Re: problems reading IMAP mail

[Matthias Buelow]

David Nash <David.Nash@anu.edu.au> writes:

>>Why don't you use fetchmail?
>I gather this comes with emacs v22 (and not in v21)?

No, fetchmail is separate software to fetch mail from about any
configuration of POP or IMAP server onto your local machine.
See also: http://www.catb.org/~esr/fetchmail/

>As I said
>>I am using emacs over ssh so I don't control what software is on the host
>As the current stable release of emacs is 21.4 (true?), and the site
>doesn't like to instal beta software, I'm looking for a solution with
>Gnus v5.9.0 and Emacs 21.4.1.  OK, maybe I have to try convincing the
>admin of the university machine to install Gnus 5.10....

Hmm.. you cannot install some stuff in your home directory?

mkb.