Subject: Looking for best IMAP client

From: [email-masked] (Brad Judy)
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 96 17:13:46 GMT

I work for the University of Colorado and we're looking into the 
possibility of using IMAP for our primary mail systems.  Right now we're 
trying to find the best cross-platform (at least Mac and Win) IMAP client 
application.  Any input would be appriciated.

Brad Judy
[email-masked]
Computing and Network Services
University of Colorado - Boulder

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From: Clifford Wesley Fulford <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 1996 10:41:13 +0100 (BST)

Brad

I don't know about the best but having installed and run Simeon on a
University site and done the same with Pine I would certainly recommend
the latter over the former.

Both have problems with bugs in new releases, but Pines are fixed
quickly, help is always available and its free. (Simeon is available
very very cheaply to the academic community in the UK).

The IMAP server from Washington is very robust and seems to work with
all clients. My experience of Simeon's server was not a happy one.

Unfortunately Windows users tend to prefer the Simeon style of Windows
client (that old look and feel) but if exposed to the functionality of
Pine first that problem can be avoided. 

I'm not sure if there is a port of Pine to the Mac, there are certainly
versions available for DOS, Windows, UNIX and VMS.

I guess there must be more options out there now. When you do make a
choice I'd very much like to know which way its goes and if possible the
deciding factors.

Clifford

> University of Colorado - Boulder

Clifford Wesley Fulford
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From: Mike Brudenell <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 1996 11:41:41 +0100 (BST)

> versions available for DOS, Windows, UNIX and VMS.

I'm afraid therer isn't a port of Pine to the Mac.

However a couple of good possibilities are:

Mail Drop -- Free, from ftp://ackmo.baylor.edu/pub/bell/Mail_Drop/
	(go for the latest beta version)

Mulberry -- commercial (but cheap, and with bulk licences available)
	Contact: Cyrus Daboo <[email-masked]>
	A demo version is probably available.

> choice I'd very much like to know which way its goes and if possible the

It's worth checking out the IMAP Connection information centre at:

	http://www.imap.org/

One tip: watch out for wolf IMAP client software in sheeps clothing.  I
once tried POPmail III for the Mac as it supported POP2, POP3 and IMAP.
Howevr I found it used IMAP in a POP-like manner, using it to simply rip
all the messages off the IMAP server and transfer/access them from the
Mac's local hard disk.  This defeats the philosophy of IMAP of allowing
the messages to remain on the central server and be manipulated in situ.

Cheers,

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Mike Brudenell                                         <[email-masked]>
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