First of all, there is a file called sample.fetchmailrc in the directory tree
of the source, but here is one for you.
------------.fetchmailrc
poll pop.bob.com
username bob
password bobsun
------------.fetchmailrc
No ip addresses go into this script.
Whatever email program you use, set it to get you mail from "local spool", or
something close to that.
On 23-Aug-98 Bob wrote:
> Hello,everybody:
> I've just downloaded a pop3 email program-"fetchmail", and configured,
> installed it. But I can't use it to fetch any emails in my pop3 email
> server.
> I use PPP to connect Internet, so my linux machine' IP address is
> 127.0.0.1, right? I made a .fetchmailrc file according to my Email account,
> then I connected to Internet, and ran "fetchmail", but nothing happened.
>
> Say, my username is "bob", my passwd is "bobsun", my email server is
> "pop.bob.com", can anybody give me a sample .fetchmailrc file? and what
> parameters do I have to add after " fetchmail" ? How can I config my dynamic
> IP address?
>
> Thank you very much.
>
> Sincerely,
> Bob
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