Mail Archives: cygwin/2002/01/08/15:51:16
[I tried to send this message once but it apparently did not go through
from that address. Sorry if it duplicates]
I want to develop a Perl solution for accessing an IMAP server and doing
things like querying messages in a folder named blahfoo, telling the server
to move messages from blahfoo to cowpuddle, etc. I have researched and
there is a Perl module collection for doing IMAP client stuff, but it
requires UW "c-client" library support files to be linked in during the
module build.
My question concerns info on whether anyone reading has worked with IMAP
and the c-client distro on Cygwin (I guess that I mean "worked with" more
than by merely installing PINE, which i think some users might have done,
but I don't know how much knowledge of building c-client that would give
one if its a pre-built Cygwin binary you've installed...)? Can anyone offer
pointers on building, or refinements to the source package documentation? I
tried once to build it last month and it did not go well (sorry, this
message cannot attempt to explain the errors in great detail, that was done
last month on another system 400 miles away from where I am right now...
but briefly, the source for c-client is written to expect an MSVC++
compilation environment on Win32; there is no built-in support for any
alternative Win32 platform...) In this communication I am just soliciting
advice and also inviting those interested to speak up and share knowledge
about how to get a clean build of this lib so that we can do neat things...
BTW, there is a great e-mail service provider at `fastmail.fm', that has
POP3 and IMAP access as well as an intelligently designed Web interface to
email (and is currently in beta, so they are not charging for use of their
service -- once they start charging they promise "no ads! -- ever"). Check
their site for details. This is the server I wish to access with the
software I am aiming to develop. My GUI email client, Pegasus v4, has
unfinished and problematical IMAP support.
Thanks, Soren Andersen
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