Subject: Re: How do I pick-up mail?
To: Juan Jordana Jord <jord@dial.eunet.es>
From: Giles Lean <giles@nemeton.com.au>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 01/06/1995 07:28:15
On Thu, 5 Jan 1995 06:13:42 GMT  Juan Jordana Jord wrote:

> My gateway tells me I should use POP, so the question is: do I need
> a POP client?, and if so, where can I find one?

My provider queues mail (and news) via UUCP.  I then dial in and
collect it either directly with UUCP, or by running UUCP over TCP
once an IP connection is established.

The advantage of using UUCP directly is that it is slightly faster.

Regards,

Giles