Re: Force POP3 mail on login?

Josh Siegel (joshtbw@server.livingston.com)
Wed, 2 Apr 1997 15:36:17 -0800 (PST)

Yes... Eudora (at least the Mac version of it) is scriptable so that you
can get your mail via a shell account.
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Joshua Siegel Systems Engineer
510/737-2227 Livingston Enterprises

On Wed, 2 Apr 1997, Stephen Fisher wrote:

>
> I remember an e-mail package (Eudora? Commerical version perhaps? I don't
> quite remember) which could do the normal POP/SMTP *or* it could log in to
> your shell account, type out telnet [mail server] 110/25 and then do the
> pop3/smtp from there. :)
>
> On Tue, 1 Apr 1997, Paul Andersen (ML) wrote:
>
> > That will not let them send however. You want a program called serialpop
> > that runs on the unix host that lets them send/recv email without PPP
> > using Eudora's software. It should be on their FTP site. I have a copy I
> > think somewhere if you really can't find it.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
> > -----------
> > Paul Andersen (InterNIC:PA137) paul@egate.net
> > System Administrator T: +1 (416) 447-8505x23
> > E-Gate Communications Inc. F: +1 (416) 447-6447
> > Toronto, Ontario P: +1 (416) 382-9316
> >
> > "... and let me tell you! Them crows don't have much bandwidth!" -Blatte
> >
> > On Mon, 31 Mar 1997, Robert Boyle wrote:
> >
> > > At 11:25 AM 3/31/97 -0500, you wrote:
> > > >I saw a script for the portmasters/radius that will start a pop3
> > > >session automatically when a user logs in. But now I can't find it.
> > > >Any leads on this one?
> > >
> > > Add something like the following to your users file (or database):
> > >
> > > name Password = "password"
> > > User-Service = Login-User,
> > > Login-Host = 128.235.12.42,
> > > Login-Service = PortMaster,
> > > Login-TCP-Port = 110
> > >
> > > This should work. This will let you use Eudora w/o any PPP software for
> > > people that just want REALLY basic email capability.
> > >
> > > -Robert
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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