely baffled by unix.
--
Karl Renaut
SysOp JaxNet BBS (904) 292-4567

by **ter..** » Fri, 29 Apr 1994 00:20:40

>Well the subject pretty much says it all. I found this cute DOS program
>that is shareware that provides a front end for internet. It requires
>a SLIP connection but makes navigating the net easy for DOS users. It
>delivers mail using Post Office Protocol Ver 3 and I was hoping someone
>knew where I could find a version that was ported to Linux. I'm really
>not even sure what POP3 is. The only experience I have is with UUCP and
>SMTP. But, it would be nice if my bbs users could use this program to
>access the net since most of them are completely baffled by unix.
>--
>Karl Renaut
>SysOp JaxNet BBS (904) 292-4567

POP3 should work on Linux right out of the box. Check to make sure there
is a POP3 line in /etc/inetd.conf. If so, your in business and can try a
connection to your Linux box from you POP mail client.

Terry

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by **Henry Willia** » Fri, 29 Apr 1994 11:06:15

I may be wrong but, I haven't seen a shareware version of POP3 (but you
might check on oak.oakland.edu).

The POP3 that I saw, came as part of the 'FTP Software' package (and some
other packages as well).

Maybe this helps.....

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by **Todd Av** » Sun, 08 May 1994 00:30:34

>Subject: Re: Looking for POP3 software (post office protocol ver 3)
>Date: 28 Apr 94 02:06:15 GMT
>I may be wrong but, I haven't seen a shareware version of POP3 (but you
>might check on oak.oakland.edu).

>The POP3 that I saw, came as part of the 'FTP Software' package (and some
>other packages as well).

>Maybe this helps.....

I found POPCLI on Sunsite. It is a Perl script which was successful in
pulling mail from a POP3 mail server. It needs mods to split the mail out
into a useful file, but I guess that's what Perl's all about, eh?

Regards,
Todd Aven

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