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From: kiravuo@hila.hut.fi (Timo Kiravuo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Remote mail processing
Message-ID: <KIRAVUO.91Feb11112029@hila.hut.fi>
Date: 11 Feb 91 10:20:29 GMT
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In-Reply-To: bac@mips.COM's message of 10 Feb 91 22:04:57 GMT

In article <45756@mips.mips.COM> bac@mips.COM (Bruce Clarke) writes:
>I would like to setup my T1000LE so that I can keep up with my Email while
>I'm on the road.  I have heard bits and pieces about various products and

I had the same weird idea. This is how far I have got:

1) You can just dump the incoming mail as one big file and read
   it, then write replays as separate files, upload them and send
   away. This is the simplest way, and I have used it to answer
   questions that have required library research.

2) The uucp-protocol is for connecting UNIX-machines to each
   other over serial lines and modems. There are several versions
   for MS-DOS machines, too, the one I have installed but not
   used is FSUUCP, available via anonymous FTP as
   pub/msdos/uucp/fsuu11r5.lzh from nic.funet.fi, most likely
   also from other Simtel compatible FTP sites.

   This shareware package includes mail and news. Installation
   should not be too difficult. User interface is like UNIX mail
   and readnews (not rn).

   There are also other uucp packages, like waffle. Don't know
   much about those. 

   To use these you must have an uucp host and an uucp account,
   to which you can connect. Speak your local system admin. about
   this.

   With the uucp the host machine collects your mail and news and
   bathces them to one big file that you then retrieve using your
   uucp program. Then your local program unravels the stuff to
   your mail file and news directories.


3) SL/IP and POP. SL/IP is a serial line internet protocol,
   roughly neaning that you can run telnet and other funny TC/IP
   stuff over serial lines. In this case you would need:

a) Post Office Protocol compliant program for the PC for reading
   mail. These are available from most popular FTP sites, look
   for something like CMU PCIP. 

b) Usually also a SMTP program for sending mail. Often comes with
   the POP package.

c) A SL/IP driver for the previous programs, look for something
   like the clarkson TCP/IP drivers.

d) A POP server that you can connect to, that uses the correct
   version of the POP protocol (1, 2 or 3)

   A POP system works with your machine calling the server,
   getting the mail and then sending the mail with SMTP protocol
   to some SMTP host, usually the same machine the serves as POP
   server. 

   Note, POP does not support news, only mail. 

I think that the uucp would be the easiest way to go. It might
very well even be already installed in your local unix host. Also
it is designed just for your needs, transferring mail via serial
connection to and from a remote machine. POP and SMTP are more
suitable for local networks, even though they might work fine
over SL/IP connection, don't know, have never tried.

If you get something to work, please let us know.
--
Timo Kiravuo, kiravuo@hut.fi
Helsinki University of Technology, Computer Center, Finland


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