Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!snorkelwacker!paperboy!osf!tom
From: tom@osf.osf.org (Tom Jordahl)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm
Subject: Popd support for elm
Summary: Can we get popd support in elm?
Keywords: elm popd
Message-ID: <1636@paperboy.OSF.ORG>
Date: 17 Nov 89 21:58:01 GMT
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Reply-To: tom@osf.org (Tom Jordahl)
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I recently switched jobs and I was used to support/maintaining/using elm
at my previous location.  Now around here I find that elm is frowned
upon because is does not support the popd or Post Office Protocol daemon.

I have my opinion on the usefullness of this, but what I would like
to know is why elm does not support this.

Is is being considered for elm 2.3?

My understanding is that a mail user agent makes requests to one
machine which handles all the mail and runs a daemon.
Something like: send me message #1, send me this users mailbox, 
or delete this message from the mailbox.

Apparently, the popd server machine also broadcasts to the net
when anyone gets new mail.  I'm not sure how this works.

This allows workstation users to read their mail from anywhere
in the organization.  As long as the MUA supports this popd
protocol.  Emacs Rmail does, as well as MH.

Has anyone out there hacked elm to do this?

Can this be considered for inclusion into elm 2.3?

Is there a history to this that I am not aware of?


Tom Jordahl                                       Internet: tom@osf.org
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