On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 04:24:33AM -0600, Russell Harris wrote: > On Sun, November 9, 2014 11:36 pm, DaleKelly wrote: > > On 11/10/2014 12:20 AM, Francesco Ariis wrote: > > > >> On Sun, Nov 09, 2014 at 11:54:19PM -0500, DaleKelly wrote: > >> I use getmail [1] to obtain what you wrote above. Sample pop3 > >> configuration for getmail just in case you are interested: > > > > thanks, I'll archive this in case I can't get the POP in mutt to work, > > especially want to leave a copy of the messages on the server > > That is the function of the "delete" command; simply specify "delete=false'. > > Getmail is a marvelous package which provides excellent control, such as > limiting the number of messages downloaded in a single session. And > getmail can log each transaction (which is to say, each message > downloaded). Also, getmail can pass downloaded messages to maildrop for > sorting.
As does fetchmail. :) -- "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." --- Malcolm X