I intend to run fetchmail from /etc/init.d/.
Just want to verify that I did not miss something important or do something
wrong:
1.
The script /etc/init.d/fetchmail is taken from /usr/share/doc/fetchamil/contrib
/debian_rc:
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!/bin/sh
#
# To start fetchmail as a system service, copy this file to
# /etc/init.d/fetchmail and run "update-rc.d fetchmail
# defaults". A fetchmailrc file containg hosts and
# passwords for all local users should be placed in /root
# and should contain a line of the form "set daemon <nnn>".
#
# To remove the service, delete /etc/init.d/fetchmail and run
# "update-rc.d fetchmail remove".
DAEMON=/usr/bin/fetchmail
set -e
test -f $DAEMON || exit 0
case "$1" in
start)
echo -n "Starting mail retrieval agent: "
if start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec $DAEMON; then echo
"fetchmail."
else echo "fetchmail already running."; fi
;;
stop)
echo -n "Stopping mail retrieval agent: "
start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --exec $DAEMON
echo "fetchmail."
;;
force-reload|restart)
echo -n "Restarting mail retrieval agent: "
start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --exec $DAEMON
start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec $DAEMON
echo "fetchmail."
;;
*)
echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/fetchmail {start|stop|restart}"
exit 1
;;
esac
exit 0
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Since the local mail service is started with S20, is it wise to call
update-rc.d fetchmail
with priority 20? I mean, won't it cause unnecessary error messages at boot
because fetchmail might look for the mail service when it is not started yet?
Isn't
update-rc.d fetchmail defaults 95-start 05-stop
better?
2.
/root/.fetchmailrc will be:
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# ~/.fetchmailrc
poll mail.israsrv.net.il protocol pop3
username shaulk, with password XXXXXXXXX, is shaul here;
set daemon 900
set syslog
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Is it better to have the config file in /etc/fetchmailrc since /etc is the
usual dir for config files?
Suppose I'll write the config file in /etc/fetchmailrc. How do I tell
fetchmail to look it there? Will
start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --exec $DAEMON -- -f /etc/fetchmailrc
work?
3.
Is it a good idea to ask the package maintainer to help running fetchmail in
this way by installing no-fetchmail-on-boot file and an rc script when
installing the package (like PPP does)?
