On Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:49:11 Keith McGavin wrote:
>  On Sun, 02 Oct 2011 17:24:41 +1300, Ryan McCoskrie wrote:
> > Definitely going to have to learn how to use fetchmail properly...
> 
>  Fetchmail reads the .fetchmailrc config file, see the bottom of the man
>  file for configuration examples.
> 
>  command 'fetchmail pop.gmail.com'
> 
>  typical fetchmailrc (for plain text log on access)
> 
>  skip pop.gmail.com proto POP3
>  user "username" with password "secret" nokeep
>  mda "/usr/bin/procmail -d %s"
> 
>  Add the ssl option if pop.gmail.com  requires it.
> 
>  Note that fetchmail is not used now because of the constant
>  problems it had with bugs and the risk of buffer overflow attacks.
> 
>  After 1998 it was superceded by 'getmail' which is a much more
>  stripped down and modular programme with a easier config file.
> 
>  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getmail
>

I did take a quick look through the fetchmail man-page. The thing is though 
that I've got a _very_ long "to-learn" list. packet sniffing, the entire maths 
end of programming, use of raid and more.

-- 
Ryan McCoskrie
North Canterbury, New Zealand

sourcelinksnotes.comyr.com

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