Subj : Re: Gmail Conspiracy
To   : Rob Mccart
From : Aaron Thomas
Date : Sat Mar 01 2025 09:59:28

 RM> AT>That's a good idea, and that's my plan. But before I go through the lon
 RM> AT>proc
 RM>   > of changing my email address everywhere, I want to set up my own email
 RM>   > serve
 RM>   >I've started working on that but it's kind of difficult (for me.)
 RM> 
 RM> What exactly will an eMail server do? eMail seems to be a light enough
 RM> duty thing that it wouldn't require a lot of processing power or
 RM> storage unless you're doing something really big, like at a corporate
 RM> level.

So far I've got an email server set up that I can use to send and receive text-based email. I'm using the SMTP protocol. But my limitations that I'm trying to overcome are:

1) I need to start using the IMAP and/or POP3 protocols so that I can:
2) easily set up mail client software like Thunderbird
3) view and handle emails and attachments more easily
4) utilize a webmail client like Roundcube

Also I'm hoping to eventually manage a user database for email accounts so that I can share this email server with other people.

I'm new at email administration so still I have a lot to figure out and understand. But doesn't the thought of getting all that done sound pretty cool?

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