Request to see presentations on email theory and tools [Was: List etiquette]

[Scott Elcomb]

On 3/4/06, John Van Ostrand <john-Da48MpWaEp0CzWx7n4ubxQ at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On Sat, 2006-03-04 at 16:43 -0500, Scott Elcomb wrote:
> > Based on some of the comments on the thread 'List etiquette' is
> > anybody out there competent in mail theory?  lol.  =)
> >
> > I'd love to see a presentation that covers the technical aspects of
> > SMTP and POP3/IMAP followed by a few shorter presentations on the
> > tools people use, particularly mutt, thunderbird, evolution, and the
> > gmail client.  A closing section on etiquette and a summary of the
> > night might make for a pretty solid night.
>
> Depending on the depth, such a discussion wouldn't leave time for the
> tools.

2 hours should be sufficient. (20m SMTP, 20m POP3, 20m IMAP, 10m
break, 10m per client, 10m summary)

> What details about those are you looking for?

Details for the lay-user - what views and notable features are
available for the tool.

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