Mark Weaver wrote:
>
> On Tue, 24 Oct 2000 4:06am ,John Rye spake passionately in a message:
>
> > Mark Weaver wrote:
> > >
> > > John,
> > >
> > > Using fetchmail and procmail are far easier than the HOWTO's present
> > > them. Using fetchmail is just a matter of issuing the command to get the
> > > mail from the server by a user in a terminal window. Like this:
> > >
> > > fetchmail mail.hostname.com <ENTER>
> > >
> > > If your system $USERname differs from that of your ISP username, (that
> > > which appears in your email address before the "@" symbol then you would
> > > invoke fetchmail like this:
> > >
> > > fetchmail -u username mail.hostname.com
> > >
> > > If you want it to run as a daemon in the background simply add "-d 150" in
> > > the syntax. That will cause fetchmail to poll the mail server every 150
> > > seconds. There is also a utility included with Mandrake called
> > > Fetchmailconf that will allow you to setup and .fetchmailrc file on your
> > > system that will poll the server as soon as a net connection is detected
> > > when ever you connect to the net.
> > >
> > > As for procmail the only thing you have to do to use that is to setup up a
> > > .procmailrc file in your home dir and you're set. It get's read every time
> > > fetchmail get's the mail because fetchmail hands off the mail upon
> > > receiving it to procmail who then delivers the mail to
> > > /var/spool/mail/$USER. I've sent along a copy of my .procmailrc file for
> > > you to look at. Please feel free to do what ever you wish with it. If you
> > > want to use it or any portion of it just save it to your home dir as
> > > .procmailrc and it will work. Notice though how the "recipes" are
> > > constructed. That's the secret of using procmail to do your filtering. If
> > > you want more documentation check the man pages for procmail and
> > > procmailex.
> >
> > Mark,
> >
> > That's the best and simplest explanation of howto I've seen in ages.
> > Why oh why can't there be something as concise, succinct and easy
> > read at the front end of the howtos, man and info pages.
> >
> > Documentors?? You hear this plea???
> >
> > Fat, huge, big, silly grin!!
> >
> > Cheers
>
> Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...I've been wondering that since I started using Linux
> myself about 1 1/2 ago! I'm glad I could help. Were you able to make any
> use of the procmailrc-temp file?
Not as yet, it's been a holiday weekend here - hence the 'turtle' joke.
To much sun-food has affected my productivity.
I just need to plan <?> the scheme of things and think it thru
a bit further mostly because I will continue to use Netscape
Mail til I find the 'right' application.
The one thing I haven't understood from reading or watching discussion,
is if Netscape will read from /var/spool/mail, and how to set that up.
I assume it can be done - just have to work it out.
Again - thanks for the file it made the other confusing stuff make
sense.
Cheers
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