Johám-Luís Miguéns Vila <[email protected]> [09-09-21 17:13]: > [email protected] writes: > > > Harry Putnam <[email protected]> [09-09-21 04:25]: > >> Ward Poelmans <[email protected]> writes: > >> > >> > On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 17:34, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> When using the line: > >> >> > >> >> @ 5 fetchmail -a > >> >> > >> >> nothing happens: The mail remains on the server and can be downloaded > >> >> with > >> >> > >> >> fetchmail -a > >> >> > >> >> from the commandline. > >> >> > >> >> May be I am a little overhacked today...but what the hack I am doing > >> >> wrong here? > >> > > >> > Are you sure the cron job runs? Check the logs. Or try adding: > >> > */5 * * * * fetchmail -a > >> > in your cron file. > >> > >> Another way to go at it might be to use fetchmails' built in daemon > >> mode (fetchmail -d INTERVAL). And forget about cron. > >> > >> > > > > fcron does run (see my previous mail). > > I will try the daemon mode. What will be the best place to fire up > > fetchmail then? > > ...but I am still curious what prevents the call by fcron, since this > > is also recommended by some howtos... > > Have you tried to write a shell script calling fetchmail and call that from > fcron? > > @ 5 /wherever/your/script/is.sh > -- > I loathe people who keep dogs. They are cowards who haven't got the guts > to bite people themselves. > -- August Strindberg > - This message may be digitally signed: GPG KeyID:0x9D2FD6C8 || FNMT SSL cert
No I havent, since I see no difference to calling a "real" executable -- but I will give it try. By the way: Calling fetchmal -d from ~/.openbox/autostart.sh also does not work, but other programs started from there do have no problems. -- Please don't send me any Word- or Powerpoint-Attachments unless it's absolutely neccessary. - Send simply Text. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html In a world without fences and walls nobody needs gates and windows.
