Hi Mark,
Forgot to mention in my last reply that fetchmail is'nt listed in
startup services on either of my machines.
Thanks,
Dan
Mark Weaver wrote:
>
> Dan,
>
> What you first have to do is make sure that fetchmail is checked to start
> automatically in Drakeconf->Startup Services. When you've done that restart
> your system.
>
> Then is you wish to run fetchmail from a terminal window you can issue this
> command;
>
> fetchmail -u username mail.yourhost.com
>
> If you wish to run fetchmail as a daemon issue the command this way:
>
> fetchmail -d 150 -u username mail.yourhost.com
>
> If you wish to setup fetchmail once and for all then on the command line
> issue this command:
>
> fetchmailconf
>
> This will open a fetchmail configuration utility that will allow you to
> create a .fetchmailrc file that will be read and executed when ever you start
> your machine and connect to the internet, and/or open a terminal window and
> issue just a plain fetchmail command to either awaken or initiate the
> fetchmail process.
>
> Mark
>
> On Saturday 23 December 2000 21:17, you wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Can someone tell me how to start fetchmail when booting? I added the
> > line "/usr/bin/fetchmail" to rc.local,but that didn't work.I can click
> > on rc.local after booting and it starts then.Any suggestions would be
> > greatly appreciated.I'm running Linux Mandrake 7.1
> >
> > Dan
