On 28/07/00 20:06 +0530, Sukrit Mehra spewed into the LI bitstream:
> I recently configured fetchmail and I am using it to get my mail.
> Only minor problem I ain't getting any. It connects alright. Fetches
> mail. But then it isn't in var/spool/mail folder.
Why not?
> poll 202.144.76.4 protocol pop3 username <myusername> password
> <password>
> fetchall
> mda "/usr/bin/procmail /etc/.procmailrc"
OK so far - though you wouldn't need that mda string.
> My procmailrc is like this
>
> :0
> * ^[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> !vcpl
So, anything to [EMAIL PROTECTED] is bounced to a user called vcpl on your
system if it exists.
I'd suggest using locking though - use :0: instead of :0 on your
procmail recipes - if you are not using a one file per mail format
like maildir. If you're running standard PCQ issue redhat, you are
running (most likely) mbox format - where each mailbox is a separate
file. Unlocked procmail recipes can be dangerous here...
Check the root mailbox (which is where lost mails usually end up - if
not /dev/null <g>)
> fetchmail -f /etc/.fetchmailrc -v -d0 --nosyslog
When running untested procmail recipes, for god's sake don't use the
--nosyslog option. You won't even have a log to show what was
received and where.
Also in your procmailrc set LOG=~/.procmail/proc.log (of course you
have to create it - mkdir .procmail, touch log - first).
> I down;loaded 6 messages like this and now I don't know how to read
> them.
Check the root mailbox and see ... and modify your procmail recipes
- don't use them unless you know what you are doing.
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Suresh Ramasubramanian + [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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