Word: imap
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...first step is to get an IMAP-compliant e-mail client. The closest one to most students on the Harvard network is Eudora, which can be installed from the FAS Network Installer...
Fans of Microsoft Outlook like myself will be happy to know that Outlook 98 is also a comparable IMAP option. Netscape's Messenger will work as well...
Just install one of these programs and set it up to use the IMAP protocol with imap.fas.harvard.edu as the incoming mail server...
With all I've said on the plus side of IMAP, it does have some limitations...
...these issues existed with POP, and if you're looking for a way to standardize and simplify your e-mail existence, look no further than IMAP. Baratunde R. Thurston '99 is The Crimson's online-technology chair and a member of HASCS's advanced support team. This is his last column. Please e-mail comments, suggestions and questions to techtalk@thecrimson.harvard.edu...