How do I point a mail client at Microsoft outlook?

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Wed, 2011-06-15 at 17:44 -0500, Michael Hennebry wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Jun 2011, Frank Cox wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:16:58 -0500 (CDT)
> > Michael Hennebry wrote:
> >
> >> For work, I have had to use Microsoft outlook for e-mail.
> >> I'd like to be able to get at it through either
> >> KMail or evolution on my home F13 machine.
> >> I've tried to set up both without success.
> >> That I've never used a mail client before probably doesn't help.
> >
> > Microsoft Outlook IS a mail client.
> 
> I've just been using the web interface.
> Before the migration, I'd used Squirrel Mail.
> 
> > If you want to be able to use both Microsoft Outlook and a Linux mail client in
> > tandem, i.e. check and respond to your email from both systems, then you will
> > require a mail server that supports the imap protocol.  Depending on who
> > provides your email service (your isp, usually) this capability may or may not
> > be provided.
> 
> Ouch.  I'm pretty sure it's POP.

Then you're laughing. Any of the Linux mail clients can read POP as long
as you know how to authenticate to the server.

poc