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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ public-inbox - an "archives first" approach to mailing lists public-inbox implements the sharing of an email inbox via git to complement or replace traditional mailing lists. Readers may -read via NNTP, IMAP, Atom feeds or HTML archives. +read via NNTP, IMAP, POP3, Atom feeds or HTML archives. public-inbox spawned around three main ideas: @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public-inbox spawned around three main ideas: communication. Users may have broken graphics drivers, limited eyesight, or be unable to afford modern hardware. -public-inbox aims to be easy-to-deploy and manage; encouraging projects +public-inbox aims to be easy to deploy and manage, encouraging projects to run their own instances with minimal overhead. Implementation @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public-inbox stores mail in git repositories as documented in https://public-inbox.org/public-inbox-v2-format.txt and https://public-inbox.org/public-inbox-v1-format.txt -By storing (and optionally) exposing an inbox via git, it is +By storing and (optionally) exposing an inbox via git, it is fast and efficient to host and mirror public-inboxes. Traditional mailing lists use the "push" model. For readers, @@ -38,15 +38,15 @@ headers. List server admins are also burdened with delivery failures. public-inbox uses the "pull" model. Casual readers may -follow the list via NNTP, IMAP, Atom feed or HTML archives. +follow the list via NNTP, IMAP, POP3, Atom feed or HTML archives. If a reader loses interest, they simply stop following. -Since we use git, mirrors are easy-to-setup, and lists are -easy-to-relocate to different mail addresses without losing +Since we use git, mirrors are easy to set up, and lists are +easy to relocate to different mail addresses without losing or splitting archives. -_Anybody_ may also setup a delivery-only mailing list server to +_Anybody_ may also set up a delivery-only mailing list server to replay a public-inbox git archive to subscribers via SMTP. Features @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Features * stores email in git, readers may have a complete archive of the inbox -* Atom feed, IMAP, NNTP allows casual readers to follow via local tools +* Atom feed, IMAP, NNTP, POP3 allows casual readers to follow via local tools * uses only well-documented and easy-to-implement data formats @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Try it out now, see https://try.public-inbox.org/ Requirements for reading: -* any software capable of IMAP, NNTP or following Atom feeds +* any software capable of IMAP, NNTP, POP3 or following Atom feeds Any basic web browser will do for the HTML archives. We primarily develop on w3m to maximize accessibility. @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ and pull requests to our public-inbox address at: Please Cc: all recipients when replying as we do not require subscription. This also makes it easier to rope in folks of -tangentially related projects we depend on (e.g. git developers +tangentially related projects we depend on (e.g., git developers on git@vger.kernel.org). The archives are readable via IMAP, NNTP or HTTP: @@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ You may also clone all messages via git: git clone --mirror https://public-inbox.org/meta/ torsocks git clone --mirror http://4uok3hntl7oi7b4uf4rtfwefqeexfzil2w6kgk2jn5z2f764irre7byd.onion/meta/ +POP3 access instructions are at: + + https://public-inbox.org/meta/_/text/help/#pop3 + Anti-Spam --------- @@ -151,13 +155,13 @@ This improves accessibility, and saves bandwidth and storage as mail is archived forever. As of the 2010s, successful online social networks and forums are the -ones which heavily restrict users formatting options; so public-inbox -aims to preserve the focus on content, and not presentation. +ones which heavily restrict users' formatting options; public-inbox +aims to preserve the focus on content, not presentation. Copyright --------- -Copyright 2013-2021 all contributors <meta@public-inbox.org> +Copyright all contributors <meta@public-inbox.org> License: AGPL-3.0+ <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.txt> This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify |