Re: FN-FORUM: URGENT POP3 Mailbox problem

date posted 1st November 2004 20:49

Hello
I have just qualified as a web designer and Im looking for some freelance
work but I dont know where
to start can any one help me out.
many thanks
Paul


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Smith" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 1:24 PM
Subject: FN-FORUM: URGENT POP3 Mailbox problem


>
> A client has just returned from hols to find 100,000+++ e-mails in his
> mailbox (no he's not called Dave!). They run their own POP3 server with
> a product called Mailgate. Eudora / Outlook timeout talking to Mailgate.
> I guess it's taking a while to sort out its huge e-mail database and
> Eudora/Outlook are timing it out 'cause its taking so long - even with
> the the timeouts set to max.
>
> Anyone got any ideas for a way of getting this lot viewable. If there
> were *nix on the site I'd set fetchmail/sendmail/spamasassin on the case
> but there isn't. What would be good would be an e-mail client, even text
> based, that has filtering rules and can put up with a very slow pop
> server.
>
> Any ideas most welcome
>
> Ken
>
>
>
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