Access to mail?

[phppete]

In CPanel servers mail is usually in /home/site/mail , I know on FQ it is on a separate mail server but I was wondering if there is any method for accessing it via SSH or SFTP, just curious more than anything else.

Also what is in .sys_op_dir apart from session files, once again just curious.

[sheila]

Mail can only be accessed through either POP or IMAP protocol.

Hopefully one of the techies will come along and answer the other part of your question...

[hobbes]

wondering if there is any method for accessing it via SSH or SFTPSure: telnet mail.example.com 110
USER XXXXX
PASS YYYY
LIST
RETR ###
QUIT
My POP may be a little rusty:)

[phppete]

I got in but using LIST didn't list my emails, never mind, not that I really need another method for accessing them anyway.

[Kevin]

We don't really provide any support for this however if you really want to you could install a text based email client (like pine or mutt) within your account and do IMAP and SMTP from it.

[sheila]

We don't really provide any support for this however if you really want to you could install a text based email client (like pine or mutt) within your account and do IMAP and SMTP from it.

mutt is already installed and ready for all clients to use. We even have a Knowledgebase article on using it:
http://service.FutureQuest.net/kb102

[sheila]

When I really want to access the mail through SSH, I use Python poplib for POP protocol access.

http://docs.python.org/library/poplib.html#module-poplib

[Kevin]

mutt is already installed and ready for all clients to use. We even have a Knowledgebase article on using it:
http://service.FutureQuest.net/kb102
We actually have pine installed too. It should work with the same settings as mutt.

[phppete]

I think my question was slightly misread, on CPanel, without being logged in to any email account you can read all mail boxes just by reading in /home/site/mail without needing passwords or anything else, in /home/site/mail/new you can simply 'less domain.co.uk_messageid1234455' and read the mail without anything but I guess that is just a CPanel 'feature' like being able to snoop on other accounts files.

[kitchin]

The mail is on a separate server at FQ.

[phppete]

The mail is on a separate server at FQ.

Yes I know that :)

[sheila]

I think my question was slightly misread, on CPanel, without being logged in to any email account you can read all mail boxes just by reading in /home/site/mail without needing passwords or anything else, in /home/site/mail/new you can simply 'less domain.co.uk_messageid1234455' and read the mail without anything but I guess that is just a CPanel 'feature' like being able to snoop on other accounts files.
Pete, I did not misread your question. I understood it exactly. Many Linux hosted environments, whether they provide Cpanel or not, have the mail for given users stored in a directory where they can access it directly through the file system.

We do not have that possibility here at FutureQuest. As I noted before, the mail is only accessible to clients by either POP or IMAP protocol. There is no means for clients to access their email through the file system.

[phppete]

Pete, I did not misread your question. I understood it exactly.

My reply wasn't a personal attack on you, I was suggesting I did not phrase my question clearly. Anyway it doesn't matter, thank you for answering my question.

[sheila]

Pete, I didn't take it as an attack. No problems, mate. Or something? I was just saying...

[phppete]

Hi Sheila, sorry I must have read something into it which wasn't there, I apologise for that. I hope you have a good xmas :)