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From: Rich Freeman <rich0@gentoo.org>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Setting up fetchmail to feed postfix
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On Fri, Nov 24, 2017 at 11:16 AM, Ralph Seichter
<m16+gentoo@monksofcool.net> wrote:
> On 24.11.17 16:39, Peter Humphrey wrote:
>
>> I'm trying an evasion, which is to use fetchmail to retrieve emails
>> from my ISP and deliver them to postfix, which can then serve them
>> via IMAP.
>
> Postfix is an MTA and does neither store email nor lets you access email
> via IMAP. There must be an IMAP server in your mix somewhere (e.g.
> Dovecot or Courier).
>
While Postfix certainly won't serve up email via IMAP it definitely
does store email. You are correct that you'd run a separate IMAP
server. They need not be on the same host assuming they can both get
at the maildirs.
--
Rich