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

On Sun, May 8, 2022 at 11:30 PM David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>
wrote:

> On 5/8/22 06:34, Arthur Chance wrote:
> > On 08/05/2022 07:05, David Christensen wrote:
> >> freebsd-questions:
> >>
> >> I have a SOHO network with a FreeBSD computer:
> >>
> >> 2022-05-07 22:28:10 toor@f3 ~
> >> # freebsd-version ; uname -a
> >> 12.3-RELEASE-p5
> >> FreeBSD f3.tracy.holgerdanske.com 12.3-RELEASE-p5 FreeBSD
> >> 12.3-RELEASE-p5 GENERIC  amd64
> >>
> >>
> >> I would like to read mail for the root account on the above computer by
> >> using an e-mail client, IMAP, and TLS (Thunderbird) on another LAN
> >> computer.
> >>
> >> How do I accomplish this goal?  Are there any tutorials available on the
> >> WWW?
> >
> > Do you actually need/want the root mail to be stored on the originating
> > machine? I have a variety of servers on my home network and they all
> > forward all mail to a central machine using dma(1).
>
>
> Thank you for the reply.
>
>
> At this point, I am looking to start with the simplest solution for one
> FreeBSD computer.
>
>
> Lucas [1] describes using dma(1).  A local centralized MTA has
> operations and maintenance advantages, especially if there are many
> local hosts.  But, first I have to figure out how to build a local
> centralized MTA (with TLS).  Furthermore, centralization implies "all of
> your eggs in one basket".  As I expect that I will be breaking and
> fixing this several times as I learn, decentralized KISS should be easier.
>
>
> David
>
>
> [1] https://mwl.io/nonfiction/os#af3e




I am asking for only learning :

To enable communications between local computers ,
is it not possible to use  NFS supporting communicating programs ?
If NFS is not suitable , why ?


With my best wishes ,

Mehmet Erol Sanliturk