Comments on: Mac mail migration http://echeng.com/journal/2006/09/08/mac-mail-migration/ Eric Cheng's Journal Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:44:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: echeng http://echeng.com/journal/2006/09/08/mac-mail-migration/#comment-168715 echeng Mon, 11 Sep 2006 19:41:29 +0000 http://echeng.com/journal/2006/09/08/mac-mail-migration/#comment-168715 <p>Curtis: there are plenty of hosted exchange offerings that do that. I would rather not rely on running my own mail box. Simply do not have time for that, not to mention the cost of Blackberry Enterprise Server!</p> Curtis: there are plenty of hosted exchange offerings that do that. I would rather not rely on running my own mail box. Simply do not have time for that, not to mention the cost of Blackberry Enterprise Server!

]]> By: Curtis http://echeng.com/journal/2006/09/08/mac-mail-migration/#comment-168694 Curtis Mon, 11 Sep 2006 19:08:47 +0000 http://echeng.com/journal/2006/09/08/mac-mail-migration/#comment-168694 <p>How about setting up a email server with a web front, exchange server, you can use a mac office version, or web interface when necessary.</p> How about setting up a email server with a web front, exchange server, you can use a mac office version, or web interface when necessary.

]]> By: Adam Nash http://echeng.com/journal/2006/09/08/mac-mail-migration/#comment-165603 Adam Nash Sat, 09 Sep 2006 05:32:33 +0000 http://echeng.com/journal/2006/09/08/mac-mail-migration/#comment-165603 <p>Apple encourages using .mac email addresses through IMAP, which effectively has you "synched" because the server is maintaining all the state.</p> <p>If you are using other accounts, then you can have them store the state, but the .Mac email synch doesn't handle the email itself.</p> <p>Mail will let you set up separate IMAP and POP email addresses. For example, my Mom is using IMAP for her AOL account, and POP for her .mac account. That way she can continue to use the AOL client for her AOL email (and Mail) from multiple machines, but just her Mac for the .mac.</p> <p>I, of course, am a primitive, and continue to use the solution where my home machine is the master, and POPs all email, deleting from server after a few days. When I travel, I either use webmail or download to a new PC without deleting, effectively making a copy.</p> <p>Of course, I'm still using Eudora 6.2 on my Mac...</p> Apple encourages using .mac email addresses through IMAP, which effectively has you “synched” because the server is maintaining all the state.

If you are using other accounts, then you can have them store the state, but the .Mac email synch doesn’t handle the email itself.

Mail will let you set up separate IMAP and POP email addresses. For example, my Mom is using IMAP for her AOL account, and POP for her .mac account. That way she can continue to use the AOL client for her AOL email (and Mail) from multiple machines, but just her Mac for the .mac.

I, of course, am a primitive, and continue to use the solution where my home machine is the master, and POPs all email, deleting from server after a few days. When I travel, I either use webmail or download to a new PC without deleting, effectively making a copy.

Of course, I’m still using Eudora 6.2 on my Mac…

]]> By: echeng http://echeng.com/journal/2006/09/08/mac-mail-migration/#comment-164903 echeng Fri, 08 Sep 2006 21:53:44 +0000 http://echeng.com/journal/2006/09/08/mac-mail-migration/#comment-164903 <p>Adam: Ahh, I see. It's just settings synchronization for mail. So in that case, if I wanted to send mail from my desktop machine (not primary), I'd just set up Mail to bcc: a sent mail address, which could then be downloaded from my primary machine with a rule that would automatically move it to a sent mail folder? (I do that right now for mail sent from blackberry).</p> Adam: Ahh, I see. It’s just settings synchronization for mail. So in that case, if I wanted to send mail from my desktop machine (not primary), I’d just set up Mail to bcc: a sent mail address, which could then be downloaded from my primary machine with a rule that would automatically move it to a sent mail folder? (I do that right now for mail sent from blackberry).

]]> By: Rimas http://echeng.com/journal/2006/09/08/mac-mail-migration/#comment-164902 Rimas Fri, 08 Sep 2006 21:49:37 +0000 http://echeng.com/journal/2006/09/08/mac-mail-migration/#comment-164902 <p>.mac does not allow you to edit your calendar via the www</p> .mac does not allow you to edit your calendar via the www

]]> By: Adam http://echeng.com/journal/2006/09/08/mac-mail-migration/#comment-164885 Adam Fri, 08 Sep 2006 21:14:06 +0000 http://echeng.com/journal/2006/09/08/mac-mail-migration/#comment-164885 <p>I used .Mac to keep my calendar and address book synced. Mail sync with .Mac only copies your email account information across.</p> I used .Mac to keep my calendar and address book synced. Mail sync with .Mac only copies your email account information across.

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