Michael wrote:
On Thursday 3 October 2024 05:30:58 BST Dale wrote:

Wol wrote:

On 02/10/2024 19:47, Dale wrote:

Well, I'm not really wanting to do my own email server.  In a way,
I'd like to have it so that everything is fetched, stored on my
system and then I can use any email software I want, Seamonkey,
Thunderbird, Mutt, Kmail or whatever, without losing a single email. 
Thing is, even that sounds like more than I care to chew on.  If
someone would share configs, editing private info of course, and I
could just drop those in and edit with my private info, I might
consider it.  Thing is, I'm nervous about doing even that.  Be my
luck, I'd screw up something and delete every email I've ever got. 

:/   It would be nice tho to have a program fetch my emails and then

I can switch email software anytime without losing anything at all.

This is my setup.

I think I've talked about this before, but just emerge and set up
dovecot.

Make sure you set everything up in the local config file - look at the
global file that comes with dovecot, and at the end you'll see a
pointer to a non-existent local file. Set that up, and then make sure
your email client can see it. Move a couple of emails across and make
sure they're safe in dovecot.

Then you just set up a rule on your internet provider's inbox, that
moves emails across to dovecot, and everything is local on your
system. Obviously, they'll stay on the internet provider's setup until
they expire, but they're on your system, they can be backed up, and
they'll not be on the internet to be mined or broken into or whatever
for long.

Cheers,
Wol

I think we tried this and I couldn't get it to work and gave up on it. 
It's been a while back tho.  From my understanding, it is supposed to be
simple but simple doesn't always mean I can do it.  LOL  Email providers
always changing things doesn't help either. 

Would this also work if I moved to Proton or something similar? 

Dale

:-)  :-) 

Do you need to have a local email storage *in addition* to the desktop email 
client downloading and storing your messages, if you are going to pay for a 
service provider to do the same thing for you?  If yes, then dovecot is a good 
option - there's a page on the wiki with configuration details.

Someone mentioned that I could use IMAP(???) or something so that it is only stored on my local email server.  Also, I figure I could set it to delete after a few days or a week from the email provider.  Then I only have the local copy with Dovecot or whatever.  This would seem to be the easiest way to use any mail program I want.  I really need to switch from Seamonkey.  Seamonkey is getting to where it isn't good for much else.  The email is about the only thing that works right.  If I set this up to be local, Proton or some other email provider, then it won't matter what email program I use and hopefully what provider I use either. 

If I'm going to change, I may as well change in a way that gives me some options, especially with switching from Seamonkey.  So far, I don't like other email software.  They all lack something or other. 

I'll look into the wiki page.  I can't recall what wouldn't work before.  I just know I started it but never finished it. 

Dale

:-)  :-) 

P. S.  It's a little after 4AM here.  I couldn't sleep so I cooked a pork chop casserole a bit ago.  I wish email had smell ability.  I also need to get some energy to finish cutting up that nasty old sweet gum tree.  Health issues suck.