[quote user="RP_Joe"]So if you have a small office can  multiple people on workstations access the same mailbox?[/quote]

Yes, but not simultaneously.

[quote user="RP_Joe"]I am thinking about the webmail feature. 

If we set this up to pop our addresses from the web hosting company, then two of us can process the email from the local Mercury server, using webmail.  Is that possible ?

Could two of us use a imap client? [/quote]

Yes, but with some limitations, one of which being that a simultaneous IMAP connection to the same mailbox prevents either user from being able to delete messages. 

If the need is to share the same mailbox with full functionality by each user then you have no choice but to take turns.  If you just need to share messages then there are a few ways that come to mind using a multiple user configuration in Mercury.

• Use a filter in Mercury to copy messages to the second user.  Configuration can be such that it appear to recipients that replies made be each user came from the same sender.  Alternatively, the copied message could be filtered to a folder associated with a specific identity configured such that replies appear to come from the appropriate sender (assuming Pegasus Mail is the email client).  A permanent BCC in the configuration can copy the other user on all replies if that is needed.
  
• Use a filter to copy messages to a directory that is added to each users folder list as an added mailbox.  One problem with this approach is that changes made by one user (like deletes) are not reflected in the other users message list until the mailbox is manually refreshed.
  
• Create a public folder and filter messages to it.  Public folders are visible in the folder list to all users of the system.
  

A problem with the last two options is the handling of copies to self as this can not be automated if it is important that each user have access to the copies to self.  They will need to be manually directed to a copies to self folder in an added mailbox or to a second public folder (public folders can not contain trays).  Obviously the best option depends on the ultimate goal of the sharing.

I have used Pegasus with POP3 for many years.

My mailhost has limited storage and can only keep about 1 month's worth of mail on there so I turn my POP3 client off at home and use a POP3 client on a laptop with "Do not delete from server" enabled whilst travelling.  I then return home and clean up.

I am now doing a lot of traveling and this technique isn't working too well any more, especially considering that I now often need mail already stored on my system ...  IMAP while on the road worked a little better in terms of keeping the mail host relatively clean, although I have to go in and empty the deleted mail folder on the host with webmail.

So, I'm wondering if there's another answer ...

Like using Mercury to pull mail from POP3 hosts onto my home system, then use that as a private mailhost using IMAP.  This would allow me to look after all my mail more conveniently.  (I can access by IP address)

So, questions ...

1) Can Mercury be set up to pull mail from POP3 hosts?

2) Can I put existing Pegasus mail folders into the Mercury server to ensure I can access all my old mail?

Thanks

Should work. The MercuryD module is a POP3 client that can be used to collect messages at specified intervals from one or more POP3 servers. Pegasus and Mercury share the same type of mail store.

A number of community member use Mercury in a business environment to retrieve mail via POP3 from domain hosted mailboxes to store on a local server.  That mail can then be accessed by remote users via IMAP using a variety of different mail clients and smart devices.  Local users run Pegasus Mail from a multi-user shared installation to access their local mailbox.  This is basically what you need to accomplish but on a smaller scale (maybe without the shared Pegasus Mail installation part).  As Rolf said, existing mail data can be copied to a Mercury mailbox.

Be aware that multiple devices can not access the same mailbox simultaneously.  

This is just what I needed to know ... thanks ... problem probably solved.  Since my home IP is dynamic, I'll look into DYNDNS or similar

>Be aware that multiple devices can not access the same mailbox simultaneously.

So if you have a small office can  multiple people on workstations access the same mailbox?

I am thinking about the webmail feature. 

If we set this up to pop our addresses from the web hosting company, then two of us can process the email from the local Mercury server, using webmail.  Is that possible ?

Could two of us use a imap client? 

Thanks.