Creating an Outlook Server...

[leolaw]

I want to create a server that can hold the mail that send to each person's email address, so wherever a user logon in a network, his mails are "on" the server (can I put the setting on the server too?) regardless which computer he is using and logging on from.

How can I do that?

 

[jonmullen]

umm I think you need to look into and IMAP mailserver...atleast I think thats what your looking for.

 

[leolaw]

Is IMAP a mail service in linux?

 

[jonmullen]

IMAP is a mail protocal where all the mail is kept on a central mail server. You then have all your mail clients(like outlook) connect to the server to get the mail. The main server keeps policy rules and mail folders, so not matter what computer you log into it from your mail always looks the same. A good implimentation of this in linux is Courier Mail. Then if you are not running your own mail server, you can use fetchmail, to go out and get the mail from your mailserver throught POP3 and put it on your Courier Mail server.