Linux Gazette: Mail for the Home Network | Linux Today

Linux Gazette: Mail for the Home Network

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 19, 1999

“Mail for the home network sounds like a fairly simple project,
but it is quite ambitious: say good-bye to the wife and kids for
the better part of a week if this is new ground for you. Rest
assured, the end results are worth it…”

Home mail sounds like a simple concept, especially as many
user email programs, like netscape, seem to handle all the
necessary functions all by themselves. Unfortunately, there is a
big difference between a user’s mail “system” and a network mail
system.
Your mail system will need at least five programs to
function properly:..”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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