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 After 1998 it was superceded by 'getmail' which is a much more 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 _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
