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Re: Linux on Novell Network
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David C Niemi)
Fri May 31 17:11:56 1996
Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 16:20:46 -0400 (EDT)
From: David C Niemi <niemi@wauug.erols.com>
To: Dave Price <dll@henge.com>
cc: Ryan Kirkpatrick <rkirkpat@nag.cs.colorado.edu>,
linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <199605310701.BAA02728@henge.com>
On Fri, 31 May 1996, Dave Price wrote:
> At 07:06 PM 5/30/96 -0600, Ryan Kirkpatrick wrote:
> > As an add on to the previous question about linux on novell
> >networks... Is there any ccMail comptable programs for Linux? At work I have
> >a choice between Win3.1 and Linux and I am getting really tired of rebooting
> >Win3.1 multiple times per day. I would switch to linux, only I need to be
> >able to access my mail. The only mail program my work supports is ccMail. So
> >does any one know of some why to access ccMail from Linux? Thanks for any help!
> >
> Have not tried it personally on linux, but the best way to interoperate with
> ccmail is via a gateway program - usually msdos based and running on a
> dedicated pc. your company may already be operating one, if not they would
> need to if they wanted to exchange ccmail with the internet. Lotus sell a
> gateway, and I recently saw a shareware ccmail to pop3 gateway on simtel.
> set up a gateway, and you can use the linux mailreader of your choice.
It is also quite practical to run the cc:Mail DOS client under DOSEMU. The
cc:Mail import and export utilities also run, subject to networking,
though I did have some occasional crashes (of DOSEMU, never of Linux
itself).
Niemi@wauug.erols.com 703-810-5538 Reston, Virginia, USA
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