[Wolves] Bringing advanced Free (as in Freedom) technology to Windows platforms

[Peter Cannon]

Shane M. Coughlan wrote:

> We believe that this tool is useful for people on the move.  Ideally it
> should be used in conjunction with IMAP mail servers to ensure that
> locally cached data is also held on remote servers.  This allows
> recoverability in case of equipment failure or loss.  IMAP is also
> likely to be important in a business environment to ensure that email
> traffic is logged and readable by people other than the direct end-user.

Ah, I'm using it more as a go anywhere anytime type of thing in
conjunction with my pop3 accounts (using it for this mail actually) I
cant send from work but I can receive, thats something to do with smtp
according to my ISP (not work).

> I do apologize.  

Theres no apologies needed! Actually the documentation is pretty good if
I can follow it and can get it working anyone can.

> There is a lack of documentation explaining how to make
> it work on Linux.  We have reports of Mobility Email successfully
> running on Fedora Core 4 with WINE.  No special WINE tweaks were used,
> just the command 'wine email.exe' started the client.

Urrhh I guessed you could do it that way but I'd prefer 'Plug and Go' I
know nothing about programming but if it all runs of the USB stick
inside the folder 'mobility-mail' wouldn't you just need a Linux based
executable that could instigate it and the relevant libraries? could
they co-exist inside the same folder Windows dll's and Linux? I'm sure
someone clever could make it sort of auto-sensing or failing that just
have two executables 1.Linux 2.Windows.

I suppose you are gonna say create a custom launcher that uses wine?

> You are welcome.  I'm glad you're having fun with it.  The website for
> the email client remains www.mobilityemail.net and hopefully we'll be
> expanding the documentation over time to help people deploy the
> technology effectively.  A key thing to ensure is that the Mobility
> Email client is used as part of a larger security process rather than an
> attempt at a 'one-stop-shop' for secure mobile infrastructure.  After
> all, the weakest link in the security chain is likely to be the
> end-user.  The client must be introduced along with training and a clear
> idea of its overall function in a business environment.

I invested 30 bucks on a 2GB Kingston Travel USB pen drive and have
added every email and RSS account I have, true that means I get
duplication but that way I can see everything from anywhere.

I've not used the pgp as I keep cocking up my keys and already have two
that I've lost the Revoke certificates for. Funnily enough I was trying
to replicate the layout of your key but it kept logging the same email
address against all the profiles (Dick Turpin etc)

The plugins and themes work fine, I've found its better to download them
then do them as local installs rather than from the add-ons site. I had
a bit of trouble getting the filters to work but thats sorted now.

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Regards

Peter Cannon

"There is every excuse for not knowing
There is no excuse for not asking"