Re: Accessing root mail messages from another LAN host via IMAP

On 5/7/22 23:25, Byung-Hee HWANG wrote:

> David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> writes:

>> I would like to read mail for the root account on [a FreeBSD 12.3-R]
>> computer by using an e-mail client, IMAP, and TLS (Thunderbird) on
>> another LAN computer.

> How about ~/.forward ?
> 
> #+begin_src text (example so plz ignore...)
> root@penguin:~# cat ~/.forward
> soyeomul+postmaster@gmail.com
> root@penguin:~#
> #+end_src
> 
> Then you do connect to imap.gmail.com (IMAP).


Thank you for the reply.


Rather than forward(5), I will likely use aliases(5); as this use-case 
involves system mail and will be permanent.


Even if gmail.com, holgerdanske.com, and other Internet MSA's/ MTA's 
accept mail from an unknown host behind a residential Internet 
connection (which I doubt), uploading local mail to an Internet server 
and then downloading it to a local client both wastes bandwidth and 
discloses the mail to external entities.  I prefer to keep my system 
mail confidential and on my LAN.


David