[aclug-L] Re: logging onto a MS NT LAN w/ Linux

[Curtis Hawthorne <cghawthorne@xxxxxxxxx>]

I would think that it would work, as long as it is a POP3 server and you have 
access to it.  I know that it will work on links other than a SLIP or PPP 
because I use it at home over just a regular TCP/IP ethernet connection.  Give 
it a try!

On Fri, Nov 26, 1999 at 11:02:43AM +0300, Nathan Cozzens wrote:
> The fetchmail website has lots of great info.  A pretty neat development
> story.  I just have one question though......
> 
> It says "Fetchmail is a remote mail retrieval and forwarding utility
> intended for use over on-demand TCP/IP links, like SLIP or PPP connections."
> 
> Can it still work when I'm on a LAN and trying to talk to the POP3 through a
> proxy?
> 
> Nate
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Curtis Hawthorne" <cghawthorne@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 1999 11:43 PM
> Subject: [aclug-L] Re: logging onto a MS NT LAN w/ Linux
> 
> 
> > I don't know much about logging onto NT LAN's, but you can access a pop3
> server in Linux easy.  Check out
> >
> > http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/fetchmail/
> >
> > for a great program to get all of your e-mail from POP or IMAP server and
> distribute it to the correct place on your box.
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 24, 1999 at 08:45:59AM +0300, Veracom wrote:
> > > I want to connect my RedHat 6.0 laptop to an NT LAN.  I'm very familiar
> > > with networking Microsoft stuff.  Will I be able to get at the things
> that
> > > other Microsoft boxes are sharing out?
> > >
> > > When you logon to this LAN from a Microsoft box and the "Logon to an NT
> > > sever" box is checked, it runs a login script that installs or updates
> the
> > > virus definitions for Norton AntiVirus.  Is this going to affect me when
> I
> > > login with my Linux laptop?
> > >
> > > I'd like to be able to get my e-mail from the Microsoft Exchange Server.
> > >  How can I do that?  I've been accessing my e-mail from my ISP's POP3
> > > through whatever Microsoft box I happen to be using.  I think it's the
> MS
> > > Exchange Server that's doing this for me though.  Or is it the proxy
> > > server?  What do I need to do to be able to access my ISP's POP3 through
> > > this LAN when I'm using my Linux laptop?
> > >
> > > Nate
> > >
> >
> >
> 
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